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GRAND is a research network and commercialization engine whose goal is to address complex issues in digital media and transform multidisciplinary research into user-centred solutions. GRAND will explore the use and application of digital media in a variety of settings including entertainment, healthcare, education, environmental sustainability, and public policy.

GRAND is a federally-funded Network of Centres of Excellence supporting 34 research projects divided into 5 cross-pollinating themes involving researchers at 25 universities across Canada with more than 60 industry, government, and nonprofit partners.

Our Vision

Through technology solutions, training the next generation of talent and encouraging a robust policy environment, GRAND will play a pivotal role in supporting Canada’s National Digital Economy Strategy.

Our Mission

• Integrate and enhance Canada’s thriving digital media sector through policy and practice
• Focus research and commercialization efforts towards solution-driven products and services
• Facilitate research across the broad spectrum of digital media by linking computer scientists and engineers with artists, designers and social scientists
• Develop opportunities for researchers and partner organizations to work together
• Teach and mentor the next generation of digital media innovators

Our Themes

GRAND addresses 5 themes: New Media Challenges and Opportunities (nMedia), Games and Interactive Simulation (GamSim), Animation, Graphics and Imaging (AnImage), Social, Legal, Economic and Cultural Perspectives (SocLeg), and Enabling Technologies and Methodologies (TechMeth).