Dr. Matiar R. Howlader is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at McMaster University. His current research focuses on the design, fabrication, characterization, and development of new materials and novel engineered components to create integrated sensing systems for health, environmental, and energy harvesting applications. He applies his knowledge and expertise in nanomaterials and nanotechnologies to develop nonenzymatic electrochemical sensors for pH, temperature, cannabinoids, and acetaminophen, as well as biomarkers for neurodegenerative and chronic diseases, and chronic pain. In particular, he is currently developing foundational technologies in surface-activated nanobonding, with an emphasis on integrating flexible, soft, and hard materials with biosensors to create sensing systems that have energy harvesting capabilities. His ultimate research goals are to create personalized healthcare biosensor systems and extract data for analyzing disease biomarkers using artificial neural networks.