UTIAS / en Angela Schoellig recognized with Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship /celebrates/angela-schoellig-recognized-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Angela Schoellig&nbsp;recognized with Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-10-25T11:03:03-04:00" title="Tuesday, October 25, 2022 - 11:03" class="datetime">Tue, 10/25/2022 - 11:03</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/nserc" hreflang="en">NSERC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/choellig-landscape-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Angela Schoellig"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Sylvie Li/Shoot Studio)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/McDonald-McDonald/Profiles-Profils/Schoellig-Schoellig_eng.asp">Professor&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Angela Schoellig</strong></a>&nbsp;of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Prizes-Prix/McDonald-McDonald/Profiles-Profils/Schoellig-Schoellig_eng.asp" style="box-sizing:border-box">earned an Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship</a>&nbsp;from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC).</p> <p style="max-width:none; text-align:start"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">The award will further accelerate Schoellig’s leading-edge research into autonomous robotics for a variety of applications, from environmental monitoring to visual inspection of construction sites.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>“I’m very honoured to be named in this year’s cohort of Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship recipients,” says Schoellig. “It will of course enhance the important research we are doing in Canada, but I also hope it will help inspire the next generation, especially young women, to see what they can achieve with a career in STEM.”</p> <p style="max-width:none; text-align:start"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">Previously known as the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships, the Arthur B. McDonald Fellowships recognize early-stage academic researchers in the natural sciences and engineering and enhance their research capacity so that they can become leaders in their field. </span></span></span></span></span></p> <p>Schoellig, who recently took up an Alexander von Humboldt Professorship at the Technical University of Munich, holds the Canada Research Chair in Machine Learning for Robotics and Control at U of T Engineering, as well as a Canada CIFAR Chair in Artificial Intelligence.</p> <p style="max-width:none; text-align:start"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">“Professor Schoellig’s innovative work is at the leading edge of two fields – AI and robotics – that have tremendous potential to generate new technologies, solutions and businesses over the next couple of decades,” says&nbsp;<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Christopher Yip</strong>, dean of U of T’s Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="max-width:none; text-align:start"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">“It’s wonderful to see her recognized on the national stage, as she engages and advances this research internationally. On behalf of the Faculty, I extend her enormous congratulations.”</span></span></span></span></span></p> <h3 style="max-width: none; text-align: start;"><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/autonomous-robotics-research-earns-professor-angela-schoellig-an-arthur-b-mcdonald-fellowship/"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</span></span></span></span></span></a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 25 Oct 2022 15:03:03 +0000 lanthierj 177710 at Ten leading U of T researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards /celebrates/ten-leading-u-t-researchers-recognized-connaught-innovation-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ten leading U of T researchers recognized with Connaught Innovation Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-03-29T06:50:49-04:00" title="Monday, March 29, 2021 - 06:50" class="datetime">Mon, 03/29/2021 - 06:50</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/mississauga" hreflang="en">Mississauga</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/connaught-innovation-award" hreflang="en">Connaught Innovation Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/temerty-faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Temerty Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-mississauga" hreflang="en">U of T Mississauga</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/group-photo-5.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ten University of Toronto researchers are receiving Connaught Innovation Awards to help them accelerate the development and commercialization of their promising technologies.</p> <p>The winning projects were selected for their strong socio-economic and commercial potential and are expected to make a positive impact on society.&nbsp;</p> <p>“One hundred years ago the world-changing discovery of insulin at&nbsp;the University of Toronto sparked a century of health innovation and advances by U of T researchers,” said <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, U of T's vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “That legacy continues through programs such as&nbsp;the Connaught Innovation Awards – and the transformative research these&nbsp;fund today.</p> <p>“From medical devices that allow us to better study the gut microbiome, to advances in sustainability that will make our planet a healthier place to live, this year’s winners are making important contributions locally and globally through their research – and I look forward to seeing the impact of their work.”</p> <p>The winners are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/mansoor-barati-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Mansoor Barati </strong>of the department of materials science and engineering</a>: Process Scale-up for a Novel Method of Nickel Extraction</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/eric-diller-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Eric Diller </strong>of&nbsp; the department of mechanical and industrial engineering</a>: Non-invasive Sampling in the Gut using a Magnetic Capsule</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/levente-diosady-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Levente Diosady</strong> of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry</a>: Iron Fortification of Tea Beverages</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/roman-genov-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Roman Genov </strong>of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical and computer engineering</a>: Energy-Efficient Coded-Exposure-Pixel Cameras for Accurate Imaging without Motion Artifacts</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/patrick-gunning-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Patrick Gunning</strong> of the department of chemical and physical sciences</a>: Picomolar HDAC6 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Hematological Malignancies</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/emma-master-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Emma Master</strong> of the department of chemical engineering and applied chemistry</a>: 2-ZYME: Two-Step Biocatalytic Conversion for Underused Biorefinery Side-Streams to Glucaric Acid</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/prasanth-nair-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Prasanth Nair</strong> of the Institute for Aerospace Studies</a>: Computational Framework for Fast Uncertainty Quantification and Decision Analytics</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/taufik-valiante-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Taufik Valiante </strong>of the department of surgery</a>: Implantable Neuromodulation Device for Comparative Medicine in Canine and Human Epilepsy</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/yu-sun-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Yu Sun</strong> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering</a>: Development of an Automated System for Blastocyst Biopsy with Minimal Invasiveness in IVF Clinics</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/shirley-wu-recognized-connaught-innovation-award"><strong>Xiao Yu (Shirley) Wu</strong> of the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy</a>: Development of a Nanotechnology-based Platform for the Central Nervous System (CNS) Diseases</li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:50:49 +0000 lanthierj 168821 at Tim Barfoot elected an Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Fellow /celebrates/tim-barfoot-elected-institute-electrical-electronics-engineers-fellow <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Tim Barfoot elected an Institute of Electrical &amp; Electronics Engineers Fellow</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-12-02T11:23:44-05:00" title="Wednesday, December 2, 2020 - 11:23" class="datetime">Wed, 12/02/2020 - 11:23</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/ieee" hreflang="en">IEEE</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/barfoot.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Tim Barfoot"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Professor Tim Barfoot (UTIAS), seen here at the launch of the Robotics Institute, held in May 2019, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical &amp; Electronics Engineers (IEEE). (Photo: Liz Do)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Professor <strong>Tim Barfoot </strong>of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical &amp; Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Robotics and Automation Society, for contributions to mobile robot navigation.</p> <p>&nbsp;“As a kid building my first robots of out Lego, I could never have imagined where this field and career would take me,” said Barfoot, who is a double alumnus of the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering. “It’s been a lot of fun so far and I’m excited to see where robotics goes next.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“I would like to thank all those that helped me along the way through Engineering Science, MDA, and UTIAS, and I would like to dedicate this honour to another IEEE Fellow, Professor <strong>Bruce Francis</strong> (1947-2018), who served as an influential mentor to me,” he said.</p> <p>Barfoot’s research focuses on the visual navigation of mobile robots. Such robots are used in many different sectors, including transportation, planetary exploration, mining, warehouses, offices, and military applications.</p> <p>“Training robots to navigate safely and autonomously is among the most complex engineering challenges of our time, and Professor Barfoot’s embodies the world-leading advances we are making in this area,” said <strong>Chris Damaren</strong>, director of UTIAS.&nbsp;</p> <p>“On behalf of the entire Institute, I warmly congratulate him on this well-deserved honour.”</p> <h3><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-tim-barfoot-elected-an-ieee-fellow/">Read the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering story</a></h3> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 02 Dec 2020 16:23:44 +0000 lanthierj 167726 at Artificial Intelligence researchers named CIFAR AI Chairs /celebrates/artificial-intelligence-researchers-named-cifar-ai-chairs <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Artificial Intelligence researchers named CIFAR AI Chairs</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-12-11T15:12:42-05:00" title="Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 15:12" class="datetime">Wed, 12/11/2019 - 15:12</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/vector-institute" hreflang="en">Vector Institute</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-and-mathematical-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-computer-science" hreflang="en">Department of Computer Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/2019-12-06-Anna%20Goldenberg.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Portrait of Anna Goldenberg"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Anna Goldenberg, one of eight U of T researchers to be named a CIFAR AI Chair, has developed a computer model that can predict a patient's oncoming heart attack (photo by Johnny Guatto)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Eight University of Toronto artificial intelligence researchers, all of whom are also faculty members at the Vector Institute, have been named CIFAR AI Chairs – a recognition of pioneering work in areas that could have global societal impact.&nbsp;</p> <p>They are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/news/u-t-vector-institute-woo-rising-stars-machine-learning-field"><strong>Jakob Foerster</strong>, who will be an assistant professor</a> in U of T Scarborough’s department of computer and mathematical sciences in 2020</li> <li><strong>Animesh Garg</strong>, an assistant professor of computer science</li> <li><strong>Anna Goldenberg</strong>, an associate professor in the department of computer science and a scientist in the genetics and genome biology lab at SickKids Research Institute</li> <li><a href="/news/u-t-vector-institute-woo-rising-stars-machine-learning-field"><strong>Chris Maddison</strong>, who will be an assistant professor</a> in the departments of computer science and statistical sciences in 2020</li> <li><strong>Sheila McIlraith</strong>, a professor in the department of computer science</li> <li><strong>Gennady Pekhimenko</strong>, an assistant professor in computer science</li> <li><strong>Toniann Pitassi</strong>, a professor in computer science with a joint appointment in mathematics</li> <li><strong>Angela Schoellig</strong>,&nbsp;an assistant professor at U of T’s Institute for Aerospace Studies who leads its Dynamic Systems Lab</li> </ul> <p>The CIFAR AI Chairs each receive five years of dedicated funding and are a key part of the country’s $125-million Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, which seeks to attract and retain the top minds in the field.</p> <h3><a href="/news/eight-u-t-artificial-intelligence-researchers-named-cifar-ai-chairs">Read the <em>U of T News </em>story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 11 Dec 2019 20:12:42 +0000 lanthierj 161246 at DiDi Graduate Awards recognize outstanding student researchers /celebrates/didi-graduate-awards-recognize-outstanding-student-researchers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">DiDi Graduate Awards recognize outstanding student researchers</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2019-12-09T11:22:14-05:00" title="Monday, December 9, 2019 - 11:22" class="datetime">Mon, 12/09/2019 - 11:22</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/utias" hreflang="en">UTIAS</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/computer-science" hreflang="en">Computer Science</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/didi-partnerships-event-december-5-2019_49177708928_o.jpg" width="1140" height="760" alt="Didi award winners group photo"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Nine of the inaugural winners of the DiDi Graduate Awards with, at centre, DiDi's Tracy Li and Hongtu Zhu (photo by Daria Perevezentsev)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Ten University of Toronto graduate students are receiving DiDi Graduate Awards in recognition of their contributions to the fields of artificial intelligence, vehicle autonomy, transportation analytics, human-machine interfacing and&nbsp;related topics.</p> <p>They are the first U of T students to receive scholarships from <a href="https://www.didiglobal.com/">Beijing-based Didi Chuxing, the world’s largest ride-hailing service</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>“U of T is very prestigious in cultivating outstanding leaders and innovators,”&nbsp;said Hongtu Zhu, chief scientist of statistics at DiDi. “DiDi hopes to contribute to this endeavor in fostering top talents to solve the world’s transportation, environmental and employment challenges with smart transportation innovations.”</p> <p>The recipients are:</p> <ul> <li>PhD students <strong>Danijar Hafner</strong> and <strong>Nicole Barbosa Sultanum</strong>, from the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering PhD students <strong>Alaa Itani </strong>and <strong>Junshi Xu</strong> of civil engineering; <strong>Hao Wang</strong> and <strong>Bilal Majed Taha</strong> of electrical and computer engineering and <strong>Dengbo He</strong> of mechanical and industrial engineering</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering master’s student <strong>Nazli Eser Kaya </strong>of mechanical and industrial engineering</li> <li>Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;master’s students <strong>Abhishek Goudar</strong> and <strong>Shangyi Xiong </strong>of the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-sets-stage-strategic-research-partnership-world-s-largest-ride-hailing-company">Read about U of T's&nbsp;partnership with DiDi</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:22:14 +0000 lanthierj 161173 at