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Research Groups in ECE

Many of our faculty members are world leaders in their fields — among their ranks are 42 Fellows of the IEEE, 7 of Optica, 10 of the Royal Society of Canada, 20 of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and 4 E.W.R. Steacie Fellows, a prize awarded to the brightest and most promising scientists and engineers from across the country.

ECE is a hotbed of research commercialization, with more than 200 inventions disclosed and over 135 patents secured over the past five years — by far the most productive department for new inventions at the University of Toronto. We also fostered eight start-up companies spun out of ECE research in the same period.

Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering is a discipline that uses engineering principles and quantitative methods to improve and sustain human health. It is based on the integration of the fundamental concepts of physics, chemistry and biology within an engineering perspective.

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Communications
The research interests in Communications fall into three broad categories: communication networks, digital communication and signal processing. Research in communication networks includes areas such as advanced switching concepts, broadband, light wave and local area networks, packet video processing, and queuing theory.

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Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering in ECE was established around 1980 and has grown to the present complement of more than 25 professors plus several research associates and technologists, while supporting many dozens of graduate students at any given time. Professors and students in the group are internationally recognized for their state-of-the-art research activity in the design, implementation and use of a wide range of computer software and hardware.

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Electromagnetics
Electromagnetics is engaged in electromagnetic field theory and measurement, with emphasis on radiation, propagation and guided-wave phenomena. Research activity covers the range from very low radio frequencies to millimetre waves and quasi-optics.

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Electronics
Electronics in ECE is one of the largest and oldest department research areas in North America, counting Professors K.C. Smith and Adel Sedra as some of its best-known alumni. Our research covers the entire spectrum of digital, analog, mixed signal and high-frequency electronic devices, as well as integrated circuits and integrated systems on chip from DC to 1THz.

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Energy Systems
Energy Systems is concerned with the generation, transmission and utilization of electrical energy.

The Energy Systems Group has a critical concentration of expertise in power systems and power electronics for a range of applications. In the power systems area, research activities include electromagnetic transients, power systems control, DC transmission, power quality and system optimization. In the power electronics area, custom ICs are being developed for control and power management for low power converters, while research into higher power converters focuses on novel topologies for enhanced functionality and efficiency. Applications range from miniaturized power supplies through to power conversion systems for renewable energy sources, automotive, aerospace and large utility scaled equipment. Within the electromagnetic area, ongoing research involves low and high frequency magnetic devices, piezoelectric devices and EMI.

Photonics
Photonics is composed of eight professors whose diverse research interests range from theoretical studies to photonics technology. The group’s main research endeavours encompass fibre-optic communication systems and components; fully optical networks; optoelectronic device modelling, design, fabrication, and characterization; photonic crystals and photonic bandgaps; non-linear optics; ultrafast optical phenomena and devices; nanofabrication processes; photonic applications in laser processing; and high-efficiency solar cells.

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Systems Control
Systems Control concentrates on the principles, theory and algorithms that underpin the control of dynamical systems. The group’s six researchers develop general frameworks for control design by distilling common features of applications problems.

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