Le traitement des surfaces est une pratique courante dans l’industrie manufacturière afin d’améliorer les propriétés mécaniques des pièces. Cette technique est particulièrement exploitée dans l’industrie automobile, où les surfaces de pièces risquent d’être endommagées. Les traitements couramment utilisés sont souvent complexes, aléatoires et dommageables pour la surface traitée. Le traitement par laser est ainsi une […]

Automatic detection and classification of the Auditory Brainstem Responses (ABR) is used in newborn hearing screening. Improved detection algorithms will reduce test time, prevent infants with hearing loss from being missed while reducing the number of normal hearing babies referred to diagnostic testing. We have already improved the objectivity of ABR classification in neurological assessments […]

This research proposal aims to enhance the performance and add more features to the automated microscope system that is being developed by Smart Labs ltd. This research goal is to increase the overall accuracy of the system while running in real-time. The current prototype has an accuracy of 91% and can process 17 frames per […]

Microwave Tomography (MWT) is an emerging modality where the goal is to estimate the electrical properties of an object-of-interest. This is done by transmitting a microwave signal into the OI and collecting measurements outside the OI. The measurements are inputs to an optimization algorithm that solves for the unknown electrical properties. As this modality has […]

Hydrogen technology in Ontario has incredible potential as an alternative energy source that can eliminate the use of harmful fuels and greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Canada is currently developing a nation-wide strategy to increase the adoption of hydrogen technology; however, Ontario is underrepresented in this discussion. Science Concepts International will work with its interns […]

Les résidus de la Mine Raglan contiennent des minéraux pouvant réagir avec l’eau et l’air et potentiellement produire un drainage acide et riche en métaux s’ils ne sont pas gérés d’une manière optimale. Des essais au laboratoire ont permis de déterminer la qualité d’eau qu’ils produisent et leur comportement géochimique. La présente étude vise à […]

With improvements in photovoltaic performance and price drops, solar energy will soon become cheaper than many traditional sources. Irradiance-the amount of solar energy reaching the Earth-is key In feasibility studies of solar energy systems. Over 20 years of archival satellite imagery enable us to generate long-term data series to better understand climatic averages of irradiance. […]

The current non-destructive and fast method of hyperspectral imaging technology are used for different application from remote sensing to medical imaging and food processing. Due to the nature of acquired data which are massive as well as physical consideration depend on the type of application, the careful, fast and accurate data analysis is mandatory to […]

Large automotive body panels are currently manufactured by heating aluminum sheets and pressurizing them into a die. However, this superplastic forming process requires long cycle times to avoid tearing the sheet. Preliminary work has demonstrated that by applying small pressure oscillations in addition to the increasing base line pressure a significant increase in the formability […]

This project aims to design an embedded system to enhance human speech in noisy industrial environments to boost automatic speech recognition (ASR) performances. Speech recognition is desirable for workers to log information in the system without using their hands, which improves productivity significantly. In this project, the system will learn to remove the ambient noise […]

Located in Montréal, Canada, Nanogrande is a pioneer in the high-precision metal additive manufacturing market and the premier Canadian metal 3D printer provider. To solidify their unique market position, it is key to increase their deposition process expertise and explore technologies for process performance improvement and added value proposition. The proposed project aims to support […]

This Mitacs-accelerate proposal is the second of a three stage project to be developed as part of Andre Xavier’s PhD investigation. The complete research seeks to analyze the initiatives implemented by mining companies that are aimed at addressing the socio-economic impacts imposed on local communities when a mine ceases its operations. Additionally, a socio-economlc mine […]