March 16, 2026 Advancing safety-critical software: McSCert student receives global award Federico Formica, a McMaster University PhD student with the Centre for Software Certification (McSCert), has earned a major international honour: the ACM SIGSOFT–SIGBED Frank Anger Memorial Award.
(Opens in new window) February 18, 2026 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Tiny Robots Now Can Explore and Treat the Body Computing and Software professor Onaizah Onaizah is developing tiny magnetic robots that have the ability to deliver drugs, take biopsies and explore hard to reach areas inside the human body.
February 17, 2026 Two simple steps turn classical computing into quantum, according to newly published framework co‑authored by McMaster professor An international team of five professors has developed a new way to think about quantum computing — one that makes the field a bit less enigmatic. The work, co‑authored by Jacques Carette, Professor in McMaster University’s Department of Computing and Software, represents what he calls a “shift in viewpoint” on how to approach quantum computation.
(Opens in new window) February 11, 2026 McMaster News Students find community, jobs and joy through cybersecurity competitions Two teams of McMaster students participated at CyberSci 2025, Canada’s largest CTF event, with one team placing third nationally.
January 22, 2026 New perspectives: Three students share their exchange experiences Three students took their education abroad and returned with fresh insights, unforgettable experiences and a deeper sense of global connection. Meet Julia, Greg and Halima who ventured to Sweden, Austria and Grenoble for an exchange experience of a lifetime.
(Opens in new window) January 21, 2026 McMaster News Engineering students create app to track campus shuttles Three software engineering students transformed a capstone project into Trac, a real-time shuffle-tracking app now piloted on campus to improve student commuting and wait times.
December 22, 2025 12 McMaster Engineering headlines from 2025 The 2025 stories of our faculty, staff, alumni and student's expertise, innovations, experiences and more.
December 15, 2025 Twin sisters form a formidable team behind a stroke rehabilitation startup Razan and Rawaan Abu-Shaera share more than a birthday — they share a passion for engineering. The twins, both in McMaster’s iBioMed program, have spent five years tackling projects side by side. Now, as they graduate, they’re adding one more milestone to their journey: launching a startup together.
December 2, 2025 Mac Eng students receive 2025 WTS Toronto Area Chapter Scholarship Sarah Hamed, second-year MASc student in Transportation Engineering, received the graduate scholarship while Emma Martino, Mechatronics Engineering student, received the undergraduate scholarship.
(Opens in new window) November 28, 2025 McMaster News Where in the world is Kylie Gun? Meet the engineering student who created MacGuessr, a wildly popular mapping game that tests players’ knowledge of campus.
November 23, 2025 As FATES would have it: McMaster researcher working to make AI systems safer for users McMaster Engineering researcher Sébastien Mosser and a team of international experts are working to make artificial intelligence systems safer, fairer and more transparent for users.
(Opens in new window) November 19, 2025 McMaster News McMaster startup uses vehicle sensors to map the ‘urban nervous system’ Founded by McMaster Engineering students, LIVESENS is transforming everyday road vehicles into a unified real-time network of sensors, and lining up major partners, like the City of Toronto.
