AI-powered housing search platform for interns. HousingPad allows co-op students to find personalized short-term rentals in safe areas using recommendation and safety scoring engines wrapped in a functional web application.

Increased demand for streaming and recording events creates a market for affordable video solutions. Theia implements a multi-camera solution that identifies subjects using Android phones while capturing and streaming high-definition video. Comprised of motorized phone mounts that smoothly and quietly follow subjects, a phone application leveraging computer vision to control a mount, and management console to control multiple devices and output. Unlike existing systems, Theia intuitively and automatically tracks performers while requiring minimal setup and investment, ensuring that the focus is always on you.

The Garbage Sorter 9000 will help users sort garbage so that it goes into the correct bin. The core application of the system involves taking a picture of the garbage and using machine learning and image recognition to identify the item. It then uses a database to determine the right classification and directs the garbage to the appropriate bin. This system is small and portable enough to be placed in anyone’s home and is more accurate than the typical human.

GameFlex is an online web application that allows people to play any card game they desire. Players can take pictures of and upload owned physical cards to use in gameplay, design the “table” that the game will be played on and join games with friends or strangers. The advantage of GameFlex over existing alternatives is that it provides a free, easy-to-use online platform with very low system requirements, fast load times and the ability to play any card game the user wishes to.

Erebus is a computer designed to withstand processor-damaging radiation in space while using off-the-shelf components. Its initial purpose will be to perform radiation-based experiments designed by the Waterloo Rocketry team. The main advantage of this design over current alternatives is that it is more affordable than current computers for space applications, in addition to providing more computing resources and using less power.

Project Odyssey aims to create a 3D audio rendering software that uses recent technological advancements in audio engineering like Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) and head tracking to build an immersive 3D audio experience. Traditionally, calculating this transfer function for the listener is expensive and is done with specialized microphones and speakers in a lab. As part of the project, the team will synthesize the transfer function in real-time using anatomic features from the listener’s head and ear to create a virtual environment that can simulate the real world.

An autonomous robot vehicle can be used for point-to-point delivery services which can be widely implemented in different scenarios. It consists of hardware and software development based on the NVIDIA Jetson Nano platform which enables parallel running of multiple neural networks to complete delivery tasks. Limitations will be specified such as distance and type of cargo. The advantage of this design is that it reduces the delivery costs and improves safety by avoiding unnecessary contact.

Infrastructure giants like Google and AWS have improved content delivery experiences by having servers as close as possible to users. DCache aims to take this to the next level by allowing developers to serve content using a smartphones’ idle memory. DCache provides a reliable and cheaper way to deliver content to end-users directly from nearby devices running the DCache app. Not only does this bring down infrastructure costs, but it also creates an economy where people are able to host the content they use every day.