Zahra Abbasi (Member, IEEE) is an Assistant Professor and a Schulich Research Chair at the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary and the Principal Investigator at Calgary Sensor Lab. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Alberta in 2020 and her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST) in 2016 and 2014.

Her research expertise is in designing passive and active RF/microwave sensors for noncontact real-time detection and monitoring. She has been focused on developing flexible chipless microstrip structures for non-invasive medical applications, environmental contamination, and sustainable agriculture.

Dr. Abbasi received a 2023 and 2024 Early Career Research Excellence Award and 2023 Fostering Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility in Engineering Award at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. She is also recipient of the 2023 Immigrant Impact Award by the government of Alberta, Canada, for her scientific and academic contributions to the field of microwave sensing technologies. Dr. Abbasi is the Chair of the IEEE Joint APS/MTTS/ComSoc Southern Alberta Chapter.