Interested in hearing the latest and greatest in Living Infrastructure research? DesignLIFES is hosting a Research Showcase on May 12th 2023 that will include presentations from a collection of graduate students from the University of Toronto, Ryerson University and University of Saskatoon. The Showcase will take place at the University of Toronto starting at 9:00am EST and will run throughout the day. For more information or to register please contact the program coordinator, Nicole Carson, at carson.n@aquaforbeech.com
If you are an industry professional and would like to participate in our career panel, please fill out the form linked below.
Showcase Schedule
Time | Topic | Speaker |
9am – 9:15 | Introduction | Dr. Jennifer Drake |
9:15 – 10am | Key Note Speaker | |
10am – 10:30 | Lightning Round Presentations | S. Islam, J. Gao, N. Yu, I. Kays, N. Dayanandan |
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break | |
10:45 – 11am | Leveraging cellular mobility data for sustainable park management to support people and nature | Garland Xie |
11am – 11:15 | Monitoring of A Productive Blue-Green Roof Using Low-Cost Sensors | Afsana Alam Akhie |
11:15 – 11:30 | Hydrologic Impacts of Detention Layers within Extensive Vegetated Roof Assemblies | Giuliana Frizzi |
11:30 – 11:45 | Biochar benefits green infrastructure: A global meta-analysis and synthesis | Wenxi Liao |
11:45 – 1pm | Lunch | |
1pm -1:45 | Career Panel | |
1:45 – 2pm | Stress-gradient framework for green roofs: applications for urban agriculture and other ecosystem services | Andres Rolhauser |
2pm – 2:15 | Nature-Based Solutions for Urban Flood Mitigation in Canadian Urban Centers: A Review of the State of the Practice | Ali Zoghi |
2:15 – 2:30 | Coffee Break | |
2:30 – 2:45 | The effect of spatial pattern of urban green infrastructure on their ecosystem services | Lingshan Li |
2:45 – 3pm | Influence of Stormwater Management Ponds on Chloride Transport to Urban Headwater Streams | Hafsa Momin |
3pm – 3:15 | Presentation Awards | Jenn Drake |