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Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Student Research Opportunities

There are many opportunities for students to get involved with the groundbreaking research conducted by over 50 research groups at MIE.

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering or Industrial Engineering students interested in working with research groups or pursuing a thesis project may:

  • contact faculty members directly to inquire about research opportunities or potential thesis project supervision.

Master of Engineering (MEng) students interested in pursuing an MEng project may:

  • browse available MEng projects in the table below.
  • contact faculty members directly to inquire about research opportunities or potential thesis project supervision.

Master of Applied Science (MASc) and PhD students conduct research with the support of their supervisor.

Interested postdoctoral candidates can explore the Postdoctoral Fellows Portal or browse open positions on our Careers page.

 

Prospective graduate students interested in getting involved in research at MIE should review our Programs Overview page.

MEng Projects

Date AddedTitleContactResearch Area
Winter 2026Why do energy demand models fail to predict actual energy consumption?Please contact Professor Li Shu (l.shu@utoronto.ca)Human Factors and Information Engineering
Fall 2025/Winter 2026Comparative Assessment of SMR Steam GeneratorsPlease contact David Warnica (david.warnica@utoronto.ca) about your interests in this project topic.Thermofluids
Fall 2025Optimizing the Scheduling Process for Battery Assembly ManufacturingPlease contact Professor Chi-Ghun Lee (chiguhn.lee@utoronto.ca)Operations Research ;Information Engineering;Applied Machine Learning
Fall 2025Stochastic SIR Model for Glove EffectivenessPlease contact Professor Isabelle Rao (isabelle.rao@utoronto.ca)Operations Research
Fall 2025Telematics Based Driver Behaviour Intervention for Fleet SafetyPlease contact Professor Birsen Donmez (donmez@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr. Basar Demir (b.demir@utoronto.ca)Human Factors
Fall 2025Application of Composites Shafts in Aero-enginesPlease contact Professor Kamran Behdinan <behdinan@mie.utoronto.ca>Mechanics and Design; Materials
Fall 2025City Digital Twin InterfacePlease contact Dr. Megan Katsumi (megan.katsumi@utoronto.ca)Information Engineering; Human Factors
Fall 2025Multi-Layer Supply Chain Optimization and Delivery System AutomationPlease contact Professor Chi-Guhn Lee (chiguhn.lee@utoronto.ca)Operations Research; Applied Machine Learning ;Information Engineering
Winter 2026A Smart PavementPlease contact Professor Fae AzhariMechanics and Design; Materials; Robotics
Fall 2025Smart Diagnostic Platforms for Sleep Apnea Detection and TherapyInterested candidates should contact Dr. Tafreshi (tafreshi@mie.utoronto.ca) and Prof. Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca)Mechanics and Design; Robotics
Fall 2025Next-Generation Aerogel Materials for EV Battery Safety and Clean TechnologiesInterested candidates should contact Dr. Tafreshi (tafreshi@mie.utoronto.ca) and Prof. Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca) for more information.Materials; Mechanics and Design
Fall 2025Wearable gas-sensing for early detection of prosthetic limb injuriesPlease contact Dr. Ardevan Bakhtari (ardevan.bakhtari@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning; Robotics
Fall 2025FEM Modeling of High-Speed Particle Impacts on Surfaces for Cold Spray Additive ManufacturingPlease contact Professor Ali Dolatabadi (ali.dolatabadi@utoronto.ca) and Dr Mehdi Jadidi (mehdi.jadidi@utoronto.ca)Mechanics and Design
Fall 2025Numerical Study of High-Temperature Jet Interaction with AirfoilsPlease contact Professor Ali Dolatabadi (ali.dolatabadi@utoronto.ca) and Dr Mehdi Jadidi (mehdi.jadidi@utoronto.ca)Thermofluids
Fall 2025/ Winter 2026Experimental and Numerical Study of Hydrogen Bubble Detachment on Engineered Electrodes for Water Electrolysis ApplicationsPlease contact Professor Ali Dolatabadi (ali.dolatabadi@utoronto.ca) and Dr Mehdi Jadidi (mehdi.jadidi@utoronto.ca)Thermofluids
Fall 2025 Effects of In-vehicle display information and attention monitoring system accuracy on attention & performance in automated driving (analysis of a driving simulator study) Please contact Professor Birsen Donmez (donmez@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr Dina Kanaan (dina.kanaan@mail.utoronto.ca)Human Factors
Fall 2025Reducing hospital inpatient falls through improved wheelchair and walker designPlease contact Professor Myrtede Alfred (myrtede.alfred@utoronto.ca)Human Factors
Fall 2025Understanding Patient Outcomes and Quality of Life Please contact Professor Myrtede Alfred (myrtede.alfred@utoronto.ca)Human Factors
Fall 2025Factors Contributing to 30-day Readmission for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Please contact Professor Myrtede Alfred (myrtede.alfred@utoronto.ca)Human Factors
Fall 2025/Winter 2026Large Language Models (LLMs) for Constraint ModellingPlease contact Professor Eldan Cohen (eldan.cohen@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Operations Research, Information Engineering
Fall 2025/Winter 2026Retrieval-Augmented Action Guidance for Multimodal Robot ControlPlease submit CV, unofficial transcript and one paragraph describing your interest to Professor Chi-Guhn Lee (cglee@mie.utoronto.ca)Robotics, Applied Machine Learning
Fall 2025Temporal Graph Reasoning for Dynamic Decision-Making in Evolving NetworksPlease contact Professor Hafizur Rahman (hafizur.rahman@mail.utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning ;Information Engineering
Fall 2025Multimodal, interpretable, and human-centred AI for medicinePlease contact Professor Farzad Khalvati (farzad.khalvati@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Operations Research, Human Factors
Fall 2025Hydrophobic modification of 3D-printed MOFs for enhanced carbon capturePlease contact Professor Kevin Golovin (kevin.golovin@utoronto.ca)Materials, Thermofluids
Fall 2025Angle-Ply Collagen Structures for tissue Engineering ApplicationsPlease contact Professor Alex Guenther (guenther@mie.utoronto.ca)Materials
Fall 2025Domain Shift Aware Deep Learning for Condition MonitoringPlease contact Professor Hassan (ma.hassan@mail.utoronto.ca)Operations Research, Applied Machine Learning, Information Engineering
Summer 2025Multi-drone Control using Reinforcement LearningPlease contact Professor Koorosh Moslemi (koorosh.moslemi@mail.utoronto.ca)Robotics, Applied Machine Learning
Fall 2025Active learning tool development for probability & statisticsPlease contact Professor Janet Lam (jy.lam@utoronto.ca)Operations Research
Fall 2025Printed Circuit Board Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) Please contact Professor Janet Lam (jy.lam@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning
Fall 2025/ Winter 2026CFD modeling of lime kilns in kraft pulp millsPlease submit your CV, unofficial transcripts, and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project to Professor Markus Bussmann (markus.bussmann@utoronto.ca)Thermofluids
Fall 2025Image analysis of oil droplet spreading on advanced omniphobic coatingsPlease contact Professor Kevin Golovin (kevin.golovin@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Materials;Thermofluids
Fall 2025Exploratory data analysis in a manufacturing system for energy consumptionPlease contact Professor Chi-Guhn Lee (cglee@mie.utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Operations Research
Fall 2025Design of fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites for energy applicationsPlease contact Professor Nani Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca) and Adam Pearson (adam.pearson@mail.utoronto.ca)Materials
Fall 2025Explainable AI for Health Risk PredictionPlease contact Professor Ethan Fosse (ethan.fosse@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Human Factors
Fall 2025Scalable NLP Systems for Large-Scale Sentiment Analysis in Public DiscoursePlease contact Professor Ethan Fosse (ethan.fosse@utoronto.ca)Applied Machine Learning, Information Engineering
Fall 2025Fabrication and Electrochemical Characterization of Carbon-Based Materials for Lithium-Ion BatteriesPlease submit your CV and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project in one file within a single email to Prof. Hani Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca) and Dr. Sara Taromsari (sara.taromsari@mail.utoronto.ca).Materials
Fall 2025Carbon-Negative Polymer Composites for Automotive & Electronics: From CO₂ Capture to High-Performance MaterialsPlease contact Professor Hani Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca)Materials
Fall 2025 or Winter 2026Functional Data Analysis for Cohort DynamicsPlease contact Professor Ethan Fosse (ethan.fosse@utoronto.ca)Operations Research, Applied Machine Learning, Information Engineering
Fall 2025Combining modularity-based and Markov-based community detection algorithms to accurately and reliably cluster networked data Please contact Samin Aref (aref@mie.utoronto.ca)Data Science, Machine learning, Operations research, Information Engineering
Summer/Fall 2025Development of Polymer Composites for Carbon Capture and Storage TechnologiesPlease submit your CV and a paragraph describing your interest in the project within a single email to Prof. Hani Naguib (hani.naguib@utoronto.ca) and Dr. Ashkan Dargahi (ashkan.dargahi@mail.utoronto.ca).Advanced Manufacturing, Mechanics, and Materials
Spring/Summer/Fall 2025Physician-Centered Clinical Assistance System using Large Language Model (NLP
field)		Please submit CV, unofficial transcript, and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project in one file in a single email to Prof. Mark Chignell (chignel@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr. Lu Wang (lwang71@central.uh.edu).Data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, healthcare, medical research.
Spring/Summer/Fall 2025Human-Centered Multi-Source Data Learning on Ageing Neuroscience (Computer
vision/Image processing field) 		Please submit CV, unofficial transcript, and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project in one file in a single email to Prof. Mark Chignell (chignel@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr. Lu Wang (lwang71@central.uh.edu).Data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, healthcare, medical research.
Spring/Summer/Fall 2025Human-Centered Data Science – Trustworthy AI in Healthcare and Medical Research
(Tabular health data concentration) 		Please submit CV, unofficial transcript, and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project in one file in a single email to Prof. Mark Chignell (chignel@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr. Lu Wang (lwang71@central.uh.edu).Data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, healthcare, medical research.
Spring/Summer 2025Development of Layered Polymer Nanocomposite with Graded Cellular Structures for Absorption Dominated EMI ShieldingPlease submit your CV and a single paragraph describing your interest in the project in one file within a single email to Prof. Chul Park (park@mie.utoronto.ca) and Dr. Meysam Salari (meysam.salari@mail.utoronto.ca).Thermofluids & Materials
Winter/Spring 2025Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Methods towards Engineering Applications
Interested applicants are encouraged to send a Cover Letter and a Resume to Prof. Kamran Behdinan (kamran.behdinan@utoronto.ca). Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed.Mechanics & Design
Winter/Spring 2025Enhancing Extraction at the MusclePlease submit CV, unofficial transcript and one paragraph describing your interest to Prof. Fatemeh Jazinizadeh
(fatemeh.jazinizadeh@utoronto.ca)		Mechanical Engineering Design and Instrumentation
Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Winter 2026Development of Automation Failure Scenarios in a Laboratory MicroworldInterested candidates should contact Prof. Greg A. Jamieson (jamieson@mie.utoronto.ca)Human Factors & Ergonomics
Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Winter 2026Contribute to a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Human Performance Responses to Automation FailureInterested candidates should contact Prof. Greg A. Jamieson (jamieson@mie.utoronto.ca)Human Factors & Ergonomics
Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Winter 2026Validation of the Response Integration across Measures & Experiments (RIME) TableInterested candidates should contact Prof. Greg A. Jamieson (jamieson@mie.utoronto.ca)Human Factors & Ergonomics
Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Winter 2026Development and Deployment of a Small Modular Reactor facility SimulatorInterested candidates should contact Prof. Greg A. Jamieson (jamieson@mie.utoronto.ca)Human Factors & Ergonomics
Summer 2025/Fall 2025/Winter 2026Contribute to a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Automation Transparency InterventionsInterested candidates should contact Prof. Greg A. Jamieson (jamieson@mie.utoronto.ca)Human Factors & Ergonomics

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