A graduate of Computer Engineering in 1985, Anand has had a number of jobs in his professional career, including working on a Master’s in Artificial Intelligence in the late 80’s. He wound up at a small company in Waterloo named RIM in 1992, where he stayed for 18 years, helping to revolutionize the way we…
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METRIC 2019 Guest Speaker – Jing Liu
Jing Liu is a McMaster University graduate in the year of 2008, when she received Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. As a young researcher, she has won one of the most prestigious international research awards, IEEE young author best paper award in the year 2007. She was a holder of NSERC…
METRIC 2019 Guest Speaker – Janie Wilson
Janie Wilson received a BScE in Engineering Mathematics from Queen’s University (2000), followed by an MASc (2002) and PhD (2007) in Biomedical Engineering from Dalhousie University. She has worked as a research engineer at the M.E. Muller Institute for Biomechanics and Surgical Design in Bern, Switzerland, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cape Town…
METRIC 2019 Guest Speaker – Monika Yazdanian
Monika Yazdanian is the inaugural Director of The Forge, the startup incubator for McMaster/Hamilton. During Monika‘s tenure, The Forge has been home to 130 startups that have cumulatively raised over $26 MM. Prior to joining The Forge, Monika worked at the University of Toronto and at a software startup; she has also contributed articles to…
METRIC 2019 Keynote – Roger Tang-Poy
Roger was appointed to the Executive Team in October, 2018. He completed a special assignment as VP Manufacturing in 2018 and held the role of General Manager Primary Manufacturing from 2014 to 2018. Roger joined Dofasco in 1987 and has held various coaching positions in Technology. In 2003, Roger was promoted to the position of…
Proposed Constitution Change
The EGS is proposing changes to the constitution as per the will of members at the Annual General Meeting. Attached are the following documents: Current EGS Constitution Newly Proposed EGS Constitution Summary of Changes of the EGS Constitution If you have any concerns or comments please email us at egs@mcmaster.ca we will be accepting comments…
LaTeX Workshop
The EGS is running a one day workshop on the open source LaTeX typesetting software to help you get over the learning curve of using LaTeX and get on you way to a better writing experience. The workshop will be on Saturday January 26 from 10 until around 3pm, and tickets are $10. Register on…
EGS Travel Awards Winter 2019
Traveling this semester for a conference or workshop? Apply for the EGS travel award by April 5th, 2019. Application details are here
METRIC 2018 Recap!
“At McMaster Engineering, we have a thriving culture of engaged students who translate ideas into innovations that change the world. Due to robust partnerships with industry, the research intensity of the Faculty is among the highest in Canada. METRIC plays an integral part in continuing to foster strong research collaborations among students, faculty and industry.”…
Snapchat Scavenger Hunt List
Hey Engineers! Looking to get out of the office and stretch your legs? Come and join us on our scavenger hunt! This year we’ve organized a self-guided Snapchat tour of Mac. Bring a picture, with a McMaster filter, of the following: • Department admin’s office • EGS office / EGS rep • The Hub •…