Candida albicans is an important human fungal pathogen and commensal member of the microbiota. It colonizes the skin, gut, and reproductive tract of most healthy individuals without complications – a state known as commensalism. However under conditions that weaken the immune system, antibiotic use, and damage to the lining of the gut, C. albicans can […]

The Summer Internship for 2024 will focus on having two interns continue to enhance and roll out e-learning platforms that focus on Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship fundamentals in Indigenous communities. Specifically, two interns will first be trained in project management, event planning, customer service, financial literacy and technology certification programs that will allow them to […]

Leverage machine learning to develop accurate and sophisticated malicious website detection tools

Living-off-the-land binaries (LOLBins) refer to legitimate executables pre-installed with the operating system, like powershell.exe and certutil.exe, exploited by attackers for sophisticated fileless attacks. These attacks, leveraging LOLBins, are often undetectable and pose challenges for detection, incident response, and threat hunting. Microsoft Copilot’s integration as a default tool in Windows 11 adds complexity to the threat […]

The proposed research project aims to revolutionize cybersecurity at Difenda Inc. by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their security infrastructure. Traditional methods of analyzing cyber threat intelligence (CTI) are hindered by manual processes, resulting in slow response times and information overload. Through the adoption of AI-driven solutions, the project seeks to automate the accumulation, processing, […]

In today’s modern business landscape, Large Language Models (LLMs) have emerged as essential tools, enabling personalized marketing, data interpretation, and precise financial planning. However, despite their potential benefits, integrating LLMs into business processes poses inherent challenges. Issues such as misalignment, malicious inputs, harmful outputs, sensitive information disclosure, inaccurate information, and unintended biases can significantly impact […]

According to the Canadian Liver Foundation, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease in Canada, affecting 20% of the Canadian population. Over decades, NAFLD can progress to liver cirrhosis, with deceased liver function and decompensation associated with mortality and requiring consideration of liver transplantation. Thus, early diagnosis is crucial to […]

Mergers and acquisitions in the agricultural input supply, food processing, and grocery retail sectors have resulted in high levels of concentration in food supply chains, leading to a power asymmetry between the consolidated large firms in these stages and the smaller farms in the primary production stage. This project will explore whether concentration in farmers’ […]

Yeast producers grow and distribute a wide variety of brewing yeasts to brewers to be used to make a wide selection of beers. These yeasts are commonly provided shipped as a wet slurry of yeast of a known number that brewers use to start the brewing process. Brewers demand high quality yeast to ensure efficient […]

Adoption of cover crops and reduced/no tillage is limited due to farmer observations of yield decline impacting farm income and profitability. One main obstacle is the issue of planting in soils laden with surface crop residue, which forms a kind of mat that impedes planting operations, thereby delaying emergence, reducing plant stand, and ultimately lowering […]

The surge in options for online participation that accompanied the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 was recognized by disability community members as a potential basis for accessibility gains, including in employment and education, where remote and hybrid access accommodations were previously characterized as impossible to implement. As much of the world has “returned […]

Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algal bloom are becoming increasingly common. These blooms, when they reach significant magnitudes are referred to as Harmful Algal Blooms due to release of toxins such as microcystins which pose a threat to both humans and terrestrial fauna. These extensive blooms induce anoxic conditions within the lakes, resulting in impact son aquaculture […]