Biography

Bijan Raahemi received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1997. He received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Isfahan University of Technology, Iran, in 1991 and 1988, respectively. Professor Raahemi joined the University of Ottawa in 2005. Prior to joining the University, he held several research positions in the Telecommunications industry.

His current research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, their applications in Engineering, Business and Healthcare; Information Systems and Technologies; and Data Communications Networks and Services.

Dr. Raahemi has established the Knowledge Discovery and Data mining (KDD) Research Lab at the University of Ottawa, funded by Canada Foundation for Innovation, hosting graduate students and researchers in multidisciplinary areas of Digital Transformation and Innovation, Computer Science, and Computer Engineering. The focus of the research programs in the KDD is on two main areas of

(a) Machine learning and data mining models with their emerging applications in engineering, business, and healthcare; and

(b) Information systems and technologies, data communications networks and services.

Dr. Raahemi is the Principal Investigator of several research grants awarded by NSERC Discovery, NSERC-Engage, OCI, MITACS, and CFI/ORF. He has collaborated with industerial partners including Bell Canada, Ciena, IBM Canada, Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia), GiaTech, and SMATS Traffic Solutions. Dr. Raahemi has also collaborated with public organizations including Royal Ottawa Hospital, Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario, and ICES.

His work has appeared in more than 85 peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He also holds 8 patents in data communications.

Dr. Raahemi is a registered member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), a senior Member of  the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also a member of Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Electrical and Computer Engineering (OCIECE), and Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Computer Science (OCICS).

Industrial Work Experience

Prior to joining the University of Ottawa in 2005, Dr. Raahemi held several research positions in the Telecommunications industry focusing on computer networks architectures and services, high speed interconnections, scalable routers, metro Ethernet services, simulation and performance analysis of data networks, and dynamics of the Internet traffic.

During his affiliation with the telecom industry, Dr. Raahemi participated in the IEEE 802.3ae Standard Committee (1999-2001), where he contributed to the definition of the WAN PHY in 10Gig Ethernet Standard.

He also holds 8 patents in data communications.

Highlights of his industrial research include:

Alcatel Networks, Research and Innovation Center,
Ottawa, ON. (March 2002 - Dec 2004 )

  • Digital Multimedia Broadcast over VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Services)
  • Quality of Services in Metro Ethernet Networks
  • Cluster-based /Scalable Routers
  • Interconnection Networks; Protocols & Performance
  • Error Correction on 64b/66b Encoded Links
  • Scaling Heterogeneous Networks with Optical Switches

Tropic Networks, ASIC Design Group,
Ottawa, ON. ( Dec 2000 - Nov 2001)

  • Performance Analysis of Interconnection Networks
  • Error Correction on 8b/10b Encoded Links
  • Networks Modeling and Simulation

Nortel Networks, Optical Transport System Design Group,
Ottawa, ON.  ( March 99 - Dec 2000)

  • 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Architecture of 10GE WAN PHY
  • Automatically Switched Optical Networks (ASON)
  • Performance Analysis of Frame Delineation Schemes

Plaintree Systems , Simulation and Performance Verification Group ,
Ottawa, ON.  ( March 97 - March 99)

  • Modeling, Simulation , and Performance Verification of Ethernet Switch
  • Media Access Control for Transmitting Data Over Shared SONET Rings