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Short Biography
Alex was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He received his Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering with distinction from McGill University in 1999, his Master of Science (Engineering) in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University at Kingston in 2000, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Electrical Engineering at McGill University in 2004. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Throughout his graduate studies, Alex was supported by a number of postgraduate scholarships and awards, including those provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Le Fonds "Nature et Technologies" du Quebec. He has worked for the Department of National Defence in Ottawa twice as a Defence Research Assistant during the summers of 1997 and 1998, a Graduate Research Assistant at Queen's University and McGill University from 1999 to 2004, a Faculty Lecturer at McGill University in 2003, a Research Associate for the Center for Advanced Systems and Technologies in Communications (SYTACom) and the Agile All-Photonic Networks (AAPN) Research Network, and an Assistant Research Professor at the Information and Telecommunication Technology Center of The University of Kansas.
Alex is an active member of the research community, participating in activities that help facilitate the exchange of ideas between members within the community. For more information about his professional service and activities, please check out Alex's curriculum vitae.
Alex is a member of Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, IEEE, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Signal Processing Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and IEEE Women in Engineering.
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