Yevgen Biletskiy

Yevgen Biletskiy is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Brunswick (UNB), Fredericton. His academic roles include serving as Co-Director of the RuleML Initiative and Program Co-Chair of RuleML-2007. He holds a Ph.D. and is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in New Brunswick. His teaching spans graduate and undergraduate courses in software engineering, digital systems, and power electronics, including EE 6263 (Knowledge Representation for Software Engineering) and EE 6213 (Advanced Digital Systems).

Research Interests: His work focuses on Knowledge-Based Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Web, Information Extraction, FPGA-based Design, and Renewable Energy. He has supervised over 40 graduate and undergraduate students, including 3 active PhD candidates, 1 completed PhD, 9 Masters, and 30+ research-based Bachelors.

Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including recent contributions on smart grid optimization, fault diagnosis in power electronics, and ontology-driven systems. Notable works include frameworks for semantic interoperability, rule-based learning systems, and FPGA applications.

Professional Activities: Served as a reviewer for NSERC grants, IEEE journals (e.g., TKDE, TE), and conferences (CDC, WTAS). He has chaired tracks at international conferences and contributed to industry partnerships through consulting roles with firms like Netsphare Solutions and Vox Interactif.

Labs/Teams: Active in UNB’s research initiatives involving power systems, semantic web technologies, and e-learning systems. His lab collaborates on projects like SEMESIS (semantic search systems) and advanced manufacturing post-processing techniques.