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dents to engage in the press-
ing issues facing society in a
proficient manner.
“The Diploma is aimed at
practicing engineers who are
graduates from engineering
programs, either Canadian
or international, and the idea
is that rather than pursue a
full Masters of Engineering
degree, we offer a subset of
courses particularly of inter-
est to people practicing in the
green energy field, and we of-
fer a diploma rather than tak-
ing the 8 courses normally
required for the full Masters
of Engineering degree,” says
Jan. The program is focused
on engineering rather than
the policy aspect of green
energy. “We offer courses in
solar, fuel cell, wind, car-
bon and air emission control,
green building and technolo-
gies and these are offered
online, so we have a facility
where you can participate in
a course that’s offered off-
campus remotely via the in-
ternet. You can ask questions,
you can see instructors, see
Dr. Srinivasan Keshav, Professor, ACM Fellow, Canada Research Chair, and Cisco Systems Research
Chair in Smart Grid in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo. Dr.
Keshav has developed a Smart Personalized Office Thermal control system that uses sensors to
predict how comfortable you are and then automatically adjusts the heat or the fan in your own
workspace.
