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Monday, September 30, 2019 — 11:00 AM EDT
Candidate: Alexander Botros
Topic: Lattice t-Spanners and their Applications in Robotic Motion Planning
Date: September 30, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM
Place: EIT 3142
Supervisor(s): Smith, Stephen L.
All are welcome to attend.
Saturday, September 28, 2019 — 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EDT
What is Terminal?
Terminal is a novel games-based AI challenge for top engineering students. In Terminal, students code strategies to automate play of a tower-defense style video game and compete against other engineers. To see Terminal in action, we recommend you check out this short video from a live event at Carnegie Mellon University.
Terminal Live @ Waterloo
Thursday, September 26, 2019 — 2:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Armin Sadeghi Yengejeh
Title: Re-balancing algorithms for multi-robot coverage control of stochastic environments
Date: September 26, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: EIT 3142
Supervisor(s): Smith, Stephen L.
Abstract:
Thursday, September 26, 2019 — 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM EDT
Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy (WISE) invites you to Energy Day: a chance to meet and mingle with WISE researchers; connect the dots and get energized by talented young entrepreneurs and emerging leaders at the most innovative University in Canada; join academic, industry & government experts who have come together to share insights & new ideas for our energy future.
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 — 2:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Mushu Li
Topic: Resource Management for UAV-Aided Mobile Edge Computing System
Date: September 24, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Shen, Sherman X.
All are welcome to attend.
Friday, September 20, 2019 — 10:00 AM EDT
Candidate: Crystal Andrea Roma
Title: Hardware Implementation of Barrett Reduction Exploiting Constant Multiplication
Date: September 20, 2019
Time: 10:00am
Place: EIT 3151/3153
Supervisor(s): Hasan, Anwarul M.
Abstract:
Friday, September 20, 2019 (all day)
Students are invited to apply to a Undergraduate Research Assistantship (URA) for the Fall 2019 term. Applications must be submitted to the Dean of Engineering Office in E7 7302 by 4:30pm on Friday, September 20, 2019 in order to be considered.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 — 3:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Yanbing Jiang
Title: New Convolutional Neural NetworkTopology with Compressed Information to Enhance Accuracy for Image Classification Task
Date: September 18, 2019
Time: 3:00pm
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Yang, En-Hui
Abstract:
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 — 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
Join us for a taste of Egypt! We will have Egyptian-inspired treats, and of course, coffee, tea, and water.
Please bring your own mug and join us for a needed (and well earned) break.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 — 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM EDT
Women in Engineering (WiE) welcomes all students, staff and faculty to Waterloo Engineering on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019. All are welcome!
Tuesday, September 17, 2019 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Come out and show off your trash/recycling/compost sorting skills and enter to win great prizes!
UW Sustainability will be here with their waste sorting challenge. Stop by and test your sorting knowledge to find out if you're a waste warrior or a recycling rookie! The rules are simple: you'll have 30 seconds to sort 30 common items into the right bins!
Monday, September 16, 2019 — 3:00 PM EDT
Candidate: In Sik Cho
Title: Development of SOI-based Thermally Actuated Micromirror
Date: September 16, 2019
Time: 3:00pm
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Mansour, Raafat R.
Abstract:
Micromirror is a MEMS device used to steer light by tilting or displacing a reflective surface. It is applied in numerous scanning applications and display technologies such as LiDAR and retinal scanning display.
Monday, September 16, 2019 — 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM EDT
Come out and show off your trash/recycling/compost sorting skills and enter to win great prizes!
UW Sustainability will be here with their waste sorting challenge. Stop by and test your sorting knowledge to find out if you're a waste warrior or a recycling rookie! The rules are simple: you'll have 30 seconds to sort 30 common items into the right bins!
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — 3:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Al-Baraa El-Hag
Title: Enhancing System Reliability Utilizing Private Electric Vehicle Parking Lots Accounting for the Uncertainties of Renewables
Date: September 11, 2019
Time: 3:00PM
Place: EIT 3151-3153
Supervisor(s): El-Shatshat, Ramadan A.
Abstract:
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 — 12:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Saeed Mohammed Bamatraf
Topic: Non-Invasive Glucose Detection and Monitoring Using Microwave Sensor with Machine Learning
Date: September 11, 2019
Time: 12:00 PM
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Ramahi, Omar M.
Please note that this is a CLOSED examination and as such, those in attendance must sign a non-disclosure agreement.
All are welcome to attend.
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 — 1:30 PM EDT
Candidate: Khalid Aldubaikhy
Title: Low-Complexity Multi-User MIMO Algorithms for mmWave WLANs
Date: September 10, 2019
Time: 1:30 PM
Place: EIT 3142
Supervisor(s): Shen, Sherman X.
Abstract:
Monday, September 9, 2019 — 11:00 AM EDT
Candidate: Edward Chao
Title: Autonomous Driving: Mapping and Behavior Planning for Crosswalks
Date: September 9, 2019
Time: 11:00AM
Place: E7 5419
Supervisor(s): Czarnecki, Krzysztof
Abstract:
Monday, September 9, 2019 — 12:00 AM to Sunday, October 6, 2019 — 11:55 PM EDT
Co-operative Education and The Problem Lab are pleased to offer students on their work term the opportunity to win a First Prize Tuition Scholarship of $1,500 or Second Prize Tuition Scholarship of $750, applicable to your next academic term. The Co-op Problem Lab Award is earned by providing the best analysis of an important problem relevant to a co-op employer or the employer’s industry.
Monday, September 9, 2019 — 12:00 AM to Monday, September 30, 2019 — 11:55 PM EDT
The competition invites teams of up to 4 students to choose an important industry problem, and thoroughly research its history, scope, and impact, before pitching the findings to a panel of judges on November 14th to compete for a share of up to $30,000 in funding. To learn more and apply online, visit The Problem Lab website.
Friday, September 6, 2019 — 10:00 AM EDT
Candidate: Ruoxuan Xu
Title: Quantum experiments with single-photon spin-orbit lattice arrays
Date: September 6, 2019
Time: 10:00am
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Bajcsy, Michal - Resch, Kevin (Quantum Computing)
Abstract:
I will introduce two single-photon experiments with the lattice of spin-orbit arrays.
Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 2:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Lin Li
Title: Topological Insulator-Superconductor Heterostructures and Devices
Date: September 5, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Miao, Guo-Xing - Cui, Bo
Abstract:
Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 2:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Thilan Costa
Title: Perceptual Quality Assessment of High Dynamic Range & Wide Colour Gamut Images and Video
Date: September 5, 2019
Time: 2:00 PM
Place: E5 5047
Supervisor(s): Wang, Zhou - Gaudet, Vincent
Abstract:
Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 12:30 PM EDT
Candidate: Samin Arman Khan
Title: Towards Synthetic Dataset Generation for Semantic Segmentation Networks
Date: September 5, 2019
Time: 12:30
Place: E7 5419
Supervisor(s): Czarnecki, Krzysztof
Abstract:
Thursday, September 5, 2019 — 11:00 AM EDT
Candidate: Yi Fei Chen
Title: Usability of the Access control System for OpenLDAP
Date: September 5, 2019
Time: 11:00AM
Place: EIT 3145
Supervisor(s): Tripunitara, Mahesh
Abstract:
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 — 1:00 PM EDT
Candidate: Rodrigo Queiroz
Topic: Scenario-based testing for Automated Driving Systems development and validation
Date: September 4, 2019
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: E5 4047
Supervisor(s): Czarnecki, Krzysztof
All are welcome to attend.