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As BlackBerry fades to a shadow of its former self, a new generation of entrepreneurs is rising out of the ��ݮ��Ƶ region. At its centre is an indispensable institution, talented inventors and a dedicated group of community leaders co-operating to support the hub’s ambition to become a world-class technology centre

On a sticky August Saturday in 2008, Steven Woods got a call on his cellphone.

Assistant Professor Nasser Azad was one of nineteen UW researchers to receive an Early Researcher Award, for his work on the intelligent Energy Management of Electric Vehicles Under Driving Behaviour Uncertainty.[Read more]

Vehicles that are smarter and more environmentally-friendly than current models could emerge from technology developed at a new research facility at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ.

Jason Deglint, Andrew Cameron, Christian Scharfenberger from the Department of Systems Design Engineering, Dr. Alexander Wong (Canada Research Chair in Medical Imaging Systems) and Dr.

Catherine Booth becomes vice-chair of the Board of Governors. A ��ݮ��Ƶ alumna, Booth graduated with a BASc in systems design engineering in 1988 and an MASc in management sciences in 1990. [Read more]

The maker movement — a global do-it-yourself culture of people who make things — has inspired a group of ��ݮ��Ƶ Engineering students to create a soldering iron that’s safe and easy to use.

“We specifically designed the Solder Otter for the Maker Market,” said Vanessa Guido, a systems design engineering student and chief executive officer of Solder Otter. “We’ve had a lot of great feedback on our product.” [Read more]

Pebble is at it again.

The smartwatch company founded by ��ݮ��Ƶ engineering grad Eric Migicovksy has set a new record for a Kickstarter campaign with the launch of its latest smartwatch, the .

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Chris Eliasmith, Professor in the Departments of Philosophy, Systems Design Engineering and Computer Science and Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Neuroscience wins the NSERC John C. Polanyi Award that honours an individual or team whose Canadian-based research has led to a recent outstanding advance in the natural sciences or engineering. [Read more]