Monitoring Aneurysms Wirelessly – Technology Breakthrough
Aneurysms occur when arterial walls begin to weaken, causing blood to create a bulge. Aneurysm ruptures result in death in 60% of those who suffer from them. They cause permanent disability in 50% of those who survive the rupture. Considering these astounding rates, it is not surprising that researchers are attempting to devise tools to […]
Keeping You Alive With Tiny Machines
Imagine going through your day completely unaware of tiny machines keeping you alive from the inside. With Dr. Kenichi Takahata’s new research, this could become a widespread reality. Dr. Takahata and colleagues have developed a device that acts as a “smart” variety of the cardiac stent. Unlike the traditional tubes, which are implanted to expand […]
Dr. Talebpourazad: Innovation Challenge Finalist
Congratulations to ECE’s Dr. Mahsa Talebpourazad Dr. Mahsa Talebpourazad was one of 12 finalists for the Innovation Challenge Award. She received honourable mention and a prize of $1,200 for her development of software which converts 2D television content into a 3D format. Dr. Talebpourazad’s entrepreneurial disposition is one of the key elements NSERC looks for […]
Engineering students and alumni to compete in UBC entrepreneurship competition
Location: Room 222, West Mall Swing Space, 2175 West Mall, UBC Date: Thursday October 20th, 2011 Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm Engineering students and alumni affiliated with Aeos Biomedical, Dynamic Monitoring Technology Corporation and RentGeek will compete this Thursday October 20 in UBC’s entrepreneurship@UBC Seed Accelerator Competition. They are among the five new ventures from the […]
Camera Oximeter: Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health
Dr. Walter Karlen, ECE Post-Docotral Fellow working with Dr. Mark Anermino has advanced to the second round of the Canadian Rising Stars in Global Health Program. Public engagement, as measured by votes and comments to competitors’ videos, is part of the selection process of this grant. Anyone can watch the videos; however, you must register […]
Neda Eskandari Wins Best Student Paper Award
Neda Eskandari, has just won the Best Student Paper Award at the IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics. Neda, an ECE graduate student working with Dr. Meeko Oishi, won the award for her paper titled, “Computing observable and predictable subspaces to evaluate user-interfaces of LTI systems under shared control”. This is quite an […]
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 […]
IEEE Vancouver Section Centennial Awards
On its 100th Birthday, IEEE Vancouver Section honoured its most influential contributors. Centennial awards distinguished members who have been influential in the development of Canadian technology, keeping the Vancouver Section or the IEEE vibrant and flourishing. The contributions of four Professors with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering were acknowledged. Professor Emeritus Hermann Dommel was […]