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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News
Electrical and computer engineering professor, Dr. Patrick Lam, honored with Distinguished Reviewer Award at SCAM 2025
Dr. Patrick Lam, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been recognized with the Distinguished Reviewer Award at the IEEE International Conference on Source Code Analysis & Manipulation (SCAM) 2025, held last week in Auckland.
Electrical and computer engineering professor, Dr. Andrew Boutros, earns two top honours at leading international computing conference
Dr. Andrew Boutros, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo, was recognized with two major awards at the International Conference on Field-Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL), held last week in Leiden, the Netherlands.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering welcomes 2025 Schulich Leader Scholars
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo is proud to welcome three of this year’s ten Schulich Leader Scholars, exceptional high school graduates recognized for their academic excellence in STEM fields.