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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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Left to right: U of T Engineering Professors Greg Jamieson (MIE), Oh-Sung Kwon (CivMin) and Yu Zou (MSE) are all leading new research projects that look at various aspects of small modular reactors, an emerging technology that could shift how and where nuclear power is used.

How U of T Engineering research could improve the design of small-scale modular reactors for the nuclear industry

July 12, 2023

Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) and his collaborators are developing electronic devices that could help patients suffering from sleep disorders. (Photo courtesy Xilin Liu)

How AI and neuromodulation could help with sleep disorders

July 4, 2023

Professor Hamid Timorabadi (ECE) with students in the Energy Systems lab during the MicRobotics workshop, one of five ECE Summer Workshops held in 2023. The students were tasked with assembling an autonomous robot that could follow a circuitous track. (Photo: Matthew Tierney)

Hands-on hardware workshops for ECE students help bridge the summer gap

June 28, 2023

Eva Lau (IndE 9T2), pictured here speaking at U of T's True Blue Impact Day, will speak about the importance of diversity in entrepreneurial mentorship at a special session on June 28. (Photo: Polina Teif)

Eva Lau, co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, says universities key to Toronto’s growth in tech

June 27, 2023

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