Pea and lentil are among the most widely grown pulse crops in Canada with great economic, nutrition, soil fertility, and environmental benefits. Aphanomyces is a disease that attacks pulse crops and leads to a yield lose of up to 50%. Currently, there are no reliable solutions to control the disease and stop the spread. We […]

Research into so-called computational displays has shown that new and extended imaging modes can be made possible by augmenting novel optical design with computation. Examples include highdynamic range display via local LED backlights and multilayered autostereoscopic (glasses free 3D) displays. While there has been considerable progress in standard television form-factors, this line of research has […]

The goal of this project is to examine the effect of one-time unconditional direct cash-transfer to recently homeless individuals in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Building on promising results from our research team’s ground-breaking pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 50 cash recipients, the current project seeks to confirm this preliminary evidence using a larger RCT with […]

La demande globale en protéines animales devrait doubler d’ici 2050. Suite à la parution d’un rapport de la FAO (2013) vantant les mérites écologiques et nutritionnels des insectes comestibles par rapport aux viandes conventionnelles, les élevages de ténébrions meuniers, destinés tant à l’alimentation humaine qu’animale, sont en forte expansion au Québec. Les élevages d’insectes sont […]

Humans ingest over 50,0000 microplastic-particles every year. The main contributor to microplastic contamination is synthetic-fiber. One lo laundry load can release an average of 700,000 microplastic fibers. Wastewater treatment plants cannot catch all these microfibers, so they end in the oceans. New regulations, which require washing machine manufactures to implement microfiber filtration system are going […]

This goal of the project is compare tools that can be used to evaluate the job performance of paramedics in a fair, equitable and consistent way whether they live in Saskatchewan or somewhere else in the world. Individuals who have completed their paramedic training will be evaluated using a common real life situation that they […]

This project proposes an integration of explainable AI with NFT/Blockchain primarily for event organizers and ticketing systems. The purpose of this integration is to overcome the drawbacks of individual technologies and work in coherence for mutual benefits. The XAI based decision making supported by predictive maintenance and automation of event critical processes will enable event […]

Off the coast of British Columbia, Resident Killer Whales are considered at-risk and increasing evidence points to a lack of food (salmon) as one of their main threats. Resident Killer Whales have a complex social structure, where family groups are stable, matriarchal, and form associations with other family groups. The family groups or “matrilines” forage […]

The research contributes to the k?usxnitk? (Okanagan Lake) Responsibility Planning Initiative (OKLRPI), a syilx Indigenous-led process coordinated by the Okanagan Nation Alliance, the Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program, and regional and provincial authorities. The OKLRPI responds to the Okanagan Lake Foreshore Inventory and Mapping reports which documented large-scale losses in natural areas. In 2022, OKLRPI will […]

This project aims to advance the development of a 3D shape generation software that uses generative adversarial networks to design dental crowns. A current prototype version of the software has been developed that allows generating dental restorations represented as point clouds. While currently generated shapes are coherent with the overall generation context of the crown, […]

Low oxygen levels in the blood can be used to identify children who are in need of emergency care. However, current tools for measuring blood oxygen do not always perform well when used by frontline health workers with limited training. This can lead to inaccurate measurements and delayed care for those who are the most […]

Climate change is a critical problem for society that is linked to all parts of our lives, and transport is one of the biggest sources. One major influence on transport emissions is where people live, as it affects vehicle ownership and distances driven. This project will examine how people consider transport when deciding where to […]