Design Journey Dashboard: A Web Tool to Support Teaching Design Thinking

Design skills are increasingly recognized as a core competency for software professionals. Unfortunately, these skills are difficult to teach because design requires freedom and open-ended thinking, but new designers require a structured process to keep them from being overwhelmed by possibilities. Students need clearly communicated expectations and an easy way of tracking responsibilities to keep […]

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Hyper Hippo Vector Art Asset Tool

Existing AI image tools are set up to work primarily with images in a pixel-based format (e.g. with a jpeg, png, or gif file representation). However, most games make use of vector art. The important unique aspect of vector art is that it can scale up or down as needed without a loss of resolution, […]

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Intelligent Revenue Management: Automated Insights for the Transportation Industry with applied machine learning.

Business Case / Problem: The travel industry is increasingly competitive, requiring innovative approaches to pricing, distribution, and strategic planning. This business case proposes an development of a machine learning (ML), or equivalent module to specifically analyze two types of telemetry data: pricing, booking across multiple distribution channels. By leveraging this data, the module will provide […]

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Student Exploration Advancement: Comprehensive Design and Development of Data-Integrated Learning Pathways to Facilitate Personalized Navigation and Enhance Career Exploration for Student Success

The “Student Exploration Advancements” project aims to enhance the student experience on Xello, a popular platform that helps students explore careers and plan their educational paths. By improving features like student feed content, career and school exploration, and data-driven insights, the project will make it easier and more engaging for students to discover relevant information […]

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Development of a Customized Analytics Powered Cloud based Operations Management Application for Post Secondary Educational Institutions

This collaborative research initiative between Academy of Learning (AOL)—a prominent Canadian Private Career College offering diploma and certificate programs in healthcare, business, and technology—and WIMTACH-CEDA aims to address AOL’s operational inefficiencies related to data management and decision-making. Currently, AOL’s reliance on disconnected third-party systems for critical functions like student registration, admissions, financial reporting, and compliance […]

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Business Plan Update for b current performing arts

b current performing arts is a Toronto-based theatre company committed to developing new works by diverse artists, with a focus on amplifying the voices of the Black and Brown Diaspora. As part of its ongoing mission to grow sustainably and increase its impact, b current is seeking a MITACS intern to assist in developing a […]

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Optimizing Clinical Data Integration and Real-Time Analytics for Enhanced Quality of Care

The proposed project aims to enhance the ability of Freeport Hospital’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation to capture, integrate, and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) in real time by developing a comprehensive data analytics program. This will involve identifying gaps in data collection, mapping relevant data points across clinical systems, and creating a live […]

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Bereavement supports in inner-city communities

Grief supports are necessary to help children process death, without hindering their ability to engage with the world around them from a place of safety, purpose and worthiness. There are unique considerations in providing bereavement services to inner city youth who may be regularly exposed to drug use, while also experiencing higher rates of mortality […]

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Developing Strategic Approaches to Enhance PVC Recycling: Addressing Additive Complexity and Improving Plastic Waste Stream Management for a Circular Economy

Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), a widely used plastic, often includes a variety of additives like plasticizers and stabilizers to meet specific performance needs. However, these complex blends complicate recycling, limiting the ability to produce high-quality recycled PVC (rPVC) that meets current regulatory and environmental standards, and having manufacturers incorporate it into production. To address this, Oligomaster […]

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Accelerating Sustainable Product Development in the Plastics Industry: A Machine Learning Approach for Polymer-Additive Interactions

Oligomaster Inc. is developing a Sustainable Product Development Tool that leverages molecular simulation and machine learning to streamline the formulation process for plastic and chemical manufacturers. As industry moves towards sustainable alternatives and faces tighter regulations on certain chemicals, including harmful plasticizers, traditional trial-and-error methods of formulation are no longer efficient or economically viable. This […]

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Relentless support: Defining a Métis career development model

The Gabriel Dumont Institute Training & Employment (GDITE) project aims to formalize its innovative “Relentless Support” career development model, which focuses on Métis strengths, community-based development, and cultural alignment. Unlike traditional, individualistic career development models, GDITE’s approach emphasizes reciprocity, joy, and long-term local workforce sustainability. This project will document the fluidity and success of the […]

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