Dr. Vladimir Okhmatovski is a Full Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Manitoba, affiliated with the Price Faculty of Engineering. His research focuses on fast algorithms in electromagnetics, quantum computing, and high-performance computing. He holds a Ph.D. from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute and has held academic and industry roles globally. He has received prestigious awards including the 2017 Intel Outstanding Researcher Award. Education: Ph.D., Antennas and Microwave Circuits, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, 1997 M.S., Radiophysics and Electronics, Moscow Power Engineering Institute, 1996 Research Interests: Dr. Okhmatovski develops advanced computational methods for electromagnetics, including tensor train decompositions and quantum algorithms. His work addresses challenges in signal integrity, layered media analysis, and inverse scattering. He leads efforts in applying quantum computing to solve matrix equations and has pioneered fast direct solvers using H-matrices. Awards: 2017 Intel Outstanding Researcher Award 1996 Best Young Scientist Report (VI International Conference on Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory) 2007 Outstanding ACES Journal Paper Award Advising & Grants: He mentors students in climate change research through collaborations with the Centre for Earth Observation Science. His funded projects include quantum computing applications and Arctic sea ice remote sensing. He chairs technical committees for IEEE MTT-S and AP-S. Labs/Teams: His research group focuses on electromagnetic modeling, quantum algorithms, and layered media analysis. Collaborations include the Churchill Marine Observatory for Arctic studies.






