Discover the People
Shaping the 1st
Hojan Science Forum!
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Event Opening Speaker
Marie-Eve Sylvestre
President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
Keynote Speakers
Ebrahim Karimi
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Structured Quantum Waves and Quantum Communication.
Full Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Gerd Leuchs
Director Emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light.
Emeritus Full Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.
Adjuncts professor at the University of Ottawa.
Jaffer Sheyholislami
Professor at Carleton University, Canada
Shirin Abbasi Nejad Enger
Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics
Assoc. Professor at McGill University, Canada
Distinguished Speakers
Caucher Birkar
Honanry online talk
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Awarded the Fields Medal (2018)
Chair Professor of Mathematics, Yau Mathematical Sciences Center (YMSC), Tsinghua University
Marie-Eve Sylvestre
President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
Shadi Vafaeyan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Algonquin College, Ottawa, Canada
Kamran Esmaeili
Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada
Serveh Kamrava
Asst. Professor at Colorado School of Mines, USA
Fereydoon Rahmani
Assoc. Professor at York University, Canada
Ezzeddin Bakhtavar
Assoc. Professor at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Rebin Muhammad
Assoc. Professor at Montgomery College, USA
Aram Ghalali
Faculty at Harvard Medical School, USA
Asst. professor at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
Khabat Heshami
Adjunct Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Hemn Mohammadpour
Asst. Professor at Roswell Park Cancer Center, USA
S. Madeh Piryonesi
Asst. Professor (LTF) at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Maziar Rajabi
Entrepreneur, Founder & CEO of SharpMind Global Ventures Inc., Canada
Rastgo Hawrami
Physics Professor (Fisk University)
Founder and Director of R&D of Xtallized Intelligence, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Farid Safari
Sustainability project manager at ArcelorMittal Global R&D
Sima Saadi
Researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Rebar Jaff
Executive Director of CONFIDE (Dubai, UAE)
Berivan Kutlay Sarikaya
PhD. (she/her)
Independent Researcher
Coordinator, Community Education - Initiative to End Gender-Based Violence, OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
Worksop/Tutorials
Cassidy Swanston
Science Communication Specialist
Workshop Title:
Science Communication
Hemn Mohammadpour
Asst. Professor at Roswell Park Cancer Center, USA
Workshop Title:
Winning Grant Proposal
Scientific Committee
Shirin Abbasi Nejad Enger
Canada Research Chair in Medical Physics
Assoc. Professor at McGill University, Canada
Arezu Jahani-Asl
Canada Research Chair in Neurobiology of Disease
Assoc. Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Ebrahim Karimi
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Structured Quantum Waves and Quantum Communication.
Full Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Reza Mohammadkhani
Assistant Professor in Engineering at the University of Sussex, UK
Shahram ShahbazPanahi
IEEE Senior Member,
Professor at Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Organizing Committee
Parya Haji Mirzaee
M.Sc. in Telecommunication Engineering, University of Kurdistan
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​Security Operations Analyst at FNZ Group, UK
Hawre Hosseini
Ph.D. in Computer Science (AI)
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Senior Research Scientist in NLP/Search, Toronto, Canada
Ahvand Jalali
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
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Principal Power System Engineer at Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Australia
Parisa Khateri
​​Ph.D. in Medical Physics
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Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, Switzerland
Ebrahim Karimi
Ph.D. in Physics
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Structured Quantum Waves and Quantum Communication.
Full Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Hiwa Mahmoudi
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
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IC Design Engineer at ams-OSRAM.
University Lecturer at TU Wien, Austria
Hero Mohammed
MSc Student in Artificial Intelligence for Science and Technology
Founder & Tech Lead at Potan
Sirwan (Yaser) Mohammadi
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Senior Manufacturing Engineer at General Motors, Canada
Aso Rahimzadegan
Ph.D. in Optics and Photonics
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Postdoctoral Researcher at Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Sorour Rostampour
M.Sc. in Rehabilitation Sciences, Western University, Ontario, Canada
Zahed Shahmoradi
Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering Operations Research Specialist Norfolk Southern Corp. Atlanta, GA, USA
Support & Promotion
Art Direction
Ahura Jaff
Software DeveloperB.Sc. Computer Science, University of Sulaymaniyah
Hero Rahmani
Brand designer, Creative designer
Proofreading
Ali Arslan
Journalist
B.Sc. in Communication, Istanbul University
Hossein Baladeh
Shift Supervisor in Operations at Combined Cycle Power Plant
B.Sc. in Power Electrical Engineering, Rajaei Teacher Training University
Sayran Husayni
Freelancer
B.A in English Translation
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Engagement & Outreach
Ali Alhusseini
B.Sc. Computer Science with a Minor in French at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Majed Amini
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Waterloo, Canada
Associate in Applied Physics, Harvard University, USA
Michael Andish
Software Engineer & Founder of WeProDev
Zhila Azizzadeh
Brand Strategist - UX Specialist
Saeide Deyhim
MA in Farsi Language and Literature,
University of Kurdistan
Teacher
Dolan HêriÅŸ
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Software Developer
Nasim Hosseini
M.Sc. in Biotechnology
Research Assistant at the University of British Columbia, Canada
Loghman Moradi
PhD student in Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Nadia Parhoon
PhD candidate, Exercise Physiology
Azadeh Rahmani
M.Sc. in Theoretical Physics
External Lecturer at Koya University
Freelance Researcher in Philosophy of Technology
Yado Rahmani
Ph.D. student in Geophysics at the University of Utah, USA
Khadijah Samadi
B.Sc. in Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University
Rozhin Seifpanahi
Master of Education
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Hemn Sharifnia
B.Sc. in of Emergency Medical Services
S. Mohammad Sheikholeslami
PhD Candidate in Electrical Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada
Sahere Shokri
Master of English Language and Literature University of Kurdistan
Sohaib Shokri
M.Sc Secure Telecommunications and Cryptography, University of Science and Technology.
Program Development
Sonia Hassani
Ph.D student at Dep. Of Women’s and Children’s Health; Obstetric and Reproductive Health Research, Sweden
Soran Nabavi
Ph.D. in Physics
​Computational Simulation Specialist at TDK Electronics CoOG, Austria
Editorial
Bahareh Akhtari
Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Isfahan
Sirwe Amin salehi
​BA in Kurdish Language and Literature
MA Student in Linguistics at University of Kurdistan
Sureya Ehmedî
M.Sc. in Biochemistry IASBS (Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences)
Finance
Sonya Majidyan
Financial Services Specialist, MD Management Limited, Canada
Sina Mohammadi
Ph.D. Student at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Mona Moradi B
M.Sc.Eng, PhD in BiotechnologyProduction team leader at BioLamina AB and lecturer at Frans Schartau Business Institute
S. Madeh Piryonesi
Asst. Professor (LTF) at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada
Logistics
Tara Dachek
Research Assistant at the University of Ottawa, Canada
Pooya Ghavami
Ph.D. Student in Physics, University of Ottawa & National Research Council Canada, Joint Attosecond Science Laboratory
Vahid Habibzadeh
Technical Trainer & Representative at Fresenius Medical Care, Canada
Mehran Mehri
Data Engineer & Scientist at CIUSSS West-Central Montreal, Canada
Kaveh Moradkhani
PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at ÉTS in Montréal, Canada
Zanko Rouein
Ph.D. student at School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Shavbo Salehi
Ph.D. Candidate in Electronics and Computer Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada
Hauna Sheyholislami
PhD Candidate in Health Sciences, Carleton University, Canada
Media Production Team
Ranj Mustafa
PhD student, University of Montreal, Department of Cinema