ECE Researchers Join the Fight Against COVID-19!

ECE Researchers Join the Fight Against COVID-19!

Researchers from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC have joined the fight against COVID-19.

Hossam Shoman Wins 1st Place in ECE Heat’s 3MT Competition!

Hossam Shoman Wins 1st Place in ECE Heat’s 3MT Competition!

In February, Hossam Shoman won first place in ECE Heat’s 3MT Competition and has also secured a spot in the UBC 3MT Semi-Finals for his presentation, “A Stable Laser, without an Isolator”.

Ahmed E. Mostafa Wins 2nd Place in ECE Heat’s 3MT Competition!

Ahmed E. Mostafa Wins 2nd Place in ECE Heat’s 3MT Competition!

Ahmed Elhamy Mostafa joined the ECE department in September 2015 and officially started his research about “Medium Access Control and Resource Allocation for Massive IoT” in January 2016.

Prof. Cheung Nominated for 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award!

Prof. Cheung Nominated for 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award!

Biomedical Engineering and ECE Professor Karen Cheung has recently been nominated for the 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction Award, in the Research, the Sciences & Technology Category.

BC Hydro/Powertech Invited Lectures

BC Hydro/Powertech Invited Lectures

This is the second lecture of BC Hydro/Powertech’s series of presentations for 2020. This presentation will describe the plans of BC Hydro to modernize its grid in the next years.

Professor Wei Yu Inaugural Speaker Ian F. Blake Lectureship

Professor Wei Yu Inaugural Speaker Ian F. Blake Lectureship

ECE is pleased to announce two talks by Prof. Wei Yu, the inaugural speaker for the Ian F. Blake Lectureship, on Friday February 21, 2020.

ECE Professor elected to US National Academy of Engineering

ECE Professor elected to US National Academy of Engineering

Rabab Ward has been elected a Foreign Member of the United States’ National Academy of Engineering (NAE) for her “innovative applications of signal processing to industrial and bioengineering problems.”

Professor Ali Mesbah receives 2019 UBC Killam Research Prize

Professor Ali Mesbah receives 2019 UBC Killam Research Prize

ECE Professor Dr. Ali Mesbah received the 2019 UBC Killam Research Prize in the Junior Category, which recognizes outstanding research and scholarly contributions.

Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?

Hey Google, are my housemates using my smart speaker?

Surveys show that consumers are worried that smart speakers are eavesdropping on their conversations and day-to-day lives. Now University of British Columbia researchers have found that people are also concerned about something else.

James McEwen Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

James McEwen Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame

James McEwen, a UBC alumnus and adjunct professor in UBC’s Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Medicine, has been inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) for his invention of the automatic surgical tourniquet.