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A student design team shared new insights on microgravity soldering at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC), presenting one of the first student-led investigations into improving electronic repair and manufacturing in space.

Building on a Waterloo-developed experiment that flew in Canada’s national microgravity research competition, the Waterloo Space Soldering Team (WSST) reported new findings on how rotational acceleration can strengthen solder joints formed in reduced gravity.

A Waterloo Engineering research team earned major international recognition for advancing multimodal approaches to continuous sign language understanding.

Electrical and Computer Engineering master’s student Md Rezwanul Haque and alumnus S. M. Taslim Uddin Raju (MASc ’25, Electrical and Computer Engineering) earned recognition at the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision 2025 for a paper supervised by Dr. Fakhri Karray. 

A startup company founded by two Waterloo Engineering graduates has secured US $1.5 million in funding to help speed the development and adoption of its self-cleaning technology to make solar panels more efficient.

Swish Solar is based in Kitchener and has acquired customers in multiple countries in North America and the Middle East since it was launched last year by Miswar Syed and Amirhossein Boreiri (both MASc ’24, electrical and computer engineering).

A research team led by Waterloo Engineering professors received $2 million in new federal funding to safeguard Canada’s critical cybersecurity infrastructure by identifying and countering threats that could emerge through the supply chain.

Led by Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister, an electrical and computer engineering professor, and Dr. Michael Mayer, a professor in mechanical and mechatronics engineering, the Materials-based Cybersecurity in Electronics (MATSEC) project brings together a collaborative team of Waterloo Engineering researchers.
 

Five professors from Waterloo Engineering were named among the most influential researchers worldwide for their citation impact, according to the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate.

The recognition highlights global research leaders whose work continues to advance knowledge and drive innovation across disciplines.

The University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering proudly unveiled its new welding lab in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering (MME).  

The state-of-the-art facility expands the Faculty’s capacity to deliver industry-relevant, experiential learning. The department’s leadership established the lab with internal investment and funds from the CWB Welding Foundation, a national charity established in 2013 by the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) and a longstanding supporter of Waterloo Engineering. 

University of Waterloo students from all six faculties put their problem-solving skills to the test in a hackathon delivered in partnership by the UN-Habitat's Quality of Life Initiative and the University’s Pearl Sullivan Engineering Ideas Clinic.  

The event, designed to engage university students as strategic partners in community transformation, challenged the 70 participants to solve pressing local problems that affect urban wellbeing in the City of Waterloo. 

Waterloo Engineering researchers have upped the evolving game of automated hockey analysis with new advances to follow the puck and track player movement with more accuracy than ever before.

In two recent studies, the researchers developed artificial intelligence (AI) software to overcome challenges posed by motion blurring and obstructed views in broadcast video of the fast-paced sport.

A respected teacher and mentor is being remembered for his profound impact on generations of Waterloo students and founders.

Dr. Wayne Chang, associate professor at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business and coordinator of the Enterprise Co-op (E Co-op) program, passed away on October 30, 2025. Known for his optimism, creativity and compassion, Chang fostered a culture of collaboration and confidence that continues to shape the Faculty.

The Gloria Baylis Foundation made a transformational investment of $20 million to the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Engineering to advance education and health-care innovations, and pay tribute to exceptional leadership. Waterloo alumni Frank Baylis (BASc ’86) and Valerie Baylis (BA ’86) made the announcement today at a public event held at the University.

In recognition of the late Dr. Pearl Sullivan, former dean of Waterloo Engineering, the gift honours her legacy by renaming the Faculty’s flagship building, Engineering 7, to the Pearl Sullivan Engineering Building.