Peter Lian

Professor Peter Lian is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering. He holds prestigious fellowships from IEEE, Canadian Academy of Engineering, and Singapore Academy of Engineering. His research focuses on biomedical circuits, low-power systems, and embedded AI for IoT sensors. He has served in numerous leadership roles within IEEE, including IEEE Board of Directors (2024-2025) and President of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (2018-2021).

Education:

• B.Sc., College of Economics & Management, Shanghai JiaoTong University (1984)
• Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore (1994)

Research Interests: Specializes in wearable/implantable biomedical sensors, ultra-low-power circuits, event-driven sensor systems, and embedded AI. His work bridges biomedical engineering with low-power electronics design.

Awards Summary:

• 2023 IEEE Mac Van Valkenburg Award for biomedical systems leadership
• 2023 Best Paper Award for cardiac arrhythmia classifier research
• 1996 IEEE Guillemin-Cauer Award for digital filter design

Advising & Grants: Advised over 20 graduate students whose work received 30+ awards including IEEE grants. Active in mentoring student research teams in low-power biomedical systems and IoT sensor design.

Labs & Collaborations: Leads research initiatives in biomedical circuits and energy-efficient systems, collaborating with industry on wearable health monitoring technologies.