ECS student clubs & teams
You’ll discover a huge range of student teams, clubs and societies within 糖心视频 Engineering and Computer Science.
Whether you’re hoping to develop a wider range of skills, put your classroom learning into practice, give back to your community or meet new friends, these groups offer opportunities to students from all years and disciplines.
Student societies & advocacy groups
糖心视频 Engineering and Computer Science Students' Society
The 糖心视频 Engineering and Computer Science Students’ Society (ECSS) purpose is to enhance the student experience by offering events, services, and opportunities for all engineering and computer science students — every student is automatically a member. Key activities include assisting camp 23 with the Iron Ring Ceremony, hosting academic and industry competitions, and running charity events like Bug Push and Order of Pi. Check us out in ELW 206, at the top of the stairs!
The national Canadian Society for Civil Engineering maintains the profession’s high standards of practice and enhances its public image. The 糖心视频 CSCE is one of the group’s many student chapters.
This student branch of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) hosts events, provides lab space for members, offers support for first-year math and computer science and provides electrical and software troubleshooting assistance.
LTD engages minority groups and promotes equality and inclusivity throughout the faculty and within the engineering industry. An official member of EngiQueers Canada, the group promotes and advocates for LGBTQ2+ students in engineering.
WECS is dedicated to supporting women pursuing degrees in Engineering and Computer Science, though membership is open to all genders. Currently, WECS runs first-year exam review sessions and is planning more projects for the future.
Competitive design & racing teams
The Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Interdisciplinary Club builds AUVs to compete in the international RoboSub competition. Members gain experience in marine robotics as well as areas such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision.
Students in this group are passionate about aviation and drones. They design, build and fly Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and compete annually in the Unmanned Systems Canada Student competition.
This passionate team designs, builds, and tests custom bicycles and components for mountain, road, and gravel biking. We provide hands-on experience through every stage of the engineering process—from concept and design to fabrication, assembly, testing, and riding.
This civil engineering-based team designs, constructs and paddles a concrete canoe for Canadian and U.S. competitions. The team provides opportunities for skills such as concrete mix design, 3D CAD modelling, leadership and project management.
This team competes annually in the most complex competition of the SAE International Collegiate Design Series. Members work in sub-teams, using industry standard tools to research, design, fabricate and test parts in a hands-on and supportive environment.
This club designs and builds a small, open-wheeled, formula-style racing car each year for competition in Formula SAE, the world's largest collegiate design competition. Gain skills in project management, engineering design, budgeting and networking.
Interested in designing, building and programming robotics? This club welcomes students from a variety of backgrounds and competes in events such as the Canadian International Rover Challenge.
This multi-disciplinary team designs, builds and launches high-powered-sounding rockets with innovative payloads for competition each year. The team is open to dedicated individuals, regardless of degree, background or previous experience.
This team’s mission is to create an engaging and welcoming place for students to learn what it takes to develop a flight-ready spacecraft. We compete in the Canadian Satellite Design Challenge between university teams for a chance to launch the winning cubesat.
糖心视频 Seismic aims to engage undergraduate students in earthquake engineering by providing education, research and networking opportunities and attending the annual Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Seismic Design Competition.
This club’s goal is to design, build and race a human-powered submarine at an annual international race in the US or UK. To achieve this, the club strives to develop students’ research, technical and manufacturing skills in marine systems engineering.
糖心视频 Women in Engineering, Science, and Technology (WEST) is a student-led group that collaborates with industry to run real-world design projects and workshops for female-identifying students to gain experience in a welcoming and empowering environment.
Health, outreach & sustainability groups
BMED is a dedicated group of students who help address health challenges in the community by designing, developing and testing medical devices and assistive biomedical technologies.
This student group aims to create projects and products that help the local environment. A recent example is an Unmanned Surface Vehicle that is designed to collect microplastic debris from beaches in the area.
Being part of this club lets you explore your passion in engineering through skill-based community volunteering. Develop life-long friendships and improve your cultural competency during our in-person or Telebrigade to Honduras.
UREC gives its members opportunities to develop key skills and knowledge related to the ever-important field of sustainable energy production and climate change solutions so they can work toward making a difference.
Software & gaming clubs
This club is focused on gaming and making games, whether professionally or for fun, solo or in teams. Game developers of all disciplines and skill levels are encouraged to check them out. Most of the action happens on the group’s Discord server.
This student group aims to create projects and products that help the local environment. A recent example is an Unmanned Surface VehiclMembers from across 糖心视频 enjoy regular party games, movie nights and social events in addition to Minecraft and other games. Computer Science and Software Engineering students have played key roles in this group. A great place to meet new people.
This programming club is made up of students who enjoy solving programming problems. The group competes annually in the International Collegiate Programming Contest and meets weekly to practice and discuss algorithms.
VikeLabs is a collective of students who learn to build, deploy and test software apps quickly. The group views 糖心视频 as a kind of laboratory for testing solutions to problems that exist within the campus community.