Nano Processing Technique for Flexible Electronics

Conductive polymer nanocomposites have become increasingly popular due to the combined flexibility and low cost. The presence of a conductive filler network, which is reconfigurable by applied strain, can be used in sensors. The materials to be developed are ideal for the biomedical field and wearable electronics where flexible non-invasive devices can be worn outside […]

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Prediction models for pain volatility and engagement patterns of mobile pain app users

Chronic pain costs Canadians more than any other chronic condition and affects 1 in 6 Canadians. Scientific publications of data collected from pain management apps are important to help both consumers and healthcare professionals select the right app. Developed by ManagingLife, Manage My Pain is an app-based pain management platform that allows chronic-pain users to […]

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Examination of beneficial effects of copper fabric on cardiometabolic status, and mechanistic role of gut microbiome

Copper has long been proposed to have important biological properties. Designed to deliver the health benefits of copper, CuTEC yarn is a USPTO|EPO patent pending, bio-engineered copper-based yarn that can be produced as products such as clothing and mattress ticking. Although many believe in the positive properties of copper for well-being, many remain retiscent to […]

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Learning Jungle AI Recommender System for Enhanced Education

Devhaus Corporation operates 20 early child education centers across 5 countries including Canada, USA, Singapore, Cambodia and Philippines. To further implement its principle of Observation to Education, Devhaus is partnering with York University research team to develop an Artificial Intelligence Recommender System to help teachers across the world select optimal lesson plans for each kid […]

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An investigation of Canadian companies’ orientations towards modern slavery and extreme human exploitation in global supply chains

Slave labour continues to be used in business settings around the world and is often linked to society through the supply chains for consumer goods. Yet, the issue of slavery in modern society (“modern slavery”), despite its ties to business settings, has received very little attention in societies around the around. While countries such as […]

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Pricing Swaptions and Bond Options by Using One Volatility Surface

Options belong to a class of investments known as derivatives, because their value is derived from the value of an underlying asset that the option holder has the right to buy or sell. Their pricing models generally require at least the volatility of the underlying asset (eq. swap rate, bond price). We want to focus […]

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Optimization of Savings and Retirement for Canadians

There are numerous financial goals that most Canadians face. Retirement, funding post high school education, managing debt, purchasing appropriate amounts of insurance and saving for lump sum purchases. Each of these goals has various accounts and savings vehicles associated with them. The research projects we are proposing will help Canadians define their own financial situation, […]

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Virtual Reality: Utopia, Technology and Art

My research seeks to map out the artistic context in which interactive and immersive technologies such as VR, AR, XR and Stereoscopic 3D are produced, distributed, and perceived. Generally posited as the future model for contemporary visual culture, these technologies have been promoted to realize the utopic telos that has haunted image technologies since early […]

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Fostering Equitable Urban Development through Community Control of Land

Gentrification and the commodification of housing have shaped New York City for decades to the detriment of low income communities. In response, these communities have organized to create long-term, viable strategies for maintaining housing affordability, green space, and urban gardens through community control of land. My research will explore how communities can leverage local needs […]

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Performance Art, Politics, and Pedagogy in the Borderlands: Curating Cross Cultural Exchange at the Canada-U.S.-México Borders

Cross border political performance art and pedagogy are the focal point of my research—a topic more relevant and urgent than I could have anticipated with the Trump Administration’s proposed wall, immigration policies, and legislation which forcibly separates migrant families caught attempting to cross the Southern border as well as controversies surrounding Canada’s ‘Safe Third Country […]

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