Global News: Zenbo, a robot learning empathy from a team including Mitacs Globalink intern

  An artificial intelligence project aims to train companionship robots to feel empathy for humans. The project involves students at Ontario Tech University, who are trying to program Zenbo, a robot produced by Asus, to be able to read human emotions. “This development of empathy is going to enable the robot to respond to a […]

As the world learns to understand AI, there are some who believe privacy shouldn’t be sacrificed. Professor Miguel Vargas Martin and 22-year-old undergraduate Eduardo Perez Valle are two supporters of this view. Valle is an industrial engineering researcher from Mexico, who is spending three months in Oshawa to contribute his expertise in artificial intelligence to […]

Vancouver, BC — As Canada moves forward with its ambitious plan to become an innovation powerhouse, a national organization is already attracting top young talent from around the world this summer. More than 1,200 international students are at 55 Canadian universities this summer helping to solve tough innovation challenges through a unique summer internship program […]

For First Nations communities in northern Canada and other remote regions, access to safe and clean water, toilets, and food preparation areas present a serious challenge to communal gatherings. For Elders, women, youth, and gender-diverse community members, this often means they simply do not participate in community events. And chemical porta-potties and rental shower units […]

UBC Okanagan researchers are looking into the benefits of injecting hydrogen into natural gas distribution networks in the search for cleaner and more efficient energy. Assistant professor and researcher Sina Kheirkhah said the goal of the research, funded in part by FortisBC and Mitacs, is to see how hydrogen can improve combustion of natural gas—making […]

As Canada moves forward with its ambitious plan to become an innovation powerhouse, a national organization is already attracting top young talent from around the world this summer. One of those rising global stars is a biological engineering researcher from France who is spending three months in Montreal to identify potential problems causing decline in […]

After the 2017 attack in Las Vegas — where a single gunman opened fire on concertgoers from his hotel room window, killing dozens — researcher Andrew Park wanted to use his skills to help in some way.  Park, an associate professor in the computing science department at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, got to work creating a computer program to try […]

Metz, France — Université de Lorraine and Mitacs have formed a partnership to advance research in scientific fields. The agreement supports two-way international research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at Canadian universities and at Université de Lorraine in France. Depending on their academic level, research interns will have the opportunity to take part in Mitacs […]

Vancouver, BC – Mitacs and Innovate BC announce a partnership to support tech start-ups across British Columbia with strategic investments, a skilled workforce, and networking opportunities. The objective is to increase innovation and growth through the implementation of cutting-edge research and establishing strong connections between postsecondary institutions and BC’s tech businesses. Innovate BC helps innovators […]

French engineering student Marie Marbaix is spending this summer in a Université de Montréal laboratory in Saint-Hyacinthe extracting DNA from honey bees, in a bid to understand the role of parasites and viruses on honey bee hive loss. “I’m very interested in virology; it’s a domain I wanted to learn more about, so that maybe […]

Vancouver, BC– Mitacs’s new agreement with Japan’s Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) focuses on research mobility, and will create a strong network that spans from academic institutions to companies and incubators in both Canada and Japan. ATR and Mitacs will explore opportunities to collaborate on multiple fronts. According to the partnership, graduate students and postdoctoral […]

Grenoble, France – Mitacs is partnering with Communauté Université Grenoble Alpes (ComUE UGA) to enable French and Canadian students to take part in research internships in the other country through Mitacs programs. The five-year agreement reinforces France-Canada relationships and supports research collaboration and development between the French higher education institution and collaborating Canadian academic institutions. […]