UBC Solar’s Approach for the Fall 2020
With the transition to online classes and working remotely we caught up with UBC Solar, a student run design team at UBC, to ask them how they shifted their operations to work remotely and their plans for the upcoming year.
Sara Hosseinirad Awarded Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship!
Sara Hosseinirad, a second-year doctoral candidate currently researching an automated closed-loop system of anesthesia, is the recipient of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
ECE Student Pramit Saha leads Imagine Speech Recognition Project
UBC Electrical and Computer Engineering master’s student, Pramit Saha, is working at the forefront of developing speech-related brain-computer interfaces.
UBC M.A.Sc. Student Developing a Wearable Device to Track Heart and Brain Signals
Through his graduate work, Jorge Lozano has been looking into developing a new tool for the long-term measurement of heart and brain signals that is more affordable, easier to use, and comfortable to wear.
Quentin Golsteyn, BASC ’20, Computer Engineering
“I am a strong believer that you can make a difference in the world at the local level. Opportunities for positive change exist all around us.”
ECE PhD Candidate Awarded Prestigious Microsoft Research Grant
Farah Deeba, a fourth-year PhD candidate currently researching innovative techniques for monitoring placenta health in mothers, is now the recipient of the prestigious Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant, worth up to $25,000.
MASc Student Selected to Attend 2020 Heidelberg Laureate Forum!
ECE MASc student, Aarti Kashyap has been has been recently invited to participate in the 2020 Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany.
Bo Fang Wins Award in Dependable Computing!
Bo Fang, an ECE Ph.D. student has been awarded the William C. Carter PhD Dissertation Award in Dependability for his Ph.D. thesis, titled Approaches for Building Error Resilient Applications. […]
UBC Researchers Design Ultrasound Scanner Network for COVID-19
UBC researchers are collaborating with local partners to establish a network of portable, handheld ultrasound scanners that can soon accelerate COVID-19 diagnosis in B.C. and potentially beyond.
Claire Preston, MASC ’20, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“I consider the world around me on a daily basis and find that there are so many aspects that I believe can be improved upon or solved with new technology developments.”