Professor Murat Saatcioglu, University of Ottawa, is a leading expert on earthquake engineering and earthquake-resistant design of reinforced concrete structures. He is also the President of the Canadian Association for Earthquake Engineering and the Director of the Ottawa/Carleton Earthquake Engineering Research Centre. Murat Saatcioglu contributed significantly to the development of seismic design provisions in the National Building Code of Canada and to relevant CSA standards; he has equally contributed to structural engineering practice in the US. He has developed a number of new seismic ...

Dr. Sachdev is an internationally recognized pioneer, innovator, and engineer whose contributions to integrated circuit engineering have had profound impacts on both academia and industry. He has successfully exploited his deep knowledge of integrated circuit design, VLSI reliability, yield and testability to propose novel yet pragmatic circuit solutions. He holds over 30 patents in these areas, and has contributed to more than 190 publications, five books, and two book chapters. His original work has led to technologies with unparalleled reliability and efficiencies. This legacy of research ...

Dr. Sadiq is a leading researcher in the field of environmental risk analysis and lifecycle assessment of built environment. His pioneering work on asset management of water distribution networks is a basis for policy-making in countries around the world. Dr. Sadiq has been instrumental in building the School of Engineering at The University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus as a leading incubator for high quality engineering education and research. He is a member of many engineering societies, and sits on the editorial board of leading journals in his field. He is one of the top cited ...

Anne Sado is not just a prominent leader in business and academia; she is a dedicated leader in the community, whose ideas, energy and integrity extend her influence across the public and private sectors and make her an outstanding role model for young women. Trained as an engineer at the University of Toronto, Anne Sado had a successful 25 year career at Bell Canada before her appointment as President of George Brown College in 2004. In this role, she is spearheading initiatives that are transforming post-secondary education in Ontario. Ms. Sado received the Ontario Professional Engineers ...

Élie Saheb is an extremely versatile engineer and an administrator of high level technological projects with a rich experience in management, in Quebec and overseas, also numerous achievements in applied research and in experimental development. He now runs the destinies of Hydro-Quebec in the field of research, technological and industrial development including new energy systems. He was in charge of the engineering and construction of production and transportation equipment of Hydro-Quebec (more than 500 engineers and an annual budget of a billion dollars). He was part of the team that ...

Mehrdad Saif is a distinguished figure in the field of systems and control engineering with a career spanning nearly four decades. He is celebrated for his innovative and foundational contributions to the theory of state estimation, health monitoring, fault diagnosis, and prognosis, as well as his significant work in cybersecurity, attack detection, and resilience in complex engineering systems. . Saif’s influential research has significantly propelled the fields of estimation, control, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. His work is not only theoretical but also encompasses ...

Dr. Mohini Sain is an innovator and entrepreneur who is motivated by a vision of a more environmentally sustainable future. He is a pioneer in using renewable raw materials to create and manufacture bio-plastics and nano-biocomposites with uncompromising end-use and environmental performance. His university-based research team covers the entire spectrum; from strategic fundamental research to market-driven applied research and commercialization. The spin-off companies from these activities create employment and teach entrepreneurship by example. With applications of his products in a number ...

Gedas Sakus, during his lengthy career with BNR/Nortel, has helped to position that organization as a leader in the international communications industry, particularly via his devotion to R/D. In addition, his contributions to education, through support of many university initiatives, and through his service on the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, has helped to expand national policies which support a well-educated and flexible engineering work force.

Prof. Andre Salama of the University of Toronto has made seminal and outstanding contributions to semiconductor device and integrated circuit research. He has demonstrated innovation and creativity in promoting Canadian university research programs; he has also shown strong leadership in founding the Canadian Microelectronics Corporation and Micronet. Equally impressive have been his efforts in fostering collaboration with Canadian industries. Prof. Salama is also noted for his effectiveness as a teacher, and as a mentor of highly trained scientists and engineers.

Tim Salcudean, Canada Research Chair at UBC, is an engineering educator and researcher who has made major contributions to his field. He has established a worldwide reputation as an expert in haptic interfaces, teleoperation and medical robotics. His research breath is astonishing and encompasses applications from space technology to medical devices. His ingenuity and interest in applications have led to numerous patents and transfer of technology. He is also a dedicated and innovative educator and gives generously his time to professional associations especially IEEE, contributing countless ...