Masoud Baghelani

Microwave sensors are game changers in today's tech landscape, due to their versatility across innumerable industries. These sensors utilize electromagnetic waves in the microwave range, offering a non-intrusive and contactless means to detect and measure a variety of physical and chemical properties. What makes them so crucial is their capability to deliver precise measurements without disrupting the materials being observed. In industrial applications, microwave sensors are capable of various types of sensing such as chemical, physical, biological, etc. mostly categorized as non-invasive, and non-destructive testing. In this presentation, we will delve into the complicated world of Microwave Sensors and their versatile applications across diverse industrial domains. The discussion will start with the fundamental principles that underlie Microwave Sensor technology to understand their operational details. From there, we will explore the expansive landscape of applications, ranging from chemical and physical sensing to the field of biosensing. The important potential of Microwave Sensors in non-destructive testing and measurements, as well as their integration with Artificial Intelligence, will be highlighted. Along the way, we will address a few of the important challenges associated with this technology, to gain insights into ongoing research efforts aimed at overcoming these hurdles. By the end of this talk, participants will gain a comprehensive perspective on the current state of Microwave Sensors, their transformative potential, and the exciting areas they open in shaping the future of industrial processes.

Biography:

Masoud Baghelani, a Senior Member of the IEEE, earned his B.S. degree from Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran, in 2005, followed by M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, in 2009 and 2013, respectively. Between 2013 and 2018, he served as an Assistant Professor at the Electrical Engineering Department of Ilam University, Ilam, Iran, and was subsequently promoted to Associate Professor in 2018. From 2018 to 2020, Dr. Baghelani worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Microwave to mmWave Laboratory, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. He currently holds the position of Adjunct Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the same university. Dr. Baghelani is also the Director of the Microsystems and Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory at the University of Ilam, Ilam. His research focuses on microwave sensors for industrial and biomedical applications, Radio Frequency Microelectromechanical System (RF MEMS) resonators and switches for communication applications, and RF microelectronics. He was the recipient of the Best Industrial Academic Research Project Award in Iran in 2018 and the Best Entrepreneur Award in Ilam Province, Iran, in 2016 and 2017. Dr. Baghelani currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of FringeField Technologies Inc., an Alberta-based startup specializing in non-invasive biomarker monitoring, and is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NeatFil Inc., which operates in the field of water treatment for oilsand applications.