Roger Tam

Roger Tam is an Associate Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia (UBC), with a joint appointment in the Department of Radiology. He is also the Associate Director of Graduate Studies. His research focuses on machine learning and computer vision applied to medical imaging, particularly in personalized medicine and quantitative image analysis. Tam earned his PhD in computer science from UBC in 2004, specializing in computational geometry and visualization.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science, UBC (2004)
• MSc in Computer Science
• BSc (Honors)

Research Interests:

• Medical imaging biomarkers
• Machine learning applications in healthcare
• Quantitative image analysis
• Personalized medicine

His work bridges computer science and clinical medicine, emphasizing translational approaches to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes.

Recent Research Trends:

• Focus on myelin content analysis in neurological disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis)
• Development of efficient machine learning models for medical image classification
• Impact of physical activity on white matter health

Labs & Programs: Directs the Engineers in Scrubs program, which integrates engineering principles into biomedical education. Active in collaborative research initiatives like the Centre for Brain Health and the Canadian Prospective Cohort Study (CanProCo).