Parvaneh Saeedi is a distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University's School of Engineering Science, serving as the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair. With a robust educational background, including a Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia, her expertise lies in computer vision, machine learning applied to computer vision, motion/trajectory tracking, object recognition, and automatic 3D map generation.

Professor Saeedi's commitment to education is evident in the courses she teaches, such as ENSC 304 on Human Factors and Usability Engineering, ENSC 383 covering Feedback Control Systems, ENSC 474 focusing on Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, and ENSC 895 addressing Special Topics III.

Her research contributions are well-recognized, as reflected in selected recent publications like the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering article on automatic segmentation of trophectoderm in human blastocysts. Her work spans hierarchical image segmentation, rooftop extraction in aerial imagery, and the development of novel image features for geospatial image registration.