The intern will assist in developing a component of a probability and statistical risk based methodology for completing quantitative risk assessments of building designs and a corresponding probabilistic failure based methodology on fire causation and spread. Data collected by Sereca Fire will be applied to construct more specific models, which can predict the frequency of […]

Fast structural variation (deletion, insertion and inversion) detection between genome of different individuals is the main goal of this project. The internship team is planning in extending new algorithms to reduce the number of false positive calls (especially for deletions) and to parallelize it using Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). The standard approach implementation of the […]

This project will attempt to validate the presence of a market for location-based user generated content that users would experience with a GPS equipped smartphone. The target markets' demographics and psychographics will be identified in order to find the most appropriate ways to address the market. A marketing plan will detail the methods for connecting […]

This project will use computer modeling techniques to examine the population dynamics of the Itcha-Ilgachuz caribou herd in west central British Columbia. This large herd is a potential source, from which caribou could be transplanted to small endangered mountain caribou herds in Southern BC to help boost their numbers. Previously acquired data on the Itcha-Ilgachuz […]

In this internship, the team proposes to develop high performance sequential and parallel algorithms for multiplication and division of multivariate polynomials. They propose to use a recursive data structure. One of the possible advantages of a recursive data structure is that we can also see how to parallelize polynomial division. Potentially high level algorithms such […]

The purpose of the proposed research is to measure and analyze the 3-D spinal movements using inertial/magnetic sensing, and to study the effects of low-back pain on spinal movements. This research will perform (i) feasibility test of using inertial/magnetic sensors in measuring spinal motion in a noninvasive and portable approach, (ii) application of inertial/magnetic sensors […]

A botnet is a generic term used to describe a network of machines infected and controlled remotely without their rightful owners' knowledge. The current generation of bots (i.e. Storm Botnet) leverages fairly complex command and control (C&C) systems using existing Peer-to-Peer (P2P) overlay network structures. Thus, chasing down botnet C&C structures has become a futile […]

This internship augments a post-doctoral study to design psychometric instrumentation for measurement and evaluation of collaborative team culture. The study builds upon a dissertation inquiry carried out by the applicant, in which a collaborative health care culture framework was developed. There are insufficient evaluation tools to measure collaborative team culture and this study addresses this […]

The goal of this internship is to support a project that the NRC has undertaken upon the request of the Department of National Defence to improve the understanding of bonded composite joints specimens and to evaluate the capabilities of existing Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) technologies as they apply to the CH-149 helicopters or other aging […]

The methodology assigned for this research depends on two primary elements; field load test on hollow thread bar – self drilled- micropiles and numerical analysis using 3D FEM. The aims of this research program is to capture the actual behavior, load transfer mechanism, ground/grout bond strength, and modes of failure of single micropiles and micropile […]

Integration is a core IT operation, and is aided by a number of available best-practice techniques for integration (integration patterns). However the application of these patterns has little to no automated support. They are applied by consultants on a per-customer basis, making it an expensive and time- consuming task. A computer science student from the […]

This project will extend an existing partnership between the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Applied Social Welfare Research and Evaluation Group at York Universiyt. The project will conduct a qualitative study of 20 families with children who are on the social housing waiting list to understand their experiences while waiting for affordable […]