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ESROP – Osaka Summer 2026

This summer project supports a research exchange between Engineering Science programs at Osaka University and the University of Toronto by creating a shared foundation for future biomedical engineering collaboration. At a high level, the project focuses on how modern engineering can better connect advanced measurement technologies with real medical needs—turning complex biomedical signals into knowledge that is easier to interpret, compare, and build on. The host institution benefits by engaging a student trained in the rigorous, systems-level approach of UofT Engineering Science, bringing experience in structured problem solving, quantitative reasoning, and interdisciplinary biomedical engineering. The home institution benefits by gaining exposure to Osaka University’s strengths in medical physics and photonics-based approaches to health research, as well as the research culture and methods used in a leading international engineering environment. Overall, the exchange strengthens long-term collaboration by combining complementary expertise—Osaka’s depth in photonics/medical physics and UofT’s strength in biomedical systems engineering and engineering design—helping both institutions develop highly qualified researchers who can work across disciplines and across countries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arthur Chan

Student:

Partner:

Osaka University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Intelligence artificielle générative en éducation : transfert de connaissances et collaboration académique entre le Canada et les Philippines

Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux comprendre comment l’intelligence artificielle générative peut être utilisée en éducation de manière réfléchie, responsable et adaptée à différents contextes culturels. Le stagiaire collaborera avec des chercheur·es et des formateur·rices universitaires aux Philippines afin de partager des cadres développés au Canada et d’échanger sur leurs usages possibles en enseignement et en formation des enseignants. Le projet repose sur des séminaires, des ateliers et des discussions académiques, sans intervention directe auprès d’élèves. Les retombées attendues incluent le renforcement des collaborations internationales, le transfert de connaissances entre le Canada et l’Asie du Sud-Est, ainsi que le développement de nouvelles perspectives pour soutenir l’innovation pédagogique et la réflexion sur l’usage de l’intelligence artificielle en éducation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Plaisent

Student:

Partner:

Cebu Normal University (CNU)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education; Artificial Intelligence

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Clinical Pilot Evaluation & Commercial Launch of ARISE: augmented reality training for chronic neck pain

ARISE is an augmented reality, AI-enabled therapy platform developed by Neuro-Mod to improve chronic neck pain care through engaging, mechanism-informed exercises delivered via lightweight AR glasses and a smartphone. This project combines two goals: (1) clinical pilot evaluation and product refinement, and (2) market launch preparation. During the internship, ARISE will be implemented across up to 10 Hamilton-area physiotherapy clinics, with recurring bi-weekly clinic check-ins to capture patient and clinician feedback, monitor adherence and outcomes (pain, function, quality of life), and document workflow integration and usability. These insights will be translated into a pilot/usability report and a structured bugs/issues/improvements handoff to guide engineering refinements for commercialization. In parallel, the project will build a prioritized Canada-wide clinic target list (physiotherapy, chiropractic, and pain management), launch a sequenced multi-email outreach campaign, and integrate outreach into a CRM to track engagement, follow-ups, and conversions. Together, these activities validate ARISE’s clinical and operational value in real-world care settings while creating the evidence, messaging, and sales infrastructure needed for early adoption and commercial launch in Q4 2026.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Owen

Student:

Partner:

Neuro-Mod

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Canadian Medtech Startup (SixthSense Labs): Market Research and Pricing Strategy for Gait-Speed Technology

This project will support SixthSense Labs, a Canadian medtech startup, in bringing its radar-based gait speed tool from a proven prototype to real-world use across Canada. The tool can measure gait speed in under six seconds without wearables or cameras and gives an immediate report, which could help identify mobility decline and fall risk earlier in older adults. A McMaster University supervised business development intern will work with SixthSense co-founders to research the best healthcare and community care markets to enter, compare competitors and alternatives, explore pricing, and test business model choices to guide pilot planning and funding. The expected benefit to the partner organization is a clearer, evidence-informed commercialization plan that reduces uncertainty, strengthens partnerships and go-to-market decisions, and improves the company’s ability to scale adoption of its technology in Canadian care settings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Owen

Student:

Partner:

SixthSense Labs Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Neuro Thrombectomy device development

This 4 month project will establish Sensible Vascular’s first formalized, quality-system-aligned benchtop performance evaluation framework for its thrombectomy catheter and stent retriever system. The project will focus on developing, validating, and documenting five foundational test methods—trackability, tensile strength, torquability, device–device interaction, and reliability—guided by FDA recommendations, ISO 13485 design control principles, relevant literature, and industry best practices. The intern will define measurable performance requirements, design and validate test setups, execute structured testing on internal prototypes and benchmark devices, and generate reproducible comparative datasets. All methods and results will be captured within a design history framework to ensure traceability and regulatory alignment. Upon completion, the company will possess validated test protocols and benchmark data that reduce development risk and support future preclinical and commercialization planning.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Owen

Student:

Partner:

Sensible Vascular

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Towards Explainable and Reliable Large Language Models for Clinical Decision Support

This project aims to develop a reliable and easy-to-understand artificial intelligence tool that can help answer medical questions more safely and transparently. By improving how AI systems explain their answers, the project seeks to increase trust among healthcare professionals and patients while reducing the risk of incorrect or biased medical information. The collaboration between the home institution and Ontario Tech University will support knowledge exchange in responsible artificial intelligence and digital health, provide advanced research training for the trainee, and contribute to Canada’s leadership in ethical and trustworthy healthcare technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehran Ebrahimi

Student:

Partner:

National School of Computer Science (ENSI), Tunisia

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Artificial Intelligence; Health and Related Sciences and Technology; Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Apprentissage de Réseaux de Neurones Booléens par Optimisation Combinatoire et Résolution MaxSAT

Ce projet de recherche a pour objectif d’améliorer l’efficacité énergétique des réseaux de neurones en explorant une méthode d’apprentissage alternative. Le stagiaire aura pour mission de développer une approche informatique permettant de remplacer les calculs numériques complexes par des opérations logiques binaires simplifiées. En utilisant des techniques d’optimisation mathématique, ce travail vise à entraîner des modèles nécessitant moins de mémoire et de puissance de calcul. Les bénéfices attendus concernent la diminution de la consommation d’énergie et la possibilité d’exécuter ces réseaux de neurones directement sur des équipements aux ressources limitées, tels que des objets connectés, sans dépendre d’infrastructures informatiques lourdes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Florent Avellaneda

Student:

Partner:

Université Paris-Saclay

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Prevalence and Outcomes Following Major Lower Extremity Amputation in Select Caribbean Countries

This project will study the prevalence and factors leading to preventable lower-limb amputations in the Bahamas, and how health systems can better protect patients at risk. The intern will work with clinicians and researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau to review hospital records from the past decade and identify how often amputations occur, which patient and system factors increase risk, and what health outcomes follow amputation. The goal is to generate the first longitudinal study on lower-limb amputation in the Bahamas, where diabetes and vascular disease are common but access to specialist care is limited. For the host institution, this project will provide actionable data to support better planning of limb-preservation services, improve referral pathways, and inform local clinical and policy decision-making. The initiative will also further strengthen the international research partnership between Princess Margaret Hospital and the University of Toronto, and is directly relevant to the Canadian health system, where persistent inequities in access to care contribute to higher amputation rates among underserved populations. Together, the collaboration will create a foundation for planned future multi-country studies across the Caribbean and support scalable, data-driven solutions to reduce avoidable amputations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anna Dare

Student:

Partner:

University of the West Indies (Bahamas Campus)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development of a method for the forensic analysis of head hair to infer biological sex

The identification of a victim or suspect is often a top priority in criminal investigations. Biological sex determination can narrow down a list of potential victims or suspects. Although deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a powerful tool in identifying suspects and victims, its use in hair is limited by poor yield and degradation, often being insufficient for identification. Yet, hair is a valuable piece of evidence due to its durability, non-invasive collection, and ability to retain a record of trace elements over time. This project will validate and expand a method involving elemental analysis to enable sex determination using very small amounts of hair, which is essential in forensic contexts where only minimal trace evidence may be available. Replicating the proof-of-concept method used at Queen’s University on a different instrument in France and applying it to non-Canadian hair will allow verification of the method’s robustness while expanding it. The effect of hair dye will also be studied, as criminals may use it to alter their appearance, to identify “fingerprint elements” indicative of sex but not affected by hair dye. For the first time, this will be done through high resolution imaging of cross-sections of hair at the host institution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Diane Beauchemin

Student:

Partner:

Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Technology

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Design and Development of a Product Analytics System for an AI-Powered Music Creation Platform

This project will involve designing and building an internal analytics system that helps Staccato better understand how users interact with its AI music creation product. The student will help define what product data should be collected, add tracking inside the software, and build a dashboard that turns this data into clear, useful metrics. This will allow Staccato to see which features are most valuable, how users move through the product, and what behaviors are linked to long-term engagement and conversion. The expected benefit to Staccato is improved, data-driven decision making for product development, user experience, and marketing, helping the company focus its efforts on features that most effectively support music creators and drive business growth.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kenneth Owen

Student:

Partner:

Staccato AI Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M_NextShield PMMA-EMI Filament

This project will validate a recycled PMMA-based 3D-printing filament with built-in EMI-shielding capability, combining lab-scale material testing with customer feedback. The intern will produce and test filaments for mechanical performance, printability, and EMI-shielding effectiveness, and engage potential users to confirm application fit, performance requirements, and pricing expectations. By completing these activities, the project will help the partner organization de-risk the material for real-world use, confirm its suitability for electronic enclosures, and provide the information needed to move toward early commercialization of a sustainable, conductive 3D-printing material.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Arjmand

Student:

Partner:

Innovation Factory

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Combining sonochemistry with the electrocatalysis for hydrogen production on transition metals phosphides

Climate change and the current energy crisis require the development of sustainable and clean energy systems. It is now well established that the development of the hydrogen economy will be a solution to overcome the intensive use of fossil fuels.
The production of high-purity green hydrogen from electrocatalytic water splitting using cheap and sustainable catalysts, require the development of new electrocatalytic approach. In this proposal, transition metal phosphides (TMPs) known for their bifunctional activity, will be use to split water. To enhance their activity, the combination of ultrasound technology with electrochemical process appears as a new approach. Indeed, ultrasonication is known to accelerate electrochemical processes. Consequently, we expect that this combination increases hydrogen production during water electrolysis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruno G. Pollet

Student:

Partner:

Université de Poitiers

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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