L’érable à sucre est exploité depuis plusieurs siècles en raison de la concentration particulièrement élevée en sucre de sa sève. Malgré son importance économique, notamment au Canada, les paramètres qui régulent le mécanisme de la coulée à l’échelle de l’arbre sont encore mal connus. Il existe également de nombreuses lacunes en ce qui concerne la […]

The automation of wastewater treatment plants can lead to decreased energy usage and improved effluent quality. Current technology focuses on instrumentation and displays so that human operators can make decisions on the operating point of the plant, while relying on simple computer feedback controls to guide the plant. This research program aims at developing intelligent […]

À la fin du XVIIIe siècle et au début du XIXe siècle, le chemin du Portage était l’une des voies de circulation canadiennes les plus importantes et les plus empruntées. L’organisme de l’Association Patrimoniale du Chemin du Portage souhaite documenter l’histoire du chemin du Portage afin de générer du contenu scientifique. Cette démarche permettra de […]

The overall aim of this research is to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of Indigenous autistic students, their families, teachers and communities by more deeply understanding Indigenous approaches to autism and intervening in settler colonialist and ableist policy and practice. The research is located in Brandon, Manitoba. The research questions, which will be explored […]

Nondestructive evaluation (NDE) is frequently performed for various manufacturing sectors, but its current practices require human operators to be involved in all aspects of the data collection, transfer and analysis. With the advent of Industry 4.0, NDE technology needs to be upgraded to “NDE 4.0” comprising essential aspects such as automatic and autonomous NDE, interconnectivity […]

Ce projet aborde le problème de la planification d’actions en temps-réel pour une équipe d’acteurs opérant dans un environnement dynamique et possiblement hostile. On y retrouve un exemple typique dans la planification d’actions pour une équipe de joueurs dans un jeu de stratégie en temps-réel. Cela implique d’une part de pouvoir planifier et exécuter des […]

This project aims to develop and evaluate new geometric modeling algorithms of power line and building objects required for conducting power-line related asset risk analysis in challenging environment considering wind blowing effects. The project also aims to integrate newly developed algorithms into York University’s in-house power line modeling test bed and evaluate their performance using […]

This research will assist First Nation members to monitor First Nations territories, lands and waterways and document Indigenous knowledge systems (IKS). To document cultural aspects of land use and assess the environment through video, maps and workshop teachings. In the process, Elders and Knowledge keepers will honour their cultural traditions of transferring and sharing knowledge […]

45 Drives—a Nova Scotia based company—offers a high-density, low-cost data storage solution called the Storinator. While this product has been very successful, clients have indicated they would like a clustered solution which offers similar performance and redundancy, without sacrificing security or drastically increasing the cost. Researchers at the University of New Brunswick have been identified […]

In 2008, Satoshi Nakamato introduced Bitcoin, a peer to peer electronic cash system. Unlike traditional banking system, Bitcoin allows people to transfer their money without need to trust a third party. This goal was achieved using the data structure called blockchain. Since Bitcoin, the idea of blockchain has been widely used in several projects. Depending […]

Women, immigrants and Indigenous people are under-represented in Canada’s forest sector, especially in executive and technical positions. Research undertaken as part of a three-year initiative (2018-2021) entitled Gender Equity in Canada’s Forest Sector National Action Plan (spearheaded by the Canadian Institute of Forestry / Institut forestier du Canada, in partnership with the Centre for Social […]

academic sphere, and limit interactions with the stakeholder community. This project promotes meaningful collaboration for the co-construction of knowledge around Parkinson’s disease (PD), using the performing arts as an interactive tool for knowledge translation. Piece of Mind brings together researchers, performing artists, and persons affected by PD to create a performance piece based on scientific […]