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Friday, November 10, 2017
IT World - Ontario is aggressively pursuing its goal of being a global leader in autonomous vehicle technologies with its latest announcement. The province has launched an Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) in Stratford, which is a unique demonstration zone that will allow researchers to hone their technology and test driverless cars in... More
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Mohamed Ibnkahla has been named the NSERC/Cisco Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in Sensor Networks for the Internet of Things (IoT). It is projected that the IoT will connect billions of objects and devices. These new connections are expected to impact both business models and our personal lives. Prof. Ibnkahla’s work will study algorithms,... More
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Newswire.ca - According to Larry Hutchinson, President and CEO of Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI), the autonomous vehicle is a great opportunity for the automotive industry and will change society as we know it. Just don't expect it to happen tomorrow. Hutchinson shared his point of view on the future of mobility with a room... More
Global News - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is expected to announce a big investment in research for self-driving, or autonomous, cars during a visit to Stratford Wednesday. The province is expected to take the wraps off $80 million in funding for research centres and companies throughout southern Ontario.... More
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Richard Yu has been elevated to IEEE Fellow as of January 1, 2018, for contributions to mobility management and radio resource allocation in mobile wireless networks. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership and is recognized by the technical community as a prestigious honor and an important career achievement. From the citation: “Prof.... More
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Halim Yanikomeroglu will speak about 5G Wireless Technologies tonight, Wednesday November 1, as part of the Ingenious Talks series. These talks are aimed at the general public. Details: 6:30-7:30 pm at the Sunnyside Library at 1049 Bank Street. See the details... More
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
A number of professors in Systems and Computer Engineering are working on autonomous vehicles, which is a natural fit for a department that has special strengths in interfacing hardware and software. Involved faculty include Thomas Kunz, Halim Yanikomeroglu, and Yvan Labiche. See the recent coverage of this fascinating area of... More
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Carleton University’s Amir Banihashemi, a professor in Systems and Computer Engineering, won the 2017 IEEE Ottawa Section Outstanding Engineer Award for “outstanding and pioneering contributions in theory and practice of error correction coding schemes and digital... More
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Ottawa is the first Canadian city to launch testing of an on-street autonomous vehicle (AV) communicating with live City infrastructure. Until now, testing of AVs in Canada has been done in closed, segregated areas. By partnering with BlackBerry QNX and its Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Centre (AVIC), Ottawa now has the facilities and technology... More
CBC News - The test drive of an autonomous car in Ottawa's west end Thursday marked the first trial run of a driverless vehicle on a public street in Canada. The autonomous vehicle, which is powered by Blackberry technology, took Mayor Jim Watson, Coun. Marianne Wilkinson, Blackberry QNX head John Wall and BlackBerry QNX... More
Carleton University’s Richard Yu, a professor in the School of Information Technology, has secured funding from the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP), a federal program led by National Defence’s Science and Technology organization in partnership with Public Safety Canada, totaling $974,000 over three years for his research on... More
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
For the first time anywhere in Canada, an autonomous car is being road tested on a public street while communicating with live city infrastructure such as traffic lights and global position system base (GPS)... More
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