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Professor Adrian Nachman (ECE) is internationally renowned for his breakthroughs in mathematical problems related to medical imaging, some of which had been unsolved for decades. (photo courtesy of ECE)

Professor Adrian Nachman Elected to the Royal Society of Canada

Alec Krawciw and Tim Barfoot stand beside the Lunar Exploration Light Rover, a white vehicle with a tank on wheels

University of Toronto researchers developing advanced autonomy algorithms for cargo transportation on the moon

The team stands in front of the autonomous car in Michigan

U of T Engineering’s self-driving car team takes top spot at international championship

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U of T Engineering students Andy Liao (Year 2 CivE), Ernesto Diaz Lozano Patiño (CivE 1T5 + PEY, MASc candidate), Alejandro Sarellano Acevedo (ECE MEng candidate), and Mackenzie de Carle (Year 3 CivE) are members of the team that earned a $20,000 prize for their proposal to install solar-powered street lighting in Mexico City’s Toltenco community.

Engineering student team lights up low-income Mexico City community

Clockwise from left, Marian Daniel (Year 2 ECE), Patrick Howell (ECE 1T7), Professor Jonathan Kelly (UTIAS) and Maya Burhakpurkar are just a few members of the research team who have developed a low-cost system that enables electric wheelchairs to become partly or fully autonomous.

Wheelchairs get robotic retrofit to become self-driving

Julie Payette

Julie Payette, astronaut and U of T Engineering alumna, named next Governor General

George Myhal (IndE 7T8) has been named a Member of the Order of Canada, one of the nation's highest civilian honours. Investment in the Order recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. (Photo courtesy of George Myhal)

Two U of T Engineering alumni appointed to the Order of Canada