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Deepa Kundur

Professor

Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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    Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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BIO

Prof. Deepa Kundur is Professor & Chair of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto. A native of Toronto, Canada, she received the BASc, MASc, and PhD degrees all in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 1993, 1995, and 1999, respectively, from the University of Toronto.

Professor Kundur’s research interests lie at the interface of cybersecurity, signal processing and complex dynamical networks. She is an author of over 200 journal and conference papers. Professor Kundur has participated on several editorial boards and currently serves on the Advisory Board of IEEE Spectrum. She has served in numerous conference executive organization roles including as General Chair of the 2018 GlobalSIP Symposium on Information Processing, Learning and Optimization for Smart Energy Infrastructures, TPC Co-Chair for IEEE SmartGridComm 2018. Symposium Co-Chair for the Communications for the Smart Grid Track of ICC 2017, General Chair for the Workshop on Communications, Computation and Control for Resilient Smart Energy Systems at ACM e-Energy 2016, General Chair for the Workshop on Cyber-Physical Smart Grid Security and Resilience at Globecom 2016, General Chair for the Symposium on Signal and Information Processing for Smart Grid Infrastructures at GlobalSIP 2016, General Chair for the 2015 International Conference on Smart Grids for Smart Cities, General Chair for the 2015 Smart Grid Resilience (SGR) Workshop at IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 and General Chair for the IEEE GlobalSIP’15 Symposium on Signal and Information Processing for Optimizing Future Energy Systems.

Professor Kundur’s research has received best paper recognitions at numerous venues including the 2015 IEEE Smart Grid Communications Conference, the 2015 IEEE Electrical Power and Energy Conference, the 2012 IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical & Computer Engineering, the 2011 Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop and the 2008 IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Mission Critical Networks. She has also been the recipient of teaching awards at both the University of Toronto and Texas A&M University. She is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and a Senior Fellow of Massey College.

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair
    University of Toronto, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto, Canada1 Jul 2019 - present
  • Professor
    University of Toronto, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto, Canada1 Aug 2012 - present
  • Director
    University of Toronto, Centre for Power and Information, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 2015 - present
  • Chair
    University of Toronto, Division of Engineering Science, Toronto, Canada1 Jan 2017 - 1 Jun 2019
  • Associate Chair
    University of Toronto, Division of Engineering Science, Toronto, Canada1 Aug 2014 - 1 Jul 2016
  • Associate Professor
    Texas A&M University – Central Texas, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Killeen, United States1 Sep 2007 - 1 Dec 2012
  • Assistant Professor
    Texas A&M University – Central Texas, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Killeen, United States1 Jan 2003 - 1 Aug 2007
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Toronto, The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 1999 - 1 Dec 2002
  • Research/Teaching Assistant
    University of Toronto, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Toronto, Canada1 Sep 1993 - 1 Aug 1999

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • MASc
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
  • BASc
    University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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INSTITUTIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

  • School of Cities
  • Climate Positive Energy (CPE)