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Applied Research Day 2018 | Event Overview

Applied Research Day 2018

May 9th, 2018

This year we celebrated 11 years of applied research at George Brown College. Applied Research Day featured panelists, student awards, industry innovation and the Galaxy of Research.

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Anne Sado
Dawn Davidson
Rick Huijbregts

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Innovation Panels
  • Pitch Competition
  • Awards
  • Showcase

Innovation Panels

  • Donna Lee-Rosen
  • James McIntyre
  • Michael Cullen
  • Nahkshab Ashraf-Poor
  • Donna Lee-Rosen Nakhshab Ashraf-poor James McIntyre Michael Cullen
  • Krista Holmes
  • Hosni Zaouali
  • Ana Rita Morais
  • Tricia Ryan
  • Patricia Di Chiara
  • Marilyn McNeil-Morin
  • Krista Holmes Tricia Ryan Patricia Di Chiara Hosni Zaouali Marilyn McNeil-Morin Ana Rita Morais
  • Jonathan Callegher
  • Zeenat Janmohamed
  • Przemyslaw Pawluk
  • Amanda Li
  • Przemyslaw Pawluk Jon Callegher Zeenat Janmohamed Amanda Li
  • Andrew Sinclair
  • Rebecca Tran
  • Alison Ewart
  • John Parsons
  • Andrew Sinclair Rebecca Tran Alison Ewart John Parsons

Pitch Competition

  • Dean's Dean Competition Neal Lilliott
  • Dean's Dean Competition
  • Dean's Dean Competition
  • Dean's Den Judges
  • Dean's Den Judges
  • Dean's Den Judges
  • Dean's Den Pitch Competition
  • Dean's Den Pitch Competition
  • Dean's Den Pitch Competition
  • Dean's Den Judges
  • Dean's Den Pitch Competition Participants startGBC
  • Dean's Den - Pitch Competition startGBC

Awards

  • Entrepreneur of the Year - Dymika Harte
  • Dymika Harte Neal Lilliott Rick Huijbregts
  • Research Mentor Monica McGlynn-Stewart
  • Anne Sado Monica McGlynn-Stewart
  • Mentor of the Year Petro Karanxha Ney Calderon Nahkshab Ashraf-Poor
  • Anne Sado Petro Karanxha Ney Calderon Nahkshab Ashraf-Poor
  • Student Innovation Awards
  • Chris McGrath Rafael Sanches Carvalho
  • Chris McGrath Navid Naybin
  • Chris McGrath Xavier Fu
  • Chris McGrath Jiseon Moon
  • Chris McGrath Marco Lisi
  • Chris McGrath Evan May
  • Chris McGrath Roman Orlov
  • Chris McGrath John-Mark Jones
  • Chris McGrath Ishan Tripathi

Showcase

  • Indoor Positioning System - ARD 2018
  • Ney Calderon
  • Showcase - ARD 2018
  • Amir Shabani Arbab Khan
  • Dog Leg Prosthesis
  • Adaptive Cooking Equipment - ARD 2018
  • Accessible Drawing Robot - ARD 2018
  • Rawcology and Jump Bars
  • Blind tea tasting
  • Rosalina Declaro Anne Sado
  • Adaptive Clothing - ARD 2018
  • QRS - Frank Naccarato Anne Sado
  • Toys or Tools - ARD 2018
  • Rick Huijbregts Amir Shabani
  • Showcase - ARD 2018
  • Home Automation - ARD 2018
  • James McIntyre Dan Reilly Dawn Davidson
  • Taras Gula
  • Juan Jiang and VR Goggles
  • Toys and Tools - ARD 2018
  • Mina Majesty
  • Frank Naccarato - QRS
  • Barry Robinson - ARD 2018
  • Amir Shabani Arbab Khan - ARD 2018

Meet 2018's moderators and judges

Anne Sado

Anne Sado
President, George Brown College

A native of Toronto, Anne Sado has been President of George Brown College since 2004. Her impact on the vision, direction and culture of the college has resulted in significant growth at George Brown, and has activated a critical public discussion on the value of college education in Ontario’s economic development.

Dawn Davidson
Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation 

Dawn Davidson is the Associate Vice President, Research and Innovation at George Brown College. In this position, she leads the College’s applied research and innovation activities and is accountable for the overall leadership of applied research at GBC, including growing research capacity within the College and attracting external partnerships and financial investment to the College.

Rick Huijbregts

Dr. Rick Huijbregts
Vice-President, Strategy & Innovation

As Vice-President, Strategy & Innovation, Dr. Rick Huijbregts oversees strategic planning and partnership development to ensure George Brown College remains well positioned to evolve and adapt for the digital and rapidly changing future. He strives to advance community and industry innovation while providing students with relevant and hands-on learning opportunities through applied research and entrepreneurship.

Ian Wigglesworth

Ian Wigglesworth
Dean, Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies

Ian Wigglesworth joined George Brown College in 2010 as Chair of the School of English as a Second Language (ESL) and in 2018 was appointed Dean, Centre for Preparatory & Liberal Studies. He oversaw the planning and relocation of the School of ESL to 341 King St. E. He spearheaded the creation of the post-secondary English for Academic Purposes program and led 15 colleges in the creation of an EAP articulation agreement.

Lorraine Trotter

Lorraine Trotter
Dean, Centre for Hospitality & Culinary Arts

With 14 years of college experience and over 20 years in the private sector, Lorraine is a senior executive skilled in leading new initiatives in organizations experiencing significant change. She oversaw the creation of new programs, facilities and partnerships across Canada and around the world as part of an expanded vision for the centre.

Lori Cranson

Lori Cranson
Dean (Interim), Centres for Community Services & Early Childhood, and Health Sciences

Lori Cranson is Interim Dean at the Centres for Community Services & Early Childhood, and Health Sciences. She took over the role in December 2017 with a focus on pursuing innovative approaches to engage learners using digitization, simulation and student success strategies.

Donna Lee-Rosen

Donna Lee Rosen
Professor, George Brown College, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management

Donna founded MaJic Communications in 2006, where she has been involved in research on climate change for Enbridge Oil and Gas, creating and developing marketing programs and strategies to include branding and rebranding of several corporations. A company subsidiary, MaJic in Motion, is dedicated to the promotion of increased awareness and socially responsible tourism options for the conscientious, savvy traveller.

Jon Callegher

Jon Callegher
Program Coordinator, School of Marketing

Dr. Jon Callegher is a professor in the School of Marketing at George Brown College, where he is Program Coordinator of two highly popular postgraduate certificate programs: Sport & Event Marketing and Strategic Relationship Marketing. He is also the author of Pearson Canada’s next Marketing Research textbook, Marketing Research for Marketers (2018).

Krista Holmes

Krista Holmes
Director, Research and Innovation

Krista comes to George Brown College from Humber College where she was the Associate Dean of Applied Research and Innovation. She has fifteen years of experience working in the postsecondary education sector in a diverse range of positions including administrator, faculty member, support staff, and consultant.

Neal Lilliott

Neal Lilliott
Manager, startGBC

Neal Lilliott has over 15 years’ experience working within the technology, engineering and digital space having previously worked for the British Government’s trade and investment service, where he worked with Canadian aerospace, engineering, financial services and technology companies on their investment and academic collaboration plans.

Meet our panelists

Michael Cullen

Michael Cullen
Co-Founder, Design Engineer, Novalte

Michael’s specialty is in providing the technology and tools to individuals with physical disabilities with his experience in the fields of Assistive Technology and Electronic Engineering. He has been able to provide this support at two centre’s here in the Toronto Area, West Park Healthcare Centre and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.

Ben Hawken

Ben Hawken
Vice President, Mattamy Homes

Ben is responsible for national oversight of the architectural function at Mattamy Homes. In previous positions he has held leadership positions responsible for facilitating the delivery of high quality Architectural Designs, Marketing Material content, Working Drawings, Sustainability Innovation programs and Architectural support.

Hosni Zaouali

Hosni Zaouali
CEO and Co-Founder, Voila Learning

Hosni is an experienced Strategy Director with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. He is skilled in both Artificial Intelligence and  Virtual Reality in regards to its application to Intercultural Communication and Foreign Languages.

Patricia Di Ciara

Patricia Di Chiara
Founder and CEO at Luisella Foods Inc.

Patricia is the Founder and CEO of Luisella Foods, focusing on all natural and delicious chocolate spreads that are nut free, school safe, made with real chocolate and are gluten free.

Andrew Sinclair

Andrew Sinclair
Manager, Ontario Regional Office, NSERC

The Ontario Regional Office of NSERC has a mandate to facilitate and support industry-academic research partnerships, connector events, and student placements in industry across Ontario; delivered through Experience, Connect and Engage programs.

Rebecca Tran

Rebecca Tran
Business Development Manager, OCE

OCE’s mission is to accelerate innovation through game-changing research leading to successful commercialization and vibrant collaboration between industry and academia, launching the next generation of product and jobs.

Alison Ewart

Alison Ewart
Vice-President, Programs, Mitacs

Alison has worked for Mitacs for the last 10 years, ever since Mitacs expanded operations into Ontario, actively building and promoting programs to the research community. In her current role she is responsible for overseeing the entire suite of Mitacs programs, both domestically and internationally. Prior to joining Mitacs she was an active scientific researcher and holds degrees from both Queen’s University and the University of British Columbia.

James McIntyre

Jaime McIntyre
Faculty, Mechanical Engineering, GBC

Through his involvement in applied research, James McIntyre, a Professor of Engineering Technology at GBC, has developed strong partnerships with industry to provide consulting, contract training and prototype build support for their employees.

Nahkshab Ashraf-Poor

Nakhshab Ashrafpoor
Professor and Coordinator, GBC

Nakhshab is a member of both the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) and the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (MRAIC). Her research involves the adoption of BIM tools for conflict resolution between MEP subcontractors, and aligning contractual interests for contractor’s coordination team to meet overall project schedules.

Ana Rita Morais

Ana Rita Morais
Acting Chair, School of Design, GBC

Ana Rita provides academic and administrative leadership, supervision and direction to faculty, staff and students at the School of Design. She is also responsible for the planning, development, delivery and review of all ten programs and services within the School of Design, ensuring that programs are aligned to meet student and industry needs.

Marilyn McNeil-Morin

Marilyn McNeil-Morin
Director, Fashion Exchange, GBC

As Chair School of George Brown College Fashion Studies, Marilyn was instrumental to guide the vision for Fashion Exchange (FX) and worked with industry partners, faculty, college departments and the community to open FX. Presently seconded as Director Fashion Exchange, Marilyn continues to integrate her academic background with many years of professional experience in business, post-secondary education and design.

Tricia Ryan
Director, FIRSt

Tricia Ryan has a long career consulting for clients across all sectors of the food, alcohol beverage, retail, and hospitality industry. Her focus has been marketing and research, client servicing and communications that span an array of business issues and opportunities. Tricia’s previous clients include companies such as Dare Foods, Frito Lay Canada, General Mills, H.J. Heinz, Kraft General Foods, Maple Leaf Foods, Nestle, Pepsi Canada and many others.

Amanda Li

Amanda Li
Registered Dietitian, Owner of Wellness Simplified, Nutrition Instructor at CHCA

Amanda Li is a Toronto-based Registered Dietitian. She brings together her dietetic experience to create a nutrition coaching philosophy that is food-centric and grounded in teaching individuals a basic life skill. Her aim is to encourage, educate, and equip individuals with the hands-on food skills to make healthy eating the easier choice!

Zeenat Janmohamed

Zeenat Janmohamed
Chair, School of Social and Community Services and Deaf and Deafblind Studies

Zeenat Janmohamed is the Chair of the School of Social and Community Services and Deaf and Deafblind Studies at George Brown College, having held faculty positions in School of Early Childhood, the Atkinson Centre at the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and the Eric Jackman Institute of Child Studies at the University of Toronto. Her area of expertise examines the implementation of ideas related to diversity, equity and difference.

Przemyslaw Pawluk

Przemyslaw Pawluk
Professor, School of Technology

Przemyslaw Pawluk is a professor in School of Technology at George Brown College teaching mobile, web and game development. Przemyslaw enjoys mixing theory and practice, and has industry experience in building telecommunication, GIS, and banking systems. His research interests are applications of IT in education and cloud computing.

Agenda

Time Event
9:30-9:40 Welcome from Anne Sado:

Introduction to Applied Research Day by Anne Sado, President, George Brown College.

9:40-9:55 Update on GBC Research from Dawn Davidson, Associate Vice President of Research and Innovation
9:55-10:20 Industry Innovation Panel: Product Development Exhange (PDx) | Building Information Modeling (BIM)

An update on our research areas of excellence from our faculty and industry partners – the research, the projects, what’s to come – Moderated by Donna Lee-Rosen

[Jaime McIntrye, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; Nakhshab Ashraf-Poor, BIM Program Coordinator]
[Michael Cullen, Co-founder/Design Engineer, Novalte; Ben Hawken, Vice President, Mattamy Homes]

10:20-10:45 startGBC Pitch Competition – Dean’s Den

Neal Lilliott introduces competition, candidates and the Dean’s Den.

Dean’s Den judges: Lori Cranson, Ian Wigglesworth, Lorraine Trotter

10:45-11:20

 

Industry Innovation Panel: Innovation Exchange | Fashion Exchange (FX) | Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt)

An update on our research areas of excellence from our faculty and industry partners – the research, the projects, what’s to come – Moderated by Krista Holmes.

[Ana Rita Morais, Acting Chair, Design and Information Technology; Marilyn McNeil-Morin, Acting Director of FX, Centre for Arts, Design and Information Technology; Tricia Ryan, Director, Food Innovation and Research Studio]
[Hosni Zaouali, CEO & Co-Founder, Voila Learning; other Client/Partner TBD; Patricia Di Chiara, Founder, Luisella Foods Inc.]

11:20-11:40 Social Innovation Panel

Panelists Amanda Li, Professor, Centre of Hospitality and Culinary Arts; Zeenat Janmohamed; Chair, School of Social & Community Services; Pshemek Pawluk, Professor, School of Computer Technology – Moderated by Jon Calleghar

11:40-12:00 Funding Research and Innovation Panel

Andrew Sinclair, NSERC; Rebecca Tran, OCE; Alison Ewart, MITACS – Moderated by Dawn Davidson

12:00-12:05 Rick Huijbregts (with Neal Lilliott) introduces and awards the Entrepreneur of the Year Award
12:05-12:25 Anne Sado introduces and awards the Research Mentor of the Year Awards (with Dawn Davidson) and the Student Researcher of the Year Awards (Chris McGrath)
12:25 Closing Remarks – Dawn Davidson
12:30 Lunch and Showcase floor opens

Thank you for another great year! ~The Research and Innovation team at George Brown College

Applied Research Team - 2018

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