Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh

Received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1994, the M.Sc. degree from the University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree from Polytechnique Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, in 2008. His graduate research focused on CMOS-based sensors and lab-on-chip platforms. In recognition of his research achievements, he received multiple competitive fellowships (2008–2011), including postdoctoral awards such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF) and Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (IRDF), as well as fellowships from provincial and Québec-based programs (including FQRNT and Québec research networks). He subsequently conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Electrical Engineering at McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, and in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. In 2013, he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, as an Assistant Professor. He is currently an Associate Professor, Vice Chair, and Undergraduate Program Director (Engineering), and serves as the Director of the Biologically Inspired Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) Laboratory. Since 2013, he has published more than 250 journal and conference papers, authored four books, and filed three patents. His research interests focus on translational microelectronic and biosensing technologies for clinical diagnostics and environmental monitoring. His research has been supported by NSERC, CIHR, NFRF, Mitacs, CMC Microsystems, and other agencies and partners. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario (P.Eng.), a Senior Member of IEEE (SMIEEE), and an Associate Member of Connected Minds.