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Electrical and Computer Engineering News

2012 APEGA Summit Awards

Submitted by ildadamo on Fri, 04/27/2012 - 09:56.
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni, Jason Long wins big!

One of the 25 most downloaded Sensors Journal papers of February, 2012

Submitted by ildadamo on Mon, 04/16/2012 - 13:24.
Congratulations to Ms. Qing Gao and Dr. Yadid-Pecht, for your journal paper being one of the "TOP 25 Most Downloaded Papers" of IEEE Sensors Journal in February, 2012.

Researchers at the ECE obtain new patent on Magnetic Levitation!

Submitted by ildadamo on Tue, 04/10/2012 - 10:51.
Researchers at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering obtain a patent on 'Diamagnetically-Facilitated Intraluminal Levitation of Ingestible Microelectronic Capsules'.

Computer technology key to early detection of breast cancer

Submitted by ildadamo on Thu, 03/29/2012 - 09:13.
Researchers at the Schulich School of Engineering have been awarded a Publication Prize from Canada’s Institute for Cancer Research for making a significant contribution to cancer research

Graduate student wins ICR Publication Prize

Submitted by ildadamo on Tue, 03/20/2012 - 08:37.

Graduate student wins ICR Publication Prize

Congratulations to Shantanu Banik who recently won the $1000 prize in the ICR Publication competition held December 2011 for his article entitled: Detection of Architectural Distortion in Prior Mammograms, which was published in IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 2011 Feb;30(2):279-94. Epub 2010 Sep 16.

Celebrating Faculty and Staff

Submitted by ildadamo on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 16:55.
The Schulich School of Engineering recognized faculty and staff this week for their dedication and excellence in the areas of teaching, research, mentoring, and service to the school. The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering was well represented.  

iRadio student wins big!

Submitted by ildadamo on Fri, 03/02/2012 - 10:08.
Saeed Rezaei from ECE department (iRadio lab)  was awarded the Analog Device, Outstanding student  design Award  at the at the IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference, San Francisco,  February 22, 2012. The same award was granted last  year  to two Harvard University  PhD students.    Saeed was also awarded the 2011 Teledyne DALSA Componentware/CAD Award for his presentation "Broadband High-Efficiency Class-J MMIC Power Amplifier Design in 0.8um GaN Technology".  Well done!

RF Transceiver Design for MIMO Wireless Communications

Submitted by ildadamo on Tue, 02/28/2012 - 15:55.
This is the first book on the market which is completely devoted to RF Transceiver design for MIMO Communications, with an introduction to MIMO wireless communications written by leading experts in the field.

Multiple-Base Number System: Theory and Applications

Submitted by ildadamo on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:39.
Multiple-Base Number System: Theory and Applications stands apart from the usual books on computer arithmetic with its concentration on the uses and the mathematical operations associated with the recently introduced multiple-base number system (MBNS). The book identifies and explores several diverse and never-before-considered MBNS applications (and their implementation issues) to enhance computation efficiency, specifically in digital signal processing (DSP) and public key cryptography.

New Academic joins ECE

Submitted by ildadamo on Thu, 01/26/2012 - 09:31.

New Academic joins ECE

Welcome to Dr. Kartikeya Murari, Associate Professor with the ISIS group funded by iCORE, who holds degrees in electrical engineering and biomedical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras and the Johns Hopkins University, respectively.  His research interests are in low-powered integrated circuits and optical imaging with a focus on designing new instrumentation for biomedical research and diagnostics. Broadly, he is also interested in other sensors and circuits. His teaching interests are in integrated circuits, biomedical instrumentation and biological sensory systems.

One of top 25 most downloaded IEEE Sensor Journal papers in December 2011

Submitted by ildadamo on Wed, 01/25/2012 - 16:18.
Dr. Yadid-Pecht et al: Congratulations for your journal paper being one of the "TOP 25 Most Downloaded Papers" of IEEE Sensors Journal in December 2011.

Learning Regret

Submitted by ildadamo on Mon, 12/05/2011 - 16:23.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tough Times for Teens.

ECE Mysteries Uncovered

Submitted by ildadamo on Thu, 12/01/2011 - 14:34.
Ever wondered why the ECE labs are named after colors?

United Way 50/50 Draw

Submitted by ildadamo on Wed, 11/30/2011 - 10:13.

Giving Engineering Students Real-World Experience

Submitted by ildadamo on Tue, 11/29/2011 - 14:50.
Engineering Students gain Real-World Experience

Excellence in Teaching award

Submitted by ildadamo on Mon, 11/28/2011 - 15:35.
Dr. Anis Haque wins ESS teaching award. 

2011 Prize for the Highest Cited Paper

Submitted by ildadamo on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 10:54.
Dr. Okoniewski et al were awarded the 2011 prize for the highest cited paper from 2006-2010. 

A Powerful Start to Reading Week

Submitted by ildadamo on Tue, 11/15/2011 - 17:14.
A powerful start to reading week By: John McDonald, 4th Year Electrical Engineering Student Twenty three lucky students enrolled in a fourth year electrical engineering had a powerful start to their reading week last Thursday…. read more

SSE Researchers shine at ASTech awards

Submitted by ildadamo on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:12.
ECE graduate student, Kelly Goss takes home top honor at recent ASTech awards.

ECE Alumnus make Top 40 under 40!

Submitted by ildadamo on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:08.
Phil Robertson and Sebastian Sztabzyb, 34, both graduates from the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have made the list of the top 40 under 40 as compiled by Avenue Magazine every year.