Shaz Taslimi

Shaz Taslimi is a Senior Optical Engineer at O-NET since March 2020, specializing in optical design, development, and verification of products such as WSS and DGE. Key contributions include designing optical phase modulation schemes for liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) devices, developing optical control algorithms, and creating verification test setups. Prior experience includes a role as a Hardware Engineer at Ciena from January 2013 to June 2019, focusing on the design and characterization of optical communication hardware, particularly EDFAs, and managing projects from inception to delivery. Earlier positions include Research Associate on the DreamWafer Project at École Polytechnique de Montréal and teaching and research roles at McGill University. Shaz Taslimi holds a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from McGill University, along with a DEC in Pure and Applied Sciences from Dawson College.