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Data analytics and artificial intelligence programs and research at U of T Engineering is reshaping processes to improve lives and generate value for people around the world.

Professor Brendan Frey (ECE) and his co-inventors Drs. Babak Alipanahi and Andrew Delong were recognized with an Invention of the Year Award for DeepBind, the first-ever deep-learning application for determining the specificities of DNA- and RNA-binding proteins.

Brendan Frey wins Invention of the Year award

Team recognized for combining artificial intelligence and genomic medicine to create DeepBind, the first-ever deep-learning application for determining the specificities of DNA- and RNA-binding proteins

U of T Engineering alumnus Professor Raffaello D'Andrea delivered the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture and discussed his work with flying machines at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Alumnus Raffaello D’Andrea reveals the magic in his machinery at the 2016 I.I. Glass Lecture

On April 25, 2016, a near capacity crowd gathered at UTIAS as Prof. Raffaello D’Andrea delivered the I.I. Glass Lecture and discucussed flying machines

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U of T Engineering startup Deep Genomics secures $5M in seed funding

Deep Genomics, the startup company founded by Professor Brendan Frey and his group in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, has just announced $5 million ($3.7 million USD) in seed financing. The company, launched in July 2015, aims to revolutionize genomic medicine by applying advanced deep-learning computational techniques to unravel […]

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Engineers to transform genomic medicine with deep learning startup

Evolution has altered the human genome over hundreds of thousands of years — and now humans can do it in a matter of months. Faster than anyone expected, scientists have discovered how to read and write the DNA code in a living body, using hand-held genome sequencers and gene-editing systems. But knowing how to write […]

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Smart cities become reality at SAVI meeting of minds

If you live in Toronto, you may have noticed that your commute is worse since the HOV lanes opened ahead of Toronto’s Pan Am Games. Or is it all in your head? The smart traffic monitoring platform Connected Vehicles and Smart Transportation (CVST) has the answer to that question, and many more that haven’t been […]

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Two CFI grants accelerate research in electromagnetics and smart-grid security

Two professors in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have received grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) worth a combined $3.4 million. The funding supports cutting-edge infrastructure upgrades and equipment needed to accelerate research on advanced electromagnetics and quantum security for smart grids. Professor George Eleftheriades won $2.6 million for the Centre […]

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How this Engineering professor is helping drivers keep their eyes on the road

Originally published in the Spring 2015 issue of Edge Magazine. According to recent studies, texting while driving has surpassed drunkenness as the leading cause of death for teen drivers. But even as public service campaigns plead with drivers to relinquish their devices, cars are increasingly loaded up with GPSs, infotainment systems, dash cams and other on-board tech. Cars […]

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Identity crisis: Engineering more security on your smartphone

Originally published in the 2014 issue of ANNUM Magazine. It wakes up next to you, sits by to you at lunch, hits the gym with you after work. Face it—your smartphone is your best friend. But how good is it at keeping your secrets? Almost two billion people have a computer in their pockets right now. And […]

Brendan Frey (centre) and his team developed a system that teaches computers to ‘read the human genome’ and rate likelihood of mutations causing disease (pictured with first co-authors Leo Lee and Hui Xiong) (Photo: Jessica Wilson).

Machine learning reveals unexpected genetic roots of cancers, autism and other disorders

In the decade since the genome was sequenced in 2003, scientists, engineers and doctors have struggled to answer an all-consuming question: Which DNA mutations cause disease? A new computational technique developed at the University of Toronto may now be able to tell us. A Canadian research team led by engineering and medicine professor Brendan Frey […]