Amir Khajepour, University of Waterloo

Research

Decision making Perception and localization 5G networks 5G networks for localization Autonomous fleet mobility Autonomous public transportation Autonomous vehicles Cloud computing

Latest papers

Quantifying learning algorithm uncertainties in autonomous driving systems: Enhancing safety through Polynomial Chaos Expansion and High Definition maps.
Accident; analysis and prevention · 2025 · senior author
Smart furniture using radar technology for cardiac health monitoring.
Scientific reports · 2025
Cascaded Safety Analysis and Test Scenario Generation Techniques for Autonomous Driving: A Case Study with WATonoBus.
Automotive innovation · 2025 · senior author

All 6 publications

Latest funding

Holistic robotic farming
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$2,390,000
Towards Green Autonomous Distribution Yards
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$449,501
Digital Underground Mining: Operation Assist Systems
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$288,000

All 53 grants and awards

6 publications.

01

Quantifying learning algorithm uncertainties in autonomous driving systems: Enhancing safety through Polynomial Chaos Expansion and High Definition maps.

Zhang R, Sun C, Ning M, Valiollahimehrizi R, Lu Y, Czarnecki K, Khajepour A

Accident; analysis and prevention2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2024.107903 PMID: 39733602

02

Smart furniture using radar technology for cardiac health monitoring.

Gharamohammadi A, Bagheri MO, Abu-Sardanah S, Riad MMYR, Abedi H, Ansariyan A, Wang K, Saragadam A, Chumachenko D, Abhari S, Morita PP, Khajepour A, Shaker G

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80062-5 PMID: 39789002

03

Cascaded Safety Analysis and Test Scenario Generation Techniques for Autonomous Driving: A Case Study with WATonoBus.

Sun C, Zhang R, Alghooneh AR, Ning M, Panahandeh P, Tuer S, Khajepour A

Automotive innovation2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s42154-024-00313-z PMID: 40511329

04

Game-Theoretic Motion Planning with Perception Uncertainty and Right-of-Way Constraints.

Panahandeh P, Alghooneh AR, Pirani M, Fidan B, Khajepour A

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s24248177 PMID: 39771911

05

Development of Integrative Methodologies for Effective Excavation Progress Monitoring.

Rasul A, Seo J, Khajepour A

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)2021Senior author

DOI: 10.3390/s21020364 PMID: 33430429

06

Development of Embedded Fiber-Optic Evanescent Wave Sensors for Optical Characterization of Graphite Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries.

Ghannoum A, Nieva P, Yu A, Khajepour A

ACS applied materials & interfaces2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b13464 PMID: 29110453

Holistic robotic farming

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Mitacs Accelerate

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir

Keywords: Agriculture; Mechanical machinery, heavy equipment (including farm, forestry, and construction equipment)

$2,390,000

Towards Green Autonomous Distribution Yards

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir A

Keywords: autonomous articulated vehicles; autonomous yard trucks; cooperative perception systems; decision making; distribution yard; electrification; path planning and tracking; perception and localization; safety monitoring; tele-operation

$449,501

Digital Underground Mining: Operation Assist Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir A

Keywords: collision avoidence; digital mining; estimation; health monitoring; multi-modal perception; operation assist systems; perception systems; predictive maintenance; tele-operations; underground mining

$288,000

L2M NSERC - All-weather Autonomous Delivery Robot

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir A

$20,000

Enabling Level 4-5 Autonomous Fleet Mobility in Known Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir

Keywords: vehicle systems and dynamics; vehicle control and estimation; autonomous mobility; hybrid physics/data modelling; perception, localization, safety; health monitoring; dependable systems; transportation; material handling

$192,000

5G Enabled Autonomous Fleet Mobility

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir A

Keywords: 5g networks; 5g networks for localization; autonomous fleet mobility; autonomous public transportation; autonomous vehicles; cloud computing; decision making; edge and cloud computation; health care autonomous mobility; perception and localization

$593,967

Development of an All-condition Dependable Vehicle Health Monitoring System

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir A

Keywords: ADAS Systems; Automated driving; Electric Powertrains; Estimation and control failure; Health monitoring systems; Supervised and unsupervised learning; Vehicle control; Vehicle Safety; Vehicle states estimation; Vehicle testing

$680,607

WATonoBus - All Weather Waterloo Autonomous Shuttle Bus: A Testbed for Automated Divining and V2X Connectivity

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir

$150,000

Advancement in Additive Manufacturing using Magnetic Levitation Technology

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Khamesee, MirBehrad

$146,426

NSERC I2I phase IIB project: A new high-speed warehousing cable robot: prototyping, evaluation,*and commercialization

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Khajepour, Amir

$350,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics
Department of Chemical Engineering
Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Mohammad Pirani

Mechanical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

Krzysztof Czarnecki

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Jaho Seo

Department of Automotive and Mechatronics Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Aiping Yu

Department of Chemical Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

George Shaker

Electrical and Computer Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Patricia Nieva

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Baris Fidan

Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering

1 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Decision making Dear Professor Khajepour, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Quantifying learning algorithm uncertainties in autonomous driving systems: Enhancing safety through Polynomial Chaos Expansion and High Definition maps." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Holistic robotic farming" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]