Engineering Engineer

Da Xu, Ph.D.

**** – **** McMurray Ave Phone: 778-***-****

Burnaby, BC V5H4J3, Canada Email: ********@*******.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Ten years of experience in digital signal processing, mathematical modeling, and statistical data analysis.

Skilled in scientific research, writing, and presenting.

Competitive academic record with high quality journal papers and patent.

A self-starter and detail-oriented professional with strong interpersonal skills, able to manage multiple projects.

SKILLS

Core strength in digital signal processing, system modeling and identification, and human physiology.

Skilled in MATLAB, experienced in LabVIEW, C, Assembly Language, and Verilog.

Solid background in medical ultrasound, wavelet analysis, pattern recognition, and information theory.

Familiar with physiological data collection (equipment: Finometer, PowerLab; software: LabChart, WINDAQ)

and statistical analysis (SigmaPlot, JMP) tools.

Bilingual in English and Mandarin.

EXPERIENCE

Postdoctoral Fellow, Simon Fraser University June, 2012 – present

Leading a major project in the laboratory to study the interactions between human cardiovascular and postural

control systems.

Developed the first wavelet-based graphic method to characterize the cardio-postural interactions.

Providing physiological and engineering opinions in the other major project involving the design of smart

stockings to improve peripheral vascular control in humans with varicose veins.

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo June, 2010 – June, 2012

Conducted studies on the adaption of human physiological functions during spaceflights and published four top

journal papers.

Served as a source of expertise on cardiovascular engineering and developed laboratory software tools in

MATLAB.

Awarded Postdoctoral Fellowship by the Ministry of Research and Innovation, Ontario.

Research Assistant, Michigan State University September, 2006 – June, 2010

Succeeded in developing and validating advanced techniques to achieve more accurate and less invasive patient

monitoring systems. The techniques are being or will be commercialized by a medical device company.

Published seven top journal papers and one patent.

Awarded Klomparens Fellowship by the Graduate School at Michigan State University.

Research Assistant, Fudan University September, 2003 – June, 2006

Developed a classification technique to detect cerebral emboli, which won the second prize in the 21st

Shanghai Excellent Invention Challenge.

Published two journal papers.

Application Engineer, VI Service Network Co. Ltd. March, 2004 – December, 2004

Designed and implemented the company’s first motion control product, mobile phone hinge durability test

system, for Nokia Research Center.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Michigan State University, MI, USA 2010

M.Sc. degree in Biomedical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2006

B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2003

MEMBERSHIPS

American Physiological Society April, 2012 – present

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE EMBS) August, 2009 – present

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) May, 2007 – present

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