Search for Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering: a) Announcement of Advisory Committee Membership b) Call for Nominations

Professor Deepa Kundur’s first term as Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE), ends on June 30, 2024; she is eligible for reappointment. In accordance with the Policy on Appointment of Academic Administrators, and following a Call for Nominations on September 27, 2023, the following Advisory Committee has been established to recommend the selection of a Chair, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering: 

  • Professor Christopher Yip, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chair) 
  • Professor John Peever, Vice-Dean Students, School of Graduate Studies (SGS) 
  • Associate Professor Teaching Stream Khoman Phang, ECE 
  • Assistant Professor Shurui Zhou, ECE 
  • Professor Sean Hum, ECE 
  • Professor Amr Helmy, ECE 
  • Associate Professor Paul Yoo, ECE and Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME) 
  • Professor Eyal de Lara, Chair, Department of Computer Science 
  • Nelson Lee, Undergraduate Student, ECE 
  • Osama Zeeshan Ahmad, Graduate Student, ECE 
  • Chris Balarajah, Director of Administration and Finance, ECE 

The committee welcomes nominations for the position of Chair, ECE. Nominations along with the justification for them, should be submitted to the attention of the Dean at dean.engineering@utoronto.ca by February 14, 2024. 

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