Faculty

Dr. Mohamed Bakr

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Optimization methods; computer-aided design and modeling of microwave circuits; neural networks applications; smart analysis of microwave circuits; efficient optimization using time domain simulation methods

Dr. John Bandler, OC

Professor Emeritus
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Optimization technologies for engineering modeling and design; modeling and electromagnetics-based design optimization of devices, circuits and systems in the radio-frequency, wireless, and microwave arenas; space mapping methodologies and exploitation of surrogates; technical and nontechnical presentation and communication skills

Dr. Jennifer Bauman

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Hybrid and electric powertrain design and control; Power electronic converters; Advanced vehicle modeling; Smart-charging and EV integration into the smart-grid

Dr. Ian Bruce

Associate Chair (Graduate)
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineering and signal processing, particularly development of mathematical models of auditory physiology for predicting auditory perception in normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals; assistive devices for the hearing impaired such as hearing aids and cochlear implants; auditory neurophysiology and psychophysics; digital speech processing; stochastic and nonlinear systems

Dr. Chih-Hung (James) Chen

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

High-frequency characterization of deep submicron MOSFETs; Noise characterization of BJTs and MOSFETs; Ultra low-power, low-noise analog ICs for telecommunications; Analog and RF ICs for wireless transceivers

Dr. Jun Chen

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Information and Coding Theory; Wireless Communications; Multimedia Communications; Signal and Image Processing; Data Compression and Storage; Networking

Dr. Tim Davidson

Department Chair
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Advanced signal processing algorithms for transmission and reception of data in wire-line, wireless and mobile communications; Design and application of multi-rate filter banks and wavelets; Robust and blind adaptive filtering

Dr. Hubert deBruin

Co-Director
Integrated Biomedical Engineering & Health Sciences

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Development of new computer-based systems and techniques for recording and analysing physiological signals in the basic research and clinical medical laboratories; Theoretical and in-vivo experimental response of motor neurons to different modes of stimulation of human compound nerves

Dr. Jamal Deen

Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Microelectronics and Nanoelectronics; Opto-electronic Devices andSystems; Ultra-Low Power Integrated Circuits and Systems; WidebandCircuits; Organic Semiconductor Devices; Noise in Semiconductor Devices

Dr. Thomas E. Doyle

Director, McMaster eHealth Graduate Program
McMaster University

Associate Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Biomedical signal processing; Human-computer interfacing (HCI); Brain computer interfacing (BCI); Machine learning for the augmentation, rehabilitation, and enhancement of human attributes

Dr. Sorina Dumitrescu

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Multimedia Computing and Communications; Network aware data compression; Signal quantization; Image coding and transmission

Dr. Ali Emadi

Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Transportation Electrification; Electrified Vehicles; Autonomous-Capable Vehicles; Electric and Hybrid Powertrains; Power Electronics and Electric Motor Drives; Electric Machines and Energy Conversion Systems; Renewable and Efficient Energy Systems; Energy and Sustainability

Dr. Tim Field

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Diffusion theory; Electromagnetic scattering and propagation in random media; Geometric phases in quantum theory and coherent states; MRI physics; Population dynamics; Radar scattering; Stochastic differential equations; Stochastic quantization

Dr. Yaser Haddara

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Physics, modeling, and simulation of microelectronics fabrication process technology; the study of materials properties, process physics, and electronic devices both in conventional VLSI technologies and in emerging technologies

Dr. Simon Haykin

Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Cognitive Dynamic Systems (Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Radio)

Dr. Matiar Howlader

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Nano-bonding of materials, devices, and components from emerging technology of microelectronics, photonics, micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), bio-MEMS, bio-MOEMS and microfluidics for miniaturized and robust micro- and nano-system for health and environmental applications

Dr. Steve Hranilovic

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Communication algorithms ; Information theory and experimental implementations for optical channels, especially wireless optical channels

Dr. Aleksandar Jeremic

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Associate Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical signal processing ; Medical imaging ; Biochemical sensing ; Environmental monitoring ; Array signal processing

Dr. Thia (Kiruba) Kirubarajan

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Estimation: Target tracking ; Information fusion ; Signal processing ; Communications ; Sensor resource management ; System diagnosis and fault detection

Dr. Shiva Kumar

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fiber optic communication systems; Photonic devices; Modeling and simulation of optical communication systems

Dr. Xun Li

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Photonic devices with emphasis on semiconductor laser diodes, packaging and integration of photonic devices and sub-systems ; Fiber-optic communication systems and networks

Dr. Mehdi Narimani

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Power Electronics ; High-Power Conversion ; Medium-Voltage Motor Drives ; Application of Power Electronics in Power Systems ; Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Converters ; Renewable Energy Systems

Dr. Nicola Nicolici

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Associate Member
Department of Computing and Software

Computer-Aided Design for VLSI Circuits ; Design for Testability ; Hardware/Software Co-synthesis ; Low Power and Reliable Computing

Dr. Natalia Nikolova

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Microwave and millimeter-wave imaging and detection; Inverse problems; Computational electrodynamics; Computer-aided analysis and design; Radar ; Antennas ; Microwave devices

Dr. Michael Noseworthy

Co-Director
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Assessment of normal and diseased tissue microstructure and the resultant modulation of tissue metabolism using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and in vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy ; Diseases of interest include cancer, musculoskeletal disorders and traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Dr. James (Jim) Reilly

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

Statistical signal processing, including blind signal separation, blind deconvolution, image processing, and applications of numerical Bayesian estimation (MCMC) techniques

Dr. Shahram Shirani

Associate Chair (Undergraduate)
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Visual Communications ; Image and Video Compression ; Image/Video Indexing and Retrieval ; Robust Video Transmission over Error Prone Networks ; Image and Video Processing ; VLSI Architectures for Real-Time Signal and Image Processing ; Multimedia Hardware Architectures ; Ultrasonic Imaging

Dr. Shahin Sirouspour

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Professor
McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering

robotics ; telerobotics & haptics; medical robotics; aerial robotics; control of UAVs and drones; energy management in smart grid; mechatronics; control systems; optimization

Dr. Peter M. Smith

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Design tools for surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices ; Analysis, design and application of novel ultrasonic devices ; Circuits for medical telemetry

Dr. Ted Szymanski

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

High Speed Networking ; Intelligent Optical Networks ; Optical Switching ; VLSI Integrated Circuits ; Computing Systems ; Field Programmable Hardware

Dr. Terry Todd

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer networks ; Local and metropolitan area networks ; Wireless communications ; Smart antennas ; Fixed wireless internet access ; Embedded wireless communications ; Low power wireless protocols ; Picocellular radio networks ; Bluetooth ; Performance evaluation ; Queueing theory

Dr. Kon (Max) Wong

Professor Emeritus
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Signal detection and estimation ; Sensor array processing ; Adaptive filtering ; Communication theory ; Optimum designs of transmitters and receivers ; MIMO communications ; Applications of wavelets and solitons in communications ; Biomedical signal processing

Dr. Xiaolin Wu

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

VISUAL/MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS, IMAGE/VIDEO PROCESSING (COMPRESSION, RESTORATION, VISUALIZATION), ULTRA HIGH FIDELITY IN SPATIAL, SPECTRAL AND TEMPORAL DOMAINS, COMPUTATIONAL IMAGING, COMPUTATIONAL DISPLAYS

Dr. Jian Kang (JK) Zhang

Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Multi-rate filterbanks ; Wavelet transforms ; Signal detection & estimation ; Signal Processing (linear algebra, number theory) ; Quantum information theory, random matrices, graphs & their applications in MIMO communication systems ; Coherent optimal trace-orthonormal linear dispersion coding & blind space-time modulation to identify MIMO fading channels & transmitted signals

Dr. Dongmei Zhao

Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Wireless communication networks ; Design and performance modeling of wireless mobile communications networks ; Radio resource management, quality-of-service provisioning, mobility management, access control and admission control