
Helping engineers work smarter: Connaught New Researcher awards support innovation in computer-aided design tools and training
Professor Alison Olechowski (MIE, ISTEP) and her team of researchers are working on improving computer-aided design work, learning and collaboration

Exploring ‘chemical space’ with Professor Anatole von Lilienfeld
Lilienfeld (Chemistry, MSE) is using artificial intelligence to discover the potential of undiscovered chemical combinations

How this U of T Engineering professor is advancing neural implants that fight brain disorders
Professor Xilin Liu (ECE) integrates microelectronics and artificial intelligence algorithms into neural implants to more effectively manage symptoms of Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other conditions

New ‘Sputtertron’ could help develop advanced materials for greener economy
A new materials-acceleration platform is one of four U of T Engineering projects funded in the latest round of the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund

Professor Ervin Sejdić elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Sejdić (ECE) is a leader in the application of machine learning to biomedical research

ECE professor uses ‘fuzzy’ computer algorithms to help people with memory loss
Professor Parham Aarabi has set up a tool using a simple email-based interface to remind participants of important information based on algorithmic priority and a relevant index of keywords