A Web-Based Traffic Steering and Orchestration Platform for NFV Services

Traditionally a Service Function Chain (SFC) consists of a set of dedicated network service boxes such as firewall, load balancers, and application delivery controllers that are concatenated together to support a specific service. With a new service, new devices must be installed and interconnected in certain order. This can be a very complex, time-consuming, and […]

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Mapping the experiences and struggles of un(der)employed Afro-Caribbean “Black” (ACB) young men in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa

This project sets out to learn how young Afro-Caribbean Black (ACB) men are supported when they utilize Youth Employment Training Programs (YETP). The study will collect information, based on the lived experiences of the young men, while also taking into account of the perspectives of YETP coordinators, Employers who work with YETP, and government and […]

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Vital Cities and Citizens

The applicant will be participate in the Vital cities project alongside Professor Jurian Edelenbos and his colleagues. The project will allow for better understanding of how youth engage with others, particularly with diverse groups of other youth, in social change and community betterment activities. This project seeks to understand how and why youth engage in […]

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Community Building: The New Civic Engagement in Ireland

This project is meant to provide, and expand upon existing research, on social media and what role it plays in modern day society. The focus of this study will be on Social Media working as a vehicle for social change and social movements for the community; particularly, the abortion laws in Ireland. This is a […]

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LGBTQI2S Seniors’ Safety in Public Services

This project will result in a national environmental scan on LGBTQI2S seniors’ safety in health care, social care and municipal public services. It aims to identify promising policies and practices as well as systemic and structural barriers. It will also include the experiences of LGBTQI2S workers who serve seniors, a largely unexplored area. Egale Canada […]

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Development of Copper Precursors for Atomic Layer Deposition

Microelectronic fabrication needs a method to deposit very thin films of copper in very accurate patterns to interconnect the microelectronic devices on a chip. Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a method used in microelectronic manufacturing that could do this, but a suitable copper process has yet to be identified. This internship is to help continue […]

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Altering Plant Microbiomes for Flavour and Nutrition

The goal of this project is to use naturally occurring bacterial partners to improve the flavour and nutritional properties of plants grown in hydroponic and aquaponics systems. This study will investigate ability of plant associated bacteria to alter the metabolic profile of select vegetables and leafy greens. Vertical farming is an increasingly popular solution for […]

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Role of transthoracic impedance and current in synchronized electricalcardioversion

Synchronized cardioversion is a medical treatment that applied an electrical pulse to restore a normal heart rhythm is patients with an abnormally fast heart rate or cardiac arrhythmia. A successful cardioversion is dependent on the amount of electrical current that reaches the heart, which depends on the strength of the electrical pulse and the transthoracic […]

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New Catalysts and Chemical Processes for the Pharmaceutical Industry

Synthetic chemistry is used to assemble the small organic molecules that comprise many of the important consumer products used by society every day. Such fine chemicals are used to assemble drugs, agrochemicals, electronics, materials, dyes, etc.. Metal catalysts are part of the arsenal that the synthetic chemist uses to make such prized small molecules and […]

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Characterizing the concentration and makeup of microplastics in wastewater effluent and stormwater overflows to the Ottawa and Rideau Rivers and evaluating microplastic removal in wastewater streams with a newly developed mesh sock.

The research aims to examine the amount and type of microplastics in wastewater streams entering the Ottawa River. As wastewater treatment has been identified as one of the main conduits of microplastics to freshwater environments, the research will sample both wastewater effluent and combined sewer overflows to get a better understanding on how many, and […]

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