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The explosion of connected sensors and objects, dubbed the Internet of Things, is just one application driving future Internet architectures capable of handling massive quantities of data at ultra-high speeds. Designing the next Internet is just one project U of T engineers are working on in collaboration with Huawei: a new agreement between the parties will spark new multidisciplinary partnerships in areas such as biomedical engineering, materials science and more. (Photo: Creative Commons).

New industry partnership with Huawei fosters collaborations on next-generation technologies

April 12, 2016

Agreement establishes terms to facilitate collaboration on pressing challenges in cloud computing, data centre optimization and beyond

Professor Eric Miller (CivE) addressed a crowd University of Toronto alumni and friends on as part of the U of T in Your Neighbourhood lecture series. (Photo: Paul Terefenko)

Eric Miller reports from the trenches of Toronto’s transit wars

April 7, 2016

Civil engineering professor shares the science behind transit planning and decision-making with U of T alumni and friends

Professor Aimy Bazylak, director of the Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE), and Oleg Popovsky, co-founder and strategy officer for Constant Power and a member of ISE’s advisory board, speak at the ISE’s third annual research symposium, held March 29, 2016 (Photo: Kristian Galberg)

Institute for Sustainable Energy symposium flips format to close academic-industry loop

March 31, 2016

Third annual event invited industry leaders to bring their most pressing challenges to U of T Engineering researchers

U of T Engineering undergraduates unveil novel solutions to industry challenges at Multidisciplinary Capstone Showcase

March 30, 2016

From military navigation to portable accessibility devices, nineteen student teams took on industry challenges as part of this year’s Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects course

Aimy Bazylak, Director of U of T Engineering’s Institute for Sustainable Energy, on a recent trip to Ireland.

The future of sustainable energy: Q & A with Professor Aimy Bazylak

March 23, 2016

Professor Aimy Bazylak (MIE), Director of U of T Engineering’s Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE), discusses how the centre is catalyzing energy solutions for the future

University of Toronto Explorer Vertical Take-Off and Landing (UT-XV) is one of the five vehicles unveiled Friday at the Aerospace Showcase organized by the University of Toronto Aerospace Team. (Photo: Roberta Baker)

Ideas taking flight: University of Toronto Aerospace Team unveils its latest fleet

March 21, 2016

The University of Toronto Aerospace Team unveiled its latest fleet of vehicles, including three drones, a satellite and a rocket, at the Aerospace Showcase held March 18

Tangy the personal assistive robot (credit: Liz Do).

Meet three robots engineered at U of T that could improve — or save — your life

March 3, 2016

Group of international journalists visits Mechanical & Industrial Engineering labs to learn about U of T Engineering research in robotics and automation

View of the Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship, looking south-west across Front Campus. The building houses many multidisciplinary research centres and institutes in areas such as water, sustainable energy, robotics and mechatronics, engineering leadership, multidisciplinary design and global engineering. (image courtesy Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios)

Centre for Engineering Innovation & Entrepreneurship garners $15M investment from province

February 26, 2016

CEIE will bring together smart building design and state-of-the-art learning technologies, enabling students, faculty, alumni and industry partners to work together in addressing some of Canada’s most pressing economic challenges

Nearly 350 elementary-school teachers from the Toronto District School Board came to U of T Engineering this week to learn computer coding and robotics programming skills that they can integrate across the curriculum. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Toronto teachers partner with U of T Engineering to bring coding into their classrooms

February 19, 2016

A week-long series of computer coding workshops helped TDSB teachers integrate digital literacy across their curriculum.

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