This research project will explore how certain genetic differences may increase the risk of developing mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. These conditions often begin in the teenage years or early adulthood, but researchers believe that early brain development, before and after birth, plays a key role. The intern will use powerful computer […]

Severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is a leading cause of mortality and disability in pediatric populations. Surviving patients often face long-lasting neurological deficits exacerbated by primary and secondary injury, necessitating further advancements in prognosis and understanding of sTBI mechanisms. Our project aims to address this issue by identifying differentially expressed proteins present in pediatric sTBI […]

This project will extend Bruce Power’s Unit 7 Digital Twin by developing a library of 3D digital assets comprised of digital models of nuclear plant components, each containing metadata referencing applicable technical specification data. Aligned with the CFI College Fund award that supports XR-enabled maintenance training, student interns, spanning computer science, web technology, nuclear engineering, […]

Advisory bodies are one of the many ways Toronto City Council and City staff receive input from the public and organizations to address priorities and inform decision-making, policy development and service delivery. This project will assess current approaches to advisory bodies in Toronto and other Canadian municipalities and, through jurisdictional research and participant interviews, identify […]

Knowledge graphs are a means of structuring semantic knowledge that can be used to increase AI reliability. In our applications, Large Language Model (LLM) chatbots are not on their own able to meet 100% accuracy goals for our scenarios, and we use the knowledge graph to reflectively validate answers before presenting them to the user. […]

In Toronto, newly arriving refugee claimants have become the fastest-growing client group in the City’s shelter system, outpacing the rest by far. To support the City of Toronto in identifying effective strategies to address the refugee shelter crisis, Toronto Shelter & Support Services is interested in a comprehensive jurisdictional scan of shelter and housing supports […]

Ce projet vise à implanter une technologie combinant une horloge intelligente et un pilulier connecté et à en évaluer l’impact sur l’autonomie des personnes aînées recevant des soins à domicile. Cette solution, conçue au Québec par la compagnie Eugeria, facilite la prise de médicaments en offrant des rappels visuels et auditifs tout en permettant aux […]

Ce projet de recherche propose une analyse de la trajectoire de Transition en Commun (TeC), une alliance intersectorielle montréalaise qui concentre ses efforts à la transition socio-écologique. En tant qu’initiative urbaine qui mobilise un large éventail d’acteurs TeC constitue un espace privilégié pour mieux comprendre les modalités d’émergence, de structuration et d’engagement des collectifs dans […]

This project will test how well different DNA-based therapies work in the brain and body using a mouse model. Mice will receive either a high or low dose of the therapy, and their response will be tracked through imaging, blood tests, and tissue analysis. The goal is to measure how much of the DNA reaches […]

Les athlètes en fauteuil roulant qui pratiquent des sports comme le basketball, le tennis, le rugby ou l’athlétisme ont besoin d’un soutien spécialisé pour atteindre leur plein potentiel. Actuellement, chaque équipe fonctionne de façon isolée, ce qui limite les échanges d’expertise et rend difficile un accès équitable à des services de qualité. Ce projet vise […]

Ce projet de recherche a pour objectif d’explorer si la technologie d’impression 3D est acceptable en clinique pour fabriquer des orthèses de qualité. Elles sont destinées aux personnes atteintes du syndrome du tunnel carpien. C’est une condition qui peut causer des engourdissements, des picotements et de la douleur dans la main et les doigts, ce […]

This project seeks to develop a non-invasive method, which does not require direct wildlife capture and handling, for monitoring the endangered little brown myotis and a co-occurring species, Yuma myotis, at shared summer maternity roost sites in western North America. A method is urgently needed so that potential species-specific impacts to these two bats from […]