Charlie Lake

PhD Candidate
Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto
Advisor: Dr. Tom Chau

Education & Training

Charlie completed his Bachelor of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2024. The highlight of his time at UBC was in his research with UBC’s Innovation in Dementia & Aging (IDEA) Lab, implementing telepresence robots in long-term care homes to reduce social isolation during the pandemic, where he enjoyed working alongside nurses and patient and family partners. Throughout his undergrad, he also worked on imaging technologies at IKOMED, ultrasound Imaging research with UBC’s Robotics & Control (RCL) Lab; and was heavily involved in teaching and educational research with UBC’s Computer Science Department.

Research Interests

Charlie is studying how users learn to use BCI, including how their brain signals evolve over the course of learning. This lets us improve these devices and how we train users, so that children can better use these tools to socialize. Alongside this, Charlie is passionate about family and patient engagement in research, and is grateful to learn so much from families, patients, and clinicians at the hospital.

Other Interests

Charlie loves bringing his friends and family together through food (cooking, baking!). He also enjoys spending time outdoors, either taking care of his plants or staying active running, climbing, and playing volleyball!