The purpose of this research project is to create an existing Asset Map of Ontario’s water technology sector – including innovators, suppliers, researchers, associations and others, in order to better understand the networks of innovation and to support WaterTap’s efforts to facilitate the development of innovation networks and advance water technology in Ontario.

Structural integrity assessments play a key role in ensuring the safe service of oil/gas pipelines. In recent years, significant developments in pipeline strain-based design have taken place to account for the large plasticity involved in the installation and operation of pipelines. However, current methodologies cannot properly address the effects of anisotropic material properties and weldments […]

Rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 in infected individuals remains a critical problem in Canada. The current detection method is hindered by the need for highly trained personnel and expensive laboratory equipment. Such requirements cause long wait times and reduce the ability to manage the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. This Mitacs Accelerate project aims at addressing […]

The purpose of this initiative is to design and develop a highly advanced data analysis platform. This platform would address the need for a much higher degree of threat event detection efficacy by conducting big data analytics and determining relationships between a large number of fields. The goal being to identify patterns of data that […]

La réduction des émissions CO2 reliées à la production du béton est un défi important pour l’industrie. Le programme de recherche présenté vise à intégrer l’intelligence artificielle dans la production du béton. À terme, une usine « intelligente » pourra utiliser chacun des constituants du béton à son plein potentiel par une optimisation de la […]

Retinal diseases are the leading causes of blindness in Canada. Retinal diseases are currently treated by monthly or bimonthly intraocular injections of biologics. At the Sheardown lab, we are developing a new injectable hydrogel that can provide prolonged treatment for retinal diseases. Upon injection, the new treatment forms a transparent solid depot inside the eye […]

Computer vision researchers have been moving beyond simple image classification and tackling more complex tasks such as object localization, detection and semantic segmentation. However, many of the proposed methods require large amounts of annotated data such as segmentation masks, which are expensive and time-consuming to acquire. Moreover, those methods cannot segment new object categories which […]

During the current Covid-19 pandemic, more than ever, our seniors and those with dementia are isolated and at risk of a faster cognitive and mental health decline. This research offers a novel approach through an augmented virtual interactive social environment for cognitive training to prevent dementia and cognitive impairment. Built upon our successful previous research, […]

Le secteur agricole du Québec est confronté à une grave pénurie de main-d’œuvre appelée à s’aggraver. La Covid-19 l’a exacerbée en limitant le nombre de travailleurs étrangers temporaires sur lesquels les agriculteurs comptaient normalement. En parallèle, certaines populations connaissent des taux de sous-emploi et de chômage légendaires. C’est le cas des réfugiés qui, contrairement aux […]

The research activity is to collect, compile, and analyze relevant information from both internal and external sources about specific topics impacting health care innovation with the largest regional healthcare authority in Newfoundland and Labrador: Eastern Health. Topics that will be addressed in the research activity include: 1) value-based medicine, 2) process innovation as well as […]

The goal of this project is to enhance health workforce planning in the Waterloo Region in collaboration with the Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin (WPB), to address the Long Term Care staffing crisis by providing quantitative analysis of the demographic make up of the labour market involved in health relation professions, which will […]

Natural assets are the stock of natural resources and ecosystems that provide essential services including positive contributions to human health and well-being, and climate change mitigation. Natural asset management has been identified as a priority area by governments, but is challenging to do on a large scale, due to its complex and expensive labor-intensive nature. […]