‘Your time for innovation is now’ says 2015 Plenary Lecturer Catherine Lacavera
Undergraduate students can expect to attend approximately 1,440 lectures during their time at U of T Engineering. Although most will be informative, not all lectures will feature an inspiring talk by one of the Faculty’s most esteemed alumnae. On Sept. 10, Catherine Lacavera (CompE 9T7), director of intellectual property and litigation at Google, flew in […]
New Engineering MOOC to teach 100,000 students how to build Swift-based iOS9 apps
Mobile developers around the world have been scrambling to master Apple’s newest mobile operating system (iOS9) and the company’s latest app programming language since they were announced earlier this year. The new app language, called Swift, was designed to help novice developers start building their own applications for mobile devices — and Parham Aarabi (ECE) aims to help get more than 100,000 new […]
Levente Diosady and Brendan Frey named fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Engineering professors Levente Diosady (ChemE) and Brendan Frey (ECE) have been elected fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) on the basis of their exceptional contributions to Canadian intellectual life. The Society’s mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artistic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and […]
Blue Sky Solar Racing team reveals new solar-powered vehicle Horizon
With the sun beaming down on its solar surface, Horizon looked poised to tear off its platform and hit the road. The sleek new vehicle was unveiled today by the University of Toronto’s Blue Sky Solar Racing team. The eighth-generation, custom-built solar car boasts several design innovations, including adopting a catamaran-shaped aerobody, improved seams, lighter […]
Craig Simmons appointed Scientific Director of Translational Biology and Engineering Program
University of Toronto Engineering Professor Craig Simmons (MIE, IBBME) has been appointed scientific director of the new Translational Biology and Engineering Program (TBEP), a unique interdisciplinary research initiative that will bring together leading experts in engineering and medicine to advance discoveries and accelerate new treatments for cardiovascular disease. “Craig Simmons’ international reputation as a leading […]
Engineers to transform genomic medicine with deep learning startup
Evolution has altered the human genome over hundreds of thousands of years — and now humans can do it in a matter of months. Faster than anyone expected, scientists have discovered how to read and write the DNA code in a living body, using hand-held genome sequencers and gene-editing systems. But knowing how to write […]
Engineered hybrid crystal opens new frontiers for high-efficiency lighting
It’s snack time: you have a plain oatmeal cookie, and a pile of chocolate chips. Both are delicious on their own, but if you can find a way to combine them smoothly, you get the best of both worlds. Researchers in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering used this insight […]
Smart cities become reality at SAVI meeting of minds
If you live in Toronto, you may have noticed that your commute is worse since the HOV lanes opened ahead of Toronto’s Pan Am Games. Or is it all in your head? The smart traffic monitoring platform Connected Vehicles and Smart Transportation (CVST) has the answer to that question, and many more that haven’t been […]
Engineering professor wins Borg Early Career Award for outreach
When ECE Professor Natalie Enright Jerger received the Borg Early Career Award a few weeks ago, there was a certain sense of passing the torch. “I remember when my co-supervisor, Li-Shiuan Peh received this same award in 2007 when I was still a graduate student,” she said. “To have her turn around and nominate me […]
