Albin Soni

Biomedical Engineer

Engineering at the intersection of health, technology, and human impact.

Medical Imaging

Ultrasound & diagnostics

Robotics

Human-centered systems

Clinical Work

Patient-centered care

AI Research

Machine learning in health

Healthy Aging

Longevity & wellness

Community

Impact beyond code

Entrepreneurship

Building ventures

Leadership

Teams & vision

Building technology that improves human livesRoboticsMedical ImagingAI ResearchEntrepreneurshipHealthy AgingLeadershipCommunity ImpactClinical Innovation

About

Building Across Disciplines

Connecting research, engineering, clinical innovation, and human-centered design into work that matters.

I'm a biomedical engineer driven by the belief that the best technology disappears into the background — quietly improving lives without demanding attention.

My work spans medical imaging, robotics, AI research, and entrepreneurship — always anchored in one question: does this meaningfully help someone?

From beamformed ultrasound systems to health-tech ventures, I build at the intersection of rigorous engineering and real human need.

I believe engineering is a form of care. Every system we design — whether a diagnostic tool, a robotic assistant, or a community program — is an act of service. Premium design isn't decoration; it's respect for the person on the other side.

Medical imaging & ultrasound research
Robotics & assistive technology
AI/ML for clinical applications
Health-tech entrepreneurship

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Research Focus

Where I Focus

I work at the intersection of older adult health, technology, and human-centered design. My research combines machine learning and signal processing with co-creation to build systems that meaningfully support aging populations in real-world care environments.

Explore my work

Older Adults & Care

Understanding real needs, challenges, and contexts of aging in daily life and care settings.

Technology & Sensing

Building intelligent, sensing-enabled systems for daily life and clinical environments.

Machine Learning & AI

Modeling patterns to extract insights from complex health, behavior, and clinical data.

Signal Processing & Data

Turning noisy physiological and environmental signals into meaningful, actionable information.

Co-Creation & Design

Co-designing with patients, caregivers, and clinicians to align technology with lived experience.

Impact

Research, leadership, innovation, and community impact across healthcare, engineering, and technology.

Research & Knowledge Creation

Academic Publications

Manuscripts in Progress

10+

Conference Presentations

NSERC

Research Award Recipient

Contributing to interdisciplinary research spanning medical imaging, digital health, Indigenous VR storytelling, robotics, and healthy aging.

Research has resulted in peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and collaborative projects focused on translating knowledge into real-world impact.

Leadership & Community Building

Major Leadership Roles

$26,950+

Competitive Awards & Funding

Organizations Led

100+

Students, Team Members, and Community Participants Engaged

Led interdisciplinary engineering and community organizations while supporting technical development, strategic planning, funding acquisition, and student growth.

Leadership experience includes serving as Captain of UBC Open Robotics and President of STEM Fellowship.

Innovation & Human Impact

Interconnected Domains

RoboticsMedical ImagingAIClinical InnovationEntrepreneurshipHealthy Aging

30+

Stakeholder Interviews

Years Supporting Older Adults

AGE-WELL HQP

Designation Recipient

Building technology at the intersection of research, engineering, healthcare, and human-centered design.

Projects have involved direct collaboration with clinicians, caregivers, veterans, older adults, researchers, and community organizations.

Selected Recognition

Competitive awards, fellowships, and research funding from universities and national organizations.

$26,950+

Award Funding Secured

Geyer Family Award in Biomedical Engineering
$3,650
School of Biomedical Engineering, UBC, CanadaOct 2025
IDEA Lab Travel Award
$800
IDEA Lab, UBC, CanadaSep 2025
AGE-WELL Summer Institute First Place
$2,500
CanadaSep 2025
Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism Enhancement Fund: Walkability
$10,000
UBC IDEA Lab, CanadaAug 2024
NSERC Research Award
$10,000
UBC IDEA Lab, CanadaApr – Aug 2024
AGE-WELL Highly Qualified Person Designation
AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub, Canada2024
UBC Student Pitch Competition Winner
University of British Columbia, Canada2024

Skills

What I bring to the table

Engineering, research, clinical work, and hands-on cell systems work — at a glance before the full journey below.

Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Device design, prototyping, microfabrication, benchtop/lab testing, CAD, CMUTs, EMG hardware

Signal Processing

PPG/EMG pipelines, preprocessing, signal quality metrics, and analytics in MATLAB/Python

Machine Learning

Model training, prediction systems, and real-time classification for clinical and wearable data

Embedded & Software Systems

ROS, AWS, Rust/Python/JS, Arduino, microcontrollers, real-time systems, app integration

Cellular Engineering

Mammalian cell culture • molecular biology • experimental design

Hands-on mammalian cell culture and molecular biology workflows: C2C12 hydrogel encapsulation, cell viability analysis (Trypsin-EDTA vs Accutase), PCR-based gene expression (Smad3, Hprt), primer design, BLAST validation, gel electrophoresis, and quantitative biological analysis.

Bridging physical biological systems with engineering analysis and experimental modeling.

C2C12 hydrogel culture · Trypsin/Accutase viability · Smad3 PCR workflows

Research

Publications

Peer-reviewed papers and manuscripts in progress across medical imaging, digital health, robotics, and healthy aging

Leading Academic Teams

Co-lead roles on multidisciplinary research teams, including 30+ student and partner collaborations at the IDEA Lab

Conference Presentations

MITACS, UBC, and other academic presentations translating research into shared knowledge

Guest Lecture at SFU

Guest lecture for SFU students and faculty on biomedical engineering and health technology innovation

AGE-WELL HQP & Summer Institute

Highly Qualified Person designation and Summer Institute participation with first-place recognition at a national healthy-aging innovation hub

Qualitative & Participatory Methods

Co-design, focus groups, interviews, participatory methods, and manuscript writing from qualitative data

Clinical & Human-Centered

Clinical Translation

Deploying tech in hospitals, palliative/acute care, wearable studies, site onboarding, protocol adherence

Stakeholder Consultation

Ongoing work with clinicians, elders, caregivers, patients, LTC/hospital leadership, community partners

Knowledge Translation & Training

Training materials, citizen review panels, and knowledge dissemination beyond publications

Leadership & Venture

Team & Org Leadership

Co-captain, president, and executive roles — finances, hiring, budgets, and cross-team coordination

Venture Development

Founding, pitch competitions, business modelling, investor readiness, market interviews

Community Engagement

Volunteering, mentorship, outreach, ambassador work, STEM events

Journey

How the work took shape

From biomedical engineering coursework to clinical innovation, transdisciplinary research, venture building, and organizational leadership.

2024 — Present

Clinical Innovation & Biomedical Engineering

Engineering tools deployed in acute, palliative, and clinical research settings.

Novel Wearable Ultrasound Patch for CPR
Feb 2026 — Present
Biomedical EngineerProvidence Healthcare & BC RESUSCITATE
Biomedical EngineeringSignal ProcessingMachine LearningClinical TranslationStakeholder Consultation
In-lab testing with polymer-based CMUTs, real-time MATLAB/Python/JS models for CPR feedback, and close collaboration with clinical staff to guide development.
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Detection
Apr 2025 — Present
Research AssistantProvidence Healthcare & CanSAVE
Clinical TranslationStakeholder ConsultationSignal ProcessingMachine Learning
Onboarded a new clinical site, managed wearable devices and data collection, and coordinated with care staff to support study workflow and quality.
PPG-Based AI Model for Cardiac Arrest
Sep 2024 — Apr 2025
Directed Studies StudentUBC CanSAVE
Signal ProcessingMachine LearningClinical TranslationStakeholder Consultation
Collected and analyzed wearable PPG data for real-time cardiac arrest detection, improving model performance through signal quality metrics and preprocessing.

2023 — Present

Research & Knowledge Creation

Transdisciplinary IDEA Lab research across VR, robotics, and healthy aging; 7+ co-authored publications.

Indigenous Storytelling Through Virtual Reality
Sep 2024 — Present
Co-LeadUBC IDEA Lab
Qualitative ResearchStakeholder ConsultationTeam & Org LeadershipKnowledge Translation
Co-led a multidisciplinary team with Indigenous community partners to develop culturally informed VR storytelling, including elder collaboration and hospital/LTC partnerships.
Co-Create Virtual Reality Project
Sep 2023 — Aug 2024
Co-LeadUBC IDEA Lab
Qualitative ResearchStakeholder ConsultationTeam & Org LeadershipKnowledge Translation
Led 30+ students and patient/family partners, developed engagement protocols, training materials, and financial trackers while coordinating with hospital leadership.
Aether Robot Project
May 2023 — Aug 2024
Robotics Research AssistantUBC IDEA Lab
Embedded & Software SystemsClinical TranslationStakeholder ConsultationKnowledge Translation
NSERC-funded work on Aether using ROS, AWS, Rust, and Python; integrated ChatGPT, deployed in long-term care, and presented at MITACS and UBC conferences.
Calm Robot Project
Jul 2023 — Dec 2024
Research AssistantUBC IDEA Lab
Qualitative ResearchKnowledge Translation
Planned community focus groups and contributed to manuscript writing based on co-design data with people living with dementia.
Telepresence Robot Project
May 2023 — Aug 2023
Robotics Research AssistantUBC IDEA Lab
Embedded & Software SystemsClinical TranslationStakeholder ConsultationKnowledge Translation
Maintained and deployed telerobots, liaised with software partners on stakeholder-driven fixes, and designed training materials for post-project implementation.
Citizen Reviewer
Oct 2024 — Apr 2025
Citizen ReviewerAlzheimer Society of Canada
Knowledge TranslationStakeholder Consultation
Evaluated biomedical research proposals, providing community perspective to align funding decisions with the needs of people affected by dementia.

2024 — Present

Entrepreneurship & Venture Building

Health-tech ventures from stakeholder discovery through prototype and pitch.

MiraVie
Sep 2024 — Sep 2025
FounderFounder
Venture DevelopmentStakeholder ConsultationBiomedical EngineeringQualitative Research
AI-enabled companionship venture for aging in place; graduated from e@UBC Venture Founder Program after 30+ stakeholder interviews and clinical prototype testing.
Wearable Bruxism Monitoring Device
Sep 2025 — Present
Co-FounderSchool of Biomedical Engineering, UBC
Biomedical EngineeringSignal ProcessingMachine LearningVenture Development
Capstone evolved into a venture team building an overnight EMG monitoring device; won best pitch at the CUBEC Vancouver Pitch Competition.

2022 — 2024

Academic & Engineering Projects

Core biomedical engineering coursework with industry and clinical partners.

Efficiency Based Cell Detachment
Jan 2024 — Apr 2024
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, BMEG 374
Biomedical EngineeringKnowledge Translation
Designed an alternative to trypsin-EDTA cell detachment in C2C12 cultures using flow cytometry, cell culture, and academic manuscript development.
Stem Cells to Aid in Retinal Regeneration
Jan 2024 — Apr 2024
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, BMEG 350
Biomedical EngineeringStakeholder Consultation
Interdisciplinary team project exploring iPSC-based approaches to retinal injury through stakeholder analysis and treatment protocol review.
Baby Sepsis Monitor
Jan 2023 — Apr 2023
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, BMEG 257
Biomedical EngineeringStakeholder ConsultationEmbedded & Software Systems
Stakeholder-driven design of a pre-symptomatic sepsis monitoring device for newborns with planned Android app integration for data visualization.
Geriatric Fixation Plate
Sep 2022 — Dec 2022
UBC School of Biomedical Engineering, BMEG 230
Biomedical EngineeringStakeholder Consultation
Industry-partnered design of a femur fixation plate tailored to geriatric needs using CAD modelling and 3D printing.

2017 — Present

Leadership & Community

Organizational leadership and sustained community service.

UBC Open Robotics
Sep 2024 — Apr 2026
Co-CaptainUBC
Team & Org LeadershipCommunity Engagement
Oversee finances, marketing, and team culture; collaborate with technical leads on documentation, timelines, and cross-subteam dependencies.
UBC STEM Fellowship
Apr 2024 — Apr 2026
PresidentUBC
Team & Org LeadershipCommunity EngagementVenture Development
Led executive operations, strategic planning, hiring, and new initiatives including a BME lab tour and high school case competition.
UBC STEM Fellowship
Sep 2023 — Apr 2024
TreasurerUBC
Team & Org LeadershipVenture Development
Managed club finances, budget planning, and grant applications to support STEM education programming.
Student Ambassador
Sep 2025 — Apr 2026
Student AmbassadorSchool of Biomedical Engineering, UBC
Community EngagementStakeholder Consultation
Mentored early-stage students and built connections between students, faculty, and campus organizations.
UBC Bionics
Sep 2022 — Apr 2024
Embedded Software Subteam MemberUBC
Embedded & Software SystemsBiomedical Engineering
Contributed to prosthetic arm embedded software in Rust, Python, and Java, optimizing from Raspberry Pi to microcontroller-based systems.
Engineering Without Borders
Sep 2022 — Apr 2024
Administrative CommunicationsUBC
Community EngagementTeam & Org Leadership
Planned STEM outreach events, coordinated with high schools, and hosted a case competition with 40+ students.
KinVillage Long Term Care Home
Sep 2017 — Present
VolunteerKinVillage
Community EngagementStakeholder Consultation
Host weekly entertainment nights for residents, planning activities with staff to address residents' needs.
Delta Hospital Emergency Greeter
Jul 2022 — Present
VolunteerDelta Hospital
Community EngagementStakeholder ConsultationClinical Translation
Greet and assist emergency patients, acting as a buffer between patients and nursing staff to ease clinical workflow.

2021 — 2026

Education

Bachelor of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering at the University of British Columbia.

BASc Biomedical Engineering
Sep 2021 — Apr 2026
The University of British Columbia, Canada
Applied science degree spanning bioengineering, clinical systems, signal processing, and interdisciplinary design.

Selected Work

A selection of projects spanning research, engineering, healthcare, entrepreneurship, and human-centered technology.