Ali Abedini

Ali Abedini has held various roles in the engineering industry over the past 15 years. From 2005 to 2007, they were a Reservoir/Chemical Engineering Intern at the National Iranian Oil Company where they analyzed well production data to estimate well performance, well bore damage, and well flow rate. From 2007 to 2011, they were a Reservoir Engineer at the Petroleum Engineering Research Center. During this time, they were also a Reservoir Engineering Researcher and a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Regina. From 2011 to 2015, they were a Lead Researcher at the University of Toronto. Most recently, from 2018 to present, they have held the roles of Executive Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Technical Operations, and Director of Technical Operations at Interface Fluidics.

Ali Abedini began their educational journey in 2003 at the Petroleum University of Technology, where they earned a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in 2007. Ali then continued their studies at the same university, earning a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemical Engineering - Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in 2009. In 2011, they moved to the University of Regina to pursue a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Petroleum Systems Engineering, which they completed in 2014. In 2015, Ali began a NSERC PDF at the University of Toronto, focusing on Micro/Nanofluidics for Energy and Environmental Applications, and graduated in 2018.