Mirzavand, Rashid

Bio

Dr. Rashid Mirzavand is the principal investigator of the Intelligent Wireless Technology Lab at the University of Alberta, which is one of the most well-equipped and well-known labs in IoT, sensing and ICT. In an Intelligent Integrated Sensors & Antennas strategic research project, with five industry partners in the ICT and energy sectors, he applies ICT technologies to increase efficiencies and productivity of many economic sectors including health, energy, transportation, smart building and so on. His current research focus is on the development of innovative Microwave Circuits for 5G, Integrated Sensors Systems for Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Health Things (IoHT), and Over the Air Measurement Systems for wireless devices characterization and evaluation. He received the NEF Grant Award 2014, AITF Elite PDF Award 2015, Honorable CMC Industrial Collaboration Award 2017, and TEC Edmonton Innovation Award 2019. He is an author of 70 journal papers and 66 conference publications and several patents in his field.

Publications, Activities, and Awards

$1.2 million grant to develop an autonomous self-powered sensing network for safekeeping Arctic assets
$1.5M grant on Developing Resilient Networking and Communications Systems for 5G Wireless
A Battery-Less Non-Hybrid Six-Port RFID-Based Wireless Sensor Architecture for IoT Applications
A Battery-Less RFID Sensor Architecture with Distance Ambiguity Resolution for Smart Home IoT Applications
A Battery-Less Six-Port RFID-Based Wireless Sensor Architecture for IoT Applications
A Practical Workflow to Design Inflow Control Devices in Sagd Projects to Increase Production and Lower Fresh Water Usage
A Survey on Battery-Less RFID-Based Wireless Sensors
A Three-Port Zero-Power RFID Sensor Architecture for IoT Applications
A Three-Port Zero-Power RFID Wireless Sensor for IoT Applications
Apparatus and methods for wireless/RFID sensors
Capacitive Resonant System to Charge Devices with Metallic Embodiment
Capacitively Coupled Resonators for Misalignment-Tolerant Wireless Charging through Metallic Cases
Characterization of a Resonant Capacitively Coupled Wireless Power Transfer System for Communication Purposes at 6 MHz
Data-Driven Analysis of Using Flow Control Devices and Extended Reach Wells on Sagd Well Performance
Data-Driven Decision-Making Strategy for Thermal Well Completion
Detection of soil moisture, humidity, and liquid level using CPW based interdigital capacitive sensor
Engineering Research Chair in Intelligent Wireless Communication and Sensing, University of Alberta
Fixed-Frequency Low-Loss Dielectric Material Sensing Transmitter
Flow Control Device and Liner Floatation: Key Technology Driver in Extreme Extended Reach Shallow Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage Wells
High-Resolution Dielectric Constant Measurement Using a Sensor Antenna with an Allocated Link for Data Transmission
Impact of Inflow and Outflow Rate Control to Minimize Freshwater Usage: Historical Canadian Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Operations versus Numerical Simulations
Low Ripple Envelope Detection for Load Modulated Communication in SWIPT
Smarter Canadian Oil Production using Wireless Technologies
Unsupervised PSD Clustering to Assess Reservoir Quality Along the Horizontal Wells: An Efficient Inflow Control Devices Design
Wireless Capacitive Liquid-Level Detection Sensor Based on Zero-Power RFID-Sensing Architecture
Wireless Communication and Power Delivery to Sensors in Heavy Oil Production
Wireless Data and Power Transmission To SAGD Liners

Mirzavand, Rashid

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Wireless Communication And Power Delivery

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