Siva Sivoththaman
About
Dr. Siva Sivoththaman is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo. For six years, he served as the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies & Postdoctoral Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering, with his term concluding in August 2025.
Dr. Sivoththaman earned his Doctorate from the University of Paris XII - Créteil Val de Marne (France) in 1993. He then worked as a Research Scientist at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Belgium for six years before relocating to Canada in 2000 to join the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Sivoththaman was honored with the Ontario Premier's Research Excellence Award in 2002 and has held two prestigious Research Chairs: the NSERC Associate Industrial Research Chair in Radio Frequency Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (2002-2006) and the Ontario Research Chair (ORC) in Renewable Energy Technologies and Health (2010-2015). He is also the Director of the Centre for Advanced Photovoltaic and Display Systems (CAPDS) at Waterloo.
Dr. Sivoththaman served as the inaugural director of the University of Waterloo's Nanotechnology Engineering Program from 2004 to 2006. A Senior Member of the IEEE, he currently serves as the Chapter Chair for the Electron Devices Society of the IEEE Kitchener-Waterloo Section.