This MIT ACS-Accelerate proposal is the first involving a multiple stage project to be developed as part of my PhD investigation. Through the completion of the full research project, the initiatives implemented by mining companies to address the socio-economic impact imposed on local communities when a mine ceases operation will be analyzed. Additionally, a socio-economic […]

Indoor farming offers the opportunity to grow produce close to the consumer and has recently been gaining attention due to its efficiency, controllability, and sustainability. In indoor farming, food is grown indoors in a controllable environment, with stable environmental conditions. This approach reduces the land footprint required, the demand for energy and water, the nutrient […]

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This project is intended to support the deployment of an underwater communication network, that is multi-hop and multi-modal. It relies on the combination of acoustic propagation and magnetic-induction to send the information from a remote instrument through a set of relay nodes and to a destination. To enable end-to-end transmission over a secured link, secured […]

This research project will determine the associated greenhouse gas emissions associated with an environmentally friendly graphene-based coating to see how it compares with other marine coatings currently in industry. The developed methodology can be used in future life cycle assessments, as it will provide an innovative way of modelling graphene-based coating systems. GIT will benefit […]

Customer satisfaction with an automatic car wash is highly dependent on the quality of the final drying phase, with residual water leading to spots and thus poor perception of performance. As such, Suncor Energy is committed to improving the drying phase of their next generation car wash facilities through principled design guidelines based upon scientific […]

La fiabilité des alternateurs hydrauliques est un sujet d’importance pour les utilitaires afin d’assurer la fiabilité de l’approvisionnement en énergie électrique. La maintenance de ces équipements est donc un outil important dans la gestion et l’exploitation d’un parc d’alternateurs. Après un certain nombre d’années de fonctionnement, l’usure de ces equipements peut mener a I’apparition de […]

In a cognitive wireless mesh network, licensed users (PUs) may borrow surplus spectrum from other PUs and rent them to unlicensed users (SUs) for getting some revenue. For such spectrum sharing paradigm, maximizing the revenue is the key objective of the PUs, while that of the SUs is to meet their requirements and getting a […]

There is massive growth in the area of smart cities (e.g. sensors in streetlights), smart cars, and “smart people” (sensors on people, e.g. wearable computing). In some cities like San Diego, there are cameras and microphones in nearly every streetlight in the downtown core area. Most cars made now have one or more cameras in […]

Automation Studio™ offre un environnement convivial pour la simulation. Il peut échanger de l’information avec l’environnement externe via OPC. Toutefois les logiques de contrôle restent internes et ne donnent pas la possibilité de transfert vers un contrôleur industriel cible. Une communication avec l’environnement externe donne un avantage à Famic technologie pour interagir avec les contrôleurs […]

Les véhicules aériens à décollage et atterrissage vertical (VTOL en anglais, pour Vertical Take-Off and Landing), grâce à leur capacité au vol stationnaire, sont particulièrement bien adaptés aux applications d’observation et d’inspection de structures, mais leur efficacité énergétique en vol “de croisière” est généralement médiocre. Ce travail porte sur l’étude expérimentale des caractéristiques du sillage […]

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are a clean source of energy and a promising candidate for replacing internal combustion engines in automotive applications. However, the commercial use of fuel cells in such applications faces significant challenges on cost and durability. This project aims to address the concerns around fuel cell durability with a focus on […]