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Biometrics pioneer and alumnus, Karl Martin (EngSci 0T1, ECE MASc 0T3, PhD 1T0), answers frequently asked questions on data privacy. (Photo courtesy of Unsplash)

Jan 28 is Data Privacy Day: What you need to know about biometric data and how to keep yours safe

U of T Engineering alumnus Karl Martin discusses the security implications of giving out fingerprint and facial data

Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) is among the four U of T Engineering professors and one alumnus to be inducted into the Engineering Institute of Canada for 2019. (Photo: Neil Ta)

Professors and alumnus elected Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada

Five members of the U of T Engineering community were honoured for their contributions to Canada and to their chosen fields

Fengwang Li demonstrates the copper-based catalyst that he and his collaborators have designed. Placed within an electrolyzer, the catalyst is capable of efficiently transforming waste CO2 directly into ethylene, a valuable commodity chemical. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

U of T Engineering and Caltech collaborate on pathway to carbon-neutral plastics

Improved catalyst transforms renewable electricity and waste CO2 into ethylene, one of the world’s most widely-used commodity chemicals

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U of T Engineering researchers, innovators to pitch ideas for Ontario’s growth at annual economic summit

Professors Goldie Nejat, Hani Naguib and alumnus Allen Lau will pitch their ideas at the Ontario Economic Summit

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Fall Convocation 2019: Three graduating students share their one-minute thesis

Graduate students Maryam Fallah, Locke Davenport Huyer and Tij Gupta explain their research in one minute

U of T Engineering researchers are using a traditional eye test to assess the quality of VR cameras. (Photo: David Travis, via Unsplash)

From quality control to deepfakes: How one U of T Engineering team is advancing VR technology

Two new research papers aim to expand the use of VR for personal and professional applications

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Four startups to watch from Hatchery Demo Day 2019

Student teams presented their business models at the Entrepreneurship Hatchery’s annual Demo Day

Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE) is considered a worldwide expert in “on-chip” networks (Photo: Roberta Baker)

U of T Engineering researcher and McLean Award-winner is building the future of computer architecture

Honour recognizes Professor Natalie Enright Jerger’s early-career accomplishments and will help build her team of graduate students

Professor Amr Helmy (left) and ECE PhD candidate Han Liu (right) with a quantum imaging-enabled chip that was fabricated in-house in Helmy’s lab. The chip shown contains about 1,000 of such light sources. (Photo: Liz Do)

U of T Engineering researchers to harness quantum properties of light for biomedical imaging, security and more

Professor Amr Helmy (ECE) and his team are working to develop cost-effective applications of quantum sensor technologies