Omid Ardakanian, PhD

Area of Study / Keywords

Cyber-Physical Systems Internet of Things Sustainability Security and Privacy

About

Academic Employment

• Associate Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
• Assistant Professor, University of Alberta, Canada
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley, USA

Education

• Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
• M.Math, Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Canada
• B.Sc., Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Research

My research addresses systems challenges in different domains, from sensor networks and data centres to energy systems. Specifically, I use optimization, control, and machine learning techniques to enhance the design and operation of networked, embedded, and cyber-physical systems.