Graduate Research Symposium

The ECE Department organizes a Graduate Research Symposium every year during the second full week of May. In each Research Field, every student formally presents his/her research and the performance is evaluated by the faculty members in that Field. Each Ph.D. student presents this Seminar twice in his/her four year PhD program whereas an MESc student is required to present the seminar once in the second year of his/her program. To encourage excellence, awards are given for outstanding presentation in each Research Field. Yearly attendance at Symposium is mandatory for all students in the MESc & PhD programs. 

 

Requirements:

PhD Students: 2 presentations during their 4 year program

MESc Students: 1 presentation during their 2 year program

 

2024 Symposium

The 2024 Symposium will take place in person on June 3-4, 2024 and remotely on June 17-18, 2024. 

Presentation Schedule:

June 3, 2024-Morning Session

 June 3, 2024-Afternoon Session

June 4, 2024-Morning Session

June 4, 2024-Afternoon Session

June 17, 2024-Remote Morning Session

June 17, 2024-Remote Afternoon Session

June 18, 2024-Remote Morning Session

June 18, 2024-Remote Afternoon Session

2023 Symposium

The 2023 Symposium took place VIRTUALLY from Monday, May 8 to Tuesday, May 9 2023.

 

Best Presentation

  •           Leah Krehling-Software Engineering
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  •           Zahra Habibollahi Najafabadi-Biomedical Engineering
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  •           Mark Keran-Microsystems and Digital Signal Processing
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  •           Sina Driss-Power Systems Engineering
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  •           Jin Sing Sia-Robotics and Control
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  •           Fadi AlMahamid-Software Engineering
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  •           Madhushan Buwaneswaran-Software Engineering
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  •           Joshua Green-Communication Systems Engineering

 

  

2022 Symposium

The 2022 Symposium was held virtually from May 9 - 12, 2022

2022 Symposium Award Winners

Best Presentation

  • Hasitha Wimalarathna - Biomedical Engineering
  • Nicole Martensson - Robotics & Control Systems Engineering
  • Milad Ghazizadeh - Power Systems Engineering
  • Chen Qiu - Communication Systems and Digital Signal Processing
  • Li Yang - Software Engineering

2022 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research Recipients

  • Farnam Hojatpanah
  • Mayur Sawant
  • Li Yang

 

2021 Symposium Award Winners

Best Presentation

  • Hasitha Wimalarathna - Biomedical Engineering
  • Mena Kamel - Robotics & Control Engineering
  • Samer El Kababji - Power Systems Engineering
  • Ibrahim Tamim - Communication Systems and Digital Signal Processing
  • Evan Simpson - Software Engineering

2021 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Research Recipients

  • Shuwei Qiu, Ph.D. 
  • Ramtin Rasoulinezhad, Ph.D. 

 

Previous Winners