Embedded FBG sensor system for cylindrical roller bearing condition monitoring

Rolling bearings are widely used in products and machinery with rotational motion due to their low rolling friction. Recently, integrating advanced sensor units in the bearings is in a rising demand due to the market requirements. In addition, the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) has encouraged the real-time monitoring of connected equipment and […]

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Co-creation of a roadmap for data and information infrastructure for youth homelessness prevention

The research project aims to co-create a roadmap for data and knowledge infrastructure that contributes to youth homeless prevention in Canada. A roadmap will be created through collaboration between researchers, policymakers, service providers, and people with lived experience of youth homelessness. Based on the stakeholders’ concerns, priorities and needs identified in the initial phase, the […]

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Industrial Health and Safety Data Management and Training Mobile Platform

Accidents can be predicted and avoided with the use of health and safety data management software. (Guzman 2013) While a variety of IT health and safety management solutions have been developed for Fortune 500 companies, few of these solutions meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses. One that does is Business2Mobile’s (B2M) Web API […]

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Peer to Peer (P2P): Speaking Up About Vaccine Safety

The proposed project will evaluate the Peer-to-Peer (P2P) project co-lead by NorWest Community Health Centres (NWCHC) and Dilico Anishinabek Family Care (Dilico). The project evaluation will explore if the interventions utilized by the P2P project have increased vaccination uptake in the identified vulnerable populations in Thunder Bay and District. The project’s efforts in increasing COVID-19 […]

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Physical activity engagement & the intention-action gap in older adults

This research project aims to study the factors which can influence engagement in physical activity in older adults and how it is linked to health. Using data from multiple countries and collected over periods of up to 12 years the research project will look at the influence of socioeconomic and environmental factors on this relationship. […]

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Anomaly detection from system logs through deep learning

During the last decade, we observe in organizations a surge of numbers of cyber-attacks originating internally. In this project, we aim to develop deep learning models to detect suspicious activity (such as malicious events, system failure or attacks) from log data generated by the Desjardins ecosystem.

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Developing innovative techniques for identifying critical habitat and mitigating threats to endangered salamanders

Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) and co-occuring occurring unisexual Ambystomids (Ambystoma laterale – (2) jeffersonianum) are endangered species in Canada. Many populations in Canada are experiencing going threats and pressures from habitat loss and fragmentation due to surrounding land uses which include residential areas, agricultural fields, and road networks. This project will focus on locating and […]

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Understanding shifts in angler effort and steelhead abundance in British Columbia’s recreational fishery

British Columbia (BC) supports world-renowned recreational fisheries for steelhead, which are prized by national and international anglers. In recent decades, the prosperity of these fisheries has been challenged by widespread declines in many of the stocks in southern BC, many of which are of conservation concern. While there is no commercial fishery for this species, […]

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Monitoring the mental health of Canadians

MHRC is conducting ongoing polling of Canadians to assess the short- and long-term effect of COVID-19 on mental health. We require additional support to expand our capacity to analyze the datasets we are creating. Our poll is extensive including a number of markers of mental health along with an array of demographic controls. While we […]

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Selecting Mycelium Producing Strains for Packaging Bio-Foam Production and Canadian Market Potential for Big-Size Commodities

Manufacture companies use foam materials made of polystyrene to protect the goods during storage and shipping. However, polystyrene is plastic-based and made using crude oil, which is terrible for the environment. Used polystyrene foams are challenging to eliminate and occupy space in landfills for a very long period. This study investigates the manufacture of bio-composite […]

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Development of Adaptive Fault and Anomaly Detection for Industrial Processes and the Application of Reinforcement Learning (RL) for Automatic Fault Recovery

The Operational Excellence (OpEx) team at Spartan Controls is actively involved in several initiatives for developing advanced process control (APC) solutions to the oil sands industry. The OpEx team collaborates with Professor Biao Huang’s research group through the NSERC Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in the Control of Oil Sands Processes program for solutions that require […]

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Indigenous Foodlands Conservation Areas

The Indigenous Foodlands Conservation Areas Project will conduct participatory action research with Elders, Indigenous knowledge holders and Indigenous law/governance experts to support the BC Working Group on Indigenous Food Sovereignty and the IISAK OLAM Foundation in the process of mapping out and advocating for Indigenous Foodland Conservation Areas in Neskonlith Secwepemc territory. In the Neskonlith […]

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