Research at the School of EECS in
Electrical, Computer and Software Engineering
and Computer Science
The School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science offers a vibrant research environment where the traditional disciplines of electronics, computer and software engineering and computer science come together to create unique synergy. The school has over 70 researchers and over 400 graduate students working in many laboratories and groups. The School of EECS has strong connections with local industry and this results in a dynamic environment of collaboration and practical impact. For more information on current research activities within different research areas and various groups, please follow the links to the research areas, groups and professors below.
Research Areas
Algorithms - Professors: Boyd, Flocchini, Jourdan, Mao (group), Moura, Stojmenovic, Turcotte (group), Yang (group), Zaguia (group) Research Groups: IPCOS, DM
Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering - Professors: Anis, Bouchard, Boukerche (group), Dajani, El Saddik, Frize (group), Mao (group), Matwin, Mussivand, Peyton, Rolland-Lagan, Sankoff (group), Turcotte (group);
Broadband Networks - Internet - Professors: Ahmed, Bochmann (group), Hall (group), Ionescu (group), Makrakis, Mouftah (group), Yang (group);
Distributed Computing and Systems - Professors: Bochmann (group), Bolić (group), Boukerche (group), Flocchini, Groza, Ionescu (group), Jourdan, Karmouch (group), Miri (group), Nayak, Stojmenovic, Ural;
Electromagnetism, Radio-Frequencies and Microwaves - Professors: Ahmed, Berini, Gad, Loyka, McNamara, Yagoub (group); Research Group: RF&M
Information Management and Data Mining - Professors: Kiringa (group), Peyton, Tran, Viktor (group); Research Groups: ORNEC-ICT
Multimedia and Interactive Virtual Environments - Professors: Boukerche (group), Dubois, El Saddik, Laganière, Lang, Lee, Petriu, Shirmohammadi, Zhao; Research Groups: Discover, MCR
Photonics - Professors: Anis, Berini, Hall (group), Hinzer, Schriemer, Yao (group); Research Group: CRPuO, Extreme Photonics
Privacy and Security - Professors: Adams (group), Bochmann (group), Boukerche (group), Felty (group), Jourdan, Logrippo, Matwin, Miri (group), Peyton, Yeap; Research Group: ORNEC-ICT
Robotics, Machine Vision and Autonomous Systems - Professors: Ahmed, Groza, Gueaieb, Laganière, Lang, Payeur, Petriu; Research Groups: SMR, GEMS
Software Engineering - Professors: Amyot, Bochmann (group), Felty (group), Jourdan, Lethbridge (group), Logrippo, Peyton, Somé, Ural, Williams; Research Groups: CSERG, LFC
Speech/Audio/Image/Video Processing - Professors: Aboulnasr, Bouchard, Dajani, Dubois, Giguère, Laganière, Payeur, Zhao; Research Groups: SPOT, VIVA
Text Analysis and Machine Learning - Professors: Inkpen, Japkowicz, Matwin, Szpakowicz, Turcotte (group), Tran, Viktor; Research Groups: TAMALE, GRIL
Wireless Communications - Professors: D'Amours, Galko (group), Loyka, Mao (group), Yao (group), Yeap (group), Yongaçoglu, Yagoub (group);
Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing - Professors: Bolić (group), Boukerche (group), El Saddik, Nayak, Makrakis, Mouftah (group), Stojmenovic, Yang (group)
Interdisciplinary Research Groups
- Ontario Research Network on Electronic Commerce - Information and Communications Technologies (ORNEC-ICT)
- Centre for Research in Photonics at the University of Ottawa (CRPuO)
- The Text Analysis and Machine Learning Group (TAMALE, GRIL)
- The Ottawa-Carleton Discrete Mathematics Group (DM)
- Logic and Foundation of Computing Group (LFC)
- Piano Pedagogy Research Lab (PianoLab)
- Medical Devices Center (MDC) at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute
- Bio-Medical Instrumentation and Processing Group (BioMIP)
Area-Specific Research Groups involving several professors
- Communications Software Engineering Research Group (CSERG)
- Distributed and Collaborative Virtual Environments Research Lab (Discover)
- Computer Architecture Research Group (CARG)
- Integer Programming, Combinatorial Optimization and Structures (IPOS)
- Multimedia Communications Research Lab (MCRLab)
- Photonic Technology Laboratory (PTL)
- Radio-Frequency and Microwave Group (RF&M)
- Sensing and Modeling Research Lab (SMR)
- Signal Processing Oriented Technologies Research Group (SPOT)
- Video, Image, Vision, Audio Lab (VIVA)
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