With technology playing an increasingly large role in today’s health industry, the world faces a demand for engineers who can understand, model, and design complex biomedical systems.
Biomedical Engineering (BME), part of the Department of Systems Design Engineering, in Canada's largest engineering school is home to interdisciplinary programs and research at the interface of society, health, and technology.
Home to Centre for Society, Technology and Values
The Centre for Society, Technology and Values (CSTV) is a uniquely UWaterloo interdisciplinary centre that sets out to explain and examine social aspects of technology and technological change.
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Waterloo alum inspires student innovations in women's health
BME student team wins Velocity and FemTech Canada challenge for their innovative PeriGuard device for improving women’s health and well-being.
Computer Museum's Artificial Intelligence Pop-Up Exhibit
Scott Campbell, Director of Centre for Society, Technology and Values and Associate Professor in the Teaching Stream, helped organize a pop-up exhibit at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum that focuses on AI.
SYDE grad researcher awarded Alumni Gold Medal
Amy Tai, alumni of our systems design graduate program, has been awarded the Alumni Gold Medal for her research in the area of neural networks for computer-assisted breast cancer detection.