Alfred Yu, PhD, PEng (He/Him/His)

Dr. Alfred Yu is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at UW and holds cross-appointments in Pharmacy and Applied Mathematics. He is the Director of the NSERC CREATE Program on Next-Generation Innovations in Ultrasonics (N-GENIUS) and a Research Scientist at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging. He has served in various leadership positions at UW, including AVP Research and International; AVP Partnerships, Entrepreneurship, and Commercialization; and Associate Director of Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology.

Dr. Yu has a long-standing research interest in ultrasound imaging and therapeutics. He began his academic career at the University of Hong Kong and relocated his research group to Waterloo in 2015. His work has been recognized by numerous prestigious honors and awards, including the IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Award, the IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Award, the ISTU Frederic Lizzi Award, the IEEE Ultrasonics Early Career Investigator Award, the Ontario Early Researcher Award, and various best paper prizes.

Dr. Yu is an NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellow and an elected fellow of major professional societies, including IEEE, AIUM, CAE, and EIC. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics and the Chair of the AIUM Basic Science & Instrumentation Community. He is a long-time organizer of the IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium and has served in various capacities including Program Chair, Publication Chair, and Medical Ultrasound Group Chair. He has been a board member of leading ultrasound professional societies, including IEEE UFFC and ISTU. He also chaired the ISTU Education Committee and was an Associate Editor of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

• Ultrasound imaging: Advanced imaging algorithms; High-performance beamforming platforms; Flow phantom design

• Therapeutic ultrasound: Cellular dynamics studies; Wave-matter interactions; Nanotechnology

• 2007, PhD in Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto

• 2004, MASc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto

• 2002, BSc (Distinction) in Electrical Engineering, University of Calgary

• IEEE Carl Hellmuth Hertz Ultrasonics Award

• NSERC Steacie Memorial Fellow

• IEEE Canada Outstanding Engineer Award

• Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)

• Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)

• Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)

• Fellow, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)

• Fellow, International Academy of Artificial Intelligence Science (AAIS)

• ISTU Frederic Lizzi Award

• IEEE Ultrasonics Early Career Investigator Award

• Ontario Early Researcher Award

• UW Outstanding Performance Award (received twice)

• UW Engineering Research Excellence Award

• 2025-2026 AVP Partnerships, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship

• 2023-2025 AVP Research and International

• 2020-2025 Associate Director, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology

• BME 581 - Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
  • Taught in 2024
• ECE 493 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Taught in 2024
• ECE 601 - Foundations of Biology in Engineering
  • Taught in 2023
• ECE 607 - Fundamentals of Ultrasonics
  • Taught in 2021, 2023
• ECE 700 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Taught in 2024

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• Four professors elected as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
• Electrical and computer engineering professor, Alfred Yu, elevated to IEEE Fellow
• Prof honoured for contributions to engineering
• Pushing the potential of ultrasound
• Professor awarded $1.65M for ultrasound training