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Professor Angela Schoellig (left, UTIAS), an autonomous robotics expert, is among 34 newly appointed CIFAR AI chairs. (Credit: Neil Ta)

Autonomous robotics expert among CIFAR’s newest research chairs in Artificial Intelligence

Appointment to boost Professor Angela Schoellig’s research in enhancing the capabilities of robots within human-centric environments

U of T Engineering researchers are using a traditional eye test to assess the quality of VR cameras. (Photo: David Travis, via Unsplash)

From quality control to deepfakes: How one U of T Engineering team is advancing VR technology

Two new research papers aim to expand the use of VR for personal and professional applications

Mollie Bianchi (UTIAS MASc candidate) is among five U of T Engineering graduate students awarded Vector Institute Scholarships in Artificial Intelligence. (Photo courtesy of Mollie Bianchi)

Five U of T Engineering students recognized with Vector Institute Scholarships in AI

Vector scholarships will enable graduate students to advance research in artificial intelligence, including deep learning and machine learning

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

aUToronto wins AutoDrive Challenge for second year in a row

The U of T Engineering student team and their self-driving car, Zeus, beat out seven other universities to defend their first-place title

Members of the aUToronto team at the Year 1 AutoDrive Challenge competition at General Motors Proving Grounds in Yuma, Ariz. (Credit: SAE International)

aUToronto to compete in Year 2 of AutoDrive Challenge

U of T Engineering team and their self-driving car are headed to Ann Arbor, Mich., to take on seven other teams in international competition

An AI-enabled tool developed by Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) and PhD candidate Aaron Babier develops treatment plans for radiation therapy in a fraction of the time required by traditional methods. Chan will direct the new Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE). (Photo: Brian Tran)

U of T Engineering to launch new AI research centre

The Centre for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Engineering (CARTE) drives collaborative research between faculty members, graduate students and external partners

Professor Andreas Veneris (centre) and graduate students Ryan Berryhill (left) and Neil Veira (right) are part of a multidisciplinary group working on blockchain research at the University of Toronto. (Photo credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T Engineering hosts blockchain symposium to link academics, industry and the public

Part of Toronto Blockchain Week, this symposium highlighted blockchain research at Canada’s leading universities

ECE alumna Mai Mavinkurve is the co-founder of an artificial intelligence startup and an advocate for Canadian technology and transparent data governance (Photo credit: Jessica MacInnis)

This ECE alumna is expanding access to machine learning tools while advocating for data security

Startup founded by alumna Mai Mavinkurve is helping businesses improve productivity by using machine learning to make better decisions

Co-founders Jeffrey Osborne and Mina Mitry say they're luring back Canadian talent from around the world as Kepler Communications builds out a network of 140 pint-sized communications satellites (Photo credit: Nick Iwanyshyn)

U of T Engineering startup builds out a global satellite network – from downtown Toronto

Kepler Communications looks to extend its low-cost network connectivity beyond Earth, paving the way for a host of novel applications