Batteries are main storage systems in many applications such as electric vehicles, shipping, transportation, and utility backup power. With the recent breakthrough in the supercapacitor technology, it is predicted that supercapacitors will challenge the batteries in many of these applications since their power delivery is much faster than the batteries. The current chargers are designed […]

Machine learning can be used to predict employee events around retention, promotion or movement. This project explores how to generate better predictions by exploring correlations and exploiting them through features that increase predictive strength. Furthermore, the project explores how to reliably fine-tune the predictive model to a particular data set in the presence of interdependence […]

Glass has long been used as a material for packaging food and beverages for household consumption. As continued focus is given on operating an effective and efficient recycling program, Recycle BC is interested in better understanding the pathway that glass takes within the program from a GHG perspective – from the point of disposal for […]

Rethink is Canada’s largest, national independent creative agency. As Rethink enters their twentieth year, they would like to formally collect the tips, tools and wisdom — 20 years of knowledge and experience — and share it with a broader audience interested in the creative industries and the process of creativity in general. Working with a […]

In a well-known 1914 paper, Ramanujan gave a number of rapidly converging series for 1/pi which are derived using modular functions of higher level. The Chudnovskys derived an analogous series representation 1/pi, often used in practice for record breaking computations of pi. These formulae have recently been explained in the context of elliptic curves, modular […]

The main aim of the project is to find new mechanisms by which Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression is regulated in human cells. Regulation of iNOS through post-translational mechanism stage can give better results. That is why in this project iNOS expression is controlled at the post-translational level. High concentration of NO can cause […]

In well-logging industry, gamma-ray density logging is an indispensable method to determine formations’ lithology and porosity. This research proposal under the support of MITACS and Rimpac Advanced Technology Development Ltd. aims at developing a high-resolution density well logging tool which is expected to achieve higher precision and better vertical resolution of formation density measurement. This […]

The rapid increase in shale gas development in the Peace Region has been accompanied by concern about environmental impacts, and in particular, fugitive methane migration into shallow groundwater. The goal of the proposed research project is to establish a dedicated groundwater monitoring well network in order to collect data to inform the following questions: 1) […]

The small business sector plays a critical role in stimulating economic development. In the last two decades, the Internet of Things (IoT) has attracted significant investments by diversifying entrant firms like Amazon and Netflix, and startups like Airbnb and Spotify to bundle resources, including generic technology and market assets from different markets, to design and […]

1. development of a simulation mode of the information Technology Sector 2. Understanding and modelling the simultaneous Competition and Cooperation (“co-opetition”) among firms where they jointly form interoperability standards by consensus under the ambit of their chosen Standards Setting Organizations (SSOs). 3. Conduct Analysis using an appropriate simulation method, which will be implemented using either […]

DNA and RNA oligonucleotides that fold to form four-stranded structures (G-quadruplexes) are known to bind heme and such complexes to catalyze 1-electron (peroxidase-like) and 2-electron (peroxygenase-like) oxidation reactions. While successful in competing with protein peroxidase enzymes in this respect, G-quadruplex•heme complexes are currently not competitive with protein enzymes with regard to the enantioselectivity of the […]

Social networks like maps with real-time traffic are good examples of streaming graphs. These streaming graphs are processed and analyzed to answer the queries in real time. Conventional iterative graph processing algorithms estimate the results by approximating the intermediate values. Upon receiving a query, the computation is performed on these intermediate values. This setting gives […]