This project will build on system mapping that has been started by our partner organization, The Alliance to End Homelessness (Ottawa), to understand the impact that COVID-19 has had on the homeless population in Ottawa, including gaps in services and barriers in accessing services, and innovations that are happening to enable more effective services.

The research problem to be addressed is the pickup and delivery problem (last mile) with precedence constraints for the pickup/delivery operations, and time windows. The objective is: (i) the design of a new algorithm that will use the algorithm of Curtois et al. [6] as a starting point, and to generalize it with precedence constraints, […]

Cardiovascular clinical trials try to demonstrate the benefit of a medication on populations where the number of participants with the targeted disease is very low. The low efficacy of treatment is partially due to the diversity of diseases and of the population. To improve the efficacy of treatment, it is necessary to improve the recruitment […]

The analysis of large, complex data helps scientists from different fields (e.g. physics, chemistry, biology) to provide new insights on their research. The field of neuroscience is no different. Larger and more complex studies which create huge amount of data are more and more common. Thus, the development of tools capable of processing large datasets […]

CanDry is currently in R&D stage developing a dehydrator for drying organic and in-organic materials. A prototype is built for testing purposes which will help to design a good quality product. For modifying the design of prototype, we need to simulate the electromagnetic behaviour of the system and run multiple tests to compare the simulation […]

As many of the existing buildings are reaching almost the end of their actual design life, new buildings are replacing them with more innovative and complicated technologies. At the same time, there are concerns and uncertainties about probabilistic structural failures and undesired structural system behaviors. The performance of these building under loads such as earthquakes […]

The ultimate objective of the project is to develop an AI-based framework addressing the forecasting needs of a typical fashion and apparel retailer. The project activities involve development of models predicting demand for particular fashion and apparel items in the context of different customer groups, as well as techniques for identifying fashion trends. The developed […]

This project supports a joint industry project (JIP) involving operator companies active in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The JIP is supported through a contract with Petroleum Research NL (PRNL). The project aims to remove obstacle to cost effective developments from marginal oil fields in Atlantic Canada. This will be through developing strategies and techniques to […]

The proposed project aims to develop some novel mathematical tools to ensure the safe design and operation of crosswind kite power systems (CKPS). CKPS are part of an emerging wind energy technology, which harness from naturally strong steady winds at high altitudes, where the airborne energy harvesting device is kept aloft using very light tethers. […]

Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglement in particular have put right whales at risk of extinction with approximately 400 of this species remaining. Monitoring the remaining whale requires reliable detection of whales over large spatial scales. Traditionally, whale population size and distribution are estimated using trained experts on survey boats and planes. This project will […]

Nuclear medical imaging relies on the detection of radiation that is emitted from the body after a radioactive isotope that has been fused to a disease targeting molecule (aka radiotracer) is administered to the patient. For example, positron emission tomography (PET) scans can be used to image and diagnose disease in the body with extremely […]

The problem at hand is an inability for municipalities across Canada to audit recycling and waste collection. Auditing comprises both the quantity and type of objects being disposed or recycled. The only existing option is manual, which cannot be applied beyond small intermittent inspections due to the significant cost, time commitment and inefficiency. In this […]