Dr. Can Zhao has been an Applied Research Scientist at NVIDIA focusing on deep learning for medical imaging since 2019. She specializes in deep learning based medical image synthesis.
Can received her Bachelor degree from Tsinghua University in 2013, majored in semiconductor physics. She then shifted interests to medical imaging, worked with Dr. Jerry Prince and received Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 2021.
Can has been organizing MICCAI Industrial Talk Series since 2021. She served in organizing committee of MICCAI Simulation and Synthesis in Medical Imaging (SASHIMI) Workshop from 2020—2023, and is Session Chair of Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE) Medical Imaging for 2024. She is Area Chair and Session Chair of MICCAI for 2024. She will serve as the Industrial Liaison of WiM (Women in MICCAI) board for 2025 -- 2026.
How to pronounce my name: "Can Zhao" is pronounced as "Tsan Zhow". "Can" means brilliant and sunshine in Chinese.
