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Linda Wang, a SYDE Masters student, was featured in a research story about rethinking research during the pandemic that highlights her research in artificial intelligence and computer vision.

When she started her engineering master’s degree in 2018, Linda Wang had no idea her research would be used to help detect a potentially deadly global virus less than two years later.

Artificial intelligence technology will be used to help modernize US federal pathology facility

Technology developed by engineering researchers at the University of Waterloo has been adopted by a major pathology facility in the United States.

Prof. Alexander Wong's work on TinySpeech, a family of compact deep neural networks for on-device speech recognition, was featured in the media, including in Synced and Hackster.io:

Prof. Alexander Wong was one of the leading experts featured in a Special Report entitled "Staying ahead of the curve – The business case for responsible AI" by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

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Researchers at Waterloo Engineering have taken an important step in the development of a microscope to precisely guide doctors during surgery to remove brain tumors.

For the first time, they used laser imaging technology to almost instantly identify cancerous tissue with accuracy comparable to laboratory tests that take up to two weeks.

Ellen McGee, 3A SYDE student, has won the prestigious Sandford Fleming Foundation (SFF) Memorial Leadership Award for 2020.

The award is granted to an undergraduate student in the Faculty of Engineering who has made outstanding contributions to the Faculty in the promotion of extracurricular activities.

A company founded by three Waterloo Engineering students 15 years ago will receive a national honour next week for its innovative approach to traffic management.

Miovision is the 2020 recipient of the Innovator of the Year award given out annually by the Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) to a company that “disrupts and transforms an industry in profound ways.”

We welcome Dr. Ewen MacDonald, who comes to Systems Design Engineering as Associate Professor.

The co-op program at Waterloo Engineering was a major draw for an incoming student who will start her studies this fall with backing from a prestigious scholarship worth up to $100,000.

Anson Yu of Langley, BC, is the latest Loran Scholar to choose Waterloo after landing a four-year scholarship aimed at finding and supporting high-potential young Canadians.