DocuSafe Systems Inc. is a Canadian-based company that provides document processing services including document authentication and notarization. This project explores the use of a blockchain-based platform in order to make the traditional document authentication faster, less costly, more convenient, and more secure. A major benefit of a blockchain-based solution is that it is tamper-proof, because […]

This project will support usage of the knowledge gained through the DRAGONFLY project, which is a quality improvement initiative undertaken by Sage Seniors Association to improve the quality of care for older adults experiencing frailty. DRAGONFLY aims to support practice change through three core elements: frailty identification, geriatric assessment, and tailored interventions. This project addresses […]

Bridging Knowledge Gaps for SMEs to Thrive in the Next Normal Economy Hiring and developing skilled workforce talent is a major challenge faced by all companies. However, this challenge is amplified when companies receive a high volume of applicants – particularly where the company is a labor-intensive business, or growing quickly, and or facing high […]

The number of people requiring indoor navigational assistance (e.g., blind, elderly people) is increasing rapidly all over the world. People often get lost in complex places like hospital buildings. Unfortunately, the GPS service is not available indoor. The main objective of this project is to develop a robust and fast navigational technique based on continuous […]

Designing customized seating cushion supports for people with limited mobility is essential. A personalized cushion would help relieve seating pressure and prevent tissue injuries due to long-time sitting. This project aims to speed up and lower the cost of producing these cushions by using machine learning, and additive (3D) manufacturing techniques. This project is being […]

This work will support University of Alberta’s “IP and Commercialization Policy and Processes Review and Recommendations Committee”, responsible for creating a new IP and commercialization framework that supports innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Alberta. The work of this Committee will be transformational for the U of A, and will define its innovation and […]

2.2 billion people live with vision impairment: Over 1 billion are preventable or treatable. Even though the majority of cases are in Developing Countries, 75% of vision loss in Canada is preventable and 1 out of 5 Canadians are at risk of vision loss. Our emerging crisis of preventable blindness costs the Canadian government almost […]

Boreal caribou are federally listed as threatened due to widespread population declines. The main cause of decline is predation, which is influenced by human-caused landscape disturbance and climate change. Recent evidence suggests that black bear predation of caribou calves may be hindering the recovery of some caribou populations, but this impact is poorly understood in […]

We do not have an effective Canadian Curriculum-Based Measurement Tool. Moreover, existing tools do not incorporate Artificial Intelligence. We aim to develop a tool that will enable the targeted and brief assessment of gaps in student literacy skills with the aim of allowing strategic instruction to be planned and delivered based on those gaps. Identifying […]

Landfill leachate is a complex wastewater composed of organic carbon, nitrogen compounds, dissolved solids, and heavy metals. Leachate characteristics may differ depending on the waste landfilled, climate conditions, and landfill age. Because of the toxic and recalcitrant nature of its constituents, landfill leachate wastewater (LLW) must be treated before being released to the environment. There […]

Open-ended questions are where respondents consider hypothetical scenarios that they might encounter in real life and describe what action(s) they might take in response to each situation. To assess a test-taker’s responses to these questions, a human scoring process (i.e., human raters marking each response individually) is followed. Despite following clear scoring criteria, human raters […]

There has been an increased commitment to capping GHG emissions from oil/gas (O/G) operations. However, reliable monitoring and quantification of methane emissions from particular sources are difficult for several reasons: (1) high-resolution sampling data over an extensive geographical area is rare; (2) identifying emission sources from large-scale monitoring satellite data is extremely challenging, often yielding […]