Systems Design

Are you a researcher or startup interested in building better collaborative projects? Wondering how to find partners, how to maintain open communication, and how to develop shared objectives? Don't try to innovate alone! Find ways to boost your company’s competitive advantage by joining our interactive panel on June 18, 2019.

Come show your spirit and get your purple on! 

The tradition continues on July 12, 2019 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm to celebrate Engineering Day with our incredible community of students, alumni, professors and staff. This year's activities will include a colour throw (wear a white t-shirt!), BBQ featuring the famous 'Boggan Burgers, free treats and refreshments including purple Koolaid as well as soft-serve ice cream and popcorn, a photo booth, The Tool and The Tool Bearers, and so much more!

All past and present members of the University of Waterloo Centre for Advanced Materials Joining are invited to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the Welding Specialization program and the 10-year anniversary of the Centre for Advanced Materials Joining. Guest speakers will look back on the history of the Welding Specialization, CAMJ, recent achievements, and look to the future of welding in Canada.

UW Formula Motorsports is proud to unveil our 2019 formula-style race car!

Our car will be competition-ready and on display from 12pm-6pm. The event has an open schedule so you can drop by any time during the 6 hours! Come check out the car speak to the team about all the hard work they've put in!

The success of Smile, OMERS Ventures and Shopify have been serendipitously linked. In this panel discussion, we'll explore these connections and dive-deeper into the growing power of the Toronto-Waterloo ecosystem.

On the evening of May 9, join us at Smile.io in Kitchener to hear from five high potential startups and an interesting panel of speakers. 

The schedule for the evening is as follows:

Join University of Waterloo President and Vice-Chancellor, Feridun Hamdullahpur at the new offices of Embark (the world’s leading developer of self-driving trucks) as we bring together experienced entrepreneurs for a panel discussion on the challenges of “Building a Successful Startup in California.”

Unfortunately, the Alumni Patio Party at Monstercat has been postponed. We regret any inconvenience this may cause. Stay tuned for the rescheduled date!

We’re kicking off patio season with a patio party at Monstercat's outdoor compund!

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series Slobodan Simonovic, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University, will present "Use of quantitative resilience in managing urban infrastructure response to natural hazards."

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In the first symposium of the Waterloo Symposium on Technology & Society series, Martin Ford explores the ways in which AI and automation (aka, “robots”) are outpacing humans in a range of sectors, from education to law, agriculture to healthcare, management and beyond. He offers a realistic view of what the future of work—and your place in it—will look like.

Demine Robotics is bringing their robotic solution into the Cambodian minefields to clear explosives and needs your support!

Please join Demine Robotics on International Mine Awareness Day, Thursday, April 4th and be a part of the journey of building robots with a humanitarian mission.

Meet the Waterloo alumnus who is innovating a future free of landmines, Co-Founder and CEO Richard Yim, to hear about their progress and kick-off their crowdfunding and fundraising campaign.