Dr. Rashid Mirzavand, PhD, PEng

Area of Study / Keywords

Electromagnetics and Microwaves Biomedical Engineering Integrated Circuits and Systems Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) 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 Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alberta. He holds the Engineering Research Chair in Intelligent Wireless Communication and Sensing, directs the Intelligent Wireless Technologies (IWT) Group, and CARDD-Tech sensor research co-leader.

His research develops radio-frequency (RF), microwave, and mm-wave antennas, circuits, and sensors for wireless communication and sensing. His group works on battery-free radio-frequency identification (RFID) sensors, reconfigurable surfaces, near-field measurement, and electromagnetic modelling. Applications include health monitoring, intelligent infrastructure, positioning, and environmental sensing.

Dr. Mirzavand is an IEEE Senior Member and a Professional Engineer in Alberta. He has co-founded technology companies focused on wireless sensing and related measurement systems.

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Research

The IWT Group designs and measures wireless hardware, then integrates it into sensing and communication systems. Current research includes:

• Antennas and electromagnetic systems: conformal and multiband antennas, reconfigurable surfaces, near-field measurements, and electromagnetic compatibility.
• Battery-free sensing: RFID sensors, energy harvesting, and low-power wireless platforms for environmental and infrastructure monitoring.
• Integrated communication and sensing: RF systems that combine data transmission, sensing, and positioning, supported by modelling and machine learning.
• Biomedical sensing: wearable and implantable RF devices, physiological monitoring, and microwave-enabled therapeutic concepts.

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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Zachary J. Kwong, Masoud Baghelani, Rashid Mirzavand, Ashwin K. Iyer

IEEE Sensors Journal. 2026 January; 10.1109/JSEN.2026.3709141

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