Faculty
![Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei, Ph.D. Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_FAjaei.jpg)
Firouz Badrkhani Ajaei, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Power Systems Engineering (Protection and Control of Power Systems with a focus on large HVDC-AC Grids, Renewable Energy Systems, and Microgrids; Application of Power Electronics to improve Power Quality, Power System Dynamics, and Stability).
![Shaimaa Ali, Ph.D. Shaimaa Ali, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/Shaimaa.jpg)
Shaimaa Ali, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Fault Localization (Debugging), Program Comprehension, Machine Learning Practical Applications, Effective Pedagogical Methods for Software Engineering, and Educational Psychology for Software Engineering
![Lyndon Brown, Ph.D., P.Eng. Lyndon Brown, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_LBrown.jpg)
Lyndon Brown, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Robotics & Control (Applied electrostatics: electric and magnetic field analysis and design, machines)
![Luiz Fernando Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng. Luiz Fernando Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_LCapretz.jpg)
Luiz Fernando Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Engineering (Software Estimation, Predictive Models, Human Factors in Software Engineering, Technology-Enhanced Learning, Empirical Software Engineering, Software Testing, Software Engineering Education)
![Miriam Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng. Miriam Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_MCapretz.jpg)
Miriam Capretz, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Engineering, Software Maintenance and Evolution, Service-Oriented Architecture, Web-based Systems, Web-enabled Applications and Services, Business Process Management, Data Management, Health Informatics, Cloud Computing
![Elvis C.S. Chen, P.h.D, LEL Elvis C.S. Chen, P.h.D, LEL](../../img/Faculty photos/elvis-chen-160x163-aj.jpg)
Elvis C.S. Chen, P.h.D, LEL
Assistant Professor/Chair of IEEE EMBS, London ChapterResearch Interests / Specializations: Computer-assisted medical interventions, medical image computing, biomedical systems, surgical simulation, mixed reality, surgical metrology
![Anestis Dounavis, Ph.D., P.Eng. Anestis Dounavis, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_ADounavis.jpg)
Anestis Dounavis, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Communication Systems and Data Networking (Circuit simulation, signal integrity, high-speed interconnects, transmission lines, macromodeling, sensitivity analysis, model-order reduction, Incident field coupling, VLSI circuits, MEMS, Optoelectronics)
![Roy Eagleson, Ph.D., P.Eng. Roy Eagleson, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_REagleson.jpg)
Roy Eagleson, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems, Software Engineering (Artificial Intelligence: Computer vision and robotics, biomedical imaging. Human-Computer Interaction: Facilitated learning, spatial reasoning)
![Aleksander Essex, Ph.D., P.Eng. Aleksander Essex, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_AEssex.jpg)
Aleksander Essex, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Engineering (Information security, cyber security, applied cryptography, privacy, anonymity, secure multi-party computation, privacy preserving health informatics, trustworthy internet voting)
![Fang (Fiona) Fang Fang (Fiona) Fang](../../faculty/fang_f/img/fang-fang_160x180.jpg)
Fang (Fiona) Fang
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Machine Learning for Intelligent Wireless Communications, Internet of Things/Everything (IoT/IoE), Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) Networks, Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (RIS) aided Wireless Communications, Edge AI for 6G, and Blockchain
![Katarina Grolinger, Ph.D., P.Eng. Katarina Grolinger, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/katarina-grolinger.jpg)
Katarina Grolinger, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Engineering (Data analytics, Big Data, machine learning, IoT data analytics, databases, data management, NoSQL and NewSQL data stores, software integration and interoperability)
![Jing Jiang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FIET, FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE Jing Jiang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FIET, FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_JJiang.jpg)
Jing Jiang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FIET, FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Power Systems Engineering, Robotics & Control, Microsystems & DSP (Control systems, power systems, digital signal processing)
![Mehrdad Kermani, Ph.D., P.Eng. Mehrdad Kermani, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_MKermani.jpg)
Mehrdad Kermani, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Robotics & Control (huRobotics & Control (Human-robot interactions; collaborative robots; smart-material based complaint actuators; robotic grasping; robotic hands; agricultural robotics; industrial automation; vibration control and modal analysis)
![James Lacefield, Ph.D., P.Eng. James Lacefield, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_Jlacefield.jpg)
James Lacefield, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems (Biomedical ultrasound: Aberration correction, acoustic scattering, phased array imaging systems, high frequency imaging)
![Hanif Ladak, Ph.D., P.Eng. Hanif Ladak, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_HLadak.jpg)
Hanif Ladak, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems, Microsystems & DSP (2D and 3D medical image analysis, EEG analysis, surgical simulation, virtual reality, moire interferometry)
![Ken McIsaac, Ph.D., P.Eng. Ken McIsaac, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_KAMcIsaac.jpg)
Ken McIsaac, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Professor and Department ChairResearch Interests / Specializations: Robotics & Control (Mobile robotics; Robotic locomotion; Multi-robot coordination)
John McLeod, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor![Dennis Michaelson, Ph.D. Dennis Michaelson, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/rsz_michaelson_d.jpg)
Dennis Michaelson, Ph.D.
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Renewable Energy Systems and Microgrids; Small Modular Reactors; Real-time Embedded Systems; Indigenous Engineering Education.
![Gerry Moschopoulos, Ph.D., P.Eng. Gerry Moschopoulos, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_GMoschopoulos.jpg)
Gerry Moschopoulos, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Power Systems Engineering (Power Electronics: power factor correction, soft-switching techniques, high-frequency power converters, power converters for telecommunication and computer applications)
![Apurva Narayan Apurva Narayan](../../img/Faculty photos/narayan-120x180.jpg)
Apurva Narayan
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Data Analytics, Applied AI, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Safety & Security of Cyber-Physical Systems, Dependable AI Systems, AI in Health Care, Decision Making under Uncertainty, and Quantum Machine Learning
![Soodeh Nikan, PhD Soodeh Nikan, PhD](../../img/Faculty photos/soodeh-nikan.jpg)
Soodeh Nikan, PhD
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Computer Vision
![Abdelkader Ouda, Ph.D.,P.Eng. Abdelkader Ouda, Ph.D.,P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_AOuda.jpg)
Abdelkader Ouda, Ph.D.,P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Software Engineering (Information Security and Technologies: Cryptography, Network Security, Big Data Security and Privacy, Data warehousing and Big Data Analytics)
![Vijay Parsa, Ph.D., P.Eng. Vijay Parsa, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_VParsa.jpg)
Vijay Parsa, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems, Microsystems & DSP (Speech and audio signal processing with applications to hearing aids, assistive listening devices and augmentative communication devices; speech production and perception; microphone array processing)
![Rajni Patel, Ph.D., P.Eng., FRSC, FCAE, Life Fellow IEEE, FASME, FIET, FEIC Rajni Patel, Ph.D., P.Eng., FRSC, FCAE, Life Fellow IEEE, FASME, FIET, FEIC](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_RPatel.jpg)
Rajni Patel, Ph.D., P.Eng., FRSC, FCAE, Life Fellow IEEE, FASME, FIET, FEIC
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Robotics/Mechatronics for Surgery and Therapy; Computer-Assisted Medical Interventions; Haptics and Teleoperation; Concentric-Tube Robots; Force and Shape Sensing; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Surgical Training and Skills Assessment; Robotics for Stroke Rehabilitation; Robotic Applications for Neurological Movement Disorders; Biomedical Systems; Human-Computer Interaction; Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems; Robot Design and Control; Space Robotics, Real-Time Simulation and Control.
![Joshua Pearce, Ph.D. Joshua Pearce, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/Pearce-115x150.png)
Joshua Pearce, Ph.D.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaic Technology, Sustainability, Free and Open Source Hardware, Distributed Production, Recycling, 3-D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Computer Vision, AI, Appropriate Technology, Sustainable Development
![Ilia Polushin, Ph.D. Ilia Polushin, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_IPolushin.jpg)
Ilia Polushin, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Robotics & Control (Teleoperation, Nonlinear Systems and Control, Biomedical Applications)
![Serguei Primak, Ph.D. Serguei Primak, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_SPrimak.jpg)
Serguei Primak, Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Communication Systems and Data Networking (Non-Gaussian Random Processes, Wireless Communications, MIMO Channels Modelling, Statistical Electromagnetics)
![Quazi Rahman, Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE Quazi Rahman, Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE](../../faculty/rahman_q/blocks/Rahman_thumbnail.jpg)
Quazi Rahman, Ph.D., P.Eng., SMIEEE
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Communication Systems and Data Networking, Software Engineering (Spread spectrum and MIMO systems, OFDM systems, neural networks, channel estimation and detection in the physical layer of wireless mobile and satellite communications)
![Raveendra K. Rao, Ph.D., P.Eng. Raveendra K. Rao, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_RKRao.jpg)
Raveendra K. Rao, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Communication Systems and Data Networking (Digital Modulations, Wireless Digital Communications, Satellite Communications, Distributed Detection, Data Networks and Object-Oriented Programming)
![Arash Reyhani-Masoleh, Ph.D. Arash Reyhani-Masoleh, Ph.D.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_AReyhani.jpg)
Arash Reyhani-Masoleh, Ph.D.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Microsystems & DSP, Communication Systems and Data Networking (Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems, Computer Arithmetic and Architecture, Information Security, Fault-Tolerant Computing, Error Control Coding)
![Jayshri Sabarinathan, Ph.D., P.Eng. Jayshri Sabarinathan, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_JSabarinathan.jpg)
Jayshri Sabarinathan, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Microsystems & DSP (Developing photonic integrated circuits for nanoscale biosensors, microfluidics and high speed communications applications; Photonic crystals waveguides and lasers; nanofabrication; microcavity lasers; optoelectronics)
![Abbas Samani, Ph.D., P.Eng. Abbas Samani, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_ASamani.jpg)
Abbas Samani, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems (Soft tissue modeling; magnetic resonance elastography; electrical impedance tomography; medical image registration; imaging of myocardial biomechanical parameters)
![Jagath Samarabandu, Ph.D., P.Eng. Jagath Samarabandu, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_JSamarabandu.jpg)
Jagath Samarabandu, Ph.D., P.Eng.
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems, Microsystems & DSP, Software Engineering (Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, 3D Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Biomedical Imaging)
![Abdallah Shami, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC Abdallah Shami, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC](../../img/Faculty photos/A__Shami.jpg)
Abdallah Shami, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Smart Infrastructure/Digital Services, Network Security, Smart Distributed Systems, Internet of Things, and Smart Cities/Communities
![Yili (Kelly) Tang, Ph.D., P.Eng. Yili (Kelly) Tang, Ph.D., P.Eng.](../../img/Dr-Tang-Picture.jpg)
Yili (Kelly) Tang, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Transportation Networks, Human Behavior, Infrastructure Resilience & IoT, Robotics and Multi-Agent Coordination, Smart Grid and Energy, Big Data & AI, Operation Research, Economics and Game Theory, Smart and Sustainable Communities
![Ana Luisa Trejos Ph.D. Ana Luisa Trejos Ph.D.](../../img/trejos_thumbnail.jpg)
Ana Luisa Trejos Ph.D.
Associate ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Biomedical Systems, Robotics & Control (Mechatronics design; Medical mechatronics; Surgical devices; Wearable devices; Skills assessment and training in Minimally Invasive Surgery)
![Rajiv K. Varma, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE Rajiv K. Varma, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_RKVarma.jpg)
Rajiv K. Varma, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Smart Inverters; Grid Integration of PV Solar and Wind Plants, Flexible AC Transmission System (FACTS); HVDC Transmission, Power System Stability; Subsynchronous Resonance; Power Quality, RTDS and Control Hardware-In-Loop Simulation Studies; Hardware Implementation of Smart Inverters
![Xianbin Wang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE Xianbin Wang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE](../../img/Faculty photos/photo_XWang.jpg)
Xianbin Wang, Ph.D., P.Eng., FCAE, FEIC, FIEEE
Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research ChairResearch Interests / Specializations: Communication Systems and Data Networking (5G and 6G Technologies, Wireless Security, Internet-of-Things, Intelligent Communications and Networking, Machine Learning, Edge Intelligence, MIMO/NOMA/OFDM, Collaborative Computing, Heterogeneous Networks, Software Defined Networking, Locationing Technology, Network Synchronization)
![Yimin Yang Yimin Yang](../../faculty/yang_y/Yimin-Yang_160x180.jpg)
Yimin Yang
Assistant ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition (Machine Learning Methodolgy, Deep Learning, Ensemble Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Image Processing, Feature Extraction, Scene Understanding)