Arash Ahmadi,
PhD, SMIEEE, P.Eng

Director of SHaRe Lab
Department of Electronics, 杏吧原创 University, Ottawa, Canada
Arash Ahmadi received the Ph.D. degree in electronics from the , U.K., in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Fellow Researcher with the at the University of Southampton. He is a faculty member with the Department of Electronics at 杏吧原创 University, Ottawa, Canada. His current research interests include circuit design and optimization for , , , , , and .

Lab Alumni

Former SHaRe Lab researchers, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars.

MASc Alumna, 2024-2026
Aaron Yu is a graduate of the Master of Applied Science (MASc) program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at 杏吧原创 University, with work spanning hardware design, AI acceleration, and bio-inspired computing. His research focus is on spiking neural networks (SNNs) and how they can be used to perform energy-efficient computation through FPGA-based implementations. He is also interested in software-hardware co-design and bridging the gap between software and hardware understanding.
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023鈥�2025

Postdoc Fellow, 2023鈥�2025

Research interests:
鈥� Implementation of AI accelerators
鈥� Computation digital core design and implementation
鈥� Embedded design and applications
鈥� Mixed-mode and low-power IC design

Education:
鈥� Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, 2009
鈥� Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics, 2012
鈥� Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Design of Digital and Analog IC), 2022

MASc Alumna, 2022鈥�2024
MASc, 2022鈥�2024. Mahshid Rajati is a master’s graduate from 杏吧原创 University with research in optimizing spiking neural networks for embedded hardware using genetic algorithms. With a strong background in FPGA design for ASIC verification and experience in VLSI design, including CMOS and FinFET technologies, she is interested in analog design and the semiconductor industry.
Thesis:
Visiting Scholar, 2023鈥�2024
Visiting Scholar, 2023鈥�2024. Vedat is currently working with , Kayseri, T眉rkiye.
Research: