Analyzing the effects of wearable ring scanners on sustainability and ergonomics in warehouse operations

This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a wearable ring scanner in improving environmental, economic, and social sustainability specifically in a warehouse setting. By addressing these objectives, this research aims to provide valuable insights into the suitability and sustainability of the ring scanner as a potential means of enhancing warehouse operations. A life cycle […]

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Developing Climate Action Policy Exemplars for School Districts of British Columbia

Climate change is a significant challenge we’re facing today, affecting ecosystems, economies, and societies globally. In Canada, there’s a strong push to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, with British Columbia leading the charge through initiatives like CleanBC, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. In order to support these goals, the British […]

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Streamlining Medical Administration: Developing an AI Solution for Automating Medical Form Processing in Canada

Physicians in Canada spend significant time on administrative tasks, including completing paperwork that requires filling out various forms in different formats. It is estimated that most physicians spend about 19 hours per week on paperwork. Such demands not only lead to burnout but also detract from patient care. Moreover, this additional workload is also an […]

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Global Talent Streamlining: Leveraging AI for Strategic Immigration Solutions in the Canadian Labour Market

Our project addresses the critical challenge in the Canadian labour market: the mismatch between the demand for talent and the availability of skilled individuals to fulfill economic priorities. With Canada facing prolonged labour shortages across various sectors due to demographic shifts, this initiative seeks to bridge the gap by leveraging AI to analyze and match […]

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Cultivating Financial Literacy and Mentorship Programs for Indigenous Communities

The Summer Internship for 2024 will focus on having two interns continue to enhance and roll out e-learning platforms that focus on Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship fundamentals in Indigenous communities. Specifically, two interns will first be trained in project management, event planning, customer service, financial literacy and technology certification programs that will allow them to […]

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Beyond the Book

The ultimate aim of this project is to design and develop methods and tools for classifying attributes of books such as genre, style, tone, and likelihood of being popular. Towards this end we will make use of various information types available on books and users of the Kobo catalog, including the text, meta-data associated with […]

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Situations of Difference in Political Argument

In this project, we use the analytical tools of philosophy and argumentation theory to address an increasing and troubling phenomenon: political differences. Thus, we start from a rhetorical model of argumentation proposed by the Canadian philosopher C. Tindale at the University of Windsor, to illuminate recent case studies. The project is divided into two components. […]

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Modifying a lead compound to optimize prevention of adhesion formation

If you have an operation in your abdominal cavity (eg., C-section, hernia repair, appendectomy, gall bladder removal and many more procedures) your chances of having to go back to hospital and be re-operated due to intestinal occlusion, pain etc is 4%. Because these operations make up 5 of the 10 most common surgeries, this 4% […]

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LLMs for Research

Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT have proven to be extremely effective at generating useful responses to a wide variety of user’s questions. However, they often struggle to generate meaningful and accurate responses to questions that are highly specialized, context-dependent, and requiring long-term attention. The goal of this project is to apply LLMs to accelerate […]

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Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL)

Today’s Canadian children and youth are bigger, weaker and less fit than they were a generation ago. Only 5% of children and youth meet the recommended Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines while spending 8.6 hours per day in sedentary pursuits. These results suggest that Canadian children today do not have the capacity to achieve and maintain […]

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