Paths to Discovery: Navigating Between Academia and Industry - A Personal Journey (for general audience)

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Undoubtedly, a question that resonates with every Ph.D. student is the career choice between academia and industry. There are multiple career options ahead of any graduate student. Some of them are traditional jobs such as becoming a professor or an engineer, and some may be different. Regardless of the chosen trajectory, certain fundamental skills are key to success and resilience in any career. While specific skills vary according to the job. In this presentation, I will draw from personal experience and offer insights into this critical decision-making process. By sharing personal anecdotes and lessons, it is aimed to shed light on the symbolic relationship between academia and industry, illustrating how navigating between these two encourages innovation, enriches professional growth, and shapes a dynamic, multi-faceted career trajectory.


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  • Galerie Rolland (B-600.16)
  • 2500 Chem. de Polytechnique
  • Montréal, Quebec
  • Canada H3T 1J4
  • Building: Pavillion Principal
  • Room Number: B-600.16
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  • Starts 22 May 2026 04:00 AM UTC
  • Ends 29 July 2026 04:00 AM UTC
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Dr. Sima Noghanian

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Paths to Discovery: Navigating Between Academia and Industry - A Personal Journey (for general audience)

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Sima Noghanian is currently a Distinguished Hardware Engineer at Ruckus Networks. She was a consultant with Neuspera Medical Inc and StrokeDx. Dr. Noghanian received a Ph.D. from the University of Manitoba in 2001 and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, which she held at the University of Waterloo. From 2002 to 2018, she served as an Electrical Engineering faculty member at the Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2002), the University of Manitoba, Canada (2003–2008), and the University of North Dakota, USA (2008–2018). She also served as the Chair of the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of North Dakota (2014–2016). She was an Electromagnetic Application Engineer with PADT Inc. (2019–2020) and a Principal Antenna Design Engineer at Wafer LLC (2020–2021). 

Dr. Noghanian is a senior member of IEEE, a fellow of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES), and a senior member of URSI Commissions B and K. Dr. Noghanian currently serves as the Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Open Journal of Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IET Microwave, Antennas and Propagation, Frontiers in Antennas and Propagation, and as an area editor for the Elsevier International Journal of Electronics and Communications. She was a member of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Administration Committee (2023–2025), Chair of the Technical Committee on Antenna Measurement (TCAM, 2024–2025). She is currently a member of the Technical Committee Health and Medicine, the Vice Chair of the AP-S Constitution and Bylaws Committee, Chair of USNC-URSI Commission K, a member of the IEEE AP-S Standards Committee, and Vice President of ACES, and AP-S Distinguished Lecturer (2024-2026).

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