Ken Iliadis
B.Sc., P.Phys.
Principal · Accident Reconstruction
Ken Iliadis is a Licensed Professional Physicist with over three decades of experience in vehicular accident reconstruction. Based in Toronto, he has spent his career applying the principles of physics and engineering to some of the most complex and consequential collision cases in Ontario. His work spans the full spectrum of reconstruction — collision severity and sequence, vehicle crush and dynamics, seat belt use and effectiveness, illumination and visibility, road design, and bicycle and pedestrian accidents. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Western Ontario, has pursued post-graduate coursework in Transportation Engineering, and has been a Licensed Professional Physicist with the Canadian Association of Physicists since 2000. Since 2007 he has also served as a Senior Reconstructionist with the Special Investigations Unit of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, called upon specifically in cases where police involvement and serious or fatal civilian injuries demand the highest standard of technical scrutiny.
Ken has reconstructed hundreds of high-speed and complex collisions over his career, testified as a qualified expert witness in civil and criminal matters before the Superior and Provincial Courts of Ontario, and conducted original research that has had measurable real-world impact — most notably leading a national study on first-generation airbags whose findings contributed directly to the industry-wide depowering of airbag systems, reducing injuries and fatalities across the country. His technical toolkit includes 3D laser scanning, photogrammetry, PC-Crash simulation software, Event Data Recorder analysis, and forensic animation — tools he has not only used in practice but has trained others on and presented at conferences ranging from the SAE World Congress to the Canadian Multidisciplinary Road Safety Conference. His research has been published in peer-reviewed proceedings and industry publications, with work on snowmobile dynamics and automotive black box data recorders reflecting a practitioner who engages seriously with the science behind the discipline.
Recent training includes electric vehicle safety and mechanical inspection, advanced photogrammetry applications, crash data retrieval updates, and forensic pathology — reflecting the reality that modern reconstruction increasingly intersects with emerging vehicle technologies and adjacent forensic disciplines. Ken is an active member of seven professional organizations including the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Canadian Association of Technical Accident Investigators and Reconstructionists, and the Institute of Transportation Engineers, and currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Association of Physicists Foundation.
Education & experience
- B.Sc., Physics — University of Western Ontario
- Post-graduate coursework, Transportation Engineering
Licensure & standing
Licensed Professional Physicist, Canadian Association of Physicists (since 2000)
Testimony
Qualified · Superior & Provincial Courts of Ontario