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Advancing human performance in transportation systems: A SYDE graduate’s research journey
SYDE PhD student is pushing the boundaries of evaluating human performance and situation awareness in transportation and aviation systems.
Celebrating a Remarkable Career: Dr. Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam’s Retirement Celebration
The Systems Design Engineering community celebrated Professor Kumaraswamy Ponnambalam (Ponnu)'s remarkable career and inspiring legacy at his retirement party.
SYDE students build an iconic movie car for the fun of it
A multidisciplinary team of Waterloo students, from SYDE, Math and MME, build a life-sized model of the Grumobile in just four days.