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Prof. George Shaker is an adjunct associate professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Waterloo. He also oversees wireless activities in the sensors and devices lab at the UW-Schlegel Research Institute for Aging. Previously, he was with Research in Motion (BlackBerry). He was also with Georgia Institute of Technology. He has been the Principal Scientist and Head of Research at Spark Technology Labs (STL), since its founding in 2011.

Stephen L. Smith is a Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering where he directs the Autonomous Systems Lab and is a Canada Research Chair in Autonomous Systems.  He received his BSc degree from Queen’s University, his MASc degree from the University of Toronto, and his PhD degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Dr Yilan Liu Yilan got her MASc at Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she earned Master of Natural Science. She pursued her PhD in Biochemical Engineering at Chinese Academy of Sciences.  She conducted post-doctoral training at University of Nebraska-Lincoln and at University of Toronto. In Liu’s lab for synthetic biology and sustainable development (LSS), we harness synthetic biology for sustainable development. Her research explores how to engineer bacteria to convert mixed solid waste into biofuels. 

Dr. Pant is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, where he leads the Control, Learning and Logic (CL2) group. His research focuses on decision-making for multi-agent and autonomous systems, drawing on elements of Control Theory, Machine Learning, Formal Methods, and Optimization.

Dr. Vivek Maheshwari is an active researcher and educator, with a PhD from Virginia Tech in 2007. His research focuses on photovoltaics and energy harvesting technology, development of electrocatalysts and composites and material design. Applying the materials for use in sensors and devices is also a key area of his research, including developing flexible devices and scale up manufacturing. He was awarded the Early Researcher Award in 2015.   

Dr. Vijay Ganesh is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo and the Co-Director of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute. Prior to joining Waterloo in 2012, he was a research scientist at MIT (2007-2012) and completed his PhD in computer science from Stanford in 2007.

Dr. Tong Leung is a chemical physicist working with emerging materials and their applications. His research explores the fundamental chemistry and physics occurring on the surfaces of novel materials, including low-dimensional nanostructural materials, as well as potential applications of these materials.

Sushanta Mitra’s research interests are in the fundamental understanding of fluid flow in narrow confinements applicable to energy, environment and bio-systems. Before joining Waterloo, he had several administrative roles in Canadian higher education, including Department Chair (Lassonde School of Engineering), Associate Vice-President Research (York University) and Assistant Vice-President Research (University of Alberta).

Professor Steven Young is a resource sustainability expert supporting the transition to a low-carbon, responsible and “circular” economy. After his PhD from Toronto, he worked in industry for 15-years in life cycle assessment and environmental strategy. As an academic he engages internationally in industry and civil activities on responsible sourcing, sustainability standards and supply-chains. Dr Young is widely published in management, resource policy and sustainability journals. 

Dr. Fischmeister is a Professor at the University of Waterloo, leads the Real-time Embedded Software Group, and is NSERC/Magna Industrial Research Chair for Automotive Software. Dr. Fischmeister performs systems research at the intersection of software technology, distributed systems, and formal methods. His preferred application area is safety-critical embedded real-time systems. Jointly with industry and researchers, he built the APMA Connected Vehicle Technology Demonstrator as well as several CES demos, including the Renesas Autonomous Vehicle as well as the DENSO Driving AI demonstrator.