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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

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

Professor Alberto Leon-Garcia faces the camera, smiling, with arms crossed. Behind him is a bookshelf with stacks of paperwork in files.

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

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

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

Professor Myrtede Alfred is pictured smiling outdoors wearing a black coat and red scarf.

U of T Engineering professor addresses maternal care disparities for racialized patients in U.S. health care systems

Study led by Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) analyzed incident reports to measure outcomes among racialized groups

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How the CLUE research group is rethinking urban freight logistics

Professor Matthew Roorda (CivMin) is leading the group of researchers from U of T, McMaster University and York University

Professor Amr Helmy directing students in a laboratory environment.

U of T Engineering-led research group secures funding to develop quantum sensors as an alternative to GPS

ECE professors Amr Helmy and Ravi Adve are part of a research collaboration funded by the Department of National Defence that will use quantum properties to develop more precise inertial navigation systems

Professor Xilin Liu (standing, centre) guides students Mona Murphy (left; Year 4 ElecE) and Nishant Kumar (Year 4 EngSci) as they analyze Nishant’s EEG.

New ECE course on brain-machine interfaces introduces undergraduates to next-gen health care

Professors Xilin Liu and Ervin Sejdić have launched a fourth-year undergraduate course on the neural interfacing technology used in treatment of Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other diseases

Professor Eldan Cohen.

Developer-in-the-loop: Building human-compatible approaches to source code summarization

Professor Eldan Cohen (MIE) is one of four U of T Engineering professors receiving support from the Connaught New Researcher Award

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U of T Engineering researchers develop new method for engineering soft connective tissue

Novel approach, developed by Professor Craig Simmons (BME, MIE), Bahram Mirani (MIE PhD candidate) and collaborators, leverages computational modelling, statistical optimization and Melt Electrowriting