Graduate and Undergraduate Research Students

Dr. LePing Li supervises MSc and PhD students in both mechanical and biomedical engineering programs. His research is focused on mathematical and mechanical modelling of articular cartilage and knee joints, which is mostly computational with experimental validations.

We foster a culture where everyone is equally welcome and provided with best opportunities possible to realize their dreams


Current Team

MSc Students

Tang, Brenda (September 2020 - )

PhD Students

HAMSAYEH ABBASI NIASAR, Erfan (July 2021 - )

Deng, Ruoqi (September 2019 - )

Past Undergraduate Researchers

Summer Research Students

Tang, Daniel (Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC, 2019)
Zheng, Huayang Harry (Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC CREATE, 2011)
Xu, Mengting Yolanda (Undergraduate Student Research Award, NSERC, 2010)

Internship/Visiting Research Students
Alkhudairi Ibrahim, Saleh (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, June 2013 - August 2013)
Semptikovsi Claudiano, Simone (Brazilian Governmental Scholarship, January 2012 - July 2012)

Past MSc and PhD

Master of Science Students
HAMSAYEH ABBASI NIASAR, Erfan (September 2020 - June 2021, transferred to PhD)
Ahmed, Saeed (September 2016 - August 2019), MEng to MSc, co-supervision
Rodriguez Marval, Marcel Leonardo (September 2013 - August 2018, part time)
Zheng, Xiaoyue Sherry (September 2014 - August 2017)
Zhu, Di Judy (September 2014 - August 2017)
Otoo, Baaba (May 2014 - December 2016)
Laudon, Jordan (September 2012 - March 2014), Kinesiology program
Ahsanizadeh, Sahand (January 2011 - April 2013)
Liu, Linlin (September 2008 - August 2011)
Gu, Ke Bill (September 2008 - August 2010)

Ph.D. Students
Uzuner, Sabri (visiting, March 2017 - February 2018)
Dabiri, Yaghoub (September 2010 - October 2013; thesis defence: October 10, 2013)
Kazemi, Mojtaba Miraki (September 2009 - March 2013; thesis defence: March 12, 2013)

Past MEng Supervised

Balladares, Luis Auhing (2016 September - 2018 December)
Rasheed, Abid (2015 September - 2016 December)
Syed, Nasir Uddin (2013 Sept - 2016 April)
Rasheed, Usman Othman (2014 Jan - 2015 Dec)
Walliser Rivera, Hans Paulo (2013 Sept - 2015 Apr, Mexican Gov Schollarship)
Syed, Salim Abdul (2011-2013)
Bari, Naeem (2010 Sept - 2013 July)
Shah, Syed Shariq Faiyaz (2010 Sept - 2013 July)
Farooq, Muhammad (2010-2012)
Shaiekh, Mohammad Gufran (2010-2012)
Wasti, Syed Muhammad Faisal (2009-2011)
Khan, Asad Ali (2008-2011)
Zia, Akif (2008-2011)