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Faculty & Research

Meet the researchers, educators, and innovators driving SEDTI's mission forward.

SEDTI's faculty bring world-class expertise in engineering education, design thinking, digital transformation, and artificial intelligence. Their research shapes pedagogy, informs policy, and directly improves student outcomes.

Use the directory below to search and filter by teaching or research area, or explore our thematic research clusters and faculty connection maps.

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Ali Abbas

Adjunct Professor

aabbas@uottawa.ca
Biomedical Engineering Data Science Robotic Surgery AI for Autonomous Vision Guided Robotics AI for the Robotic Surgery
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Ali Abbas
Hanan Anis

Director, School of Engineering Design and Teaching Innovation (SEDTI)

hanis@uOttawa.ca Research Supervisor
Engineering design and product development Creativity innovation and technology entrepreneurship Entrepreneurial mindset and business-oriented engineering education Optical networks Optoelectronics photonics and biophotonics
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Hanan Anis
Oday Aswad

Part-time Professor and Director, Digital Transformation Online (DTO) program

oaswad@uottawa.ca Program Director — DTO
Business intelligence Technology entrepreneurship Project management Supply chain management Lean-Six Sigma operations
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Oday Aswad
Jac van Beek

Long-Term Professor (Part-Time) and Director, Engineering Management Program (EMP)

jvanbeek@uottawa.ca Program Director — EMP/MEM
Engineering Management Strategic Management Leadership Development
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Jac van Beek
Benjamin Eze

Part-Time Professor and Adjunct Professor

benjamin.eze@uottawa.ca
Advanced Data Analytics Big Data Analytics Cloud Analytics DevOps and DevSecOps Upskilling Program Big Data Analytics and Cloud Data Warehousing
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Benjamin Eze
Gita Ghiasi

Assistant Professor and Director, Digital Transformation and Innovation (DTI) program

gghiasi@uottawa.ca Program Director — DTI Research Supervisor
Science technology and innovation (STI) policy Bibliometrics and science mapping Equity diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research and innovation Gender and technology Artificial intelligence and society
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Gita Ghiasi
David Knox

Associate Professor

dknox@uottawa.ca Research Supervisor
Security Embedded Software Design Web Application Design (React) Engineering Design Embedded System Design
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David Knox
Yiwei Lu

Assistant Professor and Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute

yiwei.lu@uottawa.ca Research Supervisor
Machine Learning AI Generative Models Large Language Models Machine Learning
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Yiwei Lu
Jason Millar

Associate Professor

jmillar@uottawa.ca Research Supervisor
Design Ethics and Fundamental Issues of Law and Justice Values and Norms Systems Professional Ethics Science and Technology Studies
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Jason Millar
Franz Thomas Newland

Associate Professor and Director, Systems Science (SYS) program

fnewland@uottawa.ca Program Director — SYS Research Supervisor
Design Courses Capstone Courses Systems Engineering Space Missions Professional Engineering Practice
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Franz Thomas Newland
Olubisi Runsewe

Director, Master of Artificial Intelligence (MIAI) program

orunsewe@uottawa.ca Program Director — SYSAI/MIAI
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Data Science Data Mining Data Analytics
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Olubisi Runsewe
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