U of T Engineering Makes Toronto Hydro a Little Smarter
Toronto’s electrical system is a little smarter now, thanks in part to a U of T team led by Professor Reza Iravani (ECE). Toronto Hydro has installed a 250-kW, 48-module battery storage unit at the Roding Arena and Community Centre in North York. The battery system can power a small street for one hour. But what […]
Bionym: Software that Gets to the Heart of Computer Security
Passwords are the bane of 21st century life. But Bionym, a Toronto-based tech start-up founded by Foteini Agrafioti (ElecE MASc 0T9 PhD 1T1) and Karl Martin (ElecE BASc 0T1 MASc 0T3 PhD 1T0), promises to change that. The company develops biometric software. Its latest project may change the way we secure our digital information in […]
Ted Sargent Talks Steacie Prize Win with CBC
Professor Ted Sargent (ECE), Vice-Dean, Research, was recently awarded the 2012 Steacie Prize, an honour given each year to one person 40 years of age or less who has made notable contributions to research in Canada. And he’s not the first in his family to win the prestigious award – his wife Shana Kelley, a professor in U […]
Three U of T Engineers Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Professors Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE), Andreas Mandelis (MIE) and Doug Perovic (MSE) have been elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest international organization dedicated to advancing science or its applications on a global basis. Professor Leon-Garcia is the U of T Distinguished Professor in Application Platforms and Smart Infrastructure and Scientific Director of the NSERC Strategic […]
Engineering Students Awarded National Scholarship
Engineering students Muhammad Kazim Ali (CompE 1T3) and Alison Ma (ElecE 1T5) are among 45 of this year’s Electro-Federation Canada (EFC) Scholarship recipients. The EFC Scholarship Program – which awards more than $100,000 in scholarships nationally each year – aims to encourage post-secondary students to pursue a career in electrical, electronics and telecommunications industries. Scholarships are awarded on the […]
U of T Engineering Celebrates New NSERC Chairs
A leading designer of next-generation computer chips and a respected developer of engineering design curriculum were celebrated on June 8 as U of T Engineering’s two newest recipients of Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) chairs. Professor Kamran Behdinan (MIE) has been named the NSERC Chair in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design, while Professor Vaughn Betz (ECE) has […]
Wearable Computers Nothing New for U of T Engineering Professor
While Google’s latest project – developing eyewear that integrates computer technology – may have the technology world buzzing, a recent story by the U.K.’s The Guardian points out that a U of T Engineering professor did it first. Professor Steve Mann of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, considered the father of wearable computing, […]
Faculty Welcomes New NSERC/Altera Industrial Research Chair in Programmable Silicon
Professor Vaughn Betz (ECE) has been named the NSERC/Altera Industrial Research Chair in Programmable Silicon. The five-year renewable chair provides support for Professor Betz’s research on programmable computer chips, known as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Professor Betz is one of the world’s leading developers of the software that powers FPGAs. The programmable computer chips have the unique […]
Research Breakthrough Takes Supercomputing Out of the Lab
In the age of high-speed computing, the photon is king. However, producing the finely tuned particles of light is a complex and time-consuming process, until now. Thanks to the work by a team of engineers led by Professor Amr Helmy of The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, a novel solution has been […]
