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U of T Engineering celebrates students, mentors and employers with PEY Co-op Awards

This year’s awards recognize recipients for 2022–2023

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Making waves: Undergrad entrepreneur uses quantum chemistry, AI to purify drinking water

At age 17, Diana Virgovicova discovered a molecule that can eliminate pollutants from water when exposed to sunlight

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U of T Engineering to launch new certificate in Electric Vehicle Design in fall 2024

Certificate will include a new course, APS380: Introduction to Electric Vehicle Design

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Running a sweet family business: U of T Engineering alumni siblings tap a maple syrup venture

The Tomory family, with 11 U of T alumni among them, turned a hobby into the second-largest maple syrup producer in Ontario

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Ontario Early Researcher Award supports research on control systems to improve grid reliability

Professor John Simpson-Porco (ECE) has received funding from the province to develop data-driven control and estimation systems to improve grid reliability

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

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

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

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

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Professor Sean Hum receives the University of Toronto Northrop Frye Award

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

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

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