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Ontario Tech University and Centre for Designing Change sign an agreement launching PACE Ontario.

Centre for Designing Change and Ontario Tech launch Physical AI Centre of Excellence (PACE) Ontario to strengthen Canada's leadership in Physical AI

August 13, 2026

The Centre for Designing Change and Ontario Tech University have launched PACE Ontario, the first provincial hub in Canada's national Physical AI Centre of Excellence network. The partnership will help Canadian organizations develop, test, and adopt physical AI technologies, including robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing, while building future-ready talent and industrial capacity across the country.

Dr. Patrick Hung, Professor, FBIT, with one of his graduate students, demonstrating the Buddha-inspired mindfulness robot in the Human Machine Lab.

Designing AI-enabled social robotics to support mental health and accessibility

June 12, 2026

In the university’s Human Machine Lab, Dr. Patrick Hung, Professor, Faculty of Business and Information Technology, leads research applying AI to ‘social’ robots designed to engage with people in meaningful ways. His work brings together machine learning, computer vision and language models with a clear guiding principle: AI works for humans, not to replace them.

Overhead image of students sitting at a table with their study materials and laptops open.

Ontario Tech launches human-centred AI Learning Agent pilot

February 19, 2026

Through a new pilot program running during the Winter and Spring 2026 terms, students in 22 undergraduate and graduate courses across all Ontario Tech faculties are participating in early testing of an AI Learning Agent: an in-house course-based AI learning system designed around trust, accountability and academic integrity.

Ontario Tech alumna Bria Hughes-Small, a 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) winner and Forensic Psychology graduate, turned her presentation success into a full-time role as a Research Scientist at Multi-Health Systems Inc., where she contributes to advancing psychological assessments for children and adolescents.

From 3MT stage to research scientist: Bria Hughes-Small’s Ontario Tech academic journey

November 12, 2025

When Bria Hughes-Small signed up for Ontario Tech University’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition in 2024, she saw it as a chance to practice her presentation skills ahead of an academic conference. What she didn’t expect was that those three minutes would spark a career-shaping connection and lead to a full-time role in her field.

Ontario Tech University's School of Artificial Intelligence and Mindful Artificial Intelligence Research Institute unite experts across all faculties to prepare future ethical leaders and explore how AI can make life better for people and communities.

Ontario Tech University answers the call to ensure AI serves humankind and the planet

October 29, 2025

Ontario Tech University is advancing initiatives that will establish the university, and Canada, as a global leader in ethically designed and executed AI. Through the launch of its School of Artificial Intelligence and Mindful Artificial Intelligence Research Institute, the university is setting the benchmark for human-centred innovation that’s anchored in values and guided by conscience.

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