Declining and Stigmatized: An Analysis of French and Canadian Left-Behind Places

The world’s economy is changing at a rapid rate. Resources and population growth are becoming concentrated in a small number of larger cities, while other cities have become “left behind”. The dissatisfaction of living in poorer economic conditions and the resentment toward economically successful cities, has prompted resident political discontent. Left-behind places are also prone […]

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Innovations in Talent Strategy and Work Culture in Human Resources

The challenge CrucialLogics is currently facing is how to innovate our current processes, workflows, and work culture to support our organization and its clients as we enter the new era of growth and technology. New Innovation in operations (specifically HR) is required as we scale the business and with remote work. This project aims to […]

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Revolutionizing Asset Management: RFID-Powered Solutions for Asset-Heavy Industries

Scatterlink is a nuanced technology company that delivers advanced inventory and asset management solutions design specifically for asset- heavy industries. Through the use of Radio- Frequency Identification technology (RFID), Scatterlink bridges the gap between physical assets and digital management, providing real-time visibility, tracking, and actionable insights. The asset-heavy industry faces substantial challenges with manual, labor-intensive […]

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Towards a Model-Based Federated Learning Architecture for Intrusion Detection and Mitigation in Small Office and Home Office Networks

This project aims to strengthen RabbitRun Technologies’ (RRT) cybersecurity capabilities in software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solutions for small office/home office (SOHO) environments. It addresses the critical need for secure and reliable connectivity in remote and small business settings by integrating federated learning into RRT’s systems. This approach enables RRT routers to collaboratively improve intrusion […]

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Development of an online rapid cognitive-motor assessment tool to monitor brain health.

This project aims to maximize the accessibility of an existing validated computer tablet-based brain health assessment tool. Specifically, we wish to expand the assessment tool to a web-based platform and improve its ability to rate a user’s performance in a personalized way. Currently, there are few choices for clinicians to test rule-based skilled performance needed […]

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Flame spray pyrolysis-induced direct deposition of plasmonic nanoparticles on TFBG optical fiber for sensing applications

The features of optical fibers and the fascinating properties of nanomaterials can be combined to result in an attractive new platform for chemical sensing. Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) has distinct advantages for the assembly of chemoresistive gas sensors compared to their traditional synthesis methods. Modern photonic sensing devices such as tilted fiber Bragg grating (TFBG) […]

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Recommender Model Development

Popular content-driven websites like YouTube, Vimeo and Soundcloud receive a large amount of content annually and are visited by billions of users world-wide. However, the majority of the content on these sites has little to no structure. For example, many videos on YouTube are only found in the personal playlists and have virtually no user […]

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Metering and Aggregation, and, Electrification of Buildings Part 2

With the pressing need to reduce energy from carbon emitting sources, electrification of buildings is a crucial step forward. Electrification requires identifying activities and equipment that use energy received from carbon emitting sources and transitioning them to electric alternatives. The proposed research focuses on developing methods and strategies to overcome challenges associated with building electrification […]

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Evaluation of a new program for mental health patients in the emergency department

NYGH has opened a new mental health and addiction-focused area in its emergency department. Part of the development of this new area includes integrating staff from community-based organizations to better connect patients with outpatient treatment services as well as other health and social supports they may need. The practicum will involve developing an understanding of […]

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Data Collection and Model Development for Prosthetic Fitting using a Robotic Gait Simulator

ProsFit is a medical device manufacturing company that supports prosthetic clinic owners to radically improve productivity and user outcomes. Through innovation, ProsFit strives to provide limb wearers a choice of affordable, reliable and desirable prosthetic products and services. ProsFit has developed and is commercializing the solutions to provide improved mobility and quality of life to […]

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Scalable AI-as-a-Service (AIaas) Platform Development

This project focuses on building the core infrastructure for Farpoint’s new AI-as-a-Service (AlaaS) platform. Two interns will work with Farpoint engineers to create a robust and scalable system using Kubernetes for managing resources and efficiently distributing workload. The interns will also implement load balancing and network routing to ensure smooth handling of high user traffic […]

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Generative AI as a service for Small Business

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face increasing pressure to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. Many SMBs face obstacles in adopting AI solutions due to limited resources and the complexity of available products, which are often too generalized to meet the specific needs or scale of smaller businesses [1]. Existing AI solutions are […]

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