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Clockwise from top left: Valerie Davidson (ChemE PhD 8T3), Professor Stewart Aitchison (ECE),John Yeow (ElecE 9T7, MASc MIE 0T0, PhD MIE 0T3), George Anders (ElecE PhD 8T0), Professor Vaughn Betz (ECE), Ted Maulucci (MechE 8T9), and Larry Seeley (ChemE 6T6, MASc 6T8, PhD 7T2), at centre, are being honoured with 2016 Ontario Professional Engineers Awards. (Courtesy: OPEA)

Ontario Professional Engineers Awards gala honours seven members of U of T Engineering community

The event honours and celebrates engineers who have made exceptional contributions to their profession

Professor David Sinton presents and award to IBM's Allen Lalonde

U of T Engineering industry partners celebrated at inaugural awards ceremony

U of T Engineering recognized two landmark partnerships with its inaugural Industry Partnership Awards.

Professor Vivek Goel (left), vice-president, research & innovation for the University of Toronto, and Jun Zha, president of Huawei’s Central Research Institute, celebrate the signing of a bilateral strategic partnership agreement between the two groups. (Credit: Roberta Baker).

Huawei and U of T sign strategic partnership agreement

Signing ceremony ratifies agreement that will see the telecommunications leader invest $3 million in collaborative research projects

Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) has developed new machine learning training method developed at U of T Engineering enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars. (Credit: Johnny Guatto)

New AI algorithm taught by humans learns beyond its training

A new machine learning training method developed at U of T Engineering enables neural networks to learn directly from human-defined rules, opening new possibilities for artificial intelligence in fields from medical diagnostics to self-driving cars

Computer Engineering undergraduate student Ankita Singal worked at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, this past summer (Courtesy: Ankita Singal).

Developing a bot for Microsoft: One ECE undergrad’s professional internship

Ankita Singal spent last summer in Redmond, Washington, as an Explore Microsoft Intern

Professor Joyce Poon.

Quantum ‘secret keys’ to keep personal data safe

Two U of T Engineering researchers are working to make quantum security protocols accessible and inexpensive, so when the quantum era dawns, your personal data will stay safe

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Meet 14 professors joining U of T Engineering

Fourteen new faculty members working at the leading edge of engineering education and research are joining U of T Engineering, slated to begin on or before July 1, 2017. Five of these professors hold appointments in more than one department. Each brings a unique passion for experiential engineering education, and their research addresses some of […]

Professor Jonathan Rose and students. (Credit: Engineering Strategic Communications)

Jonathan Rose receives OCUFA Teaching Award

Rose is particularly known for his emphasis on the teaching of engineering design and his long record of innovation in laboratory and design courses

SensOR is a company that makes it easier for surgeons to operate at a distance by providing a way to sense the amount of force being applied to their instruments. The team includes (from left to right): Justin Wee (ECE 1T3, IBBME PhD candidate), co-founder and chief technical officer; Leigh Masotti, head of business development; and Robert Brooks (MIE PhD 1T5), co-founder and chief executive officer.  (Photo: Neil Ta)

Three startups to watch from Demo Day at U of T Engineering’s Entrepreneurship Hatchery

Companies include a robotic exoskeleton for children with physical disabilities, an electronic “smart skin” that helps surgeons avoid errors and a meal replacement that promotes cognitive health