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engineering professor earns international iet fellowship

abdelhamid tayebi

 

pictured above is dr. abdelhamid tayebi


february 22, 2024 – thunder bay, ont.

a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 professor has been named a fellow of the institution of engineering and technology (iet).

dr. abdelhamid tayebi, from the department of electrical engineering, has been selected for this international recognition from his peers for his innovative research and outstanding commitment to the engineering profession.

the iet fellowship is the professional institution’s highest category of membership and is reserved only for those who have demonstrated recent significant achievements sustained at the highest levels in engineering, technology, or related disciplines.

“being recognized as a fellow of the institution of engineering and technology by my peers is an incredible honor, one that fills me with deep gratitude," said dr. tayebi. "this recognition not only reflects personal achievement but also serves as a catalyst for further commitment to excellence in our field."

dr. tayebi received his master of science in robotics from université pierre et marie curie, paris, and his phd in robotics and automatic control from université de picardie jules verne. he joined 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 in 1999 where he is a professor and the founder of the robotics and automatic control laboratory.

“dr. tayebi is an exceptional researcher who is highly-respected in his field across the world. this recognition from the iet places him at the very top of the engineering profession internationally, which is well-deserved and makes us all very proud,” said dr. janusz kozinski, dean of the faculty of engineering.

headquartered in the united kingdom, the institution of engineering and technology (iet) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. the iet was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the institution of electrical engineers (iee), dating back to 1871, and the institution of incorporated engineers (iie) dating back to 1884. it is now one of the world's largest engineering institutions with 154,000 members in 148 countries.

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big ideas: farhan ghaffar on improving banked blood storage systems

farhan ghaffar stands in the anechoic chamber at georgian college

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meet farhan ghaffar.

he's an assistant professor in 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's department of electrical engineering in the faculty of engineering.

tell us about yourself.

i joined the electrical engineering department in august 2019 as a member of the lakehead-georgian partnership (lugc) program working out of the barrie campus of georgian college. my area of research is radio frequency (rf) circuits, antennas and system design with wide ranging applications: biomedical systems, autonomous vehicles, smart wireless technologies, space and satellite communications.

how did you come to be interested in researching blood bag sterilization systems?

before joining lakehead, i was working as a post-doctoral fellow at ontario tech university, where i was introduced to this problem during my collaboration with best medical canada inc. as a researcher working in rf technology solutions, i’m always eager to find areas where industries are looking for better and improved solutions. furthermore, i’ve worked on a few biomedical and wearable-related projects before. this problem was in an area i knew and an area where i could apply my research.

tell us a bit about this research project and about the process you’re going through.

currently, blood bags are stored in sterilization chambers until they’re used for transfusions in various medical treatments. to keep these products sterilized, they need to be irradiated with gamma- or x-rays to prevent transfusion-associated graft versus host disease (ta-gvhd) and other infections. medical staff rely on colour sensitive tags to determine the minimum level of radiation received by the product. however, there is no way for them to tell the maximum level of radiation received by the stored products. we wanted to come up with a technique that clearly counts the exact levels of radiation received by these blood bags. our solution consists of a complete radio frequency identification (rfid)-based tag for blood bags and other related products. the tag includes an electronic radiation sensor, a digital memory, an rf energy harvester, and an rf transceiver with an integrated flexible antenna. some of these modules have been designed, fabricated and characterized for their performance. others are currently being investigated to move toward an eventual demonstration of complete rfid tag. we have already published two journal papers and have been granted a u.s. patent on this technology. another patent is currently under review.

your team developed a system to minimize the number of disposed blood bags. can you tell us why this was an important advancement.

the current method for storing blood bags/products is quite inefficient and results in significant waste. i feel this is quite astonishing considering these products are stored for saving human lives. this means that wasting any part of these products greatly minimizes the efficiency of health-care professionals and medical facilities. we want to save every inch of these products and every last drop of blood, so it can be used to save human lives.

what’s the most interesting/surprising/unusual thing you uncovered?

that medical facilities and hospitals can rely so much on electronic and wireless solutions is the best thing that i have come across. i always had some idea that our advanced electronic systems could find applications in biomedical system and solutions. however, working on one such technology hands-on was quite intriguing, to say the least.

how will your research impact (potentially impact) the lives of folks in simcoe county, ontario, and canada?

since the technology is being developed with a canadian industry partner, best medical canada inc., our team expects its practical implementation to happen in canada before anywhere else. as an engineer, it would be a dream come true to see one of my own work/inventions being applied in health-care facilities in canada and helping to improve lives in our county, province and country.

how are lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 contributing to this research project?

although most of the work on this project has been completed, my current graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are working on advancing various components of this technology. so, we can say the seeds of my research were born by the blood sterilization system. for example, flexible rf antenna designs are being explored by my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . similarly, my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are working on advancing reconfigurable components for biomedical technologies, etc.the project was funded through a national sciences and engineering research council (nserc) grant and was done in collaboration with best medical canada (bmc).

big ideas with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia is a partnership with metroland media. this article was originally published on simcoe.com on sunday, jan. 7, 2024. 

big ideas: farhan ghaffar on improving banked blood storage systems

farhan ghaffar stands in the anechoic chamber at georgian college

while we go about our daily lives, researchers at 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's orillia campus are busy exploring ways to improve our communities. big ideas with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia gives you a glimpse inside their innovative work. keep reading to learn more.

meet farhan ghaffar.

he's an assistant professor in 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's department of electrical engineering in the faculty of engineering.

tell us about yourself.

i joined the electrical engineering department in august 2019 as a member of the lakehead-georgian partnership (lugc) program working out of the barrie campus of georgian college. my area of research is radio frequency (rf) circuits, antennas and system design with wide ranging applications: biomedical systems, autonomous vehicles, smart wireless technologies, space and satellite communications.

how did you come to be interested in researching blood bag sterilization systems?

before joining lakehead, i was working as a post-doctoral fellow at ontario tech university, where i was introduced to this problem during my collaboration with best medical canada inc. as a researcher working in rf technology solutions, i’m always eager to find areas where industries are looking for better and improved solutions. furthermore, i’ve worked on a few biomedical and wearable-related projects before. this problem was in an area i knew and an area where i could apply my research.

tell us a bit about this research project and about the process you’re going through.

currently, blood bags are stored in sterilization chambers until they’re used for transfusions in various medical treatments. to keep these products sterilized, they need to be irradiated with gamma- or x-rays to prevent transfusion-associated graft versus host disease (ta-gvhd) and other infections. medical staff rely on colour sensitive tags to determine the minimum level of radiation received by the product. however, there is no way for them to tell the maximum level of radiation received by the stored products. we wanted to come up with a technique that clearly counts the exact levels of radiation received by these blood bags. our solution consists of a complete radio frequency identification (rfid)-based tag for blood bags and other related products. the tag includes an electronic radiation sensor, a digital memory, an rf energy harvester, and an rf transceiver with an integrated flexible antenna. some of these modules have been designed, fabricated and characterized for their performance. others are currently being investigated to move toward an eventual demonstration of complete rfid tag. we have already published two journal papers and have been granted a u.s. patent on this technology. another patent is currently under review.

your team developed a system to minimize the number of disposed blood bags. can you tell us why this was an important advancement.

the current method for storing blood bags/products is quite inefficient and results in significant waste. i feel this is quite astonishing considering these products are stored for saving human lives. this means that wasting any part of these products greatly minimizes the efficiency of health-care professionals and medical facilities. we want to save every inch of these products and every last drop of blood, so it can be used to save human lives.

what’s the most interesting/surprising/unusual thing you uncovered?

that medical facilities and hospitals can rely so much on electronic and wireless solutions is the best thing that i have come across. i always had some idea that our advanced electronic systems could find applications in biomedical system and solutions. however, working on one such technology hands-on was quite intriguing, to say the least.

how will your research impact (potentially impact) the lives of folks in simcoe county, ontario, and canada?

since the technology is being developed with a canadian industry partner, best medical canada inc., our team expects its practical implementation to happen in canada before anywhere else. as an engineer, it would be a dream come true to see one of my own work/inventions being applied in health-care facilities in canada and helping to improve lives in our county, province and country.

how are lakehead 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 contributing to this research project?

although most of the work on this project has been completed, my current graduate 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are working on advancing various components of this technology. so, we can say the seeds of my research were born by the blood sterilization system. for example, flexible rf antenna designs are being explored by my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . similarly, my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are working on advancing reconfigurable components for biomedical technologies, etc.the project was funded through a national sciences and engineering research council (nserc) grant and was done in collaboration with best medical canada (bmc).

big ideas with 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 orillia is a partnership with metroland media. this article was originally published on simcoe.com on sunday, jan. 7, 2024. 

lakehead-georgian welcomes first 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛

stephen bond, bridget healy and jacky wu are part of the inaugural cohort of lakehead-georgian electrical engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛

(from left to right) stephen bond, bridget healy and jacky wu are part of the inaugural cohort of lakehead-georgian electrical engineering 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 . 

 

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approximately 36 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 began their studies at georgian college's barrie campus in september as part of lakehead-georgian’s first classes.  世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 embarked on a four-year journey in the first two lakehead-georgian combined programs: bachelor of engineering (electrical) with electrical engineering technology advanced diploma, and honours bachelor of arts and science – environmental sustainability (ecosystem management) degree with environmental technician diploma.

“i’ve always been a very hands-on person,” said bridget healy, a first-year engineering student. “i explored a number of other degree programs, but the university-college model at georgian really appealed to me. i liked the idea of having one-on-one interaction with the faculty and learning practical skills.” healy, who is from orillia, also loved the fact she can live at home and have a short commute to school.

lakehead-georgian programs allow 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 to complete a university degree and college credential in only four years, combining academic and applied learning to graduate job-ready.

“we routinely hear from industry that they are looking for graduates who have hands-on practical experience, in addition to a theoretical foundation that comes from a university education,” said dr. dean jobin-bevans, principal, orillia campus of 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 .

“under the innovative partnership that is lakehead-georgian, our 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 will experience the best of a university and college education. our goal is to provide a combination of applied and practical learning experiences that will be valued by employers. our engineering graduates will be job-ready, equipped with the theoretical and practical skills to allow them to hit the ground running.”

academic and service teams from lakehead and georgian continue to collaborate on a number of fronts, including the development of new programs for the years ahead.

“we’re very excited to have our first lakehead-georgian cohort of 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 on campus,” said jason galea, dean, academic quality, teaching and learning, and degree partnerships, georgian college. “our two academic institutions continue to work diligently and creatively – ensuring our partnership grows to meet the need for degree-level education in our communities. with the lakehead campus in orillia and georgian’s main campus in barrie, we are proud to serve 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 and employers with innovative, collaborative programs for today’s economy.”

two new lakehead-georgian programs will begin in september 2018:

  • honours bachelor of science in applied life science degree with biotechnology – health diploma
  • honours bachelor of science in computer science with computer programmer diploma

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