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 7th 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.
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.
Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) student Anna Wang was recognized in the enterprise technology category of the North American Forbes 30 under 30 list for 2022.
Fourth-year Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) student Aman Mathur won a top prize in the fall 2021 Concept $5,000 pitch competition. Aman pitched Learnlist, an online platform to save, curate and share knowledge.
Among the finalists was first-year SYDE student Niharika Srivatsa, who pitched Bebaha Virtual HealthCare, a virtual clinic that connects women to women doctors in India.
Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) Professor Parsin Haji Reza was awarded the Engineering Research Excellence Award from the Faculty of Engineering and the Friend of Natalie Award from the Waterloo Engineering Society.