Capstone projects: Faculty of Mathematics
Partner: EcoWeaver
Description: Develop a pipeline that extracts and evaluates structured causal relationships from restoration ecology research using the CAMO schema to capture intervention outcomes, mechanisms, and confidence levels.
Partner: EcoWeaver
Description: Develop a traceable question-answering system that uses a structured ecological knowledge graph to provide evidence-based answers with source attribution, confidence levels, and transparent handling of uncertainty.
Partner: EcoWeaver
Description: Design a decision-support tool that helps restoration practitioners make evidence-based decisions by clearly communicating intervention confidence, uncertainty, reversibility, and site suitability.
Partner: City of Iqaluit
Description: Move the City Finance department into a new suite of systems and processes that take advantage of the latest technology and best practices.
Partner: City of Kitchener
Description: Develop a centralized event intake and evaluation system that streamlines proposal review, optimizes calendar utilization, integrates key performance metrics, and supports strategic economic development and community-building goals.
Partner: City of Kitchener
Description: Develop a sustainable and scalable model for affordable creative studio space that expands access to production, rehearsal, recording, and performance opportunities while supporting creative industry growth and talent retention in Kitchener.
Partner: Mirie Inc
Description: Build an edge‑based PII‑redaction module, an LLM authoring layer, and an adaptive logic engine while ensuring full vertical data isolation across brand, parent, and child systems.
Partner: Mirie Inc
Description: Deploying conversational AI in child-facing applications sits at the intersection of three under-researched problems in ML systems design.
Partner: Nunavut Economic Developers Association (NEDA)
Description: Develop a user-friendly AI-powered tool that can generate comprehensive Community Economic Development plans using Statistics Canada data and public surveys informed by community needs.
Partner: REALPAC
Description: A project examining how commercial building owners can access tenant energy-use data required for scope 3 emissions reporting, evaluating whether a “green button” system or alternative data-sharing mechanisms could provide a workable solution.
Partner: Synod Intellicare - 2313862 ONTARIO LTD
Description: Data bias, data diversity and fairness, ethical AI tool for auditing models.
Partner: Tree Trust
Description: Investigate trends in mature urban forest health and canopy change by analyzing municipal and environmental data to support evidence-based strategies for mature tree preservation and care.
Partner: Tree Trust
Description: Develop a data-driven canopy equity tool that identifies priority areas for tree planting, mature tree care, and canopy investment to support equitable urban forest planning and community impact.
Partner: Tree Trust
Description: Develop a tree inventory and asset management system that improves the tracking, valuation, and long-term care of mature trees to support operations, reporting, and evidence-based decision-making.
Partner: Waterloo Regional Health Network
Description: Explore how to design a practical, health-system-appropriate intake and governance model that enables disciplined decision-making while supporting timely innovation.
Partner: Waterloo Regional Health Network
Description: Develop a structured due diligence and evaluation framework to support evidence-based decision-making for AI adoption.
Partner: Waterloo Regional Health Network
Description: Create an initial structured view of AI-related activity and broader solution landscape to support governance and strategic planning.
Partner: Waterloo Regional Police Service
Description: Develop a framework for a 24hr/day mental health-focused response that is independent of other emergency service providers but is effectively integrated into the overall response continuum.