News from the department of Computing & Software

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.

Sarah Hamed, second-year MASc student in Transportation Engineering, received the graduate scholarship while Emma Martino, Mechatronics Engineering student, received the undergraduate scholarship.

Meet the engineering student who created MacGuessr, a wildly popular mapping game that tests players’ knowledge of campus.

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.

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.

Postdoctoral fellow Julia Rosén recently created the RoboConsent Framework, which supports more user-centered, transparent and ethically robust consent processes.

Meet the newest faculty and staff members of McMaster Engineering. Find out why they joined Mac Eng, which emoji they use most and more.

The appointment of Hassan Ashtiani, Sivan Sabato and Shahab Asoodeh underscores the department’s leadership in the field of trustworthy and foundational artificial intelligence.

Assistant Professor Onaizah Onaizah leads the HeART lab, where her team designs millimetre-scale robots and 3D-printed magnetic devices for medical use. Their work is shaping the future of less invasive and more precise healthcare.

Megann Nkenglack may have just finished her first year in McMaster Engineering’s Computer Science co-op program, but she’s already making moves in the classroom — and on the wrestling mat. 

McMaster Engineering students made an impressive debut at the 2025 Applied Collegiate Exoskeleton (ACE) Competition, showcasing their skills, creativity and teamwork.

Aadi Sanghani worked on a project-basis during his co-op; he focused on prototypes and their implementation, including analysis of expected behaviour, failures and fixes.