Les villes, comme d’autres organisations, cherchent à utiliser l’intelligence artificielle (IA) pour automatiser leurs processus internes et améliorer leur fonctionnement. Mais contrairement aux autres niveaux de gouvernement, les municipalités sont en contact direct avec les personnes citoyennes. Elles doivent donc offrir des services de qualité, rapides et concrets, ce qui complique leur transformation numérique. Des […]

This research project seeks to explore two interrelated, critical questions: “how do States situated along key migration corridors safeguard irregular migrants’ economic rights?” and, more specifically, “to what extent are measures and models to prevent and prosecute labour exploitation and forced labour (incl. through anti-trafficking efforts) effective in practice?” Kondan & Symss Consultancy Inc. is […]

This project aims to develop an AI-driven system that transforms a single still image into a realistic, controllable animated video. Unlike traditional video production, which requires costly filming or manual animation, our approach leverages advanced diffusion models to automatically generate dynamic motion while preserving the original visual details of both characters and text. A key […]

Au Canada, de nombreuses infrastructures souterraines comme les tunnels creusés dans le roc vieillissent et deviennent difficiles à inspecter. Ce projet de recherche vise à moderniser leur évaluation en utilisant des technologies de pointe. En collaboration avec une entreprise spécialisée en géomécanique, l’équipe développe une méthode innovante pour reconnaître automatiquement les structures de soutènement (les […]

SUSTAIN Emerging Leaders will study, document, analyze, and mobilize impacts of a pilot fellowship program for racialized and gender diverse young creatives, created by community partner the Foundation for Leadership, Imagination and Place (FLIP). The OCAD University-based intern will investigate the SUSTAIN fellowship coaching program, to explore how comprehensive durational support, focusing on basic income, […]

Immunotherapy has achieved remarkable responses in cancers that were once fatal. However, Ovarian Cancer (OC) clinical trials have shown disappointing responses with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). Our research team is studying how to target the factors influencing interactions between OC and immune cells to improve the treatment of OC. One particular target is the SWI/SNF […]

This project develops a decision-support tool to improve production scheduling at Compass Minerals’ salt plant in Goderich, Ontario. The plant makes multiple grades of salt on connected production lines, facing changing demand and tight operational limits. Currently, schedules are created manually or with simple rules, which limits flexibility and efficiency. We aim to build an […]

Free-ranging horses forage for 16-20 h/d, travel up to 20 miles and interact with conspecifics as they choose. Conversely, domesticated horses are often kept in individual stalls, meal-fed, turned out for short durations and not given a choice with whom they interact. These living conditions challenge efforts to mimic horses’ natural feeding rhythms and balance […]

Les milieux humides assurent des fonctions écologiques essentielles : préservation de la biodiversité, séquestration du carbone, régulation des inondations et purification de l’eau. Pourtant, ces écosystèmes sont en déclin rapide, disparaissant à un rythme trois fois plus élevé que les forêts, sous la pression de l’urbanisation, de l’agriculture intensive et de l’extraction des ressources. Bien […]

Our research focuses on the critical intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity operations, specifically examining how AI tools can be effectively integrated into Security Operations Centre (SOC) workflows. As cyber threats become increasingly complex, we investigate the delicate balance between leveraging AI automation and maintaining human expertise in threat detection and response. Using Cognitive Task […]

In recent years, Québec’s ski resorts have struggled with mounting electricity expenses. Warmer winters and growing stress on the provincial grid have driven up the energy needed for snow-making, particularly in the run-up to the holiday season. This significant cost is primarily driven by demand charges incurred from the intensive use of snow-making equipment prior […]

The safety of underground mining operations depends heavily on monitoring and management of various hazards that can arise within mines and their supporting infrastructures, particularly the drifts (tunnels). Drifts are critical pathways within mines, and their structural integrity is paramount to ensure the safety of workers and equipment. Traditional methods of evaluating drift stability often […]