Wei Yu holds a Canada Research Chair in Information Theory and Wireless Communications at the University of Toronto. He is recognized for his wide-ranging and influential contributions to the mathematical theory of communication engineering. Professor Yu’s work addresses the fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks. He has made significant contributions to the capacity analysis and optimization techniques of both wireline communication systems and wireless cellular networks.

Wei Yu détient une Chaire de recherche du Canada en théorie de l’information et en communication sans fil à l’University of Toronto. Il est reconnu pour ses diverses contributions importantes à la théorie mathématique de l’ingénierie de la communication. Les travaux du Prof. Yu portent sur les limites fondamentales de la transmission d’informations dans les réseaux de communication. Son apport aux techniques d’optimisation et d’analyse des capacités des systèmes de communication filaires et des réseaux cellulaires sans fil est incomparable.

LONG CITATION Professor Salim Yusuf is a leading cardiologist, epidemiologist and scientist at McMaster University. He has led many landmark studies, involving over 50 low, middle and high income countries in every continent of the world. These studies have identified new preventive and treatment strategies for cardiovascular diseases, which have benefited millions of individuals worldwide. His most recent study (INTERHEART), has quantified the importance of risk factors for heart attacks globally. His research work has been recognized in the form of many awards, including the Prix Galien Canada Research Award, the Lucian Award for Cardiovascular Research and Lifetime Achievement Award of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. SHORT CITATION Dr. Salim Yusuf is a leader in the field of cardiology and epidemiology whose research has made a huge impact on our understanding of the treatment of heart disease. He has led many landmark studies which have helped develop better treatment and preventive strategies for patients with cardiovascular disease globally. His pioneering work has been recognized by many awards and prizes, from both national and international organizations.

ZACHARASIEWICZ, Waldemar – Department of English, University of Vienna Waldemar Zacharasiewicz is one of the foremost contemporary European scholars of comparative North American literatures. He has been elected to Full Membership in the Austrian Academy of Sciences and to Membership in the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (Salzburg) and the Academia Europeae (London). Among his five monographs, six edited and twelve co-edited books are ground-breaking studies of imagology (Imagology Revisited and Images of Germany in American Literature) and pioneering research in transnationalism and interculturalism (Aspects of Transatlantic Change and Canadian Interculturality). As Director of the Canadian Studies Centre at the University of Vienna, he has promoted research on Canada since 1998 and made Vienna a prestigious site for Canadian Studies abroad.

ZACHARASIEWICZ, Waldemar – Department of English, University of Vienna Waldemar Zacharasiewicz est un des chercheurs européens contemporains les plus réputés dans le domaine de la littérature nord-américaine comparée. Il est membre de plein droit de l’Académie autrichienne des sciences et membre de l’Académie européenne des sciences et des arts (Salzbourg) ainsi que de l’Academia europeae (Londres). Ses cinq monographies, les six livres qu’il a dirigés et les douze livres qu’il a codirigés, comprennent notamment des études novatrices sur l’imagologie (Imagology Revisited et Images of Germany in American Literature) ainsi que des recherches pionnières sur le transnationalisme et l’interculturalisme (Aspects of Transatlantic Change and Canadian Interculturality). En sa qualité de directeur du Centre d’études canadiennes à l’Université de Vienne, il promeut la recherche sur le Canada depuis 1998 et a fait de Vienne un lieu prestigieux des études sur le Canada à l’étranger.

Dr. Zamponi is one the world's leading researchers on the molecular neurophysiology of ion channels. His seminal research programs have resulted in numerous contributions to both the basic and biomedical fields. The work has variously described the underlying mechanisms of calcium channel function and modulation by a variety of intracellular signaling molecules and pathways. Other contributions include defining the physiological consequences of genetic defects associated with calcium channel dysfunction in generalized epilepsies and congenital night blindness. The work has also defined novel molecular mechanisms responsible for signaling complexes crucial to pain signaling and relevant to human neuropathic pain conditions.

ZATORRE, Robert - McGill University Professor Zatorre’s innovative contributions to auditory cognitive neuroscience include discoveries about the processing of speech and vocal signals in the brain, and reorganization of this system after sensory loss. He is perhaps best known for his work on the neural mechanisms of music perception and performance, including plasticity related to musical training, and the discovery that musical pleasure is mediated by dopaminergic mechanisms in the brain’s reward circuitry.

Le Professeur Robert Zatorre a contribué de façon innovative à la neuroscience cognitive de l'audition avec des découvertes sur le traitement de la parole et la voix, et la réorganisation de ce système suite à la perte sensorielle. Il est bien connu pour sa recherche sur les mécanismes neuronaux pour la perception et la performance de la musique, y compris la plasticité associé à la formation musicale, et sa découverte que le plaisir musicale est relié au système dopaminergique dans le circuit de la récompense.

ZHANG, Jiujun - National Research Council of Canada, University of British Columbia Jiujun Zhang is a world-renown expert in electrochemical energy science and technology with over 450 publications and over 24,000 citations. He is one of the pioneers of modern fuel cell technology and has also made significant contributions to the science of batteries, sensors, supercapacitors, CO2 electroreduction and other electrochemical devices. He has been listed as one of “The 3000 World Most Influential Scientific Minds” by Thomson Reuter since 2014.

Jiujun Zhang est un expert mondial de la science et de la technologie de l'énergie électrochimique avec plus de 450 publications et plus de 24 000 citations. Il est l'un des pionniers de la technologie moderne des piles à combustible et a également contribué de manière significative à la science des piles, des capteurs, des supercondensateurs, de l'électricité électrique et d'autres dispositifs électrochimiques. Il a été répertorié comme l'un des "Les 3000 esprits scientifiques les plus influentes du monde" par Thomson Reuter depuis 2014.

Gaixia Zhang is an Associate Professor and Marcelle-Gauvreau Engineering Research Chair at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). She is an internationally renowned emerging leader in nanotechnology and sustainable energy. She made important original contributions to developing next-generation clean energy devices (fuel cells, batteries, and electrolyzers), aiming to address energy shortage and climate change in a cost-effective way. She authored over 150 publications and 10 book chapters and holds 4 patents.

Gaixia Zhang est professeure agrégée et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche en génie Marcelle-Gauvreau de l'École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). Elle est une cheffe de file émergente de renommée internationale dans le domaine des nanotechnologies et de l'énergie durable. Elle a apporté d'importantes contributions originales au développement de dispositifs d'énergie propre de nouvelle génération (piles à combustible, batteries et électrolyseurs), dans le but de remédier à la pénurie d'énergie et au changement climatique de manière rentable. Elle a rédigé plus de 150 publications et 10 chapitres de livres, et détient 4 brevets.

Dr. Baiyu Helen Zhang, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Coastal Environmental Engineering, has made significant advances in handling coastal oil and emerging contamination. Her work resulted in prestigious invitations from Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan’s Multi-Partner Oil Spill Research Initiative as lead scientist, and United Nations Development Program as senior scientific advisor. She received Fellowship in the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering in recognition of her impact on the discipline.

Baiyu Helen Zhang, professeure et titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en génie environnemental côtier, a réalisé des percées majeures dans le traitement des hydrocarbures côtiers et des contaminations émergentes. Ses travaux lui ont valu de prestigieuses invitations de la part de l’Initiative de recherche multipartenaire sur les déversements d’hydrocarbures du Plan de protection des océans du Canada, à titre de chercheuse principale, et du Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, à titre de conseillère scientifique principale. Elle a été nommée membre de la Société canadienne de génie civil en reconnaissance de sa contribution à la discipline.

ZHAO, Yuezhi – School of Communication, Simon Fraser University Yuezhi Zhao explicates the dynamics of communication and power relations through transdisciplinary and globally-oriented work. She enriches understanding of Anglo-American media by revealing the politics of journalistic objectivity, and informs contemporary debates on China’s transformation with pathbreaking examination of the communicative dimension. Her holistic global-to-village transcultural political economy scholarship transcends the East/West dichotomy and integrates theoretical and applied approaches, while contributing to international collaboration, pedagogical innovation, network-building, and grassroots empowerment.

Yuezhi Zhao tente d’expliquer les dynamiques de communication et des relations de pouvoir à travers un travail transdisciplinaire et mondial. Elle enrichit la compréhension des médias anglo-américains en levant le voile sur la politique de l’objectivité journalistique et alimente les débats contemporains sur la transformation de la Chine à travers une analyse novatrice de la dimension de communication. Ses recherches holistiques en économie politique transculturelle, intégrant la notion de planète devenant village, transcendent la dichotomie Est/Ouest et intègrent des approches théoriques et pratiques, tout en contribuant à la collaboration internationale, à l’innovation pédagogique, à la création de réseaux et à l’autonomisation à la base.

ZHU, Jesse (Jingxu), Engineering, Western University Dr. Jesse Zhu is a Distinguished University Professor at Western University. He is an world renowned expert in particle technology and multiphase systems with over 300 journal publications and over 20 granted patents. Several technologies from his research have been successfully converted to commercial applications in chemical, materials, environmental and pharmaceutical industries. He has also received numerous awards including the highest award given by the Canadian Society for Chemical Engineering.