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Eihab Abdel-Rahman
Professor (Micro- and nano- mechatronic systems)
Xavier Abraham
Departmental Technician
Location:
PSE-6348
Kinan Abu-Rshaid
Financial Coordinator
Administrative Assistant to the Chair
Administrative Assistant to the Chair
Location:
E5-6118
Mohamed Alarakhia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mahdi Alavi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Francisco Andrade Chavez
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Arash Arami
Assistant Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
519-888-4567 x47648
Location:
PSE-3426
Andrew Atkinson
Communications Professional-in-Residence
Location:
PSE-6458
Lisa Aultman-Hall
Professor (Transportation systems)
Ali Ayub
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Nasser Lashgarian Azad
Associate Chair, Graduate Studies and Research and Professor (Automation and control systems)
Charbel Azzi
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream (Computer vision and autonomous robotics)
Michael Barnett-Cowan
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Health Sciences
519-888-4567 x49177
Location:
BMH 3033
Stephen Birkett
Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus (Physical systems modelling)
Link to profile:
Stephen Birkett
Jennifer Boger
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Link to profile:
Jennifer Boger
Matthew James Borland
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Collaborative systems design methods)
Sofiane Boudaoud
Adjunct Associate Professor
Amanda Brown (on leave)
Communications and Outreach Officer
Location:
E5-6107
Orion Bruckman
Lab Instructor
Location:
PSE-6402
Contact for:
SYDE Maker Space, instructor for SYDE 192L, 292L, 263, technical advisor for SYDE and BME design projects
Catherine Burns
Professor, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (Human Factors in Healthcare Systems)
Paul Calamai
Professor Emeritus
519-888-4567 x33182
Link to profile:
Paul Calamai
Monika Calka
BME Lab Technician and Safety Coordinator
Location:
PSE-6344
Scott Campbell
Director, STV program; Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (History of technology, social impact of technology)
Tara Campbell
Academic Services Coordinator – Systems Design Engineering Graduate Programs
519-888-4567 x43143
Location:
E5-6103
Shi Cao
Associate Professor (Human factors engineering, aviation systems)
John Edison Muñoz Cardona
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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John Edison Muñoz Cardona
Link to personal webpage:
John Edison Muñoz Cardona
William Chan
Clinician-in-Residence (2025-2026)
Xinwei Chen
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Yuhao Chen
Research Assistant Professor, Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Yuhao Chen
David Clausi
Professor (Computer vision and remote sensing)
Crystal Cooper
Academic Services Coordinator – Systems Design Engineering Undergraduate Program
519-888-4567 x41524
Location:
E5-6126
Rodrigo Costa
Assistant Professor (Community systems, disaster risk, resilience)
Steven Dain
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Liza-Anastasia DiCecco
Assistant Professor
Doug Dittmer, MD
Clinician-in-Residence (2026-2027)
Location:
PSE-6418
Physiatrist, Chief & Medical Director, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, WRHN.
Office hours: Tuesdays, 10:00AM - 1:00PM
Ashkan Ebadi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Chris Eliasmith
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Professor (Complex neural systems)
Mehrnaz Fani
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Baris Fidan
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
519-888-4567 x38023
Location:
E3 4119
Paul Fieguth
Professor, Associate Vice President - Academic Operations
Michael Furlong
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Moojan Ghafurian
Assistant Professor (Social robotics)
Zahra Gharaee
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Maud Gorbet
Professor (Biocompatibility and biomaterials)
Sarah Gower, MD, MSc (Epidemiology)
Clinician-in-Residence (2026-2027)
Location:
PSE-6418
Rural Physician, Family Practice, Geddes Medical Group (Elora)
Office hours: Tuesdays, 1:30PM - 4:30PM
Daniel Harley
Assistant Professor, Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business
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Daniel Harley
Glenn Heppler
Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
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Glenn Heppler
Keith Hipel
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
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Keith Hipel
Jenny Howcroft
Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Holistic engineering education and stakeholder-driven design)
Robert Hunter
Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
Location:
PSE-6446
Kaan Inal
Professor
Igor Ivkovic
Lecturer & Interim Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies
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Igor Ivkovic
Mingzhe Jiang
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Suji Khan
Program Assessment Specialist
Location:
E5-6128
Jonathan Kofman
Associate Professor Emeritus
Link to profile:
Jonathan Kofman
Jaimee Kropf
Academic Services Coordinator - Biomedical Engineering Graduate Programs
519-888-4567 x 46761
Location:
E5-6104
Eric Kubica
Lab Director
519-888-4567 x43074
Location:
E5-6121
Contact for:
Departmental safety committee, purchasing equipment and supplies, oversight of research labs
Jonathan Kusins
Assistant Professor
Elise Laende
Assistant Professor (Orthopaedic biomechanics)
Sarah Landy
Administrative Officer
519-888-4567 ext. 47689
Location:
E5 - 6122
Cynthia Lennon
Clinician-in-Residence (2025-2026)
Cynthia Lennon is a Clinician-in-Residence in the biomedical engineering program, bringing 20 years of experience as an occupational therapist practicing in pediatric rehabilitation. In her role as Clinical Innovation Specialist at KidsAbility’s Rocket Discovery Centre, Cynthia is dedicated to translating research into clinical practice and partnering with researchers, clinicians and families to drive meaningful research in the clinical context. Her interests include assistive technology—particularly access technology for communication aids—and innovative models of care that support family engagement, enhance the rehabilitation experience, and improve outcomes for children and youth.
Jonathan Li
Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management
Jonathan Lin
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Jessie Ma
Assistant Professor, Ontario Research Chair in Future Energy Systems (Demand response, electricity markets, power systems)
Ewen MacDonald
Associate Professor (Hearing, speech, hearing-assistive devices)
Carolyn MacGregor
Associate Dean, Teaching & Student Experience and Associate Professor (Human factors engineering, user-centred design)
Nima Maftoon
Director, Biomedical Engineering graduate program and Associate Professor (Hearing science, computational metastasis)
Veronika Magdanz
Assistant Professor (Microrobotics for medical applications)
Maryia Markhvida (on leave)
Assistant Professor
Link to profile:
Maryia Markhvida
Chris McClellan
Design Instructor
519-888-4567 x49258
Location:
PSE-6414
Contact for:
The DEN, instructor for SYDE 352L, 263, 3rd and 4th year Design Symposium, 1st year prototyping workshop
John McPhee
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair and Professor (Biomechatronics, system dynamics, and sports engineering)
Kate Mercer
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Location:
DC 1555
Katja Mombaur
Adjunct Professor (Human-robot interaction, humanoid robots)
Link to profile:
Katja Mombaur
Saed Moradi
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cosmin Munteanu
Schlegel Research Chair in Technology for Healthy Aging and Associate Professor (Digital inclusion and aging, human-computer interaction)
Apurva Narayan
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Chrystopher Nehaniv
Professor (Mathematical sciences, complex adaptive systems)
Richard Nuckols
Adjunct Assistant Professor
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Richard Nuckols
Woi Sok Oh
Assistant Professor
Hasieba Omar
Academic Services Coordinator – BME Undergraduate Program
519-888-4567 x40363
Location:
E5-6124
Ernest Osei
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Gabriel Peralta
Information Technology Support Specialist
Location:
PSE-6352
Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam
Adjunct Professor Emeritus (Design optimization under uncertainty, regenerative economics)
519-888-4567 x43282
Location:
PSE-6316
Link to profile:
Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam
Link to personal webpage:
EPOCH
Ashirbad Pradhan
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ashton Prior
Communications and Outreach Officer
Location:
E5 6107
Sarbast Rasheed
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Umair Rehman
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Parsin Haji Reza
Research Chair Biomedical Imaging and Associate Professor (Biomedical optics, medical imaging, medical devices)
Peter H Roe
Professor Emeritus, Adjunct
Reem Roufail
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Engineering design, smart material systems)
Zia Saadatnia
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mahindra Sangar
Systems Specialist
Location:
PSE-6346
Contact for:
Computer hardware and system procurement, networking, database, technical support (Windows/Linux/Mac), and server maintenance
Runjhun Saran Narayan
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Link to personal webpage:
Runjhun Saran Narayan
Resul Saritas
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Gordon Savage
Adjunct Professor (Modelling and simulation of physical systems)
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Gordon Savage
Oliver Schneider
Associate Professor, Management Science and Engineering
Link to profile:
Oliver Schneider
Shimon Schwartz
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Andrea Scott
Associate Professor (Assimilation of remote sensing data systems)
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Andrea Scott
Kate Sellen
George Soulis Chair in Systems Design Engineering, Associate Professor
Puneet Seth
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Mohammed Shafiee
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Cameron Shelley
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream (Design and social impact of technology)
Tais Sigaeva
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Soft tissue mechanics and modelling)
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Tais Sigaeva
Parthipan Siva
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Daniel Stashuk
Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
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Daniel Stashuk
Saeid Taleghanidoozdoozan
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Bryan Tripp
Associate Professor (Medical AI and computational neuroscience)
James Tung
Director, BME Undergraduate Program; Associate Professor (Assistive technology, mobility, rehabilitation)
Jeremy Chan-Hao Wang
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Link to profile:
Link to Profile
Xiao Yu (Shelley) Wang
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Thomas Willett
Chair, Associate Professor (Biomaterials, skeletal tissue mechanics, bone)
Alexander Wong
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair and Professor (AI and medical imaging) - on sabbatical until December 31, 2026
Andrew Wong
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Adjunct Professor
Location:
EC4-2029
Pulei Xiong
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Linlin Xu
Adjunct Assistant Professor
John Yeow
Professor (Micro- and nano- biomedical devices)
Calvin Young
Biomedical Engineering Lab Instructor
Location:
PSE-6442
John Zelek
Director, SYDE Undergraduate Program; Professor (robotics, AI, machine learning)
