External /ece/taxonomy/term/4/all en PhD defence of Milad Fathabadi – Emerging III-Nitrides Photoelectrochemical Devices by Molecular Beam Epitaxy for Photodetection and Photocatalysis /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-milad-fathabadi-emerging-iii-nitrides-photoelectrochemical-devices-molecular-beam-373410 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:07:22 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220812 at /ece PhD defence of Zhuoran Wang – Broadband Optical Source Empowering Microwave Photonics /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-zhuoran-wang-broadband-optical-source-empowering-microwave-photonics-373091 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amani.ziane@mcgill.ca 220807 at /ece PhD defence of Alexander Fernandes – Reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted wireless communication systems: signal processing techniques for channel estimation and phase shift compression /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-alexander-fernandes-reconfigurable-intelligent-surface-assisted-wireless-communication-373090 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Fri, 29 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220806 at /ece PhD defence of Yitian Zhang – Advanced Sequential Machine Learning Models for Time-Series Signals /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-yitian-zhang-advanced-sequential-machine-learning-models-time-series-signals-373046 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Thu, 28 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220804 at /ece 🎉 Big congratulations to ECE PhD student Burhan Hammadia! /ece/channels/news/big-congratulations-ece-phd-student-burhan-hammadia-373121 <p>Co-supervised with Prof. Louigi Addario-Berry (of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics), Burhan won the <u>2026 Optimization Days Poster Competition </u>[hyperlink with the link below] for his work:<br /> “A Novel Metaheuristic for Chance-Constrained Transmission Network Expansion Planning Under Uncertainty.”</p> Wed, 27 May 2026 14:51:28 +0000 harshita.sharma@mcgill.ca 220810 at /ece PhD defence of Hadi Hojjati – Self-supervised representation learning for anomaly detection /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-hadi-hojjati-self-supervised-representation-learning-anomaly-detection-373111 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Tue, 26 May 2026 14:19:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220808 at /ece 2025-2026 Career Fairs /ece/channels/event/2025-2026-career-fairs-341937 <p>Career fairs at VRƵ are organized by a variety of groups across campus, including the Career Planning Service (CaPS), faculty-specific career offices, academic departments, and student associations.</p> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:22:49 +0000 admin 220805 at /ece PhD defence of Alex Goulet – Covariance-Based Methods for Computationally Efficient Transient Noise Analysis in Electronic Circuits /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-alex-goulet-covariance-based-methods-computationally-efficient-transient-noise-analysis-372884 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Tue, 19 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220803 at /ece PhD defence of Shangyang Shang – Microwave Skin Spectroscopy for Characterization and Lesion Diagnosis /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-shangyang-shang-microwave-skin-spectroscopy-characterization-and-lesion-diagnosis-372324 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Thu, 14 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220799 at /ece PhD defence of Shahab Mahmoudi Sadaghiani – Reducing Power Consumption of Photoplethysmography (PPG) based Wearables with No-LED mode and Current-to-Digital Converter (CDC) Readout /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-shahab-mahmoudi-sadaghiani-reducing-power-consumption-photoplethysmography-ppg-based-371991 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:35:43 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220792 at /ece PhD defence of Ahmed Elmeligy – Priority-Aware Random Access Optimization in Massive Machine Type Communications Using Non-Uniform Preamble Selection /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-ahmed-elmeligy-priority-aware-random-access-optimization-massive-machine-type-371809 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220787 at /ece PhD defence of Milad MokhtariSangdehi – Low-power Microwave Applications in Healthcare: Breast Cancer Detection and Skin Lesion Diagnosis /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-milad-mokhtarisangdehi-low-power-microwave-applications-healthcare-breast-cancer-371807 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:15:02 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220786 at /ece PhD defence of Farzaneh Askari – Skeleton-Based Human Interaction Understanding from Real-World Videos: Applications in Sports and Retail /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-farzaneh-askari-skeleton-based-human-interaction-understanding-real-world-videos-371469 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220784 at /ece VRƵ researchers build the best light-powered, room-temperature computer yet /ece/channels/news/mcgill-researchers-build-best-light-powered-room-temperature-computer-yet-371326 <p>VRƵ and Queen’s University researchers have built an improved version of a computer that uses light to solve extremely hard problems more quickly and at larger scale than existing systems, without the need for cryogenic cooling.</p> Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:07:36 +0000 harshita.sharma@mcgill.ca 220783 at /ece PhD defence of Amit Sinha – Planning and learning for agent-state based policies in POMDPs /ece/channels/event/phd-defence-amit-sinha-planning-and-learning-agent-state-based-policies-pomdps-371058 <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 amparo.bravodiaz@mcgill.ca 220772 at /ece