Dr. Mohamad Sawan

Chair Professor, School of Engineering

Westlake University

Chair Professor, Westlake University, China, 2019-present.

Professor, Electrical Engineering at Polytechnique, Canada, 1991-2019

Post-doc Research Fellow, McGill University, Canada, 1991

Ph.D., Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, 1990.

M.Sc.A., Université de Sherbrooke, Canada, 1986.

B.Sc., Université Laval, Canada, 1984.

Academic Positions

Chair Professor, School of Engineering, Westlake University

Emeritus Professor of Polytechnique Montreal, QC, Canada

Adjunct Professor, Laval University, QC, Canada

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Canada.

Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association

Officer of the National Quebec Order, QC, Canada

Research

Mohamad Sawan main research interests were initiated by bridging microelectronics with biomedical engineering, which was planned to introduce smart medical devices (SMDs). These AMDs are dedicated to improving the quality of human life. He is focusing on designing, implementing, and validating wearable and implantable microsystems to restore lost sensory abilities and mitigate malfunctioning organs through monitoring healthcare parameters (signals, images, pressure, etc) and neuromuscular electrical/optic stimulation. Also, Dr. Sawan is interested on neuromorphic implementations, machine and deep learning techniques and neural network-based chipsets. These research activities are motivated by increasing interests to diagnosis neurodegenerative diseases and to address them through custom closed-loop brain-machine interfaces (BMIs). The later are dedicated to neuromodulation applications and can be wearable or implantable neuroprostheses. These tools are built around systems-on-chips and may include cores to predict health evolution conditions. Bioelectronic circuits and systems are used to implement the required BMIs dealing with multidimensional design challenges such as small volume devices, reliable implantable systems, efficient power management, low-power and high-data rate wireless bidirectional near and far field communication interfaces.

Case studies include vision, epilepsy, stroke, addictions, etc. Also, cells monitoring, and manipulations are consistent options for efficient neural diseases studies.

Honors

The 2021 Faculty Award for Excellence in Services, 2021

Innovative Leading Talent of Zhejiang Province, 2020

Norbert J. Kreidl Award for Young Scholars (ACS GOMD conference), 2016

The Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Students Abroad, 2015

 

 

Westlake University is a new type of high-quality research-oriented university based in the historic Chinese city of Hangzhou – a stunning city well-known throughout Asia for its long history, rich culture, fine arts, and beautiful scenery. Their university was founded by prominent globally respected scientists and scholars. They are quickly becoming a leading university for science, engineering, and innovation. At Westlake, they emphasize academic freedom, research excellence, interdisciplinary engagement, and international collaboration. They are committed to building a truly international, world-class, research-oriented university.

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