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New technology could help reduce malnutrition and improve overall health in long-term care homes by automatically recording and tracking how much food residents consume.

The smart system, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and the University Health Network, uses artificial intelligence software to analyze photos of plates of food after residents have eaten.

Waterloo Engineering spinoff recognized by United Nations for sustainable AI innovation

A company that was co-founded by two Waterloo Engineering professors has been recognized by an agency of the United Nations (UN) for its contributions to a state-of-the-art facility to farm crickets as a source of protein.

Waterloo’s Engineering Bionics Lab is a hub of innovation for interfaces and technologies that augment human capabilities

Trailblazing research is transforming the field of rehabilitation medicine by developing robotic exoskeleton legs capable of autonomous control and decision making. 

Brokoslaw Laschowski is using his interdisciplinary education — spanning four academic degrees — as a toolki

Congratulations to Professor Jonathan Li, who was inducted as a 2022 Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC). This designation recognizes “excellence in engineering and services to the profession and to society”. Professor Li is cross-appointed in the departments of geographical and environmental management and systems design engineering and leads the Geospatial Sensing and Data Intelligence Lab. 

Kimia Lab wrapped up 2021 with a move into their newly renovated space in Engineering 2. After many years of working dispersed in several buildings, the team is thrilled to have a new facility for 25 researchers. 

Watch the video to see the new space and hear from members of the Kimia Lab research team. 

Several systems design engineering (SYDE) faculty-authored papers won awards at the 7^th annual Conference on Vision and Intelligent Systems (CVIS).

Systems design engineering (SYDE) professor Alexander Wong and researchers at DarwinAI are developing a technology that could help identify COVID-19 patients needing ICU care using artificial intelligence. 

Watch AI could help identify COVID-19 patients needing ICU care on CityNews. 

Listen to systems design engineering professor Alexander Wong discussing explainability and trust in machine learning on the ARM Developer podcast.

Two systems design engineering (SYDE) alumni were recognized at the 2021 Faculty of Engineering Alumni Achievement event.

Dr. Glen W. Bandiera – Individual Alumni Achievement Medal for Community Service

Skills Glen Bandiera (BASc ’90, systems design engineering)learned as a Waterloo student over 30 years ago still guide him in his career today with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.