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.
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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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Electrical and computer engineering graduate student, Roshan Nepal, receives EuMC Student Grant
Electrical and computer engineering graduate student, Roshan Nepal, received the EuMC Student Grant from the European Microwave Association for his paper entitled "Joint RF Energy Harvesting and Nanoelectronics for Self-Powered Water Leak Detection."
Electrical and computer engineering professor, Dr. Ladan Tahvildari, elected to the IEEE Computer Society's Board of Governors
Congratulations are in order for electrical and computer engineering professor, Dr. Ladan Tahvildari. Tahvildari was recently elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE CS) for a three year term beginning 1 January 2025.
Members of electrical and computer engineering’s Broadband Communications Research Lab win best paper award at the IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China 2024
Members of the Broadband Communications Research (BBCR) Lab, here in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, have won the Best Paper Award at the IEEE/CIC International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC) 2024 for their work entitled "Transmission Protocol Customization for On-demand Tile-based 360° VR Video Streaming." Congratulations are extended to the authors of this work: Yannan Wei (PhD student), Drs. Qiang Ye and Kaige Qu (former ECE PhD students), and electrical and computer engineering professors, Drs. Weihua Zhuang, and Xuemin (Sherman) Shen.