
Hossein Jafarzadeh
Ph.D. Student
Biological and Biomedical Engineering
Bio
Hossein’s passion in physics and biology and curiosity in machine learning has brought him to medical physics. He is trying to show that pre-planning in high dose rate brachytherapy is possible, and ultimately reduce the time that the patients are under anesthesia. Apart from physics and coding, he enjoys rugby, kickboxing and listening to podcasts.
Current Projects
Penalty Weight Optimization in High Dose Rate Brachytherapy

Catheter Position Optimization in High Dose Rate Brachytherapy
2023
Jafarzadeh, Hossein
Doctoral Internship Award Miscellaneous
2023, (Graduate and Post Doctoral Studies, McGill University ).
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2022
Jafarzadeh, Hossein
Biological & Biomedical Engineering PhD Recruitment Award award
2022.
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Jafarzadeh, Hossein; Mao, Ximeng; Enger, Shirin A.
Bayesian Optimization in Treatment Planning of High Dose Rate Brachytherapy Proceedings Article
In: MEDICAL PHYSICS, pp. E200–E200, WILEY 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA 2022.
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2021
Thibodeau-Antonacci, Alana; Jafarzadeh, Hossein; Carroll, Liam; Weishaupt, Luca L.
Mitacs Globalink Research Award award
2021.
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abstract = {The Mitacs Globalink Research Award (GRA) supports research collaborations between Canada and select partner organizations and eligible countries and regions. It was awarded to Alana Thibodeau-Antonacci, Hossein Jafarzadeh, Liam Carroll and Luca L. Weishaupt.
Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic partners (and, in some cases, with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding. },
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Under the joint supervision of a home and host professor, successful senior undergraduate students, graduate students, as well as postdoctoral fellows will receive a $6,000 research award to conduct a 12- to 24-week research project in the other country. Awards are offered in partnership with Mitacs’s Canadian academic partners (and, in some cases, with Mitacs’s international partners) and are subject to available funding.