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"If nobody outside a company can see what these systems are doing, it’s very hard to tell whether they’re safe," says Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE). (photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T researcher calls for independent testing of powerful AI models

Left to right: Weixiang Ben (Year 3 MSE), Jiaze Wu (MSE PhD student) and Professor Kai Huang (MSE) are three members of the team who designed a new type of nanoparticle that can upconvert light from low-energy photons into high-energy ones. (photo by Tyler Irving)

New light-emitting nanoparticles can detect subtle chemical differences to enhance pharmaceutical manufacturing, pollution prevention and more

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards (ChemE) has conducted groundbreaking research on the remediation of contaminated groundwater, wastewater treatment and anaerobic digestion. (photo courtesy of Daria Perevezentsev)

University Professor Elizabeth Edwards awarded the Royal Society of Canada’s Miroslaw Romanowski Medal

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Professors Yu Zou (MSE), left, and Nicolas Papernot (ECE), right, received Early Researcher Awards from the Ontario Ministry of Colleges and Universities in the latest round of funding. (Photos: Submitted)

Ontario Early Researcher Awards support materials for next-generation vehicles and trustworthy applications of machine learning

May 12, 2022

A city bus is pictured stuck since the morning hours in downtown Toronto after a major blizzard dumped as much as 60cm of snow on parts of Southern Ontario, closing major highways and roadways, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 17, 2022. (Photo by Cole Burston)

U of T Engineering students dig through snowplow data to measure Toronto’s response to winter storms

May 6, 2022

Smiling students wearing black t-shirts stand outside a building with their model-sized car powered by chemical energy sources

U of T Engineering student team wins first place at regional Chem-E-Car competition

May 5, 2022

The UTSM Prototype Team with their Endurance vehicle at the Shell Eco Marathon. Back row, L to R: Maya Edie-Maxsom (TrackOne 2T5), Shreyansh Nair (MechE 2T4), Peter Di Palma (MechE 2T2 + PEY), and Tony Tao (2T1+PEY). Front row, L to R: Jake Blimkie (MechE 2T4), Mitchell Palermo (CompE 2T5), Shannon Lee (MIE MEng Candidate), Rohak Bardalai (MechE 2T1 + PEY), and Tyler Barry (MechE 2T1 + PEY). (Photo: Submitted)

U of T Engineering students build unique internal combustion engine for race on famed Indy 500 track

May 3, 2022

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