Rami Abielmona

Dr. Rami Abielmona is the CTO at Larus Technologies Corporation. He is responsible for all development of AI/ML solutions, products and services, as well as the management and direction of the product delivery team.

Rami received his B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Electrical Engineering, from the School of Information Technology and Engineering at the University of Ottawa, where he currently serves as an Assistant Professor.

He was a CMC Success Story in 2005 for his Ph.D. research.  He received the NSERC Industrial Research and Development Fellowship (IR&DF) in 2007 and the IEEE MGA Achievement Award in 2008. He was one of the recipients of the Ottawa Business Journal (OBJ) Top 40 Under 40 Award in 2011.  He was also named as the Part-Time Professor of the Year at both the Faculty of Engineering and the University of Ottawa in 2012. He was awarded the IEEE Ottawa Section Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2014 and the 2020 IEEE Ottawa Section Outstanding Engineer Award for his innovative contributions to AI/ML-based models in all-domain awareness systems.  Recently, he was named an IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Visitor for 2021-2023.

He also became a licensed Professional Engineer in Ontario in 2008, as well as a Senior Member of the IEEE in 2011.  Rami lives in the capital of Canada (Ottawa) and enjoys traveling, reading and introducing technology to future generations.