Amir Khajepour is a professor of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering and the Director of the Mechatronic Vehicle Systems (MVS) Lab at the University of Waterloo. He held the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mechatronic Vehicle Systems from 2008 to 2022 and the Senior NSERC/General Motors Industrial Research Chair in Holistic Vehicle Control from 2017 to 2022. 

His work has resulted in the training of over 150 PhD and MASc students, 30 patents, 600 publications, numerous technology transfers, and the establishment of several start-up companies. He is a recipient of the Engineering Medal from Professional Engineering Ontario and is a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, and the Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineering.