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May 28, 2024

Using AI to Address and Prevent Chronic Homelessness in Ottawa

Carleton University researcher Majid Komeili is developing an AI-powered tool that will address chronic homelessness in Ottawa.

January 30, 2023

Celebrating Black History Month: Patrick Ene is Building a Sense of Community

Growing up in Nigeria and surrounded by people that looked and talked like him, Patrick Ene didn’t fully understand the reality of being Black. After moving to Canada in 2018, Ene quickly became aware of the... More

September 30, 2022

Carleton Opens Groundbreaking Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab

Carleton University community members, government officials and industry representatives gathered to mark the official opening of the Ericsson-Carleton Mobile Wireless Lab in Carleton’s ARISE building.

July 11, 2022

Game On: Teaching Tweens Digital Literacy

Phishing scams are everywhere — in your email, social media inbox and the texts on your phone. But most of the time, they're pretty easy to spot. "Teaching students about phishing is very straightforward. Some... More

April 27, 2022

Communicating Visual Information to the Vision Impaired

An estimated 1.5 million Canadians identify as having vision loss, according to the CNIB Foundation. Those affected still need to be able to use products such as documents, forms, books and messages in the course... More

April 19, 2022

Exploring the Correlation Between Tumour Shape and Lifespan

Give it to me straight, Doc. How much time do I have left? For patients facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, this question is critically important. But most of the time, patients don’t get a straight... More

March 22, 2022

Student-Designed App Offsets Carbon Emissions Based on Lifestyle

As COVID took hold across the world in the spring of 2020, images of once bustling cities—suddenly quieted by lockdowns—began to circulate across traditional and social media. When fourth year Computer Science student Kashyap Achar... More

April 19, 2021

Carleton Students Launch Mobile App Fostering Volunteer Opportunities

A group of Carleton students has developed an app that is now available for download in the IOS and Android app stores called iContribute, which connects students with volunteer opportunities. HaoHao Du, a third-year computer... More

April 1, 2021

Carleton Alumni Company Sifting Through COVID-19 Data for Major Health Clients Like World Health Organization

When Peter O’Blenis was finishing his undergraduate Computer Science degree at Carleton University, he knew that he wanted to start a company someday. “It’s about building something from scratch,” he says, “and not having any... More

July 22, 2020

Carleton Students Create Browser Extension to Help Remote Workers

Third-year computer science students Kashyap Achar and Tobias Schlagenhaufer first met at an Ontario-wide coding competition and have been looking for the perfect problem to solve ever since. As naturally curious people, they often found... More

May 13, 2020

Carleton Computer Science Students Complete First-in-Canada Shopify Dev Degree

Carleton University student Britta Evans-Fenton already had a degree in visual arts when she discovered a passion for computer science. Evans-Fenton was working at a marketing job full time and was "really getting jealous of... More

April 14, 2020

Trudeau Commends Carleton Engineering Grad Making Protective Shields

Last spring, when Felix Denomme graduated from Carleton University’s Aerospace Engineering program and got a job at Ottawa’s B-Con Engineering, he was excited about using his education and experience to fine-tune optical systems the company... More