Research on the Impacts of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) in Rwanda to Develop a Guide for African Countries (GRSF CFP FY21)

The proposed consultancy services are going to conduct research related to the introduction of Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) tools in a low-income African country (based on the Rwandan case study). Quantifying the effect of installing enforcement cameras on the number of damages, injuries, fatality collisions, and traffic offenses like speeding, crossing red lights, and talking […]

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Formalisation d’arguments de sécurité

Le présent projet appartient au domaine de la représentation des connaissances et constitue un premier pas vers le développement d’outils informatiques en support au développement de dossiers de sécurité et d’audits de conformité reliés à la sécurité des TI. Il porte plus particulièrement sur la représentation formelle d’interprétations de requis de conformité reliés à la […]

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Discovery of microbial enzymes for biodegradation of plastic polymers

In an effort to reach zero waste in Canada by 2030, this work is dedicated to the discovery of microbes with enzymatic capabilities to biodegrade plastic. A library of microbes (bacteria and fungi) isolated from a range of marine environments will be screened for unique and novel plastic biodegrading activities. Preferred microbes will be selected […]

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Pay for Performance Intervention Funding

Social impact bonds (SIB) have the potential to fund proven social innovation projects that governments have to date, for a variety of reasons, been reticent to fund. Through a SIB, private investors fund innovative social intervention work that is carried out by a non-profit. If the non-profit achieves certain social outcomes previously agreed upon by […]

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Machine Learning-Based Pitch and Chord Detection for Embedded Systems

This project proposal is to create an AI-based musical pitch and chord detection system suitable for deployment on a hardware device. Most of the research in this area is conducted on computer-based systems with large amounts of memory and computational power. Our goal is to develop new state of the art methods for doing this […]

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Short-term effects of the Site C Dam and reservoir on Bank Swallow Riparia riparia populations along the Peace River

Renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectric dams, provide electricity to many Canadians and are important for meeting climate change targets. However, during construction, dams permanently alter the physical characteristics of the river systems and this may have consequences for the species using these ecosystems. This project will evaluate the potential changes in the distribution, abundance, […]

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Assessing liquefaction of sandy soil: missing gaps (with Imperial Oil)

Oil sands tailings, a mixture of clay, sand, water and residual oil, is a by-product from the oil sands mining and extraction process in Alberta, Canada. This mixture is hydraulically transported and stored in engineered structures built with coarse sands separated from the oil sands tailings. The dimensions of these structures depend on the storage […]

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Développement d’un simulateur en temps réel de la circulation routière

Le projet vise à développer un modèle dynamique paramétrique servant à simuler la circulation routière de façon réaliste. Le rendu final s’apparenterait à une prise de vue aérienne de la circulation routière. Celle simulation pourra etre alimentée en temps réel par des donnees paramétriques (ex. : vitesse, densité, type de véhicule, mouvements) obtenues par l’analyse […]

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MEV protection through delayed execution and time-locked puzzles

Blockchain technology is, by nature, transparent and decentralized. However, transparency can sometimes be a direct threat to the system’s decentralization when most of the profitable transactions get stolen by several high-power entities. This de-incentivizes new users from using the system and renders the whole system useless. In this project, we aim to guard decentralization against […]

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Business Modeling for Fisheries Monitoring at Ecotrust Canada

In the past, Canada’s fisheries have been improperly managed, which has led to overfishing and general downturn of fisheries economics. Because of this, the federal government has mandated that all fisheries be monitored to ensure that the proper regulations and quotas are being followed. Recently, the onus for this monitoring has been transferred to the […]

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