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Brains, minds and machines: A new algorithm for decoding intelligence

Algorithms developed by Professor Brokoslaw Laschowski (MIE) and his lab are being used to decode the brain and interface with machines

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U of T Engineering’s self-driving car team takes top spot at international championship

aUToronto has placed first overall at the 2025 SAE AutoDrive Challenge™ II

Ben Humer stands in front of a research poster

How this engineering student’s passion for fusion energy took him to the U.K. and back

Benjamin Humer (Year 4 EngSci) worked with General Fusion during his PEY Co-op, and this summer presented his work to researchers in Oxfordshire, England

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

Fellows provide strategic advice on matters of critical importance to Canada and to Canadians

Armita Kashayardoost

‘You learn how to learn’: How one U of T grad gained the confidence to take on big challenges in clean energy and more

Armita Khashayardoost (EngSci 2T4 + PEY) is one of more than a thousand U of T Engineering students who will receive their degrees at Convocation Hall on June 17

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Engineering professors and staff honoured for excellence by the faculty 

Recipients celebrated for outstanding contributions to teaching, research and administration

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Six U of T-founded firms named among TIME magazine’s Top GreenTech Companies

Analysis highlights 250 top companies from more than 30 countries

A man in a multi-coloured half-zip sweater stands in front of a large mural painting depicting scenes from space research.

How a PEY Co-op experience launched a U of T Engineering alumnus into space sustainability

Zayne Thawer (EngSci 2T0 + PEY) says his internship at Safran Landing Systems was incredibly enlightening

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Batteries and windmills: How one student’s summer research project is advancing energy storage for sustainable and affordable power

Martin Staadecker’s (EngSci 2T4) undergraduate work through the Engineering Science Research Opportunities Program (ESROP) has led to a published study in Nature Communications