Rate My Professor Michal Aibin

Dr. Michal Aibin serves as Research Faculty in the Computing Department within the School of Computing and Academic Studies at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), where he holds the position of Program Head for the Master of Science in Applied Computing. He is also a Visiting Associate Professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University Vancouver. Aibin obtained his PhD in 2017 from Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, with his doctoral thesis titled Dynamic Routing Algorithms for Cloud-Ready Elastic Optical Networks. His academic and research career emphasizes practical applications of advanced technologies, including supervision of capstone projects and Mitacs internships that bridge industry needs with student research and development opportunities.

Aibin's research specializations encompass machine learning, data analytics, cognitive networking, and optical networks algorithms, with recent extensions into computer vision for real-world applications such as wildfire risk mapping, real-time search and rescue using remotely piloted aircraft systems, aircraft visual inspections, ocean medical waste detection, and endangered bird species classification. He has secured significant funding, including BCIT's largest-ever Mitacs commitment of $1.3 million for disaster resilience research interns and over $5 million total through Mitacs programs across sectors like aerospace, environmental technology, and advanced manufacturing. Key publications highlight his impact: Guide to disaster-resilient communication networks (2020), A survey on traffic prediction techniques using artificial intelligence for communication networks (2021), An overview of security challenges in communication networks (2016), Adaptive modulation and regenerator-aware dynamic routing algorithm in elastic optical networks (2015), and Traffic prediction based on machine learning for elastic optical networks (2018). More recent works include Next-Gen Remote Airport Maintenance: UAV-Guided Inspection and Maintenance Using Computer Vision (2024) and An Integrated Framework for Visualizing Area-Specific Forest Fire Risks Using UAV Imagery, Object Detection and Color Mapping Techniques (2024). Aibin received the Employee Excellence Award in Applied Research from BCIT and delivered the TEDxAbbotsford talk How to Stay Focused and Succeed in a World of Chaos in 2021. He contributes to BCIT's research committee and learning teaching centre initiatives on remotely piloted aircraft systems.