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Tuesday, November 13, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

MATHEMATICAL frontiers webinar: why machine learning works

The Office of Research and Artificial Intelligence Institute are hosting a viewing of a webinar from The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In this webinar presentation, professors Aarti Singh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Dave Donoho, Stanford University, will discuss the mathematics behind machine learning and how they enable predictive analyses. There will be a Q&A session following the presentation.

Please register using the link below. Light lunch will be provided. 

Tuesday, November 13, 2018 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Fireside chat with the co-founders of Flipp Corporation: David Au-Yeung and David Meyers

At this fireside chat moderated by Professor Wayne Chang of the Conrad Centre, two of the four co-founders of Flipp Corporation will talk about how they started their company and grew it from four to 400 employees in 12 years, how they initially and successfully identified a problem and solved it for consumers, and how they recently

Wednesday, November 14, 2018 8:30 am - 9:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Alumni Lecture: Sam Emaminejad discusses biosensors for wearable medical devices

During this lecture, Sam Emaminejad (BASc '09), Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering at UCLA, will discuss his research of biomarker monitoring platforms, his education and career path, and provide any advice he may have for students for their academics and careers.

Katie O'Connor (portrait), Ten Thousand Coffees
Thursday, November 15, 2018 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

WORKSHOP: Build Your Knowledge Network with the Waterloo Engineering Hub

Join Katie O'Connor of Ten Thousand Coffees as she shows you how to build your network to support you in your career development and your search for satisfying employment. Through exercises, stories and hands-on tips learn how to engage in effective conversations that lead to your career success.

Wednesday, November 21, 2018 3:00 pm - 10:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Women in Engineering (WiE) Mini Hackathon

WIE-mini-hackathon

Join our Mini-Hackathon! The point of this short hack is to practice iterating fast + rapid prototyping + learning how to work in a team under pressure + consuming lots of caffeine to get through it all. The scale and ideas would be smaller but you'll still go through all the steps of a full hackathon! Bonus- you don't need to have any prior experience- so if you've always wanted to learn, this is your chance!

Monday, November 26, 2018 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Office Hour with Jim Vounassis, COO, Bombardier Transportation

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with engineering alumni Jim Vounassis (BASc '94), Chief Operating Officer at Bombardier Transportation!

During this Office Hour, Jim Vounassis will talk about his career and lessons learned, while sharing career advice and insights into the future of engineering, particularly in the transportation sector. Join fellow alumni and students for this virtual office hour to get advice on your career, ask questions, and get to know the COO of Bombardier Transportation. Please bring your questions!

Tuesday, November 27, 2018 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

CryptoWorks21 Distinguished lecture - The "blood, toil, sweat, tears and triumphs" of Commercializing Technology

We are very excited to have Marc Morin as our guest speaker for the CryptoWorks 21 Distinguished lecture series (3).  Marc will share with the audience his tremendous experience as a serial entrepreneur and seed investor in the local tech companies.  

This evening lecture is to complement the ongoing and more curriculum-based IP Management lunch-and-learn lecture series that organized and hosted by CryptoWorks 21.

Stay tuned for more lectures in the coming months where other accomplished leaders in commercialization are invited to share their stories with us.