Zahra Moussavi received a B.Sc. degree from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, an M.Sc. degree from the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, all in electrical engineering. She was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD. In 1999, she joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Manitoba, as a Faculty Member, where she is currently a Professor and the Canada Research Chair in Biomedical Engineering. Her research interests include signal processing, respiratory and swallowing sound analysis, obstructive sleep apnea, and Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and treatment.