Director, Common Engineering & BSc Science
2024–2025
01 / LeadershipEngineering × Space × Data × Intelligence
Leading Across Engineering,
Technology & Academia
Mojgan Jadidi's leadership spans civil engineering, academic programs, research, emerging technology and professional communities. Her career reflects a multidisciplinary approach to building programs, advancing engineering innovation and connecting academic expertise with challenges across industry and the built environment.
A multidimensional leadership journeyFrom Engineering Practice
From Engineering Practice
to Institutional Leadership
Mojgan's professional journey has developed across engineering practice, geospatial research, applied transportation technology, university teaching, research leadership and academic administration.
Today, as Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at York University's Lassonde School of Engineering, her leadership sits at the intersection of people, programs, technology and the future of engineering.
01Engineering
02Research
03Technology
04Education
05Institutional Leadership
Current Leadership / July 2026 – PresentChair,
Chair,
Department of Civil Engineering
Lassonde School of Engineering
York University
Toronto, Canada
York University
Toronto, Canada
As Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering, Mojgan brings together her background in engineering, research, teaching innovation and interdisciplinary technology within an academic leadership environment.
Official York University Profile (opens in a new tab)Selected milestones / 2003—Present
A Leadership Journey
Practice → Research → Academia → Program Leadership → Department Leadership
012026 – PresentChairDepartment of Civil Engineering
Department leadershipLassonde School of Engineering · York University
022024 – 2025DirectorCommon Engineering & BSc Science
Program leadershipLassonde School of Engineering · York University
032024 – 2025CoordinatorFirst Year Engineering · Markham Campus
Program leadershipYork University
042023 – PresentAssociate ProfessorTeaching Civil Engineering
AcademiaYork University
052021 – 2023Associate ProfessorGeomatics Engineering
AcademiaYork University
062017 – 2021Assistant ProfessorGeomatics Engineering
AcademiaYork University
072015 – 2016Intern EngineerApplied Research & Corporate Monitoring · Planning & Policy
PracticeMetrolinx
082014 – 2016Postdoctoral ResearcherGeoICT Lab
ResearchYork University
092008 – 2014Research AssistantCentre for Research in Geomatics
ResearchUniversité Laval
102003 – 2006Geomatics EngineerNational Cartographic Center
PracticeTehran
Academic & Institutional LeadershipBuilding Engineering
Building Engineering
Learning Environments
Coordinator, First Year Engineering
Markham Campus · 2024–2025
Graduate Attribute Lead
2019–2021
Chair, Department of Civil Engineering
2026–Present
Professional LeadershipLeadership Beyond
Academia / Industry / Professional Service
Leadership Beyond
Institutional Boundaries
Academia / Industry / Professional ServiceAcademic Advisor
Downsview Housing Innovation Hub
Academic Advisor
Preparing Canadian Construction Workforce in the Era of AI
Certification Committee
buildingSMART Canada
Academic Chair
Toronto BIM Community
Vice-Chair
Saint Lawrence Division · American Society for Engineering Education
Secretary
ISPRS Commission IV/W9 · Spatially Enabled Urban and Regional Digital Twins
Campus Representative
American Society for Engineering Education · Lassonde School of Engineering
Chair
Professional Engineers Ontario · Etobicoke Chapter
Previously Vice-Chair, 2021–2023 · Treasurer, 2018–2020Treasurer
Canadian Institute of Geomatics · Toronto Branch
Applied ExperienceConnecting Research
Connecting Research
with Real-World Systems
At Metrolinx, Mojgan worked in Applied Research & Corporate Monitoring within Planning & Policy, bringing geospatial engineering into large-scale transportation systems.
Metrolinx / 2015–2016
Applied Research & Corporate Monitoring
Planning & Policy
- Triplinx transit trip planner system development
- Geospatial data engineering
- Triplinx performance analysis
- Search-engine performance
Research LeadershipTurning Research into
Turning Research into
Platforms for Innovation
Mojgan's research leadership spans geospatial intelligence, BIM and 3D GIS, AI-enabled digital twins, immersive engineering environments, sustainable construction and emerging computational technologies.
NRC Construction Division / 2026–2028
$460,000Sustainable Construction Material Supply Chain Management using BIM and GIS
Academic Innovation Fund / 2023–2028
$300,000Inclusive immersive learning using AR/VR, gamification and educational comics
Microsoft Research Accelerate / 2023–2025
USD $65,000 Azure OpenAI CreditGeospatial Data Interaction & Analysis through OpenAI NLP
Mitacs Cluster / 2022–2027
$1,319,000AI-Enabled Digital Twins for Automation of Regulatory Systems in the Built Environment
Technology LeadershipFounder,
Founder,
MapEcho
Mojgan is the Founder of MapEcho, a geospatial multi-agent copilot and digital twin system.
Geospatial IntelligenceAIMulti-Agent SystemsDigital Twins
SPACE / DATA / SYSTEMS
Industry & Public Engagement
Leadership also means contributing to the conversations shaping how engineering organizations, educators and the workforce respond to emerging technology.
Leadership Through01 02 03 04
Leadership principles
Interdisciplinary Thinking
Connecting civil engineering, geomatics, computing and emerging technology.
Innovation
Translating emerging technologies into engineering, research and learning environments.
Collaboration
Working across academic, professional, government and industry contexts.
Education
Advancing experiential and technology-enabled approaches to engineering learning.
Professional Credential
Professional EngineerP.Eng.Ontario / Since 2016
Professional ServiceCBEPS Technical ExaminerSince 2019