Faculty Achievements
March 8, 2018 | Faculty Achievements, Graduate Student Achievements, Student Achievements
ECE team runner up for Siemens Young Investigator Award at SPIE Medical Imaging 2018 conference
Shekoofeh Azizi, PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, postdoctoral fellow, Sharareh Bayat, along with Ajay Rajaram were recipients of the runner up prize for the Siemens Young Investigator Award at SPIE Medical Imaging 2018 conference in Houston, Texas. The conference took place from February 10, 2018 to February 15, 2018.
Their paper and presentation is titled 3D Tissue Mimicking Biophantoms for Ultrasound Imaging: Bioprinting and Image Analysis
November 17, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
Reliability of Deep Neural Network Accelerators and Applications, a growing concern, says Dr. Pattabiraman
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Case where a Self-Driving Car mistakes a transporting truck (left) for a bird (Right) due to soft errors in the hardware
Self-driving cars are the way of the future, and are poised to revolutionize the transportation industry. It is estimated that self-driving cars are only a few years away from large scale adoption. Further, self-driving cars have the potential to reduce the number of accidents and fatalities, and reduce transportation costs.
September 14, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
ECE Robotics Control Lab wins best paper award at MICCAI 2017
Congratulations to the ECE Robotics Control Lab team for receiving the MICCAI IJCARS Best Paper Award entitled "Detection and grading of prostate cancer using temporal enhanced ultrasound: combining deep neural networks and tissue mimicking simulations"! The award was received at MICCAI 2017, the 20th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention.
May 16, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
Cyber Security Expert Dr. Konstantin Beznosov Discusses WannaCry Ransomware Attack
On May 15th, UBC ECE professor and cyber security expert Dr. Konstantin Beznosov appeared on Global News to discuss ongoing ransomware attack WannaCry. Although it was detected earlier, WannaCry’s presence ballooned on May 12th, and it has since been found in 150 countries.
“This particular attack is similar to other ransomware, where malware gets in your computer and encrypts data,” Beznosov explained.
May 1, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
Karthik Pattabiraman receives Killam Research Fellowship for Internet of Things Security and Reliability Research
UBC software engineer Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman was awarded the Killam Research Fellowship on April 5th, 2017. The Fellowship, which supports faculty to pursue full-time research during a recognized study leave, was granted to Pattabiraman in support of his research on the Internet of Things’ Security and Reliability.
March 28, 2017 | Faculty Achievements, Graduate Student Achievements
Dr. John Madden's research team develops innovative flexible sensor screen
An NSERC-funded UBC Electrical & Computer Engineering research team led by Dr. John Madden has developed a novel sensor that could facilitate the design of advanced devices like foldable tablets.
The sensor is comprised of a conductive gel enveloped in layers of silicone that are able to detect swiping, tapping, and many other kinds of touch even when it is folded. This is a huge breakthrough, as most other devices are only able to detect one kind of touch (such as pressure). It is small (5 cm x 5 cm) and inexpensive to construct.
March 9, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
ECE Head Dr. Andre Ivanov is UBC Engineering Co-op Faculty of the Year
Dr. Andre Ivanov, Head of UBC Electrical & Computer Engineering, was named UBC Engineering Co-op Faculty of the Year on March 6th, 2017.
March 9, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
Dr. Sathish Gopalakrishnan wins Margaret Fulton Award
On March 6th, 2017, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Sathish Gopalakrishnan was awarded the Margaret Fulton Award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who make exceptional contributions to the student experience at UBC, Vancouver, in honour of Margaret Fulton's devotion to education access and student development. Fulton was UBC's Dean of Women and University President of Mount Saint Vincent University.
March 8, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
Victor Leung receives 2017 Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research
UBC ECE's Professor Victor C.M. Leung has been awarded the Canadian Society of Information Theory's 2017 Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research.
This award is bestowed biennially upon an individual in Canada who is recognized as having made distinguished contributions to research in the field of telecommunications. Dr. Leung is the 14th laureate since the award's establishment in 1990.
March 2, 2017 | Faculty Achievements
ECE Professor Tim Salcudean receives Canada Foundation for Innovation funding
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Tim Salcudean, together with his colleague Professor Robert Rohling and collaborator Dr.
