The Christmas tree industry in Canada produces about 2 million trees annually. More than 70% the annual harvest comes from the province of Quebec. However, Christmas tree farms in Quebec are losing many young trees to root dieback diseases caused by soil-borne fungi. An effective biological solution is to mix disease-suppressive compost with soil before […]

Bacillus thuringiensis MS 20 produces a peptide, Bacillin 20, that has been shown to improve crop stress tolerance, enhance plant growth, stimulate the production of phytohormones and modify the plant root systems for better uptake of water and nutrients. The purification of Bacillin 20 from microbial broth culture is affected by the organic compounds present […]

The insurance industry is a competitive sector that is expected to account for 3.1 percent of Canada’s Gross Domestic Product in 2021. Leading insurers are investigating how machine learning (ML) may enhance company operations and customer satisfaction as clients become more selective about personalizing their insurance purchases to their particular needs. AI chatbots have the […]

Targeted delivery of drugs can reduce the side effects associated with oral delivery systems. The urethra provides easy access of therapeutic agents to the urinary bladder, an ideal organ for localized therapy for the treatment of bladder cancer, interstitial cystitis, overactive bladder, and chronic prostatitis. We propose a new therapeutic approach to increase the residency […]

This project provides key elements that would help create a transactive energy platform. The platform is expected to be used for analyzing different market and business models which facilitate increased participation of the end- users, improved efficiency in the grid and optimal usage and distribution of the energy present in the urban neighborhoods. The internship […]

Modern mobile phones have become the dominant photography device in recent years. However, due to form factor constraints both the camera sensor and lens have to remain compact, which in turn has a negative effect on the resulting image quality such as decreased resolution and noise. Image restoration attempts to recover a clean latent image […]

In 2018 the Region of Durham created the Durham Community Energy Plan (DCEP), Durham Region’s strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and transitioning to a green economy. Achieving the goals of the DCEP will provide multiple economic, environmental and social benefits to Durham Region. Successful implementation of the DCEP however will require collecting and reporting […]

Manitoba field peas are damaged by a wide-spread, plant disease known as blight and can lower the grade of the peas harvested and even the yield. Foliar fungicides can protect healthy plants but it is important for farmers to know when it is the best time to spray for the best control of the disease. […]

Develop a statistical model to predict the frequency and severity of contamination on oil and gas sites. Advanced statistical learning techniques will be employed to fully utilize the existing data and the data to be collected. The intern will work closely with colleagues in 360 to integrate domain knowledge into the model. The model will […]

Nanoacademic has recently released a commercial computer-aided design software package called QTCAD for quantum hardware based on spin qubits in semiconductors, one of the leading candidates for the implementation of a quantum computer. While several demonstrations of the tool in realistic operation conditions have already been completed with academic and industrial partners, these demonstrations were […]

Specialized legal technology aims to improve productivity by speeding up routine tasks. Unfortunately, current legal software suffers from unstable performance, steep learning curves, and a lack of user-friendliness. Innobridge challenges these issues with Smart Estate, a no-frills but smart application for legal conveyancing. This is the processing of property transactions, which requires the completion of […]

MixGenius works on automated musical production by real-time musical genre detection. High accuracy of genre detection for a variety of sub-genres is required for quality production and has yet to be achieved. The project involves researching available real-time high-accuracy musical genre detection methods and improving upon them, extracting each genre’s audio features, calibrating the algorithm […]