ECE Students Recipients of the Faculty of Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Awards
Congratulations to Jennie Chen and Hooman Vaseli, graduate students in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, for receiving the Faculty of Applied Science Dean’s Graduate Extra-Curricular Contributions Award and the Dean’s Graduate Leadership Award!
Dean’s Graduate Extra-Curricular Contributions Award
The Dean’s Graduate Extra-Curricular Contributions Award recognizes a student who has demonstrated leadership, innovation, personal initiative and service to the UBC community through active participation in extra-curricular activities.
As the Vice President Social of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student Association (ECEGSA) during the 2022-2023 academic year, Jennie planned and hosted 18 events for ECE graduate students, collaborated with other student organizations, rebranded the ECEGSA logo and social media assets, created branded merchandise, handled communications with the student body and took part in creating the new ECE grad lounge. Learn more about Jennie Chen’s experience at ECE and as the VP Social of ECEGSA.
How do you feel about receiving this award?
It feels amazing to be recognized for our efforts! I think both of us took on our roles in ECEGSA because we wanted to better the graduate student experience for our peers in the department, and I do think we managed to accomplish that. However, throughout the year, we felt that perhaps members of the department did not really understand the effort and impact that ECEGSA had on the student body. Having this official recognition is definitely the icing on the cake.
What have you enjoyed the most during your time at ECE and with ECEGSA?
We’re both technically still in ECE for a while longer! One thing that ECEGSA allowed me to do is make a lot of connections and friends in the department. It’s also really heartwarming when fellow students would come to us after events and tell us that they had a great time.
Any advice for current ECE students?
Join the council, reach out to them to see if they need volunteers, or even just participate in their activities! I strongly believe in a good work-life balance and the importance of community. I promise you that these are the memories you will look back on in 10 years, and not all the times you’ve spent staring at your code.
Dean’s Graduate Leadership Award
The Dean’s Graduate Leadership Award recognizes an outstanding student who takes an active role in institutional governance, service delivery, and community service work with the primary aim of making significant contributions to the graduate student culture and environment.
As the President of ECEGSA during the 2022-2023 academic year, Hooman led and managed the ECEGSA team through 30 events in the year, enhanced the team’s operational efficiency, revised the outdated ECEGSA constitution, negotiated for substantial cost savings, and advocated for the interest of ECE graduate students both on and off campus. Hear from Hooman Vaseli on his experience at ECE and as the President of ECEGSA during the 2022-2023 academic year.
How do you feel about receiving this award?
I am honoured to be given the Dean’s Graduate Leadership Award for my efforts as the ECEGSA President in 2022-23, which, of course, with the help of my fellow executive team members, has positively contributed to the social life and professional development of over 100 of the UBC ECE Graduate Students.
It feels great because it is an external recognition that what we worked on in ECEGSA has positively impacted the students, at least relative to the big campus community. It is definitely encouraging me, and hopefully others, to step up in the future as well.
What have you enjoyed the most during your time at ECE and with ECEGSA?
I enjoyed the feeling of having some sort of power (as president). However, with great power comes great responsibility, so I am happy I could use the power positively. Most importantly, I liked the friendships, memories, and connections I gained through this experience.
Any advice for current ECE students?
First, please don’t burn yourself out for just one aspect of grad school: the research part. Check out the awesome events hosted on campus by different organizations, especially ECEGSA. Connect more with others in your community and have fun! Second, consider stepping up for executive positions too, because not only does it help the community, but it also helps you grow a lot both on personal and professional levels. It provides many opportunities for practicing and improving on certain soft skills that you may not find anywhere else this easily. For example, I learned to make some difficult choices or be decisive when needed, and I learned to be a leader, something that will be in my toolbox for life.
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Design and Innovation Day 2024: Winners, Projects, and Photos
Thank you to everyone who attended Design and Innovation Day! Congratulations to all of the groups on your hardwork and effort for this year’s capstone projects!
The capstone design project is a major component of the ECE engineering curriculum where students work in teams of four to six students to design a product/service of significance and to solve an open-ended problem in electrical and computer engineering.
Best Video Winners
The best video awards recognize exceptional capstone teams and their ability to communicate their technical design challenge and project’s impact to a general audience. A short list of videos is selected by the Capstone students with the final winners selected by a panel of judges representing diverse perspectives.
First Place- TL-32: Use of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wavelength Radar (FMCW) to Detect Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate of Patients
Project Client: Aberrant Designs Inc.
Project Description: Emergency departments see significant morbidity and mortality each year from unrecognized changes in patient vital signs. A patient’s condition can deteriorate after they are first admitted; this is indicated by changes in heart and respiratory rate, which are difficult to notice visually.
Patients in hospital seclusion rooms are especially at risk, since traditional wired health monitors cannot be used. Despite having camera and in-person examinations to assess the patients, accurately distinguishing between a sleeping patient lying in bed and one experiencing distress – and quickly intervening to prevent life-threatening or long-term harm – remains a critical challenge.
Our solution uses a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Radar to monitor the heart and respiratory rate of a patient in a seclusion room in a non-invasive manner. FMCW Radar allows us to measure the movement of a patient’s chest with sub-millimeter precision, without the need for wires and contact sensors.
Our product processes the radar data in real-time; this includes signal processing algorithms to denoise and reconstruct patient vital signals, making our system more tolerant to patient movement and applicable to realistic conditions. We send the measured heart and respiratory rate values to a web-based GUI, allowing health workers or nurses to monitor multiple patient vital rates remotely. Additionally, the GUI creates audio and visual alerts when patient vitals are in a dangerous range, improving patient outcomes.
Andrew Forde: awforde@student.ubc.ca
Claire Huang: claire68@student.ubc.ca
Mark Wong: mrw05@student.ubc.ca
Nick Zhang: zzhang70@student.ubc.ca
Second Place- AI-70: Monitoring and Control System for C-Quester Carbon Capture
Project Client: C-Quester, Inc.
Project Description: The iCapture addresses the critical need for cost-effective and efficient data monitoring and control systems (MCS) in carbon capture operations. It is capable of communicating with various sensor signals, collecting their data, and outputting the sensor data to an online API. Developed in collaboration with Mitico, a company that offers accessible carbon capture technology and services, iCapture seamlessly integrates with their existing sensor networks, providing real-time insights into crucial parameters of their carbon capture system. The iCapture’s automatic sensor configuration, range communication of beyond 100ft, error handling for sensor disconnection or malfunction, and LCD display for displaying error notifications ensure seamless operation and scalability, all while maintaining affordability at under $500. By lowering the cost and complexity of MCS, we enable Mitico to deliver more accessible and sustainable carbon capture solutions, furthering their mission to combat climate change and promote environmental stewardship.
Lucy Hua: lucy.gx.hua@gmail.com
Joseph Li: lidonglin18660286620@gmail.com
Eric Lu: ericyblu@gmail.com
Shing Wai Pun: shingwaipun@gmail.com
Victor Sun: jcvictorsun@protonmail.com
Third Place- TL-30: Mapping Below the Forest Canopy Software
Project Client: Korotu Technology Inc.
Project Description: The health of forests worldwide is fast deteriorating due to increases in deforestation and climate change. In order to make sound planning and management decisions, we must first better understand the present condition of our forests. Tree counts, biodiversity counts, growth stages, and other inventory data all provide extensive information on the state of our environment, yet much of this data is hidden beneath the forest canopy.
Today, traditional forest surveying techniques often involve deploying teams of skilled workers to collect data samples in remote locations, costing substantial time and resources. Expenses are estimated to average around $10,000 per hectare. While satellites and drones may provide information on forest conditions above the canopy, they are currently unable to gather data on the state of trees growing underneath.
To address these challenges, we have partnered with Korotu Technology Inc. to create ForestFolio, a mobile application that aims to reduce the financial and time burdens of data collection, increase the quality and precision of data samples, and make forest surveys more accessible to smaller groups interested in gathering forest data.
ForestFolio combines the various tools needed for traditional surveying into one device by making use of the camera, LiDAR sensor, gyroscope, and accelerometer on a mobile device. The application guides the user through the data collection process for the location, height, diameter, and species of each tree within a fixed-area forest plot..
First, the user is required to walk around the plot while holding up their mobile device to scan their surroundings and generate a map of detected trees. At this step, the diameter of each tree is extracted through machine learning algorithms, eliminating the need for individual tree diameter measurements.
The generated map helps the user keep track of their own position within the plot and the location of each tree. When the user navigates to a tree, they first receive step-by-step guidance on measuring its height. They then input additional data such as the tree species and relevant notes. Once all trees have been completed within the plot, the application waits for a stable Internet connection before uploading the completed plot to a server. There, the data is further analyzed and presented to the user via a website interface, with the option to export the data as a spreadsheet file.
In addition to the mobile application, data collected through other means such as via a drone with a mounted LiDAR sensor can also be analyzed by ForestFolio. This data simply needs to be uploaded to a website interface which will process it and return valuable tree inventory data.
ForestFolio not only eliminates the need for external forest survey tools, but also facilitates the data collection process so that untrained users can quickly begin gathering accurate, high-quality data beneath the forest canopy.
Kamran Alam: kamranalam.ra@gmail.com
Zoeb Gaurani: zoebng@gmail.com
Harman Sihota: harmansihota17@gmail.com
Yitong Tang: nb.yitong@gmail.com
Manvir Dhami: manvirdhami4756@gmail.com
Vicky Chen: vchen720@gmail.com
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ECE Professor Vincent Wong Inducted as 2024 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
Congratulations to the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Vincent Wong, who has been inducted as a 2024 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), which recognizes his contributions in engineering and for services to the profession and society. He attended the EIC Gala event in Ottawa on April 20, 2024, and received the award.
Professor Wong is an expert in the areas of wireless networking and smart grid. He has developed novel and practical resource allocation algorithms for wireless communication networks. He has designed innovative demand side management algorithms for smart grid and sustainable energy systems. Currently, Professor Wong is the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and General Chair of the IEEE INFOCOM 2024. He is a fellow of the IEEE.
Professor Wong would like to thank his former and current students in his research group for their excellent work.
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Student Ingenuity Abuzz on Design and Innovation Day 2024
Originally published in UBC Engineering News
From addressing environmental challenges to enhancing human well-being, the 240 capstone projects on display at the 2024 Design and Innovation Day showcase were a testament to the ingenuity and commitment of UBC’s aspiring engineers. The diverse array of projects represented the culmination of months of dedicated effort and creative problem-solving by teams of final-year engineering students, who tackled real-world problems proposed by community partners.
One project that had attendees buzzing was centred on an Internet of Things (IoT) solution for beekeeping. Recognizing the critical decline in bee populations and its implications for agriculture, this team of electrical and computer engineering students partnered with the Foundation of the Energy Collective to devise an innovative solution for urban beekeeping. Their modular beehive design allows individuals to host beehives in their backyards or on rooftops. Equipped with a sensor board, the hive monitors vital parameters such as temperature, humidity and weight, ensuring optimal conditions for bee health and productivity, and fostering sustainable beekeeping practices in urban environments.
Another capstone team from the School of Biomedical Engineering developed a robust electromyography (EMG) control scheme for amputees. With the goal of enhancing the quality of life for upper arm amputees, they set out to bridge the gap between human intention and prosthetic function. Existing research showed promise in interpreting nerve signals to facilitate intuitive hand gestures and movements in a lab environment, but these students are incorporating machine learning to gather data and replicate the same success in the real world. Through meticulous data collection and methodological refinement, they are laying the groundwork for a more robust and reliable prosthetic arm technology.
As students presented their projects to curious attendees, it was evident that they had not only acquired technical skills, but also learned the values of interdisciplinary collaboration, perseverance and innovation — qualities that are integral to success in engineering.
In response to the increasing threat of wildfires to residential communities, a team of engineering and business students from the New Venture Design (NVD) course — a collaboration between UBC Faculty of Applied Science and Sauder School of Business — developed an innovative wildfire defence system. Their modular automated prototype provides two-fold protection for homes against ember attacks, which account for a significant portion of wildfire-related loss of homes. By lining the roof with Class A fire retardant foam and creating a humidity bubble around the roof using mist, this three-week self-sustaining system is designed to prevent embers from igniting flammable materials, thereby safeguarding homes during wildfire events. With its scalable design and robust functionality, the system offers a practical and reliable solution for mitigating the impact of wildfires on vulnerable communities.
“Design and Innovation Day embodies the UBC Engineering spirit of exploration, collaboration and relentless pursuit of knowledge,” said James Olson, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science. “At this event, we witnessed the convergence of creativity and skill, yielding solutions with the potential to reshape industries and improve lives. As educators and mentors, it is our privilege to nurture and guide these innovations towards real-world impact.”
Design and Innovation Day is an annual event that showcases the best of what UBC engineering students have to offer to community partners. UBC engineering students bring a spirit of creativity, curiosity and continuous learning to problem solving and addressing the complex challenges of our time.
UBC Okanagan School of Engineering also held their showcase on April 12. Fourth-year engineering students displayed 48 year-end projects based on the categories of advanced manufacturing, biocompatible systems, complex systems, infrastructure and sustainability.
Learn more about capstone projects.
Victor Sira Wins 2024 ECE/UBC Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice Award
Congratulations to Victor Sira, MASc student in Electrical Engineering and supervised by Dr. Sudip Shekhar, who received the ECE and UBC 3MT’s People’s Choice Award for the best presentation on “Robust Clock Generation for Microchips”. Learn more about Victor’s research, participation in 3MT, and advice for future contenders!
Can you explain your research topic/thesis?
My research work is in Analog CMOS circuit design. Specifically, I am working on Multi-Path Ring Oscillators (MPRO) which are a fancy type of ring oscillator used to break the typical frequency and number of stages trade-off that exists in simple Ring Oscillators. These circuits find applications in systems that require lots of phases, high operating frequencies and compact oscillator area, for example Time-Interleaving Data Converters and Phase Locked Loops.
What’s something people wouldn’t expect about your research?
Multi-Path Ring Oscillators have an annoying tendency to oscillate at undesired frequencies and/or phase sequences based on the circuit’s initial conditions. My work is mostly focused on simplifying the complex theory that surrounds this problem so that engineers can use these circuits without worrying about initial conditions.
Based on your experience in 3MT, what advice would you give students looking to participate in this competition?
The 3MT is about presenting your research to a general audience but for some topics in ECE a general audience may have zero background knowledge related to your work. I think it’s useful to spend some time providing a simple context for your research so that everyone in the audience is on the same page.
What did you learn from your experience of participating in 3MT? What was your favourite part of this competition?
I learned a lot during the 3MT and would recommend it for all grad students. Most importantly, I learned how to communicate my research to a lay person in a much better and more efficient way than before the competition. My favourite part was listening to all of the diverse and exciting research going on at UBC.
Where do you see yourself once your program is over/ what are you hoping to work on in the future?
After completing my program I’m planning to work in industry as an Analog IC designer. The future is uncertain but I’m excited for new developments in transistors and what that future will bring for Analog design.
To learn more about UBC 3MT, visit the UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Page
2024 Design & Innovation Day
Welcome to Electrical and Computer Engineering Design and Innovation Day!
We are excited to share the projects our students have worked on over the final year of their undergraduate program! The capstone design project is a major component of the ECE engineering curriculum where students work in teams of four to six to design a product/service of significance and to solve an open-ended problem in electrical and computer engineering.
April 11th, 2:00-5:00pm
Capstone Video Awards, 3:00pm
Fred Kaiser Building – 2332 Main Mall, UBC Campus – Atrium and Kaiser 2020/2030
https://design-innovation.apsc.ubc.ca/
Browse through our ECE projects and abstracts featured at Design + Innovation Day!
Emerging Technologies and Innovations
Industrial Automation and Processes
Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability
Healthcare and Medical Devices
Transportation and Mobility Solutions
Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems
Map
Projects
| Team Name | Title | Company | Project Theme |
| AI-47 | From Chips to Kits: Demonstrator Kits for Next-Gen Silicon Photonic Chiplets | Dream Photonics Inc. | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| AI-76 | ZEROe Sailing Vessel Electrical Integration | Alberni Yachts Inc. | Transportation and Mobility Solutions |
| AI-79 | Water Level Depth Logger | Opus Petroleum Engineering Ltd. | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| CG-22 | Using IoT Devices (Raspberry PI) to Count People For Occupancy or Traffic | UBC Cloud Innovation Centre | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| CG-23 | Remote Sensing for Forest Fires | UBC Cloud Innovation Centre | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| CG-29 | iHear | Deng Audio Research | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| CG-39 | Detecting Buried Metallic or Non-metallic Anomalies | Rampart Detection Systems Ltd | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| CG-78 | Precise Detection of Free Street Parking Using AI and Video Processing | UBC – Digital Multimedia Lab | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| HA-60 | Development of Renewable Energy Assessment Tool Mine Site | Fluor Canada | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| HA-61 | Electrification of Harbour Air Beaching Gear | Harbour Air Aerospace Services | Transportation and Mobility Solutions |
| HA-83 | Sizing of Temporary Personal Protective Grounding Cables | BC Hydro | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| HA-84 | Medium Voltage Underground Cable Circuits Ampacity Tool | BC Hydro | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| HA-85 | Frozen Soil’s Impact on the Thermal Resistivity’s Used in Medium Voltage Cable Circuit’s Ampacity Calculations | BC Hydro | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| JM-46 | Bass Guitar Pluck Type Classification Using a 2-D Piezo Pickup | Yamaha Guitar Group, Inc | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| JM-58 | Developing a Wearable ExG Device to Study Sleep | SimPL lab | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| JM-67 | Backend Development for Motor Deficits Detection Using Hand Drawing and Facial Expression | NeuroPrior AI | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| JY-68 | Development of a Wearable Sensor Device for Human-Robot Interaction with EEG Capabilities | NeuroPrior AI | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| JY-71 | 3-Axis Motion Control Testing System | NovaSense Technology Ltd. | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| JY-72 | 3-Axis Motion Control Fabrication System | NovaSense Technology Ltd. | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| JY-92 | Wearable System for Health Status Monitoring | Adaptive Microsystems Lab (AdaMist), The University of British Columbia | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| PB-35 | Automated Test Framework Migration | Industrial Automation and Processes | |
| PB-48 | Real-time Market Data Collection System | Tartigrade Limited | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PB-49 | Automated Invoice Processing App | Tartigrade Limited | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PB-50 | Talent Acquisition Automation | Tartigrade Limited | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PB-66 | Slice-based Debugging for Java Development Environments | UBC ECE, ReSeSS Research Lab, Dr. Julia Rubin | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PL-10 | Exploring Uncharted Chemical Space of Environmental Exposures using Graphical Neural Networks | University of British Columbia | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PL-12 | Passive RF System for 24/7 custody of Space Objects in GeoSynchronous, Cislunar Orbits and beyond | MDA Systems Lid | Industrial Automation and Processes |
| PL-40 | Leveraging LLMs for a Course Question-Answer Repository | UBC Cloud Innovation Centre | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PL-44 | Intelligent Intersection Communication Hub | Breeze Labs Inc. | Transportation and Mobility Solutions |
| PN-01 | AI Based “Co-pilot” to Assist Solar Project Managers with Crew Assignment & Scheduling | Scoop Robotix Inc. | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| PN-05 | Immersio Immy Chat | Immersio | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PN-08 | Wet GPU Software Stack | Samnian Software Inc. | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PN-14 | Open Data: Aerial Drone Footage – Lost Hiker Challenge | UBC Cloud Innovation Centre | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| PN-42 | Product Image Generator to Create Variation of Product Images at Scale (Using AI and Content Generation Engines) | Esparkify | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| PN-54 | Efficient HW Implementation of DNN based Frame Rate Up Conversion (FRUC) for Real Time Video Transcoding | NetInt | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| SF-07 | Interactive Augmented Reality Factory | UBC MANU Program | Emerging Technologies and Innovations |
| SF-11 | Event-focused Carpool: Connecting Communities Through Innovative Web-Based Carpooling Solutions | CarPals | Transportation and Mobility Solutions |
| SF-21 | Video Streaming Using Cloud Technology | UBC Cloud Innovation Centre | Artificial Intelligence and Software Systems |
| SF-36 | A Lab in a Shoe: Detecting Trips and Stumbles With a Wearable Device | University of British Columbia | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| SF-41 | Human Anatomy Teaching App | UBC Faculty of Medicine | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| SF-51 | IoT Solutions for Sustainable Beekeeping | FEC | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| TL-30 | Mapping Below the Forest Canopy (Part 1 – Software) | Korotu Technology Inc. | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| TL-31 | Mapping Below the Forest Canopy (Part 2 – Hardware) | Korotu Technology Inc. | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
| TL-32 | Use of Frequency Modulated Continuous Wavelength Radar (FMCW) to Detect Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate of Patients in Hospital Waiting Rooms, Seclusion Rooms and those in Police Custody | Aberrant Designs Inc. | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| TL-43 | Gesture Control and Vital Function Detection using 60GHz Radar Sensing and AI/ML processing | Delta Controls Inc. | Healthcare and Medical Devices |
| TL-63 | Measuring Forest Change with AI | Korotu Technology Inc. | Environmental Monitoring and Sustainability |
2022/ 2023 Design and Innovation Day
Design and Innovation Day 2023: Winners, Projects, and Photos
2024 3MT Participants
Get ready for ECE’s Three Minute Competition Heat, happening Wednesday, March 6 at 11am in room Kaiser 2020/2030! If you are interested in attending to watch the competition, please RSVP through the following link: https://ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bQ5suiuRs0LCK1w
To get an idea of the presentations, take a look at some of the thesis topics for this year’s heat!
Mohammadreza Hallajiyan
Security by Design: Systematic Security Assessment of AI/ML-enabled Medical Devices
Mohammed Elnawawy
Risk Profiling Framework for ML Attacks in Safety-Critical Applications
Mohsen Salehi
Enhancing Security in Embedded Devices
Zihuan Wang
Sensing while Communicating: Help Cellular Networks Open Their “Eyes”
Farhad Abbasi
Efficient Battery Chargers: Change of the control method in each charging stage
Hamidreza Aftabi
Unveiling Jaw Restoration: Predicting Functional Outcome of Jaw Surgery via Computer Modeling
Victor Sira
Robust Clock Generation for Integrated Circuits
ECE/ECEGSA Research Day
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and ECEGSA (ECE Graduate Student Association) hosted a Research Day on January 24th, 2024! The event was a graduate student-led effort organized by ECEGSA to showcase the research of ECE graduate students through poster sessions and lightning talks.
The Research Day created an opportunity for students to show their research and creativity and encouraged communication and collaboration in the ECE community. Faculty, students, and staff were able to listen, observe and interact with the many areas of research occurring within the department.
An alumni panel was organized to share “Life After Graduation.” ECE MASc and PhD alumni were invited to share their advice and experience about career development. The alumni panel discussed various topics regarding which skills students should be developing in graduate school, how to consider career options and more. This panel was an interactive opportunity for the audience to ask questions and hear advice.
“The ECE research day provided an amazing opportunity for students to connect, share updates, and gain insights into each other’s research. In addition, presenting my research at this event was a valuable opportunity for me to improve my presentation skills.” -Mani, Masters student
“I found ECE Research Day to be an excellent opportunity to learn about the diversity of research projects conducted in the department, in fields beyond my own research area. Through engaging talks and poster sessions, I was able to exchange research experiences with other graduate students and network with ECE grad alumni.” – Abraham, PhD student
Following the poster and talk sessions, an award ceremony took place, where participants were ranked in various areas.
Award Winners:
People’s Choice Poster Award
- Mateo Rendon; Research Topic: Design of aging and wear-out sensors on a novel 12nm FinFET technology
People’s Choice Lightning Talk Award
- Victor Sira; Research Topic: Multi-Phase Ring Oscillators and Their Applications
Distinguished Poster Award
- Mateo Rendon
- Hooman Vaseli
- Nalin Munshi
- Nima Nasiri
Session 1 Distinguished Lightning Talk Award
- Nikhil Pratap Ghanathe
- Victor Sira
- Abraham Chan
Session 2 Distinguished Lightning Talk Award
- Hooman Vaseli
- Dias Azhigulov
Special thanks to Jonathan Lew (Organizer) and Wanwen Chen (Co-organizer), as well as to the adjudicators, volunteers, and alumni panelists for all the hard work dedicated to the ECE/ECEGSA Research Day!
Two UBC Engineering students awarded 2024 Cansbridge Fellowship
