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Ben Zhang (left) and Brian Mao (right) are in Las Vegas preparing for another race after a crash put their team out in an October 2021 event.

In October, two students linked to the Faculty of Mathematics participated in a unique autonomous racecar event at the famed Indianapolis Speedway, in which their hopes were dashed when their car crashed.

A team of computer scientists has developed a new system that recognizes near-keyboard hand gestures to expand laptop interaction.

The new technology is an innovation in the field of human-computer interaction and allows users to give commands that would otherwise involve keyboard shortcuts or mouse round-trips.

Richard Xie, an undergraduate student in the Cheriton School of Computer Science, has created an artificial intelligence that has helped people buy and sell more than $100 million of real estate.

Anthony Ilersich, a fourth-year computing and financial management student, is part of a team that developed a game to help kids overcome fears and anxiety about getting needles for vaccines.

Ilersich completed a co-op work placement with Immunize Canada, and then stayed on with the organization to support the launch of the video game, CARD.

Researchers from the Department of Applied Mathematics are part of a team developing new testing technology for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

Researchers linked with the Faculty of Mathematics are partnering on projects supported through the National Research Council (NRC).

NRC-sponsored projects underway at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ are making breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, the internet of things and cybersecurity. The NRC and University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ collaboration will help position Canada as a global leader in these future-relevant areas.

Faculty of Mathematics alum Lisa Bentley (BMath’ 92) has penned a special editorial for À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Magazine, in which she describes being a high-calibre triathlete with cystic fibrosis (CF).

Bentley says that while CF made her training and competing difficult, it also provided a kind of motivation.

Distinguished Professor Emerita Mary Thompson and professor Changbao Wu from the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science are part of a research team conducting a project on how policies impact smoking, vaping and the use of other nicotine products.

Mark Giesbrecht, the dean of the Faculty of Mathematics, today gave a keynote address for the WatITis 2021 conference.

The WatITis conference is an annual gathering of information technology professionals and administrators from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, Wilfrid Laurier University and tech industry partners.

The founder of cryptocurrency Etherium and former computer science student Vitalik Buterin has been named in the recent Forbes '30 under 30 hall of fame.'

On this tenth anniversary of the Forbes 30 under 30 lists, the publication included a best of the best from the past ten years, noting those who had been named the most times or consistently in the lists.