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Welcome to Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo
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.
2,500+ STUDENTS
96 FACULTY MEMBERS
$27M+ RESEARCH FUNDING
50+ SUPPORT STAFF
11,800+ ALUMNINews
- Feb. 13, 2020Self-powering water leak sensor invented at Waterloo
Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have developed a tiny, battery-free, self-powering sensor that could dramatically reduce the cost of protecting buildings from damaging water leaks.
The new device, housed in a box just three centimetres square, is the product of a collaboration between professors Norman Zhou and George Shaker.
- Feb. 6, 2020University of Waterloo researchers aim to improve self-driving cars in wintry weather
KITCHENER -- Driving in the winter is more challenging than on sunny summer days, even for self-driving cars.
Researchers at University of Waterloo are conducting studies to help train future self-driving cars to handle wintry conditions.
They say it's the first publically-available set of data in the world for self-driving cars in winter.
- Feb. 5, 2020Professor Kankar Bhattacharya selected to receive Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision
Kankar Bhattacharya, Associate Chair for Graduate Studies and Professor in ECE, has been selected to receive the prestigious Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision. He will be honored at convocation in June.
Events
- Feb. 19, 2020PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination - Shuyu Ding
Candidate: Shuyu Ding
Topic: Applied Optical Method to Sense the Antenna Near-Field
Date: February 19, 2020
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: E5 5106
Supervisor(s): Safavi-Naeini, Safieddin
All are welcome to attend.
- Feb. 28 to Mar. 1, 2020Hack the Plastics
Have you ever wanted to join a hackathon, but thought it was only for coders? Well, Hack the Plastics wants you! Hack the Plastics is a broad skilled hackathon that does not require a coding based final product and will happen from 28th Feb – 1st March, 2020 at the University of Waterloo. You will be tackling ways to fight single use plastic pollution using microbes and producing a technical solution, business plan, and pitch.
- Mar. 18, 2020MBET in-person information session
If entrepreneurship is in your future, let us help you get there.