Hal Kvisle is a Canadian business leader and a strong supporter of Canadian engineering excellence. He served as CEO of TransCanada PipeLines (now TC Energy) from 2001 to 2010, growing that company into North America's largest gas pipeline operator. Under his leadership TC built the Keystone oil pipeline system and entered the nuclear power business through Bruce Power. Hal was recognized as Canada's Outstanding CEO in 2008, as Canadian Business Leader in 2009, as Distinguished Business Leader in 2010, and received honorary degrees from Mt Royal University and the University of Calgary. Hal ...

Allan Kupcis has provided imaginative and effective leadership to one of the world's major electrical utilities, as it moved from operation as a provincial monopoly, to a new mode of deregulation, disaggregation, and competition.  He has additionally addressed major issues around nuclear safety and international collaboration in exchange of information on nuclear operational issues.

A pioneer in systems reliability, Way Kuo has made fundamental contributions to, and published classic books on, optimal reliability design for electronics and energy systems in environmental sustainability. As President of City University of Hong Kong, which is considered among the most progressive universities globally in all key measures, he strongly advocates campus autonomy and academic freedom. He combines an unflagging dedication to academia and professional service to the international community alongside long-term interactions with Canadian institutions.

Deepa Kundur is a Professor and Director of the Centre for Power & Information in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. She also currently serves as Associate Chair in the Division of Engineering Science. A native of Toronto, Canada, she received the B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees all in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1993, 1995, and 1999, respectively, from the University of Toronto. From January 2003 to December 2012 she was a faculty member in Electrical & Computer Engineering at Texas A&M ...

Dr. Amit Kumar is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and one of few researchers globally whose models integrating environmental and economic factors in energy systems assessment feed into government and industry decision-making. He is a highly cited expert in energy systems and an NSERC Industrial Chair. He has served on expert panels for the European Union, National Science Foundation-USA, House of Commons, Senate of Canada, and others. He received the 2020 Summit Award for Research Excellence from the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of ...

Dr. Kudsia is a distinguished scientist, electrical engineer, teacher and reference book author whose sustained leadership in developing satellite communications subsystems has been internationally recognized. He led the successful development of compact, lighter, power and cost efficient RF multiplexing networks, thereby significantly increasing satellite channel capacity, applied in over 100 communications satellites, spanning some 30 national and international programs. His contributions set the world benchmarks for satellite multiplexing networks and contiguous multiplexer technology in ...

Frank Kschischang is an outstanding research engineer and educator whose highly influential work on error-correcting codes significantly shaped the development of algebraic coding theory and iterative decoding methods. His theoretical contributions on the sum-product algorithm laid the foundation of the modern theory of codes on graphs. His work on network coding and fibre optic channel revealed the fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks and significantly advanced the state-of-art in the theory and practice of digital communications. Frank Kschischang has ...

Sri Krishnan has made outstanding and innovative contributions to engineering education, and to the growth and momentum of research and innovation at Ryerson University. A Canada Research Chair and leader in biomedical research, Sri pioneers new ways to diagnose illness, supporting less invasive and lower cost procedures. His contributions have resulted in an enhanced understanding of cardiac rhythms, sleep signals, knee sounds and other biomedical signals. At Ryerson, Sri led the establishment of the undergraduate program in biomedical engineering (the only accredited biomedical engineering ...

Suzanne Kresta has contributed to the field of mixing research, at a national and international level, through her contributions to academic and industrial literature through a well-recognized handbook and an important contribution to the engineering literature. Her leadership has been demonstrated through many academic leadership appointments, industrial consulting and serving in engineering accreditation and regulatory bodies. Dr. Kresta is widely recognized for her passion for engineering education pedagogy and has received many awards for her contributions to improving the student ...

Dr. Gail Krantzberg has dedicated over thirty years to help Great Lakes communities rehabilitate and build a sustainable future for their most valued and strategic water assets. She designed rigorous, multi-disciplinary frameworks involving engineers, applied scientists, governments, and communities to launch effective and sustainable initiatives. The many public policies and agreements that she led or contributed to continue to protect Great Lakes health to this day. Her outreach activities have raised public awareness to contemporary environmental challenges. Currently a professor in ...