Mobile devices are well established at the heart of our digital lives. Today, these devices are utilized as personalized and enterprise application nodes. Moreover, mobile devices support ubiquitous access to data which even makes them a pivotal component in the deployment of applications such as online games. However, there are challenges that have plagued the […]

The expected research seeks to understand the current state of youth sport offerings in Ontario, Canada. Through a survey of youth (ages 6-29), parents and organizations involved with sport in Ontario, the back to play survey aims to understand the current state of youth sport in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to opportunity, […]

Les entreprises manufacturières québécoises accusent un retard important dans l’automatisation de leur processus et la modernisation de leurs équipements par rapport aux autres pays industrialisés. Selon un sondage sur la fabrication de pointe au Québec, les répondants affirment que la pénurie de main-d’œuvre, l’inadéquation entre les compétences requises et le manque de finissants dans le […]

This fall, I will be working at the Arts Club Theatre Company, Western Canada’s largest theatre company, as the Digital Projects Coordinator. I will be working across various departments including marketing, fund development and artistic to develop and produce digital projects for purposes of advertising, and generating revenue that was lost when theatres shut down. […]

In partnership with Zenfri Inc, this project seeks to facilitate the successful introduction of a mobile game called Clandestine Anomaly to the mobile game market. Due to the embryonic stage of the mobile game market this research will use primary and secondary research methods to create a market analysis and inform the market strategy. Firstly, […]

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 […]