ECE Professor and Research Team’s Paper Chosen for IEEE Top Picks in Test and Reliability 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UBC, whose paper “Understanding Error Propagation in Deep-Learning Neural Networks (DNN) Accelerators and Applications” was chosen for IEEE Top Picks in Test and Reliability (TPTR) 2023! The paper was initially published in 2017 with former ECE PhD student Guanpeng Li, now a faculty […]
Dr. Julia Rubin awarded the CS-CAN | INFO-CAN Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Researcher Prize!
Congratulations to ECE professor Dr. Julia Rubin, recipient of this year’s CS-Can|Info-Can Outstanding Early Career Computer Science Researcher Prize! This prize recognizes top early-career computer science academic researchers who are within 10 years of completing their Ph.D. for excellence in research. Congratulations Dr. Rubin! To learn more about this award and Dr. Rubin’s work, please […]
Faculty Perspective – Professor Karthik Pattabiraman Named a Distinguished Contributor of the IEEE Computer Society Class of 2022!
Dr. Karthik Pattabiraman is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia, focusing on the research areas of dependable computer systems, computer security, cyber-physical systems and software engineering. He was recently named a distinguished contributor of the IEEE Computer Society class of 2022. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organization […]
ECE/UBC Researchers Are Changing Pressure Sensors and Their Potential Applications
Through the hard work and determination carried out by members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the School of Biomedical Engineering, we are seeing advances in the use of pressure microsensors with remarkable performance, enabling a whole new range of application opportunities. Congratulations Nabil Shalabi, Kyle Searles, and Kenichi Takahata, who have […]
AI-ready Healthcare Podcast – A Conversation with Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi
Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi, a professor in the ECE Department, has been featured on the AI Ready Healthcare Podcast, a podcast that invites fellow researchers to talk about the translational aspects of AI research into clinical care. In this episode, Dr. Abomaesumi highlights the journey that he has gone through over the last two decades to […]
2022 UBC Applied Science Dean’s Faculty Awards for Service – Carol Jaeger
We are excited to announce that ECE faculty member Dr. Carol Jaeger is being honoured with a Dean’s Faculty Award for Excellence in Service for her exceptional contributions to the UBC Applied Science community! Please join us in congratulating Dr. Jaeger on this wonderful accomplishment! Exemplifying the Faculty’s commitments to lead by example, embrace ambiguity […]
ECE Research Team Receives Distinguished Paper Award at ICSME 2022!
We are excited to announce that Prof. Julia Rubin and ECE undergraduate students Evelien Boerstra and John Ahn have received a Distinguished Paper Award for their paper titled “Stronger Together: On Combining Relationships in Architectural Recovery Approaches” at this year’s prestigious ICSME Conference (International Conference on Software Maintenance and Evolution). The paper focuses on the […]
ECE Professor David Michelson to Chair Working Group Spanning International Telecommunications Organizations
ince the earliest days of telecommunications, international bodies have been in place to resolve disputes, recommend best practices, and develop technical standards. For example, the International Telegraph Union was formed in 1865 to standardize telegraph equipment, establish the Morse code as the international telegraph alphabet, and ensure privacy of communication. In 1932, the union broadened […]
Novel percussion instrument co-developed by ECE professor Sidney Fels to debut at SIGGRAPH in Vancouver
A unique presentation at this year’s SIGGRAPH—the world’s leading computer graphics conference which opens next week in Vancouver—may well inspire future digital content creators and multimedia artists. Engineer and musician Victor Zappi will play a short rock/electronic piece on August 10 as part of his presentation on the Hyper Drumhead – a futuristic percussion instrument […]
Dr Sudip Shekhar Wins Schmidt Polymaths Science Award!
We are very excited to announce that Dr. Sudip Shekhar, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been awarded the Schmidt Polymaths Science award and is the first Canadian to do so! The Schmidt Polymaths Award is presented to ten recipients with remarkable research track-records and includes a grant to further […]