La présente demande concerne le chantier de recherche sur les « Les pratiques juridiques controversées » : Une partie des coûts de la justice est attribuable à des pratiques situées aux limites de la déontologie professionnelle : rapport collusoire entre praticiens, multiplication des dépenses douteuses, honoraires abusifs, exploitation de l’ignorance des justiciables, engagement dans des […]

The widespread use of antimicrobial compounds in recent years has led to a pronounced increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in bacteria. These resistant organisms require increased doses of strong antibiotics for prolonged periods for effective treatment. This is such a significant problem that the world health organization has put in place a global action plan […]

Le personnel de sécurité publique, y compris les pompiers et les premiers répondants, peut être exposé à des événements troublants ou menaçants, tels que des blessés graves, des enfants décédés et des personnes en détresse. En moyenne, les pompiers assistent à environ huit différents événements potentiellement traumatiques au travail chaque année. Des blessures de stress […]

Les réchauffements climatiques sont causés par les émissions de carbone. Les états se sont entendus pour réduire leurs émissions afin d’atteindre un objectif d’augmentation de la température (typiquement +2°C). Pour atteindre leurs cibles de réduction d’émissions, les gouvernements se doivent de prendre action : tarifer le carbone, investir dans le transport en commun, etc. Pour […]

Les changements climatiques en cours devraient affecter la composition, la structure ainsi que fonctionnement des écosystèmes forestiers au Québec. Ces changements devraient être particulièrement importants pour les peuplements feuillus qui se retrouvent aujourd’hui à leur marge de distribution nordique au contact de la forêt boréale mixte. En effet, les peuplements marginaux de feuillus d’érables (Acer […]

Electricity is a commodity traded in dedicated markets. Electricity producers, distributors, brokers, speculators and industrial consumers participate in these markets to match supply with demand, hedge their exposure to electricity prices and/or profit from dislocations in the price between geographies or time horizons. Accurate price forecasts enable market participants to make better business decisions. BCM […]

The project aims to equip Hydro-Québec’s current and future fleet of inspection robots with autonomous inspection capabilities. The three main objectives of the project are: 1. Leverage breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to enable robotic vehicles to realize real-time automated visual inspection of the company’s infrastructure. 2. Facilitate and accelerate deep neural network (DNNs) machine learning […]

State-of-the-art forecasting: Demand planning is a critical part of a business’ operations. Traditional approaches to forecasting use statistical methods to predict future demand from past transactions, but do not take into account contextual data. However, there are good reasons to believe that contextual data – such as weather, events, product descriptions, sentiment analysis (from reviews, […]

In natural selection, differential fitness relies on the chromosomal shuffling during meiosis that enables the production of haploid gametes that are genetically different. However, meiotic-induced genetic variability can be an economic burden to the animal breeding industry since offspring often do not inherit the most desirable genes from their parents. Although genomic markers are currently […]

Our aging population is burdened by decreased health and an increased risk of disease, including for many age-dependent neurodegenerative disorders like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease (AD). There are no cures for these conditions, and according to the United Nations the number of people affected may double by 2040. Using simple genetic models of […]

Swine production is a major branch of Canadian economy. Bugs, such as bacteria, can kill small piglets or compromise their welfare, and have a major impact in swine industry performance. One well-known dangerous bacterium is Streptococcus suis, which is very difficult to control because lack of effective vaccines. Consequently, antibiotics are overused to fight this […]

The proposed research will enable customers to see personalized recommendations based on multiple factors such as their order history, their preferences and contextual information such as the meteo and the day of the week. The main expected benefit is to increase the average bill by showing personalized recommendation