Rashid Mirzavand, PhD, PEng
Pronouns: he, him, his
Personal Website: https://www.iwtlab.ca/iwt-team/director
Contact
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept
- mirzavan@ualberta.ca
- Address
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11-382 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 StEdmonton ABT6G 2H5
Engineering Research Chair in Intelligent Wireless Communication and Sensing - University of Alberta
Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering Dept
Overview
Area of Study / Keywords
Microwaves Circuits & Sensors IoT 5G OTA Measurement Antennas Electromagnetics and Microwaves Communications
About
Dr. Rashid Mirzavand is a dedicated academic and researcher leading the Intelligent Wireless Technology Group at the University of Alberta. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, he is passionate about fostering an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity, and excellence in research and education. His entrepreneurial spirit has led him to co-found and serve as CTO for three companies specializing in smart sensors, near-field measurement, and wireless power transfer technologies.
Dr. Mirzavand's research focuses on RF/microwave/mm-wave circuits, sensors, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, and numerical methods. He is committed to advancing innovation and addressing real-world challenges, with a particular emphasis on promoting diversity and equity in STEM fields. With numerous awards, three granted and nine filed US patents, and over 180 publications to his credit, Dr. Mirzavand is a respected voice in his field. He is a registered member of Alberta's Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists.
Research
Intelligent Wireless Technologies Group
- Applied Electromagnetics
- RF/Microwave/mmwave Circuits (Passive & Active)
- Intelligent Sensors
- Reconfigurable Antennas and EM Surfaces
- Wireless Data and Power Transmission
- Numerical Methods in Electromagnetic and circuits
- Measurement Systems
Teaching
Announcements
You are invited to join Intelligent Wireless Technologies (IWT) group as an undergraduate co-op, visiting, and graduate students, or Postdoctoral Fellow.
Please apply only using this Google Form.
Research Interests: RF/Microwave/mm-wave Circuits and Antennas, RF Sensing and Measurement Methods, Bio-Electromagnetics, and Numerical Electromagnetics
We strive to ensure that our team is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. All qualified applicants including women and members of visible minority groups are welcome to apply.
Courses
ECE 370 - Engineering Electromagnetics
Review of vector calculus, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. Electric and magnetic fields in material media, including polarization mechanisms and general boundary conditions. Solutions to static field problems. Maxwell's equations and waves in free space, dielectrics and conducting media. Reflection and refraction, standing waves. Prerequisites: MATH 102, 209 and PHYS 230. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 370 or E E 315.
ECE 578 - Advanced Mircowave and Millimeter-wave Circuits
Principles of microwave and millimeter-wave circuit design, various transmission lines and their frequency dependency behavior, transition between different transmission lines, standard components realization and their analysis and applications, Emerging technologies and state of the art microwave and millimeter-wave circuit realization, System and higher level integration with focus on configurations and technological challenges, measurement techniques and instruments.