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Scott Yam is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen's University, Canada. He received his Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada in 1998, followed by his Master's and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, USA in 2000 and 2004, respectively. Between 2000 and 2003, he worked as a Sprint Fellow at Sprint Advanced Technology Laboratories in Burlingame, California. Yam is a member of several professional organizations, including the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Photonics Society, IEEE Communications Society, and Optica (formerly known as the Optical Society of America). He has published over 100 technical journal and conference publications and holds two patents, with one pending patent application. He has served as a reviewer for various journals including Photonics Technologies Letters and Optics Letters. He received the Young Scientist Award and the Student Paper Award from the IEEE LEOS Japan Chapter. His research focuses on the underlying physics of fiber optoelectronic devices and their relevant applications in communications and sensing detection. His current research directions include the investigation of short pulse propagation in multimode optical fiber, design and construction of fiber-based sensing devices, high-speed digital signal processing in optical communications systems, and wearable sensors for training applications.
Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada
Full-time Faculty Member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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