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Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

Professors190 Clinical faculty0 Adjunct, part-time and visiting27 Emeritus27 Research and leadership roles2

Faculty

Health Sciences242 Engineering192 Science165 Social Sciences123 Humanities87

Department

Computing and Software41 Electrical and Computer Engineering37 Mechanical Engineering24 Civil Engineering21 School of Engineering Technology20

Research area

Formal Methods in Verification9 Semiconductor materials and devices9 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies8 Fault Detection and Control Systems8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research7

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Rong Zheng

Professor, Computing and Software

Faculty of Engineering

Indoor and Outdoor Localization TechnologiesEnergy Efficient Wireless Sensor NetworksWireless Networks and Protocols

288 publications

Activity

Published in the last 3 years Teaches graduate courses Has research grants

Role

DeGroote School of Business

82

Office of the Provost4

McMaster University Libraries1

Chemical Engineering

17

Engineering Physics16

Materials Science and Engineering10

Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology6

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

7

Experimental Learning in Engineering7

Advanced machining processes and optimization6

Logic, programming, and type systems6

Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data6

Software Engineering Research6

Biomedical and Engineering Education5

(59 in 5 years)

h-index 41

Latest paper 2026

Teaches graduate courses

16 grants

Xun Li

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Photonic and Optical DevicesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesOptical Network Technologies

369 publications(59 in 5 years)h-index 31Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 12 grants

Kathryn Grandfield

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Bone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

155 publications(58 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 25 grants

Zeinab Hosseinidoust

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsAntimicrobial agents and applicationsBiosensors and Analytical Detection

96 publications(58 in 5 years)h-index 28Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 13 grants

Andrew Knights

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Photonic and Optical DevicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceSemiconductor materials and devices

422 publications(57 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 35 grants

Jonathan Bradley

Associate Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices

249 publications(56 in 5 years)h-index 33Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 15 grants

Ryan Ahmed

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchFault Detection and Control SystemsElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies

83 publications(54 in 5 years)h-index 20Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 6 grants

Berker Bilgin

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Electric Motor Design and AnalysisMagnetic Properties and ApplicationsInduction Heating and Inverter Technology

194 publications(53 in 5 years)h-index 40Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 6 grants

Moshe Schwartz

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Coding theory and cryptographyDNA and Biological Computing

213 publications(53 in 5 years)h-index 27Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses

Saeid Habibi

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Fault Detection and Control SystemsHydraulic and Pneumatic SystemsAdvanced Battery Technologies Research

225 publications(53 in 5 years)h-index 35Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 33 grants

Mehdi Narimani

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Multilevel Inverters and ConvertersAdvanced DC-DC ConvertersAdvanced Battery Technologies Research

216 publications(51 in 5 years)h-index 38Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 16 grants

Phil Kollmeyer

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchElectric and Hybrid Vehicle TechnologiesElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure

100 publications(51 in 5 years)h-index 29Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 3 grants

Qiyin Fang

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy TechniquesAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy TechniquesSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

219 publications(50 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 25 grants

Peter Mascher

Professor, Engineering Physics

Faculty of Engineering

Semiconductor materials and devicesSilicon Nanostructures and PhotoluminescenceMuon and positron interactions and applications

380 publications(47 in 5 years)h-index 26Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 36 grants

Prashant Mhaskar

Professor, Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Advanced Control Systems OptimizationFault Detection and Control SystemsControl Systems and Identification

290 publications(47 in 5 years)h-index 39Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 24 grants Canada Research Chair

Lydell Wiebe

Professor, Civil Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Seismic Performance and AnalysisStructural Engineering and Vibration AnalysisMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis

127 publications(45 in 5 years)h-index 19Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 16 grants

Ratnasingham Tharmarasa

Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor NetworksDistributed Sensor Networks and Detection AlgorithmsRadar Systems and Signal Processing

176 publications(44 in 5 years)h-index 30Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 2 grants

Zahra Keshavarz Motamed

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsCardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsCongenital Heart Disease Studies

83 publications(44 in 5 years)h-index 24Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses

Douglas G Down

Professor, Computing and Software

Faculty of Engineering

Advanced Queuing Theory AnalysisCloud Computing and Resource ManagementDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems

164 publications(43 in 5 years)h-index 26Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 11 grants

Zoe Li

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering

Faculty of Engineering

Hydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrological Forecasting Using AIFlood Risk Assessment and Management

107 publications(43 in 5 years)h-index 31Latest paper 2026 Teaches graduate courses 10 grants

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Clinical faculty

0

Adjunct, part-time and visiting27

Research and leadership roles2

Faculty

Health Sciences242 Engineering192 Science165 Social Sciences123 Humanities87 DeGroote School of Business82 Office of the Provost4 McMaster University Libraries1

Department

Computing and Software41 Electrical and Computer Engineering37 Mechanical Engineering24 Civil Engineering21 School of Engineering Technology20 Chemical Engineering17 Engineering Physics16 Materials Science and Engineering10 Walter G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology6

Research area

Formal Methods in Verification9 Semiconductor materials and devices9 Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies8 Fault Detection and Control Systems8 Advanced Battery Technologies Research7 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques7 Experimental Learning in Engineering7 Advanced machining processes and optimization6 Logic, programming, and type systems6 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data6 Software Engineering Research6 Biomedical and Engineering Education5