ESI’s current focus is product research and development (R&D), and commercialization activities. The R&D pipeline furthers the technology (hardware, software), systems, and collects/analyzes the data required to ensure device operations and regulatory compliance. Device R&D will refine and miniaturize the metasurface, enhance antennae, and complete software integration (signal and image processing, hardware integration, AI-driven decision-making). […]

Livesens is building the Urban Nervous System: a vehicle-mounted sensing layer that turns everyday fleet movement into real-time street visibility. As vehicles drive their normal routes, we capture basic mobility signals (where movement slows, where stops cluster, how travel time changes by time of day) and convert them into clear corridor outputs like travel time […]

The shear stress exerted by rivers on their banks is well known to drive erosion, over time sculpting the landscape through which they flow. These rivers are typically fed by groundwater flow from their surrounding catchments, and as this flow enters the river through the river bank it exerts a seepage force on the sediment, […]

This project studies a promising alternative to current autoregressive (AR) large language models: diffusion-based large language models. It aims to make them generate high-quality text more efficiently while maintaining speed and energy efficiency. The research will focus on understanding how these models work, identifying their root limitations, and developing improved methods that balance text quality, […]

The ESROP Global project with the Innovative Cognitive Computing (IC2) lab aims to implement and develop prior intelligent robotic systems with a focus on effective interactive systems and artificial intelligence integration for multimodal input data. This will be achieved through a combination of diverging as a team to develop extensions of current systems and data […]

This project focuses on identifying optimal patterns in a special type of solar cell, the tandem solar cell, in which different light-absorbing materials are stacked to increase efficiency. Specifically, the project aims to analyze an important, understudied aspect of these cells: their metallization patterns, which have a significant impact on cell performance. This project aims […]

As carbon markets expand across the Global South, community-based carbon projects are increasingly promoted as “triple-win” climate solutions that mitigate emissions, support economic development, and enhance local wellbeing. In Kenya, REDD+ projects have proliferated rapidly, yet there remains limited community-centred research examining their impacts on lived experience. This study addresses this gap through a qualitative […]

This project will help Harvest Systems improve how the performance of its waste heat recovery technology is tracked and reported. By creating a secure system that automatically aggregates and analyzes data from installed units, the project will generate clear reports on energy savings and system performance. This will help restaurants lower energy costs and reduce […]

Research shows that gaps in urban water provision in the Global South are often linked to governance arrangements rather than only physical water scarcity or inadequate infrastructure. This has led to institutional reforms that change who plans, manages, and delivers water. However, governance transition is typically gradual rather than a single transformative event, with older […]

This project examines how the Vatican’s recent shift to digital audio technology is changing the way the Pope communicates with the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, including over 12 million in Canada. By studying the audio engineers who design and operate the Vatican’s recording equipment, the church officials who make decisions about how the Pope should […]

This project aims to turn an advanced research software into a practical tool that helps the nuclear industry better predict how critical reactor components degrade over time. These components operate in extreme conditions, and replacing them is very expensive, so improving lifetime predictions can lead to significant cost savings and safety benefits. The project will […]

This project will involve designing and building an internal analytics system that helps Staccato better understand how users interact with its AI music creation product. The student will help define what product data should be collected, add tracking inside the software, and build a dashboard that turns this data into clear, useful metrics. This will […]