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Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon (MIE) draws inspiration from nature to design robots that fly, hop, crawl or seamlessly combine multiple modes of locomotion. (photo courtesy of Pakpong Chirarattananon)

‘Simplicity wins when designing bio-inspired robots’: Meet MIE Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon

An AI model segments flames and smoke in aerial footage, helping researchers track wildfire growth and build more accurate predictions. (photo courtesy of Steven Waslander)

New AI prediction model could transform how Canada fights wildfires

Four people stand together with their pinky fingers raised.

Ask Alan: Capstone team creates AI tool to help students study

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Hshmat Sahak and Khalesah Alli, seen here at a Toronto District School Board news conference for students with 99 per cent averages or higher, start classes at U of T this fall (photo by Lisa Lightbourn)

Why these top GTA high school students chose U of T Engineering

August 27, 2019

Professor Rob Irish (left) was recently awarded the Ronald S. Blicq Award for Distinction in Technical Communication Education from the IEEE Professional Communication Society. (Photo: Alan Chong)

U of T Engineering professor wins international award for innovation in technical communication education

August 26, 2019

Professor Amr Helmy (left) and ECE PhD candidate Han Liu (right) with a quantum imaging-enabled chip that was fabricated in-house in Helmy’s lab. The chip shown contains about 1,000 of such light sources. (Photo: Liz Do)

U of T Engineering researchers to harness quantum properties of light for biomedical imaging, security and more

August 16, 2019

Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ILead) is among seven U of T Engineering researchers who received infrastructure funding by the CFI JELF. (Photo: Josef Oehmen)

Infrastructure for innovation: Seven U of T Engineering researchers receive CFI funding for upgrades and equipment

August 12, 2019

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