Dr. Zia Saadatnia received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto in 2019. He is Currently a Research Associate in the Toronto Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory (TSMART) at the University of Toronto jointly with the KITE-UHN. His current research is mainly focused on the design and development of smart materials and structures for biomedical sensing, functional electrical stimulation, and smart wearables for rehabilitation applications.