ECE Receives Energy-Management Software from Alstom Grid
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) has received Energy Management System software valued at more that $1 million US from Alstom Grid, which will provide students and researchers access to state-of-the-art software used by BC Hydro and other leading power systems around the world. The department will integrate the software into its existing modeling […]
A Smart Thermo-Electric Grid
Linked to the UBC Living Lab initiative, this project is looking at real-time energy generation, distribution, storage and consumption on campus to develop methods and strategies to optimize the system and meet UBC’s green house gas emissions goals. As part of the Living Lab, ECE will pursue collaborations with industry to provide rich research opportunities […]
Dr. Rabab Ward wins CUFA BC Distinguished Academics Award
Dr. Rabab Ward received one of the Distinguished Academics awards presented at the Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC on April 27, 2011. Dr. Ward received the 2011 Paz Buttedahl Career Achievement Award for her pioneering research in signal processing, which has resulted in improved picture quality for cable television, a sophisticated brain computer interface […]