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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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Engineering Communication Program faculty members commemorating the 30th anniversary at Professor Robert Irish’s seminar on the program’s history and evolution. (photo by Mason Subotich)

Celebrating 30 years of the Engineering Communication Program: Q&A with founder Robert Irish

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Professor Chirag Variawa (ISTEP) teaching in the classroom. (photo by Matt Volpe)

Professor Chirag Variawa recognized as a Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association

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An internship at Tesla led to a full-time job in robotics for this new MASc grad

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