Assessing Global Adoption of the Central Banking Digital Currency

Central Banking Digital Currency (CBDC) is a digitalized version of cash. It seeks to preserve all the properties and characteristics of the monetary unit, the most famous of which are: a store of value, a medium of exchange, and a unit of account. Using machine learning techniques, the student will answer questions about how quickly […]

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Kanonhkwa’tsheranákere, Where the Medicines Are: Creating an Indigenous biocultural atlas and ethnobotanical field guide grounded in decolonial methodologies

This landmark project was built by Dr. Jessica Dolan with leadership at the Indigenous organization Plenty Canada, and the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership team at University of Guelph. Working closely in collaboration with Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg educators and culture-bearers, the team is combining plant biology surveys in the Greenbelt region of Southern Ontario, with historical […]

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Applying Natural Language Processing to Explore the Development of Automated Scoring and Feedback Models for Multi-Speaker Science Discussions

Many components of education, including those to support teacher and student learning, are now online and fully digital. But to make productive use of these data sources, the field needs to have a better understanding of what teachers and students do and how they respond to online assessments designed to build and measure complex constructs. […]

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Increasing Grid Resilience using Game-theoretic Demand Side Management

Demand Side Management is a scheme that manages production, consumption and storage of energy of an aggregation of households in a neighborhood. The automated algorithms communicate between households to ensure that grid constraints are respected and households use energy optimally to maximize the use of green energy and save money. A promising tool for these […]

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Alison Xia – Artificial Intelligence in Modern Hospitality

Artificial Intelligence in Modern Hospitality will analyze the effects and business applications of AI in various aspects of the hospitality industry, including but not limited to food & beverage, travel & tourism, lodging, and recreation. Specifically, it will analyze how AI fits into various consumer profiles, allowing for greater flexibility, efficiency, and profitability for companies […]

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Mary England – Sparking the Interest of Canada’s Youth in Sustainability within Advanced Manufacturing and Entrepreneurship.

The intern will take part in a multifaceted project surrounding sustainability in industry and clean advancements in advanced manufacturing techniques within a multitude of different sectors. The intern will perform an in-depth study on Canada’s status regarding advanced manufacturing and utilize social media platforms to relay novel information to promote interest, engagement and an entrepreneurial […]

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Development of a virtual active learning environment: Making use of digital knowledge objects, data visualizations, and smart assessments to engage students in collaborative deeper learning in online teaching contexts

This project will be focus on developing a digital learning platform that is: grounded in the science of learning research; informed by established pedagogical approaches for supporting collaborative learning; responsive to principles of equity and inclusion; and based on principles of effective assessment to provide high-quality online and hybrid delivery modes of distance learning education […]

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Paul Yang — AI/ML Data Analysis of Fashion Consumer Trends in Social Media: An Impact Report for Canadian Businesses

The project, “AI/ML Data Analysis of Fashion Consumer Trends in Social Media: An Impact Report for Canadian Businesses,” aims to analyze fashion consumer trends on social media platforms and produce an impactful report for Canadian businesses. The intern will employ and develop advanced data analysis techniques to collect and process data from various social media […]

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Brett McGonigal – Studying Advanced Manufacturing Strategies for Autoinjectors

The intern will participate in an interdisciplinary project on advanced manufacturing strategies for autoinjectors, which have become increasingly popular due to their convenience and reliability in administering medications. While the Epipen is a well-known example, other medications, such as Noxalone, use this delivery system. The scale and extent of autoinjector manufacturing in Canada are unclear, […]

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Exploring an interactive multisensory physical movements model during and beyond COVID-19: a case study of children with special needs

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced children to quickly adapt to home-based or virtual learning; however, a number of researchers have identified challenges and difficulties with applying and using technology. More importantly, there has been a significant rise in the rates of mental illness occurring as a result of COVID-19 and children are now experiencing increased […]

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Using analytic hierarchy processes to resolve multi-criteria decision making

Many real life decision consider a multitude of criteria, one such example is in healthcare where the patient’s condition, available resources, chance of recovery, cost etc all need to be consider when administrating care. An analytic hierarchy process makes the multi-criteria decisions by first converting the problem into a set of mathematical constraints by pair-wise […]

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