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Fellowship in the Royal Society of Canada is one of the highest honours a Canadian scholar can achieve MIE professor Mark Fox has been elected a 2026 fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). The RSC’s mission is to advance knowledge,…

Isaac will be part of the CANSTOREnergy project, which works to integrate policy and community engagement in the early stages of design and execution of energy systems As an undergraduate, Connor Isaac (MechE 2T5 + PEY, MIE PhD student) brought his engineering…

A new study with Women’s College Hospital compared appointments with and without the digital tools to understand their impact on workflow Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes can reduce the time physicians spend documenting patient visits by 69.1% during simulated primary care appointments, according to new…

The academy brings together Canada’s top health and biomedical scientists and scholars to address the urgent health concerns of Canadians MIE professor and U of T Engineering Dean Emerita Cristina Amon has been elected a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health…

Award-winning MIE professor on advancing operation research through exceptional educational experiences Last month, Professor Timothy Chan (MIE) was one of two professors from across the University of Toronto to receive the JJ Berry Smith Doctoral Supervision Award. The award recognizes outstanding and thoughtful…

Congratulations to our MIE Faculty who received the following promotions in 2026: Amy Bilton – Professor Patrick C. Lee – Professor Elias Khalil – Associate Professor Sinisa Colic – Associate Professor, Teaching Stream Michael Guerzhoy – Associate Professor, Teaching Stream

“We’re not just building technology — we’re working to solve a deeply consequential problem for humanity.” Sushant Singh (MSE MEng 1T9, MIE PhD 2T6) came to the University of Toronto from New Delhi in 2018 with a passion for 3D printing…

Professor Myrtede Alfred (MIE) and William Osler Health System launched Ontario’s first Human Factors Academic Practice Partnership in 2025. Osler and Alfred share their thoughts on the impact of this partnership a year after implementation. Read the article from the…

Chirarattananon’s research leverages the power of nature to create tiny robotic systems, micro aerial vehicles and hybrid locomotion Associate Professor Pakpong Chirarattananon is one of the newest faculty members at the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE). He brings wide-ranging expertise…

Student-designed chatbot pulls directly from course material and can be set up by a professor within an hour A team of U of T Engineering undergraduate students has created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that makes official course material accessible…