Proteins are molecular machines that function inside cells to regulate processes such as cell growth, division and death. Protein function is modified by the attachment of regulatory proteins such as ubiquitin. Ubiquitin modification is important in targeting proteins for destruction in the cell during cell division. Dysregulation of protein destruction can lead to inappropriate cell […]

The project will assess the financial risks to DGAG (Desjardins Groupe d’assurances generales) associated with payments of accident insurance claims. A large database is available on the losses incurred due to different aspects of insurance claims (medical costs, rehabilitation and attendant care, etc.), and this project will assist DGAG in developing exposure assessments for future […]

This project aims to develop and validate markers for adaptive neurological performance therapies for persons with moderate-to severe traumatic brain injury (m/sTBI), with the purpose to further develop clinical paradigms for at-risk populations. In order to accomplish this, we have formed a collaboration between two Universities (Université Laval and McGill University) and two industrial partners […]

The most successful computer vision approaches are based on deep learning architectures, which typically require a large amount of labeled data. This can be impractical or expensive to acquire. Therefore, few-shot learning techniques were proposed to learn new concepts with just one or few annotated examples. However, unsupervised methods such as generative adversarial networks (GANs) […]

A new tendency, in the way of practicing and collecting data in the health related fields, has influenced a large development of non-invasive portable and wearable systems by companies specialized in biomechanical instrumentations. In human motion analysis, particularly in biomechanics, the use of inertial measurements units (IMUs) are frequently used in sports context such as […]

In spine research, a great effort is made to understand the various spinal conditions. Optima Health Solutions, a leading organization in spinal care and research, has been performing MAR Analysis to measure the Mean Axis of Rotation of joints in the cervical spine, to help better understand, treat, and prevent chronic neck pain in patients. […]

Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic compounds with unique properties and wide applications. The consequence of using such persistent chemicals is widespread contamination reported for groundwater, soil, sediment, and wastewater, especially in industrialized countries such as Canada. The endocrine-disrupting and likely carcinogenic nature of PFAS have resulted in strict regulations on PFAS in drinking […]

Bicycle and pedestrian counts are important data for the planning and design of safe roads. However, these data need to be inspected for quality, a time-consuming task. Part of this project is to make this project simpler, quicker and more accurate. Installing pedestrian and bicycle counters across an entire city road network is not financially […]

Recycling complex products, typical to aeronautic industry, require a highly enhancement in Canadian engineering knowledge, The project will study the best ways to part-out, dismantle and recycle aircraft and helicopter at the end of their life with the objective of increasing their value by recovering, reusing or recycling subassemblies; parts and material. An experimental platfonn […]

Although the electric guitar has widely been valued as a vehicle for musical expression, many of the efforts that have been carried out to bring the instrument up to date with the era of digital music fail to capture that richness. Attempts at creating interfaces based on the guitar using either sensors or analysis of […]

The proposed research project will examine the applicability of William Caplin’s theories of formal functions to the music of the 19th-century Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz. Caplinian formal-function theory considers the “syntactical” roles played by various parts/sections of particular musical work in relation to the whole, and the capacity of different compositional techniques to express musical […]

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas and reducing methane emissions is a key strategy in many climate change action plans. Because cities and their methane emissions are growing, it is essential to characterize and mitigate methane emissions from urban sources. Because there are no published studies of methane emission measurements in Montréal, we propose to […]