Flat product manufacturers are under constant pressure to increase productivity, and simultaneously maintain high quality of continuously cast steel slabs because of stringent quality demands imposed by their customers. However, increasing productivity has detrimental effects on slab quality, and defects and rejections have a major impact on the producers bottom-line. Controlling fluid flows in continuous […]

In my proposed PhD project I will interrogate privilege at the nexus of sport, tourism and issues surrounding race, class and gender. There is a new trend emerging in sporting tourism: martial art training camps abroad. Martial art training camps are now established in the places of origin of certain martial arts such as Judo […]

While significant progress has been made in the treatment of certain cancers, many cancers including acute myeloid leukemia and brain cancers, remain largely untreatable. We are developing unique small molecule-based synthetic therapies, which are expected to deliver more effective and less toxic therapies aggressive cancers.

Since the beginning of space exploration is has become apparent that lubrication between surfaces in space would face many challenges that aren’t relevant on earth. Friction and wear testing on earth has been developed in turn to emulate the conditions that would be faced by solid lubricants in outer space. This requires specific contact geometries […]

As a central problem in modern microeconomic theory, multidimensional screening plays a significant role in taxation theory, regulation, nonlinear pricing, insurance, etc. Starting from eminent work of Nobel Laureates Mirrlees, Spence and Myerson, there are two main types of generalizations: one is in terms of dimensionality, from one-dimensional to multi-dimensional; the other is in preferences […]

This proposal introduces a method for finding corresponding regions between 3D shapes automatically. Existing methods require users to provide several point-to-point correspondences, but are not capable of solving correspondence problems when we have a large amount of 3D objects. I propose to resolve the correspondence problem by studying the relationship between functions on shapes, rather […]

Lake size and shape are important factors determining the function and structure of lake ecosystems. Moreover, Lake morphology is important for both biotic and abiotic processes, including species richness of zooplankton, macrophytes, and fishes. In particular, Ontario has tens of thousands of natural ecosystems that make up a large part of Canada’s dominant share ofthe […]

A quantum network built on RBC infrastructure and performing secure commercial transactions using quantum-generated secure keys in the integrated classical communication network.

I am a third-year PhD student in Sociology and Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto, and my research is a comparative study of post-Holocaust trials in France and Romania. My dissertation aims to illuminate the political contexts within which policymakers decide to pursue legal responses to atrocities. In order to complete my PhD research, […]

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting 1 in 68 children. Approaches that use technology can potentially decrease cost of ASD interventions and treatments and contribute to improving their effectiveness. There is currently not enough evidence to inform how these technology-based interventions should be designed. The goal of this study is to fill […]

Digitally-enabled technology firms will assume greater significance for Canada’s future economic growth and prosperity. The ability to grow digitally-enabled firms from the startup phase to globally competitive scaled up firms will be a critical part of this challenge. Among the advanced industrial economies, Canada ranks second only to the United States in terms of entrepreneurship, […]

Aero-engines are lightweight structures which are assembled of several thin walled cylindrical components (casings). Casings are joined by bolted flanges, and must withstand high forces. To accurately predict the response of casings assembly, the non-linear behavior of the casing joints must be considered. Currently, aero-engine manufacturers (i.e PWC) are facing serious limitations in matching the […]