Lower limb prosthesis users typically wear a silicone liner on their residual limb, which is the interface between their body and the prosthetic socket. Knowing the in-socket pressure distribution is extremely beneficial in ensuring proper socket fit and thus better gait and higher quality of life for amputees, considering the need of amputees for a […]

Canada has enormous potential to recover renewable energy and chemicals from over 18 million tonnes of waste generated annually while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with landfilling that account for 13% of national methane emissions. The proposed project will develop the fundamental science and technologies needed to realize sustainable waste to chemicals manufacturing […]

Uroflow is an important tool in the urology clinic for assessing and managing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). These include things like urinating very frequently or difficulty with your stream. Uroflow typically involves urinating into weight-sensing collection vessel that records urine flowrate. Although non-invasive, these systems have limitations. Patients typically undergo testing in uncomfortable and […]

Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells are a promising solution to addressing climate change, as they can produce emission free energy on demand using hydrogen as fuel. Despite their benefits, many challenges remain in the way of widespread commercialization of these devices. Specifically, components such as the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and catalyst coated membrane (CCM) […]

Comprised of a small chain of amino acids, therapeutic peptides are a unique class of drugs that have played a significant role in medicine since the discovery of insulin. Despite their importance in Pharma, the discovery of new peptides and the improvement of existing therapeutics remains a highly specialized domain and has not seen the […]

Fully dense nanocrystalline alloys have high strength, hardness, and wear resistance due to their extremely fine (nano) crystals. This makes them of significant interest in different industrial applications which require excellent mechanical properties. A new nanocrystalline nickel-cobalt (NiCo) alloy, currently being developed with Integran Technologies Inc, Mississauga, Ontario, has a good combination of strength and […]

Periodontal diseases are among the most common diseases in the population. According to the Canadian Dental Association, around 7 in 10 Canadians suffer from some form of gum disease at some point in their lives. They are characterized by inflammation and destruction of tooth supporting structures. Their progression is determined by the interaction between microbes […]

Falls are the leading cause of injuries in older adults. Identifying older adults with risk for falls prior to discharge home from the Emergency Department (ED) could help direct fall prevention interventions, yet ED-based tools to assist risk stratification are under-developed. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of our proposed machine […]

Here at Mastercard, we have a transaction data where an account (card holder) transacts at a merchant, this data can be viewed as a Bipartite Graph of account and merchant nodes, where each edge represent a transaction between them. We have multiple models/tasks that provide predictive intelligence at an account level, e.g., predicting an account […]

Financial fraud is a very serious problem plaguing financial institutions. Recent advances in information technology have only exacerbated this problem. Poor risk models were at the core of the 2008 financial crisis. Complex networks, structured graphs, are powerful models for representing higher-order interactions or dependencies within data sets. Graphs are relational models of covariates, where […]

Embedded in the surface of a virus, are different types of proteins that the virus uses to enter a host cell. These so-called viral glycoproteins are pivotal targets of the host antibody response to fight a viral infection. In recent decades, it has become clear that certain viral glycoproteins have evolved clever ways to suppress […]

Brain segmentation is crucial for providing accurate predictions to the patients due to the information which can be extracted from it, such as the shape and size of the tissue, underdeveloped or injured regions, and annual comparative results for brain growth. Segmentation of infants’ brains currently requires deep expertise and is a labor-intensive process, typically […]