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.
Resources
Events
MASc Seminar Notice: Crowding Out The Noise: Algorithmic Collective Action Under Differential Privacy
Candidate: Rushabh Solanki
Date: November 24, 2025
Time: 1:00pm
Location: E5-5047
Supervisor: Elliot Creager
All are welcome!
MASc Seminar Notice: Investigation of Organic ETLs in QLEDs and a Metal-based RGB Patterning Technique for QLED Displays
Candidate: Saad Mobarak
Date: November 27, 2025
Time: 3:00pm
Location: EIT 3145
Supervisor: Dr. Hany Aziz
All are welcome!
PhD Seminar Notice: A Residential Hybrid Nanogrid Based on Solid State Transformer Technology
Candidate: Nasrin Einabadi
Date: January 13, 2026
Time: 10:30am
Location: TBD
All are welcome!
News
Two professors from electrical and computer engineering have been named to the annual Highly Cited Researchers™ list
The University of Waterloo has seen an increase in the number of researchers included in this year’s Highly Cited Researchers™ 2025 list recently published by Clarivate. The list highlights the world’s most influential researchers and scientists.
Those selected have authored multiple Highly Cited Papers which rank in the top one per cent by citations in their field. Citations and peer review are the lifeblood of academic research, ensuring both integrity and innovation. The Highly Cited Researchers™ list recognizes only one in 1,000 researchers from around the world.
While several researchers across the University of Waterloo are featured on this year’s list, this article highlights the honourees from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE).
Researchers lead project to fortify Canada's cybersecurity
A research team led by Waterloo Engineering professors received $2 million in new federal funding to safeguard Canada’s critical cybersecurity infrastructure by identifying and countering threats that could emerge through the supply chain.
Led by Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister, an electrical and computer engineering professor, and Dr. Michael Mayer, a professor in mechanical and mechatronics engineering, the Materials-based Cybersecurity in Electronics (MATSEC) project brings together a collaborative team of Waterloo Engineering researchers.
Cutting-edge research in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is making global waves in sign language technology
A research team from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has earned international recognition at the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV 2025) — the premier global event in computer vision research.
Under the supervision of Dr. Fakhri Karray, MASc student Md Rezwanul Haque, ECE alumnus S. M. Taslim Uddin Raju, and Dr. Md. Milon Islam received the Best Poster Award and secured 2nd Place in the Continuous Sign Language Recognition Challenge (Unseen Sentences Task) at ICCV 2025.