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Work by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering researchers launched early in the COVID-19 pandemic tops a list of the most cited papers in a leading academic journal.

Results recently released by Google Scholar Metrics show a paper on the use of chest X-rays and artificial intelligence (AI) analysis to screen for COVID-19 has been cited over 3,700 times, more than any other paper published in Nature Scientific Reports from 2020 to 2024.

A national research network led by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ faculty is advancing sustainable metal 3D printing through $10.9 million in new funding.

Two mechanical and mechatronics engineering professors, Dr. Ehsan Toyserkani and Dr. Mihaela Vlasea, will co-direct HI-AM 2.0, a large-scale initiative backed by NSERC, Mitacs and industry partners to accelerate industrial adoption of additive manufacturing and train future talent. Toyserkani and Vlasea are co-directors of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab (MSAM).

Three recent graduates of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering have been named to a Canada-wide list of leading innovators from the class of 2025 by an online business and technology news outlet.

Shawn Benedict (BASc ’25, nanotechnology engineering), Melda Kiziltan (BASc ’25, mechatronics engineering) and Jennifer Tsai (BASc ’25, biomedical engineering) are among a dozen promising new graduates featured in a story by The Logic on its annual Top Prospects list.

Substack, the independent publishing platform, has raised USD $100 million in a Series C funding round to enhance its tools for creators and expand its reach.

Co-founded in 2017 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alum Chris Best (BASc ’10, systems design engineering), À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Math alum Jairaj Sethi and former tech reporter Hamish McKenzie, the company — now valued at USD $1.1 billion — aims to further invest in its app and introduce advertising support for writers on the platform.

Kitchener-based medical technology company Intellijoint Surgical Inc. has developed a computer-assisted navigation system that helps surgeons position implants during hip and knee replacement surgery.

Co-founded in 2010 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alumni Armen Bakirtzian (BASc ’08), Andre Hladio (BASc ’08, MASc ’10) and Richard Fanson (BASc ’08), the company’s innovative system enhances surgical accuracy using a miniature optical camera that enables real-time precision.

Engineering researchers are among more than 100 University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ faculty members receiving new federal support to pursue long-term, high-impact discovery research.

The funding is part of over $32 million awarded to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ through a national investment by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), and the New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF), supporting researchers at institutions across the country.

Health-tech startup Cobionix has secured U.S. $3 million in funding to accelerate the commercialization of its flagship autonomous medical robot, CODI®, in North American and UK healthcare systems.

Co-founded in 2021 by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering alumni Nima Zamani and Dr. Tim Lasswell (both BASc ‘14 and MASc ‘16, mechanical and mechatronics engineering) with John Van Leeuwen (BSc ‘81), Cobionix builds autonomous medical robots that can help make health care more accessible.

A À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Engineering graduate student has been awarded one of Canada’s top graduate scholarships for her research helping communities adapt to extreme heat using data-driven, climate-resilient solutions.

Irfhana Zakir Hussain, a PhD student in the Department of Systems Design Engineering and the School of Public Health Sciences, has received a 2025 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her work in integrating environmental, health and socioeconomic data to predict and map heat-related health risks in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ neighbourhoods.

Ahmed Shahin (MASc ’21, nanotechnology engineering) is on a mission to make advanced gas-sensing technology affordable, efficient and accessible — a goal that’s earned him national recognition as one of Canada’s top graduate researchers.

Now pursuing a PhD in mechanical and mechatronics engineering and as a member of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Institute of Quantum Computing (IQC), Shahin is among this year’s recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship. Valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years, the scholarship supports exceptional doctoral students across Canada who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership and strong research potential.