This project investigates the development of an online service that empowers individuals at higher education institutions to develop and deploy surveys that reveal how faculty, staff, and students at their institutions perceive open scholarship and inclusive practices. We believe that individuals at higher education institutions will be better able to understand and advocate for open […]

Securing autonomous vehicle environments has recently become a hot topic for both industry and academia due to the significant safety and monetary costs associated with security breaches of such environments. This requires different approaches to address the challenges and propose potential solutions at multiple levels of these environments. To that end, machine learning (ML) and […]

La prévalence de l’obésité est plus élevée chez les peuples autochtones qu’au sein de la population adulte canadienne non autochtone ce qui augmente leur risque de diabète de type 2 et de maladies cardiovasculaires. Ainsi, pour réduire les risques inhérents à l’obésité, il est pertinent de développer des programmes d’intervention qui favorisent l’adoption d’un mode […]

There is a growing recognition in the publishing industry that standard supply chain marketing strategies have not been effective in promoting Indigenous materials and reaching Indigenous audiences. This problem has prompted us to explore how marketing processes can be amended or augmented to ensure that Indigenous organizations and educators are introduced to the resources that […]

Les Premiers Peuples partagent tous une relation viscérale, intime, organique et sacrée au Territoire. Avec le Territoire, le Ciel, les Astres, la Nature, les Animaux, les Oiseaux, ils ne font qu’un. Malgré qu’ils aient été dépossédés de leurs territoires et parqués dans des réserves, ce lien et cet attachement demeurent. En ces temps de recherche […]

The proposed research project will explore how cities can do a better job at engaging everyone in the community planning process. This research will result in a collection of best practices and recommendations to help the City of Markham better engage with individuals in the community that are traditionally excluded from the planning process. This […]

In conjunction with Mass Culture and Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s Aboriginal Gathering Place, The Arts’ Civic Impact: Researchers in Residence, BC cohort focuses on developing a qualitative arts impact framework through a decolonized, Indigenous research lens for Indigenous focused, BC arts organizations in concert with four other researchers from across the country. […]

Communities in Canada’s North face a series of complex barriers to food accessibility and sovereignty. The Dene community of Kakisa in the Northwest Territories is partnering with Wilfrid Laurier University to research and implement solutions to food security and sovereignty. Kakisa leadership and residents plan to leverage their community economic development arm – Noda Enterprises […]

Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boats (RHIB) are one of the most versatile Inshore boats. These are the vessel of choice for law enforcement, rescue, security, Naval Forces and multiple marine industry and science sectors. The cost of fuel always impacts budgets, operations, and the ability to adapt to an ever-changing economy. To reduce carbon and other […]

This project deals with the development of a new mathematical model and a fast solution method to optimize the multi-calendar naval surface ship refit scheduling problem with resumable and non-resumable operations. The Naval Surface Ship Work Period Problem (NSWPP) is a highly complex resource-constrained project scheduling problem (RCPSP) with many work orders that are equivalent […]

L’utilisation de plusieurs petits satellites à faibles coûts envoyée en orbite plutôt qu’un seul comporte de nombreux avantages, autant au niveau financier que logistique. Cependant, le placement sur les bonnes orbites de ces petits satellites amène un problème important, soit la conception d’un système de propulsion assez puissant, compact et à faible coût. C’est l’objectif […]

Le diabète de type 2 (DT2) frappe plusieurs communautés autochtones au Québec comme ailleurs dans le monde. Cette maladie non-transmissible peut être bien gérée par l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie. Par contre, les programmes habituels de saines habitudes de vie offerts aux autochtones ne tiennent pas compte de leur contexte culturel. Le projet vise […]