Harkirat Sahambi

Harkirat Sahambi has a diverse work experience spanning multiple companies and roles. They started their career as a Teaching Assistant at Concordia University in 1998, where they mentored student groups and assisted with various courses. In 2000, they worked as a Consultant at Visionsphere Technologies, contributing to the design and development of face detection and recognition algorithms for secure computer logins in the healthcare industry.

In 2010, Sahambi joined ENSCO Inc. as an Engineer and Researcher, focusing on redesigning and implementing inertial and laser systems for track geometry measurement. They also applied image and signal processing as well as computer vision techniques to research, develop, and support track inspection systems.

From 2013 to 2014, Sahambi served as a Senior Engineer at ENSCO Rail Inc., where they conducted research and development for real-time rail track inspection systems. This involved signal processing of IMU and laser data to detect and recognize rail track geometry, along with utilizing computer vision techniques to detect and classify track bed defects.

Sahambi's most recent experience is with Rapid Micro Biosystems, starting in 2014. They initially joined as a Vision Engineer and conducted R&D in computer vision and image processing for microbial growth detection. In 2018, they were promoted to Senior Vision Engineer and Vision Group Lead, responsible for developing advanced computer vision and deep learning algorithms for microbial growth detection. This role involved project planning, cross-functional collaboration, software development planning, and leading projects involving new features in software and hardware. Sahambi's most recent position at the company is Staff Engineer and Group Lead Vision, which they have held since March 2022.

Overall, Sahambi's work experience showcases their expertise in computer vision, image processing, signal processing, and research and development in various industries such as healthcare and rail track inspection.

Harkirat Sahambi has a strong educational background, starting with obtaining a PhD degree from McGill University in 2009. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2000, Sahambi earned a Master of Applied Science (MASc) degree in Electrical Engineering from Concordia University. Sahambi's education began in 1992 when they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Punjab University, which was completed in 1996.