In 2000, Aghdam obtained his PhD in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Toronto.
[1] Aghdam is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Concordia University and additionally serves as associate dean of graduate studies at the university's Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science.
Previously, he served on the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada ECE Evaluation Group (2014–2016) and served as the president of IEEE Canada from (2014–2015).
During his time as president, he served on the IEEE's awards board.
Aghdam was also a member of the IEEE's Medal of Honor committee.