Algonquin College has been recognized as a national leader in applied research.
The College is ranked No. 1 nationally in two key areas: Number of Completed Research Projects and Number of Paid Student Researchers.
The results were published Tuesday by Research Infosource Inc. in the 2019 edition of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges.
Companies in Ottawa seeking support with big data technologies now have a new resource, thanks to funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) and Algonquin College.
NSERC today announced the College will receive $2.3 million over five years ($460,000 per year) to fund a new Data Analytics Centre (DAC) which will work with local and national partners to harness the power of big data for the purposes of data mining, machine learning for predictive analytics, distributed intelligence, and Internet of Things. This initiative is the first of its kind in the Canadian college system, and will join Algonquin College’s six applied research centres under its Office of Partnerships, Applied Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship.
Read the full article here
The Ottawa Business Journal also covered the story – Read about it here
If you have plans in ‘Big Data’ as either an adopter or a provider, or if you could use assistance on data research, data analytics product development, testing, and commercialization, please contact:
Theo Mirtchev, Ph.D. | Project Manager | Applied Research & Innovation | Algonquin College | 613-727-4723 ext. 6080
Paid Student Researcher Positions with Algonquin’s Office of Applied Research and Innovation Renewable full- and/or part-time contracts
Starting this April, Applied Research will be establishing Algonquin’s brand new Data Analytics Centre. We are looking for skillful, knowledgeable developers who will not be afraid to learn new technologies and tackle real industrial problems.
Students with various skill sets will be hired on a project-by-project basis. Experience with many of the following areas of ‘mainstream’ software engineering will be expected:
Preference will be given to students with some experience in cloud-based technology (MS Azure, IBM Bluemix, Google APIs…), non-relational databases/noSQL and data sourcing, processing and visualization.
Please contact Dr. Theo Mirtchev (mirtcht@algonquincollege.com, 613 727 4723 / 6080) with your resume and a brief expression of interest.
The Office of Applied Research and Innovation is looking for volunteer judges for the Applied Research Day competition on April 12th, 2017.
Every year, student teams work on applied projects in which they apply knowledge and skills acquired through their field of study. The majority of these projects are showcased on the main Applied Research Day event in April each year. Continue reading
WordPress Developer
Paid Co-op / Student Researcher Position
4 – 8 months with potential for permanent placement at firm
$15 per hour / 20hrs – 37.5 hours per week
Gnowit is seeking a WordPress developer to design, develop and maintain a WordPress plugin to cleanly integrate several of Gnowit’s information aggregation and analytics products into WordPress powered web sites.
Please contact Dr. Shahzad Khan (shahzad@gnowit.com) with your resume and a brief description of relevant experiences to set up an interview.
Project Start Date: September 2016
Project End Date: April 2017
Are you interested in working with Electrical Engineering Technology student teams? The Electrical Engineering Technology program invites industry partners to participate in our experiential (work-integrated) learning as part of a college curriculum. Our program is hosting in-class client projects with the Office of Applied Research & Innovation (ARI) over a two semester period during the fall and winter semesters. Working in small teams, students engage in a research project.
Experience with practical projects provides students with learning opportunities to gain insight and experience, thereby making the connection to industry. Through collaborative participation in applied research projects, students work towards solutions using project management methodologies in real-world workplace environments.
The ability to identify and satisfy all stakeholder expectations is essential in successful product development. Students work in consultation with faculty and external stakeholders to create deliverables by monitoring and controlling the project resources. The solutions developed are defended in formal oral and written presentations.
Electrical Engineering Technology students can build a prototype or a testing procedure to answer a question or solve a problem. Students provide a detailed technical report on every aspect of the system and all project results are owned by the client.
There are 10 projects needed to start in September.
We invite you to review the skills that Electrical Engineering Technology students are developing from their course descriptions here: Electrical Engineering Technology Program Details <https://www.algonquincollege.com/acce/program/electrical-engineering-technology/>
If you have any further questions please contact Kathryn Reilander, Program Coordinator, at 613-727-4723 ext. 3431 or Kathryn.Reilander@algonquincollege.com
Project Start Date: September 2016
Project End Date: April 2017
Are you interested in working with Bachelor of Building Science student teams? The Bachelor of Building Science program invites industry partners to participate in our experiential (work-integrated) learning as part of a college curriculum. Our program is hosting in-class client projects with the Office of Applied Research & Innovation (ARI) over a two semester period during the fall and winter semesters. Working individually or in small teams, students engage in a research project that contributes to the body of knowledge in applied building science. Students focus on the choice of topic, the design of the project, the development of the project proposal, and preliminary research and testing.
Students will need to make use of all the fundamentals, tools and engineering principles learned throughout the program. More specialized needs in knowledge/equipment and tools will be defined next term. Below is a list of project proposals, we hope for industry to mold and shape the focus of the projects to steer towards a final outcome that is of their interest. General feedback on the progress would also be expected throughout the process. In some cases, in kind donation of material/testing equipment may be required.
We invite you to review the skills that Bachelor of Building Science students are developing from their course descriptions here: Building Science Program Details <https://www.algonquincollege.com/acce/program/bachelor-of-building-science/>
If you have any further questions please contact Maria Parra, Bachelor of Building Science, Coordinator Tel: 613-7274723 x 6589 email: parram@algonquincollege.com
We are making the papers! In our college’s very own Algonquin Times newspaper. Fun fact, Algonquin Times was recognized as Canada’s #1 Campus Newspaper in 2015, so we are honoured to be included in the pages!
On page 4, you can read about our collaboration with GaitTronics and how this project (and many other projects!) has helped us retain our rankings as one of the top research colleges in Canada. If you didn’t know about that, you can read about it here.
On page 16, you can learn about GymTrack and the progress it has made and how they will be taking their innovative technology to the next level. We truly appreciate their continuous collaboration with the Algonquin College community.
Applied Research and Innovation at Algonquin College is now on Instagram!
Please follow us to see project updates, research inspirations, and other neat things!
Use the hashtag, #ACresearch to let us know what you want us to see.