An individual’s voice is unique due to a combination of their physical and social characteristics. For children who present with complex communication needs (CCN), sometimes the only functional way to communicate is by using an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device. AAC devices with speech output capability are known as voice output communication aids (VOCAs). […]

IHE has a variety of relevant work for MPH students with a quantiative background. In addition to work examining cost effectiveness of health interventions, IHE has ongoing work on long COVID, on the integration of infectious disease models with other domains of modelling, and other topics where the student and IHE can collaboratively define a […]

Currently, most small or medium manufacturers inspect products or parts’ visual quality manually. The manual visual quality inspection is error prone, subjective, and labor intensive. In recent years, image-based automated inspection has seen exciting uptakes in many modern factories. One critical challenge that limits their vast potentials lies in its ability to detect anomalous situations […]

With COVID and the corresponding shutdowns required of our customer base, our company, and the manufacturing industry as a whole, has become increasingly disconnected. As a result, our stagnant account list has grown substantially. We currently have 1000’s of accounts that were once viable customers that haven’t done business with our company for over a […]

A novel high temperature and high pressure materials test system, a so-called in-situ punch shear test cell, has been developed to qualify materials for reliable service in harsh environments representative of those typically encountered in oil and gas operations. Conventionally, materials are first exposed in harsh environments, then removed from the aging fluids for mechanical […]

Homelessness is a social issue and is defined as a state of unstable, inappropriate, and inconsistent housing. It is linked to the social determinants of health and can result in negative personal and health-related outcomes. As such, the Rural Development Network’s (RDN) homelessness initiatives emerged due to a lack of recognition, data and understanding of […]

The fontmake compiler is used across the type design industry to build fonts used on all kinds of computer devices for reading of all human languages. The proposed research improves fontmake to be significantly faster, which in turn will improve font designers’ workflows and efficiency significantly.

Plasmonic catalysis is an emerging technology which holds the promise of utilizing light to facilitate a chemical transformation. Plasmonic materials interact with incident light through the excitation of localized surface plasmon resonance producing highly energetic electron-hole pairs. These hot electrons and holes are very active and get adsorbed to the materials in their surroundings through […]

Mental illness is the leading cause of disability in the world. Diagnosing mental health syndromes have proved challenging for clinicians. This has led to delay in diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Furthermore, the majority of individuals who have mental disorders have more than one condition (co-morbid), which are essential to screen and diagnosis early to achieve symptom […]

An early damage/anomaly detection on objects such as: pipelines, turbomachinery, vehicles, and structural elements can save thousands of dollars that goes in the repair and maintenance costs. Various contemporary robotic inspection technologies exist that aim to solve this problem. However, a challenge arises when the objects of interest are present in remote regions with extreme/harsh […]

Implementation of low cost techniques for automation is critical for various industries. At Fourien, we are developing various types of analytical instruments and robotic solutions for a variety of clients. Instead of installing multiple sensors in our technologies, we can employ computer assisted image recognition to implement various levels of automation in our different platforms […]

Lianas are woody climber plants with a relatively thicker stem that use trees as structural support to reach the forest canopy. They compete with trees for above and below ground resources, and they also occupy gaps and illuminated areas on the upper part of the canopy more efficiently. Therefore, their increases can suppress tree generation, […]