World Cup Security Using Physics to Outwit Hackers
South African physicists are using quantum cryptography to encrypt messages and data networks between Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and police headquarters during the World Cup. The system, which uses particles of light, or photons, instead of math functions, is an emerging technology in the effort to thwart hackers, thought to already be in place for […]
PhD candidates receive recognition for their contributions to engineering
PhD candidates Lana Olague of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) and Michelle Ye-Chen Xu (ECE) from The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering received international recognition from two organizations for their contributions to the field of engineering. Zonta International awarded Lana Olague with the prestigious Amelia Earhart Fellowship. Lana conducts research in the […]
Professors decode genetic messages with groundbreaking “Enigma machine” program
Brendan Frey from The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Benjamin Blencowe from the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto unveiled a groundbreaking “Enigma machine” program that can decode genetic messages. In a paper published on May 6 in the journal Nature entitled, “Deciphering the Splicing Code,” Frey and […]
Omni-focus video camera to revolutionize industry
University of Toronto, a world-leading research university, announces a breakthrough development in video camera design. The Omni-focus Video Camera, based on an entirely new distance-mapping principle, delivers automatic real-time focus of both near and far field images, simultaneously, in high resolution. This unprecedented capability can be broadly applied in industry, including manufacturing, medicine, defense, security […]
Two new books published by Engineering professors
Three engineering professors in Faculty leadership roles have recently published important new books in their respective fields. Farid Najm (Chair, ECE) has authored a textbook entitled Circuit Simulation (Wiley-IEEE, 2010). Douglas Reeve (Chair, ChemE) and Bryan Karney (Associate Dean, Cross-Disciplinary Programs) are co-editors with Professor Donald Dewees (Department of Economics) of Current Affairs: Perspectives on Electricity Policy for Ontario (University of […]
Two Engineering professors awarded Killam Research Fellowships
By Carolyn Farrell Professors Frank Kschischang (ECE) and Andreas Mandelis (MIE) are among only eight recipients nationwide of Killam Research Fellowships, one of Canada’s most prestigious research awards. Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Fellowships provide support to scholars of exceptional ability who are engaged in research projects of broad significance and widespread interest. They honour […]
ECE PhD student makes mark as entrepreneur
What started as a way to organize his own photos has turned into an entrepreneurial marvel. ECE PhD candidate, Vincent Cheung, created ShapeCollage, a free program that allows users to organize their photos into a collage. ShapeCollage recently won the regional entrepreneurial competition, and he will compete in the national competition later in the year. Cheung also […]
ECE Professor Collaborates on Photonics Research
Professor Peter Herman (ECE) will continue his research in the area of photonics with Friedrich Schiller University Jena through funding from the Thuringen government’s green technology program.
Engineering Professor’s online application may prove beneficial to FBI
Professor Parham Aarabi‘s (ECE) firm, Modiface, recently made Age Tell, a web-based face visualization tool, available to the public. Modiface hopes law enforcement will experiment with Age Tell for their investigations in light of FBI’s recent retraction of an age-enhanced image of Osama bin Laden. Click here for the full story as reported by Nextgov.com
