Anita Layton

Dr Layton joined the University of Waterloo in 2018. Before then, she held the position of the Robert R. and Katherine B. Penn Professor of Mathematics, and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine at Duke University. She is the Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Physiology–Renal Physiology, Associate Editor of SIAM Review Book Section, and Associate Editor of the SIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems. She also serves as the Associate Dean, Research and International, for the Faculty of Mathematics, and chairs the Research Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Council at the University of Waterloo.

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Spectrum

By Anita Layton, Mehrshad Sadria, The Conversation

6 August 2019

4 min read

Early-detection technique analyzes how children with autism scan faces

Researchers at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, have developed a new autism detection technique that distinguishes among different eye-gaze patterns to help doctors more quickly and accurately detect autism in children.

Spectrum

Early-detection technique analyzes how children with autism scan faces

By Anita Layton, Mehrshad Sadria, The Conversation

6 August 2019 | 4 min read

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