The City of Saskatoon operates an underground water distribution network serving 257,000 residents. The focus of this research project is the reliability of the primary water supply network, especially the large diameter “trunks.” The City seeks to conduct a risk assessment and identify critical components. If critical spares are stored in-house, a warehousing strategy will […]

The Port is looking to do a full review of applications to ensure the strategy use of current applications to maximize business value and strategic use of resources for the high quality of data possible. Once the review is complete, a plan will be developed for the applications. This project will include various tasks including: […]

Cognitive behavior therapy ten (CBT-T) is a less resource-intensive, more accessible version of traditional CBT for eating disorders that has been found to be equivalent for improving eating disorder symptoms to traditional treatment. To further improve treatment accessibility, CBT-T can be done in a group format with up to 10 patients. The Nova Scotia Health […]

Micro Data Videos (MDVs) are short videos, typically under one minute in length, that incorporate data visualizations to tell compelling, data-driven stories. In today’s fast-paced world and with increasingly shorter attention spans, MDVs have become a highly popular format for disseminating data-based information. Their strength lies in the ability to present factual data to the […]

This project will focus on the design and operation of a sustainable institutional building for vocational/professional training. This building, located at the CÉGEP de Victoriaville site, will apply sustainability principles and life cycle analysis as the cornerstone of its design. The intern will perform data analysis and carry out building performance simulations to provide additional […]

The City of Toronto, as a sanctuary city, is committed to ensuring that “residents have full rights to access City services without fear, regardless of their immigration status”. Consultation on the renewal of the Toronto Newcomer revealed that the City falls short of this commitment with regards to issues of safety that involve the Toronto […]

UNESCO Global Geoparks are a comparatively new designation with the focus being clearly on protection of Geoheritage, but also its promotion in the form of Geotourism Geoeducation and sustainable development. Since 2015 some 213 geoparks have been designated including one in Newfoundland Discovery UNESCO Global Geopark, which is based around the fact that it is […]

Stormwater consists of a complex mixture of chemicals that is minimally regulated but can be a major source of pollution. Stormwater discharge from construction sites must comply with temperature, turbidity and pH requirements set by local governments in British Columbia. In order to achieve these limits, a treatment process, typically involving the use of chemical […]

The College of Veterinarians of Ontario (CVO) is implementing a new initiative to assist new licensees, including early career veterinarians and newly licensed Ontario veterinarians. This initiative involves peer advisors appointed by the CVO to work collaboratively with new licensees through a program called the Peer Advisory Conversation (PAC). Working with Dr. Gohar, Dr. Brunt […]

This project will build on the results achieved in MITACS Accelerate Project IT36824 on enhancing the security of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem through smart contracts analysis. In particular, we plan to work on refining and extending the algorithm we developed to find and repair oracle related vulnerabilities in smart contracts with new techniques to […]

This project will build on the results achieved in MITACS Accelerate Project IT36824 on enhancing the security of the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem through smart contracts analysis. In particular, we plan to work on refining and extending the algorithm we developed to find and repair oracle related vulnerabilities in smart contracts with new techniques to […]

This project will help the partner organization evaluate energy efficiency in agricultural production challenges by analyzing cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices that go beyond current day-to-day operations for food production. Through a high-level project investigating market demands, operational requirements, potential technologies and local impacts, the project will help the organization better understand policy and identify […]