High-Throughput Linguistic Content Sentiment Analysis

The project has the following objectives: 1. To build a simulation for a generic social model, to represent how effective a toxic text sentiment detection algorithm/model works within simulation a. Building a simulation model b. Testing the performance of the model using a dataset c. Evaluation of the model 2. Optimizing existing toxic text detection […]

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Hardware In The Loop Model for Complex Energy Systems

As the global demand for clean energy increases, the next generation power systems design has become more complex than ever. Since renewable electrical power can be generated locally, the power flow is not only from the utility to consumers, but also from any sources (i.e. photovoltaics, internal combustion generator, electric vehicle battery pack, etc.) to […]

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Intelligent Strategies for Optimal Virtual Network Function Placement in 5G Core

The proposed project aims at developing novel algorithms for the 5G Core Network Placement to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The ultimate goal is to minimize the number of virtual network functions in 5G packet core while meeting the latency requirements. Thus, this project aims to address the trade-off between latency and operational costs in […]

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Food and Beverage Golf Course Drone Delivery

University of Ottawa students have partnered with the Brookstreet Hotel and Marshes Golf Club to explore the business challenge of improving the golfer experience through the autonomous delivery of food and beverages via drone anywhere on the Marshes Golf Course property. We hope to provide innovation to the industry and enhance the golfer experience through […]

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Marine Icing Models and Sensors for Arctic Exploration Vessels

Marine icing problems pose significant risk to both marine vessel stability and human safety during harsh weather operations. The project will address a need for better physical understanding of marine icing phenomena and the development of appropriate sensors for detecting marine icing conditions. Current technologies have proven inadequate for marine conditions due to the complex […]

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Développement de lève-personnes multifonctions

Avec le vieillissement de la population, le personnel en soin de santé est de plus en plus demandé pour s’occuper des patients. Un aspect important des soins est la mobilité des patients. La mobilité peut être séparée en deux catégories, soit le transfert de patient qui permet d’amener le patient d’un endroit à un autre, […]

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UAV-based persistent surveillance system

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have become ubiquitous. However, many challenges still need to be addressed to capitalize on their unique capabilities to support the creation of new Internet-of-Things services. The main difficulty is managing a swarm of UAVs in challenging environments. This project focuses on developing and evaluating a new UAV-based persistent surveillance system (UPSS) […]

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Haptics-Enabled Virtual Reality Simulation of External Ventricular Drain: A Pilot Study

Virtual reality surgery simulation is an emerging technology in surgeon training to train surgical motor skills in virtual environments. This technology reduces the need for training on patients, cadavers, and animals, and enables objective evaluation of the skill acquisition process in a systematic manner. Although this technology has attracted a great deal of interest in […]

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Improved Collision Detection through Neural Guided Motion Planning

One of the primary challenges of creating robots that can complete useful real-world tasks is providing the robot with the ability to navigate through its environment while avoiding collisions with objects. In order to do this, robotics relies on the use of collision checkers to determine which actions will result in a collision. The time […]

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Additive Manufacturing of Cockpit Interior Component and Fatigue Property Testing

The CAE flight training services and flight simulators provide the future pilots with digital immersion experience and operational support solutions. Currently, additive manufacturing is found to be a valid way to fabricate the cockpit interior components with lower lead time and accelerate the product development. In order to understand the fatigue behaviors of printed component […]

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