In this mixed-methods study, we aim to identify specific experiences and institutional barriers that prevent recent immigrants from engaging with and participating in municipal elections in the city of Calgary, Alberta. Using a systematic literature review and data from focus groups and in-depth interviews in Calgary, we will first develop a list of the concrete […]

This application is focused on GovLab.ai which includes a talent accelerator for public service professionals, post-secondary students and recent graduates. GovLab.ai’s mission is to set a global example of how to transform the public sector through applied AI, and is designed to encourage the growth of machine learning and AI skill sets that are in […]

Mach32 Inc. is an Edmonton based health technology company that designs and manufactures innovative products for healthcare and service workers. Our culture is built to create niche solutions for big picture problems. MACH32 is currently developing IMSAFE, a drug-delivery system for the pre-hospital treatment of hemorrhage; IMSAFE, is a rescue autoinjector that delivers a drug […]

Copperstone Technologies Ltd, is an Edmonton based engineering firm that designs, builds and deploys its own unique robotic platform. In the past 2 years Copperstone experienced a three-fold growth and faced several challenges through this high growth period. Copperstone needs to invest in developing new financial control policies and reporting procedures for better cost awareness […]

A constant challenge experienced with a small business is the time to strategically and effective marketing your own services as well as finding extra value or additional opportunities while working with clients. Through this internship, we would like to explore ways in which to repurpose the video content created for our clients in order to […]

Innovative Communication and Business Strategies for NABI and Members NABI History and Background: NABI (Northern Alberta Business Incubator) is a sector-agnostic incubator created by the City of St. Albert in 1989. NABI assists early-stage businesses to launch, grow and succeed by delivering a range of business supports, educational/development programming and mentorship. Since its beginning, NABI […]

Geospatial data (e.g. location of the business branches, fleet of online delivery vehicles) is a crucial part of online marketplaces, as their developers need easy-to-integrate tools that efficiently perform searches across said data. This project will explore novel approaches to improve state-of-the-art searches for objects with geospatial attributes. In this project, interns will develop computer […]

Burdensome government regulations, sometimes referred to as “red tape,” are often touted as barriers to job creation and economic growth. This research project involves a jurisdictional scan of red tape reduction initiatives throughout the world and identifies global best practices. The project will assess whether efforts to reduce red tape in Alberta and the Edmonton […]

The focus of this project is hydrothermal liquefaction of woody biomass waste. Woody biomass waste could include branches or woodchips from logging and wood processing. The waste material is ‘cooked’ with water at extreme temperature and pressure to produce waste oil. The low energy carrying woody biomass waste is converted into a higher energy carrying […]

We have initiated what we hope is a long-term collaboration between University of Alberta (Randy Goebel, Amii/Computing Science) and Edmonton Police Service (Brian Rector), to investigate and develop the application of AI methods to aid in the solution of long-term unsolved homicides (“cold cases”). The initial idea is focused on AI methods for information extraction […]

Retrofitting aging commercial buildings from the exterior using wall panels can increase their sustainability and energy efficiency. The partner, RoBIM Technologies Inc., is developing an end-to-end automated solution by using robotic technologies and introducing more energy efficiency materials into the panel design. The combination of robotic prefabrication and sustainability of engineered wood products (EWPs) are […]

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most important disease of feedlot cattle, which remains the leading cause of disease-induced economic loss in the Canadian cattle industries. BRD is induced by bacterial pathogens including the Gram-negative (G-) bacteria Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, and Histophilus somni. Even with current prevention and control measures targeting associated pathogens, the […]