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MIE PhD candidate Arman Arezoomand in the Decisionics Lab of Professor Fae Azhari (MIE, CivMin). Thanks to the Data Sciences Institute (DSI) Doctoral Student Fellowship, Arezoomand is advancing research on robotic skin for prosthetics and other robotic applications. (photo by Sarah Yuan)

Research into ‘robotic skin’ could help restore a sense of touch for those with prosthetic digits

The bio-inspired technology being developed by MIE graduate student Arman Arezoomand could also advance embodied AI and precision manufacturing

Aniss Zaoui

How a recent grad’s second PhD prepared him to develop next-generation sustainable materials

Aniss Zaoui (MIE PhD 2T5), who works in research and development for bio-based materials company Agapyo, is among hundreds of students graduating this fall

Recipients stand in front of a U of T Engineering banner with their awards

Five alumni honoured with 2025 Engineering Alumni Network Awards

U of T Engineering community members recognized for professional excellence and impact on their chosen fields

Laschowski sits in front of a whiteboard, a robot arm is in the foreground of the photo

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

Murray smiles at the camera. her background looks like a garden courtyard.

U of T Engineering researcher, Alberta enterprise test AI tool to support nurses in First Nations communities

LaShawn Murray (MIE PhD student) is working with four pilot sites near Calgary and Edmonton to evaluate how AI scribes are integrated into clinical workflows

a close up photo of a NeoDen YY1 Pick and Place machine

New ‘Pick and Place’ facility for customized printed circuit board production opens for students

Printed Circuit Board Prototyping (PCBP) facility in the Myhal Centre is jointly supported by MIE, ECE and U of T Engineering

Canadian and Korean officials

AI in Manufacturing: U of T partnership with South Korean institutions to enhance efficiency and performance across the value chain

Professor Chi-Guhn Lee (MIE) is among those leading a new research centre under the Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Center program of the Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology

oil droplets repelled by fabric

U of T Engineering researchers develop safer alternative non-stick coating

A technique called nanoscale fletching has led to a repellent material with greatly reduced levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called ‘forever chemicals’

A person sleeping on the street in Vancouver

Modelling study provides support for the ‘housing first’ approach to addressing addiction and homelessness

New paper models positive health and cost outcomes when supports are in place