Since 2008, EIL and Professor Stephen Pistorius have been collaborating on a multitude of projects related to building systems and methods for biomedical microwave imaging applications. Dr. Pistorius is a professor at the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manitoba, and senior research scientist at CancerCare Manitoba in Winnipeg.
Through a grant funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, EIL is working with Professor Elise Fear on methods for enhancing microwave imaging reconstructions for breast cancer monitoring applications. Dr. Fear is with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Schulich School of Engineering in the University of Calgary
Professor Lotfollah Shafai is a Tier-1 Canada Research Chair in Applied Electromagnetics since 2002. He is the director of the Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the University of Manitoba. Dr. Shafai provides EIL with support in the design of antennas for microwave imaging systems.
151 Research Inc. is working with EIL in building a microwave imaging system that can detect spoilage in grain storage facilities. 151 Research Inc. is a startup company founded by Ph.D. graduates from the University of Manitoba.
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