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News
Professor Roy Brouwer in Time magazine
During an interview with Time Magazine, Economics Professor Roy Brouwer was asked about oil drilling in the Amazon rainforest.
Featuring Tao Chen's Big Data Research Lab
Tao Chen and his research team have developed two new medical devices, one that helps report on brain health and one used to analyze eye movements in people with various disorders.
ECON professor Joel Blit shares his expertise at the Collision 2023 conference
Professor Joel Blit alongside other Waterloo AI experts leads a masterclass at Collision 2023 on how business leaders can unlock the transformative potential of LLMs.