Team

Faculty, students, researchers, and collaborators affiliated with ACIS Laboratories.

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Current Members

Management

Portrait of Dr. Homayoun Najjaran.

Dr. Homayoun Najjaran

Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Robotics
  • Control Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • Computer Vision
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Industrial Automation

Alma mater

  • Ph.D., University of Toronto, Canada
Portrait of Todd Charter.

Todd Charter

Engineering Operations Manager

Research interests

  • Cyber-Physical Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Robotics

Alma maters

  • M.A.Sc., University of Victoria, Canada
  • B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia, Canada
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Ashtyn Earl

Business Development Manager

Research interests

  • Adaptive Optics
  • Pyramid Wavefront Sensors
  • Machine Learning

Alma mater

  • B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia, Canada

Staff

Portrait of Rahul Niraula.

Rahul Niraula

Software Developer Research Assistant

Research interests

  • Spatial AI
  • 3D Gaussian Splatting

Alma mater

  • B.S.Eng., University of Victoria, Canada
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Benjamin Kappers

Mechanical Engineering Co-op Intern

Research interests

  • Robotics
  • Mechatronics
  • Control Systems
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Peter Salmon

Digital Media and Software Intern

Research interests

  • Generative AI
  • LM Embeddings
  • Robotics

Graduate Students

Portrait of Maryam Ahang.

Maryam Ahang

Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Machine Learning
  • Condition Monitoring
  • Fault Detection and Diagnosis
  • Automation and Control Systems
  • Uncertainty Quantification

Alma mater

  • M.Sc. and B.Sc., K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran
Portrait of Mehran Ghafarian Tamizi.

Mehran Ghafarian Tamizi

Postdoctoral Fellow

Research interests

  • Robotics
  • Generative AI
  • Motion Planning
  • Intelligent Automation
  • Reinforcement Learning

Alma maters

  • Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada
  • M.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran
  • B.Sc., Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Portrait of Mahmoud Chick Zaouali.

Mahmoud Chick Zaouali

Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • 3D Computer Vision
  • Neural Rendering
  • Vision-Language Learning
  • 3D Scene Understanding
  • Robot Perception

Alma mater

  • Marmara University, Türkiye
Portrait of Shadi Alijani.

Shadi Alijani

Ph.D. Candidate in Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Computer Vision
  • Trustworthy AI
  • Uncertainty Quantification

Alma mater

  • University of Tabriz, Iran
Portrait of Fereshteh Aghaee.

Fereshteh Aghaee

Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Computer Vision
  • Visual Object Tracking
  • Deep Learning
  • Multimodal Learning
  • Domain Adaptation

Alma mater

  • B.Sc. and M.Sc., Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Portrait of Joel Sol.

Joel Sol

Ph.D. Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Large Language Models
  • Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning
  • Artificial Intelligence

Alma maters

  • M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Canada
  • B.A.Sc., University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada
Portrait of Mostafa Abbasi.

Mostafa Abbasi

Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering

Research interests

  • Applied AI
  • Intelligent Systems
  • Business Process Management
  • Optimization
  • Supply Chain Management

Alma maters

  • M.Sc., Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran
  • B.Sc., University of Tehran, Iran
Portrait of Amir Pouladi.

Amir Pouladi

Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering

Research interests

  • Computer Vision
  • AI-Enabled Perception
  • Sensor Fusion
  • Autonomous Systems

Alma maters

  • M.Sc., Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran
  • B.Sc., Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran

Raila Adam

Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research interests

  • Robotics
  • Data Science
  • Natural Language Processing

Alma maters

  • University of Victoria, Canada
  • Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Portrait of Maziyar Khadivi.

Maziyar Khadivi

Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering

Research interests

  • Scheduling
  • Optimization Algorithm Design
  • Optimization Under Uncertainty

Alma mater

  • M.Sc., University of British Columbia, Canada

Past Members

Jamil Fayyad Postdoctoral Fellow
Younes Al-Younes Postdoctoral Fellow
J. Brandon Graham Knight Ph.D. in Computer Science
Yussef Reza Esmaeili Shahmiri Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Amir Mehdi Soufi Enayati Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Ardeshir Shojaeenasab Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Debasmita Mukherjee Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Hadi Zare M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hootan Mahmoodiyan M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Mehran Zoravar M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Yehor Karpichev M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Ali Mohajer-Zarrin-Kelk M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Jaehoon Chung M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Mohammad Jani M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Homayoun Honari M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Navid Mahdian M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Sara Hatami Gazani M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Jayden Hong M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Oluwaseyi Ogunfowora M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Matthew Tucsok M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Assef Ghamisi M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Noofa Hammad M.A.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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