Charles Onu

Charles Onu

Charles Onu, PhD (c)

Health Informatics Researcher

Charles is a PhD student at McGill Department of Computer Science. His research focuses on the applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and mobile technology to medicine. He has worked with Health Experiences Research Canada since May 2016, contributing to the design and leading the development of the HERS app – a personalized tool (mobile app with recommender system) for patients using the breast cancer module. Charles is actively involved with other AI-health initiatives at the Montreal Children’s Hospital including the APEX project aimed at decision support for physicians in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). He also leads the Ubenwa project, applying AI for reliable, low-cost diagnosis of perinatal asphyxia.