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Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering (MIAE)

Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering (MIAE)

Faculty members

  • Waizuddin Ahmed
    Professor
    Dynamic systems; stability; vehicle systems; vibration isolation and control; railway vehicle dynamics; vehicle system dynamics and design; modeling and analysis of physical systems.
  • Ali Akgunduz
    Professor
    Airline operations, Transportation management, Systems simulation, Application of Operations Research on service and manufacturing applications
  • Julia Aman
    Assistant Professor, LTA
    Numerical simulation and modelling of Sustainable energy systems, HVAC&R, advanced thermodynamics, heat transfer enhancement, Thermal Cooling, Two-phase fluid flow.
  • Nadia Bhuiyan
    Professor
    Operational issues dealing with the design, development, production, and distribution of goods & services, with a focus on emerging tools and techniques in product/process design & development, design and manufacturing technologies, information management, and methods for integrating design & manufacturing to improve process performance.
  • Akif Bulgak
    Professor
    Modeling & performance analysis of flexible manufacturing / assembly systems; adaptive/predictive scheduling of flexible manufacturing systems; design optimization and economics of flexible manufacturing/assembly systems; just-in-time manufacturing systems; performance evaluation of manufacturing systems; stochastic optimization; quality and productivity improvement; industrial economics;
  • Mingyuan Chen
    Professor
    Applied operations research; manufacturing systems design & analysis; production engineering; computer integrated manufacture; simulation of industrial systems; inventory control.
  • Claudio Contardo
    Associate Professor
    Operations Research, Logistics Management, Vehicle Routing, Location Analysis, Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
  • Ivan Contreras
    Associate Professor
    Transportation and logistics; network optimization and design; facility location; hub location; scheduling; operations research; integer and combinatorial optimization; decomposition methods for large-scale optimization; robust optimization
  • Javad Dargahi
    Professor
    Haptic sensors and feedback systems for minimally invasive surgery and robotics, Design and fabrication of intelligent tactile sensors for robots and endoscopes, Design and fabrication of sensors by micromachining, Application of piezoelectric polymers in robotic and endoscopic sensors, Teletaction in minimally invasive surgery.
  • Kudret Demirli
    Professor
    Lean Manufacturing, Lean Supply Chain, and Lean Healthcare.
  • Robin A.L. Drew
    Professor
    Research in advanced materials: porous materials, foams, metal-ceramic composites, biomaterials and tissue engineering, metal-ceramic interactions, high temperature wetting studies and joining processes.
  • Carole El Ayoubi
    Sr. Lecturer
    Aero-thermal design of gas turbines
  • Mojtaba Eskandarian
    Lecturer
  • Nabil Esmail
    Professor
    (Professor)
    Liquid Coating Mechanics - Coating in Pulp and Paper - Rheology, Mechanical Properties of Polymeric Liquids; Solid Surface Wetting Phenomena and Mechanics.
  • Ebenezer Ekow Essel
    Assistant Professor
    Turbulence Bluff body aerodynamics Jets Turbulent boundary layers Particle image velocimetry Computational fluid dynamics Bioassay analysis Machine learning
  • Rajamohan Ganesan
    Professor
    Composite materials and structures; stochastic mechanics and random vibrations; stress analysis; finite element method; vibration analysis and machine dynamics; machinery monitoring and diagnostics; engineering fracture mechanics and fatigue.
  • Marzieh Ghiyasinasab
    Assistant Professor, LTA
  • Hany Gomaa
    Assistant Professor
    Fluid Mechanics; Microfluidics and Solid-Surface Wetting Phenomena; Thermofluids; Rheology; Aerodynamics Design; Mechanical Engineering Design.
  • Brandon Gordon
    Associate Professor
    Control systems; mechatronics; robotics; virtual reality; distributed computing networks; real-time simulation; active flow control; internal combustion engines; automotive and aerospace control systems.
  • Gerard J. Gouw
    Professor
    Human factors engineering/ergonomics; safety engineering; biomedical engineering; tribology.
  • Hossein Hashemi Doulabi
    Healthcare optimization under uncertainty, Large-scale optimization, stochastic programming, decomposition-based integer programming algorithms (Benders decomposition, Lagrangian relaxation, Column generation), and robust optimization.
  • Suong Van Hoa
    Professor and Director of CONCOM
    Composite materials and structures; design of composite structures; vibration; stress analysis; dynamics; finite element method; testing and evaluation of composite materials and structures; manufacturing of composites.
  • Mehdi Hojjati
    Professor

  • Ayhan Ince
    Professor
    Computational damage modeling, damage/fracture mechanics of materials and structures, short crack growth behavior, high cycle fatigue, multiaxial fatigue, machine learning-based modeling, peridynamics-based modeling, fatigue design, durability, material deformation, stress-strain analysis
  • Jerin John
    Assistant Professor
    Rocket Propulsion Concepts, Combustion, Rheology, Green Propellants, Energetic Materials, Gel fuels, Non-Newtonian Fluids, Material Charaterization Techniques, Droplet and Spray Combustion, Soft Matter, Hybrid Rocket Engines
  • Lyes Kadem
    Full Professor
    Particle image velocimetry; Cardiovascular biomechanics; Aortic stenosis; Hypertension; Magnetic resonance imaging; Doppler Ultrasound; Experimental fluid mechanics; Mathematical modeling of the arterial system; In vitro experiments.
  • Makbule Kandakoglu
  • Ida Karimfazli
    Associate Professor
    Fluid dynamics, complex fluids, computational and mathematical analysis, heat and mass transfer
  • Ashok Kaushal
    Lecturer(ETA)
    Chair Capstone Design Committee
    Rotor dynamics; Modal testing and analysis; Finite element method; Vibration analysis and machine dynamics; Machinery monitoring and diagnostics; Product Development product development
  • Masoumeh Kazemi-Zanjani
    Professor
    Associate Chair
    Applied stochastic programming and robust optimization in supply chain and operations management; applied operations research; Supply chain management; Production planning; Sustainable operations management (reverse logistics, closed loop supply chains).
  • Mojtaba Kheiri
    Associate Professor
    Fluid-structure interactions, Aeroelasticity, Flow-induced vibration, Wind engineering, Airborne wind energy, Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Renewable energy systems, Energy harvesting, Numerical methods
  • Charles Basenga Kiyanda
    Associate Professor
    Thermodynamics, Equations of State, Compressible Fluid Dynamics, Supersonic Flow, Combustion, Nonlinear Systems
  • Onur Kuzgunkaya
    Associate Professor
    Design and Analysis of Flexible/Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Manufacturing System Performance Evaluation, Complexity in Manufacturing, Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) Methods,Fuzzy Optimization, Lean Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
  • Tsz Ho Kwok
    Associate Professor
    3D Printing, Design for Additive Manufacturing, Mass Customization, Computer-Aided Design
  • Jonathan Liscouet
    Associate Professor
    Design of drones and VTOL aircraft for safety-critical applications
  • Susan Liscouët-Hanke
    Associate Professor
    integrated aircraft systems design for sustainable aviation, aircraft systems architecting, aircraft-level technology evaluation, model-based systems engineering, novel technologies for aircraft systems, aircraft electrification
  • Mamoun Medraj
    Professor
    Water droplet impingement erosion, Light metals, alloys development, metal matrix composites, computational thermodynamics, phase diagrams, nanostructured coatings, and failure analysis and stress waves.
  • Christian Moreau
    Professor
    Thermal Spraying, Coatings, Properties / Microstructure Relationship, Industrial Applications of Coatings, Particle Diagnostics, Optical, Sensors, Optical Pyrometry, Control of Thermal Spray Processes

  • Sivakumar Narayanswamy
    Professor and M. Eng & M.A.Sc. Program Director
    Measurement of surface roughness, profile and length using laser interferometry, dynamic characterization of vibrating objects, characterization of MEMS devices. In Micromachining: Pulsed Laser micromachining of photonic devices such as surface relief gratings, fiber bragg gratings and feature size reduction by direct machining
  • Hoi Dick Ng
    Professor
    Combustion; explosion; detonation and deflagration; shock waves physics; alternative fuel research; energetic materials; theoretical and computational fluid dynamics; applied mathematics, numerical methods
  • Muthukumaran Packirisamy
    Professor
    Optical MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems), PVDF MEMS, Microphotonics, Dynamics of Microsystems, Integrated Microsensors and Microactuators, Silicon Micromachining, Fuzzy System Identification of Microsystems, Design and manufacturing.
  • Alexandre Paradis
    Extended-Term Appointment
  • Marius Paraschivoiu
    Professor
    Computational fluid dynamics; finite element methods for fluid simulations; aerodynamic simulations; wind energy; acoustic simulations; parallel computing; turbulence modeling.
  • Martin D. Pugh
    Professor and Chair of the Department
    Plastics, ceramics, metals, and composites; materials science; properties and failure of materials; casting, welding, heat-treating and non-destructive testing.
  • Subhash Rakheja
    Professor
    Human response to vibration and shock; vehicle dynamics; optimization and vibration control in system design; directional control and stability of commercial vehicles; driver-vehicle interactions; power tools and hand-transmitted vibration; seating dynamics and driver vibration; semi-active and active vibration control; vehicle and ride dynamics; vehicle suspension analysis;
  • Wael Saleh
    Assistant Professor
  • Ramin Sedaghati
    Professor
    Smart Materials and Structures (Adaptive Structures); Adaptive Energy Absorption Systems using Smart ER/MR Fluids; Design Optimization of Lightweight Metallic or Composite Structures; Computational Mechanics (Finite Element Method)
  • Farjad Shadmehri
    Associate Professor
    Composite structures: analysis, design & testing; Composite materials; Automated manufacturing of composites; Automated Fiber Placement (AFP); Aircraft structures
  • Navid Sharifi
    Lecturer
  • Ion Stiharu
    Professor
    Design and manufacturing; dynamics; micromachining and micromechanics; tribology; high precision mechanics; intelligent vehicle systems; micromechatronic devices; microsensors (acoustic, acceleration, pressure, humidity); microtribology; nonconventional lubrication methods; sensors and detection systems.
  • Chun-Yi Su
    Professor
    Control systems; mechatronics; precision engineering; robotics; process dynamics and control; linear systems.
  • Hamid Taghavifar
    Assistant Professor
    Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs); Robotics; Control Systems; Mechatronics; Artificial Intelligence (AI); Reinforcement Learning; Intelligent Transportation Systems
  • Moussa Tembely
    Assistant Professor
    Multiphase Flows, CFD, Flow in Porous Media, Machine and Deep Learning, Thermal Spray
  • Brian Vermeire
    Associate Professor
    Computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, high-performance computing, turbulence, numerical methods, applied mathematics, optimization, large eddy simulation, direct numerical simulation.
  • Sorin Voiculescu
    Lecturer
  • Rolf Wuthrich
    ProfessorHead of EGE group
    Non traditional manufacturing processes, glass micro-machining, electrochemical discharges, micro-systems , nano-particles, gas evolving electrodes, stochastic process modelling, multi-physics modelling, nanostructured electro-catalysts, hydrogen production, fuel-cells.
  • Wen-Fang Xie
    Professor
    Dynamic modeling and control, Mechatronics, Visual Servo Control, Soft Computing Techniques, Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Industrial Process Control and Flight control.
  • Hang Xu
    Assistant Professor
    Mechanical Metamaterials, Lightweight Structures, Aircraft Structure Design, Multi-scale Mechanics of Materials, Multi-material Additive Manufacturing, and Soft Robotics
  • Behrooz Yousefzadeh
    Assistant Professor
    Mechanical vibration, nonlinear dynamics, elastic wave propagation, mechanical metamaterials, applied mechanics, nonlinear waves, stability analysis, architectural acoustics.
  • Youmin Zhang
    Professor
    Monitoring, Fault Diagnosis and Fault Tolerant Control of Safety-critical Systems (air, land, ground, surface/underwater, and autonomous vehicles etc.); Avionics and Flight Control; Industrial Process Control; Modeling and Simulation of Physical Systems; Estimation, Identification and Information Fusion Techniques; Advanced Signal Processing Techniques for Diagnosis and Control; Mechatronics;

Our part-time faculty members have access to a common office located at EV3.238. The phone number for this room is 514-848-2424 ext. 3462. However, as these professors are part-time and not always on campus, it is best to consult your course outline for preferred office hours or contact your professor by email to make an appointment.

Fall 2024-25

Professor’s Name

Course

E-mail address
Fenster, Richard MIAE 215/2 T richard.fenster@concordia.ca
Gauthier, Pierre ENGR 6201/2 XX, MECH 461/MECH 6111/2 XX pierre.gauthier1@concordia.ca
Ghoreshilangrodi, Seyedramin ENGR 6251/2 M ramin.ghoreishi@concordia.ca
Joshi, Suraj ENGR 311/2 X and MECH 352/2 N suraj.joshi@concordia.ca
Khamsepour, Peyman MECH 6501/2 X peyman.khamsepour@concordia.ca
Nasrallah, Danielle MECH 371/2 F  danielle.nasrallah@concordia.ca
Obuchowicz, Ted MIAE 215/2 XX ted.obuchowicz@concordia.ca
Portaro, Rocco MIAE 311/2 TT rocco.portaro@concordia.ca
Sharifi, Shahram ENGR 301/2 G & INDU 330/2 X shahram.sharifi@concordia.ca 
Tardy, Francois MECH 412/2 NN francois.tardy@concordia.ca
Tata, Viswanath AERO 417/ENGR 6421/1 MM viswanath.tata@concordia.ca

Summer 2024-25

Professor's Name Course E-mail address
Ahmed, Ehab ENGR 244/1 AA ehab.ahmed@concordia.ca
Aziz, Ali MIAE 215/1 CC ali.aziz@concordia.ca
Dallali, Marjan MECH 6111/1 CC maryam.dallali@concordia.ca 
Gauthier, Pierre ENGR 311/1 AA, ENGR 6201/1 AA, MECH 370/1 CC pierre.gauthier1@concordia.ca
Khamsepour, Peyman MECH 6501/1 AA peyman.khamsepour@concordia.ca
Rembacz, Michael MIAE 311/1 AA michael.rembacz@concordia.ca
Sabih, Amar MECH 6491/1 CC amar.sabih@concordia.ca
Sharifi, Shahram INDU 323/1 AA & INDU 441/INDU 6321/1 CC shahram.sharifi@concordia.ca 
Tadayon, Rahim ENGR 311/1 CC rahim.tadayon@concordia.ca
Talla, Malleswara Rao ENGR 301/1 CC malleswara.talla@concordia.ca
Viswanath, Tata AERO 417/ENGR 6421/1 AA viswanath.tata@concordia.ca

Winter 2023-24

Professor's Name Course E-mail address
Abidar, Youssef INDU 6221/4-W youssef.abidar@concordia.ca 
Azami, Aria INDU 424/4-W aria.azami@concordia.ca
Ebrahimi Orimi, Hamid MECH 6451/4-XX hamid.ebrahimiorimi@concordia.ca
Engin, Serafettin MECH 6421/4-WW Serafettin.engin@concordia.ca
Eskandarian, Sam INDU 372/4-T, and MIAE 313/4-X sam.eskandarian@concordia.ca
Gauthier, Pierre AERO 464/4-WW, and MECH 6961/4-WW pierre.gauthier1@concordia.ca
Ghorbani, Esmaeil ENGR 245/4-T esmaeil.ghorbani@concordia.ca
Girgis, Sami (with Raja Rama Murthy & Tsukasa Yoshinaka) AERO 465/MECH 6161/4-XX raja.ramamurthy@pwc.a
Hemami, Ahmad MECH 468/4-W, and MECH 691/4-W ahmad.hemami@concordia.ca
Ibeid, Sharif ENGR 251/4-W sharif.ibeid@concordia.ca
Jehoonian, Mohammad INDU 6331/4-XX mohammad.jeihoonian@concordia.ca
Marzban, Mostapha MECH 460/4-T mostapha.marzban@concordia.ca
Mihai, Niculae INDU 411/4-X niculae.mihai@concordia.ca  
Nasrallah, Danielle MECH 371/4-T  danielle.nasrallah@concordia.ca
Portaro, Rocco MECH 414/MECH 6611/4-XX rocco.portaro@concordia.ca
Sabih ,Amar MECH 390/4-TT, and MECH 344/4-M amar.sabih@concordia.ca
Sadouk, Said AERO 446/MECH 6241/4-X said.sadouk@concordia.ca
Sharifi, Shahram INDU 371/4-X shahram.sharifi@concordia.ca
Sy, Mamadou MECH 421/6511/4-X mamadou.sy@concordia.ca
Taraboulsi, Choucri-Gabriel MIAE 380/4-X Gabriel.taraboulsi@concordia.ca
Vaidya, Viwek MECH 6541/4-X and  MECH 6541/4-XX Viwek.vaidya@concordia.ca

Name Title Contact
Dr. Rama Bhat Distinguished Professor Emeritus  
Dr. Henry Hong Associate Professor Emeritus  

Affiliate Professors

FARHAD AGHILI, PhD Mchill University

GAO DAYONG, PhD Concordia Univeristy

ALI DOLATABADI, PhD University of Toronto

ANIRBAN GHOSH, PhD Jawaharlal Nehru University

 

Affiliate Assistant Professor

JAYAN OZHI KANDATHIL, PhD Concordia University

ROCCO PORTARO, PhD Concordia Univeristy
 
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