PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate David Luong is this year’s Governor General’s Gold Medal winner and University Medal winner for Outstanding Graduate Work (Doctoral Level).
The Governor General’s Gold Medal is awarded to the graduating PhD student at the head of the graduating class. The University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work (Doctoral Level) is awarded to a graduating PhD student with an outstanding thesis.
David Luong
PhD Electrical and Computer Engineering
Thesis: Quantum Radar Signal Processing
“Winning these medals means a lot to me. The awards vindicate the hard work that my supervisor, Prof. Sreeraman Rajan, my co-supervisor, Adjunct Prof. Bhashyam Balaji, and I have put into advancing—or creating—the field of quantum radar signal processing. The idea of applying quantum technologies to radars is about two decades old, but most research into quantum radar was highly theoretical. The world’s first quantum radar experiment was only done very recently, in 2019, and my involvement in that experiment was the impetus for me to begin my PhD. Since then, my supervisors and I have been laying the foundations needed to use quantum radar in everyday life. Winning these medals for my PhD thesis, which literally bears the title, Quantum Radar Signal Processing, means that at least a few people think we really are helping to bring practical quantum radars closer to reality. That’s simultaneously humbling and thrilling, and I’m extremely happy and grateful for those votes of confidence.”
Luong competed in this year’s Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs’ Three Minute Thesis Competition and explains some of his research here:
Monday, June 12, 2023 in 360, Convocation, News, Research
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