Shervin Shirmohammadi, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, is Associate Professor at the School of Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada. His current research interests include Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming (MMOG) and Virtual Environments, Application Layer Multicasting and Overlay Networks, Adaptive P2P Audio/Video Streaming, and Multimedia Assisted Rehabilitation Engineering. The results of his research have lead to more than 150 publications, over a dozen technology transfers to the private sector, and a number of awards and prizes. He is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Advanced Media and Communications, Associate Editor of ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications, Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, Associate Editor of Springer’s Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, and also chairs or serves on the program committee of a number of conferences in multimedia, virtual environments, games, and medical applications. Dr. Shirmohammadi is a University of Ottawa Gold Medalist, a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a Professional Member of the ACM.

	University of Ottawa
	Nepean High School
	Razi High School
	Nicolaus Cusanus Gymnasium