A systems design engineering professor at Waterloo was elected as a new fellow of an international society that recognizes leaders improving the quality and impact of software worldwide.
Dr. Alexander Wong was named a fellow of the Institution of Analysts and Programmers (IAP), an honour that acknowledges individuals who advance software practices that benefit industry and communities. He joins a global network of professionals committed to strengthening how software serves society.
Wong is the Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Medical Imaging and co-director of the University of Waterloo’s Vision and Image Processing Lab. He has published extensively across computational imaging, artificial intelligence and computer vision, and co-founded DarwinAI based on his work in operational AI. His research has influenced advances in biomedical imaging and efficient deep learning.
Founded more than 40 years ago, the Institution of Analysts and Programmers is a leading professional body for software engineers, developers, practitioners, systems analysts and test engineers with members in more than 30 countries and a mission to advance well-designed software for society.
Dr. Alexander Wong