Areas of Specialization
Biomedical Technologies
Related Faculty
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2DP4Undergraduate | MicroProcessor Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6BC3Graduate | Modeling of Biological Systems | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6BD4Graduate | Biomedical Instrumentation | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3BA3Undergraduate | Structure of Biological Materials | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3BB3Undergraduate | Cellular Bioelectricity IBEHS Technical Electives | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4BC3Undergraduate | Modelling of Biological Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4BD4Undergraduate | Biomedical Instrumentation | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4BF4Undergraduate | Medical Imaging | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4BI6Undergraduate | Biomedical Design Project | More Info. |
Doyle
Communication Technologies, Systems & Networks
Related Faculty
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. 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. 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. Simon Haykin
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cognitive Dynamic Systems (Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Radio)
Dr. Steve Hranilovic
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Communication algorithms ; Information theory and experimental implementations for optical channels, especially wireless optical channels
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. 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. 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. 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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2DP4Undergraduate | MicroProcessor Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DK4Undergraduate | Computer Networks | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DN4Undergraduate | Advanced Internet Communications | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6DK4Graduate | Computer Communication Networks | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6DN4Graduate | Advanced Internet Communications | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3FK4Undergraduate | Electromagnetics 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TR4Undergraduate | Communication Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4EM4Undergraduate | Photonic Devices and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4FJ4Undergraduate | Devices and Antennas for Wireless Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4TK4Undergraduate | Digital Communications | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4TM4Undergraduate | Digital Communications 2 | More Info. |
Electrified & Autonomous Transportation
Related 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. 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. Ali Emadi
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
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. Simon Haykin
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cognitive Dynamic Systems (Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Radio)
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. 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
Computer-Aided Design for VLSI Circuits ; Design for Testability ; Hardware/Software Co-synthesis ; Low Power and Reliable Computing
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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DK4Undergraduate | Computer Networks | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3CL4Undergraduate | Introduction to Control Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3PI4Undergraduate | Energy Conversion | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4CL4Undergraduate | Control Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PK4Undergraduate | Power Electronics | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PL4Undergraduate | Energy Systems and Management | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PM4Undergraduate | Electrical Power Systems | More Info. |
Electromagnetics & Photonics
Our Electromagnetics and Photonics research stream maintains world-class standing in both graduate training and research.
The Electromagnetic Optimization team (Prof. Bakr) develops new modeling, adjoint-sensitivity analysis, and optimization approaches for high and low-frequency engineering applications. The adjoint sensitivities are applied to the design of electric motors for hybrid and electric cars. The team is also developing design approaches for cloaking devices, for THz antenna arrays, and for energy harvesting devices and systems, including nano antennas, MIM, and MIIM diodes operating in the THz regime.
The Electromagnetic Vision (EMvi) Research Laboratory (Prof. Nikolova) works on radio-frequency, microwave and millimeter-wave systems for the near-field imaging and detection of optically obscured objects. Some of the exciting research projects include:
- radar security and surveillance systems for the detection of weapons concealed under the clothing
- early-stage breast cancer detection, and (iii) detection of structural flaws in hulls and pipes under protective coatings.
The Photonics team develops new integrated photonic devices (Prof. Li) as well as systems for fiber-optic links and networks (Prof. Kumar). Recent research projects include:
- high-speed directly modulated distributed feedback laser (DFB-DML)
- III-V/Si hybrid laser (Si-photonics laser)
- broadband, high-sensitivity optically pre-amplified Si-Ge photo-detector (Si-Ge SOA-PIN)
- surface plasmonic polariton (SPP) waveguides and devices
- direct image transmission through multimode fiber
- digital and optical backpropagation techniques for fiber nonlinearity mitigation
- optical OFDM systems
- biomedical imaging using Raman spectroscopy
- optical phase conjugation
Related 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. 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. Steve Hranilovic
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Communication algorithms ; Information theory and experimental implementations for optical channels, especially wireless optical channels
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. 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. 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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2FH3Undergraduate | Electromagnetics 1 | More Info. | ||
| ELECENG 2FL3Undergraduate | Applied Electromagnetics | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3FK4Undergraduate | Electromagnetics 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4EM4Undergraduate | Photonic Devices and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4FJ4Undergraduate | Devices and Antennas for Wireless Systems | More Info. |
Integrated, Embedded and Interconnected Systems
Related Faculty
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. 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. Ali Emadi
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
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. 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. 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. 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
Computer-Aided Design for VLSI Circuits ; Design for Testability ; Hardware/Software Co-synthesis ; Low Power and Reliable Computing
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. Ted Szymanski
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
High Speed Networking ; Intelligent Optical Networks ; Optical Switching ; VLSI Integrated Circuits ; Computing Systems ; Field Programmable Hardware
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2DI4Undergraduate | Logic Design | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2DP4Undergraduate | MicroProcessor Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3DQ5Undergraduate | Digital System Design | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3DR4Undergraduate | Computer Organization | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DM4Undergraduate | Computer Architecture | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DS4Undergraduate | Embedded Systems | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6DM4Graduate | Computer Architecture | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6DS4Graduate | Embedded Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TR4Undergraduate | Communication Systems | More Info. |
Microelectronics & VLSI
The microelectronics research focuses on microelectronic, nanoelectronic and optoelectronic components and systems. A major research focus is on nanoelectronic, optoelectronic and nanotechnology-based components and systems for information and communication systems, as well for health and environmental applications. Faculty are actively researching low-cost manufacturing technologies for sensors and integrated sensor systems for water quality and other environmental monitoring applications, and developing smart home hardware and software technologies for elderly health-care. Ongoing projects address high performance single photon detectors, time-to-digital converters, digital silicon photomultipliers, high-speed, high-sensitivity imagers, quantum dot photodetectors, and time-domain functional imaging systems for emerging biomedical/biochemical/
Related 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Nicola Nicolici
Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Computer-Aided Design for VLSI Circuits ; Design for Testability ; Hardware/Software Co-synthesis ; Low Power and Reliable Computing
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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2DI4Undergraduate | Logic Design | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2DP4Undergraduate | MicroProcessor Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3DQ5Undergraduate | Digital System Design | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3DR4Undergraduate | Computer Organization | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DM4Undergraduate | Computer Architecture | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4DS4Undergraduate | Embedded Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4EK4Undergraduate | Microelectronics | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6DM4Graduate | Computer Architecture | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6EK4 Graduate | Microelectronics | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PK4Undergraduate | Power Electronics | More Info. |
Optimization, Learning & Control
A number of faculty members in the department have been pursuing research interests that fall within the broad spectrum of the disciplines of optimization, learning and control in electrical and computer engineering. Pioneering work in the development of the space mapping optimization technique has enabled rapid optimization of high-fidelity systems and devices that rely on complex multi-physics simulations at substantially reduced computational cost. Applications of optimization techniques in the design and control of communication systems, modern power and energy systems, and electrified transportation systems have been of particular interest. Pioneering research in Cognitive Systems has focused on the areas of Cognitive Radio Networks, Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Control. Emerging applications of estimation, learning and control in self-driving cars and unmanned aerial vehicles and robots are also being pursued.
Related 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. 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. Simon Haykin
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cognitive Dynamic Systems (Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Radio)
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. 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
Computer-Aided Design for VLSI Circuits ; Design for Testability ; Hardware/Software Co-synthesis ; Low Power and Reliable Computing
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. 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. 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
Related Courses
| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CompEng 2DP4Undergraduate | MicroProcessor Systems | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ECE 6CL4Graduate | Control Systems Design | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3CL4Undergraduate | Introduction to Control Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4CL4Undergraduate | Control Systems | More Info. |
Power Electronics & Electric Machines
Related Faculty
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. Ali Emadi
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Transportation Electrification and Smart Mobility
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. 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
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| Code | Title | Instructor | Outline | Info |
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| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2FH3Undergraduate | Electromagnetics 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3CL4Undergraduate | Introduction to Control Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3EJ4Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3FK4Undergraduate | Electromagnetics 2 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3PI4Undergraduate | Energy Conversion | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4CL4Undergraduate | Control Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PK4Undergraduate | Power Electronics | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PL4Undergraduate | Energy Systems and Management | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 4PM4Undergraduate | Electrical Power Systems | More Info. |
Signal, Image & Video Processing
Signal, image and video processing research group has been at the forefront of signal processing research with activities that cover a wide range from theoretical research to the design of VLSI, optical and opto-electronic systems for fast implementation of signal processing algorithms. Faculty in this research group are involved in applying state of the art signal processing techniques to a wide range of real world problems. Recent applications include medical imaging, tracking, self-driving cars, EEG signal processing video image compression and other multimedia related technologies. Faculty and students in the group have access to a number of facilities including Compute Canada’s Advanced Research Computing Systems. Facilities for fabrication of microelectronic and electro-optical devices and a network of workstations and computers provide a rich infrastructure for research in signal and image processing.
The faculty members of this research group have been recognized through awards given by a number of professional societies, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). A number of faculty members of this group serve as editors for IEEE publications. The faculty in this groups are involved in a range of interdisciplinary research projects with collaborations with faculty in the medical school and the departments of psychology.
Graduate students play a central role in the life of the group. There is a close interaction between the faculty members of the group and their students. Seminars involve faculty, students, and guest speakers from other universities and local industry. There are also numerous informal meetings within the research group on topics ranging from image compression to functional brain mapping. Students considering pursuing a graduate degree in the area of signal and image processing are encouraged to browse through the web site for more information.
Related Faculty
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. 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. Sorina Dumitrescu
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Multimedia Computing and Communications; Network aware data compression; Signal quantization; Image coding and transmission
Dr. Simon Haykin
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Cognitive Dynamic Systems (Cognitive Radar and Cognitive Radio)
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. 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. 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
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| CompEng 2SH4Undergraduate | Principles of Programming | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 2SI4Undergraduate | Data Structures, Algorithms and Discrete Mathematics | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 3SK3Undergraduate | Computer-Aided Engineering | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4TL4Undergraduate | Digital Signal Processing | More Info. | ||
| CompEng 4TN4Undergraduate | Image Processing | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CI5Undergraduate | Introduction to Electrical Engineering | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2CJ4Undergraduate | Circuits and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 2EI5Undergraduate | Electronic Devices and Circuits 1 | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TP3Undergraduate | Signals and Systems | More Info. | ||
| ElecEng 3TQ3Undergraduate | Advanced Probability and Random Processes | More Info. |