Projets novateurs réalisés

Modeling and compensation of external-force-induced displacements in suspended cable-driven parallel robots

This project focuses on improving the accuracy of a large, cable-driven robot developed by the company Rbot9, called the Rocap. Unlike traditional robots with rigid arms, the Rocap uses multiple cables attached to a moving platform. By adjusting the length of each cable, the system can precisely position and orient the platform within a large workspace. Currently, the robot’s control system assumes that the weight it carries is constant and applied at a fixed point. In real-world situations, loads can change or shift position, causing small but important positioning errors. These errors reduce the robot’s performance in precision-demanding tasks. The goal of this project is to develop improved mathematical models and real-time compensation methods that allow the robot to automatically adjust to changing forces and loads. By better predicting and correcting positioning errors as they occur, the Rocap will achieve significantly higher accuracy. Enhancing the precision of this large-scale robotic system will enable its use in new industrial applications and support Rbot9’s expansion into growing markets that require reliable, high-accuracy automation solutions.

Lichen Forage Restoration in Woodland Caribou Habitat

Low elevation habitat of caribou in the Klinse-Za herd in the Peace River watershed has been severely degraded by past disturbance events. Proposed research would look to establish protocols for restoration of lichen woodlands through active transplantation of lichen propagules.

Adaptive Interface for sEMG Control of Vocal Expression

This project examines how individuals learn to control a surface electromyography (sEMG)-driven interface during early-stage motor training. By studying how users progressively stabilize and refine control strategies within a high-dimensional system, the research aims to improve the design of adaptive neurotechnology and human–machine interfaces. Findings may contribute to advancements in motor learning research and inform future applications in neurological rehabilitation and assistive technologies.

Honouring the Waters: Indigenous-Led Insights on Marine Shipping and Community Sovereignty – Vancouver Port Inefficiencies

The Clear Seas Indigenous Internship Program aims to provide support to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada by helping them build the necessary internal capacity to research and protect their territories through a re imagined internship program. Clear Seas provides mentorship to the interns and uplifts existing internal capacity within Indigenous communities. The Clear Seas Internship Program is tackling the real-world impacts of marine shipping on Indigenous communities, with significant cultural, social, and economic consequences. While shipping is vital for trade and economic growth, it often disrupts marine ecosystems, interferes with traditional fishing and hunting practices, and undermines Indigenous governance structures. This project’s scope is to be a leader for more holistic, respectful, supportive, responsive, equitable, and inclusive relationships between Indigenous communities and marine ecospheres through co-produced research spaces. The research centres around the marine ecosphere as Clear Seas can leverage their vast network of marine-related industries and partners. The knowledge developed through these projects will inform future Clear Seas research and guide marine-related policy and strategies.

Honouring the Waters: Indigenous-Led Insights on Marine Shipping and Community Sovereignty – Whale-Strike Risk Mitigation

The Clear Seas Indigenous Internship Program aims to provide support to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada by helping them build the necessary internal capacity to research and protect their territories through a re imagined internship program. Clear Seas provides mentorship to the interns and uplifts existing internal capacity within Indigenous communities. The Clear Seas Internship Program is tackling the real-world impacts of marine shipping on Indigenous communities, with significant cultural, social, and economic consequences. While shipping is vital for trade and economic growth, it often disrupts marine ecosystems, interferes with traditional fishing and hunting practices, and undermines Indigenous governance structures. This project’s scope is to be a leader for more holistic, respectful, supportive, responsive, equitable, and inclusive relationships between Indigenous communities and marine ecospheres through co-produced research spaces. The research centres around the marine ecosphere as Clear Seas can leverage their vast network of marine-related industries and partners. The knowledge developed through these projects will inform future Clear Seas research and guide marine-related policy and strategies.

Honouring the Waters: Indigenous-Led Insights on Marine Shipping and Community Sovereignty – Impacts of vessel traffic to white sharks

The Clear Seas Indigenous Internship Program aims to provide support to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada by helping them build the necessary internal capacity to research and protect their territories through a re imagined internship program. Clear Seas provides mentorship to the interns and uplifts existing internal capacity within Indigenous communities. The Clear Seas Internship Program is tackling the real-world impacts of marine shipping on Indigenous communities, with significant cultural, social, and economic consequences. While shipping is vital for trade and economic growth, it often disrupts marine ecosystems, interferes with traditional fishing and hunting practices, and undermines Indigenous governance structures. This project’s scope is to be a leader for more holistic, respectful, supportive, responsive, equitable, and inclusive relationships between Indigenous communities and marine ecospheres through co-produced research spaces. The research centres around the marine ecosphere as Clear Seas can leverage their vast network of marine-related industries and partners. The knowledge developed through these projects will inform future Clear Seas research and guide marine-related policy and strategies.

Honouring the Waters: Indigenous-Led Insights on Marine Shipping and Community Sovereignty – Beading Environmental Awareness Campaign

The Clear Seas Indigenous Internship Program aims to provide support to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada by helping them build the necessary internal capacity to research and protect their territories through a re-imagined internship program. Clear Seas provides mentorship to the interns and uplifts existing internal capacity within Indigenous communities. The Clear Seas Internship Program is tackling the real-world impacts of marine shipping on Indigenous communities, with significant cultural, social, and economic consequences. While shipping is vital for trade and economic growth, it often disrupts marine ecosystems, interferes with traditional fishing and hunting practices, and undermines Indigenous governance structures. This project’s scope is to be a leader for more holistic, respectful, supportive, responsive, equitable, and inclusive relationships between Indigenous communities and marine ecospheres through co-produced research spaces. The research centres around the marine ecosphere as Clear Seas can leverage their vast network of marine-related industries and partners. The knowledge developed through these projects will inform future Clear Seas research and guide marine-related policy and strategies.

L2M Launch – Recordium Application

This project will help Recordium, a Canadian startup, improve and test an AI tool that helps sales professionals quickly turn short voice notes or written meeting recaps into organized customer information and personalized follow-up messages. The work will focus on understanding user needs, improving the product workflow, refining pricing and business strategy, and building a pilot-ready version of the tool for real-world testing. The expected benefit to Recordium is a stronger, more reliable product that better fits the needs of B2B sales teams, saves users time, supports faster and more consistent follow-up after meetings, and helps the company move closer to successful pilot adoption and commercialization.

NMR-Analysis of Essential and Fragrant Oils

An intersectional analysis of Indigenous youths’ experiences in housing and homelessness systems

The proposed project explores the housing and homelessness experiences of Indigenous youth in Winnipeg who have been involved with Zoongizi Ode. Through interviews and community collaboration, we will identify the main barriers and supports that youth face when finding and maintaining safe and stable housing. In this study, we will examine how overlapping and intersecting identities (e.g., being First Nations, Métis, Inuit, 2SLGBTQIA+, living with a disability, or having lived in-care) shape these experiences. Through collaborations with youth and a community advisory board, the project will co-create recommendations and a community oriented report to improve housing services, enhance cultural safety, and promote equitable solutions for Indigenous youth.

Validating and Adapting a Framework for the Reuse of Steel Components in Circular Construction

research project explores how structural steel from demolished buildings in Canada can be reused instead of being melted down and recycled, which is an energy-intensive process. Although recycling is common practice, many steel components such as beams and columns may still be in good condition and suitable for reuse, offering significant environmental and cost benefits. Working in collaboration with Canam Group, a leading steel manufacturer in Québec, the intern will apply and evaluate an existing framework developed at Concordia University to a number of real deconstruction project(s) provided by the company. Through site visits, inspections, documentation review, and both cost and feasibility assessment, the project will examine how reclaimed structural steel components can be assessed for potential reuse under real industrial conditions. The outcomes of this work will support Canam’s sustainability and low-carbon objectives by providing practical insights into the feasibility of structural steel components reuse and by informing internal decision-making related to material recovery practices. More broadly, the project will contribute to a better understanding of the technical, economic, and environmental considerations associated with structural steel reuse in Canada, supporting more sustainable construction practices aligned with national climate goals.

Exploring Best Practices in Mental Health Screening for First Nations Mothers in Manitoba

This project will look at how health workers support the mental health of First Nations mothers during and after pregnancy. The goal is to learn how workers find out when a mother needs help and how they give safe care.
First Nations families face problems when trying to get care. Some feel unsafe or that services do not respect their culture or ways of healing. This study wants to learn from people who work with First Nations mothers. This study will talk to these workers about what they do and what they see. It will ask what helps them do their job well and what makes it hard. They will also share how they check if clients need help.
By listening to their stories, this study will show what works well and what needs to change. The goal is to find better ways to check for mental health needs. It is also to make these supports feel safe for Indigenous mothers.
This project hopes to make checking for mental health needs, safe and supportive. It will help families feel more respected. In the end, the goal is to build strong, healthy First Nations communities.