The main areas of study in the Department of Electrical Engineering are: communications and signal processing; microelectronics, photonics and materials; and energy systems.

In the Department of Electrical Engineering, our research generates the knowledge, tools and leadership needed to address society?s largest and most challenging problems in natural and built environments.? We challenge traditional notions of problem-solving and generate creative and groundbreaking solutions.

Electrical Engineering is everywhere! It is a part of every industry, from power generation and distribution to environmental, manufacturing, semiconductor, optics and telecommunications technologies. Almost everything we use in our daily lives contains a chip that implements a communication protocol or a sophisticated signal processing algorithm.