  {"id":411,"date":"2026-08-27T14:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/?page_id=411"},"modified":"2026-08-27T14:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:54:57","slug":"our-people-phd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdocs and PhD Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- SHaRe Lab: PhD Students --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #222; line-height: 1.65;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 28px; align-items: flex-start; margin-bottom: 28px;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 180px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/doe\/cu-people\/arash-ahmadi\/\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/aahmadi2-599-240x282.jpg\" alt=\"Arash Ahmadi PhD, P.Eng, SMIEEE (Lab Director)\" width=\"180\" height=\"211\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 280px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0 0 5px 0; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; color: #222;\">Arash Ahmadi,<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: 1px; font-weight: 500;\">PhD, SMIEEE, P.Eng<\/span><\/h2>\n<div style=\"font-size: 18px; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 2px;\">Director of SHaRe Lab<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #555; margin-bottom: 14px;\">Department of Electronics, 杏吧原创 University, Ottawa, Canada<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/doe\/people\/arash-ahmadi\/\">Arash Ahmadi<\/a> received the Ph.D. degree in electronics from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southampton.ac.uk\/\">University of Southampton<\/a>, U.K., in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Fellow Researcher with the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SpiNNaker\">SpiNNaker project<\/a> at the University of Southampton. He is a faculty member with the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/doe\/faculty-members\/\">Department of Electronics at 杏吧原创 University<\/a>, Ottawa, Canada. His current research interests include circuit design and optimization for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neuromorphic_computing\">neuromorphic computing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/physical-ai\">physical AI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/think\/topics\/ai-chip\">AI-on-a-Chip<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bio-inspired_computing\">bio-inspired computing<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memristor\">memristors<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hardware_security\">hardware security and trust<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto 32px auto; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\n<nav style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; border-bottom: 3px solid #c8102e; padding: 0; margin: 0;\" aria-label=\"SHaRe Lab people\"><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 22px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; background: #c8102e; color: #fff; border-color: #c8102e;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-phd\/\" aria-current=\"page\">PhD Students<\/a><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 22px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; background: #f3f3f3; color: #2b2b2b; border-color: #dedede;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-masc\/\">MASc Students<\/a><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 22px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; background: #f3f3f3; color: #2b2b2b; border-color: #dedede;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-bsc\/\">BSc Students<\/a><a style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 22px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; border: 1px solid; border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0; background: #f3f3f3; color: #2b2b2b; border-color: #dedede;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-alumni\/\">Alumni<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 1100px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #222;\">\n<header style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0;\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0 0 8px 0; color: #222;\">PhD Students<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: #666; margin: 0;\">Doctoral researchers working across neuromorphic computing, AI hardware, integrated circuits, and related areas.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section aria-label=\"PhD Students\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 160px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/veryagavilikilaneh\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Verya_Kilaneh-160x166.jpeg\" alt=\"Verya Gavili Kilaneh\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2px;\"><a style=\"color: #8b0015; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/veryagavilikilaneh\/\">Verya Gavili Kilaneh<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">PhD Candidate<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at 杏吧原创 University. Verya studies the brain\u2019s functionality, from dendrites to neural connections and the hallmarks of intelligence. His work explores spatio-temporal aspects of the brain and the design of hybrid analog\/digital electronic circuits to reproduce the biophysics of biological neural systems.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 160px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-kim-87496b2aa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Cristina_Kim-160x186.jpg\" alt=\"Cristina (Nayoun) Kim\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2px;\"><a style=\"color: #8b0015; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cristina-kim-87496b2aa\/\">Cristina (Nayoun) Kim<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">PhD Candidate<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">Ph.D. candidate with primary interests in neuromorphic engineering and memristive devices. She received a bachelor\u2019s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta and a master\u2019s degree in Micro and Nanotechnologies from the Technical University of Ilmenau.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 160px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mitra-rahmatinezhad-194611b3\/?originalSubdomain=ca\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Mitra_Rahmatinezhad-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Mitra Rahmatinezhad\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2px;\"><a style=\"color: #8b0015; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mitra-rahmatinezhad-194611b3\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Mitra Rahmatinezhad<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">PhD Candidate<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">(Graduate Student Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the Department of Electrical Engineering, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. She is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering with the Department of Electronics, 杏吧原创 University. Her research interests include high-performance computing, neural networks, neuromorphic engineering, brain simulation, and hardware\/FPGA design.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 160px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/farzad-daryabari-729318210\/?originalSubdomain=ir\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/36918520-5E0E-45BB-AFB1-EE5DF0329F72-e1744311063140-160x165.png\" alt=\"Farzad Daryabari\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2px;\"><a style=\"color: #8b0015; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/farzad-daryabari-729318210\/?originalSubdomain=ir\">Farzad Daryabari<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">PhD Candidate<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">\n<p>Currently pursuing a Ph.D. with specialization in RF\/mm-wave integrated circuits, high-speed wireline communication systems, and implementation of neuron models using analog circuits.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic background:<\/strong><br \/>\nBachelor&#8217;s degree in Analog Integrated Circuit Design<br \/>\nMaster&#8217;s degree in Analog Integrated Circuit Design<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 24px; padding: 24px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid #e1e1e1; align-items: flex-start;\">\n<div style=\"flex: 0 0 160px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/farnaz-khani-018a5669\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Farnaz_Khani-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Farnaz Khani\" width=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex: 1 1 520px; min-width: 260px;\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 2px;\"><a style=\"color: #8b0015; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/farnaz-khani-018a5669\/\">Farnaz Khani<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">PhD Candidate<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">Received her B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, in 2010, and M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran, in 2014. Farnaz is a PhD candidate at 杏吧原创 University, where her research focuses on the architectural design of brain-inspired hardware, with an emphasis on low-power consumption and scalability for large-scale systems. Her research interests include neuromorphic engineering, bio-inspired computing, neuromorphic network architecture design, FPGA-based systems, and both digital and analog circuit design.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 University of Southampton, U.K., in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, he was a Fellow Researcher with the SpiNNaker project at the University of Southampton. 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