Ye is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and was a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Nano-scale IC Design for Reliable Opto-Electronics and Sensors from 2009 to 2021. Her expertise is in silicon photonics and its applications in telecommunications, data communication, biophoto...
Ye is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) and was a Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Nano-scale IC Design for Reliable Opto-Electronics and Sensors from 2009 to 2021. Her expertise is in silicon photonics and its applications in telecommunications, data communication, biophotonics, and renewable energy. In 2022, she was shortlisted for the Woman of the Year Award by Women in IT Awards - Canada. She also won the prestigious 2021 IEEE MGA (Members and Geographic Activities) Leadership Award, and the Partners In Research's 2020 Technology and Engineering Ambassador Award. She is the recipient of the 2018 IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Inspiring Member Award, the 2018 Engineering Medal for Research and Development from the Ontario Professional Engineers (PEO), as well as the PEO Ottawa Chapter's 2018 Engineering Excellence Award.