Master of Applied Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Communications and Information Systems

University of Waterloo

The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) research area in our department tackles some of the most pressing and complex challenges in communications science and information systems. Our faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research across a broad spectrum of topics, from foundational theory to real-world applications. These include information theory, stochastic processes, statistical signal processing, coding and network codes, multimedia compression, pseudorandom sequences, cryptography, signal and image processing, digital communications, spread spectrum communications, wireless communications, networking, broadband and optical networks, cooperative and cognitive networks, MIMO systems, space-time communications, wireless and communication security, and more. Many of our professors have held prestigious roles such as Associate Editors and Chief Editors for renowned IEEE journals including IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, Communications, Wireless Communications, and Vehicular Communications.