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U of T engineers awarded $16.9 million for research excellence and infrastructure

By |June 12, 2015

This week, U of T Engineering received $16.9 million from the Government of Ontario to advance 13 innovative research projects. Awarded through the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), three of the most significant

Two CFI grants accelerate research in electromagnetics and smart-grid security

By Marit Mitchell|May 29, 2015

Two professors in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering have received grants from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) worth a combined $3.4 million.

Quantum cryptography at the speed of light: Researchers design first all-photonic repeaters

By Marit Mitchell|April 15, 2015

Imagine having your MRI results sent directly to your phone, with no concern over the security of your private health data. Or knowing your financial information was safe on a server halfway around

U of T-led Research Team Discovers New Quantum Encryption Method to Foil Hackers

By Engineering|March 30, 2012

A research team led by University of Toronto Professor Hoi-Kwong Lo has found a new quantum encryption method to foil even the most sophisticated hackers. The discovery is outlined in the latest

Quantum Cryptography is Made Safer Through Hacking

By Engineering|July 30, 2010

One of the fundamental tenets of quantum mechanics is that measuring a physical system always disturbs it. If the system in question is a message in a series of digital bits encoded in the polarisation

World Cup Security Using Physics to Outwit Hackers

By Engineering|June 22, 2010

South African physicists are using quantum cryptography to encrypt messages and data networks between Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium and police headquarters during the World Cup. The system,

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