Seminar

Because of massive urban expansion in China during the past three decades, China is confronted with a major challenge on how to wisely manage water within a complex urban system. An integrated water systems approach will be presented for tackling tough urbanization problems, such as waterlogging, black and odorous water, and ecosystem degradation within a large urban region.

Visitors: University of Twente, The Netherlands; University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Areas of focus: Smart Aging & Personalized EHealth Technologies; Rehab & Human Enhancement Technologies; Digital Society and High Tech Innovations; Value-based Healthcare.

Purpose

The Tsinghua-Waterloo Joint Forum on Advances in Energy and Environmental Technologies will bring together leading experts in the fields of sustainable energy management, novel energy production, biofuels, pollution mitigation, fuel cells, and next-generation rechargeable energy systems. 

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.

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with engineering alumnus Mike Lee (BASc '88, Mechanical Engineering), the president of Fundica.com and president of R&D Partners.

Join the Water Institute for a full day of activities as we explore togetherhow to find viable solutions for marginalized people living without safewater.

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with engineering alumni Chris Pratley (BASc '91, Systems Design Engineering), Corporate Vice President, Office Media Group at Microsoft Corporation.

Come watch the finalists of the 3MT faculty-based heats present their research in the 3MT university-wide final competition.

Students and alumni are invited to participate in an exclusive Office Hour with engineering alumni Prashanth Madhi (BASc '14), Project Manager, Digitization & Automation at TD Canada.

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!