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Dr. Zahra Motamed is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University, holding associate faculty roles in Computing and Software, Biomedical Engineering, and Computational Science and Engineering. She directs the Cardiovascular Research Group and is a Joseph Ip Distinguished Engineering Fellow. Her research focuses on translational cardiovascular mechanics, developing patient-specific computational models and medical imaging tools to improve diagnostics, predictive analytics, and personalized interventions for cardiovascular diseases. Key projects include the Poiseuille framework for non-invasive diagnostics and intervention optimization, and collaborations with clinicians worldwide to advance cardiovascular device design and clinical practices.
Education: Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT’s Institute for Medical Engineering & Science; PhD in Mechanical Engineering with over 25 years of industrial and academic engineering experience, including 9 years in automotive R&D and 17 years in cardiovascular research.
Research interests span biomechanics, fluid-solid interactions, medical device innovation, and smart technologies for health monitoring in vehicles/homes. She leads international consortia and editorial boards, including Scientific Reports (Nature) and Frontiers journals. Her team develops AI-driven medical image segmentation and CFD methods for cardiovascular applications.
Notable achievements include over 100 peer-reviewed publications, 6 patents, and awards like the Amelia Earhart Fellowship and Carolyn & Richard Renaud Teaching Award. She advises graduate students specializing in computational modeling, image processing, and experimental techniques.
