We are pleased to recognize Margaret Cheryl Brewster and Gwyneth Claire Foster as the winning debating team in this term's final in a very-close debate against a team from Nanotechnology.
Congratulations to Margaret and Gwyneth, who will be joining the Spring term debate winners at the Ontario Engineering Competition in 2018.
One University of Waterloo (UW) PhD candidate has developed an AI program he says shines a light into that black box—the "white box" method—revealing the inner workings of the AI and allowing us to better understand what the computer is learning, how it is analyzing data, and why decisions are made.
Andre Bertram (Systems Design Engineering) and Frank Nguyen (Computer Engineering) are the co-founders of HelpWear. They are developing wearable products, like the HeartWatch, a 24/7 wearable heart monitoring system that will contact EMS in the event of a heart attack.
Recently, Andre and Frank were showcased on the TV show “Dragon’s Den. They were so impressive that every Dragon invested.
Professor Chris Eliasmith, Director of the Centre for Theoretical Neuroscience and a faculty member in Systems Design Engineering, was featured in The Record for his work in building the world's biggest functional model of a human brain. Article at TheRecord.
Devinder Kumar, a Ph.D. student and Prof. Alexander Wong, an Associate Professor of Systems Design Engineering, was featured in an article by Canadian Underwriter about software that makes it easier to adopt and trust AI.
Prof. Alexander Wong of Systems Design Engineering was featured in an article by the Globe and Mail about AI in intelligent home appliances.
The Rubik’s Cube is one of those toys that just won't go away. Solving it is either something you can do in minutes to impress, or find so hard you end up using it as a paperweight.
Professor Keith Hipel of Systems Design Engineering will receive the Miroslaw Romanowski Medal from the Royal Society of Canada. Keith has introduced some of the world's most robust approaches to conflict resolution, multiple-objective decision-making, hydrology and environmental impact assessment, earning him Canada's most prestigious environmental prize.
A Waterloo medical artificial intelligence (AI) startup was named one of 2017’s 20 most innovative technology companies by the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) earlier this month.
Doctors are hoping that artificial intelligence could be the key to detecting signs of melanoma skin cancer far earlier than the current methods of diagnosis allow.
The machine-learning software, developed by the University of Waterloo, Canada, would hopefully shorten the current process which relies entirely on patients presenting lesions (such as moles) and doctors then judging them on their appearance alone.
If they deem them to be potentially hazardous, patients than require a biopsy to get more information.