Engineering competitions: Building capabilities for the future

July 1, 2021 by Lawrence Reeves

The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge (CSDC) is a Canada-wide competition for teams of university students to design and build a three-unit CubeSat satellite measuring 10cm × 10cm × 34cm (4in × 4 in × 13 in) and weighing no more than 4 kg (8.8 lb). The CSDC has been structured to present a significant learning and career development opportunity for participants. It challenges them to excel in a technologically advanced domain and learn interdisciplinary technical, teamwork, leadership, and management skills. Additionally, the CSDC provides mentorship and hands-on development opportunities for participants.

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Privacy implications of facial recognition technology

Facial recognition technology (FRT) has experienced enormous growth and rapid deployment across different sectors of the society in recent years, mostly motivated by safety, security, and commercial applications. However, major privacy questions arise around this technology, and regulators are still working to provide clear set of rules governing its use. This paper focuses on privacy implications of FRT usage. Specifically, we first present the definition of FRT, followed by an analysis of the vulnerability and risks that can potentially arise and how they might be concerning in such context. Finally, we discuss efforts needed to mitigate privacy concerns related to FRT, from both technical and regulatory perspectives.

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