Collaborative Research in Prostate Cancer Technology: Mehdi Moradi
Dr. Mehdi Moradi is working to develop a method to allow more targeted prostate cancer treatment. Hired by ECE in May 2012 using a donation made to the Department of Urologic Sciences, Dr. Moradi is teaming up with researchers in both departments as well as the Vancouver Prostate Centre. He has already published a journal […]
ECE’s Smart Grid: An Interview with Dr. Andre Ivanov
As a UBC student with experience in writing but no knowledge of engineering, I was selected as the ideal person to speak to a broader public about the Living Lab and ECE’s thermo-electric smart grid project. I was only vaguely aware of UBC’s Living Lab initiative and its relationship to campus sustainability. To be honest, […]
John Madden on Quirks and Quarks: Wax-work Micro-muscles
In interview with Bob McDonald, Dr. Madden speaks about the recent improvements in performance he has seen in carbon nanotube “muscle” when these fibres are impregnated with wax. Listen to the CBC podcast: Wax-work Micro-muscles Read More in Science: Electrically, Chemically, and Photonically Powered Torsional and Tensile Actuation of Hybrid Carbon Nanotube Yarn Muscles
$17M Grant from Gates Foundation Funds Program for Women’s Health
UBC researchers have received a $17 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. This funding aids a program to treat women in the developing world for preeclampsia, the onset of high blood pressure during pregnancy. While preeclampsia is easily treatable, it is fatal for many women who are not properly diagnosed or transported […]
Yazan Boshmaf Speaks at Humboldt Colloquium
PhD student Yazan Boshmaf was selected to speak as an Early Career Researcher at the Humboldt Colloquium. Yazan’s presentation, titled “Security Analysis of Social Bots on the Web”, discussed his research in social network security. A collaboration with Ildar Musulkhov, Dr. Ripeanu and Dr. Beznosov, this work evaluates how vulnerable online social networks are to […]
Most Downloaded Paper for Three Months
A paper written by Dr. Bobak Gholamkhass, Nima Mohseni Kiasari and Prof. Peyman Servati of the Flexible Electronics and Energy Lab (FEEL) has been the most downloaded paper in Organic Electronics for the past three months. This paper demonstrates the significant role of contact layers and device engineering in increasing the efficiency and stability of organic photovoltaic […]
Lionsgate Technologies Inc. Launches Phone Oximeter
Using standard medical sensors connected directly through the universal audio port of virtually any mobile device, the proprietary interface, called the Vital Signs DSP (Digital Signal Processor), provides precise monitoring of blood oxygen levels, blood pressure and body temperature which are displayed on the mobile device’s monitor. The technology requires no external signal processors, microcontrollers, […]
Student Develops Life-Saving Smartphone App
Mitacs Globalink student Vicky Liu is working with Professor Victor C.M. Leung of ECE to develop a Smartphone application that will help save lives. The app will display a user’s vital signs onscreen after assessing his or her health via wireless Bluetooth sensors placed on the body. Vicky is working towards a Bachelor’s degree in […]
IEEE UBC Branch Receives Award for Exemplary Performance
Congratulations to the IEEE UBC branch on being awarded the Region 7 Exemplary Student Branch Award. The purpose of the award is to provide public recognition of exemplary IEEE Student Branch operations. The award was presented at the IEEE Canada Student Congress held in September in Mississauga, Ontario. IEEE UBC chairperson Saba Ardeshiri accepted the […]
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 […]