The Office of Applied Research and Innovation at Algonquin College Ottawa is proud to announce Algonquin’s new strategic research initiative, the Data Analytics Center (DAC). Building upon the College’s traditional strengths in IT and software engineering, the DAC will create new research and commercialization capacity in the ‘big data’ arena. This includes predictive analysis, machine-learning, classification, clustering, and decision support…basically ‘all things Data’. Read more >
(Cash Prize $500/team & Certificate of Achievement)
Project Title: 3D Workflow Client: NGRAIN & Algonquin College Students: Christian Palmer, Christopher James, Steven Bryar, Christopher Home-Cutler, Elizabeth MacDougall Principal Investigator: Su Cheng Lee Read more >
What is the Residential Living Laboratory? The Perth Residential Living Laboratory is a 1600 square foot building commissioned by Algonquin’s Applied Research and Innovation department. This laboratory will be Read more >
We look forward to seeing you at the next Applied Research Day on December 9, 2015. Stay tuned for more information.
INNOVATION IN ACTION
Algonquin College’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation hosted Applied Research Day 13.1 on Friday, August 21, 2015 at its Ottawa (Woodroffe) campus. The event highlights the leading edge applied research being done in collaboration with industry, institutional and community partners. Applied Research Day is a must for employers looking for talented employees and collaborators to support their businesses’ growth in the 21st Century economy. Read more >
The smartphone-sized circuit board doesn’t look like much, but one day it could help fallen seniors get back on their feet. Since November a team of international students has been building the alarm portion for a new fall-detection system for seniors created by Ottawa start-up Zamani Wireless Systems. “This project can actually save your life,” said Arvindkumar Chavda, a second-year electro-mechanical engineering technician-robotics student. Read the full article.
Near Cobden, Ontario Algonquin College is sampling the Muskrat Lake Watershed to determine the sources and effects of nutrients such as phosphorous. The Researchers, including Sarah Hall and Julie Sylvestre explain Read more >
Congratulations to all the winners of the Applied Research Day 13.0 student showcase on Friday, April 10, 2015! All of the projects were wonderful, and we would like to congratulate all the presenters on a job well done!
The Honourable Minister of State (Science and Technology), Ed Holder, joined by David Sweet, Member of Parliament for Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale, today announced over $40 million in grants to colleges across Canada to support applied research and development activities with industry, including $2.3 million over five years for Algonquin College’s Construction Research Centre.
The Office of Applied Research and Innovation at Algonquin College Ottawa is proud to announce Algonquin’s new strategic research initiative, the Data Analytics Center (DAC). Building upon the College’s traditional strengths in IT and software engineering, the DAC will create new research and commercialization capacity in the ‘big data’ arena. This includes predictive analysis, machine-learning, classification, clustering, and decision support…basically ‘all things Data’. Read more >
