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WIMTACH Student Profile: Emre Yurderi

Emre Yurderi is big on challenging himself. Although he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics and a Master’s Degree in Big Data Analytics, he is still hungry for an opportunity to expand his knowledge in the Data Science field. As a result, in January 2023, he enrolled in the Artificial Intelligence program at Centennial College […] Read more

WIMTACH Student Profile: Prasan Bagga

After a few of his friends shared details about their work on projects for WIMTACH, Prasan Bagga knew he had to join the program. So shortly afterwards, he started monitoring the WIMTACH LinkedIn profile for student opportunities, eager for his co-op term in his Electronic Engineering Technology program to begin so that he could apply […] Read more

WIMTACH Student Profile: Juan Munoz Rivera

Just an hour before Juan Munoz Rivera’s scheduled remote interview for a WIMTACH student Android developer role, his WIFI adapter stopped working. Without a bike of his own, he ran three kilometers to the nearest Best Buy to purchase a new adapter and ran back home in time for his interview with just five minutes […] Read more

WIMTACH partners with AAVAA to enhance smart assistive glasses

WIMTACH and AAVAA, partnered to develop e-textile-based sensors for assistive smart glasses which is able to detect actions like eye movement, blinking, and other facial gestures. The device supports users with high levels of disabilities to communicate with other assistive devices through a signaling system which is captured from nose pads and temple tips. Founder […] Read more

Dec, 15, 2023

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WIMTACH Student Profile: Mandeep Kaur

Mandeep Kaur is sure that without her internship at WIMTACH she would not have been able to get her current job. “I didn’t have any other job experience, it was just WIMTACH which helped me to gain that experience,” she said. “And then I was able to apply further.” Mandeep’s entry into professional development began […] Read more

WIMTACH, the Social Innovation Research Center, and the Scarborough Food Network host a successful hackathon event

WIMTACH, the Social Innovation Research Center, and the Scarborough Food Network, a Scarborough-based not-for-profit organization, collaborated on a two-day hackathon on November 7th and November 8th. The partnership enabled students to rise to the challenge of developing a web and mobile application to integrate different functionalities and features to support various food banks and community […] Read more

Dec, 01, 2023

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WIMTACH Student Profile: Fu Liang

When Fu Liang learned about an ongoing applied research project collaboration with Emote AI, he jumped at an internship opening. “It is a very good opportunity for me to really gain some industry experience and I want to develop my interpersonal skills and also some industry exposure,” he said. Centered on the development of a […] Read more

WIMTACH Student Profile: Othman Alhendi

A recent graduate of Centennial College’s Internet of Things (IoT) program, Othman Alhendi explained that joining WIMTACH was a natural progression for him as he tried to expand his understanding of his field. Armed with an educational background in Electrical Engineering and with professional working experience from his previous role as a Data Engineer, he […] Read more

WIMTACH receives $4.5M in MITACS funding

WIMTACH and the Centre for Explainable Data Analytics (CEDA) are proud to announce a recent award of $4.5 million in funding from MITACS’ Umbrella program for a student internship called “Internships for Data-Driven Innovation Acceleration” (IDIA). With this funding, the WIMTACH and CEDA research team will be able to provide 300 applied research and experiential […] Read more

Oct, 18, 2023

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WIMTACH Student Profile: Indrajith Ram Loganathan

A student in the Artificial Intelligence program at Centennial College, Indrajith Ram Loganathan joined WIMTACH after deciding to gain hands on training for a long-term career in the Canadian technology industry. With years of experience in Automation Testing, Indrajith resolved to shift towards Artificial Intelligence when he learned that the industry was increasingly becoming popular. […] Read more