He has been endowed with a Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto and is a professor in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering there.
He has received notable awards for his achievements, is a fellow of the IEEE and the Royal Society of Canada.
Eleftheriades is also the author and co-author of a significant volume of published research in peer reviewed journals.
He received a diploma (with distinction) in Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 1988.
Eleftheriades was elected IEEE fellow "for contributions to conception, analysis and fabrication of electromagnetic materials and their applications.