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Babak Assadsangabi, Ph.D. has a wealth of experience in research and development. Babak began their career in 2006 as a student and researcher at Shiraz University, where they designed a vibration control method for automotive applications using Magneto-Rheological (MR) dampers, designed and optimized an MR brake using COMSOL linked with Genetic algorithm tool box in MATLAB, and performed a study for National Iranian Gas Company to investigate feasibility and efficacy of using long range guided wave ultrasonic inspection method in gas pipelines of Golestan province. In 2010, they began working at The University of British Columbia as a PhD student and Graduate research assistant, where they developed integrated electromagnetic ferrofluid-based microactuators for optical and biomedical applications such as minimally invasive endoscopy catheter applications, contributed in various aspects of smart coronary stent development such as pressure sensor development and integration, stent surface modification, smart stent RF characterization and in vitro and in vivo evaluation phases, and developed a wirelessly addressable heater for Centrifugal Microfluidics and Escherichia Coli Sterilization. In 2013, they founded UmbraCity.

Babak Assadsangabi, Ph.D. obtained their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The University of British Columbia between 2010 and 2014. Prior to that, they obtained their Master of Science (MS) in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University between 2006 and 2009. Babak also obtained their Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Mechanical Engineering from Shiraz University between 2001 and 2006.