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 Seminar: From Metabolite Sensing to Mechanistic Inference: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Cancer Metabolism
Candidate: Shadi Vandvajdi
Date: November 13, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Online
Supervisors: Prof. Mahla Poudineh and Prof. Mohammad Kohandel
All are welcome!
News
Electrical and computer engineering professor's Canada Research Chair renewed for multimedia research
A Waterloo Engineering professor has had their Tier 1 Canada Research Chair renewed, which will continue to support research to help AI-generated and immersive digital content meet the quality standards people expect.
Dr. Zhou Wang, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, will receive $1.4 million over seven years as the Canada Research Chair in Multimedia Quality-of-Experience. The program supports outstanding researchers recognized as world leaders in their fields. Wang’s renewed Chair will develop a systematic, AI-driven approach to understanding, enhancing and enriching how people experience images, video and immersive media.
Dr. Bill Rosehart installed as Waterloo’s eighth President and Vice-Chancellor
Three-time electrical and computer engineering alum Dr. Bill Rosehart (BASc ’96, MASc ’97, PhD ’01) has returned to the University of Waterloo, leading the institution into a new era. Rosehart was installed as the University’s eighth President and Vice-chancellor on October 22, 2026, where he was formally endowed to the duties and responsibilities of office.
The installation ceremony was conducted by Genevieve Gauthier-Chalifour, University Secretary and Murray Gamble (BASc ’85), Chair, Board of Governors.
Students go weightless to test in-space electronics repair
A Waterloo Engineering student design team has taken another step toward repairing electronics in space by designing, building and testing an automated soldering device aboard a microgravity flight. As missions travel farther from Earth, the ability to fix equipment in-space is becoming increasingly important.
The Waterloo Space Soldering Team, made up of 17 students and recent alumni, was one of four teams across Canada selected by Students for the Exploration and Development of Space Canada for this year's Canadian Reduced Gravity Experiment Design Challenge, held August 31 to September 4. Over two flights aboard a reduced-gravity research aircraft in Ottawa, the team operated its experiment through 16 parabolas — steep climbs and dives that each create about 20 seconds of weightlessness — and collected 35 solder samples for analysis.
Electrical engineering student Jordan Leis named 2026 Cansbridge Fellow
Electrical engineering student Jordan Leis has been named a 2026 Cansbridge Fellow, joining a group of just 15 students selected from across Canada this year. The fellowship supports students developing their leadership and entrepreneurial skills through international experience.
Leis is scheduled to complete a self-organized internship in Asia in winter 2027. As a fellow, he will receive a $10,000 scholarship to support the placement, attend a bootcamp and conference in San Francisco, and join a lifelong network of mentors and alumni.
Now in its fourteenth year, the Cansbridge Fellowship is run by alumni and funded by sponsors. For Leis, the community is a meaningful part of the opportunity.