CEPS Newsletter - April 2025

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Research Highlights

Drs. Omid Norouzi and Animesh Dutta standing in the BRIL lab.

Drs. Animesh Dutta and Omid Norouzi are improving methods to turn organic waste into energy.

Read: Organic Waste Disposal

Ping Wu, Dr. Bassim Abbassi, and Anthony Heebner standing in the lab.

Dr. Bassim Abbassi and his team are innovating sustainable solutions for dairy byproducts.

Read: Dairy Byproducts

News and Updates

From left: Spandana Chereddy, Adya Dash, and Jagandeep Saraya

CEPS 3MT College Heat winners are Adya Dash, Jagandeep Saraya, and Spandana Chereddy.

Read: CEPS 3MT

U of G gets funding for Canada Research Chairs Drs. Anand Yethiraj, Aicheng Chen, & Ali Dehghantanha.

Read: CRC Funding

Other News

Cybersecurity expert Dr. Abbas Yazdinejad shares steps to protect data after a breach.

Orbax explains the Lyrids meteor shower taking place from April 15th to 29th.

Dr. Charlie Obimbo developed a new hybrid algorithm to enhance image encryption security.

Dr. Rozita Dara explains how avian flu outbreaks can be detected by AI before they occur.

Dr. Monica Cojocaru uses AI to forecast measles outbreaks with the AI4Casting Hub.

CEPS students Muhammad Talha Sadaqat, Vincent Putos and Izehi Eigbobo receive Co-op Student of the Year awards.

Drs. Abdallah Elsayed and Ali Dehghantanha discuss automotive tariffs and cybersecurity risks during federal elections.

Dr. Ali Dehghantanha discusses the hiring demand for cybersecurity skills and AI security challenges.

Dr. Ed McBean was awarded the AGGS-Distinguished Fellow Award for his participation and support for the Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS).

U of G ranks highly in QS World Rankings for the study of 12 subjects. Our Physics and Astronomy subjects have also been ranked globally.

Drs. Erica Pensini, Aicheng Chen, Stefano Gregori and Alejandro Marangoni collaborate on a slime that generates electricity.

Dr. Ali Dehghantanha explains DeepSeek AI’s privacy risks from real-time data use.

Dr. Andrew Binns discusses rising flood risks and innovation needed to due to severe storms and landscape development.

Events

Canadian Food Engineering Conference (CFEC) 2025 Apr 24-25

Kudos

In March, the School of Engineering celebrated its annual SOE Alumni Honours & Awards. Five outstanding individuals and organizations were recognized at the ceremony. Learn more about the recipients here, and see photos from the evening here.

Student Profiles

Meet Victoria Levy, a fourth-year Biological and Pharmaceutical Chemistry student researching cocrystal formation for her undergraduate thesis.

Read: Victoria Levy

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