Expertise
Artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning, autonomous vehicles, electric and hybrid powertrains, electrified vehicles, renewable and efficient energy systems, energy and sustainability
Areas of Specialization
Research Clusters
Current status
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Accepting graduate students
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Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Ryan Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University. Dr. Ahmed earned his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University, with a focus on Mechatronics and Electric Vehicles control. He also received a Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc.) degree from McMaster, focusing on artificial intelligence and fault detection, and an MBA in Finance from the DeGroote School of Business. His research area includes smart systems, artificial intelligence, energy storage devices, electric and hybrid powertrains, and autonomous systems.
Dr. Ahmed held several senior positions at General Motors, Samsung, and Fiat-Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) in Canada and the USA. He has taught over half a million students from 160 countries on Udemy, Coursera, and YouTube. Dr. Ahmed is the principal author/co-author of over 37 journal and conference publications. He is the co-recipient of two best papers awards at the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2018) and the IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC 2012) in Detroit, MI, USA. He is a Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM), a certified Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario, and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was the program Co-Chair at the 2017 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference (iTEC’17) in Chicago, IL, USA.
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, 2018
DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), 2014
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Stanford Advanced Project Management (SAPM), 2013
Stanford University, California, USA
Master of Applied Science (M.A.Sc), 2011
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Mechatronics Engineering, 2007
Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
- Co-recipient of the best paper award, 2017 IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
- Co-recipient of the best paper award, 2012 IEEE Conference on Transportation and Electrification (iTEC), MI, USA.
- Registered as a Professional Engineer of Ontario (P.Eng.) in 2013.
- Assistant Program Chair, 2016 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference, Dearborn, MI, USA.
- Program Co-Chair, 2017 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference, Chicago, IL, USA.
- Automotive Industry Liaison Chair, 2019 IEEE Transportation and Electrification Conference, Novi, MI, USA.
