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

Twenty-five faculty and staff members were honoured for their outstanding contributions with teaching, research and administrative staff awards.

Faculty and staff honoured for excellence with 2024 U of T Engineering awards

April 16, 2024

Faculty and staff received awards for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration

Parham Aarabi stands in front of a frosted glass background looking away from the camera to his left.

U of T Engineering professor’s AI model can tell us how colour-blind web users respond to images

April 5, 2024

AI-generated virtual users developed by Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) suggest that colour-blindness results in a 30% higher click rate on monochrome images

Professor Sean Hum and three students look at a machine on a table. In the foreground are two students sitting at a table talking to each other. The classroom is well-lit with glass walls.

Professor Sean Hum receives the University of Toronto Northrop Frye Award

March 15, 2024

Hum (ECE) is being recognized for his development of the course ECE295: Hardware Design and Communication

Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia faces the camera, smiling, with arms crossed. Behind him is a bookshelf with stacks of paperwork in files.

ECE professor’s data-driven platform aims to predict occurrences of emergency events

March 14, 2024

In a project with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and TELUS, Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE) uses advanced analytics to support first responders’ decision-making

Professor Alison McGuigan stands smiling with her arms behind her back.

New Canada Research Chairs advance research in regenerative medicine, sustainable housing and more

March 13, 2024

Professor Alison McGuigan (ChemE, BME) is among the three award recipients from U of T Engineering

A person has their fingers positioned over a laptop keyboard.

U of T researchers are developing a chatbot to help people stop smoking

March 13, 2024

Professor Jonathan Rose (ECE) is working on the chatbot with a diverse team that includes addiction experts, computer engineers and social scientists

five individuals stand around a pillar with a sign that reads "Salvatore (Sam) Mantenuto & Family Learning Lounge." They are facing forward with windows behind them. From left to right: Sam Mantenuto (ECE 8T0, MBA 1990), Zaira Mantenuto, Daniel Mantenuto, Thalia Zolis, Michael Mantenuto.

‘A sense of satisfaction and purpose’: Alumnus Sam Mantenuto reflects on Skule and giving back

March 5, 2024

University of Toronto Giving Day on March 26 is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of students and researchers at U of T Engineering

Hai-Ling Cheng is wearing a lab coat and pipetting a solution into a dish. Cheng appears to be in a lab setting. Pipettes and boxes are visible.

‘Images every second’: U of T Engineering researchers develop rapid MRI technique for better cancer detection and therapy

February 16, 2024

New technique captures high spatial resolution concurrently with temporal resolution, something that has eluded the field for decades

Nelson Lee outside of the Myhal Centre for Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Tackling challenges where they are: Meet 2024 Troost ILead Difference Maker Award winner, Nelson Lee

February 15, 2024

Lee is the creator of Haven, a campus safety app and he currently serves on the U of T Governing Council and Student Union

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