Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Researchers in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) will receive $780,000 from the provincial government to further research innovation in Ontario. The awards advance research programs by supporting infrastructure needs such as equipment and modern facilities. The announcement is part of a larger investment by the Province of Ontario aimed at advancing Ontario’s competitive edge.
The Ontario government awarded funds to the following ECE researchers:
- Sahar Pirooz Azad (Electrical Computer Engineering): Control and protection of next-generation power electronically enabled hybrid AC-DC power systems ($100,000)
- Kerstin Dautenhahn (Electrical Computer Engineering): Infrastructure for research on social and intelligent robotics ($350,000)
- Amir Khandani (Electrical Computer Engineering): Infrastructure for research on next generation wireless networks ($80,000)
- Christopher Wilson (Electrical Computer Engineering): Taking superconducting electronics to the next level of integration $$170,819
- Seyed Majid Zahedi (Electrical Computer Engineering): Resource management in heterogeneous clusters: Maximizing efficiency and guaranteeing security, privacy and fairness ($80,000)
Congratulations!