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The Centre for Engineering Innovation atrium filled Aug. 4 with engineering students and faculty as first-year students of “cornerstone design” displayed their efforts and competed for cash prizes.

The mandatory course tasks students with designing, programming, and building a product to address a real-world issue. Solutions ranged from a sustainable greenhouse to an electromagnetic brake system, a sensor-augmented white cane, or an autonomous vehicle.

Harshan Bharat, Bruce Ye, and Vikashan Vivekanathan took the task to heart and created something off the beaten path. They found that white canes used by the visually impaired haven’t changed as much as other medical-related technology.

The Faculty of Engineering and the Windsor chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) partnered for a two-day workshop on Python and Machine Learning for university and high school students.

Attendees explored several hot topics like the application of Machine Learning in Real-World Scenarios, algorithms, and hands-on project development. At the end of the workshop, the students toured the Machine Learning lab that showcases engineering student innovations.

The Engineering to Adapt symposium, held June 22 and 23 at the University of Windsor, brought together stakeholders, enthusiasts, and experts from academia, industry, and the public sector to discuss current challenges and sharpen existing solutions that advance responsible living.

The Greek letter eta signifies efficiency, as well as being the symposium’s acronym, said conference chair David Ting, a director of the Turbulence and Energy Laboratory which hosted the event.

“Engineering efficiency entails minimizing entropy generation and environmental interference and is the key to brightening tomorrow,” he said. “Our research strives to catalyze every person to engineer efficiency.”

This symposium promoted collaboration to maximize opportunities for innovation. Dean of engineering Bill Van Heyst delivered welcoming remarks, and former dean Graham Reader gave a presentation on Waste Not, Want Not that focused on rethinking problems with food waste and fast fashion.

Visitors to the University of Windsor’s Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation will now pass through the Telus Atrium, a space marking the two organizations’ shared priority of connectivity.

Leadership from the University and the telecommunications company came together last week to unveil the new sign in the lobby of the building, home to the Faculty of Engineering.

UWindsor president Robert Gordon said the partnership helps build on the University’s strategic priority of advancing bold, impactful research, scholarship, and creative activity.

“Our researchers bring global perspectives, emerging knowledge, and leadership to the table as we address regional challenges together with our industry partners like Telus,” Dr. Gordon said.