Dr. Nader Fallah is an Associate Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute and adjunct professor at Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine at University of British Columbia. He obtained his PhD in biostatistics from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2008. During his PhD, he was a fellow visitor at the Abdus Salam International Center for Theoretical Physics, Italy in 2003, and at Dalhousie University in 2006-2007. Upon completion of his PhD, he continued his work at Dalhousie University as a postdoctoral fellow and later completed second postdoctoral training at University of British Columbia both in neuroscience.

His core area of interest is the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in neuroscience. His long-standing collaborations with physicians and researchers have resulted in 3 books and more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed biostatistics, machine learning, and medical journals. He leads a team of machine learning experts and biostatisticians focused on developing and applying AI techniques and statistical methods to improve the quality of life of people with spinal cord injuries and Alzheimer’s diseases.