Measuring International Entrepreneurial Competency

This important research project seeks to a) engage graduate students from University of Toronto in an immersive entrepreneurial experience in Taiwan in the fields of advanced computing, clean technologies and scientific innovation and b) measure the development of international entrepreneurial competencies impacted by this experiential learning. The student will complete an internship with Himax. He […]

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From “Doctrine of Insentient beings” to AI Monk: Artificial Intelligence and the Technological Transformation of Buddhism

With the development of artificial technology in recent years, the relationship between AI and Buddhism has gradually become a frontier issue. This project will focus on three aspects: First, based on the findings of previous scholars, it will further describe the “Doctrine of Insentient beings”, which connects the theory of “Insentient being has Buddha-nature” with […]

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Application of Artificial Intelligence in Human Fall Detection

Falls are a significant public health concern, particularly among older adults, who are more vulnerable to injury and death resulting from falls. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide. With the global population aging rapidly, there is an urgent need to develop […]

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Reduced order modeling and machine-learning techniques for environmental flows problem

The project involves enhancing and extending the in-house fluid flow solver using advanced mathematical and computing framework to be undertaken at the host university. The current in-house solver code can be efficiently applied to aerospace, marine and environmental flow problems. The collaboration with host university will result in a more advanced version of the code […]

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Valorization of agriculture biomass for high-value bioproducts

Agricultural biomass (such as wheat, flax, hemp straw, cereal straws) could be a low-cost feedstock for the production of valuable bioproducts. This will require fractionation of different components of biomass and the conversion of the fractionated components into various bioproducts. The intern will work on optimizing the fractionation process and characterization of bioproducts with an […]

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Développer des outils pour cribler les activités antivirales d’alcaloïdes végétaux.

La pandémie de coronavirus a été un rappel brutal des dommages que peuvent causer les maladies virales. Actuellement, il existe des traitements antiviraux contre le SARS-CoV-2, mais l’émergence continue de variants demande une diversification constante de ces molécules. À cela, s’ajoute à un risque d’exposition aux agents infectieux déjà augmenté en raison de la mondialisation […]

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Open-source software objects for modelling blood collection and production processes

We propose a project to port an existing blood clinic simulator to an open-source platform. We anticipate implementation of the newly redesigned model into the production environment. Once the model is established with Canadian Blood Services (CBS), we will survey the IE user group (IEUG) in CBS to determine usability, identify issues and solicit enhancements […]

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Étude de la qualité, de la stabilité et de la circulation des antibiotiques utilisés dans la prise en charge des survivantes de violences sexuelles en République démocratique du Congo

Les actes de violence sexuelle (VS) sont encore largement répandus dans le monde et continue d’aggraver des situations déjà précarisées par des conflits armés et des catastrophes naturelles. La République Démocratique du Congo (RDC) connait cette triste réalité. Les femmes victime de ces atrocités se retrouvent parmi toutes les tranches d’âges et requièrent des soins […]

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