Margaret Mutumba
PhD candidate, Faculty of Health
> Founder, MedAtlas
> Concept
Sixty percent of people living with dementia go missing at least once, and among them, some will get lost repeatedly. In Indigenous communities, the rates of dementia are disproportionately higher than in the general Canadian population.
Esteban Veintimilla (BMath ’18)
Graduate student, Faculty of Engineering
> Co-founder and CEO, 1Mentor
> Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business
Mihaela Vlasea
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
>Research Co-Director, Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing Lab
Ning Jiang
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
> Director, Waterloo Engineering Bionics Lab
> Co-founder and CSO, Brink Bionics
Kate Larson
Professor, Faculty of Math
Cheriton School of Computer Science
> University Research Chair
Whether it’s a digital assistant, like Siri, predictive text, social media or a vehicle with autonomous functions, many of us use or rely on some form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) daily.
Kerstin Dautenhaun
Professor, Faculty of Engineering
> Social and Intelligent Robotics Research Laboratory (SIRRL)
> Learning Disabilities Society (LDS)
Since 1957, co-operative education has been a cornerstone of the University of Waterloo’s history.
Manmeet Maggu
Alumnus, Faculty of Engineering (BASc ’13)
> Co-founder, Trexo Robotics