Talent

The entrepreneurship ecosystem at Waterloo Engineering nurtures promising ideas into thriving enterprises. In our weekly Founder Fuel series, we look at new ventures and how they have benefited from that crucial early support.

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — commonly known as drones — have huge potential, according to Matt McRoberts (BASc ’15, mechanical engineering).

Nasif Chowdhury represents Canada and helped bring the men’s national team near the pinnacle of the sport in recent competition.

Dr. Raymond Laflamme, founding director of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo, has been named co-chair of the National Quantum Strategy’s (NQS) Advisory Council. The announcement was made by the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry. Laflamme will work in close collaboration with fellow chair Dr. Stephanie Simmons of Photonic and IQC affiliate.

The University of Waterloo Games Institute has secured $25,000 of funding per year over two years from the Ontario government to provide scholarships to students pursuing careers in the gaming and esports industries.

The Games Institute is an interdisciplinary research network hub that seeks to advance the study, design and purpose of interactive, immersive technologies and experiences. It is a key part of the Waterloo tech ecosystem for its role in research, education, knowledge dissemination, outreach and collaboration.

The entrepreneurship ecosystem at Waterloo Engineering nurtures promising ideas into thriving enterprises. In our weekly Founder Fuel series, we look at new ventures and how they have benefited from that crucial early support.

In 2010, Tommy Chan and Jason Yeung (both BASc ’12, systems design engineering) were sitting in the Student Life Centre, brainstorming ideas for their fourth-year design project.

CHEO, a pediatric hospital in Ottawa, has been over capacity this viral season due to the surge of patients experiencing respiratory viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza and COVID-19.

University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy students have stepped up to help to fill clinical roles, thanks to the flexibility and support of their current co-op employers.

See how researchers in the Faculty of Health tackle problems and create impact in health technology, aging, brain and body, mental health, environment and communities writ large. Health in 3D showcases how the Faculty's three academic units work to address physical, mental and social well-being.

Esteban Veintimilla is the CEO and co-founder of 1Mentor, a company using artificial intelligence to understand industry's evolving skills requirements. Veintimilla is also an advisor for students entering their first co-op work term at the University of Waterloo’s Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business.

Talent leads the way in shaping innovative ecosystems that grow local and global economies. We asked ​ Veintimilla how we should develop talent to support resilient economies for the future.