Research themes
Elevating Research and Innovation Impact
Hyperconnected World and Our Digital Future
- Smart sensing, communications, and robotics/mechatronics
- Wireless networks, IoT, and interconnectivity
- Immersive and neuro-ergonomical user interaction through VR/AR/MR and robots
- Integration of positioning and navigation
- UAVs/UGVs, transportation, and aerospace systems
- Fluid dynamics
- AI/ML architectures, federated/reinforcement learning, and ethical AI/ML
- Data science, data integration, and security/privacy
- Software practices, algorithmic bias, and user experiences
- Embedded hardware/software design, software security, and network security
- Defense, critical infrastructure, and networked applications
- Sensors, navigation, positioning, and wireless localization
- Earth observation and mapping
- Geographic informatics, imaging metrology, and land management
- Advanced sensors and materials, quantum devices and computing
- Measurement solutions for various frequencies and materials
- Sensors and materials integration for imaging and mapping advancement
Solutions for Health
- Point of care devices
- Biometrics and wearables
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Microbiome editing
- Cell-based therapies
- Immunotherapy
- Functional materials
- Active materials
- Cell and tissue biomechanics
- Human and animal biomechanics
- Human/computer/robot Interaction
- Machine learning for biomedical applications
- Smart wearables and passive sensing
- Digital therapeutics and adaptive interventions
- Medical and rehabilitation robotics
- Virtual care models
Engineering for a Sustainable Future
- Infrastructure: sustainable, reliable, and resilient infrastructure addressing climate, environmental, social, and economic challenges
- Sustainable construction: environmentally responsible materials, energy-efficient techniques, and innovative technologies to minimize ecological impact
- Resilient design: nature-based solutions to withstand disasters, climate change, and disruptions
- Sustainable transportation: active mobility, electrification, alternative fuels, and disruptive technologies
- Technological integration: IoT, big data, and predictive analytics for improved mobility, efficiency, and urban network resilience
- Urban planning priorities: emission reductions, improved accessibility, and integration of bike lanes, sidewalks, and pedestrian-friendly spaces
- Environmental restoration: soil and waste management for land restoration
- Air pollution mitigation: emission reduction, carbon capture, and advanced monitoring
- Sustainable infrastructure: nature-based solutions for pollution control and restoration
- Technological advancements: hydrological modelling, remote sensing, and predictive analytics improve water availability assessments and infrastructure vulnerability analysis
- Integrated water management: open-source modelling tools, AI/ML applications, and real-time monitoring enable informed decision-making
- Efficient water treatment: Advanced technologies enhance pollutant fate and transport understanding, improving industrial and municipal wastewater management
- Technological advancements: sensor technology and predictive modelling are used for environmental assessments and risk management
- Disaster preparedness: climate change adaptation strategies are employed for proactive disaster planning
- Environmental monitoring: environmental changes and climate impacts are assessed through monitoring
Energy
- Improving efficiency and sustainability in oil and gas
- Advancing wind, solar, and bioenergy technologies
- Developing advanced materials for energy storage, generation, conversion, and carbon capture
- Energy-related subsurface activities, including geothermal, CO₂ storage, hydrogen generation, and subsurface thermal storage, critical minerals extraction
- Grid modernization and smart grids, electrification of transportation and building energy systems, industrial electrification
- System-level approaches to integrating technology, economics, and policy for a global energy transition
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing
- Computational mechanics
- Design of lightweight systems
- Energy infrastructure
- Aerospace materials and structures
- Intelligent design and manufacturing
- Metals and alloys
- Polymers and polymer composites for the aerospace Industry
- Ceramics, glasses, and concrete
- Colloids and Interfaces
- Nanomaterials
- Surface modification techniques
- Industry 5.0
- Robotics and automation
- Supply chain management
- Predictive maintenance
- Advanced manufacturing in aerospace and space structures
- Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
- Optimization techniques
- Sustainable materials development
- Additive manufacturing
- Surface engineering
- Casting and molding techniques
Engineering Education
- Focusing on sustainable development goals, environmental justice, regenerative and circular design, and innovative approaches like “Engineering for One Planet”
- Combining design thinking, regenerative and circular design, capstone projects, and cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence, extended reality, and gamification to foster creativity and innovation
- Highlighting teamwork, leadership skills, innovation, ethics, social entrepreneurship, and career preparation to develop professionals ready for global challenges
- Addressing systems mapping, complexity analysis, engineering safety, and understanding the interconnectedness of ecological, technological, and social systems
- Providing core technical skills, problem-solving approaches, and an introduction to foundational mindsets, sustainability, and inclusivity for new engineering students
- Emphasizing equity in education, anti-racism, multiculturalism, 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion, accessibility, and indigenizing curricula to foster diversity and social justice
- Exploring curriculum design, active and experiential learning, project/problem-based learning, outcomes-based assessment, and reflective teaching practices
- Strengthening community partnerships, co-creation, and community-based research to bridge engineering education and research with societal needs
Results for:
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Assistant ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringSoftware Chatbots, Software Engineering for Artificial Intelligence, Mining Software Repositories, Software Quality, LLMs4SE -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringSchulich Industry Chair in AI for 6G -
PhD CandidateSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Geomatics EngineeringGNSS positioning and Sensor Fusion -
Associate ProcessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringSoftware engineering, Open source, Community management, Activities -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical EngineeringDigital Health, AI in Medicine, Digital Biomarkers, Human-centred Machine Learning, Smart Mobility , Healthy Aging -
ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringRF and mm-wave integrated circuit, High-sensitivity receivers, Beamforming, Cryogenic circuits and measurement methods -
Associate Dean SustainabilitySchulich School of Engineering, Sustainable Systems Engineering -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil EngineeringResilient Infrastructure; Artificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering; Smart Structures; Infrastructure Protection -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringControl, Modelling of Dynamical Systems, including Aircraft, Uncrewed Aerial and Underwater Vehicles , Application of Machine Learning on Control and Modelling of Dynamical Systems, Aerial Robotics and Digital Twin -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering -
Assistant ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Biomedical EngineeringDigital Health, Health Informatics, Artificial Intelligence, Lifelong Machine Learning, Remote Health Monitoring, Human-AI Partnerships -
ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringManufacturing Automation, Engineering Education, Agent-based Modelling -
Postdoctoral AssociateSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringMicrofluidics and Transport Visualization -
Assistant ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Sustainable Systems Engineering -
Assistant Professor (Teaching)Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering -
Assistant ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringEstimation Theory, Navigation and Control of Spacecraft, Space Environment Effects -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringBiomedical Engineering, Micro Nano Fabrication, Microneedles, Electrokinetics, Brain Machine Interfaces -
Assistant Professor (Teaching)Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringEngineering Education -
ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringBiological carbon capture and conversion; Biomaterials; Microalgal Biotechnology; Oleochemicals -
Assistant ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringMemory Empowerment, Sustainable Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering , Transient Micro-services, Green DevOps -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering -
Associate ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software EngineeringArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, AI + Health, Natural Language Processing, Climate Modelling and Disaster Response -
Full ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing EngineeringTribology -
Professor (Teaching)Schulich School of Engineering, Sustainable Systems EngineeringBio-inspired design, Biomimicry, Information visualization, Data physicalization -
ProfessorSchulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil EngineeringArtificial Intelligence in Structural Engineering, Innovative Structural Systems for Bridges and Other Structures, Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges and Other Structures, Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Other Structures