Mohamed W. Mehrez, M.Sc., PhD, P.Eng.
Senior Path Planning and Control Engineer
Zebra Technologies Canada
Mississauga, ON
Canada
Biography:
Mohamed Received the B.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Ain Shams University, Egypt, in 2007; the M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering from German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt, in 2010; and the PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), NL, Canada, in 2017. During his PhD, Mohamed was a Visiting Scholar with the Technische Universität Ilmenau; the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie; and Universität Bremen, Germany. He was also a Postdoctoral Fellow and a sessional professor with Memorial University during the period (March to September, 2017). During the period (October, 2017 to June, 2018) he was a Sessional Professor with Ain Shams University, Egypt. He was then a Postdoctoral Fellow (NSERC awardee) with the Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada. Currently, he is a Senior Path Planning and Control Engineer with Zebra Technologies, ON, Canada. His research interests include control and state estimation of mobile robots and manipulators with a particular focus on optimization-based solutions.
Education
Ain Shams University (ASU), Egypt
B.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (2007)
Thesis Title: Automated Manual Transmission (AMT)
German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt
M.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering (2010)
Thesis Title: Nonlinear Modeling and Control of Flexible Link Manipulators Subjected to Parametric Excitation
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), Canada
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2017)
(with focus on Controls and Robotics)
Professional Experience
German University in Cairo (GUC)
Teaching and Research Assistant
M.Sc. Student
Assistant Lecturer
(2007 - 2012)
Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN)
PhD Student
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Postdoctoral Fellow
Sessional Professor
(2012 - 2017)
Ain Shams University (ASU)
Sessional Professor
(2017 - 2018)
University of Waterloo (UW)
Postdoctoral Fellow (NSERC Awardee)
Sessional Professor
(2018 - 2020)
Zebra Technologies Canada
Senior Path Planning and Control Engineer
(2020 - present)
Honors and Awards
Designated Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO), (August 2021 - present)
Awardee of the 2019 NSERC-PDF Fellowship held at the University of Waterloo, (April, 2019)
Fellow of the School of Graduate Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland (May, 2017).
Nominee of the Chancellor's Graduate Award, Memorial University of Newfoundland (May, 2017).
Pass with Distinction merit of the PhD thesis defense, Memorial University of Newfoundland (April, 2017).
The Gold, the Silver, and the Bronze Volunteer Awards by Volunteer Incentive Program (VIP) of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
The Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Memorial University of Newfoundland (June, 2015).
Junior’s Summer School scholarship, Elgersburg, Germany (Sept, 2014).
The graduate students union (GSU) Award for Excellence in PhD Research, Memorial University of Newfoundland (April, 2014).
PhD Scholarship, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (2012-2016).
M.Sc. Scholarship, German University in Cairo, (2008-2010).
Ranked the 5th, out of (92 graduates), of the 2007 Mechatronics Engineering class, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, (2007).
Academic Excellence Award, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, (2002-2007).