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Professor Jonathan Rose receives the Engineers Canada Gold Medal Award

June 3, 2024

Honour recognizes outstanding engineering achievements and leadership in the Canadian engineering community

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Professor Timothy Chan receives 2024 U of T President’s Teaching Award

May 27, 2024

Honour recognizes faculty members who demonstrate a substantial commitment to teaching innovation and excellence

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ECE professor’s research on AI regulation garners early career award from Schmidt Sciences

May 7, 2024

Professor Nicolas Papernot (ECE) aims to use a technique from cryptography to establish transparency in AI models, a necessary step for future AI regulation

Four people face each other in a circle. Dean Yip seems to be speaking, while Professor Deepa Kundur listens. The other two people have their backs to the camera.

Staying ‘ahead of the game’: ECE professor readies power utilities against future quantum cyberattacks

May 7, 2024

Professor Deepa Kundur, ECE Chair, is part of a research group that received an NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Grant of $1.45 million to develop quantum cybersecurity solutions for critical infrastructure

Professor Elaine Biddiss (BME) uses non-pitched percussion instruments with researchers at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. (photo by Neil Ta)

New U of T Engineering research aims to improve early childhood music education

April 24, 2024

Research led by Professor Elaine Biddiss (BME) presents a musical instrument classifier for non-pitched percussion instruments

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U of T Engineering professor’s AI model can tell us how colour-blind web users respond to images

April 5, 2024

AI-generated virtual users developed by Professor Parham Aarabi (ECE) suggest that colour-blindness results in a 30% higher click rate on monochrome images

Three people stand in front of a concrete wall. Timothy Chan stands on the left wearing a shirt with a blue windowpane pattern and is holding a yellow dart, Rachael Walker stands in the centre wearing a grey blazer and is holding a yellow dart and Craig Fernandes stands on the right wearing a brown coat and is holding a red dart.

U of T Engineering research wins first place at MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

March 26, 2024

The research, led by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE), introduces a new framework designed to level the playing field in dart games and tournaments

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ECE professor’s data-driven platform aims to predict occurrences of emergency events

March 14, 2024

In a project with Edmonton Fire Rescue Services and TELUS, Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia (ECE) uses advanced analytics to support first responders’ decision-making

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U of T researchers are developing a chatbot to help people stop smoking

March 13, 2024

Professor Jonathan Rose (ECE) is working on the chatbot with a diverse team that includes addiction experts, computer engineers and social scientists

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