This Mitacs project will focus on mapping the landscape of social innovation labs in Canada, specifically: understanding how it has changed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; the methodologies and approaches applied by social labs across the country in addressing complex problems; and importantly, the impact these processes have on the people and communities […]

Mobile recycling, as part of efforts to help reduce the greenhouse emissions, is a novel type of recycling type emerged in recent years. The U-Cycle automated mobile recycling system located in Newfoundland and Labrador is a typical paradigm. This research project focuses on developing methodologies for multiple modules for the next-generation mobile recycling, including mechanism, […]

Choices for Youth (CFY) is a non-profit charity organization incorporated in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador and provides housing, family, and employment services for youth aged 16-29. As part of this programming, CFY operates social enterprises in construction, retail, manufacturing, and most recently food services, providing employment training opportunities supporting youth to move into competitive […]

This research project focuses on using functional modelling (FRAM) to map trainee-trainer interactions in lifeboat simulators. The functional model will be used as a basis to create a virtual instructor that can provide feedback to trainees autonomously in Virtual Marine’s lifeboat simulators. The research will contribute to improving the capabilities of Virtual Marine’s lifeboat simulators […]

The boreal forest, which provides critical habitat for diverse species and a suite of ecosystem services for communities within it, is experiencing the widespread effects of global change. On the island of Newfoundland, boreal forests are home to at-risk species such as woodland caribou and Newfoundland marten, and are under cumulative pressures of industrial and […]

GNP Ventures Inc. is a Newfoundland-based company that is looking to potentially harvest nutrient-rich seaweed and kelp in coastal communities along the Great Northern Peninsula and other coastal areas within the province. Our goal is to implement and promote regenerative ocean farming as a strategy to create equitable and sustainable economic opportunities and also to […]

Atmospheric corrosion, commonly known as weathering is among the leading causes of infrastructure degradation. The extent of atmospheric corrosion becomes more concerning when it triggers localized and non-linear metal loss rates. One such scenario is the localized corrosion at the flanged connections in piping, pipeline, and equipment for hydrocarbon industry and even utility sectors. As […]

As financial networks grow limiting the spread of illicit funds becomes an increasingly important aspect of security. We model this spread within a network-like structure called a graph and examine how best to defend against the spread of these illicit funds. This problem has been examined in the past and we further that knowledge by […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as an effective tool for resolving real-world problems and has applications in various fields, such as natural language processing, signal processing, and computer vision. The primary purpose of using AI in computer vision is to automatically and robustly convert image or video data into actionable information. This project is looking […]

Memorial University’s Centre for Social Enterprise presents this type of organization in the following light: “Social enterprise challenges the predominant understanding of business as pursuing wealth at the expense of people and the planet. A traditional view of business measures a healthy economy by wealth gained through the trade of goods and services. Social enterprises, […]

The Stephenville Theatre Festival produces a season of professional theatre each summer. A strong technical and production team is required to produce our work and innovate the theatrical experience for our audience. There is currently a skill/talent gap in the province of NL in the area of theatre production expertise. The selected Intern, and her […]

Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities (EIWFSC) is a province-wide collaborative of Indigenous women with representation from the four Indigenous groups in the province. Throughout the duration of the project, 45 Indigenous women were trained as Peer Facilitators and have been leading culturally based workshops in their respective communities with a goal to impact positive […]