A Montréal, la démarche Transition en commun porte au coeur de ses objectifs la volonté´ de construire collectivement une vision de la transition socioécologique partagée par les citoyen.ne.s engagé.e.s dans les différents quartiers de Montréal. Notre projet de recherche vise à nourrir la démarche de Transition en commun en produisant une catégorisation des visions et […]

The core value of Nureva is to provide reliable and easy-to-use audio-conferencing products that offer a good user experience and maximize productivity. The unique Microphone Mist™ technology unlocks new possibilities to pick up audio from anywhere in the room. One subtopic of this research is to investigate ML as it relates to sound event localization […]

Electric mobility offsets the impact of fossil fuels and reduces noise. Electric water bike is an environment sustainable solution for clean transportation. But, electric batteries do not offer the same level of energy density as fossil fuels. Thus, for the same level of performance, an electric system must be more efficient. Hydrofoil is one of […]

Malassezia species are amongst the most abundant fungi in humans, found in mucosal surfaces and on the skin. While Malassezia can cause damage when present in tissue (for example in Crohn’s disease and pancreatic cancer), our knowledge of Malassezia’s involvement in diseases of internal organs remains fragmented and incomplete. The selected intern will support the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly affected the physical and mental health wellbeing of health care workers. However, research on occupational stress and burnout in rehabilitation professionals (RPs) is severely lacking especially the effects of COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature and impacts of burnout and occupational stress among RPs working […]

The proposed research will use camera trap footage collected since 2009 to answer questions relating to grizzly bear conservation and status within British Columbia. Observed numbers of female bears with cubs will be analyzed in relation to Pacific salmon returns to a specific river on the coast of BC, to determine if there is a […]

Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC; https://endvaw.ca/) is a network of 14 provincial and territorial shelter associations representing over 450 shelters across Canada. A new service offered by WSC is the Second Stage Transitional Housing (SSTH) New Build Project (https://endvaw.ca/second-stage-project-2-2/). SSTH offers technical assistance, resources and support in three areas for member organizations looking to develop second […]

HUB Cycling is looking to perform a benchmark analysis of the cycle route network in the Metro Vancouver area. The project will build on the benchmark analysis HUB Cycling performed in 2019 which assessed the quality and comfortability of each segment of the Metro Vancouver cycle route network. This project will benefit from the inclusion […]

Biomanufacturing is essential to growing Canada’s economy – as it provides a means to produce valuable and essential drugs, therapeutics, vaccines, and chemicals such that they are affordable and available for the Canadians who need them. In these facilities, biomanufacturing using yeast cells are becoming an attractive method for producing the valuable products because they […]

Social enterprises are businesses whose primary purpose is to create social and/or environmental impact. This study will seek to understand how to grow these businesses to create more social or environmental impact while being financially sustainable. This study will interview social enterprises to understand how they work, how they are trying to grow and what […]

The NAIG 2023 is trialling Brave Spaces for young athletes — outdoor rooms providing for moments of pause or rest during the event programming. The idea for this particular program came from NAIG and relates to the observed experiences of youth athletes during previous games. Reflection on this trial will be useful for the NAIG […]

In this research project, the intern will explore ways to detect hypovigilance with vital signs collected from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The intern will first study existing research and models to understand which features are important for detecting these conditions. Next, they will analyze vital sign data from ICU patients to identify the most […]