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Sharing news and stories for our ECE students.
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McMaster Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship Pitch Day!
📅 Nov 18 | 2–5 PM EST
📍 The Loft, MSU Hub, McMaster U
Join us to see postdoctoral innovators pitch their ventures!
🕒 Reg closes Nov 14 @ 11:59 PM.
👉 See link in bio to register.
#McMaster #Innovation #PitchDay
📅 Nov 18 | 2–5 PM EST
📍 The Loft, MSU Hub, McMaster U
Join us to see postdoctoral innovators pitch their ventures!
🕒 Reg closes Nov 14 @ 11:59 PM.
👉 See link in bio to register.
#McMaster #Innovation #PitchDay
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
McMaster Postdoc Entrepreneur Fellowship Pitch Day!
📅 Nov 18 | 2–5 PM EST
📍 The Loft, MSU Hub, McMaster U
Join us to see postdoctoral innovators pitch their ventures!
🕒 Reg closes Nov 14 @ 11:59 PM.
👉 See link in bio to register.
#McMaster #Innovation #PitchDay
📅 Nov 18 | 2–5 PM EST
📍 The Loft, MSU Hub, McMaster U
Join us to see postdoctoral innovators pitch their ventures!
🕒 Reg closes Nov 14 @ 11:59 PM.
👉 See link in bio to register.
#McMaster #Innovation #PitchDay
Happy Halloween from the ECE department! 🎃 We hope you get more treats than tricks tonight.
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Happy Halloween from the ECE department! 🎃 We hope you get more treats than tricks tonight.
Eng Phys student Willow Paraskevas used neutron diffraction at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor to study zirconium alloys for CANDU reactors—real-world nuclear science in action! McMaster gives students access to Canada’s most comprehensive nuclear research facilities
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Eng Phys student Willow Paraskevas used neutron diffraction at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor to study zirconium alloys for CANDU reactors—real-world nuclear science in action! McMaster gives students access to Canada’s most comprehensive nuclear research facilities
On Sept 30, McMaster observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Events include talks, films, book displays, artisan markets, astronomy, and a food forest planting.
Classes are cancelled to allow time for reflection.
Visit the ECE link tree to learn more.
Events include talks, films, book displays, artisan markets, astronomy, and a food forest planting.
Classes are cancelled to allow time for reflection.
Visit the ECE link tree to learn more.
September 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
On Sept 30, McMaster observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.
Events include talks, films, book displays, artisan markets, astronomy, and a food forest planting.
Classes are cancelled to allow time for reflection.
Visit the ECE link tree to learn more.
Events include talks, films, book displays, artisan markets, astronomy, and a food forest planting.
Classes are cancelled to allow time for reflection.
Visit the ECE link tree to learn more.
McMaster’s MARC Innovation Hub is shaping the future of electric transportation—advancing energy efficiency, accelerating EV adoption & driving sustainable mobility.
Learn more in Brighter World via our Linktree.
Learn more in Brighter World via our Linktree.
September 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
McMaster’s MARC Innovation Hub is shaping the future of electric transportation—advancing energy efficiency, accelerating EV adoption & driving sustainable mobility.
Learn more in Brighter World via our Linktree.
Learn more in Brighter World via our Linktree.
Welcome new grad students to ECE and the Fall term.
Join us for orientation on Tuesday, Sept 9, 10–11 AM in ITB A113a/b.
Open to MEng, MASc, and PhD students. Snacks will be provided.
Join us for orientation on Tuesday, Sept 9, 10–11 AM in ITB A113a/b.
Open to MEng, MASc, and PhD students. Snacks will be provided.
September 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Welcome new grad students to ECE and the Fall term.
Join us for orientation on Tuesday, Sept 9, 10–11 AM in ITB A113a/b.
Open to MEng, MASc, and PhD students. Snacks will be provided.
Join us for orientation on Tuesday, Sept 9, 10–11 AM in ITB A113a/b.
Open to MEng, MASc, and PhD students. Snacks will be provided.
Visit our engineering grad studies fair!
Interested in exploring graduate studies after you graduate? Visit our upcoming fair to meet with staff, students, and faculty from across Canada!
September 18, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
JHE Lobby
Interested in exploring graduate studies after you graduate? Visit our upcoming fair to meet with staff, students, and faculty from across Canada!
September 18, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
JHE Lobby
September 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Visit our engineering grad studies fair!
Interested in exploring graduate studies after you graduate? Visit our upcoming fair to meet with staff, students, and faculty from across Canada!
September 18, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
JHE Lobby
Interested in exploring graduate studies after you graduate? Visit our upcoming fair to meet with staff, students, and faculty from across Canada!
September 18, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
JHE Lobby
Welcome back, ECE students! 🎉
Level 2 students, join us for Orientation: Thu Sept 4, 3:30–5:00 PM, ITB 137. Meet your peers & faculty + enjoy snacks! 🍪☕ Let’s kick off Fall 2025 together! #ECE #Orientation
Level 2 students, join us for Orientation: Thu Sept 4, 3:30–5:00 PM, ITB 137. Meet your peers & faculty + enjoy snacks! 🍪☕ Let’s kick off Fall 2025 together! #ECE #Orientation
August 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Welcome back, ECE students! 🎉
Level 2 students, join us for Orientation: Thu Sept 4, 3:30–5:00 PM, ITB 137. Meet your peers & faculty + enjoy snacks! 🍪☕ Let’s kick off Fall 2025 together! #ECE #Orientation
Level 2 students, join us for Orientation: Thu Sept 4, 3:30–5:00 PM, ITB 137. Meet your peers & faculty + enjoy snacks! 🍪☕ Let’s kick off Fall 2025 together! #ECE #Orientation
🌌 Unlock the power of probability & geometry! 🌌
Join the ECE Distinguished Research Lecture with Prof. Shun Watanabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology) on information geometry—from e-/m-families to Markov kernels.
📅 Sept 8, 2025 | 🕒 3:30–5 PM EDT | 📍 ITB A113a/b
🔗 Details in Linktree
Join the ECE Distinguished Research Lecture with Prof. Shun Watanabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology) on information geometry—from e-/m-families to Markov kernels.
📅 Sept 8, 2025 | 🕒 3:30–5 PM EDT | 📍 ITB A113a/b
🔗 Details in Linktree
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🌌 Unlock the power of probability & geometry! 🌌
Join the ECE Distinguished Research Lecture with Prof. Shun Watanabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology) on information geometry—from e-/m-families to Markov kernels.
📅 Sept 8, 2025 | 🕒 3:30–5 PM EDT | 📍 ITB A113a/b
🔗 Details in Linktree
Join the ECE Distinguished Research Lecture with Prof. Shun Watanabe (Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology) on information geometry—from e-/m-families to Markov kernels.
📅 Sept 8, 2025 | 🕒 3:30–5 PM EDT | 📍 ITB A113a/b
🔗 Details in Linktree
Are you curious about turning your idea into a startup? Wondering if your research has commercial potential?
Join us: Made at Mac: Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Opportunities
🗓 Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: research.mcmaster.ca
Join us: Made at Mac: Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Opportunities
🗓 Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: research.mcmaster.ca
July 21, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Are you curious about turning your idea into a startup? Wondering if your research has commercial potential?
Join us: Made at Mac: Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Opportunities
🗓 Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: research.mcmaster.ca
Join us: Made at Mac: Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship Opportunities
🗓 Thursday, August 7, 2025
🕚 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
📍 Online via Zoom
🔗 Register: research.mcmaster.ca
Congrats to the new ECE Chair, Dr. Shahram Shirani! His research focuses on multimedia communications, especially improving how digital media is processed, compressed, and transmitted across networks. Multimedia is key to entertainment, education, and more.
July 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Congrats to the new ECE Chair, Dr. Shahram Shirani! His research focuses on multimedia communications, especially improving how digital media is processed, compressed, and transmitted across networks. Multimedia is key to entertainment, education, and more.
Big congrats to the graduating ECE Class of 2025! 🎓⚡
You powered through the labs, the all-nighters, the chaos, and made it.
The future’s yours. 👏
#ECE2025 #McMasterU #Engineering
You powered through the labs, the all-nighters, the chaos, and made it.
The future’s yours. 👏
#ECE2025 #McMasterU #Engineering
June 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Big congrats to the graduating ECE Class of 2025! 🎓⚡
You powered through the labs, the all-nighters, the chaos, and made it.
The future’s yours. 👏
#ECE2025 #McMasterU #Engineering
You powered through the labs, the all-nighters, the chaos, and made it.
The future’s yours. 👏
#ECE2025 #McMasterU #Engineering
Update from the ECE office!
Our hours of operation for the summer are from June 2-August 29, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM.
Our hours of operation for the summer are from June 2-August 29, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM.
June 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Update from the ECE office!
Our hours of operation for the summer are from June 2-August 29, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM.
Our hours of operation for the summer are from June 2-August 29, 8:30 AM-4:00 PM.
The ECE Department will be closed on May 19 for Victoria Day. Services will resume on May 20.
May 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
The ECE Department will be closed on May 19 for Victoria Day. Services will resume on May 20.
A huge THANK YOU to our ECE volunteers for making #MayAtMac a success! With over 8,200 visitors, your passion at the showcase booths & demos—from motion gaming to autonomous vehicles—made a lasting impact. You truly brought engineering to life! 💡🎮 #ThankYouVolunteers #ECEatMac
May 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
A huge THANK YOU to our ECE volunteers for making #MayAtMac a success! With over 8,200 visitors, your passion at the showcase booths & demos—from motion gaming to autonomous vehicles—made a lasting impact. You truly brought engineering to life! 💡🎮 #ThankYouVolunteers #ECEatMac
McMaster grads' startup AXIBO just raised $12M to build Canadian-made humanoid robots 🤖🇨🇦. Their AI camera tech is already used by Netflix & Apple—now they're scaling up and hiring. Backed by @McMasterU & The Forge.
More: dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/eng...
More: dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/eng...
May 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
McMaster grads' startup AXIBO just raised $12M to build Canadian-made humanoid robots 🤖🇨🇦. Their AI camera tech is already used by Netflix & Apple—now they're scaling up and hiring. Backed by @McMasterU & The Forge.
More: dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/eng...
More: dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/eng...
ECE is delighted to share the exciting news that Dr. Max Wong, Professor Emeritus in ECE, has been awarded the 2025 Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research by the Canadian Society of Information Theory.
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
ECE is delighted to share the exciting news that Dr. Max Wong, Professor Emeritus in ECE, has been awarded the 2025 Canadian Award for Telecommunications Research by the Canadian Society of Information Theory.
Join us for SONAD 2025 – the 40th Southern Ontario Numerical Analysis Day! 🎉
📍 McMaster Univ.
📅 May 30 | 🕤 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
🔍 Call for abstracts open till May 17!
🎓 Network, present, collaborate.
Info & register: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/ece/events/s...
#SONAD2025
📍 McMaster Univ.
📅 May 30 | 🕤 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
🔍 Call for abstracts open till May 17!
🎓 Network, present, collaborate.
Info & register: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/ece/events/s...
#SONAD2025
April 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Join us for SONAD 2025 – the 40th Southern Ontario Numerical Analysis Day! 🎉
📍 McMaster Univ.
📅 May 30 | 🕤 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
🔍 Call for abstracts open till May 17!
🎓 Network, present, collaborate.
Info & register: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/ece/events/s...
#SONAD2025
📍 McMaster Univ.
📅 May 30 | 🕤 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
🔍 Call for abstracts open till May 17!
🎓 Network, present, collaborate.
Info & register: www.eng.mcmaster.ca/ece/events/s...
#SONAD2025
It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Simon Haykin passed away on April 13, 2025. Dr. Haykin was internationally renowned for his pioneering work in adaptive signal processing, with significant contributions to the fields of radar and telecommunications.
April 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It is with great sadness that we announce that Dr. Simon Haykin passed away on April 13, 2025. Dr. Haykin was internationally renowned for his pioneering work in adaptive signal processing, with significant contributions to the fields of radar and telecommunications.
Shout out to Tracey!
Thank you for organizing a lunch for ECE's 2024 - 2025 Ambassadors.
Scan the QR code to learn more about the Undergraduate
ECE ambassadors.
Thank you for organizing a lunch for ECE's 2024 - 2025 Ambassadors.
Scan the QR code to learn more about the Undergraduate
ECE ambassadors.
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Shout out to Tracey!
Thank you for organizing a lunch for ECE's 2024 - 2025 Ambassadors.
Scan the QR code to learn more about the Undergraduate
ECE ambassadors.
Thank you for organizing a lunch for ECE's 2024 - 2025 Ambassadors.
Scan the QR code to learn more about the Undergraduate
ECE ambassadors.
Attention ECE Students!
The Course Experience Surveys are now open! Provide feedback on what's working and what's not. Your voice matters!
Deadline: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 11:59 PM.
The Course Experience Surveys are now open! Provide feedback on what's working and what's not. Your voice matters!
Deadline: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 11:59 PM.
March 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Attention ECE Students!
The Course Experience Surveys are now open! Provide feedback on what's working and what's not. Your voice matters!
Deadline: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 11:59 PM.
The Course Experience Surveys are now open! Provide feedback on what's working and what's not. Your voice matters!
Deadline: Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 11:59 PM.
The Electrical & Computer Engineering Level II Info Session was a success. Students had the chance to explore program options, connect with faculty, and learn more about ECE opportunities.
Thank you to everyone who joined. Stay tuned for future events.
Thank you to everyone who joined. Stay tuned for future events.
March 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Electrical & Computer Engineering Level II Info Session was a success. Students had the chance to explore program options, connect with faculty, and learn more about ECE opportunities.
Thank you to everyone who joined. Stay tuned for future events.
Thank you to everyone who joined. Stay tuned for future events.
ECE News Update!
Dr. Shahram Shirani has been appointed as Acting Chair of ECE, effective March 15 until September 30, 2025.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bakr for his contributions as Chair over the past three years and congratulate Dr. Shirani on his appointment.
Dr. Shahram Shirani has been appointed as Acting Chair of ECE, effective March 15 until September 30, 2025.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bakr for his contributions as Chair over the past three years and congratulate Dr. Shirani on his appointment.
March 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
ECE News Update!
Dr. Shahram Shirani has been appointed as Acting Chair of ECE, effective March 15 until September 30, 2025.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bakr for his contributions as Chair over the past three years and congratulate Dr. Shirani on his appointment.
Dr. Shahram Shirani has been appointed as Acting Chair of ECE, effective March 15 until September 30, 2025.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Bakr for his contributions as Chair over the past three years and congratulate Dr. Shirani on his appointment.
Join us on March 8, 2025, at McMaster University for the WISE Conference 2025: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. This International Women’s Day, celebrate the achievements of women, gender minorities, and underrepresented groups in STEM while gaining tools to break barriers.
March 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Join us on March 8, 2025, at McMaster University for the WISE Conference 2025: Breaking the Glass Ceiling. This International Women’s Day, celebrate the achievements of women, gender minorities, and underrepresented groups in STEM while gaining tools to break barriers.
McMaster’s Interdisciplinary EEG Workshop is here! If you're an upper-year undergrad, grad student, or postdoc looking to integrate EEG into your research, this two-week workshop (May 5-16) is for you.
March 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
McMaster’s Interdisciplinary EEG Workshop is here! If you're an upper-year undergrad, grad student, or postdoc looking to integrate EEG into your research, this two-week workshop (May 5-16) is for you.