Carbon-based nanomaterials have gained substantial interest for application in cementitious mixtures. These nanomaterials can modify the microstructure of cementitious mixtures and improve their engineering properties such as their strength and durability. The strength enhancement has significant implications for the concrete industry as it can compensate for the strength reductions caused by high replacement levels of […]

At Elements Athletics, we’re using technology to make sports safer and more enjoyable for everyone. Our flagship tool, Mic’d Up, uses artificial intelligence to analyze referee audio from games, detecting verbal abuse and helping sports organizations enforce their conduct policies. Through this Mitacs project, we’ll improve our internal annotation dashboard to streamline audio review and […]

The project comprises internships in a variety of technical and business roles within our organization and within our GovLab program. Within the organization, roles include associate machine learning developer, business development associate, communications associate and finance associate. Within GovLab specifically, roles include associate machine learning developer, associate business solutions consultant, and project delivery associate. The […]

Doctors often use biomarkers which are measurable signs in the body to better understand diseases, track their progress, and test whether treatments are working. Right now, there is no reliable biomarker for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease that weakens muscles over time and makes it difficult to move, speak, eat, and breathe. Sadly, ALS […]

This project investigates existing and potentially new approaches to analyze functional brain structures in individuals with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), using advanced neuroimaging such as fMRI, and machine learning. The goal is to identifying patterns built on dependent features within the images representing the connectivity matrices of brain regions. The project will investigate whether causal […]

Efficient real-time scheduling of bus operations remains a critical challenge in urban transit systems, particularly under uncertain traffic conditions and high passenger demand variability. Our existing Double Deep Q-Network (Double DQN) implementation has demonstrated promising results in learning optimal holding and stop-skipping policies for bus operations. However, as urban networks grow in complexity and require […]

This mixed-method study focuses on bringing new learning to the field of women in leadership, particularly their level of happiness and well-being. Using female senior leaders at a Canadian bank, a quantitative survey will be administered to 225 leaders. The survey utilizes a combination of an adapted Cantril’s Ladder (Gallup), the Eudaimonic Workplace Well-Being Scale, […]

This project aims to improve the uptake and provide further efficacy evidence of Bionic Power Incorporated’s Agilik lower-limb orthosis in Canada. To fulfill this goal, baseline predictors of long-term health-related quality of life associated with the Agilik’s treatment of knee flexion-extension impairment will be identified through an observational prospective cohort study, looking at real-world impacts […]

Injuries and concussions are common in soccer and can result in time loss from sport. To prevent injuries and concussions we must first understand the burden and risk factors for injury. Therefore the purpose of this four year study is to: 1) understand the burden of injury and concussion; 2) risk factors for injury and […]

Pea protein is an excellent alternative to animal protein for consumers that are concerned with the environmental, ethical, or health implications of animal agriculture. Unfortunately, many consumers can not make dietary choices that align with their other concerns as pea protein has several undesirable traits impeding consumers from adopting pea protein into their diets. These […]

As well as being green, wind energy is one of the cheapest ways of generating electricity and it is currently the most common generating technology for new installations in Canada. Wind farm owners, however, are finding that key turbine components, such as the generators and gearboxes, can fail long before the 20 year lifetime that […]

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