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

Professor Enid Montague stands in front of a mosaic artwork.

New human-centred automation tools could ease stress on overburdened health-care systems

Professor Enid Montague’s project is one of seven from U of T Engineering to receive funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund

An ouroboros (snake eating its own tail) carving in stone.

Training AI on machine-generated text could lead to ‘model collapse,’ ECE professor and collaborators warn

Professor Nicolas Papernot says the proliferation of AI-generated content could “pollute” the internet, so the data pool no longer reflects reality

Bryant Bak-Yin Lim (BME MEng candidate, left) and Ali Yassine (ECE MEng candidate, right) simulate reviewing a breast cancer tissue scan. As interns at Perimeter Medical Imaging, Lim and Yassine developed new AI algorithms for breast cancer imaging. (Photo: Neil Ta)

MEng students use AI to improve imaging tool used during breast cancer surgery

New techniques to help surgeons prioritize images of suspected cancerous material in real-time in the operating room

Dr. So Min Park (ECE) holds up a sample of the perovskite solar cell that she and her collaborators designed. When the new cell was measured continuously under solar illumination, it maintained 85% of its original performance even following 1,560 hours at 85 C and 50% relative humidity. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Improved stability could help perovskite solar cells compete with silicon

U of T Engineering researchers increase the stability of this emerging solar technology under high temperatures, helping to overcome a key barrier to commercial application

Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) and his collaborators are developing electronic devices that could help patients suffering from sleep disorders. (Photo courtesy Xilin Liu)

How AI and neuromodulation could help with sleep disorders

Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) is part of a new international research collaboration to develop electronic technologies to investigate sleep modulation

Professor Hamid Timorabadi (ECE) with students in the Energy Systems lab during the MicRobotics workshop, one of five ECE Summer Workshops held in 2023. The students were tasked with assembling an autonomous robot that could follow a circuitous track. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

Hands-on hardware workshops for ECE students help bridge the summer gap

Through designing solar flashlights and 3D-printed robots, first-year students in Professor Timorabadi’s summer workshops build their skills — and their CVs

Clockwise from top left: Professors Ning Yan (ChemE), Baochun Li (ECE), Ali Dolatabadi (MIE), Xinyu Liu (MIE) and George Eleftheriades (ECE) are among 11 members of the U of T Engineering community elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering. (Photos: submitted)

U of T Engineering professors and alumni elected to the Canadian Academy of Engineering

Fellows elected for their distinguished achievements and career-long service

Professor Paul Yoo stands outside in front of greenery and tress on the University of Toronto St. George campus.

Non-invasive approach for electrical nerve stimulation among six projects supported by 2023 Connaught Innovation Awards

Professor Paul Yoo (BME, ECE) is designing a cost-effective alternative to implantable neuromodulation devices

ECE grad students (from left to right) Jingyang Liu, Iris Uwizeyimana and Michail Bachras reflect on the new graduate course ECE1718 after their final project presentations. The course, taught by Professor Natalie Enright Jerger (ECE), gives students an overview of the societal impact of computer hardware and systems, exploring issues such as climate change, inequality and bias, healthcare, security and privacy. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

‘This generation wants these conversations’: New ECE graduate course examines socially responsible computing

ECE professor Natalie Enright Jerger prepares students to make ethical decisions when it comes to computer hardware and systems design, among other areas