Professor Max Wong, McMaster University, is a leader in the research of signal processing. His research ranges from development of fundamental theory and algorithms in signal processing to applications and designs of signal processors in communication, radar, and sonar systems. His research in sensor array processing brought high resolution processing methods into practical use in non-ideal noise environments. His more recent work pioneered the application of convex optimization techniques to signal processor designs and made great impacts in line and wireless communications. Author of over ...

Dr. Yiyan Wu is a principal research scientist at Communications Research Centre Canada. He is highly respected world-wide in broadcasting industry for his research and standards development activities in digital TV/HDTV and broadband multimedia communications. His research works on OFDM, OFDMA, and SFN have been adopted in digital TV transmission, equalization and transmitter identification systems. Dr. Wu has been awarded numerous prestigious awards and honours for his outstanding achievements, including Fellow of the IEEE (2001), Emmy Award 2009, The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee ...

For contributions to the development of new electronic technologies and processes enhancing the export of Canadian products, the training of many successful graduate students, and especially for key-role in the growth of a new Canadian high tech company, Vecima Networks; Vecima has grown from a 3-person basement startup to a $150 Million publicly listed company in exporting Canadian designed and manufactured electronic and software products to the international telecommunications marketplace. Successful products include new technologies to deliver broadband data over wireless networks, and ...

Wei Yu has made influential contributions to the field of information theory and communication engineering. His theoretical research addressed fundamental limits of information transmission in communication networks. He proposed dynamic spectrum management methods that have been used in millions of digital subscriber lines worldwide and also contributed significantly to the capacity analysis and optimization techniques for multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) wireless communication channels. Dr. Yu has been named a highly cited researcher. He is a Fellow of the Institute of ...

Ms. Rabab Ward, Professor and former President of the IEEE Signal Processing Society and Director of the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems at UBC, is a leader in the application of digital signal processing theory to cable and high-definition television, medical images, restoration of astronomical images, and extraction of an infant's distress level from his/her cry signal. Being a highly accomplished researcher and a prolific inventor, she has an impressive list of publications and patents, and her work is used in various companies and laboratories worldwide. ...

Reginald Weiser of Positron has contributed significantly to the field of modern telecommunications. He is an imaginative entrepreneur and a revolutionary leader. Based on engineering knowledge and entrepreneurial know-how, he has created in Canada a group of technologically-based companies which employ approximately 550 people (including over 100 engineers), and serve customers world-wide with highly reliable products. He has been involved at a high level with organizations that promote the education and employment of engineers, as well the development of technologically based industries in ...

Dr. Yu-Dong Yao is an internationally recognized expert in data link and access protocol designs for satellite and cellular networks. For over 25 years, he has made significant contributions to telecommunications systems, including developing advanced on-board processing technologies for the Canadian Department of Communications and the European Space Agency and data link protocols for the Globalstar satellite system. Dr. Yao holds 13 U.S. patents and published over 150 research papers. He served as an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (2001-2005). He was elected an ...

Professor Xianbin Wang, Canada Research Chair (CRC) and IEEE Fellow, is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) and for his world-leading innovations in improving efficiency and security of wireless communications. As a passionate inventor, he holds 26 granted and pending patents, with over 20 of them as the first or sole inventor. His inventions have extensive technical scope, dealing with the most critical and complex issues in wireless communications, communications security, and localization technologies. Many of his ...

Dr. F. Richard Yu is an internationally recognized research leader in mobile systems. His pioneering contributions have significantly impacted research and development in this area through over 600 highly-cited publications and 28 granted patents. His mobility management algorithms have been adopted in mobile systems standards. He is among the top 1% of highly cited researchers on Web of Science, demonstrating his worldwide influence. He is a Fellow of IEEE, IET, and EIC, an elected member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, and the recipient of numerous ...

Prof Ming Yu, former Chief Scientist and Director of R&D, COM DEV, has made major contributions to the advancement of computer-aided design and tuning of microwave filters and multiplexers. These are among his many contributions that have allowed Canada's COM DEV to remain as an international industry leader in aerospace electronic technologies. In 2016, COM DEV was acquired by Honeywell of USA. He has led the Advanced Technology Group, Cambridge, as the Chief Scientist and an Engineering Fellow. He published over 20 patents. He has authored or co-authored over 130 publications and ...