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York researchers and students displayed their research projects and innovations at the\u00a0York Technology Alliance\u2019s\u00a0Solutions Showcase event, which took place at the Markham Convergence Centre (MCC) on March 10.<\/p>\n

Titled \u201cGame Changers: How local innovations are creating a new \u2018business as usual'\u201d, the York Technology Alliance<\/a>\u00a0(YTA) showcase encouraged participants from industry, academia and government agencies to display discovery research and innovations through six-minute Lightning Lectures and a hands-on Demo Lounge.<\/p>\n

York Professor Amir Asif<\/a>, chair of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, presented the York-led Centre for Innovation in Information Visualization and Data-Driven Design<\/a> (CIV-DDD). The project, which involves researchers in the Faculties of Fine Arts and Science & Engineering, along with graduate students and other industry and academic \"Yorkpartners, promises to develop the next generation of data discovery, design and visualization techniques by developing new computational tools, representational strategies and interfaces.<\/p>\n

Right: York Professor Amir Asif, second from left, chats with visitors at the York Technology Alliance's Solutions Showcase event<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Regina Lee<\/a> and a group of undergraduate students from her laboratory in the Department of Earth & Space Science & Engineering displayed York\u2019s Mars rover<\/a> and spoke about their successful involvement in international Mars rover competitions. A group of graduate students from Professor Jimmy Huang<\/a>\u2019s laboratory in the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, also spoke about their recent research.<\/p>\n

MBA students Navneet Budhia, Boris Chan, Vitaliia Rubinovitch, Eli Ilatov and Shakti Kumar from the Schulich School of Business\u2019 Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Group<\/a> (EVCG) also participated; their members apply their skills to help local entrepreneurs grow their businesses. \u201cIt\u2019s really important for students to get off campus and interact with real companies,\u201d said Budhia, president of EVCG. \u201cThis is where academia and industry meet to create value for both the companies and the students.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"TheLeft: The Mars rover was on display at the showcase and was accompanied by a team of undergraduate students from the Department of Earth & Space Science and Engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stan Shapson, vice-president research & innovation, agreed. \u201cUniversities usually expect companies to come to our campus,\u201d he explained. \u201cBy co-locating with industry organizations like YTA and creating a presence in the Markham Convergence Centre<\/a>\u00a0for our service unit, Innovation York<\/a>, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ is sending a very powerful message to our partners. We\u2019re helping industry enhance and forge new connections to York\u2019s research and training capacity, which demonstrates our openness to collaboration.<\/p>\n

\u201cParadoxically, we\u2019re finding that it\u2019s sometimes easier to get students and researchers to interact at our new York Region home in the MCC than it is on our main campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other showcase participants included the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada\u2019s (NSERC) Regional Office<\/a> and Venture Lab<\/a>, York Region\u2019s recently announced Regional Innovation Centre. York\u2019s participation in the YTA Solutions Showcase was made possible by a Regional Opportunities Fund grant from NSERC.<\/p>\n

The York Technology Alliance\u00a0Showcase was one of many ongoing events at the MCC that provide faculty and students with opportunities to seek research collaboration and internships with industry. ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ\u2019s Knowledge Mobilization Unit<\/a> also runs programs and services at MCC providing a space to support collaboration with York Region community organizations and municipal agencies.<\/p>\n

To learn more about Innovation York, contact Dan Lynch<\/a>, manager of industry liaison.<\/p>\n

Submitted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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