Deep Generative Behavior Modeling

Autonomous cars are one example of a compelling next-generation artificial intelligence technology. In order to safely navigate through the world, cars must plan long-range routes and short-range paths, perceive the world around them, and act according to a safety-first policy that takes into account the intent of agents in their surrounding world. While not strictly […]

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La consommation énergétique et la culture des usagers québécois de l’électricité : efficacité, flexibilité des pratiques et adoption de nouvelles technologies dans le cadre de la transition énergétique

Une transition vers une consommation de l’énergie électrique plus efficace, flexible ou plus sobre doit notamment être pensée dans la réalité sociale des ménages québécois. Que l’on parle de jeunes parents manquant de temps endettés par un premier achat immobilier ou d’autres ménages, ils doivent être entendus. Leurs trajectoires et leurs aspirations d’établissement, ainsi que […]

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Establishing river by river, ecologically meaningful temperature triggers for behavioural thermoregulation in juvenile Atlantic salmon

It is well understood that Atlantic salmon will seek thermal refuge once certain temperature thresholds are exceeded, and these thresholds differ with age – this behaviour is termed ‘thermoregulation’. However, the temperatures that induces behavioural thermoregulation are not homogeneous across the range of Atlantic salmon. As our understanding of these processes has grown, it is […]

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PARTEMP: PARtenariat sur les migrants TEMPoraires en EMPloi

Le projet de recherche vise à améliorer les conditions de vie et d’emploi des migrants avec un statut d’immigration temporaire, grâce à la production de connaissances empiriques sur leur expérience au Québec et leurs besoins d’intervention. Au Réseaux d’aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs migrants agricoles du Québec (RATTMAQ), les stagiaires étudieront les facteurs de risques […]

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Water Quality Modelling of the Humber River Watershed, a Mixed Urban-Rural Watershed

The Humber River watershed is a mixed urban, rural watershed within the Greater Toronto Area and a designated Canadian Heritage River. The Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA), in partnership with relevant municipalities, is developing a watershed plan to determine existing conditions and identify measures to protect, enhance, and restore watershed conditions. Water quality is […]

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Real-time AI-based analytical decomposition of 5G network latency

LatenceTech offers a cloud analytics and monetization solution for cellular networks with a special focus on ultra-low latency connectivity. Using SAAS and AI, our solution helps mobile operators, telecom vendors and advanced industries to track, predict and secure the new benefits of 5G cellular technology. The project consists in performing an analytical decomposition of the […]

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Exosomes to prevent post-operative atrial fibrillation

Fifty thousand Canadians undergo open-chest heart surgery every year. Albeit effective at fixing heart disease, half of these patients slip into an abnormal heart rhythm called “atrial fibrillation”. Because atrial fibrillation increases the risk of heart failure and stroke, doctors are eager for therapies to keep post-operative patients in normal rhythm. Recently, we found that […]

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Investigation of Fire Performance of Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRCM

Reinforced concrete (RC) is widely used due to its ease of construction, accessibility of raw materials, and excellent integrity. However, severe breakdown of RC structures due to mechanical and environmental loads may result in the need for strengthening to increase functionality and extend the service life of such structures. The use of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) […]

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Evaluating the Downstream Water Quality Improvement and Peak Flow Reduction following Implementation of Green Stormwater Infrastructure in a Northern Climate

Green stormwater infrastructure (GI) is an approach to land development that attempts to retain and clean stormwater as close to the source as possible to reduce flooding and improve the water quality of urbanized watersheds. The objective of this study is to provide a field-based evaluation of how GI reduces peak flow and improves the […]

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Leveraging thermal biology to optimise cricket rearing

House crickets are a promising sustainable source of protein for human food and animal feed in a changing world. A current focus is to scale up and automate cricket production, and to optimise production for specific outcomes (e.g. maximise biomass production or protein content). Insect growth rate, nutrient content and survival are all dependent on […]

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