CUIDS Distinguished Speaker Series – Cardiac Electrophysiology: The Digital Frontier

• Virtual event

• Contact
• Carleton Institute for Data Science, CUIDS@carleton.ca

The Carleton Institute for Data Science (CUIDS) is thrilled to welcome Dr. Damian Redfearn from the University of Ottawa Heart Institute to share his expertise at our upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series on Cardiac Electrophysiology on Thursday, December 11^th, 2025.

Abstract:

Cardiac Electrophysiology began with the recording of the electrocardiograph and consisted of hypothesis and conjecture until the digital age. In this seminar, Dr. Redfearn will describe the rapid advances in understanding with the advent of sophisticated computing and digital signal processing techniques. Contemporary computing has advanced our understanding and practical applications for treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias, feature extraction and 3-Dimensional computer generated cardiac reconstructions for minimally invasive cardiac procedures have made treatment more accessible and successful. With a multi-billion dollar global market, efforts to improve on current understanding and therapy have accelerated in recent years. Barriers remain to understanding some of the most common rhythm problems such as atrial fibrillation where no mapping methodologies exist due to the highly complex nature of the signals. In this seminar we will explore the history, contemporary treatments and open problems in this exciting and largely ‘digital’ subspeciality.

When: Thursday, December 11^th, 2025 | 10:00 AM EST

Where: Virtual (Zoom)*

*Zoom details will be emailed to those who RSVP.

Moderator: Prof. Matthew Holden, School of Computer Science

About Dr. Redfearn:

Dr. Redfearn holds the rank of full Professor at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. His clinical appointment is within the Electrophysiology team, bringing a wealth of experience in diagnostics and complex ablation to this already well-established and exceptional group. His mission is to build capacity for more complex and advanced electrophysiology procedures for the people within the Ottawa region. In addition, his research program, which involves computer scientists and cardiologists, develops and implements novel signal processing techniques to advance the field with the aim of mapping rhythms like atrial fibrillation that lack effective mapping technology.

Dr. Redfearn is a very experienced electrophysiologist with world-renowned expertise in the management of arrhythmia with procedural intervention. He pioneered new techniques for catheter ablation of atrial flutter, atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia and continues a keen interest in advancing the field of interventional electrophysiology. He has developed and patented a mapping program for atrial fibrillation called TARLESS which he hopes to test as a clinical tool for patient care.

Dr. Damian Redfearn was born and educated in the UK. He graduated from the University of Leicester Medical School and specialized in Cardiology with subspecialty training in cardiac electrophysiology at the Birmingham University Teaching Hospitals. He moved to Canada in 2004 to pursue research and clinical training within the field of cardiac electrophysiology. He was recruited to Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario in 2006 and was appointed Director of the Heart Rhythm Service in 2007, and Chair of Cardiology in 2023. He was promoted to the rank of full Professor in 2017. He has a track record of training graduate students and clinical trainees, having supervised 24 graduate students and trained over 17 EP fellows. He holds several peer-reviewed research grants to investigate the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation and ventricular arrhythmia through advanced signal processing. He has authored over 300 peer-reviewed publications and holds 3 US patents on arrhythmia-based algorithms.