Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)

TBEP and MbD: Engineered smart scaffolds could help repair damaged hearts and muscles

January 25, 2017

Two multidisciplinary partnerships led by U of T Engineering researchers are developing implantable biomaterials that accelerate injury recovery, from car accidents to heart attacks.

Professor Milica Radici (IBBME, ChemE, left) develops lab-grown human tissues that could be used to test new drugs or repair damaged organs. (Photo: Neil Ta)

New frontiers in health-care innovation

January 25, 2017

This article originally appeared in the 2016 issue of Skulematters magazine. Interdisciplinary research from U of T Engineering is helping us live longer, healthier lives. These projects from across our Faculty illustrate leading-edge innovations that will improve health care, from planning and prevention to diagnosis and treatment: Optimizing surgical schedules Long wait lists for elective surgeries […]

U of T Engineering alumnus John Paul Morgan (EngSci 0T1, ECE MASc 0T5) was inspired to found his company, Morgan Solar, by his experiences with Doctors Without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Morgan is part of a new generation of entrepreneurs helping to bring inexpensive electricity to energy-impoverished regions. (Courtesy: John Paul Morgan).

The next generation of solar pioneers: Electrifying a nation

December 7, 2016

U of T Engineering alumni John Paul Morgan and Shawn Qu are entrepreneurs whose ingenuity is lighting up parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo

Alexander Ip and his U of T research team, led by Professor Ted Sargent, will receive nearly $1 million from the Ontario government for the semi-final round of the Carbon XPRIZE competition (Photo: Kevin Soobrian)

U of T team advances to next round of Carbon XPRIZE competition

November 23, 2016

A team of U of T researchers led by Professor Ted Sargent had advanced to the second round of the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE international competition.

This illustration depicts (Credit: Ella Marushchenko)

Understanding circulating tumour cells

November 21, 2016

Ted Sargent (ECE) and Mahla Poudineh (ECE PhD 1T6) part of multidisciplinary research group developing new tool to track circulating tumour cells

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

November 19, 2016

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

November 18, 2016

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

November 16, 2016

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