Dr. Adel Sedra, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and past Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is among four people with connections to the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ included in the list of new honourees.
Dr. Ladan Tahvildari, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has been named a Golden Core Member of the IEEE Computer Society,—an honour that celebrates her long-standing dedication and impactful contributions to the advancement of the computing field worldwide.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is proud to celebrate the election of Dr. Shesha Jayaram and Dr. Kankar Bhattacharya as Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE)—a prestigious honour that recognizes engineers who have made exceptional and lasting contributions to their fields and to Canadian society.
Dr. Claudio Cañizares, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Power & Energy Society (PES) Ramakumar Family Renewable Energy Excellence Award. This distinguished award recognizes outstanding contributions to the development, utilization, and integration of renewable energy resources in both national and global energy scenarios.
Dr. Catherine Rosenberg, a distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has been awarded an Inria International Chair by the . The five-year appointment recognizes her exceptional leadership in wireless communication and networks.
Dr. Adel Sedra, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and former Dean of Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from . The prestigious honour was presented at the Council’s Annual Awards Dinner in Ottawa last week.
Congratulations to Zhenan Liu, a MASc student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, whose ground-breaking research has earned international recognition. Liu’s paper, “Real-Time 4D Radar Perception for Robust Human Detection in Harsh Enclosed Environments,†has received Honorable Mention in the prestigious 2025 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Student Paper Competition.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is pleased to announce that Zahra Dehghani Tafti, an incoming PhD student, has been selected as the sole Faculty of Engineering recipient of the Maks Wulkan Graduate Scholarship for Fall 2025.
Dr. Xuemin (Sherman) Shen, University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, has been named one of the world’s leading scientists in electronics and electrical engineering. In the 2024 edition of its annual global ranking, Research.com places Dr. Shen at #18 worldwide and #1 in Canada—a reflection of his extraordinary impact in the field.
Toronto-based virtual private network (VPN) startup Tailscale announced it has raised $230 million in Series C funding to expand its team and meet rising demand from artificial intelligence (AI) companies.
Co-founded in 2019 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alumni Avery Pennarun and David Carney (both BASc ’01, computer engineering), the company offers a secure VPN that simplifies access to private networks.