Co-PIs
Meet the team
Lina Kattan
Principle Investigator (PI) and CREATE-IISC Program Director – Professor – Civil Engineering – University of Calgary
Expertise: Transportation engineering, traffic management, ITS
Patrick Hettiaratchi
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary
Expertise: Waste management, emission mitigation
David Layzell
Professor, Director – CESAR, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary
Expertise: Energy systems modelling
Joshua Taron
Associate Professor, Associate Dean (Research), School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, University of Calgary
Expertise: Urban design and architecture
Chan Wirasinghe
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering – University of Calgary
Expertise: Transportation engineering and planning
Getachew Assefa
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape – University of Calgary
Expertise: Life cycle assessments, built environment
Caterina Valeo
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering – University of Victoria
Expertise: Sustainable urban development of water resources
Henry Leung
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – University of Calgary
Expertise: Data analytics, sensor networks, and IOT
Laleh Behjat
Professor, NSERC Chair Women in Science and Engineering (Prairies) -
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – University of Calgary
Expertise: Optimization, machine learning/engineering education
Kasun Hewage
Professor, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science – University of British Columbia
Expertise: Construction project management, green buildings, and LCA
Zhongchao Tan
Professor, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering – University of Waterloo
Expertise: Air pollution control, renewable energy, air quality
Poornima Jayasinghe
Create-IISC Program Manager, Department of Civil Engineering – University of Calgary
Expertise: Process engineering, emissions management