Affiliation: Concordia University

Degree: M.eng. student in Quality System Engineering.

Biography: Roya Hosseini, a master’s student in Quality System Engineering at Concordia University, Canada, has a rich background in Software Engineering, with a specialization in Business Intelligence Systems. An active member of the IEEE Communications Society, Roya combines her technical expertise and academic pursuits to contribute to the field of engineering. Her focus on integrating quality systems in engineering processes showcases her commitment to excellence and innovation in both academia and the professional community.

Affiliation: Analogic Canada

Degree: M. Sc. in Biomedical Engineering at l’École de Technologie Supérieure

Biography: Fatma is currently working at Analogic Canada as a System Designer. She fulfilled her Masters in Biomedical Engineering at École de Technologie Supérieure. Before, she is graduated in Telecommunication engineering from École Supérieure des Communications de Tunis, Tunisia. Her research interests cover medical image processing. She enjoys painting and walking in nature. She recently joined IEEE Montreal Young Professionals team because she wants to get more involved with volunteering activities especially professional.

Affiliation: CanmetENERGY

Degree: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Biography: Armin Salimi was born in Kermanshah, Iran in 1989. He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical (power) engineering from Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran and McGill University, Montreal, Canada, in 2012 and 2017, respectively.

He is currently with CanmetENERGY, Montreal, Canada, as a postdoctoral researcher. His research interests include machine learning and data mining techniques in power engineering applications, computer-aided design of electrical machines, multi-objective optimization, robust optimization, power electronics, and drive systems.

Affiliation: Concordia University
Degree: PhD Candidate, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Biography: Mahmoud received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical and communication engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, in 2001 and 2013, respectively. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the Electrical and Communication Engineering Department, Concordia University. In 2005, he started working for the industry as a Mobile Technology Trainer in Telecom Egypt, SIEMENS, and Nokia Siemens Networks. He was with Academia in 2011. He was a Research Assistant with Cairo University, worked for an LTE-Advanced Research Project for two years. His current research interests are in the area of ultra-dense networks, Internet of Things, and wireless network virtualization. Mahmoud has a deep conviction that Academia and Industry are tightly related where the innovations in Industry must be backed by Advancements in Academia. Facilitating the interrelations and communications between Academia and Industry is thus on the top of his volunteering TO-DO checklist.

Affiliation: Concordia University
Degree: Ph.D. candidate, Electrical Engineering
Biography: Nazanin is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Electrical Engineering at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She has received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashad at Iran in 2010 and 2013, respectively. From 2009 until 2013, she had been an active volunteer at IEEE student branch in Ferdowsi University of Mashad. In 2011, she was a member of the executive committee and was responsible for raising sponsorship money for the First National Workshop on Intelligent System and Softcomputoring at Ferdowsi University of Mashad. she has been an active volunteer since she has joined IEEE Young Professionals, Montreal Section in June 2016. Her current research interests are Discrete Event Systems (DES), fuzzy control systems and adaptive control.

Affiliation: Ph.D. student., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Degree: M.Sc. Electronics and Communications Engineering, 2013, Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt.
Biography: Elnasser graduated top of his class in 2008 from the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Egypt. As a result, he was offered to join the faculty as a full-time teaching and research assistant. He has been an IEEE student member since 2007, started volunteering with IEEE YP Montreal in 2016 and joined the executive committee in 2017.  His research focuses on digital signal processing and artificial intelligence applications. Whenever he is not glued to his desk in the lab, you will probably find him at the gym or at his Montreal apartment trying very hard not to be the worst “oud” player in the northern hemisphere.

Affiliation: McGill University
Degree: Ph.D. candidate, Electrical Engineering
Biography: Hossain completed his M.Eng. (Thesis) in Electrical Engineering at McGill University in 2015. He received his B.S.E.E in May 2013 with the Valedictorian award from the American University in Dubai, UAE. In addition to his academic, he is actively involved with the IEEE Montreal Section and previously volunteered for the McGill IEEE Student Branch. During his spare time, he enjoys practicing soccer around Montreal or playing his flamenco guitar.