Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy (CAPL)

Today’s Canadian children and youth are bigger, weaker and less fit than they were a generation ago. Only 5% of children and youth meet the recommended Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines while spending 8.6 hours per day in sedentary pursuits. These results suggest that Canadian children today do not have the capacity to achieve and maintain […]

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Machine Learning-Driven Decision Support for Autonomous Services in Airport Operations

Centered on airport operations, this research utilizes open flight data from multiple airports as a focal point. Collaborating with Aurrigo, the project aims to optimize data acquisition from open sources and construct, train, and thoroughly assess machine learning models for forecasting future airport operations. These predictive capabilities will play a pivotal role in informing decision-making […]

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Attosecond control of exciton dynamics in quantum materials

The emergence of high-harmonic generation in solids has opened the door to countless new techniques for attosecond control in electronic devices. Simultaneously, quantum materials have become increasingly important for next-generation technologies that exploiting quantum mechanics for computation or sensing. Of particular interest is the family of 2D semiconductors, which are known to host an interesting […]

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Optimizing cell therapy manufacturing utilizing small molecule viral sensitizers

The current challenge in cell therapies lies in the inefficient delivery of genes to target cells, resulting in costly manufacturing processes. This project aims to identify and validate small molecule viral sensitizers (VSEs) that enhance the efficiency of cell therapy production. These VSEs will streamline the manufacturing process, making cell therapies more accessible and cost-effective. […]

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EV-Deck: EVSE Decentralized Energy and Charge Control Kit

The intern will develop a user-friendly application for managing electric vehicle charging stations (EVSE) by integrating online/offline components and secure authentication using advanced cryptographic techniques. This aims to enhance operational efficiency, minimize costs, and improve user satisfaction. The project will deploy cutting-edge technologies like Plug and Charge for seamless user experience. Objectives include decentralized charge […]

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AI-generated Pseudoplanars for Ventilation/Perfusion Scans

The objective of this project is to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-based solutions aimed at denoising ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) planar images for the detection of pulmonary embolism (PE). The denoising algorithm has the potential to solve two major limitations of V/Q scans: long acquisition times and currently insufficient techniques for generating pseudo-planar images from SPECT acquisitions. Our […]

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Building Analytical Capacities: A Cross-Sector Partnership to Combat Maltreatment in Canadian Amateur Hockey

This research project responds to Hockey Canada’s acknowledgment of a gap in its ability to effectively understand and address maltreatment in amateur hockey. Given the pressing concerns related to maltreatment and their widespread impact on hockey communities, this internship presents a unique opportunity to leverage academic knowledge to provide timely and necessary technical and analytical […]

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Improving Safety of The Intended Functionality (SOTIF) analysis for Autonomous Vehicles

The proposed research project, undertaken by interns at Robosafety, an emerging startup, aims to enhance safety engineering in autonomous systems such as self-driving cars and AI-driven robots. By simplifying and improving the safety assurance process, this initiative seeks to significantly reduce the time and effort required for validating safety compliance. The end goal is to […]

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Beyond Keywords: Semantic Search Framework for Data in Organizations

Next to its essential role of supporting operational and decisional business activities, data also has economic significance. The desire to seek maximum value from their data assets prompts organizations to implement different infrastructures, architectures, governance, and security to facilitate creating and storing huge volume and variety of data. However, these implementations come with challenges as […]

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Graphene-based quantum materials for environmental applications

This Mitacs Globalink Research Award will support a research collaboration involving Imen Hemmedi, a PhD student working in the group of Dr. Nabila Bitri at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Tunis and Prof. Jean-Michel Ménard at the University of Ottawa. The project focuses on leveraging the unique properties of quantum materials to explore innovative […]

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