The Fort McKay Métis Nation (FMMN) is the self-governing Métis Nation representing the interests of Métis people in the community. Members of FMMN are concerned about the cumulative impacts of industrial development on the land, air, water and wildlife in the Fort McKay area. As active users of the land, community members have intimate knowledge […]

Nowadays, our data is stored and processed in the cloud, and there are increasing privacy concerns. Federated Learning (FL) has recently emerged to allow users to keep their data private and collaboratively train machine learning models. To ensure that no client data can be revealed, there are multiple challenges in designing a system to be […]

Automation of medical diagnosis/detection process is very important in terms of enhancing diagnostic accuracy, increasing throughput, reducing cost, and training new staff. Our current goal is to go from the proof of concept stage (automatic recognition and classification of human blood images) to a complete working optimized prototype and to start testing it in an […]

OneCup AI has created an artificial intelligence pipeline featuring BETSY, our AI rancher. BETSY is the leader in the accurate visual identification of livestock using only computer vision. This technology is on the leading edge, which makes it unique in an otherwise very traditional industry, how we develop our product in the market is imperative […]

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a description increasingly used to refer to aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel) that is produced from renewable and sustainable resources. The use of SAF for commercial air transport holds the promise of reducing the fossil fuel footprint of this industry. However, in North America it is at present not legal […]

Weyerhaeuser Drayton Valley Lumber Mill has employed continuous monitoring of vibration for all the critical rotating assets in the mill to detect failures in early stage and prevent failures. Continuous monitoring is achieved through sensors mounted on the equipment and each sensor collects real-time vibration data of the equipment. Real-time vibration data give an understanding […]

Fraud prevention tools play a critical role in real estate transactions. Even though digital fraudsters employ all newly available tools to find loopholes in the existing technological ecosystem, the information systems involved in real estate transactions typically lag behind in terms of digital identity verification and management. In order to facilitate industry adoption of the […]

Probiotic bacteria may be the reason why dairy products are good for you. Some dairy foods may change how the gut microbiota is made up, which can help with weight control and metabolic health. But it’s not clear how dairy products could fix the bad effects of a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet on lipid and glucose […]

Treating oil sands tailings presents a significant technical and environmental challenge for Canada’s oil sands industry. It is crucial to settle and consolidate tailings, reclaim the affected land, and to further recycle/reuse the water trapped in the tailings for oil sands processing. The proposed research aims to tackle the tailings treatment and water management in […]

Propel Impact will be working with Mitacs interns across two universities to support social innovation and impact investing organizations in Canada.

Soil contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants represents the largest waste stream in Alberta’s landfills. Electro-Kinetic Solutions Inc. (EKS) has developed the Electrokinetic Soil Treatment (EKST) Process to cost-effectively decontaminate soils onsite, instead of disposing them in a landfill. This innovative technology, based on the proven physics of electrokinetics, is effective even for fine-grained soils […]

AltaML is an innovative company capitalizing on a major technological trend: artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, enabled by big data, are driving a fourth industrial revolution. AI will transform all industries, but traditional industries face challenges in implementing AI. AltaML has a unique business model to overcome barriers to adoption of AI solutions by industry, which […]