The Child Abuse Services (CAS) at Alberta Health Services previously approached our research team to collaboratively address the lengthy waitlists for children seeking to receive trauma services. Accordingly, an online module was co-developed to provide caregivers with initial resources while their child is on the waitlist. The present research will involve using qualitative research methodology […]

Ce projet de recherche consiste en une évaluation d’impact d’un nouvel outil de financement du secteur privé mis en place par Développement International Desjardins (DID) et financé par le fonds d’investissement Gestion FONIDI Inc., le Centre Financier aux Entreprises (CFE). L’objectif de ce dernier est d’octroyer des prêts de taille moyenne aux entreprises qui sont […]

This research project has two goals. The first goal is to design and test software that will automatically transcribe 9-1-1 emergency calls and interpret their meaning with respect to the central facts of an emergency (who, where, and what occurred) as well as possibly when, why, and how the emergency occurred. The second goal is […]

Due to the widespread use of credit cards as a payment method, numerous fraudulent credit card transactions occur, resulting in significant losses for financial institutions. At a high level, the fundamental objective of the project is to improve the performance of fraud detection systems by providing high-quality synthetic data generated by improved deep generative models. […]

This research project is focused on using AI technology called Pre-trained Language Models (PLMs) to generate results that are more human-like and of higher quality. The team will utilize a technique called “prompt engineering” to work with a leading PLM in the market, GPT-3, to enhance productivity in reading and writing tasks for salespeople. By […]

The In-Place Technology Platform project with N. Chandolias and Alkemie Atelier, under the supervision of Dr P. Shrivastava addresses the problem of how people in everyday as well as rehearsed situations can use site-specific media to enrich public spaces: “place-making.” Alkemie will be able to develop specific projects for artist groups that can co-design meaningful […]

Older adults are the largest growing segment of the Canadian population. Almost 40% of men and 59% of women aged 65 to 79 years of age experience sleep disturbances. Little research has been done to examine sleep quality of assisted living residents through objective measures. This project aims to understand the association between sleep quality, […]

Soucieuse d’améliorer ses résultats en SST, Sobeys Québec envisage d’instaurer une véritable culture de sécurité dans son organisation, afin d’atteindre des résultats à la fois probants et durables. À cet effet, les divisions Entrepôts et Logistique de Sobeys ont organisé, le 19 octobre 2013, une journée de réflexion pour les membres de la direction du […]

Urban black-tailed deer in Esquimalt BC have increased in number, leading to their perception as pests and posing risks to residents through traffic accidents. Lethal removal programs (i.e., culling) are unethical and based on little scientific evidence. We seek to use more humane methods of population control by reducing deer birth rate using birth-control vaccines. […]

This project is to enable groups of people to better brainstorm decisions in which people can have divergent opinions. Building on ValueCharts that lets people input their utility, we will build a tool that lets decision makers explore the space of the expressed opinion to see where there are differences and whether they matter to […]

A new method to determine whether wildlife are present in certain habitats has been developed that involves collecting environmental samples (water, soil, air) and testing them in a laboratory for the presence of cells and tissue that have been shed by wildlife into their environment. These cells and tissue can include hair, saliva, skin cells, […]

Research has confirmed the lethal effects of the COVID-19 virus on the cardiac function, and thus the proposed research will investigate the use of heart imaging data during a hospital intervention can help us understand what happens to those with both COVID-19 and a heart attack. This research is being conducted using a multi-centre approach […]