{"id":56,"date":"2025-10-23T23:41:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T23:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/transdisciplinary-ai-hub\/?page_id=56"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:36:47","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpsites.ucalgary.ca\/transdisciplinary-ai-hub\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Members (Last name Alphabetical)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Founding Members and Leadership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Samira Ebrahimi Kahou<\/strong>
Founder & Director
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada
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Ahmad Abdel Latif<\/strong>
Founder & Co-Director
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Steve Drew<\/strong>
Founder & Co-Director
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mostafa Farrokhabadi<\/strong><\/strong>
Founder & Co-Director
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada
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Advisory Board<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laleh Behjat<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cathy Eastwood<\/strong>
Associate Director of Research and Strategic Partnerships
Department of Community Health Sciences
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Henry Leung<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada
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Barry Cyril Sanders<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Full Members<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mahdis Bisheban<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Omar Boursalie<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jackson Cone<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Christine Cao<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lorenzo De Carli<\/strong><\/strong>
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nils Daniel Forkert<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor
Departments of Radiology
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Gouri Ginde<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Viki Kumar Prasad<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ana Nikolic<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joseph Thekinen<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Xin Wang<\/strong><\/strong>
Professor
Department of Geomatic Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hongzhou Yang<\/strong><\/strong>
Assistant Professor
Department of Geomatics Engineering
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Associate Members<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Students<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Admins<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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John Pangas<\/strong>
MSc Student
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jialin Yang<\/strong><\/strong>
PhD Student
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Niki Mehri<\/strong><\/strong>
MSc Student
University of Calgary, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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