Ranked among the top 50 engineering schools worldwide, Waterloo Engineering is committed to leading engineering education and research.
We are the largest engineering school in Canada, with over 10,900 students enrolled in 2023. In 2023/24, external research funding from Canadian and international partners exceeded $79.3 million, a strong indication of our extensive industry partnerships and the excellence of our engineering research programs.
News
Researchers develop AI tech to help baseball’s Orioles
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed at Waterloo Engineering gives baseball scouts a powerful new tool to accurately analyze pitcher performance and biomechanics using low-resolution video.
The system, known as PitcherNet, is the product of a three-year partnership between researchers at the Vision and Image Processing (VIP) Lab and the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB).
RoboHub selected to help companies advance key tech
The home of robotics research at Waterloo Engineering is one of ten new technology development sites in Ontario created to help drive innovation in four key sectors – mining, construction, agri-food and advanced manufacturing.
Through a provincial program called Critical Industrial Technologies (CIT), facilities and expertise at RoboHub will be made available to small- and medium-sized companies (SMEs) to develop, test and showcase technology products and services.
Donors support student teams to advance Capstone designs
This year's Capstone Design Symposia at the University of Waterloo showcased over 350 innovative student-led projects built to solve real-world problems. Many of the projects showed impressive entrepreneurial acumen and the potential for commercialization.
Thanks to invaluable support from donors and industry partners, 45 student teams won financial awards to help them develop their project designs, laying the groundwork for these students to take their business ideas even further.
Events
Centennial Cheers: Ring Road Lager Launch Party
The Faculty of Engineering hosts a launch party for the Ring Road Lager in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Iron Ring.
Lecture: The Iron Ring at 100 - Trust, Transformation, and the Future of Canadian Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering hosts a lecture in partnership with the TRuST Network to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Iron Ring.
Documentary Screening: "Rock This Town"
Rock This Town brings to life the exciting history of rock music concerts in KW from the 1960s and 1970s. An insider’s look into the gritty reality of building the local live music scene. This 70-minute documentary features interviews with music business pros plus performances by today’s musicians. Rock stars come and go but live music is here to stay!