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Five professors at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering were awarded a combined total of just over $7 million in funding today through a federal initiative to advance quantum science and technology. 

Dr. Bradley Hauer. Dr. Michael Reimer, Dr. Lan Wei and Dr. Christopher Wilson, all from electrical and computer engineering, and Dr. Sushanta Mitra, of mechanical and mechatronics engineering, were among 13 researchers campus-wide to receive $16.2 million from the National Quantum Strategy for 16 projects. 

Two research projects led by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering professors were approved for almost $475,000 in federal funding this week under a program designed to reduce collisions, injuries and fatalities on roadways.

Led by Dr. Krzysztof Czarnecki and Dr. Bruce Hellinga, the projects are among 35 initiatives across the country to receive a total of $14.6 million through the Enhanced Road Safety Transfer Payment Program of Transport Canada.

An interdisciplinary research team at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is  working to improve treatment adherence for a children’s eye condition with the help of a social robot.  

Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Ali Yamini (MASc ‘22, electrical and computer engineering) joined colleagues with backgrounds in optometry and psychology to develop this novel treatment for ‘lazy eye’.   

Completing a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computer Engineering at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has been a long-held goal for Raven Sim. However, the journey to graduation has led to unexpected opportunities and experiences.

In April 2024, she was part of a team that took their capstone project to the finals of the Norman Esch Entrepreneurship Awards for Capstone Design, where Sim pitched a product that was inspired by her own experiences of volunteering.

A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering research team has released new work that shows humans prefer interacting with social robots they perceive to have personalities that match their own.  

This finding was made by Dr. Moojan Ghafurian, a systems design engineering professor,  and Dr. Kerstin Dautenhahn, a professor of electrical and computer engineering.