Posted on: 2016-06-03

On the morning of May 26, Dr. Scott Yam, Associate Professor of Queen’s University in Canada, gave an academic report entitled “Collaborative Opportunities in Photonics Research at Queen’s University” at the College of Communication Engineering. This event is an important part of the teaching activity week between Queen’s University of Canada and Jilin University. The report was hosted by Professor Xiaohui Zhao, Dean of the College of Communication Engineering of Jilin University. More than 100 representatives of teachers and students from the school participated in this academic exchange activity.

Dr. Scott Yam first introduced the history of Queen’s University and the status quo of engineering disciplines to the teachers and students of the college, and then mainly focused on the research status of optical communications. Finally, Dr. Scott Yam gave an academic lecture on “Reducing the Complexity of Nonlinearity Pre-compensation Using Symmetric EDC and Pulse Shaping”, which was spoken highly of by the teachers and students of the college.

Queen’s University (or QU), is the second oldest university in Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1841 under the Royal Charter of Queen Victoria. In terms of academics, Queen’s University has always maintained top notch, and its biology, medicine, business, engineering, law, art and science enjoy high reputation in the world. Queen’s University has always been recognized as one of the top universities in Canada and one of the traditional four universities in Canada (The Old Four). The average admission score of Queen’s University has been ranked first and second in Canada for many years.