Drone technology has recently gained wide-scale acceptance in multiple military and commercial applications, including security surveillance and medicine delivery. In 2017 alone, the market revenue from drones is estimated to be around $6 billion. With this, there is also an emerging need for sophisticated anti-drone technology to detect rogue drones entering secure territories, such as […]

Dans un contexte de changement et d’évolution rapide des technologies, se pose la question de l’apprentissage tout au long de la vie et du développement des compétences numériques chez les jeunes en situation de vulnérabilité. C’est pourquoi les jeunes, filles et garçons, issus de la diversité (culturelle, économique, sociale, etc.), ont des défis à relever […]

Providing guidance that is relevant and timely can result in better business outcomes. In this project we will focus on how to provide human computer interaction guidance in a timely, low effort way to novice software designers. The Mitacs intern will be embedded at the Apps Factory where he will provide guidance to a team […]

Processors are the computational core of a computer system, and the most important component governing a computer’s overall performance. As processors increase in computational power, their required electrical power and the resulting heat generated correspondingly rise. A processor cooling system is therefore necessary to prevent the processor from overheating. Although processor cooling research has been […]

IMAX is a Canadian-born invention that has had little scholarly investigation despite its continued commercial success. The importance of this research project stems from the lack of scholarly research about the beginnings of IMAX as a Canadian-born invention and its place within the history media technology. In celebration of IMAX’s 50th anniversary, The Public Access […]

Universities across Canada are facing a mental health crisis with an increasing number of students reporting anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. This is of special concern in first-year undergraduate students. First year university students will be asked to use an electronic platform which encompasses three pillars of health (nutrition, fitness and awareness) for 12 weeks. […]

This project is to build the educational peer-to-peer infrastructure for young high schoolers or athletes to access services and goods from the experts in the respective field. For example, organizing or providing all the details for any sport’s session conducted by skilled instructor, and the system for instructor to be able to verify the session’s […]

La présence de polluants en faible concentration dans les eaux municipales est un réel problème dû aux rejets industriels et à l’utilisation croissante de produits pharmaceutiques et cosmétiques. Les techniques de détection des micropolluants nécessitent des équipements sophistiqués, couteux et demandent des techniciens qualifiés pour les faire fonctionner. L’absence d’équipements portatifs, robustes, qui pourraient être […]

Au Québec, l’industrie des algues est appelée à se développer dans le futur. Ces dernières sont considérées comme des superaliments de par leur excellente valeur nutritive. Par exemple, elles contiennent souvent des teneurs importantes en vitamine A et E. Elles peuvent ainsi être ajoutées dans des recettes en tant que légumes. Pour ce faire, les […]

For nearly fifteen years the graphics pipeline for processing and rendering has been dictated by graphic~ hardware. We propose to explore the possibilities for applications and new data structures opened up by Intel’s multi-core and other hardware projects to allow programmers to redefine the gr::phics pipeline in softv,ar? The University of Victoria Graphics and Games […]

The neonatal and pre-weaned periods are the most challenging in dairy production, resulting in the highest mortality and morbidity rates, with diarrhea proving the most common cause of calf health problems. In order to treat and control this diarrhea, producers often rely on antibiotic therapy. An alternative is to provide living microorganisms (probiotics) that minimize […]

This project will investigate the effects of using the Q collar to apply gentle pressure to the jugular veins of the neck to monitor changes in brain (cerebrovascular) physiology during exercise and postural changes. Specifically we will investigate changes in brain blood flow velocity, relative changes in blood volume and oxygen levels, and changes in […]