2018

2018 news archives for Wellington Faculty of Engineering.

  • Artificial Intelligence researcher named IEEE Fellow

    Professor Mengjie Zhang from the School of Engineering and Computer Science has been awarded the status of Fellow by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to evolutionary learning and optimization methodologies.

  • Renewable energy: decarbonise, decentralise and digitalise

    Professor Alan Brent from Victoria University of Wellington's School of Engineering and Computer Science assesses how well New Zealand is doing with the trinity of energy priorities necessary to tackle global warming.

  • Lily Holder-McFlinn sits at a table in the hub with a pen in hand.

    Award-winning student gives back

    Lily Holder-McFlinn (Rongowhakaata) came to Victoria University of Wellington this year with a $5000 Victoria Academic Excellence Scholarship, a $15,000 Spark scholarship for women in technology and one of only five Te Ara a Kupe Beaton scholarships awarded in the country.

  • Jayden Nowitz on Kelburn campus.

    Hooked on cybersecurity

    Master of Engineering graduate, Jayden Nowitz says the decision to stay on for postgraduate study to research phishing scams, was an easy one.

  • School of Engineering invention wins international award

    AccuMM, a land surveying and civil engineering technology developed by Victoria University of Wellington academics, has won the Semi-Grand Prize at the Toronto International Invention Innovation Competition.