This research is motivated by a critical need for novel devices and technologies to harvest and store “lost” thermal energy energy at a time when societies around the world are facing surging energy demand. Solid-liquid phase-change materials (PCMs) are attractive solutions as they have a relatively high thermal capacity because of the latent heat of […]

This project investigates the ethical challenges inherent in transformation-oriented research (TR), addressing complex socio-ecological issues like climate change and social inequalities. TR, characterised by normative orientations toward societal change, presents dilemmas such as balancing rigor and relevance, avoiding false neutrality, and addressing epistemic injustice. Despite a resurgence of peer principles and proposals for TR researchers’ […]

More than a hundred thousand documented orphaned oil and gas wells are known to exist in the United States, with potentially over a million remaining undocumented. Due to funding shortfalls, many orphaned wells remain unplugged and are negatively impacting human health, degrading the environment, and contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, such as methane. Nearly $5B […]

Plastic waste is a global environmental priority for our generation. Many countries, including Canada, have introduced ambitious “zero-plastic waste” policies to move towards a circular plastic economy. The goal of this collaborative project is to develop novel degradable polymers sourced from bio-sourced materials. Polymers are made of repeating units linked by strong carbon-carbon covalent bonds. […]

The post-1980 generation in Turkey came to identified with political apathy and cynicism. They seemed to lack interest in and knowledge of politics and to be disengaged from political parties and organizations. However, on May 31st 2013 the urban youth have become the forerunners of an anti-government uprising which was ignited by the attempts to […]

Algorithm auditing refers to the study and evaluation of algorithmic systems to ensure their transparency, fairness, legality and compliance with ethical standards. Our project focuses on the acceptability of practical audits where platforms provide synthetic data about algorithms, instead of the traditional approach with external audits without considering the collaboration of the platform. Technical implications […]

Mon projet de recherche vise à synthétiser des composites à base de nanoparticules métalliques et à réaliser des caractérisations électrochimiques (LSV, CV, CP, etc.), chimiques et physiques (TEM, XRD, XPS, etc.). L’étude du comportement électrochimique de ces composites me permettra d’approfondir ma compréhension de leur activité catalytique et de leur stabilité. De plus, les techniques […]

In many applications, Machine Learning (ML) predictions are used to make downstream decisions. Acting on ML predictions however can change the distribution of features that the ML model relies on for predictions. The implication is that such downstream decisions procedures implicitly expect the ML model to generalize outside of the observational distribution. Unfortunately, this is […]

The project is expected to deepen understanding of Artificial Intelligence in a modern Global Security context by analysing the practical implications of its usage by the Russian Federation in the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The goal of the project is to create a comparative analysis and to reveal the difference or consistency within the declared […]

This research focuses on recycling polyamides, especially polyamide 11 (PA11). Our goal is to study the effect of recycling processes on the thermal properties of PA11 by different techniques using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). This research project has the potential to set up new possibilities for improved methods of recycling by providing critical insights into […]

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a life-threatening medical condition, and it remains the primary reason for premature death (persons aged 25–64) worldwide. Therefore, early screening of cardiac biomarkers is critically important for improving survival chances. The existing methods for detecting cardiac biomarkers are multi-step approaches and require laboratory tests, which have higher test times, are […]

Les premières études sur le comportement animal se sont concentrées sur des modèles de réponse discrets et continus, avec un accent sur le déplacement. Les progrès technologiques récents, tels que le suivi basé sur la vision par ordinateur, ont permis une analyse précise du mouvement des organismes, mais la présentation automatisée de stimuli dans de […]