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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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Professor Timothy Chan (MIE), director of the Centre for Healthcare Engineering. (Credit: Brian Tran)

Centre for Healthcare Engineering celebrates 10 years of innovation

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High performance: Meet two elite student athletes at U of T Engineering

Professor Jason Anderson is among eight U of T Engineering researchers named to the 2018 cohort at the Vector Institute. (Credit: Jessica MacInnis)

Eight U of T Engineering researchers named Vector Institute Faculty Affiliates

Allen Lau (ElecE 9T1, ECE MASc 9T2), co-founder of the story-sharing platform Wattpad, says Toronto is an ideal place to launch a global company as long as entrepreneurs take advantage of the city's diversity of cultures and languages. (Credit: Chris Sorensen)

Wattpad’s secret to success? Think globally and hire locally, co-founder and U of T Engineering alumnus says