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Every year the Division of Engineering Science supports over 30 students in international summer research placements at top institutions around the globe. Students can apply for these positions as early as the first year of their studies. Click here to…

On June 13, our fourth year class with join the ranks of EngSci graduates at Spring Convocation 2017. Check out just two of our outstanding graduates in U of T Engineering’s list of Grads to Watch.  

In the aftermath of the ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack that caused significant disruptions around the world, EngSci Chair Deepa Kundur reflects on the question on many people’s minds: Will cyberattacks continue to get worse? Professor Kundur is an expert in cybersecurity with…

What does it take to become the world’s fastest self-propelled human? Gruelling physical training, a crack team of EngSci Aerospace graduates, and great vision. Todd Reichert (EngSci 0T5, UTIAS PhD 1T1) and Cameron Robertson (EngSci 0T8, UTIAS MASc 0T9) have…

Over the next decade, Canada will face a shortfall of engineers, as thousands of senior engineers will retire and our economy grows. At a time when engineers are at the forefront of solving the world’s most urgent and complex problems,…

Every year the Division of Engineering Science provides Experiences Abroad for students who would like to spend the summer doing research at top institutions around the world. Locations include the National University of Singapore, Max Plankc Institute in Germany, Osaka…

EngSci student Nathalin Moy (Year 4 Energy Systems) wanted her energy systems capstone project to matter. Her hard work in the ESC 470 Energy Systems Capstone course is now the basis of a new cross-Faculty collaboration to engage engineering students…

Last weekend saw dozens of student teams huddled over computers in the Bahen Centre. They were competing in the first ever Daisy Intelligence Hackathon, a 24-hr contest in parallel computing for artificial intelligence and machine learning. Students were asked to…

Aaron Persad (EngSci 0T6, MIE PhD 1T4) and Najmus Ibrahim (EngSci 0T9, UTIAS MASc 1T3) are among five U of T Engineering alumni who are on the Canadian Space Agency’s shortlist of candidates to become Canada’s next astronaut. Persad is…

A team of Year 3 EngSci students received top honours at the PennApps hackathon at the University of Pennsylvania for their project called Socialytics, a mash-up of “social media” and “data analytics”. The application uses technology like language processing to…