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WATERLOO — The student sits in front of a bank of computer screens that replicate the experience of driving down a busy Waterloo street.

He sits in a bucket-style car seat, with one hand on the steering wheel. When he reaches for his Tim Hortons coffee cup, a robotic voice barks out, "Careful!" and keeps nagging until he puts the cup down.

Read the full article featured in The Record.com.

A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles.

The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect unattended children or animals with 100-per-cent accuracy.

Small enough to fit in the palm of a hand at just three centimetres in diameter, the device is designed to be attached to a vehicle’s rear-view mirror or mounted on the ceiling.

Lan WeiElectrical and computer engineering professors, Werner Dietl and Lan Wei, are recipients of Early Researcher Awards (ERA).  The Early Researcher Awards program recognizes promising new researchers with $140,000 each to build a research team.

The Ontario government awarded funds to their projects:

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Monitoring cancer at the nano-level

Michael ReimerThe development of medical imaging and monitoring methods has profoundly impacted the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. These non-invasive techniques allow health care practitioners to look for cancer in the body and determine if treatment is working.

Sherman ShenECE Professor, Sherman Shen, has received the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals (Ontario) Education Foundation (FFCP) 2019 Award of Merit. The FCCP (Ont) Education Foundation gives out an Award of Merit annually to recognise distinguished Chinese Canadians with outstanding achievements in their own fields. Shen will be honoured in Toronto later this year.