Posted on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015
Posted on Wednesday, November 25th, 2015
Posted on Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
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.
Posted on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
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.
https://instagram.com/p/BUreKn7D6pC/
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2015
The Residential Lab is aiming to be completed by Spring 2016. This exciting project happening on the Perth Campus is a sustainable building project that will be the cornerstone of the campus’ applied research efforts. Read more…
Want to see what the residential lab will look like? Click here!
Posted on Friday, October 30th, 2015
TEDxAlgonquin* is happening in less than a month! A lot of preparations are needed to make this event successful…including building the set design for the stage. The AC Hub hosted an information planning session on Oct. 16 for interested students to learn more and brainstorm ideas for the set design. What better way to engage our college students than to host a set design competition? This is a fantastic opportunity for students to showcase their creativity and design skills for an event that reflects the spirit of the world renowned TED talks series.
Read the full article from Algonquin Times.
*Please note that our event is called TEDxAlgonquinCollege, where x = independently organized TED event.
Posted on Tuesday, October 27th, 2015
Once again, Algonquin College has made it onto the list of Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges by Research Infosource!
Since last year, Algonquin College has moved up seven spots and is now ranked #24 among all Canadian research colleges in terms of research dollars! With a 26.5% increase in research funding, the College continues to rank strongly in terms of number of partnerships and projects – taking #3 and #2 nationally.
To learn more, read the full article.
Posted on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
On September 24-25, Applied Research and Innovation sponsored the ‘Internet of Things 613’ conference on behalf of Algonquin College.
Interactive Media Design student, Jordan Koski, at the ARI booth which featured projects such as RCbenchmark and Carrot to show visitors at the IoT 613 conference.
Probably the most significant thing about the ‘Internet of Things’ conference is the buzzword itself. Rob Woodbridge, moderator of the ‘Future of IoT’ panel discussion, summed up IoT as the term that encompasses what has been going on for quite some time, including embedded computing, wireless communications, mobile apps and of course the internet. What is new is that the threshold for entry has been made extremely low in terms of cost, ubiquity and ease of use. The cost of broadband internet access and device technology are way down, and smart phone penetration is way up. Read more >
Posted on Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
In the recent Applied Research Day, three mechanical engineering technology students showcased their airplane paint-stripping project. While most students are given a list of projects to choose from or assigned to projects, these students found and chose their own project. Along with dedication & hard work, their unique experience helped all three students to land jobs in their field right after graduation.
To read more, check out the original article.
Posted on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015
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 >