Racism permeates and is upheld by institutions such as healthcare, with deleterious impacts for patients and healthcare workers. Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)–a regional health authority—has more than 29,000 workers providing services to over 1.25 million people. They will be piloting an anti-racism training they created for workers as part of their larger Anti-Racism Action Plan. […]

Toyo Pumps is planning to develop a new generation of pumps with a viewing window in order to evaluate the maintenance timing. However, there are several challenges posed by application of allocating the viewing window that the company product developers must overcome. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has the expertise, equipment, 2D and 3D […]

Co-operators reçoit chaque jour près de 10000 appels de réclamation et de suivi de ces réclamations. Avec pour finalité d’améliorer l’expérience client en allégeant la tâche des experts en sinistre, le but de ce projet est d’identifier le motif d’un de chacun de ces appels d’un client en se basant sur la transcription de celui-ci. […]

The project will investigate the use of non-linear optimization and heuristic methods such as Genetic algorithms to determine the parameters of commercial induction motors from available manufacturer data. The developed model will be simulated using electromagnetic transients simulation programs. A suitable objective function will be developed which penalizes deviation off the simulation results from manufacturers’ […]

Sun Life Financial is carrying out its ERM and ORSA analysis. The company seeks to develop sophisticated and mathematically sound internal models that would serve as company’s own risk measurement tools for EC evaluations, provide continuing insights into the appropriate risk management routes, as well as be a benchmark against the RC required by the […]

Our project focuses on developing a state-of-the-art bioreactor system specifically designed for the cultivation of 3D bioprinted vascular tissues. The current limitation in regenerative medicine is the inability to efficiently and precisely cultivate complex vascular constructs. Our proposed bioreactor addresses this critical gap, harnessing advanced sensor technology, individual flow control, automated rotation, and remote operation […]

WestMET Group Canada operates four coal mines in Alberta. Humalite, naturally occurring from organic matter decomposition, is produced in large quantities during mining. Humic products from coal wastes may be more suitable than other sources due to high humic content, rawmaterial availability, low cost, application ease, and reduced coal waste accumulation and environmental impact. Westmoreland […]

There is very little known about the environmental impacts associated with the nursery sector globally. Therefore, the objective of the project is to quantify the environmental impacts, with a specific focus on global warming potential (herein referred to carbon footprint) associated with the operations of Sheridan Nurseries. We will use life cycle assessment (LCA), used […]

Teams in crisis management operate in uncertainty and time pressure conditions, which severely constrain team performance. Systems capable of detecting critical levels of cognitive functioning could help teams to adapt better to the situation they face by allowing an intelligent re-allocation of tasks across agents. Traditionally, adaptive systems are based on the operator behavioral response […]

Our project aims to better understand how cancer research studies, specifically those that test the effectiveness of treatments, can be improved when patients switch treatments during the study. This switch, which happens often in cancer treatments, can make it difficult to tell how effective the original treatment is. Currently, the way researchers combine and analyze […]

The concept of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) has recently gained significant attention as a practical and flexible way to create programmable networks, where new network services can be deployed or dynamically adjusted with ease. One application of this concept could be in enhancing the reliability and survivability of backbone communication networks. The main objective of this […]

The province of Nova Scotia is currently pursuing the goal of being the most environmentally and economically sustainable province in Canada. The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) is a major retailer in the province and, with the help of the branding agency Revolve, the NSLC would like to echo the provincial goals within its own […]