Recent years have witnessed a boom in the construction of modern high-rise buildings in megacities around the world. It is important to design a high-rise building that can effectively withstand both wind and earthquake loads. Nonetheless, in current practice, the design of high-rise buildings for wind and earthquakes is done independently. Hence, there is an […]

Plants are not passive bystanders, they sense their surroundings and react to threats through chemical and vibrational cues. A key example of this is when a plant detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released by neighboring plants that have been damaged by herbivores. Green leaf volatiles (GLVs), a subset of VOCs released in the atmosphere, are […]

The proposed project seeks to develop biocomposite technology and products for the auto manufacturing industries. Five graduate students under the supervision of Dr.Mohini Sain, will work on manufacturing processes, mechanical characterization, composite rheology and development of molds for various types of bio-composites which have direct application in auto-industries and can act as substitute for fossil […]

Globally, there have been challenges in pulling together data, analyses, epidemiological insights, and unusual infection disease trends into comprehensive and regular reporting, that support pharmaceutical and life sciences organizations with timely intelligence for decision making. BlueDot has the knowledge and expertise to bring together these insights in a highly visual, easily understandable regular reporting format, […]

AXL Labs is the technical arm of AXL, a Toronto-based venture studio that creates and launches companies focused on human-centric artificial intelligence (AI). Their main goal is to leverage human-computer interaction (HCI) and AI in designing and deploying end-to-end solutions for industry and academic applications. Organizations that partner with AXL typically have business problems where […]

Within the horticultural industry, plastic containers continue to dominate as the industry is reported to generate around 500 million plastic plant containers and seed trays annually [5]. StatsCan reports that more than 45 million nursery trees and plants were produced in containers in Canada for the 2024 period [6]. Natures Affinity Inc. (NAI) (www.naturesaffinity.ca) is […]

This project will support the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) and partners in advancing the Western Lake Ontario Land to Lake Initiative (WLO-L2L), a collaborative effort to strengthen ecosystem health and water quality from the Niagara River to the Ganaraska watershed. The Initiative addresses land-based pressures on the lake such as nutrient and bacterial […]

This project will establish a commercially viable, regenerative biomaterial-based method for effective, reduced-cost and clinically feasible culture of immune cells for immune cell therapies. Argan Biomedical Technologies inc, partnering with the Sefton lab at UofT, has developed technology that uses regenerative synthetic biomaterials to reduce the use of expensive and otherwise problematic biological components used […]

Bikeshare systems around the world are increasingly incorporating electric bikes to expand their coverage and increase ridership. This project aims to apply descriptive and prescriptive analytics to support key operational and strategic decisions in bikeshare electrification. First, we will perform empirical analysis to quantify the spatially heterogeneous impact of electric bike availability on bikeshare ridership. […]

The MBA intern will support a quantum startup currently incubated at Quantum Venture Studio (QV Studio), a venture studio dedicated to turning academic research in quantum technologies into viable startups. Over the four-month internship, the intern will work closely with the startup team to help build a clear and realistic three-year roadmap, including business milestones, […]

The MBA intern will support a quantum startup currently incubated at Quantum Venture Studio (QV Studio), a venture studio dedicated to turning academic research in quantum technologies into viable startups. Over the four-month internship, the intern will work closely with the startup team to help build a clear and realistic three-year roadmap, including business milestones, […]

Poor drug accumulation at tumor sites negatively affects the efficacy of many anti-cancer therapeutics. Development of non-invasive strategies that can effectively monitor drug biodistribution is important, especially given the increasing number and complexity of nanotherapeutic agents in clinical development. The use of positron emission tomography in conjunction with a radiolabeled drug delivery system has the […]