With the ultimate goal of enhancing Nexxt Intelligence’s market research SaaS platform, inca, this project will create a flexible framework for facilitating conversations with consumers using an agent powered by natural language processing and deep learning models. This ‘discourse representation framework’ will be capable of engaging with consumers in fluent English, and is designed to […]

This project aims to propose a decision support tool for Nucleus Independent Living that optimizes the scheduling of clients visits, the assignment of PSWs to clients, and the routing of the daily visits of each PSW while trying to minimize the traveling distances for the PSWs, the number of different PSWs visiting a client, and […]

Humanity is dependent on a sustainable future yet fails to mobilize adoption of sustainability initiatives. If current trends continue, we may not meet the 2030 UN Sustainable Develop Goals until 2082– more than half a century late. Humanity’s insufficient response to the global lack of sustainability is a grand challenge driven by a moral imperative […]

This project will investigate the usability and feasibility of implementing physiological monitoring approaches to Bruce Power heat-stress management program. The project will involve personnel working in hot environments at Bruce Power conducting work as per normal in addition to peer monitoring using perceptual measures (ratings of perceived exertion and thermal sensation), and wearing a physiological […]

The Energy potential of water has been successfully harnessed to produce electricity since the late 19th century. In 2018, hydropower production accounts for approximately 61 % of the total electricity produced in Canada. To exploit this source of energy, water is stored in dams and is strategically used based on hydrological cycles. Over the years, […]

Penrose Partners is a blockchain startup firm that provides transactional, educational, and corporate consulting/material production services to businesses, institutional investors, and disruptive tech companies in the blockchain space. We are the trusted advisor that bridges the gap between businesses with great ideas, and blockchain adoption. In June 2021, Penrose Partners launched the i3 Incubator program […]

Discoverability is the degree to which a piece of content or information can be found in a search of a file, database, or other information system. The term aptly identified the fundamental challenge of making original screen media content, e.g., a TV show, film, or web series, stand out in a content abundant world. As […]

Replica Analytics provides technology for generating synthetic data. This data is generated from real data. Although it shares statistical properties with real data, it is not real data. Replica Synthesis is Replica Analytics’ flagship product that generates synthetic data. The intern will carry out a case study by identifying real data to generate synthetic data, […]

Taal Innovation Advisors Inc. (“Taal”) is an innovation firm focused on business, and technical consulting, and go-to-market execution for SME sized innovative businesses. Its clients primarily include small startups that have or are receiving their first few rounds of funding and looking to enter the market. Taal currently has experienced professionals that work and operate […]

The industrial partner, Mission Control Space Services (MCSS), is a participant in an upcoming mission to launch a rover to the moon. In this project, Western students will assist MCSS by developing algorithms using techniques from deep learning to support the lunar mission. The interns will have two primary responsibilities. One intern will develop a […]

With the recent geopolitical frictions between Canada and China impacting businesses, there have been discussions about reducing the trade an investment between the two markets. However, China-related interactions generated more than $55 billion of cumulative GDP in 2018, and as of 2020, Statistics Canada demonstrated that there was $31.7 billion in trade (2) between the […]

In this application, we are requesting funds to assist the non-profit organization, SARE Centre, in developing a strategy for scaling up the implementation of a new sexual assault resistance program for teen girls. A-EAAA (Adolescent EAAA) is based on Dr. Charlene Senn’s Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) sexual assault resistance program, the only program available […]