Events Archive

The Graphics, Animation and New Media Network of Centres of Excellence (“GRAND”) is pleased to hold two workshops at the University of Alberta (April 7, 2014) and the University of Manitoba (April 8, 2014). The workshops will focus will be on advances in game development technologies and game design, and will include presentations from agencies and organizations providing funding to startups and SMEs and general support to the graphics, animation and game development community.

As well as a forum for communicating emerging technologies in new digital media, the workshop offers an excellent networking opportunity for both digital media and gaming researchers/specialists and industry.

Testimonials from our last workshop

Attending your GRAND Emerging Mobile and Digital Media event last week was both insightful and productive. - Kosta

Thank you Mark for such a terrific event! Being my first GRAND event, I was interested to hear from and speak to diverse and engaging people from research and industry. It was a great opportunity to network, and at least two relationships have developed after that meeting. - Miles

It was good and very informative. I liked to learn about the various funding possibilities. I also got to talk to many researchers and I am now trying to establish new exciting collaborations. - Barbara

Lots of interesting technologies and opportunities were presented as well as useful funding information. - Aries

I just wanted to say thanks for letting me know about this GRAND-NCE event. It was refreshing, and made me realise that I really miss the research aspect of creating new stuff! - Will

I think you've managed to create a very prosperous community that will see a lot of different creative connections as it continues. I'm looking forward to any future events. - Luke

Workshop Agendas

April 7th - Edmonton

University of Alberta
Alumni House, 11515 Saskatchewan Drive

8:30am – 8:45 am
Networking & Early Morning Coffee

8:45am – 8:55am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker: Mark Salopek, GRAND NCE

8:55am -9:10am
Game Development Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Eleni Stroulia, University of Alberta, HealthSim2 – Kinect for Health Simulations

9:15am – 9:30am
Authoring Interactive Narratives at the Level of Emotions in Digital Media
Speaker: Vadim Bulitko, University of Alberta

9:35am – 9:50 am
Canada Business Youth Foundation
Speaker: Marla Douglas, CBYF, Alberta

9:55am – 10:10 am
Advances in 3D Simulation and Animation
Speaker:  Faramarz Samavati, University of Calgary

10:15am – 10:30am
German-Alberta Business Innovation and Collaboration
Speaker:  Katelyn Peterson, German-Canadian Centre for Innovation and Research

10:35am – 10:50am
Coffee Break

10:55am – 11:10am
SR&ED – How to Apply and Gain SR&ED
Speaker:  Ed Zacharuk, KPMG

11:15am – 11:30am
Visual Analytics
Speaker: Osmar Zaiane, University of Alberta

11:35am – 11:50am
Internet of Things
Speaker: Rodger Lea, MAGIC Lab, University of British Columbia

11:55am – 12:40pm
Luncheon and Networking

12:45am – 1:00pm
Video Processing for Security and Monitoring
Speaker:  Amir Meghdadi, University of Manitoba

1:05pm – 1:20 pm
Startup Edmonton
Speaker: Ken Bautista, Startup Edmonton Founder

1:25pm – 1:40 pm
TRTECH and CANADA 3.0
Speaker:  Vinod Ratti, TRTEC, Edmonton

1:45pm – 2:00pm
Surgical Training Simulation – GRAND
Speaker:  Bin Zheng, University of Alberta

2:05pm – 2:20pm
Accessing NSCERC Engage Funding and IRAP Support
Speaker: Lisa Marquardson, NSERC

2:25pm – 2:40pm
Advances in 3D on a Mobile Platform: Facefries
Speaker: Mark Salopek, on behalf of Steve DiPaola, Simon Fraser University

2:45pm – 3:10pm
Afternoon Coffee

3:10pm – 3:25pm
Urban Opus
Speaker: Rodger Lea, MAGIC Lab, University of British Columbia

3:30pm – 3:45pm
Human-Robtics Technology – Android research for the treatment of Autism
Speaker: Mark Salopek on behalf of Edgar Flores, University of British Columbia

3:50pm – 4:05pm
Rocketfuel Games Development – Industry Academic Collaboration
Speaker: Norman Mendoza, Rocketfuel Games

April 8th - Winnipeg

University of Manitoba
5th Floor - University Centre

8:30am – 8:45 am
Networking & Early Morning Coffee

8:45am – 8:55am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speaker: Mark Salopek, GRAND NCE

8:55am -9:10am
Screen Visualization Technologies
Speaker:  Pourang Irani, University of Manitoba

9:15am – 9:30am
The Internet of Things
Speaker: Rodger Lea, MAGIC Lab, University of British Columbia

9:35am – 9:50am
Canada Business Youth Foundation
Speaker: Joelle Foster, CBYF, Manitoba Saskatchewan, Nunavut & NWT

9:55am – 10:10am
Supporting Entrepreneurship at the University of Manitoba
Speaker: Stuart Henrickson, Stu Clark Entrepreneurship, University of Manitoba

10:15am – 10:30am
Video Processing for Security and Monitoring
Speaker:  Amir Meghdadi, University of Manitoba

10:35am – 10:55am
Coffee Break

10:55am – 11:10am
SR&ED – How to Apply and Gain SR&ED
Speaker:  Ed Zacharuk, KPMG

11:15am – 11:30am
Gaming Technologies for Health
Speaker: Tony Szturm, University of Manitoba

11:35am – 11:50am
New Media Manitoba – Programs and Activities
Speaker: Kevin Hnatiuk, Director, New Media Manitoba

11:55am – 12:40pm
Luncheon and Networking

12:45am – 1:00pm
Engaging with Research Faculty to Advance a Business Model
Speaker:  Joseph Ranseth, Vine

1:05pm – 1:20pm
NRC IRAP Program
Speaker:  Patrick Sheedy, NRC IRAP

1:25pm – 1:40pm
Human-Robtics Technology – Android research for the treatment of Autism
Speaker: Mark Salopek on behalf of Edgar Flores, University of British Columbia

1:45pm – 2:00pm
Accessing NSCERC Engage Funding
Speaker: Frank Nolan, NSERC

2:05pm – 2:20pm
Designing for Personalized Interactions
Speaker: Andrea Bunt, University of Manitoba

2:25pm – 2:50pm
MATRIX NCE – Champions Welcomed
Speaker:  Darren Fast, University of Manitoba

2:55pm – 3:10pm
Afternoon Coffee and Networking

3:15pm – 3:30pm
Urban Opus
Speaker: Rodger Lea, MAGIC Lab, University of British Columbia

3:35pm-3:50pm
Automated Analysis of Information and Social Networks
Speaker: Mark Salopek on behalf of Phil Mai, Dalhousie University

Advances in 3D on a Mobile Platform: Facefries
Speaker: Mark Salopek, on behalf of Steve DiPaola, Simon Fraser University

4:00pm
Closing Comments