Making Deep Neural Networks Reliable
Two ECE grad students are making ML systems more reliable by improving how these systems work with computer hardware. Their tool, Ranger, is already being used by Intel.
Now hiring tenure-track positions!
ECE is hiring for Associate Professor or Professor (Tenure), Canada Excellence Research Chair in Neuroprosthetics!
Sudip Shekhar awarded Killam Teaching Prize
Dr. Sudip Shekhar, Associate Professor at Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Killam Teaching Prize.
Engineers at UBC get under the skin of ionic skin
Researchers Yuta Dobashi and ECE’s John Madden have discovered that ionic hydrogels sense pressure similarly to human nerves.
This research could be used to build smart skin that can mimic the real thing- and could be used in bionic prosthetics.
Job-Hunting with Yuan Gao, ECE Alumnus and Google Software Engineer
“UBC and ECE provide various resources and opportunities to help with securing a job. I will share the ones that I attended.”
Design and Innovation Day 2022: Winners, Projects, and Photos
Thank you to everyone who attended Design and Innovation Day!
The winners of the Best Video competition and a gallery of photos from the event are featured here.
Jan Hammer awarded Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
ECE PhD candidate Jan Hammer has been awarded the Killam Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for exceptional teaching assistantship.
ECE Faculty awarded funding for Trustworthy ML research from UBC VPRI’s Research Excellence Clusters initiative
ECE professor Julia Rubin leads the “Trustworthiness of Machine-Learning-Based Systems (TrustML)” research cluster, which has been awarded funding through the 2022/2023 UBC Research Excellence Clusters initiative.
Solving bias in healthcare AI: A Q&A with Xiaoxiao Li
“Bias can be introduced during data collection, and is fatal in healthcare.” Xiaoxiao Li is working on a new interdisciplinary project that she hopes will help to solve issues of bias in AI healthcare applications.
New wearable technology can measure blood sugar using sweat
ECE PhD student Safoora Khosravi has developed an advanced wearable glucose sensor that could reduce the need for painful finger pricks for people living with diabetes.