Ce projet propose la création d’un questionnaire qui permettra de fournir une rétroaction par rapport au profil d’habitudes financières des répondants. Considérant les impacts des finances personnelles sur la vie quotidienne et le bien-être individuel, un outil qui pourrait aiguiller les gens quant à leurs tendances et au contexte dans lequel ils prennent des décisions […]

La demande en beurre est en forte croissance au Canada ce qui nécessite de maximiser sa production. Toutefois, les différentes étapes de production de la crème en usine peuvent avoir un grand impact sur la texture du beurre. Il est donc primordial de développer des outils d’évaluation des crèmes afin de pouvoir proposer des stratégies […]

The Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) virtual reality (VR) truck simulator under development by Serious Labs Inc. offers a training solution for boom and scissor lifts. MELT in Alberta is a Class 1 training program in compliance with the National Safety Code Standard 16 Commercial Truck Driver Entry Level Training. The purpose of this research project […]

Divani’s AWE Augmented Reality product is expected to assist Fort York to create a more engaging experience for the attraction’s 100,000 annual visitors. By combining the historical value of Fort York with the immersive experience of AR, the organization will be able to increase revenue to assist with its financial goals. Divani Films is expected […]

Coronavirus is highly contagious. It can remain active and infectious on cardboard, fabric, and paper for up to 24 hours, on plastic, stainless steel, and countertops for up to three days. Decontamination, sterilization, and disinfection are standard procedures to prevent and reduce the spreads of COVID-19. The conventional method of decontamination and disinfection is through […]

Journalists around the world face attacks on their reputations and efforts to undermine the impact of their work. These “credibility attacks” can take the form of false allegations, insults about their character or professionalism, or denigration of their social identity. They often take place online, and in some cases involve disinformation tactics such as doctored […]

Mental disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canadaxiii. Unfortunately, there are significant gaps in care including a lack of support in navigating the mental health systemxivxvxvixvii. It is widely agreed by the medical community that there will be a wave of widespread need for mental health related services resulting from COVID-19xviii, which will […]

The goal of the proposed research project is to design and develop an application called 3DCrowdGo that uses crowdsourcing to fill the COVID-19-induced gap in health professions simulation training via community-based 3D printing. Since COVID-19 has pushed simulation labs to be held virtually, learners are in need of affordable and portable simulators. 3DCrowdGo will connect […]

Ce projet porte sur le développement d’une plateforme de forage de haute performance en aluminium, hybride électrique-diesel destiné aux secteurs pétrolier, minier et géothermique. Le projet prévoit principalement l’analyse d’un prototype en tenant compte des aspects de sécurité, la stabilité et la facilité d’entretien. Dans cette perspective, le groupe de recherche de l’Université du Québec […]

The care and safety of Persons Living with Dementia (PLWD) within assisted living and other communal living models is extremely important. One key symptom of dementia is disorientation for time and/or place and this can lead to wandering behaviours for residents. Overnight in care homes, the limited is focused on required resident care cannot watch […]

An important legal task for which natural language processing has a use-case is for assessing the risk of confusion for trademarks. By means of a thorough understanding of factors which are used by legal professionals to make decisions in this domain, we replicate the process by using state-of-the-art deep learning models for natural language processing. […]

Historiquement, les primes d’assurance ont été ainsi différenciées à l’aide de quelques variables tarifaires, comme la surface de la maison en assurance habitation ou la puissance de la voiture en assurance automobile, mais aussi du genre ou de l’âge de l’assuré. Mais si la corrélation globale entre âge et coût du risque est indéniable dans […]