RE/ACTION Showcase

POMMe-Health for the win at Invest Ottawa’s Accelerator Pitch competition

Pitch Winners

Pitch winners Cheryl Netterfield and JP Michel pose alongside the rest of their cohort after a pitch event for the finale of the pre-accelerator program. Photo from Invest Ottawa

Congratulations to Cheryl Netterfield and the team at POMMe-Health for her win at the Accelerator Pitch competition at Invest Ottawa. POMMe-Health has been one of our recurring clients at Applied Research. She was featured in the Ottawa Business Journal.

See the full article here: https://obj.ca/techopia-invest-ottawa-pre-accelerator-program-founders-future

 

CTV Morning Live spotlights RE/ACTION project: Firefighting Robot

The firefighting robot on CTV

An Algonquin College applied research team is busy putting out fires. Their firefighting robot was spotlighted on CTV Morning Live last week and was a hit project at RE/ACTION Showcase last Friday.

Watch the interview – https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1656789 – with Electro-Mechanical Engineering professor Wael Ismaeil, and students, Jamal Virani and Caelan Nicola.

The robot uses infrared flame sensors in order to detect fire in its surroundings. When a fire is detected, the robot fires a water cannon in an attempt to extinguish the flames.

CBC Radio: Deconstructing Sushi with Applied Research

CBC Radio's All in a Day visited Algonquin College

CBC Radio’s All in a Day visited Algonquin College recently for a lesson in sushi deconstruction.

Listen here: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day/clip/15688103-whats-in-a-fish

Host Carmen Klassen spoke with Biotechnology Professor Martin Lee and his students about their latest applied research project. Martin outlines how his team employed a special machine almost “twice as hot as the sun’s surface” to break down the components of common sushi and fish in order to analyze their nutritional value.

Their sushi research was one of 108 projects on display at last Friday’s RE/ACTION: Applied Research Showcase.

Dispelling the mercury myth?
The research group inspected fish samples from across Ottawa, including frozen, sushi grade, and canned samples from a number of different supermarkets. Among their many key findings: they detected no significant nutritional difference between fresh fish and canned fish, and they found no significant levels of mercury in any samples.

RE/ACTION Showcase Winners (April 2019)

Diefenbunker Lighting Design

1st Place Winning Project

Diefenbunker Lighting Design Group – Innovative Lighting Design, Modern Lighting Solutions, Economical Conceptualization.

Industry Partner: Diefenbunker
Presenters: Sheldon Johnston, Josh Fergusson, Paul Desaulniers, Dan Doak
Professors: Mauricio Ledon & Leann Nicholson

Diefenbunker Lighting Design group

A.C.E. (Advanced Conveyance Examination)

2nd Place Winning Project

Our team (dotMatrix) was tasked to work with the Canadian Border Services Agency to develop and design an Android app to aid the workflow of Border Service Officers. Advanced Conveyance Examinations (A.C.E) is a tool for Border Service Officers to view and add methods used to conceal illegal goods within vehicles.

Industry Partner: Canada Border Service Agency
Presenters: Jervin Francisco, Cesar Guerrero, Keanu Reeves, Michael Jalowiecki, Dharaksinhra Raj
Professors: Steve Griffith & Su Cheng Lee

A.C.E. (Advanced Conveyance Examination) group

Automatic Palletizing Station

3rd Place Winning Project

The objective of this project is to create a fully automated palletizing station using the Fanuc robot arm. The station will work with the existing MPS modules in the school. It will take the boxes produced by the system, stack them on a skid, and wrap them in order to be sent out for shipping.

Industry Partner: Algonquin College
Presenters: Kinchit Patel, Mauricio Mendoza, Damian Easton, Akshat Verma
Professor: Wael Ismaeil

 

Automatic Palletizing Station group

Call for Judges – RE/ACTION Applied Research Showcase August 2019

Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Office of Applied Research, Innovation & Entrepreneurship is seeking volunteer judges for the applied research showcase competition on Friday, August 9th, 2019.

Every year, student teams work on applied projects in which they apply knowledge and skills acquired through their field of study. This spring, they will be on display at the applied research showcase: “RE/ACTION” on Friday, August 9th, 2019. Research projects fall into a number of categories:

  • Science, Engineering, and Construction
  • Arts, Design, Business, and Management
  • Information Technologies, Mobile and Web Design

Judges evaluate selected student team’s results, based on novelty/creativity, technical competence, impact, the strength of client-team interactions and communication and presentation skills.

This event provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs and industry leaders to network with Algonquin’s capable and motivated academic community of students and faculty.

Those interested in participating as judges, or who have more questions about this opportunity, can contact:

Danielle Evong
Office of Applied Research and Innovation, Algonquin College
evongd@algonquincollege.com
613-727-4723 ext. 5213

RE/ACTION Showcase Winners (December 2018)

Drive-By-Wire Conversion for Autonomous Patrol Vehicle

1st Place Winning Project

Drive-by-Wire (DBW) conversion of a commercial police patrol vehicle. The DBW conversion will enable the vehicle to be operated via a gamepad that is attached directly to the vehicle by USB or a short-range RF (Radio Frequency) dongle. The DBW conversion will represent the first step toward the Cohort Systems’s long-term goal of creating an autonomous, collaborative unmanned patrol vehicle–i.e.a robotic sentry. The robotic sentry will incorporate the company’s proprietary autonomous vehicle software systems that have proven track record in commercial use.

The DBW conversion will make use of an existing, off-the-shelf, manned police sentry vehicle. It, therefore, represents a highly efficient development pathway because it will leverage the existing commercial vehicle as a ready-built platform.

Presenters: Bernardo Maldonado; Adam Cordick
Professor: Riccardo Brun Del Re; Ala’ Qadi; Nasseh Khodaie‎
Industry Partner: Cohort Systems Inc.

Drive by wire

Culinary Federation Ottawa Rebrand

2nd Place Winning Project

This project covers the rebranding of the Culinary Federation’s Ottawa chapter. It includes the design of a new website and logo, as well as the creation of brand guidelines, which illustrate dos and don’ts when using the CF Ottawa brand.

Presenters: Delphine Sullivan; Diandra Thompson; Matthew Ryan
Professor: Jed Looker
Industry Partner: Culinary Federation Ottawa

Culinary_Federation_Ottawa_Rebrand

POMMe-Health

3rd Place Winning Project

POMMe-Health is an app designed to improve patient care by facilitating collaboration between healthcare professionals using one common language.

Presenters: Daniel Katz; Valeriia Zaporozhets; Erika Agana; Ayaka Matsubrara; Nicholas Teng; Melany Pelletier-Vaillant; Krystyna MacLeod; Matthieu Beaudry
Professor: Jed Looker
Industry Partner: POMMe-Health

POMMe-Health

Call for Judges – RE/ACTION Applied Research Showcase

AC Applied Research Judges

The Office of Applied Research & Innovation is seeking volunteer judges for the applied research showcase competition on August 24th, 2018.

Every year, student teams work on applied projects in which they apply knowledge and skills acquired through their field of study. This summer there are nearly 30 projects underway, and they will be on display at the applied research showcase: “RE/ACTION” on August 24th, 2018. Research projects fall into a number of categories:

Science, Engineering and Construction;
Arts, Design, Business and Management; and
Information Technologies, Mobile and Web Design.

Judges evaluate selected student team’s results, based on novelty/creativity, technical competence, impact, the strength of client-team interactions and communication and presentation skills.

This event provides an excellent opportunity for entrepreneurs and industry leaders to network with Algonquin’s capable and motivated academic community of students and faculty.

Those interested in participating as judges, or who have more questions about this opportunity, can contact:

Danielle Evong
Office of Applied Research and Innovation, Algonquin College
evongd@algonquincollege.com
613-727-4723 ext. 5213

Winners of RE/ACTION (April 2018)

Pressure Tube Measuring Device

1st Place Winning Project

CNL’s goal is to develop a system to measure segments of decommissioned pressure tube. A measuring device for nuclear pressure tubes is to be designed and built on the basis of precision, accuracy, ease of use, cost and nuclear radiation resistance in order to attain data for research purposes.

Presenters: Jeff Roome, Zach Watson, Stephane Huard, Rob Stephens
Professor: Sandra Brancatelli
Industry Partner: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

1st Place Winner - Pressure Tube Measuring Device

Hydroponic Living Wall

2nd Place Winning Project

A hydroponic living wall with an emphasis on automation and efficiency, intended for use in Algonquin College’s Horticultural Industries program.

Presenters: Samm McKay, James Savage, Seamus McGarragle, Jibrel Jama
Professors: Cynthia Ough Underwood, Laura McHugh
 Industry Partner: Algonquin College

2nd Place Winner - Hydroponic Wall

Cerberus E.O.D. Tool

3rd Place Winning Project

A tool designed to aid in the safe excavation and extraction of explosive devices.

Presenters: Carl Plessl, Daniel Marion, Ian Campbell, Gouled Arte
Professors: Sandra Brancatelli, Jim Catton
Industry Partner: Med-Eng

3rd Place Winner - Cerberus E.O.D. Tool