Innovative Projects Realized

Improving International Student Success: Examining College Policies and Strategies for Recruitment and Employment Support in Ontario and British Columbia

Project Title: Improving International Student Success: Examining College Policies and Strategies for Recruitment and Employment Support in Ontario and British Columbia
Partner Organization: College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
Academic Institution: CERC in Migration and Integration Program at Toronto Metropolitan University
Principal Investigator: Professor Anna Triandafyllidou
Academic Advisor: Dr. Marshia Akbar

Stage Design UX en IA générative

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LiDAR-based evaluation of paleo-lake levels around Georgian Bay

The Georgian Bay Geopark is tasked with promoting and conserving the unique geological heritage of an important Canadian landscape, created over 2.5 billion years of geologic and environmental change. It is now in the process of being recognized by UNESCO as a Global Geopark on account of its international significance. This project investigates one of the most recent chapters of its geologic history: a series of high-amplitude lake level fluctuations that left behind an array of coastal landforms which have only been recently uncovered through high-resolution LiDAR technology. This research project aims to map these landforms and use them to uncover how the landscape of the Bay has evolved over the past 15,000 years. The knowledge produced by this research will help the Georgian Bay Geopark to identify key stories within the Parks environmental history and to better manage the area to preserve this important natural heritage site for generations to come.

Localisation optimale de produits à l’entrepôt de Thomas & Betts à Bromont

Le projet de recherche consiste à développer un outil d’aide à la décision qui permettra à Thomas & Betts d’optimiser l’emplacement des produits dans deux zones à taux de roulement élevé de son centre de distribution de Bromont. L’outil permettra de minimiser les temps de prélèvement des vagues sur une période donnée ou encore d’optimiser une autre mesure de performance privilégiée. Le stage a pour but de produire une solution qui permettra, entre autres, d’intégrer les produits de ABB, nouvellement distribués depuis novembre 2013. Pour ce faire, le stagiaire devra effectuer une étude des données disponibles sur les ventes, comprendre le mode opératoire actuel et analyser les différentes mesures de performance. L’outil d’optimisation reposera sur un modèle mathématique qui intègrera les règles de base de logistique d’entrepôt. Compte tenu de la combinatoire très élevée, la méthode de résolution préconisée est une méthode de recherche Tabou.

Bylaw and Workplace Policy Template Creation

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) is a not-for-profit organization which provides services to, and represents the interests of, urban municipalities in Saskatchewan. An urban municipality is defined by legislation as a city, town, village, resort village, or northern municipality. SUMA offers services to its member municipalities in the form of group purchasing, group health and dental benefits, insurance, and capacity building, whilst also advocating for municipal interests to the Saskatchewan Government and the Federal Government. Part of the capacity building work that SUMA does is create municipal bylaw templates and workplace policy templates for members to utilize (an example of a bylaw template has been attached to this application). So far, SUMA’s bylaw and workplace policy templates have been well received by its members, although more of these types of resources are needed. Member municipalities often express interest and need for these templates, and SUMA cannot keep pace with the number of templates requested. This Mitacs project will endeavor to hire an intern to develop and create additional bylaw and workplace policy templates for SUMA’s member municipalities to use.

Diversifying virtual learning and teaching engagements at Bloedel Conservatory for K-7 classrooms.

The Bloedel Conservatory virtual and blended field trip experience was created to address learning and accessibility challenges during the COVID pandemic to give K-7 students and teachers an opportunity to learn about non-native plants through a biocultural diversity lens. In addition, to addressing potential accessibility challenges to the garden, the virtual field trip may provide a means for classrooms outside of the Lower Mainland to experience the garden. The virtual field trip trip experience aims to:
? Provide and engaging and enrich way to teach scientific content,
? Foster technical and media fluency
? Foster critical and spatial thinking through maps and publicly available 3D images
? Foster communication skills through digital, storytelling, movement, written, and oral
? Support collaboration, co-creation, and connection between academia, community, and classrooms across the globe, and
? Access to learning about the conservatory for classrooms outside the Lower Mainland.

Following a successful pilot, and beta test of the virtual and blended field trips to Bloedel Conservatory this proposal seeks to more formally understand and further expand and improve these virtual experiences to include relationships with other international botanical gardens and environmental and science educational organizations. More specifically, this project seeks to improve and enhance on current experiences by connecting with international partners to collaboratively build learning experiences to create a deeper understanding and connection to plants and the planet. This proposal closely aligns with Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association’s current strategic plan and transformative goals (https://bit.ly/3kXZKVl).

Student Internship – Innovative Marketing Strategies for Inca Glow Inc: A Mitacs Student Internship Project

At Inca Glow Inc., our project is designed to advance our marketing and communication strategies significantly by engaging a skilled intern. This initiative will streamline operations, enhance client engagement, and introduce innovative educational resources for salon professionals worldwide. As we expand our natural and sustainable product line internationally, the need for sophisticated marketing techniques is imperative. The intern will gain hands-on experience in digital marketing and strategic communications, contributing to their professional development while providing substantial value to our company. This partnership aims to strengthen our brand’s presence and equip us to lead in the rapidly evolving beauty industry.

PandoPartner Customer Research Project

Develop and deploy a new set of initiatives to improve PandoPartner’s customer adoption and satisfaction – including research (surveys to measure satisfaction + analysis of user activity data), and recommendations on how we can add sponsorship valuation abilities to our app for our clients.

Advancing a Multimodal 3D Motions Library for DanceForms™ II

Leveraging its roots in dance and technology, Credo is building a multimodal motions platform for dance to enhance education, choreography and archival practices; the foundation being motion capture data. There are existing 3D motion capture libraries but they are either one of or many of the following: outdated, not comprehensive, poor quality, non-standard, poorly labelled or structured, etc., and are generally limited in supporting end user applications. Quality motion capture also requires specialized skills from capture to post-production/performance. The proposed platform will support motion capture, keyframe animation, video reference(s), labelling and notes . The challenge is bringing together the different types of data effectively, simply, and elegantly. The first version of the platform will have two components: (i) the analysis & collection of ballet/dance motions; and (ii) the playback app. This internship (II) focuses on the motions-related activities while supporting the app development work.

SSE_Communication_NUMANA_Theodore_Développement d’une stratégie de contenu pour stimuler l’innovation dans le secteur technologique canadien

Numana, une organisation à but non lucratif du Québec, s’impose depuis sa création en 2010 en tant que catalyseur d’innovation et de collaboration dans les écosystèmes technologiques. Toutefois, face à l’évolution de son public cible vers une diversité plus large incluant des organismes gouvernementaux, des professionnels de la technologie et le grand public, Numana reconnaît la nécessité d’ajuster sa stratégie de contenu. Ce projet de stage vise à relever ce défi en développant une nouvelle approche de contenu qui soit plus pertinente et attrayante pour ses nouveaux publics. Le stagiaire est chargé de mener une recherche approfondie pour comprendre les besoins et les intérêts des différentes audiences de Numana, en utilisant des outils tels que Google Analytics et des entretiens. Ensuite, il définit des objectifs de contenu clairs et alignés avec ceux de l’organisation, élabore un plan éditorial décrivant les types de contenu et les canaux de distribution, rédige un guide de style éditorial pour assurer la cohérence, et enfin met en place un plan de mesure pour évaluer l’efficacité de la nouvelle stratégie. Cette démarche repose sur une méthodologie centrée sur l’utilisateur, comprenant la recherche, l’analyse et la conception pour garantir que le contenu de Numana réponde aux attentes et aux besoins de son public élargi, renforçant ainsi sa visibilité et son impact dans l’écosystème technologique québécois.

MMIW Community Safe Ride Application

?The intent of this project is to build an app that will allow passengers to request rides, and drivers to give rides.? Safety measures for women-identifying people will be embedded to ensure both riders and drivers know who is in the vehicle.? Emergency features such as direct contact to 24/7 dispatch and geolocation that can be controlled by the driver (in case it is safer to disable), will also be considered.? Payment will need to be managed via the app. (Where in the past drivers were unable to manage payment).? A ‘Pay It Forward” feature will ensure that rides can be provided to anyone regardless of ability to pay, as well as fund trips to see family and enjoy nature.??Adaptations will be built in for those riders without phone numbers or non-cash payment options.

?The app will collect data via a short survey with specially designed metrics to measure the improvement in women’s safety.? When rides are requested, specific information will be gathered in a confidential manner.

Modélisation des processus et algorithmes d’un système de conception et de production de suprastructures dentaire

Nous voulons développer un logiciel et une méthode de production avec des outils d’usinage informatiques plus adaptés et plus accessible aux laboratoire dentaires pour qu’éventuellement nous puissions partager la partie conception au clients pour qu’ils puissent concevoir eux mêmes leurs suprastructures.