The main objective of this project is using deep learning algorithm to enhance the current state of the art tooth wear monitoring system used in mining shovels. Unlike the current approach, the proposed deep learning method operates by building a model from input images in order to make data-driven predictions. We use deep learning approach […]

Most of the gold that is produced by hydrometallurgical processes is recovered by cyanide leaching. However, the reactive nature of some minerals questions the applicability of cyanide technology for selected applications. The current research is designed to evaluate the cyanide technology as well as an alternative processing path for a particular material through extensive experimental […]

With a growing concern to reduce carbon emissions, timber construction has is experiences a rebirth in Canada and abroad. The availably of engineered wood products, innovations in manufacturing, and changes in the building codes are some incentives for timber becoming a materials choice. Connecting these large timber members is done efficiently with the help of […]

Traditional GPS RTK requires two receivers one of which serves as base station. Assuming in-between separation is not too long, spatial correlations for GPS observation errors are pretty significant. Base station can be used to correct rover observations. As a result, 2-cm horizontal and 5-cm vertical positioning accuracy within 5-minute initialization time is available at […]

Hydraulic fracturing of unconventional gas reservoirs utilizes a suite of chemical additives to accomplish specific engineered purposes. Chemical selection depends in large part on formation and operational characteristics but also on secondary non-technical properties, such as cost and environmental sustainability. Encouraged by industry level directives, oil and gas production and service companies are moving towards […]

In this project, the intern will design a community health care scheduling system for the allocation of home visits to care givers in community health care. The system adopts an agent-based distributed system architecture which take patients scheduling preferences on time, location and care givers into account when assigning care givers to home visit appointments. […]

A cardiac arrhythmia is defined as an abnormal heartbeat which happens when the patient’s heart beats too fast, too slow, or in other irregular patterns. Although arrhythmia can occur without any symptoms, it is typically associated with heart palpitations, chest pains, fainting or heart failure. One type of treatment option is an interventional catheter-based procedure, […]

Iberian Minerals is a junior mining company, based in Canada. The Company recently acquired Mineworx Technologies, based in Vancouver, British Columbia and is now focused on various mining technologies. One such technology we are developing is an eco-friendly, non-cyanide based leach extraction for gold processing utilizing iodine as a complexing agent. The research and development […]

Les mesures de stations météo et d’équipements intelligents sont de plus en plus disponibles. Ces mesures permettent de caractériser le lien entre les conditions météo, les habitudes des occupants et la consommation d’énergie. La meilleure connaissance de ce lien contribue au développement d’outils permettant d’anticiper la consommation d’énergie. Un réalisme accru de prévision permettrait à […]

Wind farm power production forecasting within time interval, from minutes to hours, is essential for utilities and is required for planning operation/shutdown of thermal units in the system. This project involves finding a wind farm simulation model that could be used for the development of wind power prediction software. The main challenge is to find […]

The purpose of this proposal is to develop novel technology for optical imaging of the eye, as well as novel computer algorithms toward the automated analysis of this data. The first part of the proposal concentrates on the development of algorithms that will remove motion artifact from images of the retina, the light sensitive back […]

Blending carbon fillers with thermoplastic materials can lead to a significant improvement of the resulting electrical, mechanical, thermal, and gas barrier properties compared with the unfilled polymer. Graphene, the name given to a material consisting of two-dimension layers of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has extraordinary properties which make possible to produce a […]