Ce projet, réalisé en collaboration avec Polytechnique et la société FLEXGROUPS. Le projet MITACS, vise la production d’un outil pour supporter et favoriser les démarches type Kaizen dans les organisations. Il propose de mettre en oeuvre une démarche outillée permettant une gestion simplifiée en utilisant les technologies modernes, de collecte de données (capteurs), d’enregistrements ergonomiques […]

Pour répondre à l’imprévisibilité des environnements — au désordre ambiant — les organisations tentent d’ajouter de la robustesse et de la résilience par le contrôle. Ce faisant, elles sclérosent leurs structures et se coupent des humains. L’attention se porte alors sur la performance interne et sur la vélocité; sans égard à la qualité ou à […]

chART: Public Art Marpole 2.0 is a continued exploration into a specific community and its potential relationship to public art as an agent of change. This research internship examines the community of Marpole – its history, Inhabitants, and community – through artistic practice and creative research methodologies. Utilizing interviews, questionnaires, ethnographic methods, creative art practice, […]

L’objectif de cette année 2021, et donc en partie celui du projet de stage, est de valider le MVP de Kiwiz, qui comprend, le tout sur la plateforme web : – Remplissage d’un formulaire détaillé sur le besoin du client – Pré sélection d’annonces tirées des plateformes comme Kijiji Auto, Autohebdo ou Facebook Marketplace (avec […]

As PlaceHolder looks to scale in the realities of COVID19 economy, an overarching number of business decisions like resource allocation and pricing will require sufficient amount of data behind them to make sense. In the past 6 month we have built data pipelines to capture raw information from various departments but our operations teams are […]

Risk aggregation is omnipresent in insurance applications. A recent example, borrowed from the modern regulatory accords, is the determination of the aggregate economic capital and its consequent allocation to risk drivers. A more traditional illustration of the importance of risk aggregation in insurance is the celebrated collective risk theory that dates back to the early […]

In today’s technology-centred world, we have become increasingly reliant upon artificial intelligence (AI) devices and software. To aid with navigation, many people use SIRI or other digital voice assistants to help them navigate from point A to point B. While successful in helping humans arrive at intended locations, there is a downside. Recent studies have […]

Canadian Internet service providers, including Bell, Rogers, and TELUS are facing critical challenges to upgrade their access networks in order to support bandwidth intensive products and services. Fonex Data System Inc. is developing a novel optical receiver which is anticipated to outperform current receivers. The receiver will enable increased bandwidth at reduced costs for next […]

The oil and gas industry is in the top five largest sectors in the world in terms of dollar value, generating an estimated $3.32 trillion in revenue annually. It is estimated that 40-60% of workforce in the oil and gas industry will retire in the next five years, so preserving the knowledge stored in documents […]

INEO is a technology company providing services to retailers, including liquor retailers who have been deemed essential services in the pandemic. As a group, retailers were struggling for sometime with a changing consumer landscape and have now been getting crushed by the pandemic. INEO’s technology gives retailers access to data which until now only online […]

Automatic detection and classification of the Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) is used in newborn hearing screening. Improved detection algorithms will reduce test time, prevent infants with hearing loss from being missed while reducing the number of normal hearing babies referred to diagnostic testing. We have already improved the objectivity of ABR classification in neurological assessments […]

With the onset of COVID-19, the commercial real estate industry has been greatly impacted as fewer individuals and businesses are using office spaces. As such, with growing uncertainty, it is imperative to adapt, develop, and strategically plan for the foreseeable future. This project serves two purposes: 1) Assist in operational transformation using cloud-based technology and […]