Supporting explanation in the CZSaw Visual Analytics system

The intern will enhance a module of the CZSaw Visual Analytics system. The module is called the Script, and the enhancement will provide “semantic zoom” on the Script (when zoomed out, details are hidden, or replaced by summaries of them). Refinements will include (1) enabling the user to adjust the parameters by which the zoom […]

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Using Big Data to Chart Workplace Learning during COVID-19

In light of disruptions caused by COVID-19, companies employing frontline workers must balance health and safety with maintaining productivity to survive and thrive in an unpredictable economic climate. This picture is complicated by the need for rapid learning in new, redeployed, and longstanding employees. How is workplace learning impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and how […]

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Tuktu – Peer to Peer Elderly Caregiving platform

As the world gets smaller, the distance between families grows larger. An increasing number of people are living far away from their loved ones, either in another city or in a different country altogether. Many leave behind their parents and other elderly relatives, with the distance making it next to impossible to provide support for […]

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IT Optimization and Strategic Planning Support Systems

The research will carried out in partnership with Tulkita Technologies. The company is interested in the market viability for a web-based tool supporting IT strategic planning and plan execution. To help establish the scope of needs that this tool should address, the research will focus on three key issues: IT governance, IT strategic planning and […]

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Therapeutic Properties in Landscape Design

This research project aims to review, analyze and build upon the current body of knowledge concerning the therapeutic potential of landscape design. It will review the health outcomes of natural settings at healthcare facilities and examine the design processes behind these. Project partner Virginia Burt Designs is a leading practitioner in this aspect of the […]

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Evaluation of the Neuro-Compensator Hearing Aid Relative to Wide-Dynamic RangeCompression Hearing Aids on the Restoration of Normal Auditory Perception

The purpose of the project is to compare how well the neuro-compensator (NC) hearing aid restores various aspects of auditory perception relative to a standard technology used in the industry, called wide-dynamic range compression (WDRC). Specifically, the intern will test individuals on their ability to comprehend speech, to make fine discriminations of musical sounds, and […]

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Estimating Apple Crop Yield using Images

As a high-value crop, apples are intensively managed with much of this management being associated with yield estimates. Currently, estimates are done manually by experience farmers and by Scotian Gold experts. Unfortunately, this results in costly estimates that vary in their quality from farm to farm and between apple varieties. A system that can provide […]

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Polyamide-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator for High Performance Energy Harvesting & Self Powered Sensing Applications

Fast development of more powerful and smaller mobile electronics suggested the need for development of sustainable energy resources as well as innovative sensor systems with improved accuracy and reduced power consumption. Moreover, utilizing appropriate sustainable energy resources would be beneficial for environmental protection. Such demands resulted in a great interest toward development of the triboelectric […]

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Improving protein-ligand binding models using multidimensional, mixed-confidence training data – Part 2

There currently are no approved treatments for COVID-19, as global case counts increase daily. High infectivity and long time-to-recovery for COVID-19 cases is straining health-care systems globally. There is an urgent need to discover therapeutics that treat patients and improve clinical outcomes. Research and Development timelines associated with vaccines and new chemical entities will not […]

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Flexural behaviour of strengthened prestressed hollow-core slabFlexural behaviour of strengthened prestressed hollow-core slabs with bonded and unbonded prestressed carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates under various prestress levels.s with bonded and unbonded prestressed carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) plates under various prestress levels

The overall objective of this project is to enhance the strengthening efficiency of prestressed hollow-core slabs (PHCS) by using prestressed CFRP plates. More specifically, this project aims to investigate the behavior of the PHCS elements strengthened with prestressed CFRP plates. The application of the innovative patented anchor system developed at the University of Waterloo offers […]

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Privacy-preserving Federated Learning Algorithms and Dashboarding to enable COVID-19 health analysis

This research project will enable Krate Distributed Information Systems Inc. (Krate) to provide two software as a service (SaaS) cloud products that will integrate with the distributed computer platform of fellow startup Distributed Compute Labs (DCL) to aid COVID-19 researchers. DCL’s distributed computer is in use by scientists and researchers across Canada (this company’s product […]

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