This project is a collaborative endeavour between Rocscience Inc. and Dr. Mitri’s research group at McGill University. Rocscience is a leading firm specializing in the development of geotechnical engineering software. The project aims to validate the discrete fracture network modelling (DFN) approach as a tool for rock slope stability design/ analysis in civil and mining […]

The aging-related decline in bone (osteoporosis) and muscle (sarcopenia) mass represents a serious health issue increasing the rate of falls, fractures, and mortality in the elderly population. Several genes associated with bone and muscle have indicated possible pleiotropy; a genetic variant influencing multiple traits. However, the full impact of leveraging pleiotropy to improve musculoskeletal outcomes […]

Les personnes ayant un traumatisme craniocérébral (TCC) rencontrent des difficultés pour gérer et maintenir un budget. La technologie peut assister et soutenir les fonctions cognitives déficitaires du TCC et contribuer à l’amélioration de la participation sociale. La littérature démontre un manque crucial de technologie adaptée aux personnes ayant un TCC. Objectif : Développer des recommandations […]

The proposed research project consists of an educational and research component. The intern will deliver a workshop/seminar series to the industrial partner, transferring the basics of polymer science to Lintec’s staff to used in material selection processes. Second, the intern will research biodegradable polymers for suitability in flexible packaging films as one possible route to […]

Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) exhibits superior material-level strength, ductility, and durability when compared to conventional concrete. Therefore, UHPC is being increasingly applied in concrete industry. However, prestressed UHPC girders may often show low structural ductility, which poses threats to precast/prestressed industry. This intern is going to create a large database of prestressed UHPC girder test […]

In agricultural watersheds, many meandering rivers were straightened and several rectilinear ditches were added to the drainage network in order to evacuate water as quickly as possible in the spring to improve farm productivity. The design of these modified channels was not based on natural river dynamic concepts, which include both discharge capacity and sediment […]

The purpose of this 4?month internship is to scale?up the bionanofluid production at McGill University and then transfer this process to Leap Medical Labs for commercialization. At McGill, this will involve the design and implementation of 2 new reactors, as well as testing, optimization and validation of the various process parameters. Once the scale?up is […]

This project aims to understand and improve upon the shortcomings of physically based virtual human characters within virtual environments such as video games. Current physics-based character control methods tend to be too stiff, too strong, and too smart. That is, they do not respond in a natural loose manner to perturbations, they tend to use […]

In this research project, we would like to improve game testing using Reinforcement Learning (RL). By using RL, we can create intelligent agents that can play games independently and give us valuable feedback on the game’s quality. This will make game testing more effective and efficient. We also plan to explore a new approach called […]

Ecosystem restoration initiatives are considered among the most effective strategies in mitigating the effects of habitat destruction and biodiversity loss from human activities. The ecological restoration company Veritree is currently building an infrastructure of monitoring data streams for their projects to ensure that they are realizing their anticipated benefits. In this research project we will […]

Big data is a collection of data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process using onhand database management tools or traditional data processing applications. The challenges include capture, curation, storage, search, sharing, transfer, analysis, and visualization. In this internship, we analyze a real-world big data set(s) to make sensible inferences by […]

Aerial drones have been seeing a rise in popularity in a variety of domains such as shipping, search and rescue operations, and photography due to their ability to carry cameras and other packages through trajectories that avoid ground obstacles or offer an advantageous vantage point, all while allowing the operator to remain at a safe […]