Officer of the Order of Canada
Awarded on: 2006-10-05
Invested on: 2008-02-22
A computer engineer, Nicolas Georganas has produced innovative and visionary research in multimedia communications that has benefited and connected people around the world. He is internationally renowned for transferring his academic work in broadband networks, telelearning and wireless communications to commercial applications, such as JETS. This interactive system allows people in different locations to work together in real time over the Internet. Founding dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, he is now associate vice-president of Research (External), where he continues to advance Canada's reputation for excellence in research by promoting partnerships among industry, government and academia.