Natalia Nikolova

Natalia K. Nikolova is a Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in High-frequency Electromagnetics at the McMaster University Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

• Author of Introduction to Microwave Imaging (Cambridge University Press, 2017)
• Develops cognitive radar systems for concealed weapon detection and microwave scanners for breast cancer screening
• Commercialization with Patriot One Technologies Ltd.

Education:

• Dipl. Eng. (Radioelectronics), Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria (1989)
• Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering), University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo, Japan (1997)
• NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship (1998-1999)

Research Focus: Microwave and millimeter-wave imaging systems for biomedical and security applications through computational electromagnetism and inverse scattering analysis. Her Electromagnetic Vision Laboratory (founded 1999) develops high-speed sensor arrays and computer-aided design tools.

Scientific Contributions:

• Elevated to IEEE Fellow (2011) for sensitivity analysis methods
• Delivered 50+ international lectures as Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (2010-2013)
• Holder of 7 patents in microwave imaging technology