This project investigates the role small city public art galleries play, and might play, in catalyzing community transformation on the municipal level. In looks, in particular, at the work being accomplished by socially-engaged small city galleries across Canada, and at the ways in which this work can inform and mobilize municipal agendas rooted in cultural […]

La recherche vise à documenter la pratique du meunier en Nouvelle-France, en plus de son rôle social important dans la société canadienne. Le moulin de la seigneurie-des-Aulnaies servira de point d’encrage de la recherche, qui explorera l’évolution régionale de la meunerie tout au long du XIXe siècle.

Le Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue est en reconfiguration de ses communications. Il est entendu ici que tous les outils de communication, que ce soit la stratégie sur les réseaux sociaux, le site Web, l’application mobile ou encore les communiqués de presse et les infolettres, sont en évaluation afin de déterminer quelles sont les […]

Fitting hockey players with the proper stick remains a complex process. Even though clear benefits are expected from this process, its complexity limits its application to only a few times during the career of the very top athletes. Furthermore, unlike golf, hockey players mostly use the same stick during all game situations. Previous research clearly […]

Triathlon races are usually longer than 2 hours, but a new short distance team event has been added to the Olympics. This new event, the mixed relay, requires 2 men and 2 women to complete a short course which takes about 20 minutes each to complete. We want to know how the triathletes perform because […]

Assessing dangerous avalanche conditions requires a reliable stream of weather and snowpack data, which can be difficult and expensive to collect in many remote areas of Canada. Snowpack conditions can be simulated in these areas by coupling weather forecast models with physical snowpack models, however, this method has had limited adoption by avalanche forecasters. The […]

Assessing dangerous avalanche conditions requires a reliable stream of weather and snowpack data, which can be difficult and expensive to collect in many remote areas of Canada. Snowpack conditions can be simulated in these areas by coupling weather forecast models with physical snowpack models, however, this method has had limited adoption by avalanche forecasters. The […]

We address the problem of 3D human body motion capture and prediction to be used in the context of a live music concert performances. The difficulty of capturing the motion of a performer in this context comes from the harsh environment in which it takes place that includes strong and varying lighting, smoke generators, and […]

Les restaurants sont des entreprises dynamiques qui doivent innover pour s’adapter aux grandes tendances de consommation tout en conservant le caractère distinctif de leur offre alimentaire/culinaire. La recherche proposée fournira des connaissances en appui au développement, au déploiement et à l’adoption de ces innovations. Plusieurs objectifs seront atteints dans le cadre de sous-projets, tels que […]

Le projet a pour objectif de tester une projection immersive dans la voûte de la Société des Arts Technologiques (SAT) de Montréal. Il s’agit d’un dôme immersif de 18 mètres de diamètre. Une modélisation 3D de la ville de Paris au 19e siècle sera exposée et il sera possible de s’y déplacer à l’aide d’une […]

Le domaine du cirque implique la conception de numeros acrobatiques de plus en plus impressionnants afin de creer une experience nouvelle memorable pour I’audience. L’utilisation de la technologie de pointe telle que la mecatronique permet de creer de nouvelles possibilites autrefois inimaginables. Le projet propose ici entre dans Ie cadre d’une collaboration entre I’Ecoie Poly […]

Although the social, economic, and cultural importance of the arts is generally acknowledged, few studies have collected data on how community members (whether engaged in the arts or not) perceive the value of the arts within their community. This study examines public perceptions of the arts within Saskatchewan’s urban and rural communities. Using a mixed-methods […]