Advanced CMOS Biochips: Design and Fabrication

About Ebrahim Ghafar-ZadehSaghi ForouhiTayebeh Azadmousavi

Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh received his BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering from KNT University (1995) and Tehran University (1997) both in Tehran. From 2004 to 2008 he pursued his PhD studies at École Polytechnique de Montréal (Montreal Canada). In 2008 Dr. Ghafar-Zadeh received several postdoctoral fellowship awards including the PDF NSERC Canada and PDF FQRNT Quebec which allowed him to continue his research in CMOS biochip design in the Departments of Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering at McGill University and the University of California Berkeley. In 2023 he joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Lassonde School of Engineering York University where he is currently an Associate Professor and directs a biologically inspired Sensors and Actuators (BioSA) laboratory. His research is supported by NSERC Canada CIHR Mitacs and other funding agencies in Canada. Dr. Ghafar-Zadeh's research focuses on CMOS sensors artificial intelligence (AI)-based sensing mechanisms and point-of-care diagnostics. To date he has trained more than 60 highly qualified personnel and published over 200 papers in conferences and journals as well as four books on the topic of CMOS sensor. Saghi Forouhi earned her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electronics Engineering from Guilan University Iran in 2010 and 2012 respectively. She received her Ph.D. from Isfahan University of Technology (IUT) Iran in 2019 through active collaboration between IUT and York University Canada. She subsequently continued her work with York University as a research associate and postdoctoral researcher. She also worked as a research associate in collaboration with York University and the University of Calgary in Canada. She later joined the Department of Electrical Engineering (ISY) Division of Electronics and Computer Engineering (ELDA) at Linköping University Sweden. Her research focuses on CMOS analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits particularly integrated sensors and biosensors. Tayebeh Azadmousavi earned both her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electronic engineering from Urmia University located in Urmia Iran in 2011 and 2013 respectively. She later achieved her Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from Sahand University of Technology in Sahand New Town Tabriz Iran in 2019. During her academic journey Dr. Azadmousavis exceptional accomplishments stood out. She was notably recognized as a distinguished Ph.D. researcher by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Sahand University of Technology in 2019. Additionally she secured the distinction of being the top Ph.D. graduate from Irans National Elites Foundation in the same year. Currently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of Bonab in Bonab Iran. Her research pursuits encompass a diverse array of topics including low voltage/low power analog and digital integrated circuits analog integrated circuits operating in current mode and voltage mode wireless RFIC design as well as the innovative field of biosensors.