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Waterloo's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering hosts second Engineering Self-Adaptive Software Systems (ESASS) Project Showcase, highlighting graduate student innovations in software adaptability
On November 28th, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Waterloo unveiled the future of software engineering with its second Project Showcase for the graduate course Engineering Self-Adaptive Software Systems (ESASS). Led by Dr. Ladan Tahvildari, this innovative course, with support from IBM, integrates cutting-edge industry technologies with research-driven, hands-on learning to tackle real-world challenges in software adaptability.
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.”