Dr. Rashid Mirzavand, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Electromagnetics and Microwaves Biomedical Engineering Integrated Circuits and Systems Sensors and Wireless Sensing Machine Learning RF/Microwave/mm-Wave 5G/6G Applied Electromagnetics Antennas and Propagation CARDD-Tech Research Lead

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About

Dr. Rashid Mirzavand is an assitant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta, where he leads the Intelligent Wireless Technology Group and holds the University of Alberta Engineering Research Chair in Intelligent Wireless Communication and Sensing.

His research spans RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave circuits and sensors, reconfigurable intelligent surfaces, battery-less RFID sensing, and numerical methods in electromagnetics. The common thread is turning fundamental wireless research into systems that work outside the lab, including self-powered IoT sensors, antenna measurement instruments, and intelligent sensing platforms.

Dr. Mirzavand has co-founded and served as CTO of multiple technology companies in smart sensing, near-field measurement, and wireless power transfer, reflecting a commitment to Alberta-based commercialization. His record includes a patent portfolio of more than twelve filings and disclosures (three of them granted US patents), over 220 peer-reviewed publications, and numerous research awards. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a registered member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA).

He is committed to building an inclusive research environment that advances equity, diversity, and excellence across engineering education and STEM.

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Research

Dr. Mirzavand's program applies the fundamentals of electromagnetics (EM) to RF (radio frequency), microwave, and millimeter-wave systems, with one unifying goal: converting wireless theory into hardware and intelligent platforms that operate outside the laboratory. The work runs along four directions.

Foundations and Core Expertise (Device physics, circuit and surface realization, and the methods that model and measure them)

• Electromagnetic theory and microwave/millimeter-wave engineering
• RF and microwave circuits, RF integrated circuits, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS)
• Antenna design and propagation, with near-field/far-field measurement and EMC/EMI characterization
• Numerical modeling and simulation of RF systems, including additive manufacturing and 3D-printed components

Communication and Sensing Systems (Wireless platforms that communicate and sense at once, with a focus on battery-free operation and machine-learning-assisted control)

• Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) and compact, high-gain antennas for 5G and 6G
• Battery-free and self-powered RFID (radio-frequency identification) sensing, energy harvesting, and ultra-low-power IoT (Internet of Things)
• AI (artificial intelligence) and digital-twin methods for RF measurement, optimization, dynamic spectrum management, and signature management
• Application domains: smart cities, smart farms, and intelligent infrastructure

Biomedical Applications (RF and microwave techniques adapted to physiological sensing, targeted therapy, and remote patient monitoring)

• RF and microwave biosensors for healthcare monitoring, with AI applied to biomedical signal analysis
• Wearable and implantable devices for point-of-care and remote monitoring
• Microwave-assisted drug delivery

Dual-Use and Emerging Technologies (Defense, space, and frontier applications built from the same antenna, RF, and sensing foundations)

• Satellite and space-based antenna systems
• Radar cross-section (RCS) reduction and stealth; compact millimeter-wave radar for drones and aviation
• Secure defense communications, spectrum security, and resilient military IoT networks
• Quantum-enabled RF sensing (exploratory)

You are invited to join Intelligent Wireless Technologies (IWT) group as an undergraduate or graduate student, or as a Postdoctoral Fellow. Please apply only using this Google Form.

ECE 209 - Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Physical concepts of passive circuit elements, Kirchhoff's laws and DC circuit equations. Energy concepts, time domain analysis of AC circuits. Impedance, complex numbers and phasor algebra. AC power concepts, resonance, three phase circuits, introduction to machines. Credit may be obtained in only one of ECE 209, E E 239, ECE 202, or E E 240, unless approved by the Department.

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Browse more courses taught by Rashid Mirzavand

Ali-Reza Moznebi, Hamidreza Laribi, Kambiz Moez, Rashid Mirzavand

Communications Engineering. 2026 June; 10.1038/s44172-026-00700-w

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S. K. Abdul Alim, Ali-Reza Moznebi, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Sensors Journal. 2026 April; 10.1109/JSEN.2026.3669593

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Ali-Reza Moznebi, Hamed Khoshniyat, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology. 2026 January; 10.1109/TCPMT.2025.3642792

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SK Abdul Alim, Ali-Reza Moznebi, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. 2026 January; 10.1109/TIM.2026.3660438

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Wancen Lyu, Mahdi Barati, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Sensors Journal. 2026 January; 10.1109/JSEN.2026.3661293

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Hamidreza Laribi, Ali-Reza Moznebi, Kambiz Moez, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Journal of Microwaves. 2026 January; 10.1109/JMW.2026.3679637

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Wenyuan Zhu, Ramin Khosravi, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Internet of Things Journal. 2026 January; 10.1109/JIOT.2026.3694815

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Mohammadesmaeil Akbarpour, Mahdi Barati, Rashid Mirzavand

IEEE Sensors Journal. 2026 January; 10.1109/JSEN.2026.3656597

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