Faculty

		Research Areas	Interests
Tor Aamodt Associate Professor	aamodt [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4116 KAIS 4043	Computer and Software Systems	Computer architecture. Microarchitecture and programming models for energy efficient compute accelerators.
Purang Abolmaesumi Professor	purang [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4741 KAIS 4052	Biomedical Technologies	Biomedical Engineering with emphasis on computer-assisted surgery, image-guided therapy and medical image analysis.
Rafeef Abugharbieh Associate Professor	rafeef [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-6034 KAIS 4051	Biomedical Technologies	Medical image computing
Farshid Agharebparast Senior Instructor	farshid [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4737 KAIS 3045		Wireless and data networking technologies.
Konstantin Beznosov Associate Professor	beznosov [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-9181 KAIS 4047	Computer and Software Systems	Usable security, design of security mechanisms, distributed systems, security, access control, engineering secure software.
Vijay Bhargava Professor	vijayb [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-3959 KAIS 4012	Communication Systems	Green communications, cognitive and cooperative wireless systems, MIMO-OFDM systems, cross-layer analysis.
Jesús Calviño-Fraga Senior Instructor	jesusc [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5387 KAIS 3024		Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Assemblers and Compilers, Embedded Systems, Power System Simulations, Voltage Stability.
Y. Christine Chen Assistant Professor	chen [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4238 KAIS 4101		Power systems analysis and control, grid monitoring and analytics, renewable resource integration
Karen Cheung Associate Professor	kcheung [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4114 KAIS 3064	Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Biomedical microsystems for diagnostic and therapeutic applications, dielectric spectroscopy for flow cytometry, implantable polymer-based microelectrode arrays, integrated cell culture systems.
Lukas Chrostowski Associate Professor	lukasc [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-8507 KAIS 4039	Communication Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Semiconductor lasers, optical communications, high-speed laser modulation, VCSELs, photonic integrated circuits (PICs), biophotonics.
Edmond Cretu Associate Professor	edmondc [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4115 KAIS 3063	Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Microsystems, adaptive MEMS, micro-instrumentation, nonlinear signal processing, BioMEMS. ultrasound imaging
Paul Davies Senior Instructor	pauld [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5501 KAIS 3027		Design and development of safety critical, real-time systems, software engineering principles, computer architecture and the application of FPGA technologies for use with soft-core processors.
Guy Dumont Professor	guyd [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2336 KAIS 3023	Biomedical Technologies	Adaptive control, predictive control, control of distributed parameters systems, advanced process control, applications of wavelet analysis, biomedical applications of control, pulp and paper process control.
William Dunford Associate Professor	wgd [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-6660 KAIS 3043	Energy Systems	Power electronics, power supplies, motor controls, energy management.
Sid Fels Professor	ssfels [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-5338 KAIS 4049	Computer and Software Systems, Biomedical Technologies	Human computer interaction, human 3D biomechanical modeling, speech synthesis, medical applications of modeling, computer vision, interactive arts and music.
Sathish Gopalakrishnan Associate Professor	sathish [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4343 KAIS 4045	Computer and Software Systems	Real-time systems, distributed systems, resource management.
Andre Ivanov Professor and Head	ivanov [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2342 KAIS 4030	Computer and Software Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	VLSI design and test, design for testability, fault tolerance, fault modeling and simulation, test generation, built-in self-test, built-in current testing, infrastructure IP for systems on chip, systems on chip design and test, analog and mixed signal design and test, networks on chip, fault diagnosis, design validation, post-silicon debug
Carol Jaeger Senior Instructor and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Engineering Programs	carolj [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2592 KAIS 3041		Electronics, electromagnetics, signal processing, speech and hearing, biomedical engineering, assorted sensors, product design.
Nicolas Jaeger Professor	nickj [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-5673 KAIS 3040	Communication Systems, Energy Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Integrated-optics, fiber-optics, optical sensors, optical measurement of voltage and current in power substations, ultrahigh-speed electro-optic modulators, ultrahigh-speed measurement techniques.
Juri Jatskevich Professor	jurij [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5217 KAIS 3057	Energy Systems	Power and energy systems, smart energy grids, power electronic systems and converter circuits, electrical machines and drives, controls, electromagnetic transients, computer modeling and simulation, distributed and parallel simulation
Vikram Krishnamurthy Professor	vikramk [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2653 KAIS 4050	Communication Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Statistical Signal Processing, Bio-sensing, Wireless Communications, Math Finance, Stochastic Optimization and Control, Social Network Dynamics and Game Theory
Philippe Kruchten Professor	pbk [at] eceDOTubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5654 Kaiser 4046	Computer and Software Systems	Architecture of large-scale, software-intensive systems. Software development processes. Software project management.
Lutz Lampe Professor	lampe [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-8261 KAIS 4111	Communication Systems	Communication and information theory, Smart Grid, Grid diagnostics, Ultra-wideband (UWB), Wireless sensor networks, Localization and tracking, RFID, Cognitive radio, Power line communications, Compressed sensing, Machine Learning
Guy Lemieux Professor	lemieux [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-0247 KAIS 4016	Computer and Software Systems	Programmable logic and computing systems, multiprocessor and computer architecture.
Cyril Leung Professor	cleung [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2866 KAIS 4102	Communication Systems	Wireless communications, cellular systems, multihop mobile networks.
Victor Leung Professor	vleung [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-6932 KAIS 4013	Communication Systems	Telecommunications and computer networks, wireless and mobile networking, network architectures and protocols, network management techniques, performance evaluations.
L.R. Linares Senior Instructor	llinares [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-9442 KAIS 3025		Modeling and simulation of engineering systems, and their computer implementation.
Mieszko Lis Assistant Professor	mieszko [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca 604 827-0738 KAIS 4040	Computer and Software Systems	Computer architecture. Parallel architectures, programming models, and compilers. High-level VLSI design methodologies.
John Madden Professor	jmadden [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5306 KAIS 3042	Energy Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Artificial muscle and application to medical devices, photosynthetic photovoltaics, super-capacitors, batteries, sensors, carbon nanotube devices.
José Martí Professor	jrms [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2364 KAIS 3058	Energy Systems	Real-time simulation of electric power systems using multi-computer networks, partitioning techniques for the solution of large systems, multirate hybrid systems, signal propagation in distributed parameter and frequency dependent systems, switched devices and nonlinear elements.
Ali Mesbah Assistant Professor	amesbah [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4249 KAIS 4044	Computer and Software Systems	software engineering, software testing and dynamic analysis, web-based systems, software evolution, Web 2.0 and social software engineering
David Michelson Associate Professor	davem [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-3544 MCLD 441	Communication Systems	Propagation and channel modeling, low profile antenna design, wireless communication system performance, EMI/EMC.
Shahriar Mirabbasi Professor	shahriar [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5218 KAIS 4032	Computer and Software Systems, Communication Systems	Analog and mixed-signal intergrated circuits and systems design, intergrated circuit design with an emphasis on high-speed data communication and signal processing applications.
Mehdi Moradi Assistant Professor	moradi [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca 604-827-0079 KAIS 4014	Biomedical Technologies	Biomedical engineering, signal and image processing, machine learning in medical image computing, image-guided interventions, ultrasound and MR imaging
Panos Nasiopoulos Professor	panos [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4483 ICICS 289	Computer and Software Systems, Communication Systems	Multiview Coding, 3D technologies, High Dynamic Range Video, Quality of Experience (3D, HDR, Digital Cinema), Interactive multimedia, Digital video processing and communications
Alireza Nojeh Associate Professor	anojeh [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4346 KAIS 4041	Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Nanostructures (esp. based on carbon nanotubes), controlled nanofabrication, electron emission phenomena, electron microscopy, modeling and simulation of nanoscale systems.
Martin Ordonez Assistant Professor	mordonez [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca 604-827-1423 KAIS 3044	Energy Systems	Canada Research Chair - Power Converters for Renewable Energy Systems / Renewable power and energy systems, power electronics, power conversion architectures, and control systems.
Karthik Pattabiraman Assistant Professor	karthikp [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4245 KAIS 4048	Computer and Software Systems	Fault-tolerant and secure systems, programming languages and compilers, web applications.
Matei Ripeanu Associate Professor	matei [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-7281 KAIS 4033	Computer and Software Systems	distributed systems, peer-to-peer systems, high-performnace computing
Robert Rohling Professor	rohling [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-2045 KAIS 3059	Biomedical Technologies	Medical imaging, medical information systems, robotics, ultrasound imaging in both 2D and 3D.
Tim Salcudean Professor	tims [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-3243 KAIS 3060	Biomedical Technologies	Haptic interfaces, teleoperation and simulators, medical robotics, imaging and interfaces, optimization-based design.
Robert Schober Professor	rschober [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-3515 KAIS 4103	Communication Systems	Wireless communications (physical layer), detection, modulation, coding, CDMA, equalization, multiuser detection, space-time coding and processing, fading channels.
Peyman Servati Associate Professor	peymans [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4269 KAIS 4042	Energy Systems, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Low-cost and flexible photovoltaic (PV) devices, Flexible electronics, Semiconductor nanowires (NWs), Nanostrucutured electronic films, Nanostructure growth and synthesis, Nanocomposite electronics
Sudip Shekhar Assistant Professor	sudip [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-2218 KAIS 4017	Computer and Software Systems, Communication Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	microelectronics, integrated circuits, CMOS circuit design for wireless, wireline and silicon photonics applications
Leo Stocco Senior Instructor	leos [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-0166 KAIS 3026	Biomedical Technologies	Medical robotics, haptic interfaces, electro-mechanical optimization.
Boris Stoeber Associate Professor	boriss [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5907 KAIS 3112	Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), microfluidics, sensor technology, integrated microsystems for biomedical applications and for environmental control.
Kenichi Takahata Associate Professor	takahata [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4241 KAIS 3113	Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Micromachined sensors and actuators, MEMS, implantable micro devices, micro-scale wireless sensing/control, 3-D micro fabrication techniques, micro electrodischarge machining and control.
Shuo Tang Associate Professor	tang [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-4314 KAIS 4105	Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Biophotonics, biomedical optics, optical tissue imaging instrumentation, optical coherence tomography, multiphoton microscopy.
Robin Turner Professor	robint [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-6132 MSL 233	Biomedical Technologies	Raman and resonance raman spectroscopy of biomolecules, fiber-optic-linked ultraviolet optical spectroscopies, spectroscopic signal processing and analysis.
Konrad Walus Associate Professor	konradw [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5987 KAIS 4038	Computer and Software Systems, Biomedical Technologies, Emerging Micro/Nano Technologies	Nanoelectronic devices and circuits, quantum-dot cellular automata, single-electron transistors, quantum mechanical simulations
Jane Z. Wang Professor	zjanew [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-3229 KAIS 4015	Communication Systems, Biomedical Technologies	Multimedia security, statistical signal processing, biomedical information, genomic signal processing and statistics, and wireless communications.
Rabab Ward Professor	rababw [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-4924 KAIS 4054	Communication Systems, Biomedical Technologies	Signal processing, image processing.
Steve Wilton Professor	stevew [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-1263 KAIS 4112	Computer and Software Systems	Field programmable gate array architectures and CAD tools.
Vincent Wong Professor	vincentw [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca 1-604-827-5135 KAIS 4104	Communication Systems	Protocol design, optimization, wireless networks, smart grid, machine-to-machine communications, RFID, and intelligent transportation systems.
Joseph Yan Senior Instructor and Associate Head, Undergraduate Academic Programs	josephy [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 827-5219 KAIS 3061		Micromechatronics, microfabrications, microassembly and biomimetic robotics.
Matthew Yedlin Associate Professor	matty [at] ece [dot] ubc [dot] ca (604) 822-8236 KAIS 3022	Communication Systems, Energy Systems	Acoustic wave propagation, including acoustic diffraction, asymptotic expansions, numerical wave modeling, laboratory wave modeling and source signature generation for seismic cross-well tomography. Applied digital signal processing.

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