Songnian Zhou, CEO & Chairman of Platform Computing Corp, is a software engineer of remarkable creativity and a successful entrepreneur. His pioneering research at Berkeley led the foundation of the Internet 'postal office'. He later broke ground in computing resource management in large distributed computing systems. His new system, Utopia, was adopted by Northern Telecom on over 1,000 computers with 30-40% productivity increase. In 1992 he co-founded Platform Computing with no venture capital funding and built it into a leading software company with 300 people and sales of $ 60M in more ...

Dr. Zhou has played a prominent role in developing and introducing new high-impact technologies to the pipeline industry through vision casting, collaboration, advocacy, and research. He has accomplished this through outstanding leadership of international collaborative organizations, including his service as Chair of the Technical Committee for the CSA Pipeline Standard. He has assembled and led large engineering teams that have achieved outstanding performance by applying new technology to mega infrastructure projects and systems. He has been recognized with numerous awards including the ...

Karim Zaghib has made a number of seminal contributions in materials for lithium ion and solid state batteries. His inventions are used in almost every lithium battery sold worldwide. His work has been recognized through multiple awards and distinctions internationally, including Fellow of the Electrochemical Society and several prizes for novel battery technologies. He was selected in 2015 and 2016 as a most influential mind by Thomson Reuters. He has also made distinct contributions to mentoring young engineers and scientists.

Dr. Xiao has made significant contribution to polymer and pulp & paper science and engineering. His research on multidisciplinary areas is unique and enables his to develop various cutting edge technologies that have remarkable benefit to papermaking, polymer and packaging industries. The various functional polymers and nanoparticle systems Dr. Xiao developed not only addressed the issues related to industrial demands from a fundamental point of view, but also are implementable and feasible for commercialization. Apart from the excellent track record of research in terms of the number and ...

For contributions to the development of new electronic technologies and processes enhancing the export of Canadian products, the training of many successful graduate students, and especially for key-role in the growth of a new Canadian high tech company, Vecima Networks; Vecima has grown from a 3-person basement startup to a $150 Million publicly listed company in exporting Canadian designed and manufactured electronic and software products to the international telecommunications marketplace. Successful products include new technologies to deliver broadband data over wireless networks, and ...

Chan Wirasinghe has undertaken ground breaking research andformer editor for 25 years ofa leading international journal in transportation engineering. His 12.5 year deanship at the University of Calgary led to an updated engineering program with nine BSc degrees (e.g. software, geomatics, oil & gas), joint degrees with arts faculties, a minor in Entrepreneurship, and multidisciplinary graduate degrees in Environmental and Bio-Medical Engineering. He instituted industry-based Advisory Councils for most programs and over twenty research chairs. Through his efforts and direction, the Faculty ...

Alan Winter, President, Genome British Columbia, has pioneered Canadian satellite and telecommunications technology, to assist in saving lives with satellite-aided search and rescue systems. He has also been instrumental in improving communications across Canada using satellite communications systems in the Ku band, and in developing companies in Canada based on broadband and wireless terrestrial telecommunications technologies. He has also made a substantial contribution to developing new collaborative research and development organizations in Canada.

Donald Whitmore, President of Vector Construction Group, has for forty years, successfully balanced the management, growth and diversification of a private, closely-held firm in the construction industry. Starting as a local firm in highway construction, Vector is now internationally recognized for its expertise in the restoration and rehabilitation of concrete infrastructure, particularly regarding corrosion mitigation and the monitoring and strengthening of facilities using composite materials. Donald Whitmore has been very active in industry associations, serving as a volunteer at the ...

Lorraine Whale is an extremely distinguished and outstanding engineer with over 30 years of research, resource development and management experience in the hydrocarbon energy sector. Her involvement in engineering management has been at the highest level in an international setting. For close to a decade Lorraine managed the Royal Dutch Shell global research program for unconventional hydrocarbon development, focusing on innovations for improving the cost effectiveness and reducing environmental footprint. She has spoken around the globe on this work. She has served on many not-for-profit ...

Founder & CEO, positron access solutions corp

Reginald Weiser of Positron has contributed significantly to the field of modern telecommunications. He is an imaginative entrepreneur and a revolutionary leader. Based on engineering knowledge and entrepreneurial know-how, he has created in Canada a group of technologically-based companies which employ approximately 550 people (including over 100 engineers), and serve customers world-wide with highly reliable products. He has been involved at a high level with organizations that promote the education and employment of engineers, as well the development of technologically based industries in ...

Robert Walsh is a technological entrepreneur, who built Walsh Automation; a leader in industrial automation. He has also developed Forensic Technology Inc, whose Integrated Ballistics Identification System (IBIS) products have revolutionized the way in which ballistics examinations are conducted around the world today. IBIS is the first fully automated and integrated system able to capture, store, retrieve and perform searches on bullets, bullet fragments and cartridge cases. providing law enforcement agencies in 80 countries, with an extremely valuable tool for criminal investigations.

For over thirty years Dr. Bob Walker has been a leader in defence science and technology in Canada and internationally. In his early career, his highly innovative approaches to acoustic signal processing kept the Canadian Navy and Air Force at the forefront of submarine detection. As a senior manager and now CEO of Defence Research and Development Canada, he has led the development and implementation of new scientific programs, nationally and internationally, that have advanced knowledge and stimulated engineering and technology development in the areas of defence and public security in this ...

Maja Veljkovic is an exemplary Canadian Engineering leader. She has excelled in attracting and leading research & development teams in two distinct expertise areas: fuel cells and oilsands upgrading. As founding Director General at NRC's IFCI, she built a world class capability and fuel cell cluster. At Syncrude, she led a research consortium of industry, university, and government labs in an R&D program that created a novel spray systems to feed bitumen into fluidized bed cracking reactors. She led this large multidisciplinary team through conceptual design, spray and pilot testing. ...

Mr. William Vangool, the co-founder of Triodetic Building Products Limited, has been involved on the design and development of space frames, domes, and freeform systems for the past 38 years. The holder of patents for the assembly of modular layouts he has worked internationally with architects such as I. M. Pei, Douglas Cardinal, and Sir Roy Grounds in projects in China, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Mexico, Martinique, Cuba, Barbados, Chile, the USA, and Dubai. An internationally known engineer he has published papers on the design and construction of space frames and foundation systems for ...

During his career of nearly 30 years in the field of energy, Thierry Vandal has made an outstanding contribution to the development of Quebec's energy resources. As the head of Hydro-Québec since 2005, he put forward a business strategy based on the development of renewable energy, in partnership with the First Nations, as well as on technological innovation and energy efficiency. The hydro-electric development part of the business, which fosters world knowledge and practices in this field, has, since the year 2000, represented investments and projects in progress amounting to $20B. This ...

Pieter Van Vliet's contributions in engineering, management and executive functions at SaskTel were of fundamental importance to creating a world-class telecommunication system with national and international links. As President of the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers and the Engineering Institute of Canada he provided constant leadership and encouragement to his colleagues. His active and enthusiastic participation in industry-based organizations over many years contributed substantially to the advancement of technological and economic development in Saskatchewan and Canada ...

Engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lorne Trottier has poured his passion for science into research, technological development and education in Quebec. In 1976, he co-founded Matrox Electronic Systems Ltd., a company known for its innovative computer graphics products. Through his technical innovation and market sense, he has helped Matrox become a world-leading multinational company in the field of computer graphics, video and imaging. He is also unfailing in support of his alma mater, McGill University, in addition to supporting Polytechnique Montreal and the Montreal Science Centre. ...

Mr. Triffo pioneered the use of computers to simulate urban transportation systems and has led professionals in the design of several large projects including highway and light rail transit systems, pulp mills, world scale bridges (PEI-NB), etc. He is currently Chairman of the Board at Stantec Inc and has previously worked as President and Vice President of other companies, demonstrating his expertise in his field.

Pierre Tremblay has pioneered the use of innovative maintenance processes and practices at Ontario Hydro/Ontario Power Generation (OPG) which have significantly improved the quality and cost-effectiveness of maintenance activities within OPG's nuclear fleet. His exceptional leadership in introducing innovative human performance methodologies resulted in a ten-fold reduction in disruptive events in the fleet within a five year period, resulting in significant improvements in overall nuclear plant performance and availability.

Dr. Wen Tong, Head of Communications Technologies Global Laboratories of Huawei, is a world recognized pioneer and leader in the research and development of wireless technologies, whose breakthroughs and innovations have shaped industry in the standardization of third generation (3G) and fourth generation (4G) global wireless standards and generated huge economical and societal impact as billions of people are benefiting daily from 3G/4G wireless networks by enjoying ubiquitous Internet access at unprecedented speeds. His technical contributions and leadership have been recognized with ...

For ten years, Owen Tobert, P.Eng., MBA, has been the City Manager for The City of Calgary, with an annual operating budget of almost $3 billion, a yearly capital budget of $2 billion and 15,000 employees. He reached this highest non-elected position in the City through many years of excellence in increasingly senior engineering positions within the City. Owen has made significant impacts on the City of Calgary through the introduction of a corporate project management framework, increased financial planning, fostering of a culture that puts citizens first, and the City's excellent response ...

John M. Thompson has been a leading innovator in the infornation information technology sector in Canada with worldwide impact through his career. He has been a champion of technological innovation and leading change in large organizations. In particular, he has fostered the linkage between industry and academia in practice and research. His leadership has been shown through university governance appointments and his leadership and philanthropic support for the Hospital for Sick Children. Mr. Thompson has provided advice and leadership to groups such as the Canadian Business Council, the ...

Kenneth (Ken) G. Thomas, was formely Global MD, Hatch; COO, Crystallex International Corp (Gold); and for 14 years serving in progressively senior executive roles at Barrick Gold, finally as SVP Technical Services. He successfully developed from research through engineering, construction and commissioning, two of the world's largest gold processing plants for refractory ores; high-pressure autoclaving and oxygenated roasting. He has also written a book on Hydrometallurgical Engineering. He directed research into thiosulphate, a benign chemical, for the leaching of gold as an alternate for ...

Madame Thibodeau-DeGuire s'est distinguée par sa contribution à la renommée et au rayonnement de sa profession et par son rôle dans la promotion du génie pour les femmes. Elle a été la première femme diplômée en génie civil à Polytechnique. Elle est actuellement la Présidente du Conseil d'administration à l'École Polytechnique.

Le professeur Terreault  s'est distingué pas son apport à la recherche-développement industrielle au Canada, par ses contributions techniques, son leadership, et par la fondation et gestion de trois laboratoires affiliés à Bell Canada et à Bell Northern Research. Il a reçu plusieurs prix et distinctions pendant sa carrière pour ses services.