The intern will be porting and extending a tool for detecting and classifying qualities of human movement which is then subsequently fed to a realtime generative visualization system as part of an artistic process. The classification scheme is based on Laban Effort qualities. The system uses accelerometers and a neural network to recognize and differentiate […]

  Automation of medical diagnosis/detection process is very important in terms of enhancing diagnostic accuracy, increasing throughput, reducing cost, and training new staff. In this project we are interested to investigate the usage of intelligent decision support techniques to automate the diagnosis/detection process of active tuberculosis. Smart tools for medical applications have high importance and […]

The project is aimed to establish and algorithm and computer software for generation of multiple time series of data which represent processes that are closely correlated and auto-correlated (i.e. data in time step i are correlated to the data in time steps i-1, i-2,i-3, etc.). This project is of significant importance to the company.  It […]

The lack of central control in distributed systems makes the analysis and design of such systems a challenging task.  In fact many faults are introduced into the system at this stage of the software development life cycle.  Therefore discovering and removing design validation of distributed software systems prior to the implementation phase is greatly desirable […]

This project aims to explore the feasibility of and the tradeoffs involved with accelerating multi-camera synchronization algorithms on multicore processors. Specifically, this project plans to explore acceleration using ‘traditional’ multicore CPUs and massively-parallel Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). PluralEyes, a product for synchronizing audio and video recordings released by Singular Software, a Vancouver-area company, is the […]

  This project will focus on very high‐speed communication along electrical links. Key to these links are the integrated circuits required to serialize and deserialize many parallel data streams into a single data stream at rates exceeding 1 Gb/s (i.e. SerDes). We will collaboratively explore the signal processing and circuits required to perform these implement SerDes robustly in […]

  The existing systems count the number of vehicles on the road by measuring the number of air pressure spikes experienced by a rubber tube that lies across the road. This project aims to improve this system by analyzing the pressure signal to determine the type of vehicle and its speed. The knowledge of the type of vehicle […]

Hydro One is changing Ontario’s power grid into a smarter grid. This change has many aspects, like the use of renewable energy, communication and electric vehicles. Private investors are encouraged to invest in renewable electricity production through Ontario Power Authority's Feed-In Tariff Program, which is a pricing structure for renewable electricity production. This program pays […]

  The TX3-Touch series telephone entry systems, designed by Mircom Technologies Ltd., provide primary resident/visitor access control for buildings. This system allows building residents to communicate with visitors and grant or deny entry to them into the complex. The communication is essentially based on voice telephony. The aim of this project is to design and develop a […]

  New ideas need to be thoroughly examined and tested t o investigate the quality and implications of the innovation. For this researchers need access to good tools to perform experiments, and in software research this means to have full access to the source code of the tool chains and the platform. Another crucial element […]

Microwave tomography (MWT) is a relatively new imaging modality that uses electromagnetic radiation to illuminate an object. Using the scattered field by the object of interest, MWT reconstructs the image of the object. We have been doing research on this topic for a few years and we have successfully developed several computational-imaging algorithms and experimental […]

  The insulation system of medium voltage motors is traditionally designed for 50/60 Hz power frequency; however, because of application of motor speed drives, the insulation system is subjected to repetitive fast pulses such as PWM. These fast pulses produce elevated electrical and thermal stresses on the motor insulation that can eventually lead to premature […]