Fassi Kafyeke joined Bombardier in 1982 as an Aerodynamics engineer. Manager of Advanced Aerodynamics since 1996, he led the aerodynamic design and the development wind tunnel testing of the regional jets CRJ700/900/1000, the business jets Global Express and Challenger 300 and the main line jet CSeries. He leads Bombardier Aerospace Research and Technology since 2007 and Advanced Product Development since 2014. For many years, he taught Aerodynamics at University and he has been active in the Aerospace community, serving on boards of several provincial and federal organizations (CASI, GARDN, ...

Peter Kaiser, retired Professor and Chair for Rock Mechanics and Ground Control at School of Engineering of Laurentian University, teaches and conducts research in the field of Rock Engineering with applications to mining, civil engineering and petroleum extraction, and has achieved national and international recognition through his research and consulting. He has been instrumental in the formation and direction of MIRARCO (Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation), a unique research corporation at Laurentian University that provides a model of university-industry ...

Dr. Al-Haddad is an international leader in the advancement of power electronics technology and its practical applications in traction, power utilities, renewable energy, smart micro/nano grids, lighting and telecommunications industry. He has natural ability to understand practical problems, provide innovative solutions for complex problems and apply them to practical applications. Dr. Al-Haddad has published over 100 journal and 500 conference papers reporting the scientific advances in the field. He has shown the technical leadership and has the credit of applying some of the published and ...

The key differentiator of Dr. Kamwa's work is his outstanding contribution to industrial technology while influencing engineering science as well. His work has high impact in the following two areas:1) power system stability where he developed advanced intelligent algorithms implemented at large scale in the industry for static excitation systems,2) Smart grid concept for power transmission system where he developed intelligent controller for a smarter transmission power grid.He has demonstrated high level of leadership in the profession. His pioneering research work is documented in numerous ...

Catherine is a Professional Engineer and the Chief Operating Officer of Morrison Hershfield, an employee-owned multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm. Catherine has consistently been recognized for her contributions to the profession and the community including having received theGold Medal from Engineers Canada and theGold Medal from Professional Engineers Ontario; inducted into Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women Hall of Fame for having received that recognition in four of the categories in which it is bestowed; and inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering as a Fellow. ...

Karim Sallaudin Karim is a Professor in the University of Waterloo’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and is a Founder and the Chief Technology Officer of KA Imaging. Dr. Karim both pioneered innovative X-ray technologies and then led the commercialization effort via KA Imaging. His research has led to the world’s first portable, dual energy X-ray detector, with superior accuracy that enables early disease detection of cardiopulmonary and musculoskeletal disorders. The technology is now used in hospitals in seven countries to replace black and white X-rays. Dr. Karim has 250 ...

Dr. Jeff Karp heads the Laboratory for Accelerated Medical Innovation at Brigham and Women's Hospital. In doing so, he has developed multiple products undergoing clinical development, trained 20 new faculty members, and founded 7 companies (that have collectively raised $200 million). He has won numerous international awards, and is well known as a captivating public speaker. Karp's research harnesses materials science and stem cell biology to solve medical problems with emphasis on nanoscale/microscale materials and bio-inspired approaches in regenerative medicine and drug delivery, ...

Fakhreddine Karray is the University Research Chair Professor in operational artificial intelligence at the University of Waterloo. He is also the co-director of the Waterloo Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He is recognized for his outstanding contributions in the area of intelligent systems, computational intelligence and pattern recognition. He has brought novel methodological approaches, efficient algorithms and innovative solutions to a number of real world problems in the area of systems and controls, intelligent transportation, human machine interaction and cognitive robotics. He ...

Safa Kasap has made extraordinary contributions to the science and technology of amorphous semiconductors, in particular in pioneering engineering contributions to x-ray photoconductors used in modern digital flat panel direct conversion x-ray image detectors for medical imaging; and in advances in understanding excess noise in amorphous semiconductors. Professor Kasap is well-recognized for his distinct contributions to engineering education and training through two well-known textbooks, Principles of Electronic Materials and Devices (Third Edition) and Optoelectronics and Photonics: ...

For contributions to Photonics Technologies, in particular for the discovery of a novel low optical power damage mechanism of great importance in current optical fibre networks, for innovations in the technology of the multi-million dollar industry of fibre Bragg gratings, and for the engineering application of a laser for grating inscription without the use of hydrogen leading to ultra-low cost and a highly energy efficient solution.