The User Research Specialist will support the partner company, Toast through a variety of endeavours. Toast is a women led and women owned talent partner that is aimed at increasing gender diversity on teams as well as providing a network for women in tech. The company is fast growing and is already enjoyed by hundreds […]

The Risk Summer Intern at Iridium will both gain valuable insights into the day to day workings of a commercial insurance brokerage located within downtown Calgary as well as working as a part of internal projects. These internal projects are aimed under the idea of ensuring we provide the highest standard of service, knowledge transfer, […]

Tuskhub is a growth consultancy that specializes in helping purpose-driven start-ups and scale-ups in various industries. While we’ve had success through word-of-mouth recommendations, we’re now seeking to expand our client base and attract new business. However, we lack a proven process to accomplish this goal. Therefore, this project aims to create an innovative process that […]

Hydrogen fuel is currently being explored as a replacement for diesel, which is heavily relied upon for long-haul transportation. The benefits of hydrogen fuel include carbon-free emissions (US Department of Energy, n.d.) and quick refueling (FuelCellWorks, 2021). There are logistical and financial issues with transportation and storage of hydrogen, and using green, dispatchable energy for […]

In Canada, there is a lack of trust in energy businesses to develop energy projects in environmentally and socially responsible ways. From blockades to protests, we see that many groups are taking extreme action against energy projects. This is especially true for Indigenous groups, who have experienced many negative impacts from energy businesses. One of […]

Conduct EMR market research to develop a marketing strategy to penetrate new markets across Canada to further growth.

The purpose of this project is to perform a feasibility study on the Punnichy, Saskatchewan biomass-methane clean fuel project covering the three anchors of energy, environment, and economics. While the primary focus of this investigation is to analyze the economic feasibility of the clean fuel project, the energy and environmental implications will also be addressed […]

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more and more ubiquitous with each passing day. Our goal in this project is to enhance human-AI interaction by exploring ways in which proxemics can help drive and support the interaction. We want to create more intuitive and user friendly agents that are aware of one’s context and proxemics in […]

Ammonia is crucial for life as a primary element for fertilizer production and it is also a foundational feedstock for pharmaceuticals, dyes, and chemical synthesis. Ammonia has also emerged as an energy carrier and transportation fuel. Plasma-based reactors are potentially operated by renewable electricity sources (wind and solar), offering lightweight, flexible, straightforward on/off switch, and […]

the motion relationship between viewers and visualizations can affect readability and usability of data in various application contexts. Our previous research (10.1109/TVCG.2022.3184993) showed that motion factors such as moving speed and movement trajectory impact reading accuracy. Nevertheless, we still do not know how visualizations should be designed in real scenarios such as when both viewers […]

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the fastest growing global health problem; with a total joint replacement being the only effective treatment for patients with advanced OA. While many studies have employed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to repair cartilage; only little improvement has been observed and these MSCs are typically isolated from bone marrow or fat which requires […]

The emergence and expansion of diseases in wildlife in the Arctic is of growing concern to Inuit communities. Wildlife health surveillance is challenging in remote regions, and therefore it is important to draw on different sources of knowledge including local ecological knowledge, and traditional knowledge. In this project we aim to implement wildlife health surveillance […]