When Katie Arnold needed solder for an engineering project she didn’t need to travel far to get it.
The fourth-year mechanical engineering student stopped by, an electronic components and hardware shop conveniently located across from the C&D and beside the Engineering Ideas Clinic in Engineering 7.
Researchers at ݮƵ Engineering have developed technology that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to identify collapsed lungs from chest x-rays with greater accuracy than radiologists.
The system can now identify 75 per cent of cases - compared to less than 50 per cent for medical experts using chest x-rays - and researchers are working to boost that rate to more than 90 per cent.
New technology developed at ݮƵ Engineering enables self-driving vehicles to limit injuries and damage in situations where they can’t avoid crashing.
The system is needed, according to mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor Amir Khajepour, because there are too many uncertainties to ever completely eliminate collisions involving autonomous vehicles.
“There are hundreds, thousands, of variable we have no control over,” he said. “We are driving and all of a sudden there is black ice, for instance, or a boulder rolls down a mountain onto the road.”
An innovative medtech company co-founded by ݮƵ Engineering alumni has secured $1 million CAD in pre-seed funding.
. is developing a medical device to detect the leakage of gastrointestinal fluid into the abdominal cavity after a surgical procedure, in real time.
In partnership with a number of physician angel-investors, a hospital, and Sunhope Capital VC, this recent round of funding will help to cover the costs associated with preclinical studies and further development of NERv’s medical device.
ݮƵ Engineering researchers have combined the skills of humans and the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) to develop a new type of compact neural networks.
The networks are suited to run on smartphones, tablets, and other embedded and mobile devices for tasks such as image classification and object segmentation.
John McPhee, a systems design engineering professor, is the recipient of this year’s from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
Registration is open for a free workshop to help male ݮƵ Engineering students become leaders in creating a safer campus for everyone.
One of seven similar events being held across campus as part of HeForShe initiatives at the University of ݮƵ, the Men’s Circle for engineering students will use interactive exercises and discussions to unpack harmful constructs of masculinity and increase understanding of the impact of behaviour.
A ݮƵ School of Architecture professor’s research has captured a top sustainable design award and will be showcased at Expo 2020 taking place in Dubai next year.
Elizabeth English was awarded first place in the sustainable products category of for her of which she is the founder and director.
Researchers at ݮƵ Engineering are involved in seven projects receiving more than $175,000 in funding under a program to encourage international collaborations.
Their projects are among 10 campus-wide announced in the latest round of International Research Partnership Grants funded by the University of ݮƵ and global partner institutions.
The engineering researchers are:
ݮƵ Engineering alumnus Morteza Ahmadi is working to develop an artificial kidney at his startup company, Qidni Labs.
The long-term goal of the company, which operates out of the Velocity Garage in downtown Kitchener, is a small device that can be implanted in the body, sparing kidney dialysis patients from being hooked up to machines for hours at a time, several times a week.