BRIC
Booth Research and Innovation Cluster (BRIC) imbibes McMaster’s vision and mission of Impact, Ambition, and Transformation through Excellence, Inclusion and Community: Advancing Human and Societal Health and Well-being. Housed within the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, BRIC is a one-stop-shop for industry and community for their innovation challenges in the areas of AI/ML, Computational modeling, Biotechnology, eHealth, Environmental Excellence, Robotics, and Automation. BRIC supports collaboration, innovation, and dissemination through its symposium, bulletin, and workshops.
4th Annual BRIC Symposium 2025: Applied Engineering: Bridging Innovation and Real-world Practices
The 4th annual BRIC Symposium on the theme of Applied Engineering: Bridging Innovation and Real-world Practices will be a virtual event on October 15, 2025. The symposium will feature invited talks from leading researchers, interleaved with a series of ignite presentations. All submitted abstracts will be published as part of the symposium proceedings. All submissions of papers should be via ConfTool (https://bric.sept.mcmaster.ca/conference/).
Topics of Interest:
Topics of interest for the symposium include:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- Computational modeling
- Biotechnology
- E-Health
- Water Technology and Water Governance
- Robotics, and Automation, Mechatronics
- Manufacturing
- Sustainability
- Other topics that resonate with the theme of the symposium.
Types of sessions
- Keynote talks (20 mins)
- Ignite presentations (10 mins with 5 mins for discussion)
- Q/A sessions
Types of Contributions
- 4-6 page paper IEEE format paper Manuscript Templates for Conference Proceedings | IEEE including graphics.
- Submit your paper online using ConfTool:
Symposium Chairs
Dr. Marjan Alavi, P. Eng., SMIEEE
Program Lead, M. Eng. Systems and Technology
W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Moein Mehrtash, LEL
Program Chair, Automotive and Vehicle Engineering Technology
W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Important Dates
| September 10, 2025 | Submission of Paper | |
| September 20, 2025 | Notification of Acceptance | |
| October 15, 2025 | Symposium Opening | |
| November 14, 2025 | Camera-ready due for proceeding publication |
Review/Proceedings
All paper submissions will be published in the BRIC symposium proceedings.
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