Grace Underwood

Office: Goodwin Hall, Rm 751 · Phone: (416) 669-2722 · Email: grace.underwood@queensu.ca ·
Website: cs.queensu.ca/~underwood

I am a first year Master's student at Queen's University in the School of Computing. My research focus is in biomedical computing. I am currently working as a research assistant in the Laboratory for Percutaneous Surgery. I received my Bachelor's of Computing (Honours) from Queen's University with a specialization in Biomedical Computing.

Education

Queen's University

Master's of Science (Computing)
Thesis Title: TBD

Cumulative GPA: 4.30

September 2017 - Present

Queen's University

Bachelor of Computing (Honours) in Biomedical Computing
Thesis Title: Skull Registration for Prone Patient Position Using Tracked Ultrasound

GPA: 4.02

September 2013 - May 2017

Experience

Volunteer

Kingston General Hospital

Volunteer in the pediatric wing of Kingston General Hospital.

November 2017 - Present

Teaching Assistant

Queen's University

To Wendy Powley in CISC 497 - Social Ethical & Legal Issues (Winter 2018)
To Wendy Powley in CISC 110 - Elementary Computer Animation (Fall 2017)

September 2017 - Present

Marketing Officer

Graduate Computing Society - Queen's University
September 2017 - Present

Social Coordinator

Laboratory for Percutaneous Surgery - Queen's University
September 2016 - Present

Chief Volleyball Official

Queen's University Athletics and Recreation

Head referee for intramural volleyball. Also responsible for holding evalutations and training for other referees.

September 2016 - May 2017

Research Assistant

Laboratory for Percutaneous Surgery - Queen's University
May 2016 - Present

Research Assistant

Kingston General Hospital

Supervision under Dr. Raveen Pal

May 2016 - August 2016

Marketing Officer

Computing Students' Association - Queen's University
December 2015 - April 2016

Intramural Referee

Queen's University Athletics and Recreation

Referee for volleyball and soccer.

September 2015 - Present

Undergraduate Orientation Financial Officer

School of Computing - Queen's University
October 2014 - September 2015

Research Assistant

St.Michael's Hospital - Department of Cardiology
May 2014 - August 2014
May 2015 - August 2015

Publications

Conference Proceedings
G Underwood, T Ungi, A Lasso, G Kronreif, G Fichtinger, "Ultrasound imaging of the posterior skull for neurosurgical registration", SPIE Medical Imaging - Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modelling, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2018. (Poster)
J Gu, W Hopman, G Underwood, N Shah, J Van Vlymen, R Pal, "Hemodynamic effects of angiotensin system inhibitors in patients undergoing elective joint arthroplasty", Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society Annual Meeting, 2017. (Poster)
G Underwood, T Ungi, Z Baum, A Lasso, G Kronreif, G Fichtinger, "Skull registration for prone patient position using tracked ultrasound", SPIE Medical Imaging - Image-Guided Procedures, Robotic Interventions, and Modelling, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2017. (Poster)
Conference Abstracts
G Underwood, T Ungi, Z Baum, A Lasso, G Kronreif, G Fichtinger, "Registration of preoperative images for navigated brain surgery using ultrasound-accessible skull regions", William Ersil Research Day, 2017. (Poster)
G Underwood, T Ungi, Z Baum, A Lasso, G Kronreif, G Fichtinger, "Registration of preoperative images for navigated brain surgery using ultrasound-accessible skull regions", Imaging Network Ontario Symposium, 2017. (Oral)
G Underwood, T Ungi, Z Baum, A Lasso, G Kronreif, G Fichtinger, "Skull localization using ultrasound for navigated neurosurgery", Inquiry @ Queen's Undergraduate Research Conference, 2017. (Oral)
J Gu, W Hopman, G Underwood, N Shah, J Van Vlymen, R Pal, "Hemodynamic effects of angiotensin system inhibitors in patients undergoing elective surgery", Queen's University Medical Student Research Showcase, 2016. (Poster)
G Underwood,C Duran, K Dighe, B Elbarouni, A Bagai, C Buller, J Graham, "Use of progrlide perclose (R) vasculature closure device in patients undergoing coronary chronic total occlusion angioplasty - intial experience and results", Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, 2015. (Poster)
Journal Publications
G Underwood,C Duran, K Dighe, B Elbarouni, A Bagai, C Buller, J Graham, "Use of progrlide perclose (R) vasculature closure device in patients undergoing coronary chronic total occlusion angioplasty - intial experience and results", Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 31(10), pg S17, 2015. (Poster)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2015.07.051

Awards & Certifications

  • Ontario Graduate Scholarship (September 2017 - August 2018)
  • Undergraduate Research Fellowship (May 2017 - August 2017)
  • Dean's Honour List (2013 - 2017)
  • Wayne Olmstead Memorial Bursary - Halton Regional Police Service (2013)
  • Jim McQueen Award for Excellence in Education (2013)
  • Excellence Scholarship, Queen's University Entrance Scholarship (2013)
  • Centennial Scholar (2009 - 2013)