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Professor Amy Bilton (MIE), left, and recent graduate Ahmed Mahmoud (MIE MASc 1T6) collaborated on a network of portable, low-cost sensors that can provide real-time data on soil moisture and other quantities important for agriculture. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

Data-driven farming: U of T Engineering spin-off develops low-cost sensors for Nepal

March 9, 2018

Platform developed by Spero Analytics provides real-time data on soil moisture which can be used to improve agricultural productivity

Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) who holds the Canada Research Chair in Functional Cardiovascular Tissue Engineering, has been named a YWCA Woman of Distinction for 2018. (Photo: NSERC)

Professor Milica Radisic named a YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction

March 8, 2018

Award honours those who work to improve the lives of women and girls in their community

Charlie Katrycz (MIE MEng candidate) worked at Walter Klassen FX, where he was part of the team that constructed the tank for the Oscar-winning film The Shape of Water. (Photo courtesy Charlie Katrycz)

U of T Engineering student’s work featured in Oscar-winning film

March 7, 2018

Charlie Katrycz helped construct the tank that held the creature in The Shape of Water

Meghan Wright, a PhD student in the U of T Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), spent six months at Harvard Medical School on a federal government scholarship where she learned a new microscopy technique that validated her research strategy. (Photo courtesy Meghan Wright)

Federal government scholarship helps U of T Engineering PhD student gain international research experience

March 6, 2018

Meghan Wright received a Canada Graduate Scholarship and Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplement to spend six months at Harvard Medical School for research exchange

Left to right: U of T Professor Geoff Hinton (Computer Science) and alumnus Matt Zeiler (EngSci 0T9) speak with Kyle Hsu (Year 3 EngSci) at the Engineering Science Education Conference, held January 26, 2018. (Photo: Kevin Zhang)

Get the picture: Q and A with Matt Zeiler, founder and CEO of Clarifai

February 28, 2018

Startup founded by EngSci alumnus uses artificial intelligence to ‘understand’ photos and video

Robert Adragna (Year 2 EngSci) and Mona Gridseth (UTIAS PhD candidate) work on a sensor array as part of the AutoDrive project, an intercollegiate competition to create a self-driving car. Artificial intelligence and analytics are the focus of two new educational programs set to launch at U of T Engineering next fall. (Photo: Tyler Irving)

U of T Engineering launches new offerings in Machine Intelligence and Data Analytics

February 28, 2018

Students will learn techniques to help computer programs and robots turn data into insight

How U of T Engineering startup Nymi found an unexpected business niche

February 27, 2018

Founded by U of T Engineering researchers in 2011, Nymi uses people’s heartbeats as biometric identifiers to log them into iPhones, iPads — and now industrial equipment.

Professor Paul Santerre (Dentistry, IBBME), at left, has been named the Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization by the University Health Network. (Credit: Neil Ta).

Paul Santerre named Baxter Chair of Health Technology and Commercialization

February 22, 2018

Biomedical engineering professor receives UHN support to drive commercialization and entrepreneurship opportunities for students and hospital trainees

Professor Jason Anderson (ECE) at centre, holds an FPGA board with the LegUp team behind him. Left to right, Zhi Li (CompE 1T3), Omar Ragheb (CompE MEng 1T8), Professor Jason Anderson (ECE), Dr. Jongsok Choi (CompE MASc 1T2, PhD 1T6), Dr. Andrew Canis (CompE PhD 1T5), and Ruolong Lian (CompE 1T3, MASc 1T6) are making it easier for software developers to leverage servers based on FPGAs. (Credit: Jessica MacInnis)

U of T Engineering spinoff LegUp Computing secures seed funding from Intel Capital

February 22, 2018

Company spawned from ECE research on easing development and adoption of reconfigurable computer hardware

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