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Inspired by nature, temperature-responsive building facades could help reduce energy use from heating and cooling

Large Language Models (LLMs) have high electricity and water consumption due to the resource requirements of serving them to millions of users. This footprint can be reduced using methods developed by Professor Samin Aref (MIE) and his team, which produce smaller LLMs through quantizing their parameters. (image generated by ChatGPT)

How ‘slimmed-down’ large language models can reduce AI’s environmental and energy footprint

Farah Ghizzawi

How a passion for sustainable transportation brought this graduate student from Beirut to Toronto

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Governor General Julie Payette (ECE MASc 9T0), Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Dean Cristina Amon with members of the U of T Engineering Blue Sky Solar Racing team. (Photo: Marit Mitchell)

PHOTOS: U of T Engineering students and alumni demonstrate innovations for Governor General

February 28, 2018

U of T Engineering alumna and entrepreneur Huda Idrees (IndE 1T2+PEY) is the founder and CEO of digital medical records startup Dot Health. She will appear on a Women-in-Tech panel Tuesday as part of U of T's Entrepreneurship Week.(Credit: Pam Lau)

‘It’s really shocking’: U of T Engineering alumna and entrepreneur on the tech industry’s lack of gender diversity

February 28, 2018

The Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CEIE) officially opens April 27th. (Image courtesy Montgomery Sisam Architects & Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios)

Myhal Centre: A floor-by-floor tour — Part II

February 27, 2018

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How U of T Engineering startup Nymi found an unexpected business niche

February 27, 2018

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