Challenge Question For a community with a large farming-based property tax space, how can it reimagine its income sources to provide its residents with the best level of service? Partner: Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville Project Summary It is a priority for municipalities to provide its residents with the best level of service. To provide the best […]
Challenge Question How can we offer tangible solutions to providing equitable access to education for all? Partner: Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) Project Summary The right to education is often the key that unlocks other rights - including the freedom of expression, the freedom of religion, and democratic, civil, political and legal rights. In Canada, […]
Challenge Question Considering the insights gained from remote learning during the pandemic and the shifting role of Universities in the student education landscape, how would we choose to reimagine a future University education? Partner: University Women's Club *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It […]
Challenge Question How can we best provide fact-checking for social media? Partner: PIP* University Women's Club *PIP Partner Intensive Project: This project has goals and parameters that are driven by the designated project partner. It is expected that the student team will work closely with the partner and engage in regular, synchronous collaboration throughout the duration […]
Challenge Question Can we develop tools to help with daily chores and activities for people with limited mobility? Partner: Garrett Melenka Lab Project Summary The March of Dimes Canada provides programs and services to people with disabilities in order to increase their confidence and independence. One such program called DesignAbility encourages skilled volunteers to use […]
Challenge Question What can we understand differently about software through analysis of the code and the developer's comments in the code? Partner: Project Summary Research teams across Google and Alphabet are exploring new ways that machine learning can assist software developers and hope to rally more members of the developer community to help explore this […]
Challenge Question How can we improve digital community engagement in the electoral process through virtual environments? Partner: Project Summary The research team will develop a virtual stakeholder engagement platform that will facilitate consultation and engagement in the electoral process. This project is imagined as one part of a digital stakeholder engagement strategy through which a […]
Challenge Question How can we better manage capstone resources, materials inventory and outcomes across campus? Partner: Lassonde, Student Welcome and Support Center Project Summary As the number of enrollments at Lassonde School of Engineering increases, efficient data processing becomes a daunting task. This is due to not having a properly designed database, which can hold […]
Challenge Question Can we predict the outcome of an argument/debate and help strengthen arguments people use using AI? Partner: Project Summary How can computers help students write better? The goal of this challenge is to design a program that will classify argumentative elements in student writing as "effective," "adequate," or "ineffective." The research team for […]
Challenge Question Can we determine different types of pollen and particle in the air to better protect us all? Partner: Project Summary The Real-Time Airborne Particle Identifier Rapid-E from Plair SA is designed for real-time sampling and analysis of airborne particles. Compared to its predecessor PA-300 it delivers full-time-resolved 24-angle scattering of a near-UV laser […]