Exploring Software Innovation: Faridah’s Journey in ECE
Faridah Akinotcho graduated from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in May 2024 under supervisor Professor Julia Rubin. Since graduation, Faridah has been actively engaged in her research while exploring opportunities in software and mobile engineering. Discover more about Faridah’s time in ECE, her journey in this field, and advice for current and future […]
Alumni Perspective Story- From Electrical Engineering to the Federal Government of Canada
Yasaman Best graduated from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC with a biomedical specialization in 2011 and continued her studies to pursue a Master’s in Software Systems. Yasaman currently works as an IT Team Lead for the Federal Government of Canada (Department of National Defence). Learn more about Yasaman’s experience at ECE, her […]
ECE Alumnus Partha Pande Appointed As Interim Dean at WSU
Congratulations to the University of British Columbia, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) alumnus Dr. Partha Pande, who has been named interim dean of Washington State University’s (WSU) Voiland College of Engineering and Architecture (VCEA), effective February 12, 2024. Dr. Pande is a key member of the college’s leadership team, serving as director for […]
ECE Alumni Perspective- From Electrical, to Software, to Microsoft!
Yasaman Gharib graduated from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC in November 2012, with a Bachelors Degree in the Electrical area. After working in her field for a year, she decided to switch to become a software developer. Currently she works as a software engineer at Microsoft and is working on a […]
Rui Xi – Alumni Perspectives
Rui Xi is a current PhD student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC. He has previously earned a B.Eng in Software Engineering from Sun Yat-sen University, as well as an MASc in ECE at UBC. Much of his Master’s research focused on the security of blockchain applications and finding ways apps […]
Alumni Perspectives – Sebastian Zhou, SoC Global Routing Techniques
Sebastian Zhou is a PhD alumni from our UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering department and part of UBC’s System-on-a-Chip Research Lab. Sebastian’s PhD research focused on the optimization of System-on-a-Chip global routing techniques, and he has worked on projects developing routability-driven routing strategies. Prior to becoming a doctoral student, Sebastian worked as a Research and […]
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.”
Interview with Siavash Alamouti: ECE Alumnus, Communications Changemaker, and Marconi Prize Winner
“We must provide people with equal access to information and knowledge, [and] I’ve made it a mission for myself to use technology to achieve this goal.”
Alumni Perspectives: Al-Shahna Jamal, Microsoft
“This might all sound obvious, but the simple truth is that forming good habits and time management takes effort and practice.”
Interview with Amir Abdi, ECE PhD ’20 – Diversity is Key: a Tale of Dentistry and Machine Learning
“We are living in an ever-changing world and the chances of your random bits of information positively impacting your life is not small…”