Jianping Yao is currently a Distinguished University Professor and University Research Chair, and previously Director of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Electrical and Computer Engineering, at the

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, and also an author of over 600 scientific papers. He is Editor-in-Chief of

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. Dr. Yao is known for his original contributions to microwave photonics. He is a Fellow of the

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, the

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, the

Canadian Academy of Engineering The Canadian Academy of Engineering (french: L'Académie canadienne du génie) is a national academy of distinguished professional engineers in all fields of engineering, who are elected on the basis of "their distinguished service and contribution ...

, and the

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