Community Mobile Media Lab

This application to MITACS supports the creation of an innovative mobile research lab. The Community Mobile Media Lab (CMML) is a purpose-designed mobile media production hub, which will house film production equipment that can be situated temporarily in communities we are collaborating with to explore innovative models of co-creation, training and mentorship. This infrastructure will […]

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Identification des profils de réussite chez les entrepreneurs agricoles de la Mauricie

Cette recherche permettra à la Fédération de l’Union des Producteurs Agricoles de la Mauricie (FUPAM) de connaître les différentes compétences et habiletés requises chez les entrepreneurs agricoles afin d’assurer leur succès en affaires. Pour y parvenir, nous identifierons des entreprises agricoles qui connaissent du succès ainsi que d’autres dont la performance est plus mitigée. Ces […]

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Évaluation de l’utilisation du BIM pour deux aéroports au Québec

Le Building Information Modeling (BIM) est une véritable révolution dans la réalisation des projets de construction. Les technologies qui lui sont associées devraient permettre des gains appréciables dans la qualité, les coûts ainsi que les délais de réalisation tout en augmentant la productivité dans la conception et la construction. Cependant de telles retombées ne sont […]

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Development and testing of an on-line video game to teach second languages

Copernicus Studios Inc. (CSI; Halifax, NS) is developing LANGA – disruptive LANguage GAming software to help people learn new languages. LANGA uses advanced speech recognition and high-end animation to create a unique and engaging gaming experience. However, LANGA is more than just flash – it has been developed in partnership with the NeuroCognitive Imaging Lab […]

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Nutrient Recovery of Spent Biomass and Lipid-Extraction from Wastewater in the Production of Thraustochytrids

This project aims to explore the novel concept of nutrient recycling within the production process of microalgae biomass for biofuels and bioproducts. After extraction of primary products, the remaining waste materials which contain potential nutritional value will be evaluated for potential recycling as feedstocks into the production of additional microalgae biomass. Completion of this project […]

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Visualisation et quantification des ROS et de l’apoptose dans des microtumeurs 3D

L’objectif du projet est de mettre au point des méthodes de visualisation par microscopie confocale laser l’intensité du stress oxydant ainsi que les zones d’induction d’apoptose dans des cellules cancéreuses perméabilisées. Les cellules cancéreuses qui seront étudiées sont des cellules de carcinome colorectal humaines de la lignée HCT116 provenant de American Type Culture Collection. Ce […]

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Assessing the Risks of Self-Reinforcing Attacks on Generative AI Systems

(1) the main activities of the partner ServiceNow develops a platform for client organizations to manage and automate large-scale processes across various industries. In 2020, ServiceNow acquired Element AI to strengthen its presence in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) research landscape and the Canadian AI ecosystem. This acquisition enabled the development of AI-driven products that improve […]

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Accessible Transportation Services: Customer Travel Satisfaction

Canada’s population is rapidly ageing. One sector that is important to older adults’ quality of life is transportation. Indeed, the lack of safe, reliable, and accessible transportation can be a barrier to healthy ageing and increases people’s risk of social isolation. For many older adults, driving is no longer an option, and fixed-route public transports […]

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Research Consortium: Advanced Computational Methods for Geophysical Electromagnetics Modeling, Inversion and Integration

Electromagnetic (EM) methods are commonly used for geophysical exploration in various applications such as mineral exploration, hydrocarbon detection, management of fresh and salt water and CO2 and reservoir monitoring. While in the past, EM methods suffered from expensive data collection, new systems now collect massive amounts of data over space and time, and new instrumentation […]

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Runtime user-space-based protection of containers against unpatched vulnerabilities

Mobile networks are critical infrastructure and essential in our daily lives. Containerization is the go-to solution for deploying mobile services over cloud managed by third parties. Containerized applications might suffer from unpatched software vulnerabilities resulting in impact on the security and privacy of the end users and the operations, potentially leading to financial and reputation […]

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Factors influencing cubic phase purity in nonpolar GaN LED structures

This proposal aims to develop materials which have the potential to drastically reduce the energy consumption in large data centers by replacing existing copper interconnects with much more efficient optical interconnects. Gallium nitride (GaN) is a material that is responsible for the current revolution in lighting technology allowing full spectrum light emission over all visible […]

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