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Professor Amr Helmy.

Toward the quantum Internet: Helmy wins funding from Connaught Global Challenge Award

From left: Professor Deepa Kundur, Eman Hammad and Abdallah Farraj. (Not pictured: Dongchan Lee)

ECE Awards Roundup: Dec. 2015

A computer screen displays a readout of genetic data.,

ECE startup Deep Genomics secures $5M in seed funding

Riccardo Comin.

Comin wins Polanyi Prize for research into more efficient solar materials

Graphical representation of a quantum fingerprint.

Fingerprinting: quantum beats classical

Clockwise from top left: A lecture session at WearHacks 2015 in Montreal; ECE student Nikita Gusev shows off the project in progress, Gusev and Farhad Yusufali in problem-solving mode. (photos courtesy Mitchell Au).

ECE team takes on WearHacks 2015 in Montreal

Nanoleaf Smarterkit.

ECE alumni startup Nanoleaf launches new product for Apple home system

Visual of CVST portal.

An open data platform for improving Toronto transportation

From left: Professor Farid Najm, Kia Puhm, and Lauri Hiivala. Kevin Leung was not able to attend the ceremony. (Photo: Gustavo Toledo).

Three ECE alumni recognized at 2015 Arbor Awards

ECE alumna Catherine Lacavera.

‘Your time for innovation is now’ says 2015 Plenary Lecturer Catherine Lacavera

Professor Parham Aarabi has designed a MOOC to train thousands of learners around the world to build photo-based iOS9 apps using Apple’s new Swift programming language. (credit: Johnny Guatto)

Aarabi to teach 100,000 students how to build Swift-based iOS9 apps

Professor Brendan Frey has been named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one of the highest honours that Canadian researchers can achieve. (Photo: Roberta Baker).

Frey named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada