Skule Lunch & Learn: Healthcare Engineering: Models to Support Healthcare Decision Making

Join us this month as Prof. Michael Carter discusses the challenges facing the health care industry and potential engineering-related solutions. Health Care is the number one industry in North America; bigger than automotive, telecommunications, and steel. Healthcare systems all over the world are amid a serious financial crisis. We were in trouble before COVID struck […]

Skule Lunch & Learn: Do Smarter Cars Mean Safer Driving?

Featuring Dr. Birsen Donmez Professor, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Canada Research Chair in Human Factors & Transportation, NSERC Driving has been transformed in recent years, but how have these technological advances impacted our safety? Today, vehicles are capable of detecting/reacting to hazards, maintaining speed and the correct distance from surrounding vehicles, and assuming […]

Skule Lunch & Learn: Something from Nothing: The Practice and Promise of 3D Printing

Join us this month as Professor Mark Kortschot highlights the key principles of 3D printing and addresses the possible benefits and limitations of this family of techniques. Industrial designers have used 3D printing technology for almost 35 years to build prototypes of their designs, but the field has expanded dramatically over the past ten years. […]

Skule Lunch & Learn: Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Will AI Replace My Clinician?

Artificial intelligence is an exciting field spanning computer science, engineering, mathematics, and statistics. In recent years, it has become a hot topic that promises to revolutionize many aspects of our daily lives ranging from our cars to our health. However, only a few truly understand what artificial intelligence represents, and how it can be helpful […]