Nima Ziraknejad

PhD and Co-Founder of Health and Safety Startup

British Columbia

Research Interests

Engineering
Robotics
Control
Machine vision
Electric field imaging
Molecular Biology
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Computer Networks and Communications
Aerospace Engineering
Automotive Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geology
Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
Civil and Structural Engineering
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Library and Information Sciences
Computer Science Applications
Process Chemistry and Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Bioengineering

About

Dr. Nima Ziraknejad is a Co-Founder and CEO at NZ Technologies Inc., a machine vision and robotics company. He is also the Regional Lead for Western Canada at Auto21, a Canadian national research and development network. Dr. Ziraknejad obtained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2014, where his research focused on machine vision and robotics. He also holds a MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his current roles, Dr. Ziraknejad worked as a Product Manager at Weir Motion Metrics, where he was responsible for managing the development and commercialization of new products.

Publications

Structural and molecular perspectives of SARS-CoV-2

Methods / Nov 01, 2021

Kumar, S., & Saxena, S. K. (2021). Structural and molecular perspectives of SARS-CoV-2. Methods, 195, 23–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2021.03.007

Vehicle Occupant Head Position Quantification Using an Array of Capacitive Proximity Sensors

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology / Jun 01, 2015

Ziraknejad, N., Lawrence, P. D., & Romilly, D. P. (2015). Vehicle Occupant Head Position Quantification Using an Array of Capacitive Proximity Sensors. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 64(6), 2274–2287. https://doi.org/10.1109/tvt.2014.2344026

Sciatic hernia

Radiopaedia.org / Feb 25, 2016

Bell, D., & St-Amant, M. (2016). Sciatic hernia. Radiopaedia.Org. Internet Archive. https://doi.org/10.53347/rid-43130

The effect of Time-of-Flight camera integration time on vehicle driver head pose tracking accuracy

2012 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES 2012) / Jul 01, 2012

Ziraknejad, N., Lawrence, P. D., & Romilly, D. P. (2012). The effect of Time-of-Flight camera integration time on vehicle driver head pose tracking accuracy. 2012 IEEE International Conference on Vehicular Electronics and Safety (ICVES 2012). https://doi.org/10.1109/icves.2012.6294298

Open Pit Mining

Rock Mechanics: Meeting Society's Challenges and Demands / May 17, 2007

Open Pit Mining. (2007). Rock Mechanics: Meeting Society’s Challenges and Demands, 1235–1235. https://doi.org/10.1201/noe0415444019-p11

Autonomous Stereo Camera Parameter Estimation for Outdoor Visual Servoing

2007 IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing / Aug 01, 2007

Ziraknejad, N., Tafazoli, S., & Lawrence, P. D. (2007). Autonomous Stereo Camera Parameter Estimation for Outdoor Visual Servoing. 2007 IEEE Workshop on Machine Learning for Signal Processing. https://doi.org/10.1109/mlsp.2007.4414299

Risk Analysis and Prediction of Floor Failure Mechanisms at Longwall Face in Parvadeh-I Coal Mine using Rock Engineering System (RES)

Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering / Nov 19, 2015

Aghababaei, S., Saeedi, G., & Jalalifar, H. (2015). Risk Analysis and Prediction of Floor Failure Mechanisms at Longwall Face in Parvadeh-I Coal Mine using Rock Engineering System (RES). Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 49(5), 1889–1901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-015-0884-x

Blacoh Fluid Control receives US patent

World Pumps / Oct 01, 2019

Blacoh Fluid Control receives US patent. (2019). World Pumps, 2019(10), 10–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0262-1762(21)00164-4

Quantifying Occupant Head to Head Restraint Relative Position for use in Injury Mitigation in Rear End Impacts

SAE Technical Paper Series / Apr 12, 2011

Ziraknejad, N., Lawrence, P., & Romilly, D. (2011). Quantifying Occupant Head to Head Restraint Relative Position for use in Injury Mitigation in Rear End Impacts. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-0277

Automatic region of interest extraction in food baking images

2014 IEEE China Summit & International Conference on Signal and Information Processing (ChinaSIP) / Jul 01, 2014

Zheng, J., Wang, Z. J., Ziraknejad, N., & Saxena, P. (2014). Automatic region of interest extraction in food baking images. 2014 IEEE China Summit & International Conference on Signal and Information Processing (ChinaSIP). https://doi.org/10.1109/chinasip.2014.6889250

Currency Detection App for Blind People Using MIT App Inventor

2022 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission Systems (ICPECTS) / Dec 08, 2022

Sangeetha, S. V. T., Porselvi, T., Venkateshwaran, A., Gokul, M., Sathmikan, I., & Tharun Kumar, P. (2022). Currency Detection App for Blind People Using MIT App Inventor. 2022 International Conference on Power, Energy, Control and Transmission Systems (ICPECTS). https://doi.org/10.1109/icpects56089.2022.10047784

Measuring generative appropriability: Experiments with US semiconductor patents

World Patent Information / Sep 01, 2022

Denter, N. M., & Lai, M. Y. (2022). Measuring generative appropriability: Experiments with US semiconductor patents. World Patent Information, 70, 102130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2022.102130

Study of soil moisture distribution under different mulching methods

Ecology, Environment and Conservation / Feb 25, 2022

Changade, N. M., & Kumar, R. (2022). Study of soil moisture distribution under different mulching methods. Ecology, Environment and Conservation, 265–272. https://doi.org/10.53550/eec.2022.v28i02s.043

Measuring generative appropriability: Experiments with US semiconductor patents

World Patent Information / Sep 01, 2022

Denter, N. M., & Lai, M. Y. (2022). Measuring generative appropriability: Experiments with US semiconductor patents. World Patent Information, 70, 102130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wpi.2022.102130

Medically Relevant Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas☆

Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences / Jan 01, 2016

Waites, K. B. (2016). Medically Relevant Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas☆. Reference Module in Biomedical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-801238-3.02299-6

Education

University of British Columbia

PhD, Electrical Engineering - Machine Vision and Robotics / 2014

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

University of British Columbia

MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering / 2007

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Experience

NZ Technologies Inc.

Co-Founder & CEO / 2014Present

NZ Technologies Inc. (NZTech) is a medical technology innovation and electro-mechanical device production firm with a mission to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. Focused on revolutionizing modern Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), our systems engineering specialties cover 3D machine vision and sensing, embedded electronics design and assembly, robotics control and manufacturing, and machine learning algorithms. NZTech is proud to have invented TIPSO™, an award-winning product that enables surgeons to touchlessly and ergonomically interact with radiology images and operating room equipment during their surgical operations. As CEO, I am responsible for leadership and operations at NZTech, which includes securing and managing the financing, and making decisions on all strategic activities. My role also extends to cultivating relationships in business, technological and financial spheres to grow business development and productivity. Creating transformative change in the healthcare sector is my passion. I am constantly exploring new horizons and connecting the technologies we have invented to more practical applications in the medical field. My passion and drive to develop new technologies – achieved by understanding users' unmet needs – ensures that we attract highly-skilled experts to our team who have an important contribution to make and who know that something tangible will result from our collaborative efforts.

Auto21

Regional Lead - Western Canada / 20122014

AUTO21 brings together nearly 200 top Canadian researchers at 46 universities and partners them with 120 industry and government partners. An annual research budget of approximately $11 million in federal and industry support fund projects within six key research themes: Health, Safety and Injury Prevention Societal Issues and the Future Automobile Materials and Manufacturing Powertrains, Fuels and Emissions Design Processes Intelligent Systems and Sensors

Weir Motion Metrics

Product Manager / 20022009

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