The next generation of bionic devices
Inspired by the iconic scene of Luke Skywalker receiving an artificial hand in 1980’s The Empire Strikes Back, UBC is focusing on the future of bionics and the next generation of bio-integrated devices.
Work with a Purpose: AbCellera Hires Talented People who want to make a Difference
AbCellera, a local biotechnology company founded at the University of British Columbia (UBC), has developed a new method that can search immune responses more deeply than any other technology.
Robotics and Control Lab wins student paper awards at SPIE Medical Imaging 2019
Congratulations to the Robotics and Control Laboratory, whose team has received both the first place and the second place student paper awards in image guided procedures, robotics Interventions and modeling at SPIE Medical Imaging 2019.
Spherical display brings virtual collaboration closer to reality
Researchers at the University of British Columbia and University of Saskatchewan think they may have found a way to encourage a more sociable virtual reality.
Karthik Pattabiraman and Matei Ripeanu receives 2018 Faculty Research Awards
ECE professors Karthik Pattabiraman and Matei Ripeanu are recipients of UBC’s 2018 Faculty Research Awards.
The future will be faster thanks to photonics
“Imagine a sensor on the back of your phone that could detect your blood sugar level.”
Professor Matei Ripeanu receives Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) professor Matei Ripeanu is the recipient of the 2018 Killam Award for Excellence in Mentoring in the mid-career category.
UBC launches connected-vehicle test facility on campus
University of British Columbia researchers today unveiled a national test bed for connected-vehicle research as part of an initiative to promote safe, smart transportation in BC and beyond.
Karthik Pattabiraman awarded Distinguished Alumni Educator Award from University of Illinois
ECE professor Karthik Pattabiraman has been awarded a Distinguished Alumni Educator Award for Early Career Educator from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
ICICS Hosts “The Future of Digital Innovation”
On September 17 and 18, the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS) hosted a networking event for research alumni from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg who now work in the USA or Canada.