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… Read more: ECE Professor Vincent Wong Inducted as 2024 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
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… Read more: Student Ingenuity Abuzz on Design and Innovation Day 2024
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… Read more: Victor Sira Wins 2024 ECE/UBC Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice Award
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… Read more: 2024 Design & Innovation Day
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 HallajiyanSecurity by Design: Systematic Security Assessment of AI/ML-enabled Medical Devices Mohammed… Read more: 2024 3MT Participants
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… Read more: ECE/ECEGSA Research Day
Originally published in UBC Engineering News University of British Columbia engineering students Lily Watt and Matthew Chow are among this year’s recipients of the Cansbridge Fellowship. They are two of 15 fellows who will be joining a week-long conference in New York, a summer internship in Asia enabled by a $10,000 scholarship, and a lifelong professional network. Watt, a third-year engineering physics student and previously a research assistant at UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum… Read more: Two UBC Engineering students awarded 2024 Cansbridge Fellowship
In-person learning activities at UBC’s Vancouver campus are cancelled for January 18, 2024. Please review communications from your instructors to see whether classes will be moved online or given in another format. Campus is not closed, but UBC staff may be working remotely where possible. Please visit www.ubc.ca for updates about Vancouver campus. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering staff are available remotely from… Read more: UBC Weather Advisory: January 18, 2024
Originally published in UBC News New washable wireless smart textile technology developed at UBC in collaboration with Vancouver startup also has potential uses in virtual reality and American Sign Language translation This month, a group of stroke survivors in B.C. will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands. Participants will wear a new groundbreaking… Read more: ‘Smart Glove’ Can Boost Hand Mobility of Stroke Patients
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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… Read more: ECE Professor Vincent Wong Inducted as 2024 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada
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… Read more: Student Ingenuity Abuzz on Design and Innovation Day 2024
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… Read more: Victor Sira Wins 2024 ECE/UBC Three Minute Thesis People’s Choice Award
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… Read more: 2024 Design & Innovation Day
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 HallajiyanSecurity by Design: Systematic Security Assessment of AI/ML-enabled Medical Devices Mohammed… Read more: 2024 3MT Participants
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… Read more: ECE/ECEGSA Research Day
Originally published in UBC Engineering News University of British Columbia engineering students Lily Watt and Matthew Chow are among this year’s recipients of the Cansbridge Fellowship. They are two of 15 fellows who will be joining a week-long conference in New York, a summer internship in Asia enabled by a $10,000 scholarship, and a lifelong professional network. Watt, a third-year engineering physics student and previously a research assistant at UBC’s Stewart Blusson Quantum… Read more: Two UBC Engineering students awarded 2024 Cansbridge Fellowship
In-person learning activities at UBC’s Vancouver campus are cancelled for January 18, 2024. Please review communications from your instructors to see whether classes will be moved online or given in another format. Campus is not closed, but UBC staff may be working remotely where possible. Please visit www.ubc.ca for updates about Vancouver campus. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering staff are available remotely from… Read more: UBC Weather Advisory: January 18, 2024
Originally published in UBC News New washable wireless smart textile technology developed at UBC in collaboration with Vancouver startup also has potential uses in virtual reality and American Sign Language translation This month, a group of stroke survivors in B.C. will test a new technology designed to aid their recovery, and ultimately restore use of their limbs and hands. Participants will wear a new groundbreaking… Read more: ‘Smart Glove’ Can Boost Hand Mobility of Stroke Patients