Current undergraduate students

Lecture 1: Rethinking Chip Design in the Age of AI

Speaker: Professor Mehdi Saligane, ECE Department, Brown University, Rhode Island

Date: April 30, 2026

Time: 1:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: EIT 3142

Lecture 2: Research and Open-Source EDA Tools

Speaker: Tim Edwards, Open Circuit Design

Date: April 30, 2026

Time: 2:00pm to 3:00pm

Location: EIT 3142

Friday, May 1, 2026 - Sunday, May 3, 2026 (all day)

Latch-Up 2026: Conference on Free and Open Source Silicon

Latch-Up 2026 invites the free and open-source silicon community to Canada. The FOSSi Foundation is hosting Latch-Up, a conference dedicated to free and open-source microelectronic chip design, taking place over the weekend of May 1–3, 2026.

Latch-Up is a weekend of presentations and networking for the open-source digital design community, bringing together students, researchers, and industry professionals interested in open hardware and semiconductor innovation.

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Waterloo proudly congratulates graduating student Cait Aitchison on being named a recipient of the 2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Scholarship Plus Initiative. Awarded to outstanding students pursuing careers in the power and energy sector, the scholarship recognizes academic excellence, leadership potential, and a demonstrated commitment to advancing the future of sustainable electricity systems.

Friday, October 10, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Intellectual Property (IP) 101 & Commercialization

Speaker: Eric Luvisotto (Technology Transfer Officer, Waterloo Commercialization Office – WatCo)

Date: Friday, October 10, 2025

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM EDT

Location: Online (Microsoft Teams)

Hosts: IEEE KW AP-S & MTT-S Student Branch Chapters, IEEE Waterloo Young Professionals, and the IEEE Ottawa Section Joint AP-S/MTT-S Chapter