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Dr. Zahra Abbasi

Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering, University of Calgary

Dr. Abbasi is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary, specializing in microwave planar sensing structures for applications ranging from harsh environmental sensing to non-invasive medical devices. She is a Ph.D. graduate from the University of Alberta and former Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo. 


She serves as chair (MTT-S) in the IEEE Southern Alberta Antennas and Propagation Society (AP), Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (MTT), Communications Society (COM) chapter, actively contributing to community services. Outside academia, Zahra explores topics on productivity and mental health, and enjoys home cooking and watercolor painting.


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Postdocs and Staff

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

she/her

Postdoctoral Associate

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Dr. MAZIAR SHAFIEI

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

he/him

Postdoctoral Associate

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YAZDAN YAZDANICHERATI

Dr. Mehri Ziaee Bideskan

YAZDAN YAZDANICHERATI

he/him

Research Assistant

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Graduate Students

Shadi Kheirollahi

Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

she/her

PhD Student (co-supervised with Dr. Hassanzadeh)

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Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

he/him

PhD Student (co-supervised with Dr. Badv)

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Nima Karbaschi

Adam Junck (Lab Manager)

Nima Karbaschi

he/him

PhD Student

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Mitchell Rhead

Mitchell Rhead

Nima Karbaschi

he/him

PhD Student (co-supervised with Dr. Badv)

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Justin Ross

Mitchell Rhead

Justin Ross

he/him

MSc Student

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UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Gemma Norman

Gemma Norman

Gemma Norman

she/her

Undergraduate Summer Researcher - 2025


Leoniel Ryoo

Gemma Norman

Gemma Norman

he/him

Undergraduate Summer Researcher - 2025


STAFF

Eleanor

Chief Purr Officer

Lab Alumni

Graduate students:

  • Yazdan Yazdanicherati (MSc Graduate, 2025 - Now: Research Assistant at the University of Calgary)
  • Maziar Shafiei (PhD Graduate, 2025 - Now: Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Calgary)
  • Sarah Vestrum (MSc Graduate, 2023 - Now: Assistant Professor at the University of Calgary)
  • Bushra Kamal (MSc Graduate, 2023)


Undergraduate students:

  • Aaryan Deshpande (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2024)
  • Gabrielle Knight (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2023)
  • Toluwanimi Oladiti (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2023)
  • Rolston Aranha (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2023)
  • Viet Trung Dau (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2022)
  • Payal Wadodkar (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2022&2023)
  • Vedant Parekh (Undergraduate Summer Researcher, 2022&2023)

Open Position

Calgary Sensor Lab is always looking for highly-motivated graduate and undergraduate students.

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The University of Calgary, located in the heart of Southern Alberta, both acknowledges and pays tribute to the traditional territories of the peoples of Treaty 7, which include the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprised of the Siksika, the Piikani, and the Kainai First Nations), the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta (Districts 5 and 6).


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