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December 10, 2019 | Volume 10, Issue 24 | View this email in your browser
Birsen Donmez in front of the driving simulator in her Human Factors & Applied Statistics Lab. (Photo: Pam Walls)

From automated vehicles to operating rooms: Human Factors researcher Birsen Donmez studies human and technology integration 

If you have dreams of reading a book or taking a nap while your self-driving car safely navigates city streets, you will have to wait awhile.

That’s according to Professor Birsen Donmez who works in the field of Human Factors, one of eight research areas at MIE. 

Human factors engineering is the study of human and technology integration. Donmez and her research group, the Human Factors & Applied Statistics Lab, use a driving simulator to study different automated vehicle systems with the goal of making them as safe as possible.

Read more about Professor Donmez's research on vehicle automation and operating room black boxes
 

 
MIE student-athletes recognized at Varsity Blues Academic Excellence award ceremony
 
Alumnus Milad Abolhasani receives CAREER Award from National Science Foundation
Research paper authored by Professor Lidan You and team outlines development of tiny device that can detect cancerous blood cells


 
Alumna Nazli Kaya wins Advancing Women in Transportation scholarship



 
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Machining courses
 
Basic Machining two-day course (Jan. 11 & 18)
Saturday, January 11 & Saturday, January 18, 2020 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
D106, George Brown College, 160 Kendal Street
Open to all U of T Engineering students and faculty. Registration required.
 
Basic Machining two-day course (Jan. 12 & 19)
Sunday, January 12 & Sunday, January 19, 2020 | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
D106, George Brown College, 160 Kendal Street
Open to all U of T Engineering students and faculty. Registration required.
 
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Campus & community events
 
Sustainable Plastics Engineering with Seeram Ramakrishna
Hosted by U of T's Low-Carbon Renewable Materials Centre
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 | 11 am - 12 pm
WB401, 184 College Street
 
Safety & Productivity Enhancement through Ergonomics Development (SPEED) with Jennifer A. Gutierrez
Hosted by the Human Factors Interest Group
Thursday, December 12, 2019 | 10:30 am
MC331, 5 King's College Road
 
Hard-Line Machine Learning Hackathon
Hosted by Hard-Line and NORCAT
Friday, January 17 - Sunday, January 19, 2020
NORCAT, 1545 Maley Drive, Greater Sudbury, ON
 
Job, volunteer & study opportunities
 
Students invited to apply to the U of T team for Iron Chef 2020 competition
Deadline: December 15, 2019
 
Apply to the Student Experience Mentorship Program to share your feedback with a U of T faculty or staff member
Deadline: January 13, 2020
 

This is the last MIE newsletter of 2019. The newsletter will return in 2020.

The MIE administrative offices will be closed as of 3 pm (the Machine Shop will close at 2 pm) on Friday, December 20, 2019. They will re-open on Monday, January 6, 2019.

Wishing you a relaxing break and happy new year!
 
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