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SYDE Welcomes Grad Students
Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) welcomed new students to our graduate programs this week. To conclude the orientation sessions, the students gathered for an outdoor coffee chat on some of Waterloo’s greenspace. Thanks to the orientation organizers (and the weather) for making this event possible!
Welcome SYDE grad students!
Meet SYDE's 2021 Schulich Leader
Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) student awarded Schulich Leader Scholarship, a national undergraduate STEM scholarship.
SYDE grad offers a better funding model for startups
Clearco challenges the status-quo with unbiased investment opportunities for entrepreneurs.
From about the age of 10, Andrew D’Souza (BASc ’08) began to think of inventive ways to earn money. An early entrepreneur, whose family immigrated to Canada from India, D’Souza started providing services like paper-delivery, lawn mowing and dog walking to his neighbours. Later, he took on part-time jobs to save for university because he wanted to avoid debt.
SYDE Prof. interviewed by BOOM out of Stanford University
Professor John McPhee was interviewed by BOOM [Biomechanics on our Minds] out of Stanford University.
Listen to his interview click here.
Waterloo International Workshop on Neural Engineering & Rehabilitation
Waterloo International Workshop on Neural Engineering and Rehabilitation was successfully held on July 7th - July 10th, 2021.
2021 IEEE NTC Distinguished Service Award for SYDE Professor
SYDE’s Professor John Yeow has been awarded the 2021 IEEE NTC Distinguished Service Award by the IEEE Nanotechnology Technical Council. The award in large part reflects his distinguished service and accomplishments as an Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine.
Touchless technology could enable early detection and treatment of eye diseases that cause blindness
Non-contact laser imaging system designed to detect telltale signs of major blinding diseases
A non-contact laser imaging system could help doctors diagnose and treat eye diseases that cause blindness much earlier than is now possible.
Turning research into commerce
An alumnus of Waterloo Engineering who parlayed his graduate research into a startup company that is out to solve worldwide water problems has been recognized by a national innovation organization.
Jason Deglint, a co-founder of Blue Lion Labs, is one of five winners of a Mitacs Entrepreneur Award for turning research into businesses that impact the lives of Canadians.
New tool uses AI tech to assess COVID-19 severity
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology developed by researchers at Waterloo Engineering is capable of assessing the severity of COVID-19 cases with a promising degree of accuracy.