March 4, 2013
Professor Paul Chow has been named a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) for exceptional contributions to engineering in Canada. He is one of five University of Toronto engineers to be honoured by the group.
Chow, a professor in The Edward S. Rogers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Dusan and Anne Miklas Chair in Engineering Design, has made several key contributions to computer architecture as a researcher, educator and industry leader. He has performed groundbreaking research on field programmable gate array (FPGA) architectures and their applications in fields from biomedicine to finance.
Chow has also developed and taught innovative courses on integrated chip design, resulting in student-designed chips that have significantly furthered research in the field. He serves on the Board of CMC Microsystems and was a leader in the formulation of their most recent strategic plan.
“We are grateful and proud that the Engineering Institute of Canada has recognized five of our faculty members for their exemplary contributions to engineering in Canada and internationally,” said Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. “The recognition of so many U of T engineers is both an honour and a testament to the excellence of our Faculty.”
Professor Jean Zu, President of the EIC, presided over the EIC’s Annual Awards Banquet in Montreal on May 28, 2013, where the awards were presented.
For more information on EIC Fellowships, visit http://bit.ly/Za63yn
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