This research project will use a participatory action approach to studying the impact of the ARTpreneurs Web App as an affordable, accessible, and relevant digital tool for educating young artists in Nova Scotia in the development of entrepreneurial thinking and the basic business skills they need to build businesses and careers on their existing creative […]

Malgré une littérature importante sur le dopage, il n’existe toujours pas de base de données complète qui permet une harmonisation des facteurs de vulnérabilité des athlètes au dopage. Le projet de recherche proposé s’articule donc à construire cette base théorique sur les facteurs de vulnérabilité en les catégorisant afin de comprendre les motivations qui poussent […]

In order to improve the health of Canadians, ParticipACTION developed the ParticipACTION App (PAC app), an incentivized, physical activity (PA) promotion and tracking app. The PAC app aims to increase the amount of PA and decrease the amount of sedentary activities for all Canadian. The PAC app was launch in February of 2019, and currently […]

The ocean is experiencing drastic declines in biodiversity due to the cumulative impact of human activities, including habitat loss, resource exploitation and fossil fuel emissions. These declines in species abundance and diversity have dire consequences for coastal communities whose economic and social systems depend upon healthy oceans. While global analyses of human impacts on marine […]

Smart devices can allow active individuals to monitor their training workload in order to reduce injuries and improve performance. However, many devices are geared towards a single activity, which limits their impact. Kinetyx recently developed an insole with multiple sensors that can be worn within a shoe while performing many activities. Using this insole, we […]

Le Cirque du Soleil dispose d’une expertise pratique importante pour la conception de matelas de réception. Toutefois, due à l’absence de données approfondies, cette expertise repose sur peu d’évidence scientifique, rendant difficile la conception optimale de matelas de réception pour de nouvelles performances acrobatiques. Le stage proposé vise à compléter et exploiter les outils expérimentaux […]

ECU Graduate Studies and the Toronto Biennial of Art funding for one graduate student to support research and development affiliated with the upcoming Biennial, opening September 2021. The student will • Develop research and readings on the intersections between art and ecologies • Research de-colonial exhibition models • Research participating artists and aiding in the […]

En coordination avec l’équipe de Lucion, le stagiaire aura pour fonction de développer l’image digitale Lucion et de lancer une grande campagne de prospection vers les clients actifs et les nouveaux.

The goal of this project is to train a machine learning model that can identify player’s personae using VLT (Video Lottery Terminal) data within a transactiontime limit. The personae are results of the previews MITACS project. Using unsupervised learning each playing session was associated with a playstyle. Identifying the playstyle as soon as possible is […]

The post-doctoral fellow will act as an academic liaison between the Stratford Festival and the University of Waterloo’s Games Institute’s joint project on a series of Shakespeare-themed video games and apps. The Festival will benefit from a development of new games. This project also offers numerous scholarly products as output, including a growing partnership between […]

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (2015) report calls for the integration of Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into educational curriculum. Critical to decolonizing education is reinserting people into relationships with the land as a mode of education, referred to as ‘land-based learning’. This proposed research project will establish best practices for the establishment of […]

Face à l’absence de festivals durant l’été 2020 et à la nécessité d’occuper l’espace au Centre-Ville et de le rendre plus accueillant pour ses visiteurs, mais aussi face à la montée de l’intérêt pour la réduction des îlots de chaleur et le verdissement novateur en ville, le Partenariat du Quartier des Spectacles (PQDS) a installé […]