An adjunct professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has been honoured by the world's largest technical professional organization for his service to the global engineering community.
Dr. George Shaker will receive the 2026 Service Award from the Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), part of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He was recognized for his leadership in strengthening the Society's global engagement, member and student support and industry participation.
Shaker, an adjunct professor in the department since 2014, directs the Wireless Sensors and Devices Lab (WSDL) at Waterloo and is also chief scientist at Spark Technology Laboratories. His research spans electromagnetics, antenna systems, intelligent radar and the Internet of Things, with a focus on technologies that support safer, healthier and more connected communities, from in-cabin child-presence detection to non-contact eldercare monitoring.
As past chair of AP-S's Travel Grants subcommittee, he expanded the program from roughly 10 awards a year to more than 100 and introduced new funding clusters for recipients from African nations and Latin America. He also serves as vice-chair of the Technical Committee on Autonomous Systems for IEEE's Microwave Theory and Techniques Society. He currently holds three additional roles within AP-S: inaugural chair of its Technical Committee on Environment, Sustainability, and Societal Impacts, chair of its Membership and Benefits Committee and the Society's representative to the IEEE Sensors Council.
Shaker will be presented with the award at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting in Detroit, Michigan, from July 12 to 17.