  {"id":416,"date":"2026-08-27T14:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/?page_id=416"},"modified":"2026-08-27T18:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T22:01:01","slug":"our-people-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<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: #f3f3f3; color: #2b2b2b; border-color: #dedede;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-phd\/\">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: #c8102e; color: #fff; border-color: #c8102e;\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/our-people-alumni\/\" aria-current=\"page\">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;\">Lab Alumni<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.6; color: #666; margin: 0;\">Former SHaRe Lab researchers, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and visiting scholars.<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<section aria-label=\"Lab Alumni\"><\/section>\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\/aaronyu15\/?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\/Aarun_Yu-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Yu\" 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\/aaronyu15\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Aaron Yu<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">MASc Alumna, 2024-2026<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">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.<\/div>\n<div>Thesis: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/2026\/thesis-defense-2\/\">Hardware-Optimized Spiking Neural Networks for High-Speed Event-Based Optical Flow Estimation<\/a><\/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:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0304-0759\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Yosef_Khakipoorpariveh-e1744296990974-160x181.jpg\" alt=\"Yosef Khakipoorpariveh\" 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\/yosef-khakipoor-ph-d-p-eng-8b732a185\/\">Yosef Khakipoorpariveh<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023\u20132025<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">\n<p><strong>Postdoc Fellow, 2023\u20132025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Implementation of AI accelerators<br \/>\n\u2022 Computation digital core design and implementation<br \/>\n\u2022 Embedded design and applications<br \/>\n\u2022 Mixed-mode and low-power IC design<\/p>\n<p><strong>Education:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Bachelor in Electrical Engineering, 2009<br \/>\n\u2022 Master of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics, 2012<br \/>\n\u2022 Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Design of Digital and Analog IC), 2022<\/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\/mahshidrjt\/?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\/Mahshic_Rajati-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Mahshid Rajati\" 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\/mahshidrjt\/?originalSubdomain=ca\">Mahshid Rajati<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">MASc Alumna, 2022\u20132024<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\"><strong>MASc, 2022\u20132024.<\/strong> Mahshid Rajati is a master&#8217;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.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Thesis<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.scholaris.ca\/items\/64f3cc29-61d8-49d3-8210-0e3691dbda79\">Hardware Oriented Evolutionary Spiking Neural Network<\/a><\/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\/vedat-burak-y%C3%BCceda%C4%9F-195274144\/?originalSubdomain=tr\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 160px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 8px; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/share\/wp-content\/uploads\/Vedat_Burak_Yucedag-160x160.jpg\" alt=\"Vedat Burak Y\u00fcceda\u011f\" 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\/vedat-burak-y%C3%BCceda%C4%9F-195274144\/?originalSubdomain=tr\">Vedat Burak Y\u00fcceda\u011f<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; color: #666; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .5px; margin: 2px 0 8px 0;\">Visiting Scholar, 2023\u20132024<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\"><strong>Visiting Scholar, 2023\u20132024.<\/strong> Vedat is currently working with <a href=\"https:\/\/avesis.erciyes.edu.tr\/vedatburakyucedag\">Erciyes \u00dcniversitesi<\/a>, Kayseri, T\u00fcrkiye.<\/div>\n<div><strong>Research<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Logical+Resonance+in+Izhikevich+Neuron&amp;rlz=1C1GCEU_enCA1019CA1019&amp;oq=Logical+Resonance+in+Izhikevich+Neuron&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQRRg80gEHMzcwajBqNKgCALACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Logical Resonance in Izhikevich Neuron<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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. 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