CA Technology wants to design the right software products well. Their user interaction designers recently began interviewing end users in their workplace and developing archetypal descriptions of typical users called ‘personas’. The good thing about personas is that they encourage designers to take a people-first perspective, which is great most of the time. But, sometimes […]

The trees and plants – also called urban forest – in our cities help to absorb and evaporate rainwater. Since cities have a lot of surfaces that are impermeable, rainwater cannot infiltrate the soil and has to be moved away through pipe systems, carrying the pollution it collects on the surface. The urban forest is […]

This project aims to develop an intelligent surveillance system for automatic event detection. The proposed system will operate in an indoor environment to notify the user of events of interest in real-time. Most standard systems use visible-light cameras and basic change detection methods (e.g. Background subtraction) to recognize simple events such as intrusion. Instead, we […]

L’objectif du projet est d’implanter efficacement un aménagement d’usine préalablement conçu lors d’un travail effectué en partenariat avec l’entreprise, l’UQTR et le CNRC. L’implantation se fera graduellement afin de récolter en temps réel les commentaires et suggestions des employés. Ceci permettra d’ajuster l’aménagement théorique aux pratiques réelles de l’entreprise. Lors de l’implantation, approximativement 2 semaines […]

Using electroencephalography based technology, it is possible to study brain function over short periods of time. Building on previous Mitacs funded research, we are developing a point of care device based on the Halifax consciousness scanner called NeuroCatch, that is cheap, portable and easy to use. The ability to monitor changes in brain function after […]

Ce projet supervisé visée répondre à la question de recherche suivante : quels sont les impacts d’une acquisition dans une PME du domaine de la construction? Le projet est divisé en trois phases. La première consiste à dresser un portrait des forces, des faiblesses, des opportunités et des menaces (SWOT) de l’entreprise. La deuxième phase […]

The goal of this Mitacs research proposal study is to develop and apply experimental methodology for transdermal delivery of bone-targeting peptide hormone drugs. We aim to deliver these compounds using an appropriate hydrophilic-hydrophobic Diffusimax liposomal drug delivery cream base to anatomically superficial bone, at the sites of stress fractures (also known as “shin-splints”) in order […]

This research project with the industry partner DataWind inc. is an interdisciplinary project that joins together Education, Learning system engineering, and Human-machine interactions. The challenge is to combine these four disciplines’ contributions in order to create a learning system for mobile devices that will be adapted to the individual self-learning, particularly for children in developing […]

Depuis quelques années, on assiste à l’augmentation du nombre de femmes voulant devenir entrepreneure dans les pays industrialisés. Toutefois, des obstacles sont identifiés dans leur parcours entrepreneurial, notamment l’accès au capital, la performance de leur entreprise, le réseautage, la formation et les enjeux liés à la conciliation travail-famille, ce qui nuit à leur passage à […]

The proposed internship project deals with the compilation and preparation of relevant scientific content for the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Technical Committee on Sustainable Preservation, which is currently developing an innovative “Online Sustainable Conservation Assistance Resource.” Also known as OSCAR, this tool is aimed at becoming an “interactive resource that establishes a clear […]

The aim of project is to establish a secure remote proxy connection between two parties where one party is behind a firewall or say NAT. This strategy is required in Martello’s product, MarWatch where technician is remotely located from client. In case, client faces any trouble, services from technician are invoked making sure they do […]

The intent of this internship is to examine the barriers and opportunities policies set for the private sector to invest in affordable housing that is attractive to young adults in St. Catharines, Ontario. The rational behind this research stems from the gap in academic literature on young adults and their experiences with affordable housing. Although […]