“Le concert augmenté” est un projet pionnier de recherche-création qui prévoit, pour la première fois d’une façon structurée, l’utilisation des nouvelles technologies audio (les écouteurs à conduction osseuse) dans le contexte de concert de musique électroacoustique. Ce nouveau médium de diffusion permettra des expériences de concert en réalité augmentée sonore, c’est-à-dire des performances immersives où […]

Dans le contexte communicationnel et technologique actuel, les enfants se retrouvent face à une prolifération d’informations et de contenus. Cette dynamique ouvre grande la porte un phénomène de désinformation poussé, tout particulièrement, par la communication numérique. Or, le numérique est aussi porteur d’opportunités de contre-information et les enfants ont la capacité de se montrer critiques […]

This project explores how an artistic oral history-based audio walk can be used as a tool for connecting locals, visitors and immigrants with a place and engage them as participants in public debates concerning local development projects in the Azores. Santana Airfield, Azores, is an abandoned complex risking demolition. Zoning laws are changing the landscape. […]

Companies with a strong online presence are seeking to increase users’ engagement by adding recommendation and prediction algorithms to their websites. These algorithms can for example predict which users’ actions are more likely to happen and which users’ actions are likely more profitable. Companies use such algorithms to tailor the content of their websites based […]

Built on Web 2.0 principles, LimeSpot Solution Inc. will work with intern(s) to research on multiple modules that cover a variety of different aspects of applicability of social network in marketing and e-commerce: user driven, provider driven, device driven, and multiple providers. The research will help the partner organization to improve upon the current offerings […]

At present, networks for the studying of fashion exist globally in Europe, the United Kingdom, and the United States, among others. Canada, too, is home to some of these collaborative sites, for example the Canadian Fashion Scholars and the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards. Many of these networks have flourished through the publishing of an […]

I am a third-year Masters of Fine Arts candidate at the University of British Columbia School Of Creative Writing, and am working on my novel with Annabel Lyon ([email protected]), exploring familial connections, memory, and Chan Buddhism in a story where time is a fluid entity, ultimately examining and combining Chinese Philosophical concepts with non-linear narrative […]

This project examines to the innovative use of Augmented Reality (AR) technologies that have yet to be fully integrated in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry. The research focuses on the capacity of AR to bridge the gap between design and construction. The role of the student is to conduct an initial literature review […]

The Refresh Wellness Platform intends to offer a novel approach to address ongoing mental health and wellness challenges worldwide. While the RWA is in the research and development phase, they have begun to build a marketing strategy that will aid in the launch and distribution of the app to ensure a positive impact on society […]

Lighthouse Coffee Roasters is a company that focuses on supporting the small town farmers in the rural Myanmar, by importing coffee cherries every year from the harvest, and selling it post roasting in the local Canadian market. Currently, they have built a loyal customer base that has a sustainable return ratio, but want to have […]

The intern will be participating in a multifaceted and interdisciplinary project involving a case study on the current commercially avialable low emissions technologies and emerging renewable energy technologies. They will create social media marketing content to spur interest and careers in these sectors by attracting Canada’s brightest young innovators and entrepreneurs. Through partnership with the […]

Le projet demandé vise à accomplir un séjour de recherche en Israël dans l’objectif d’y rencontrer la professeure de linguistique et spécialiste de la polémique, Ruth Amossy. Ce stage permettra d’acquérir une expertise pour l’analyse d’un corpus polémique, par l’apprentissage de la méthode propre à Mme Amossy. Le projet permettra en ourte de nouer des […]