The current Alpha Sizing system for clothing sizes (S, M, L) has vast inconsistencies. Apart from shopper frustration, the most significant consequence of unpredictable fit is the monetary and environmental cost of unnecessary shipping and logistics. 30% of clothes are returned due to poor fit. The cost of this problem exceeds US$14 Billion annually. Furthermore, […]

Currently, call centres effort in this matter is largely reactive. Someone calls in, they are upset, and agents respond accordingly. However, this approach is not always most effective, especially with difficult customers. Therefore, knowing the customers current emotional state is very important for appropriate problem solving. Affective computing can be used to detect and evaluate […]

Car (automobile) insurance is a very common type of insurance: policyholders pay a premium to get financial compensation in case an accident happens with their cars. Insurance companies use complex calculations and a lot of information to determine the value of these premiums. More specifically, they must also consider their expectations of the future. Predicting […]

Seafair is a strategic leadership and community investment company. As a local organization founded and operating in Newfoundland & Labrador, we employ individuals across the province in urban, rural and remote settings in the delivery of community, home and residential care; safety supply and services; consumer health services; and in community development and capacity building […]

Quantum computers, that is, computers that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to process information, have been shown to theoretically perform some computations faster than the best available methods on traditional computers. One widely applicable quantum computing technique is quantum search which offers an improvement to the problem of finding a needle in a digital haystack. Despite […]

In partnership with schools and community partners, the Restorative Action Program deals with bullying, physical violence, crime, mental health, substance abuse, suicide and self-harm – with programming delivered to over 8000 youth in Saskatoon schools. They work with youth to develop and practice conflict management, relationship management, and leadership skills – focusing on prevention, intervention […]

Existing data lake systems lack the support for storing or discovery features that could be used with different ML projects. These limitations negatively affect the process of decision-taking. Data scientists spend most of their time finding, preparing, and integrating relevant data sets to finish analytics tasks. Feature discovery systems are needed to ease the process […]

In recent years, with the emergence of online social networks and the growing interest in genetics and biological networks, the research community has been tasked with analyzing knowledge extracted from multi-relational datasets. Such analysis, generally known as Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD), is concerned with the computer aided discovery of useful knowledge in databases. An […]

This innovative product is unique as it would enclose all business functions into one Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, enabling companies to use NetSuite for their one stop shop as a 360 system. It will allow integration of an accounting system with the ATS, a functionality not available with the other systems. The intern’s primary […]

Ce projet MITACS consiste en l’amélioration de l’expérience utilisateur (innovation de produit et de procédé) en offrant de nouveaux outils ou fonctionnalités et en améliorant ceux déjà présents sur notre plateforme. Pour créer l’outil sur notre plateforme, les étudiants feront face à des enjeux de communication avec les API des partenaires, et avec l’équipe. Ils […]

Tastet est un guide de bonnes adresses ! Notre mission est de promouvoir le milieu de l’hospitalité, soutenir son essor et contribuer à sa vitalité. Nos critères d’analyse des établissements permettent d’offrir un contenu de qualité le plus objectivement possible. Tastet est basé sur la confiance mutuelle des gens du milieu avec les actrices et […]

Les Éditions Protégez-Vous souhaitent innover dans la diffusion numérique de leurs guides afin d’accompagner les consommateurs en leur offrant un coaching virtuel. Pour certains guides, comme le guide Succession qui contient une description détaillée des 24 étapes d’une liquidation, cette diffusion deviendrait une formation autonome avec un suivi personnalisé requérant des interventions humaines seulement en […]