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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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U of T Engineering Dean Cristina Amon delivers opening remarks at the 2017 Women in Science and Engineering Conference, hosted at U of T Engineering. (Photo: Kevin Jen)

WISE National Conference 2017: A message from Dean Amon

Portrait of alumnus and eSports enthusiast Victor Xin

Alumnus funds first scholarship for U of T Engineering students involved in eSports

A U of T Engineering research team led by Professor Matthew Roorda (CivE) are assessing the safety impact of Bloor Street bike lanes. (Photo by Dylan Passmore via Flickr).

Bike lanes on Bloor Street: U of T Engineering partners with Miovision, City of Toronto to help evaluate pilot and track traffic safety

Professor Deepa Kundur (centre) began her appointment as chair of the Division of Engineering Science on January 1, 2017. (Credit: Neil Ta).

‘Our students are fearless’: Deepa Kundur commences term as chair of Engineering Science