Research and teaching areas/interests:

Mechatronics, Robotics (Medical Robotics, Advanced Robotic Applications), Control Applications, Real-time and Embedded Computing, FPGA design for Embedded Controllers, Micro- and Nano-electromechanical Systems, Electronic Circuits and Systems, Instrumentation and Measurement, Smart Sensor and Actuator Technologies.

Employment History:

Dates

Rank and Position

Department

Institution

2007 Onward	Associate Professor	School of Engineering Science, Mechatronics Systems Engineering	Simon Fraser University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
2006-2007	Associate Professor	Electrical & Computer Engineering	The University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, Ontario, Canada

1999-2006

Assistant Professor

Electrical & Computer Engineering

The University of Western Ontario

2002-2007

Associate Scientist

Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) group

Lawson Health Research Institute (UWO Hospital)

1998-1999

R&D Engineer

Free-Electron Laser Laboratory

Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

1997-1998

Postdoctoral fellow

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada