Ce projet a pour but de proposer aux exploitants des centrales hydroélectriques d’Hydro-Québec un modèle d’estimation et de prédiction de la dégradation de leurs turbines hydrauliques. Celui-ci pourra être régulièrement mis à jour en se basant sur des inspections planifiées et réalisées de façon logique. L’estimation de la dégradation des systèmes est essentielle à la […]

Embroidery is a very popular art and a method of customization in the fashion industry. The method of embroidery has changed little since the advent of programmable sewing machines in the 20th century. Today, there is high demand for mass customization: consumers want their personalized embroidery patterns on their clothing. Technology already allows consumers to […]

Wesgar is a factory that produces metal sheets for its customers. After a product is ready, it will be delivered to the customer. The objective of this project is to improve the On Time Delivery. At Wesgar they have different machines in their production system. These machines are able to process different products based on […]

Canadian malt barley is grown in western Canada and is sold to maltsters who produce malt, a key ingredient in the brewing industry. Brewing companies have resisted switching to new malt barley varieties because it may affect their products. Maltsters are reluctant to buy new malt barley varieties, and farmers are reluctant to adopt new […]

The concept of Hi-Rail (highway-railway) units permits the normal road trucks to move in railway infrastructure. Hi-Rail vehicles serve different purposes, as well as maintenance, inspection and regular track works, in railway industry. Continental Railworks with more than 20 years of experience in providing Hi-Rail units for the class-1 railway companies in North America is […]

Equity trading systems require the trader to constantly make decisions about buying or selling equities quickly in a highly stressful environment. The information is typically confusing, highly dynamic, and imprecise and often conflicts with other information. There is also a huge amount of information that could potentially be used in the decision making process. There […]

Ce projet a pour but l’étude, le développement, et le prototypage d’un élément de calcul hétérogène de haute efficacité et haute intégrabilité visant le calcul exascale de haute performance (HPC). Les éléments de calcul développés dans ce projet permettront d’avancer vers cet objectif via : (i) l’intégration de processeurs faible puissance les plus avancés avec […]

Le processus de détection et classification des défauts de surface consistent à analyser l’état de surface d’une pièce métallique. Y-a-t-il des défauts visuels dont on devrait se soucier? De quel type est-il? Il est possible, en utilisant certaines techniques mathématiques, de permettre à l’ordinateur d’analyser une image et de prendre ce type de décision. Naturellement, […]

• Investigating geographical footprints of income shifting by multinational enterprises. PwC owns a large data set across all industries in Canada from its tax consulting engagements and annual standard tax filings from clients. This growing data source is an opportunity for accurate tax benchmarking, trend analysis and gaining deeper insights by transforming them into market […]

Les inondations constituent les catastrophes naturelles les plus fréquentes dans le monde et aussi les plus désastreuses en termes de dommages matériel et du nombre de victimes. Au Canada, les compagnies d’assurance commencent à offrir des protections contre les inondations. Certaines protections sont offertes pour les inondations causées par les événements de pluies intenses et […]

Durant les deux dernières décennies, les organisations ont vu surgir d’innombrables avancées technologiques. Celles-ci sont venues transformer les processus et les modèles d’affaires des organisations. Ces transformations numériques ont permis à certaines organisations de se distinguer vis-à-vis de leurs concurrents et ainsi de tirer des avantages compétitifs. La résultante est que plusieurs entreprises du Canada […]

There has been an increased use of freeze-drying in the pharmaceutical industry over the past few decades. This step converts a liquid product into a solid one without compromising its integrity, thus prolonging its shelf life. The monitoring and optimization of this process is commonly done by trial-and-error, leading to product quality control issues. Therefore, […]