ECE U of T

Excited to welcome Erin Rutkowski-Jones to the Women in ECE panel on March 24! 👏 From PEY student at OPG to IBM Canada and now Technical Officer at OPG, Erin brings valuable insight in software quality assurance, leadership, and nuclear systems.

Thrilled to have ECE alum Isi Caulder on our panel for Women in ECE! ⭐ Isi is a Principal at the Canadian IP firm Smart & Biggar LP, specializing in cleantech and deeptech & is widely recognized as an expert in Canadian IP and patent law. Register now: bit.ly/4b1YTdW

Join us on March 30 at 5 p.m. for a free Tech@RBC Insider Series event on Product Ownership. Learn how RBC’s product teams turn ideas into impactful digital solutions and connect directly with professionals to gain career insights. Register now: bit.ly/475qGI4

Co-founded by ECE alum Mike Kropp, PEER Group provides the largest portfolio of factory automation software products, and they're the largest supplier of automation software for OEMs and factories in the semiconductor and related industries. 🌍

Congrats to our new Iron Ring recipients! 💍 The Iron Ring symbolizes an engineer’s responsibility to serve society with integrity, safeguard the public, and uphold the highest standards of the profession. We’re so proud of you. ⭐ Full photo album: 🔗 bit.ly/4sQAgac

Want to represent ECE? 💙 Apply to become an ECE Ambassador—share your experience, connect with prospective students, and represent the program at events. Apply now: bit.ly/46PRhsx

Prof. Joyce Poon is joining the Women in ECE panel to discuss entrepreneurship and leadership. An ECE prof. and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, she specializes in integrated photonics for communications and neurotech. RSVP: bit.ly/40BnD6R

Congrats to our five CE students who received the RBC Tech Scholarship in AI engineering! 👏 Celebrating their excellence, curiosity, creativity, and passion for solving real-world problems with technology. Read more here 🔗: bit.ly/4d9Zqw3

Helen Kontozopoulos is joining Women in ECE for a Q&A on entrepreneurship. ⭐ Founder & CEO of Resiin, former ODAIA co-founder, U of T Adjunct Professor, and DSCIL co-founder, Helen brings deep startup experience. RSVP: bit.ly/40BnD6R

💬 “I would encourage students to develop relationships knowing there is a community of professors, classmates, and alumni eager to help.” ECE alumna Sushma Narisetty shares how a classmate connection led to her current role—proof of the power of community. 💼

What did the future of engineering look like in the 80s and 90s? 💡 From 1980–2000, ECE saw rapid transformation as new technologies reshaped the world. Which era of engineering innovation would you visit? 🕰️

Ready to make your mark on ECE? 🌠 We’re looking for passionate, creative ECE students to join the ECE Ambassador Program. Share your experience and connect with future students. Apply now: bit.ly/46PRhsx

ECE191 Seminar class held an ECE alumni panel, moderated by ECE Chiar, Professor @DeepaKundur. 💬 Nelson Lee, Julia Wagner and Divya Sivakumaran spoke about their time in ECE and offered advice and insight to current students. Thanks alumni & Prof. Kundur for moderating. 💙

💡 RSVP for the next ECE Industry Day with Lightmatter. Join us for a panel moderated by ECE Chair @DeepaKundur & hear from top talent at a company at the forefront of photonic supercomputing & next-generation AI infrastructure. 🔗 RSVP to secure a spot: bit.ly/4ukHjtd

Join ECE Chair Prof. Deepa Kundur for Women in ECE, celebrating women in engineering. 💙 This year’s theme: Entrepreneurship, featuring a panel of inspiring ECE leaders. Register now to save your spot: bit.ly/4b1YTdW

March 8 is International Women’s Day. 💙 We celebrate the achievements of women in engineering and beyond. At ECE, we’re proud that 43% of the 2025 incoming undergraduate class self-identified as female. ⭐ Hear from ECE Chair Professor Deepa Kundur here: bit.ly/4b9yOsh

How will decentralized technologies reshape the internet? ECE Professor Andreas Veneris is advancing blockchain research at U of T—helping build more open digital infrastructure. Learn more: ece.utoronto.ca/decentralized-…

👏 ECE Professor George Eleftheriades has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering Class of 2026—one of the highest professional honours in engineering. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition!

From prepping to coding to crowning a winner, we followed the UofT Hacks team as they launched and ran a hackathon. 💻 Go behind the scenes with us and stay in the loop with UofT Hacks to understand what it takes to develop a Hackathon and what a Hackathon event looks like.

ECE students Kerem and Diana working to solve the global problem of water pollution through their organization, Xatoms. 🇨🇦 Rooted in Canada and born from a partnership developed at U of T, Xatoms is using AI and Quantum-Chemistry to discover new materials to clean polluted water.