Wastewater pump stations (WPS) are essential for managing wastewater in urban areas. They ensure wastewater is conveyed to treatment plants and prevent overflows of untreated wastewater into the environment. The main objective of this project is to develop an innovative and practical real-time WPS control framework. This framework will forecast wastewater inflows and optimize WPS […]

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A security company needs a method to dispatch patrol vehicles and plan vehicle routes to reduce costs, maximize revenue, and deliver to customers the best value. Vehicle dispatching and routing planning are two well-known combinatorial optimization problems (COPs) that find wide applications in transportation (e.g., truck routing and luggage handling), logistics (e.g., warehouse planning and […]

Proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell is in the early stages of commercialization and bipolar plates (BPPs) are one of the key components which is significantly contribute to the volume, weight and cost of fuel cell stack. These plates are responsible for uniformly distribute the fuel and oxidant, transfer electrical current and heat and prevent […]

A large amount of plastic waste poses a threat to the environment. In recent years, there has been a movement to develop biodegradable composites. UBCO’s Nanomaterials and Polymer Nanocomposites Laboratory (NPNL) aims to develop biocomposites filaments with appropriate physical properties for 3D printing in collaboration with Advanced BioCarbon 3D (ABC3D). We intend to use poly(lactide […]

The project will investigate the relationship between Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and temperature. The intern will use researched knowledge and thermal metrics to create a phantom, design a simulated trial to gather data (acquiring and processing several images), analyze (reviewing data and performing analytics), model (create specific DVT data models) and validate the simulated data […]

Electricity produced from wind energy contributes to a cleaner environment and helps keep energy prices low. This project addresses two challenges encountered in wind turbine operations, namely leading-edge blade protection and mechanical failures. Both challenges present downtime for maintenance and repair, disrupting performance and power output, but more significantly, the sustainability of wind turbines. With […]

The City of Victoria is working to implement infrastructure to support the adoptions of EVs. A key challenge are ‘garage orphans’, residents that live with multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) without dedicated parking stalls per residence. Strata-governed residences also face various challenges in provisioning EV charging infrastructure. In order to support residents’ EV adoption, this project […]

Ultrasonic testing (UT) has been used for a number of years in the inspection of safety-critical components. The research community is currently focusing on (1) transforming time-consuming inspections into faster and more efficient methods and (2) inspecting complex parts with intricate or difficult to access geometries. The general objective of this research project is to […]

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is essential in achieving the Paris Agreement’s objectives, reducing emissions and meeting Canada’s Net-Zero target by 2050. To this end, shallow depleted heavy oil reservoirs in Saskatchewan and Alberta provide a good opportunity for large scale CO2 sequestration projects. This research focuses on assessing the potential of CO2 storage in […]

As digital communication and big data needs increase in a variety of different fields including education, healthcare, business, public areas, and mission-critical operations, organizations need more efficient and effective ways to distribute and display content. Audio-Visual (AV) over Internet Protocol (IP) provides an innovative solution to provide users with enhanced content in real-time. However, AV-over-IP […]

In this project, we will investigate using artificial intelligence to assist farmers and insurance companies by providing information about farms based on our daily observations. AIRM has developed monitoring stations (Crop Sentry) that are installed on multiple farms in Manitoba, allowing us to monitor the crop on a daily basis. Crop Sentry units used lidar […]