Rafik Goubran

Dr. Rafik Goubran is a Chancellor’s Professor and Vice-President (Research & International) at Carleton University since 2017. He served for two terms as Chair of the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering between 1997 and 2006, and as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design from 2006 to 2016.

Dr. Goubran served as member of the Board of Directors of the Centre of Excellence in Next Generation Networks (CENGN), the National Medical Devices Alliance, and TRIUMF, Canada’s Particle Accelerator Centre. His external committee work included serving as Chair of the Council of Ontario Deans of Engineering, member of the executive committee of the Ontario Council for University Research (OCUR), and lead of the AGE-WELL Challenge Area focused on supportive homes and communities.

Dr. Goubran is an international expert in the field of sensors and data analytics including sensor fusion and AI. Currently, Dr. Goubran is collaborating with researchers from medicine, nursing, psychology, and physiotherapy to design smart environments for the independent living of seniors and persons living with disabilities. He is exploring the ways sensor systems can be embedded into a patient’s environment to monitor health, vital signs, and well-being. He is an expert in audio quality, echo cancellation and noise suppression. His work is done in close collaboration with industry. Dr. Goubran has, to date, co-supervised 105 graduate students, co-authored over 360 peer-reviewed publications and 10 patents, and has attracted over $5M in external research funding.

Dr. Goubran is a Life Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, an Honorary Fellow of AGE-WELL, a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario, and an affiliate investigator with the Bruyère Health Research Institute.