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Awards & Accomplishments

McMaster's Electrical and Computer Engineering programs were ranked both nationally and internationally as one of the best departments of electrical and computer engineering. This has been achieved through the hardwork and dedication of our members. We are very proud of the accomplishments of our members and the awards and recognition they have received over the years. These include the prestigious Premier Research Excellence Award (PREA), McMaster Students Union Teaching Award, Booker Gold Medal, Signal Processing Society Education Award, and many others.


Please take the time to view our complete listing.

  • Dr. Wong and several members of ECE are honoured at the annual Engineering Applause and Accolades. View the entire list of award recipients here, 2011.
  • Dr. Deen was presented with the 2011 IEEE Canada R.A. Fessenden Award on May 9 at the 24th Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering held in Niagara Falls. More here, 2011.
  • Dr. Jamal Deen is the recipient of the 2011 Electronics and Photonics Division (EPD) Award from the Electrochemical Society. Congrats! More info here, 2011.
  • Dr. Mohamed Bakr has been awarded an NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) valued at $120K over three years, 2011.
    • The NSERC DAS Program provides significant funding to a small number of outstanding researchers who have a well-established research program, and who show strong potential to become international leaders in their area of research.
    • Congratulations to Mohamed for this recognition of his outstanding research work in ECE!
  • Dr. Ho Fai (Henry) Ko is the 2010 winner of the European Design and Automation Association (EDAA) outstanding PhD dissertation award. More info here. Way to go Henry! 2010.
  • Max Wong receives Engineering Research Achievement Award. Congrats from all of ECE! 2010.
  • ECE grad student Munir El-Desouki has been featured as one of CMC's success stories. More info here, 2010.
  • Michael Pley, an ECE Electrical & Management grad, was appointed CEO of COM DEV yesterday. More details here, 2010.
  • Natalia Nikolova and Xiaolin Wu have been elevated to IEEE Fellows. Congrats from all your friends in ECE! More info here and here, 2010.
  • ECE grad student, Waleed Shinwari, was presented with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Communicating Graduate Research. Congrats from all your friends in ECE! More info here, 2010.
  • Shiva Kumar named Senior Member of Optical Society. More info here, 2010.
  • Adam Kinsman is the recipient of the 2010 Douglas R. Colton Medal for Research Excellence awarded by CMC Microsystems. Congrats from all your friends in ECE, Adam! More info here, 2010.
  • Congrats go to ECE's Jun Chen on receiving an Early Research Award on the fundamental limits of multisource multicast communication, 2010.
  • Former ECE grad, Stephen Elop has been appointed President and CEO of Nokia. More info here, 2010.
  • ECE is delighted to announce that Dr. Mike Noseworthy has been appointed as a co-director of the School of Biomedical Engineering. More information here, 2010.
  • IEEE Recognizes ECE's Dr. Raymond Findlay as the recipient of the IEEE Haraden Pratt Award. More details here, 2010.
  • The McMaster Students Union (MSU) handed out its annual teaching awards September 23 at a ceremony honouring faculty for their outstanding commitment to teaching. Congrats go to ECE's Dr. Nicolici! More info here, 2010.
    • Congrats go to Dr. Nicolici for receiving an MSU Teaching Award! More info here.
  • Simon Haykin receives honorary degree, more here, 2010.
    • ECE's Dr. Simon Haykin receives Honourary Doctorate at Convocation. More here
  • Dr. Max Wong receives the presigious Humboldt International Research Award. More here, 2009.
  • Congrats go to Dr. Kiruba, who has had his Canada Research Chair in Informaton Fusion renewed! More details here, 2009.
  • Congratulations to Dr. Tim Davidson who has been awarded an NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement. The research award is worth $120,000 over 3 years. Well done Tim! 2009.
  • Dr. Jamal Deen was presented with a technology achievement award by the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards gala on June 6 in Toronto. More details here, 2009.
  • Shahin Sirouspour has been awarded the 2008 President's Award of Excellence in Graduate Supervision. Congrats from all your friends in ECE! 2008.
  • Congratulations go to Cheryl Gies for being awarded with the Graduate Students Association Award for Contributions by Non-Academic Staff, as well as Terry Greenlay Manager - Facilities, Electrical & Computer Engineering, who won the President's Award. Way to go from all your friends in ECE! 2008.
  • VitaSound Audio, which manufactures hearing aid devices using technology licensed from McMaster, has been named one of three winners of the second annual Innovations@Work Awards. Some of these devices are based on neurocompensator-based hearing aid advancements developed by McMaster research teams led by Associate Member Sue Becker, professor of psychology, neuroscience and behaviour, along with Simon Haykin and Ian Bruce. More details here, 2008.
  • Jamal Deen, professor of electrical and computer engineering at McMaster, has been elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).  He is the first engineering professor at McMaster to receive this recognition. More here, 2008.
  • Drs. Natalia Nikolova and Alexandru Patriciu receive ORF Funding for Health Research, 2008.
  • Dr. Steve Hranilovic and Ahmed A. Farid wins Best Paper award in the "Young Researcher" Category, 2008.
  • Dr. Jamal Deen receives Royal Society of Canada medal, 2008.
  • Dr. Ian Bruce has been named Biomedical Coordinator, 2008.
  • Dr. David Capson appointed Chair of ECE Department, 2008.
  • Dr. Tim Davidson appointed Acting Director of the School of Computational Engineering & Science, 2008.
  • Dr. Natalia Nikolova named Canada Research Chair, 2008.
  • Dr Xiaolin Wu receives best paper award, 2008.
  • Dr. Simon Haykin awarded the R.A. Fessenden Silver Medal, 2008.
  • Dr. Hubert de Bruin awarded the "Advisor’s Award for Top Undergraduate Entry in U.S. Collegiate Inventor’s Competition," 2007
  • Dr. Dumitrescu wins NSERC University Faculty Award, 2007.
  • Dr. K. Max Wong elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2007
  • Dr. David Capson named winner of McMaster Lifetime Teaching Achievement Award, 2007
  • Dr. K. Max Wong elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, 2007
  • Dr. Jamal Deen elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, 2007
  • Dr. Xiaolin Wu - Nokia Visiting Fellowship - Finland 2004
  • Dr. Jamal Deen - Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
  • Dr. Jamal Deen - Chair of the Dielectric Science and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society
  • Dr. Jamal Deen - Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC)
  • Dr. John Bandler - 2004 Microwave Application Award of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Technique Society (MTT-S)
  • Dr. Simon Haykin - 2004 IEEE Leon K. Kirchmayer Graduate Teaching Award
  • Dr. David Jones - MSU Faculty Award for Teaching 2003-2004
  • Dr. Thia Kirubarajan - Canada Research Chair in Information Fusion
  • Dr. Tim Davidson - Canada Research Chair in Communications
  • Dr. M. Jamal Deen - Elected Fellow of the EngineeringInstitute of Canada (EIC)
  • Dr. M. Jamal Deen - Wins Best Invited Paper Award for IEEE CICC 2002
  • Dr. Chih-Hung (James) Chen - - Wins Best Invited Paper Award for IEEE CICC 2002
  • Dr. M. Jamal Deen - Elected IEEE Fellow
  • Dr. Simon Haykin - Awarded the Signal Processing Society Education Award
  • Dr. Simon Haykin - Awarded the inaugural 2002 Booker Gold medal from the International USRI Society
  • Dr. Thia Kirubarajan - Awarded Premier's Research Award in Excellence
  • Dr. David Capson - Wins McMaster Students' Union Teaching Award
  • Dr. Jamal Deen - Wins Callinan Award of Electrochemical Society
  • Dr. Alex Gershman - Young Explorers Prize
  • Dr. Barna Szabados - Ordre des Palmes Académiques
  • Dr. Max Wong - Elected IEEE Fellow
  • Dr. Tom Luo - Best Paper Award, ICOTA '01
  • Dr. Alex Gershman - Wolfgang Paul Award from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany
  • Dr. Alex Gershman - Premier's Research Award for Excellence, 2000
  • Dr. Robert Alden - IEEE Canada's "Outstanding Service Award"
  • Dr. Raymond Findlay - IEEE Canada's "Outstanding Service Award"
  • Dr. K. Max Wong - International Biography Centre (England) Award for "Outstanding Contribution to the Research and Education in Signal Processing"
  • Dr. Robert Alden - IEEE William W. Middleton Distinguished Service Award
  • Dr. J.W. Bandler - Elected to Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada

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