Alfred obtained his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering (with Distinction) at the University of Calgary in 2002. He received his M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Toronto in 2004 and 2007, and in between, he completed a corporate internship at Philips Research North America. Following his graduate studies, he moved to Asia for 8 years to build an inquiry-driven research portfolio in Hong Kong, where he established and led the Biomedical Ultrasound Laboratory at HKU. Over this period, he first served in the capacity of Postdoctoral Fellow & Honorary Assistant Professor (2007-2008), and then as a Research Assistant Professor and the PI of the Biomedical Ultrasound Laboratory (2008-2015).