A survey conducted in 2024 revealed that up to 16% of Quebec’s social workers are considering leaving their profession due to cumbersome administrative tasks and intense workloads. Many of the social workers must conduct home visits as part of their job which sometimes can be challenging and risky, especially when dealing with abuse, addiction, homelessness […]

??This project builds upon current and historical advocacy around cultural heritage in Montréal’s Chinatown, specifically addressing the desire for community control in urban development. In the context of historical disinvestment and current pressures of gentrification, JIA Foundation seeks to forward a pathway to equitable neighbourhood change through community-oriented real estate solutions. By creating practical and […]

The organization, GRAME (Groupe de recommandations et d’actions pour un meilleur environnement), is a Montreal-based environmental NGO leading participatory greening projects through its VIVRE (Ville Inclusive, Verte, Résiliente et Équitable) initiative. GRAME aims to mitigate climate vulnerability and environmental injustices in marginalized neighbourhoods by reducing urban heat islands, enhancing biodiversity, improving stormwater management, and increasing […]

Veritree collaborates with businesses to integrate verified tree planting projects into their strategies, fostering sustainable environmental restoration globally. In partnership with Concordia University, this project focuses on enhancing biodiversity monitoring by evaluating sensor deployment and data collection practices while also creating tools and methodologies for processing data from sensors installed at veritree’s restoration sites. By […]

This project aims to automate the early detection of pandemics by constructing knowledge graphs from open-source data, by providing direct enhancement to an important R&D project, the Health Emergency Monitoring (HEM) tool, of the partner organization. The research, when completed, will provide advanced AI capabilities (more specifically the incorporation of state-of-art LLM), and reduce the […]

This project aims to help Canadian UAV startups improve the safety and reliability of their autopilot systems by creating a software tool that checks and fine-tunes how these systems perform. Using a method called structured H8 synthesis, implemented through MATLAB, the intern will build a framework that ensures flight control systems meet key industry requirements, […]

Le projet consiste à développer un agent conversationnel intelligent, c’est-à-dire un assistant virtuel capable de répondre aux questions en utilisant des informations scientifiques fiables. Contrairement aux outils classiques de recherche sur Internet, cet agent est conçu pour fournir des réponses basées uniquement sur des données validées par des experts et provenant de sources reconnues en […]

This research seeks to improve gas turbine engine components, focusing on dynamic seals that withstand extreme conditions, such as high temperatures, pressures, and abrasive particles, to enhance aircraft performance and durability. Current carbon-based materials used in seals like segmented seals—designed to prevent oil leakage—are vulnerable to degradation, which can lead to engine damage and costly […]

(1) The Desjardins Quantitative Strategies department manages a set of internally developed systematic investment strategies. There are two main products; global equity strategies (developed and emerging countries), as well as alternative strategies using futures on global stock indices, resources, interest rates and currencies. The team owns a proprietary technology platform that has been developed over […]

The principal objective of the MITACS internship project is to develop immersive audio environments to be utilized, evaluated, and studied by the community involved in the “Sensing Differently” SSHRC project, including participants and co-researchers. It will involve designing custom tools for incorporating immersive audio recordings into ethnographic research contexts. These tools will enable “Sensing Differently” […]

The GRAME is currently conducting an extensive opportunity study to highlight the potential role of trams in the movement of people and goods within the Greater Montreal Area. Through this project, it has collaborated with Coop Carbone and GoMove to assess the potential for parcel distribution via a possible pan-Montreal tram network. According to modeling, […]

This project seeks to evaluate the benefits of deploying active road signs on road safety and driving behavior. Different types of iluminated and traffic responsive traffic signs will be considered, under urban and rural setting. Two case studies will be analyzed for this purpose. The company expects to identify demonstrate that their products are beneficial […]