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Data analytics and artificial intelligence programs and research at U of T Engineering is reshaping processes to improve lives and generate value for people around the world.

PhD student Sartaaj Takrim Khan and Professor Seyed Mohamad Moosavi (ChemE)

AI system helps researchers unlock hidden potential in newly discovered materials

Developed by U of T Engineering researchers, the tool uses early-stage data to predict the potential real-world use for a new material

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U of T Engineering researchers and startup boutIQ solutions partner to advance heart repair therapies

Company aims to transform the way cell culture media is developed, using artificial intelligence to make cell-based therapies more effective and clinically viable

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Eyes on the street: Harnessing Street View images to ‘peer into’ structures 

A team of U of T Engineering researchers has an innovative way to use existing Street View images to reveal what’s inside structures

Amita Gnanapandithan

Hidden side channels in quantum sources could compromise secure communication

Researchers from U of T Engineering have discovered hidden multi-dimensional modulation side channels in existing quantum protocols

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Where should we place naloxone kits to save the most lives?

Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and his team conducted an analysis of the city of Vancouver, which suggests leveraging transit stops to improve the availability of naloxone

Composite photo from left to right: Professor Tobin Filleter (MIE) and Peter Serles.

Strong as steel, light as foam: Machine learning and nano-3D printing produce breakthrough high-performance, nano-architected materials

Research led by Professor Tobin Filleter (MIE) could benefit industries from automotive to aerospace

From left to right: Professor Philipp Maass from the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and SickKids Research Institute, Professor Samin Aref (MIE) and Milad Mokhtaridoost, a postdoctoral fellow in computational biology.

Interdisciplinary collaboration uses machine learning to uncover unknown patterns in genome organization

MIE professor Samin Aref is working with a research team led by Professor Philipp Maass

Professor Deepa Kundur (ECE) holds the new Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure. (photo by Neil Ta)

Eleven U of T Engineering researchers awarded Canada Research Chairs

Funding will advance research in cybersecurity of critical infrastructure, human centred automation and more

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Machine learning analysis sheds light on who benefits from protected bike lanes

U of T Engineering analysis optimizes the placement of cycling infrastructure in Toronto according to different strategies — and finds a trade-off between equity and efficiency