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Doctors are hoping that artificial intelligence could be the key to detecting signs of melanoma skin cancer far earlier than the current methods of diagnosis allow.

The machine-learning software, developed by the University of Waterloo, Canada, would hopefully shorten the current process which relies entirely on patients presenting lesions (such as moles) and doctors then judging them on their appearance alone.

If they deem them to be potentially hazardous, patients than require a biopsy to get more information.

Kaylen Pfisterer, PhD Candidate in Systems Design Engineering, has been selected to present on her PhD research at the third installment of GRADtalks, taking place on Thursday, September 28.  GRADTalks is a significant recognition, offered only to very few PhD students across the university.  Kaylen is passionate about application driven research, and she will present her novel nutrition tracking technology for enhancing older adults’ health. 

Many universities ask their graduating students to answer a few questions about how they found their program and university experience. Our SYDE 2017 undergraduate class decided that they would do something different. Read here to some of the "highlights" which includes a link to their full report. 

John Yeow, a systems design engineering professor, is an IEEE Nanotechnology Council Distinguished Lecturer for 2017 as well the Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine, the flagship publication of the council.