Wei Yu Associate Professor Canada Research Chair in Information Theory and Digital Communications Electrical and Computer Engineering Department University of Toronto Office: Bahen Centre, Room 4114  Email: weiyu @ comm.utoronto.ca Phone:  1-416-946-8665

I am an Assistant Professor in the Communications Group in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. 

I received my Ph.D. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 2002 and 1998, and B.A.Sc. in Computer Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in 1997.

Research

Multi-User Information Theory  Multi-Antenna Systems (MIMO) OFDM systems Low-Density Parity-Check Codes Relay Communication

Broadband access networks:  Wireless LAN (802.11)  WiMax (802.16)  Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)

Publications

Complete list of papers (including my Ph.D. thesis) is available here.

Students

I am always looking for self-motivated students with a strong mathematics background who are interested in pursuing Master's or Ph.D. degrees.  For graduate application information, click here. For undergraduate research opportunities, click here.

Teaching

• ECE 431: Digital Signal Processing (Spring 2007)
• ECE 1528: Multiuser Information Theory (Spring 2007)
• ECE 1505: Convex Optimization (Fall 2007)
• ECE 1502: Information Theory (Winter 2005)
• ECE 310: Linear Signals and Systems (Fall 2004)
• ECE 203: Discrete Mathematics (Spring 2003)

Contact Information

The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering 10 King's College Road University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G4, Canada

Office: Bahen Building, Rm 4114  Email:  weiyu @ comm. utoronto.ca Web:    http://www.comm.utoronto.ca/~weiyu Phone:  1-416-946-8665  FAX:    1-416-978-4425

Last Modified: 7/14/2008