Mohamad Sawan
M.Sc., Ph.D., FIEEE, FRSC, FCAE, FEIC, O.Q., Chair Professor, Westlake University, and Emeritus Professor, Polytechnique Montréal.
| Last Name | SAWAN |
| First Name | Mohamad |
| Citizenships | Canadian / Lebanese |
| Written and spoken languages | English, French and Arabic |
| Office address | School of Engineering, Westlake University |
| No.600, Dunyu Road | |
| Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China | |
| 310030 | |
| Telephone number | +86 133 9671 0504 (Cell) |
| sawan@westlake.edu.cn | |
| masawan@gmail.com | |
| Website | http://www.westlake.edu.cn / |
| http://www.polystim.org/ | |
| http://www.cenbrain.westlake.edu.cn/ | |
| http://www.MohamadSawan.org/ |
I. ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
| Degrees | Institution | Country | Year |
| Ph.D. | Université de Sherbrooke | Canada | 1990 |
| M.Sc.A. | Université de Sherbrooke | Canada | 1986 |
| B.Sc. | Université Laval | Canada | 1984 |
II. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
| Position | Dates | Organisation |
| Emeritus Professor | 06-20/… | Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal |
| Chair Professor | 01-19/… | School of Engineering, Westlake University, China |
| Professor | 06-98/… | Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada |
| Director | 06-99/19 | ReSMiQ interuniversity research center, Quebec |
| Adjunct Professor | 09-11/… | Electrical & Computer Engineering, Laval University, Canada |
| Adjunct Professor | 09-06/… | School of Microelectronics, Shanghai University, China |
| Canada Research Chair | 04-01/06-15 | Electrical Engineering, Polytechnique Montreal, Canada |
| Director | 06-96/05-04 | Electronic Division, École Polytechnique |
| Adjunct Professor | 11-95/08-98 | Electrical Engineering, McGill University |
| Associate Professor | 06-94/05-98 | Electrical & Computer Eng., École Polytechnique |
| Assistant Professor | 09-91/05-94 | Electrical & Computer Eng., École Polytechnique |
| Post-Doctoral Fellow | 02-90/08-91 | Biomedical Engineering, McGill University |
III. HONORS AND AWARDS
Honorary Fellowships/Memberships
| 2025 | Distinguished Fellow of the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI) |
| 2024 | Fellow of the International Artificial Intelligence Industry Alliance (AIIA) |
| 2022 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Sciences of Canada (FRSC) |
| 2021 | Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA) |
| 2020-… | Emeritus Professor of Polytechnique Montreal, QC, Canada; |
| 2007 | Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada for contributions to Engineering practices; |
| 2004 | Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers; |
| 2001 | Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering; |
Academic Awards and Honors
| 2026 | Hangzhou International Award for sciences and technology achievements; |
| 2025 | Chen Tingzuo Immunology Science Award for contributions to superantigen role for immunolgy; |
| 2025 | Medal of merit of Lebanese Emigrants from the President of Lebanon for outstanding emigrant achievement; |
| 2025 | Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, School of Engineering, Westlake University, Hangzhou; |
| 2022 | Chinese Government Friendship Award; |
| 2022 | Hangzhou Outstanding Talent Award; |
| 2022 | Faculty Award for Excellence in Mentoring Students, Westlake University, Hangzhou; |
| 2021 | Visiting Chair Professor, Suzhou City University, Suzhou; |
| 2021 | Honorary Dean, Life Sciences Institute of Suzhou City University, Suzhou; |
| 2020 | Expert of Engineering Research Center，Ministry of Education, Southern University of ST, China; |
| 2020 | Member of Strategic Steering Committee, School of Electronics, Southern University of ST, China; |
| 2015 | Shanghai City Mayor Award for International Collaboration; |
| 2014 | Polytechnique Montreal Research and Innovation Award; |
| 2013 | Queen-Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal from the government of Canada; |
| 2012 | Jacques-Rousseau Award for Multidisciplinarity Research contributions from the ACFAS; |
| 2008 | Officer of the National Order of Quebec for outstanding contributions; |
| 2005 | Medal of Honor from the President of Lebanon for outstanding achievements; |
| 2005 | J.A. Bombardier Award for Research innovation and technology transfer from the ACFAS; |
| 2003 | Barbara Turnbull Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); |
| 2001-2015 | Tier 1 (senior) Canada Research Chair in Smart Medical Devices. |
Social Prestigious Awards
| 2026 | Montreal Lebanese islamic Center Award; |
| 2021 | Chinese Zhejiang Weslake Friendship Award |
| 2019 | Chinese Qianjiang Friendship Ambassador Award |
| 2016 | Council of the Arab League Ambassadors in Canada Award |
| 2014 | Palais de congrès de Montréal Ambassador Award |
| 2012-14 | Chair of the international selection committee of the biomedical reseacher of the year |
| 2010 | Desjardins intercultural office achievement Award |
| 2008 | Lebanese Embassy in Canada Achievements Award |
| 2006 | American University of Science and Technology Achievements Award |
| 2001 | One of top ten discoveries of the Year by Québec Science Magazine |
| 1997 | Academic excellence award by École Polytechnique de Montréal |
| 1989 | Medal of Merit for academic excellence by the Université de Sherbrooke during my Ph.D. studies |
| 1988-1990 | Ph.D. Scholarship (12k$/year), FRSQ (Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec) |
Publications Awards
| 2026 | First outstanding paper award from Springer Microchimica Acta journal |
| 2025 | First place, best student poster award from IEEE MIND Conference |
| 2025 | First place, best WiCAS paper award from IEEE ISCAS Conference |
| 2025 | First place, best BioCAS student paper award from IEEE ISCAS Conference |
| 2023 | First place, best student paper award from IEEE AICAS Conference |
| 2020 | Best Springer Scientific Reports’ journal paper award by Canadian Epilepsy League |
| 2019 | First place demonstration award from IEEE Sensors competition |
| 2014 | Best paper award from IEEE-SBCCI’14 Conference |
| 2014 | First place award from MEDTEQ Quebec State competition |
| 2013 | Best place award from ReSMiQ’s Innovation Day Award |
| 2012 | Best poster presentation at the 11th MIOMD Conference |
| 2010 | Best Texpo project award from CMC Microsystems annual workshop |
| 2010 | Best science and society award from ACFAS 2010 |
| 2010 | Best poster presentation award from ReSMiQ-ACFAS 2010 |
| 2009 | Excellence Award from the Society for Technology in Anesthesia |
| 2008 | Best IEEE Solid-State Society Chapter of the year |
| 2008 | First best paper award from IEEE NEWCAS 2008 |
| 2008 | Third best paper award from IEEE NEWCAS 2008 |
| 2004 | Myril B. Reed Best Paper Award of the 46th IEEE-MWSCAS |
Conference Organizers
| 2025-… | Steering Committee Chair of the International Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference; |
| 2025 | General Co-Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems (ICECS); |
| 2025 | General Co-Chair of the IEEE International Conference Biomedical Circuits and Systems (BioCAS); |
| 2023 | General Chair of the IEEE International Conference on AI Circuits and Systems (AICAS); |
| 2022-… | General Co-Chair of the International Conference on Microelectronics（ICM）; |
| 2022 | General Co-Chair of the International Symposium on Science and Technology Innovation of Precision Medcine（STIPM）; |
| 2022-… | Honorary Chair of the International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Applications (ICBEA); |
| 2022 | General Co-Chair of the IEEE International AI Circuits and Systems Conference（AICAS）; |
| 2021 | Honorary Chair of the IEEE International NEWCAS flagship Conference; |
| 2020 | General Chair of the IEEE Engineering, Medicine and Biology Society Conference; |
| 2019 | Principal Investigator to convert NEWCAS to an IEEE CASS flagship Interregional Conference; |
| 2018 | General Chair of the IEEE International Life Sciences Conference; |
| 2018-2019 | General Co-Chair of the IEEE-International AICAS, and ISOCC; |
| 2016 | General Chair of the IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems; |
| 2014-… | General Co-Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Microelectronics; |
| 2013-2017 | Member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society; |
| 2012 | Chair of the Analog Signal Processing Committee of the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society; |
| 2011-… | Editorial Board, the IEEE Life Sciences Portal; |
| 2011 | General Chair of the IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems; |
| 2011-2012 | Chair of the Distinguished Lecture Program of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society; |
| 2010-2015 | General Chair of the Annual ACFAS-ReSMiQ’s Workshop; |
| 2010-2011 | General Chair of the Brain-Computer Interface Workshop; |
| 2007 | General Chair of the IEEE International Biomedical Circuits and Systems; |
| 2007 | General Chair of the Int. Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems; |
| 2006-2019 | General Chair founder of the IEEE International NEWCAS conference; |
| 2006 | Technical Program Chair of the Int. Midwest Symposium on CAS; |
| 2006 | General Co-Chair of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems; |
| 2005-2007 | Chair of the BiOCAS technical committee of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society; |
| 2005 | Chair of the BiOCAS technical committee of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society; |
| 2003-… | General Chair/Co-Chair of Technical Committees and Conferences; |
| 2003-2005 | Vice-President of the BiOCAS technical committee of IEEE Circuits & Systems Society; |
| 2002-2003 | Founder and General Chair of the IEEE International NEWCAS Conference; |
| 1995-1996 | Co-Founder of the IEEE Int. Conf. on Electronics, Circuits and Systems; |
| 1994-… | Founder and director of the Polystim Neurotech Laboratory in Polytechnique Montreal; |
Editorial Positions
| 2019-22 | Vice-President Publications of the IEEE Circuits & Systems Society; |
| 2019-22 | Associate Editor of the IEEE Reviews on Biomedical Engineering Journal; |
| 2017-… | Associate Editor of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) Journal; |
| 2016-2019 | Editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Journal; |
| 2013-2016 | Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Journal; |
| 2011-… | Member of the Editorial Board of the IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Engineering; |
| 2011-2012 | Guest Editor of the IEEE Journal of Emerging Topics on CAS, SI on Brain-Machine Interfaces; |
| 2010-… | Advisor for Springer Publisher in the field of Analog and biomedical books; |
| 2010-2013 | Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II (TCAS-II); |
| 2009-… | Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Healthcare Engineering; |
| 2008-2020 | Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications; |
| 2007-2016 | Member of the Steering Committee of the IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Journal; |
| 2007-2014 | Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems Journal; |
| 2004-2014 | Member of the Canadian Arthritis Network (Canadian Network of Centre of Excellence); |
| 2001-2010 | Guest Editor of the Springer Analog integrated Circuits and Signal Processing Journal; |
| 1999-2019 | Founder and Chair of the IEEE Solid State Circuits Society (SSCS) Montreal Chapter; |
Participation in international government missions
| 2011 | Member of the Quebec’s technology mission to India; |
| 2010 | Member of the Quebec’s technology mission to China; |
| 2008 | Member of the Quebec technology mission to Taiwan; |
| 2007 | Member of Canada Biotechnology & nanotechnology mission to India; |
| 2005 | Member of the Quebec technology mission to China; |
V. Summary of Contributions
Google Scholar; Citations: 21804, H-Index: 70
| Publications, Plenaries, Keynotes | Last 3 years | Last 6 years | Total |
| Refereed Journal publications (published/accepted) | 101 | 193 | 439 |
| Books and book chapters | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| Patents (Awarded and Pending) | 37 | 44 | 71 |
| Invited talks / Keynote speeches | 78 | 154 | 418 |
| Refereed conference papers | 65 | 134 | 653 |
| Refereed abstracts and posters | 1 | 23 | 124 |
| Technical reports | 0 | 125 | 315 |
| Total | 293 | 549 | 1733 |
| Students and other personal supervision (Appendix D) | Supervised | Completed |
| Ph.D. | 35 | 93 |
| M.A.Sc.+ M. Eng. | 0 | 132 |
| Postdoctoral Fellows, Research assistants and associates | 21 | 111 |
| Hosted Invited Faculties | 0 | 11 |
| Undergraduate training R&D projects | 0 | 371 |
| Total | 56 | 718 |
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