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July 15, 2025
Celebrating Applied AI That Makes a Difference
On AI Appreciation Day, IDEAWORKS is proud to celebrate the researchers, students, and industry partners using artificial intelligence to solve real-world challenges. Our focus on applied research means we’re not just exploring AI in theory. Instead, we’re putting it to work in ways that are...
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May 8, 2023
Mohawk College, Transport Canada sign agreement for research involving remotely piloted aircraft
May 8, 2023 –Mohawk College and Transport Canada’s Innovation Centre have signed a memorandum of understanding, agreeing to work together on research projects related to remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS, commonly known as drones). As an established research centre in Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS applied research...
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May 1, 2023
Research pays off
May 1, 2023 –A second-year student in the Computer Systems Technician-Software Support program, Munoz-Acosta works in image processing analysis. He evaluates sensor data across a number of parameters to evaluate a blast furnace’s working performance. He worked part-time as an international CSEP student in Sensor...
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February 10, 2023
IDEAWORKS project – VivClima aims to reduce project emissions – In the news
February 10, 2023 – What if you could reduce your project’s greenhouse gas emissions and target financial rebates with the same program? That was the goal when Alberta-based Mavryck Inc. and Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS partnered to create VivClima, a new artificial-intelligence-based construction project management software designed...
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February 2, 2023
Mohawk College researchers train drone pilots, explore cold weather challenges – In the news
SubZero North, an organization that facilitates and promotes winter weather testing in and around Thompson, Manitoba, has worked in partnership with Mohawk College’s IDEAWORKS. The announcement attracted media attention in Thompson. Thompson Citizen – SubZero North signs memos with federal government, college ...
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January 27, 2023
Technology students working to make blast furnace work better – In the News
January 27, 2023 – Mohawk College student researchers and faculty were featured in recent coverage of a project underway with Stelco. The students are participating in a project to develop a sensor and monitoring system that will optimize and improve the efficiency of the blast furnace...
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January 25, 2023
Mohawk College continues to be a leader in applied research – national research rankings
January 25, 2023 – Mohawk College continues to be a leader in college research in Canada, according to national rankings released today. Reflecting the success of IDEAWORKS, the college’s applied research division, Mohawk College was ranked 12th in Canada, and 5th in Ontario, in the...
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January 13, 2023
IDEAWORKS IOT project with Stelco aims at efficiency – In the news
January 13, 2023 –Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) Lab is working with Stelco to prototype a customized vision and communication system that will be installed in the company’s blast furnace. The announcement of the project on January 11, 2023 was covered locally and...
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January 11, 2023
Mohawk College partners with Stelco to expand data collection and analysis capabilities at advanced manufacturing facility
January 11, 2023 – Announced today, researchers from Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT) Lab will work with Stelco to prototype a customized vision and communication system that will be installed in the company’s blast furnace. The goal of the Mohawk-created system is to...
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December 22, 2022
Researchers to help companies increase competitiveness, decrease their carbon footprints
December 12, 2022 – Applied research teams at Mohawk College will be able to help as many as 20 Canadian businesses improve energy efficiency and reduce their carbon footprints thanks to funding support from the National Research Council Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP)....
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December 22, 2022
AI company, College partner to launch a new carbon-measuring tool for construction projects
December 22, 2022 – Construction activities are one of the leading contributors to greenhouse gas emissions worldwide but monitoring the industry’s carbon footprint can be challenging. A recent applied research collaboration between Mohawk College and Alberta-based technology company, Mavryck Inc., has produced a new tool, called Vivclima,...
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December 9, 2022
Mohawk and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation – In the news
December 9, 2022 – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada have partnered to advance innovation and applied research in the internet of things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) across the country. Electronic Products & Technology – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation ...
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November 22, 2022
Mohawk College and AIoT Canada partner to advance IoT innovation
November 22, 2022 – Mohawk College and AIoT Canada announced today a new partnership to advance innovation and applied research in the internet of things and artificial intelligence across the country. The two-year strategic alliance between Mohawk College’s Sensor Systems and Internet of Things (IoT)...
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