First Nations peoples continue to experience a disproportionately high rate of mental health challenges due to both historical and ongoing effects of inter-generational trauma. Furthermore, First Nations communities also experience significant inequities and limited access to mental services and resources. This proposed research project will be undertaken by two project interns where a realist review […]

This project analyzes the energy consumption of multi-residential buildings to determine the causes of discrepancies in energy bills of buildings with similar typologies and ages. For this purpose, different indicators such as technical and physical factors (HVAC systems efficiency, building envelope U-Values, and window-to-wall ratio), human-influenced factors (occupant behavior), and social factors (occupant’s energy-saving efforts, […]

The proposed project is to design and implement a pattern matching based method for definite symbolic summation in. To remain competitive, Maple’s symbolic computation capabilities, which are one of its strengths, need to be improved constantly. This includes the ability to symbolically evaluate definite sums. Closed forms for definite sums are important in many applications, […]

La gestion de la demande de puissance électrique (GDP) est un outil émergent pour les opérateurs de réseaux électriques. À l’heure actuelle, au Québec sous la bannière d’Hilo, on l’utilise principalement pour diminuer la pression sur le réseau lors des périodes de grande consommation comme les pointes hivernales. Dans ce projet, on cherche à développer […]

This project aims to develop a climate change adaptation plan for rural communities located in Northwest New Brunswick within the jurisdiction of the Northwest Regional Service Commission following the ICLEI process and informed by engagement with citizens and decision-makers. We will also assess flood-readiness of communities within the jurisdiction and apply inclusive approaches to consultation. […]

The costs of manually sorting seeds and plants for commercial clients and international export is costly and at risk of human error. Correspondingly, 2020 Seed Labs requires cost-effective, custom solutions to enhance automation in their seed sorting and plant selection workflows. Across diverse sectors, image analysis combined with machine has provided a wide-range of benefits. […]

Les lasers émettant des puissances élevées servent aujourd’hui à toutes sortes d’applications, et encore plus particulièrement dans les industries de pointe. L’arrivée des systèmes laser opérant par compression d’impulsions étirées et amplifiées dans les dernières décennies a permis de multiples développements dans de nombreux domaines où la demande pour des lasers à puissance crête élevée […]

Public transit offers both a relatively low GHG-to-passenger ratio and affordable options for local travel in comparison to personal vehicle travel, thusly presenting as a key area for making progress toward climate change mitigation and social justice. Working with stakeholders in the Greater Victoria Area, this project will identify, map, and examine three different new […]

Surface coal mining creates significant issues in surface water management due to high levels of contaminants including metals, selenium, and suspended sediments. Clearflow group has created a treatment train using newly developed polymer technologies to significantly improve water treatment and reduce contaminant discharge to the environment. This research project will test both the efficacy of […]

Dans le contexte socioéconomique actuel, notamment marqué par une plus grande décentralisation des services municipaux et par les exigences relatives à l’efficacité et à l’efficience des ressources allouées, la gestion du savoir apparaît comme l’un des vecteurs pouvant mener à une meilleure reddition de ces mêmes services. Le présent projet vise à identifier des méthodes […]

The goal of this research project is to better understand the dilemma faced by displaced persons needing to prove their identities to aid institutions without the assistance of formal documentation. While there are processes in place for addressing these situations, advances in distributed ledger technologies (DLT) may offer ways to improve efficiency and thereby improve […]

Coatings are widely applied to cutting tools with the benefit of extending tool life, improving cutting efficiency and part quality. Vacuum arc evaporation has been used for the deposition of the coating materials on the cutting tools. This project will investigate the vacuum arc evaporation process in order to improve the coating efficiency and the […]