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A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.

The design involves the integration of the two kinds of electric current that power homes, industries and electric vehicles—alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).

Researchers found efficiencies by designing a system that delivers both kinds of current to customers instead of the AC-only distribution systems now in use throughout the world.

Manufacturers and researchers can now test automated vehicles without a driver on public roads

ECE PhD student Amir Ameli has been selected as a recipient of the Doctoral Thesis Completion Award for the Winter 2019 term.

A startup company that was co-founded by ECE alumnus Mike Matta has raised $16.3 million to continue growing and developing its business intelligence and surveillance video software.

Solink, one of the fastest-growing companies in Ottawa, synchronizes security video footage with information on sales transactions and analyzes the combined data using artificial intelligence (AI) to give retail business owners insight into their operations.

TORONTO — The weak link when it comes to partially-automated cars might be you. Humans aren’t good at paying attention when it feels like there’s nothing much to do, in part because we’re too quick to trust computers to do things for us.

That presents a safety problem for current Level 2 (partially-automated) vehicles that combine lane-centring steering and adaptive cruise control. While such systems — including Tesla’s Autopilot and similar tech from Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Infiniti and others — likely help make cars safer, this technology is also introducing new dangers.

Alumni have established a scholarship in Xuemin (Sherman) Shen's name to show their gratitude for the electrical and computer engineering professor's dedication to his graduate students over the years.

ECE Professor, Pin-Han Ho, has been elevated to Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to failure restoration in optical backbone networks.

IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.

ECE Professor, Kerstin Dautenhahn, has been elevated to Fellow of the IEEE for her contributions to social robotics and human-robot interaction.

IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select IEEE members whose extraordinary accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.

Before the dot-com bubble burst, Marc Morin got in, made his millions and got out. Getting back to the top has been an adventure that has taught him a lot about business and success.

The workforce at Marc Morin's startup grew by more than 200 per cent this year and the hiring continues.

The co-founder and chief executive at Auvik Networks has been here before. He is a serial entrepreneur who founded or has co-founded four startups and pursued opportunities on the way to multimillion dollar exits.