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  • 2023 ECE Three Minute Thesis Participants

    2023 ECE Three Minute Thesis Participants

    Get ready for ECE’s Three Minute Competition Heat, happening Wednesday, March 8 at 12pm in room MCLD 3038! RSVP your spot as an audience member here: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7PZqyeHX3PFl7T0 To get an idea of the presentations, take a look at some of the topics for this year’s heat! 

  • Bravo Zulu issued to Professor David Michelson

    Bravo Zulu issued to Professor David Michelson

    Congratulations to ECE Professor Dr. Michelson for receiving a Bravo Zulu, issued by the Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, Vice Admiral Angus Topshee, on February 6th, 2023! A Bravo Zulu is a naval signal used to congratulate an outstanding performance, which David Michelson has been issued for his efforts in advancing the Royal Canadian […]

  • Faculty Perspective – Professor Karthik Pattabiraman Named a Distinguished Contributor of the IEEE Computer Society Class of 2022!

    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

    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 […]

  • ECE Alumni Perspective- From Electrical, to Software, to Microsoft!

    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 […]

  • AI-ready Healthcare Podcast – A Conversation with Dr. Purang Abolmaesumi

    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 […]