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 Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Nasrin Einabadi
The Chair of the Committee is Professor Tizazu Mekonnen of the Chemical Engineering Department.
Candidate: Nasrin Einabadi
Topic: A Microgrid of Solid-State Transformer-Based Hybrid Nanogrids with Peer-to-Peer Power Exchange Capability
Date: December 4, 2024
Time: 9:00 AM
Place: EIT 3142
Supervisor(s): Kazerani, Mehrdad
NANO PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Majid Haji Bagheri
The Chair of the Committee is Professor Robert Gracie of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
Candidate: Majid Haji Bagheri
Topic: Next-Generation Nanogenerators for Sustainable Energy Solutions in Diverse and Challenging Environments
Date: December 4, 2024
Time: 10:30 AM
Place: REMOTE ATTENDANCE
Supervisor(s): Ban, Dayan
PhD Comprehensive Proposal Examination Notice: Joao Paulo Pinto Galdino Marques
The Chair of the Committee is Professor Stan Potapenko of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department.
Candidate: Joao Paulo Pinto Galdino Marques
Topic: Resource Allocation of MU-MIMO systems with Multi-Antenna Users and Zero-Forcing Beamforming
Date: December 4, 2024
Time: 12:30 PM
Place: EIT 3141
Supervisor(s): Rosenberg, Catherine
News
Celebrating excellence: Best Paper Award at CASCON 2024 for ECE researchers and IBM collaborators
Congratulations to Ryan Liu, a PhD student in electrical and computer engineering (ECE); Shreya Shinde, ECE alum from the MEng program; Dr. Ladan Tahvildari, Professor in ECE; and IBM collaborators Dr. Mark Stoodley, Dr. Marius Pirvu, and Vijay Sundaresan on their remarkable achievement!
Their paper, "Using Semeru Cloud Compiler to Enhance Cloud-Native Java Application Performance," was honored with the Best Paper Award at the 34th International Conference on Collaborative Advances in Software and Computing (CASCON).
PhD student, Elaheh (Ellie) Sanoubari, wins Best Presentation Award at the International Conference on Social Robotics
Congratulations to PhD student Elaheh (Ellie) Sanoubari. Sanoubari won a Best Presentation Award at the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR 2024) in Odense, Denmark in October for her work "What Makes an Educational Robot Game Fun? Framework Analysis of Children's Design Ideas.”
No more needles! Tracking blood sugar on your wrist
Imagine shrinking satellite technology that predicts the weather into a device that transmits vital information about the health of the person wearing it.
University of Waterloo engineers have achieved that technological feat that will help diabetics to monitor their glucose levels and other people faced with other chronic health problems.