Motion capture technology that uses markers attached to the body and specialized cameras has been used for research on human motion, but has been limited to laboratories with expert users. New markerless motion capture technology removes these limitations by using standard video cameras and advanced artificial intelligence algorithms, allowing us to measure motion in real-life […]

Fuel channel inspection is critical to safe operation of CANDU reactors. However, the existing techniques used to inspect fuel channels are slow. Fuel channel inspection represents a major bottleneck during maintenance shutdowns of CANDU reactors. To reduce inspection time, it is proposed to develop a robotic inspection system. Multiple copies of this inspection system can […]

Pastoral communities in North-Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda has for the last decades gone through a vicious cycle of bloody conflict. The conflicts are centred mainly around resource use but manifests in cattle theft/raids leaving fatal casualties, mass displacements and abject poverty in its wake. While these conflicts are majorly driven by an array of […]

Comprendre les mécanismes et apprécier les effets quantifiables qui s’opèrent dans une économie donnée lorsqu’un agent économique investit dans des immobilisations et crée de l’emploi constitue l’un des principaux objectifs de la conceptualisation du modèle intersectoriel de l’Institut de la Statistique du Québec. L’ensemble des juridictions se dotent de modèles capables de fournir un panorama […]

Diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoarthritis have been widely impacted by the pathogenesis of inflammation. After traditional therapy, most of the time dying cells stimulate inflammatory effects which results the reduction of therapeutic effect and enhances the drug resistance. That is why treatment often requires frequent or continuous high-dosage administration of […]

3DPartFinder est un moteur de recherche commerciale révolutionnaire qui permet de trouver une pièce mécanique 3D parmi une banque de pièces existantes (déjà conçues et/ou fabriquées), un peu comme Google le fait pour chercher des mots. La grande différence est que l’on demande à 3DPartfinder de trouver une pièce similaire à celle dessinée avec un […]

Rivers, canals, and lakes spread all over the land, making the interaction with the water environment a common daily experience for people. High-quality waters make the city beautiful. Nevertheless, there still remain significant challenges in maintaining the waters. In order to enhance the reliability and efficiency of water maintenance, we will develop the swarm intelligence […]

Data-driven optimization of building operations can significantly increase energy efficiency in the building sector with a relatively minimal cost. However, one of the main obstacles that prevent wide-spread implementation of advanced control strategies is the lack of standardization in data organization and advanced control algorithms between different buildings. To this end, this MITACS partnership with […]

Combination therapy has been one of the cornerstones for combating cancers. Even though the survival rate of cancer patients after receiving combination therapy is improved dramatically, there are still many unsolved issues to prevent us from claiming combination therapy is a cure for cancers. Those issues include it does not apply to all types of […]

Le projet consiste à mener une recherche participative, de concert avec la Clinique Droit de cité, permettant d’analyser les parcours judiciaires des personnes marginalisées à Québec et de cibler les enjeux et défis dans l’accompagnement. La Clinique Droit de cité vient en aide aux personnes marginalisées à Québec qui souhaitent régulariser leur situation judiciaire afin […]

Presently the electrical grids of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are operated with limited energy exchange between them. Connecting the three provinces together with a “Western Canada Grid (WCG)” could yield significant advantages. Connection with HVDC transmission is attractive due to its control flexibility and stability. This project will investigate optimum converter types and control methods […]

This internship is a continuation of a previous Mitacs Accelerate Internship during which time Mathtoons worked with Dr. Wang of UBC Okanagan and intern, Yipin Guo of the Math and Computer Science faculties. The previous research enabled Mathtoons development team to incorporate many features within its Content Editor software which will allow teachers of upper […]