Expert Team

Dr. Rafiq Ahmad

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Alberta, Director and Founder of Smart & Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Laboratory (SMART Lab) & Aquaponics 4.0 Learning Factory (AllFactory). Office: 10-326 DICE Building, 9211 116 Street, NW, T6W2R3, Edmonton.



Postdocs and Research Associates

David Baca

Research Associate

David Baca graduated from SMART Lab is Reseach Associate and Lab Manager.

Jennifer Cardenas

Project Coordinator

Jennifer Cardenas, Project Coordinator, research in robotics and inclusive technologies.

Dr. Roberto Monroy

Postdoc

Dr. Roberto Monroy, postdoc, working on Plastic4.0: Engineering and Recycling.

Dr. Ateeq Ur Rehman

Postdoc

Dr. Ateeq Ur Rehman, postdoc, plant science and paramaters optimization in Hydroponics.

PhD Researchers

Afia Rasool

PhD Researcher

Afia Rasool, PhD student, research on generative design for construction.

Yifan Guo

PhD Researcher

Yifan Guo, PhD student, research in Topology Optimization and Additive Manufacturing.

Feiyu Jia

PhD Researcher

Feiyu Jia, PhD student, research in robot-based machine tending applications.

Mohammad Alghamdy

PhD Researcher

Mohammad Alghamdy, PhD student, research in production optimization and improvement.

Junaid Tahir

PhD Researcher

Junaid Tahir, PhD student, research in machine learning tools for waste-to-energy process.

Umar Shareef

PhD Researcher

Umar Shareef, PhD student, research on knowledge modeling for Aquaponics systems.

Paolo Pancho

PhD Researcher

Paolo Pancho, PhD student, research on Construction Robotics.

Antonio Pancho

PhD Researcher

Antonio Pancho, PhD student, research on 4D Printing.

Zeyu Mao

PhD Researcher

Zeyu Maro, PhD student, research on Construction Digital Twin.

MSc Researchers

Fatima Ramirez

MSc Researcher

Fatima Ramirez, MSc. student, research concrete 3D Printing.

Guru Ratan

MSc Researcher

Guru Ratan, MSc. student, research additive metal manufacturig automation.

Jessica Cisneros-Gonzalez

MSc Researcher

Jessica Cisneros-Gonzalez, MSc. student, research in Construction simulation and robotics.

Ruozhou Du

MSc Researcher

Ruozhou Du, MSc. student, research in Additive Manufacturing.

Kristyna Kvapilova

MSc Researcher

Kristyna Kvapilova, MSc. student, research in system design in additive manufacturing.

Undergraduate Researchers

Aiman Saif

Undergraduate Researchers

Aiman Saif, undergrad coop student, research on dodo technology for visually impaired kids.

Eric voisin

Undergraduate Researchers

Eric voisin, undergrad coop student, research on portable hydroponic system.

Owen Cooke

Undergraduate Researchers

Owen Cooke, undergrad coop student, research on software for Additive Manufacturing.

Sami Jagirdar

Undergraduate Researchers

Sami Jagirdar, undergrad coop student, research on video and content development for plastic recycling.

Sean Hand

Undergraduate Researchers

Sean Hand undergrad coop student, research on design for Additive Manufacturing.

Stevie Desmarais

Undergraduate Researchers

Stevie Desmarais, undergrad coop student, research in design of robotic simulation game.

Daniel Asimiakwini

Undergraduate Researchers

Daniel Asimiakwini, undergrad research student, research in app design for autnomous repair.

Kai Wu

Undergraduate Researchers

Kai Wu, undergrad coop student, research in injection molding for mask manufacturing.

Dhir Bid

Undergraduate Researchers

Dhir Bid, undergrad coop student, research in job scheduling for additive manufacturing.

High-School Research Internees

Kyla Fald

Research Internees

Kyla Fald is a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2021..

Blaire Buchan

Research Internees

Blaire Buchan is a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2021.

Orlane Ndeugueu

Research Internees

Orlane Ndeugueu is an ELITE Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2021.

Jordan Plunkett

Research Internees

Jordan Plunkett is an ELITE Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2021.

Eman Shayeb

Research Internees

Eman Shayeb was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2020.

Olivia Zheng

Research Internees

Olivia Zheng was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2020.

Nadia Gifford

Research Internees

Nadia Gifford was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2019.

Rakshanda Alam

Research Internees

Rakshanda Alam was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2019.

Olivia Lotzer

Research Internees

Olivia Lotzer was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2018.

Safiya Ahmad

Research Internees

Safiya Ahmad was a WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2018.

Jennifer Peterson

Research Internees

Jennifer Peterson is WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2017.

Sarah Lefebvre

Research Internees

Sarah Lefebvre is WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2017.

Riana Tauscher

Research Internees

Riana Tauscher is WISEST Internee at LIMDA for the summer 2017.

Visiting Students

Shrey Verma

Visiting Students

Shrey Verma, was Mitacs Internee for summer 2021 from India.

Ananth Nayak

Visiting Students

Ananth Nayak, was Mitacs Internee for summer 2021 from India.

Alan Garcia

Visiting Students

Alan Garcia, was MSc visiting student from Tecnologico de Monterrey (Mexico).

Xu Shen

Visiting Students

Xu was an exchange student visiting from the Tsinghua University, China

Hazel Flores

Visiting Students

Hazel Flores, visited from University of Monterrey (Mexico).

Asish Mehta

Visiting Students

Asish Mehta was undergrad student visiting from IIT Mombay, India.

Ayush Mohanty

Visiting Students

Ayush Mohanty was a visiting undergrad studet from IIT Mombay, India.

Sayda Benitez

Visiting Students

Sayda was undergrad student visited from University of Monterrey, Mexico.

Asma Mansoura

Visiting Students

Asma Mansoura, undergrad student, visited from Polytechnique de Tunisie, Tunisia.

List of SMART Alumni

Wenkang Zhang

PhD Researcher

Wenkang Zhang, PhD student, Graduated from SMART Team in Sept 2023.

Hamdan Al-Musaibeli

MSc Researcher

Hamdan Al-Musaibeli, Graduated from Smart Team in July 2023.

Miguel Castillo

MSc Researcher

Miguel Castillo, Graduated from SMART Team in June 2023.

Misha Afaq

MSc Researcher

Misha Afaq, Graduated from SMART Team in August 2023.

Dr. Muhammad Tufail

Postdoc

Dr. Muhammad Tufail, completed his Postdoc from SMART Lab in August 2023.

Dr. Zahra Samadikhoshkho

Postdoc

Dr. Zahra Samadikhoshkho, completed her Postdoc from SMART Lab in August 2023.

Dr. Rabiya Abbasi

PhD Researcher

Dr. Rabiya Abbasi, completed her PhD from SMART Lab in September 2022.

Dr. Palwasha Afsar

Postdoc

Dr. Palwasha Afsar, postdoc, Working on computer-vision applications in construction.

Dr. Jiangzhuo Ren

Research Associate

Dr. Jiangzhuo Ren, completed his PhD and Postdoc in SMART Lab in July 2022.

Dr. Shahin Zareie

Postdoc

Dr. Shahin Zareie, completed his Postdoc in SMART Lab in Sept 2022.

Tanay Kuclourya

MSc Researcher

Tanay Kuclourya, graduated as MSc from SMART Lab in September 2022.

Syed Abreez Gillani

MSc Researcher

Syed Abreez Gillani, graduated as MSc from SMART Lab in July 2022.

Emanuel Martinez

MSc Researcher

Emanuel Martinez, graduated as MSc from SMART Lab in September 2022.

Hector Lara-Rios

MSc Researcher

Hector Lara-Rios, MSc. student, left to start his own company.

Dr. Pablo Martinez

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Pablo Martinez, completed his PhD and postdoc from LIMDA in Sept 2021.

Jiangzhuo Ren

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Jiangzhuo Ren, graduated as PhD from LIMDA in November 2021.

Humna Irshad

LIMDA Alumni

Humna Irshad was a technical writer for research grants at LIMDA.

Habiba Imam Zahir

LIMDA Alumni

Habiba, graduated as an MSc. student from LIMDA in May 2021.

Roland Street

LIMDA Alumni

Roland Street, undergrad coop student, completed in April 2021.

Harshavardhan Mamledesai

LIMDA Alumni

Harshavardhan Mamledesai, graduated as an MSc. from LIMDA in January 2021.

Dr. Yufan Zheng

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Yufan Zheng, graduated as a PhD from LIMDA in November 2020.

Dr. Mohammad Abdelghani

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Mohammad Abdelghani, graduated as a PhD from LIMDA (Construction 4.0).

Dr. Mana Aziziderouei

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Mana Aziziderouei was a Postdoc researcher (AM) in LIMDA in 2020.

Dr. Jikai Liu

LIMDA Alumni

Dr. Jikai Liu was a Postdoc researcher (topology optimization) in LIMDA in 2019.

Abraham Reyes-Yanes

LIMDA Alumni

Abraham Reyes-Yanes, graduated as MSc student from LIMDA in 2020.

Juan Tzintzun Ramos

LIMDA Alumni

Juan Ramos, graduated as MSc student (mobile robotics) from LIMDA in 2020

Ahmed Humadi

LIMDA Alumni

Ahmed Humadi, graduated as an MSc. student in Jan 2020 from LIMDA.

Mario Soriano

LIMDA Alumni

Mario Soriano graduated in 2019 as an MSc student, worked on IoT technology for Industry 4.0.

David Baca

LIMDA Alumni

David Baca graduated in 2019 as an MSc. student, worked on hybrid multi-material 3D Printing.

Saraswati Jituri

LIMDA Alumni

Saraswati Jituri graduated as an MSc student in 2018, worked on Hybrid Lean-ERP systems development.

Nabeel Malik

LIMDA Alumni

Nabeel Malik graduated as an MSc student in 2018, worked on the hardware & software interfacing.

Shi An

LIMDA Alumni

Shi An graduated in 2019 as an MSc student, worked on manufacturability assessment using BIM models.

Pedro Yepez

LIMDA Alumni

Pedro Yepez, graduated in 2019, developed a framework for automated maintenance plan generation.

Anas Itani

LIMDA Alumni

Anas Itani graduated as an MSc student in 2019, worked on Design for X (DFX) tools.

Chong Zhang

LIMDA Alumni

Chong Zhang, undergrad researcher was workig in design and prototype a mobile robotic platform.

Cole Masse

LIMDA Alumni

Cole Masse, undergrad student, was working in mechatronics systems for Industry 4.0.

Yining Liu

LIMDA Alumni

Yining Liu, undergrad student, was researching in design and development in 3D Printing nozzle.

Bowen Xie

LIMDA Alumni

Bowen, undergrad student, was researching in Lego-based 3D printing technologies.

Mingjie Han

LIMDA Alumni

Mingjie Han, undergrad student, was researcher in controller design for 3D Printers.

Tianshuo Liang

LIMDA Alumni

Tianshuo Liang, undergrad student, was researcher in design of 3D printing nozzle for multi-materials.

Jing Qu

LIMDA Alumni

Jing, undergrad student, was researcher on multi-material nozzle system for 3D Printing.

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