Oil spills are among the most damaging environmental threats to marine ecosystems. To this day, there are several methods for decontaminating marine sites. However, bioremediation (including the addition of specialized microorganisms) is often the best solution from an efficiency and eco-responsibility point of view. However, an important limitation remains regarding the application of this approach, […]

Canada is recognized as one of the leading nations worldwide in terms of mining production, attributing a major component of the success to the mineral exploration field. Companies engaged in mineral exploration have been increasingly more aware of the importance of health and safety systems, yet high numbers of reported incidents remain. Mineral exploration efforts […]

Block cave mining is generally considered the preferred mining method for deeper and lower grade copper and gold deposits. The body of practical knowledge related to the impacts that mass mining methods have on the surrounding environment is limited by the challenges imposed by the ever-increasing size of caving operations, and the difficulty to transfer […]

Online banking and cashless payment options are seemingly everywhere but remain difficult or inaccessible to many Canadians. Much is already known for how to make these systems work better for a broader range of citizens, but this know-how is spread across many documents and reports, limiting its ability to guide the design of new systems. […]

This project hopes to offer a new experience to the way people engage and consume video news on social media. By taking a community reporting approach to video sharing, validation and incentivization, this project wants to offer an online news platform with the means to not only validate and verify video news before and while […]

Business industries are either experiencing or expected to face the challenge of big data. Big data brings trouble to traditional data mining algorithms. Building a machine learning credit scoring algorithm under the big data scenario, offers ATB financial the framework which improve the efficiency and the running speed compared with traditional data mining algorithms, especially […]

Ce projet est lié à la Chaire de recherche industrielle du CRSNG en fabrication de composantes aérospatiales en matériaux composites (AéroComp). Les nouveaux marchés aéronautiques, la mobilité urbaine et la conjoncture actuelle présentent des perspectives d’évolution à l’industrie des matériaux composites pour l’aérospatial. La compétition internationale est grandissante et cette industrie canadienne enracinée au Québec […]

In Canada, about 1 in every 3 Canadians has a medical condition, or takes medication, that would be important to know about in an emergency situation. That’s why, since 1961, Medic Alert Foundation Canada (MAFCA) has helped to protect over 1 million Canadians by helping first responders and healthcare providers get access to health information […]

Au Québec, 12% des enfants qui entrent à l’école présentent des vulnérabilités sur les plans social ou affectif. Ces enfants, majoritairement des garçons, sont à risque de vivre des difficultés scolaires persistantes, et ce, même s’ils ont de bonnes habiletés cognitives. La collaboration école-famille fait partie des éléments qui peuvent aider ces enfants à bien […]

Anessa is developing software that assesses the feasibility of an anaerobic digestion facility at the earliest stages when trying to determine if a facility should be constructed. The challenge is that little information is fully known and there are a lot of factors that can affect the outcome to be positive or negative in the […]

This project work with stakeholders, residents, family members, and care staff, in an older adult hospital unit and a long-term care home to analyze use of smart TV catered for peoples with dementia (Zinnia TV). Zinnia TV is a TV program that TV program provides video experiences that offer joy and engagement for people with […]

Surf-related drowning fatalities represent a significant economic burden to the Province of Ontario but many public beaches in Ontario do not have lifeguard programs and there is also a lack of active monitoring of surf conditions to provide real-time warnings. Improving beach safety is complicated by the fact that rescues and drowning fatalities do not […]