Electrical and computer engineers shape the future through innovation. They develop and improve systems that serve everyday needs of society spanning from high-voltage engineering and sustainable energy, to breakthroughs in wireless technology. Our faculty and students do everything from creating low-cost digital x-ray imagers to combat tuberculosis in developing countries, to building real-time embedded systems to advance the design and reliability of commercial products. ECE - the future is what we do.
Research
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a dynamic and innovative hub of cutting-edge advancements in technology and engineering. Faculty members lead pioneering research in areas such as robotics, artificial intelligence, communications, embedded systems, and renewable energy, addressing real-world challenges and driving technological breakthroughs.
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Events
PhD Defence Notice: Spin Qubit Compact Modeling and Co-Design with Cryogenic CMOS for Large-Scale Quantum Computing
Candidate: Rubaya Absar
Date: September 9, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: EIT 3142
Supervisors: Wei, Lan – Baugh, Jonathan
MASc Thesis Exam: Design of a Scalable MIMO Transmitter Testbed for Research and Development in FR3 6G Communications
Candidate: Kyle Hong
Date: September 14, 2026
Time: 1:30 PM
Location: EIT 3145
Supervisor: Slim Boumaiza
News
Two incoming ECE students named 2026 Schulich Leaders
Two incoming students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering are among the University of Waterloo’s 2026 Schulich Leaders, recipients of one of Canada’s most prestigious undergraduate STEM scholarships.
The Schulich Leader Scholarships recognize exceptional students entering science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs who demonstrate an entrepreneurial mindset, outstanding leadership and a commitment to making a meaningful impact.
This year, 10 exceptional students are joining the University of Waterloo as Schulich Leaders. The incoming cohort is already demonstrating an impressive drive to tackle complex global challenges, with interests spanning climate change and accessibility to space exploration and robotics.
Among Waterloo’s 2026 recipients are two students beginning their studies in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, bringing their own accomplishments, ideas and ambitions to the ECE community.
Electrical and computer engineering professor, Raafat Mansour, elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Raafat Mansour, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), one of the country’s highest academic honours.
Mansour is among eight University of Waterloo researchers elected as Fellows and College Members in the RSC’s Class of 2026. The appointments recognize exceptional contributions to research, scholarship and innovation across a wide range of disciplines.
“Congratulations to Waterloo's new Royal Society of Canada Fellows and new Royal Society of Canada College Member on this outstanding achievement,” says Charmaine Dean, Vice-President, Research & International. “Recognition from the Royal Society of Canada marks an exceptional milestone for Canada’s leading researchers and highlights not only the strength of their research programs but also the significant contributions they make to Canada’s research ecosystem and beyond.”
Dr. Mansour is an internationally recognized leader in radio-frequency (RF), microwave and micro-electromechanical systems engineering. His research has advanced high-performance communications technologies, nano-instrumentation and cryogenic RF hardware for quantum computing.
Computer engineering undergrads launch new high-performance computing design team
A new student design team at Waterloo Engineering is tackling one of computing's most demanding disciplines: high-performance computing.
Computer engineering students James Redekopp and Karl Keshavarzi founded UW High Performance Computing (UWHPC) earlier this year within the Sedra Student Design Centre (SSDC). Their faculty advisor is Dr. Tahsin Reza, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. UWHPC is now wrapping up its first project, a high-performance Variational Monte Carlo (VMC) simulation, built from the ground up in C++.
The idea grew out of a physics simulation Keshavarzi had been building, and conversations between the two co-founders about how to speed it up. "The biggest reason [we launched UWHPC] was that the kind of team we wanted to join didn't really exist," Redekopp said.
Electrical and computer engineering students earn international honours at IEEE EMC+SIPI 2026
A student team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Waterloo has earned international recognition after taking first runner-up in the Hardware Design Award at the IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal & Power Integrity (EMC+SIPI) in Texas. EMC+SIPI 2026 leads the industry in providing state-of-the-art education on EMC and Signal Integrity and Power Integrity techniques.