Optimal design of composite structures

A composite material is a macro-level combination of two or more material whose properties can be tuned based on the macro-scale distribution of the material. D.I. Self-Composite Alloys Inc., are working on developing a new generation of materials. Their preliminary findings have shown that it is possible to create metals with improved mechanical properties by […]

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Nutrient removal using a glass-base engineered adsorbent for treating public effluence and agricultural wastewater: designing of a portable continuous setup and study of an agricultural application of the saturated adsorbent

Agricultural wastewater and public effluents often contain elevated levels of phosphorous and nitrogen that limit its ability to be directly repurposed as crop fertilizer or irrigation spray. Removal of soluble nutrients from wastewater is difficult. Current treatment options have high investment costs and are often not well suited for smaller farm sizes common in Canada. […]

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Teacher Assessment Using New Technologies

Educational reform will require changing the way we assess for student success. Personalized learning will only become a reality as we transform the way we make meaning of teaching and learning through assessment This industry partner FreshGrade.com is an educational assessment application for elementary education (Kindergarten – Grade 6) addressing the need for a simple, […]

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Marketing Strategies for Innovative Retail-Based Technologies and Solutions

This project will primarily involve the commercialization and business development strategies of Optemo’s shopping platform. While Optemo experienced positive results from its trial run with Best Buy Canada, it needs to acquire the ideal customers in order to generate momentum and awareness of the product and its benefits. It will be important to identify the […]

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Investigating the use of mixed reality technologies as a solution to help mitigate the challenges under the COVID-19 restrictions for artistic collaboration and education

Traditionally, artistic communities relied on face-to-face encounters to learn their skills, collaborate, and showcase their work. Due to COVID-19, performances in the arts have been abruptly halted and traditional music lessons take place at a studio has stopped. This project aims to examine and provide a prototype solution to mitigate the challenges in artistic collaboration […]

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Enhanced carbon capture in manipulated mine tailings

This project will study the effects of CO2 sequestration in mine waste tailings using a robotic mixing system. Mine waste tailings represent a large opportunity for carbon storage, assisting mining companies with goals to improve their carbon footprint. Robotic mixing of the surface of tailings is expected to accelerate carbon storage and mixing and measurement […]

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Modeling and forecasting the popularity of YouTube videos

Many YouTube content owners currently make money from their videos by allowing YouTube to display ads next to them. For these content owners, increasing the popularity of the video leads to more revenue, and therefore it is of great importance. The purpose of this project is to design an algorithm to predict the popularity of […]

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Business Development Intern

The strategic analysis will be centered on inserting Peloton’s cloud based electronic payment product into the middle of the multiple relationships in the trust account management space. This is a “greenfield” market opportunity that the company is uniquely set up to pivot into. Peloton seeks assistance with the market analysis and creation of the business […]

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Community Engagement Strategist

Simbi is an online platform designed to help students improve their reading comprehension and fluency gains. As the community engagement strategist, I am responsible for outreaching to Simbi’s stakeholders and pursuing potential partnerships. Specifically, I will be working with Holocaust survivors and First Nation communities to upload their stories to the platform, and obtaining celebrity […]

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FC Analyst

The baseline will be to build a current competitor landscape analysis which will also include mapping their key technology, integrations, and go-to-market strategy. Assessing where their key focus and what they consider the advantage will then be aligned with what we see happening in the market and how we are shaping our product to succeed […]

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Social Media and Public Engagement

Social Media Presence – develop strategies to utilize social media platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and how best to raise the profile of the organization. Additionally, utilize these platforms to engage with our potential clients Review current Communication Plan and suggest any recommended changes and implementation processes. Assist in our community engagement procedures (town […]

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