Research Institute Day
November 12, 2025, from 1 – 5 p.m.
Sir George Williams Campus (downtown)
Jump into Concordia’s research world and find your place at Research Institute Day.
In Concordia’s research institutes, students cross disciplines to co-create work no single lab could do alone and connect teams, supervisors and peers to push projects further. Learn how research doesn’t have to be linear and how collaboration turns into discovery—step by step, across the university.
At Research Institute Day, connect with members from all of Concordia’s research institutes through tours, demos, workshops and more:
Agenda overview
Opening panel: How research institutes take shape (and shape you)
(1 – 2 p.m. at 4TH SPACE)
Learn about how research institutes function at Concordia, how they began, what projects they’re tackling now and what’s coming up next.
Panelists:
Walk-through demos & project spotlights
(2 – 5 p.m. across locations at 4TH SPACE, AI2, IRMS, Milieux and NGCI)
Explore the research institutes through live demos, guided tours and student showcases at spaces across Concordia's downtown campus.
Meet Concordia’s research institutes
ER Building, Room S.ER.7.02 (7th floor)
2155 Guy Street
Montreal, QC, H3H 2L9
About
AI2 unites AI development across Concordia’s four faculties and partners in industry, government, and civil society. Its mission is to demystify and enable real-world AI, emphasizing interdisciplinarity, equity and justice, and public-interest scholarship—so AI improves, rather than entrenches, the status quo.
On Institute Day
A showcase of the artistic work done by the GenAI Studio members (in collaboration with Milieux).
AI Impact Lab talk featuring Seek Easy, a chatbot created with Women on Web to provide accessible, trustworthy information—an example of AI2’s responsible, open-source and impact-oriented approach.
GEMinAI mentoring drop-in: meet mentors and students involved in the Gender Equity Mentoring in AI program and learn how the program supports diverse pathways into AI careers.
Why attend
See how AI2 turns AI research into responsible, applied solutions—and connect with training and mentoring opportunities for graduate students.
FB Building, Room FB 620.00 (6th floor)
1250 Guy St.
Montreal, QC, H3H 2S7
About
IRMS is Concordia’s hub for immigration and migration research, bringing together faculty members, students, postdoctoral researchers and professionals from across Concordia who explore the political, social and economic dimensions of migration using both disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.
IRMS is a key partner of the national Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides initiative (funded by Canada’s Canada First Research Excellence Fund program), a major national initiative focused on rethinking migrant integration through themes like citizenship, health, work and the future of urban communities.
On Institute Day
Learn how IRMS connects cutting-edge research to contemporary issues while creating opportunities for students and scholars alike.
Discover the depth of migration research at Concordia through presentations by Mylène Coderre on Canada’s changing immigration landscape and Émile Baril on immigrant labour in food delivery apps.
Hear from graduate students Thomas Reynolds and Brianna Losinger-Ross about their work on food insecurity and media narratives.
Test your knowledge in a lively Kahoot quiz.
Engage with IRMS members:
Mylène Coderre (Senior researcher): Focuses on immigration recruiters and other labour migration aspects.
Thomas Reynolds (MA student): Writing his master’s thesis on the deservingness perceptions of food bank workers towards immigrant food bank recipients.
Émile Baril (Postdoctoral researcher): Researches immigrants working in the food delivery and trucking industries.
Brianna Losinger-Ross (MA student): Researches immigration discourses in textual data with computational methods and large language models.
Why attend
Discover graduate research opportunities with real-world impact—where interdisciplinary teams collaborate with public, non-profit and community partners to inform practice and policy.
EV Building, Room EV11.455 (11th Floor)
1515 Rue Sainte-Catherine W.
Montreal, QC, H3G 2W1
About
Milieux is Concordia’s institute for research-creation at the intersection of fine arts, digital culture and information technology—a platform for creative experimentation and interdisciplinary training that produces tangible, playable and accessible research.
On Institute Day
Attend pre-scheduled tours of Milieux clusters.
Participate in hands-on activities and demonstrations to learn more about the Milieux clusters (Technoculture, Arts and Games, Indigenous Futures Research Centre, Textiles and Materiality, Speculative Life, LePARC).
Meet Milieux students and faculty, engage with their projects, ask questions and gain a firsthand understanding of the collaborative research environment.
An open exhibit zone featuring works-in-progress and media displays from across clusters.
Why attend
Drop in to see how researchers, artists, designers and technologists co-create new methods and prototypes, discover the research culture at the institute and explore opportunities for graduate research at Milieux.
ER Building, Room ER-1431 (14th floor)
2155 Guy St.
Montreal, QC, H3H 2L9
About
NGCI is Concordia’s hub for interdisciplinary, applied urban research—advancing sustainable, inclusive and resilient cities. Researchers and students collaborate across design, engineering, social science and policy to tackle real-world urban challenges.
On Institute Day
Interactive exhibits, project spotlights and short discussions showcasing work on sustainable urban solutions, climate resilience, mobility, housing and community engagement.
Discover cutting-edge research projects that tackle pressing urban issues.
Meet students and faculty to see how research connects with partners and cities.
Why attend
Discover graduate research opportunities in projects that bridge disciplines and practice—where you can contribute to impactful, city-focused research with real outcomes.
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