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A recent study by Deb Raji (Year 4 EngSci + PEY) and researchers at the MIT Media Lab shows a need for stronger evaluation practices of AI products to mitigate gender and racial biases. (Credit: Liz Do)

This U of T Engineering student is holding companies accountable for biased AI facial technology

February 11, 2019

Engineering Science undergraduate Deb Raji is advocating for improved performance reviews of commercial AI products to eliminate racial and gender biases

Professor Robert Zee (UTIAS) and his research team are receiving $15 million in funding to develop three microsatellites. (Credit: Marit Mitchell)

U of T Engineering researchers to design microsatellites for Arctic monitoring

February 1, 2019

Professor Robert Zee (UTIAS) and his team have partnered with Department of National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces and two private space companies to enhance situational awareness in Canada’s North

U of T Engineering Professors Jonathan Kelly and Steven Waslander (both UTIAS) are the instructors behind a new set of online courses on programming self-driving cars. (Image courtesy Coursera)

These AI experts want to teach you how to program a self-driving car

January 30, 2019

UTIAS professors Steven Waslander and Jonathan Kelly launch a series of online courses on engineering autonomous vehicles through the Coursera platform

As founder and CEO of Managing Life, Tahir Janmohamed (Skoll CompE 0T4 + MBA 0T6) helps chronic pain sufferers regain control over their lives. (Photos courtesy Managing Life)

U of T alumni startup uses digital technology to manage chronic pain

January 29, 2019

As founder and CEO of Managing Life, Tahir Janmohamed (Skoll CompE 0T4 + MBA 0T6) helps chronic pain sufferers regain control over their lives

Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo (ECE) and his collaborators have performed a proof-of-principle experiment on a key aspect of all-photonic quantum repeaters (Photo: Jessica MacInnis)

Toward a future quantum Internet

January 28, 2019

All-photonic quantum repeaters could lead to a faster, more secure global quantum Internet

The creators of the Fian Bar, from left: Michael Wu, Parham Chinikar, Marawan Gamal and Luke Kyne (Photo: Erin Howe)

How to wash your hands: U of T startup aims to solve major health-care problem

January 25, 2019

U of T Engineering students help develop the Fian Bar, an interactive device that guides users through the stages of handwashing

PhD candidate Yimu Zhao (IBBME) demonstrates the BioWire II, a platform for growing heart cells outside the body that could enhance drug development and personalized medicine. (Photo: Bill Dai)

U of T Engineering researchers design ‘training gym’ for lab-grown heart cells

January 24, 2019

The BioWire II platform advances drug development and personalized medicine by growing and analyzing human heart tissue in real time

Meet Dr. Leo Chou, the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) newest assistant professor.

Molecular Machines: Leo Chou joins IBBME as assistant professor

January 17, 2019

Chou launched his academic career at U of T Engineering as an undergraduate student in Engineering Science, followed by doctoral study with Professor Warren Chan (IBBME)

Professor Jane Howe uses her expertise in electron microscopy to study materials that could advance renewable energy, such as those used to make lithium-ion batteries. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Advanced materials for sustainability: Meet Professor Jane Howe

January 14, 2019

Before joining U of T Engineering as an Associate Professor this month, Howe spent nearly 20 years in industry, working on advanced materials and imaging methods

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