The project concerns the development and validation of a distributed multi-objective optimization algorithm for the economic dispatch problem (EPD), guaranteeing an individual optimization that leads to the global optimization of the system. The algorithms to be developed is based on the multiagent framework. Many distributed optimization techniques had solved the original EDP, i.e., minimizing the […]

En contribuant au champ de recherche de la responsabilité sociale des entreprises (RSE) et de la théorie des parties prenantes, cette étude empirique qualitative répond à la question « Quels sont les facteurs déterminants qu’une organisation doit adopter pour internaliser les valeurs de la finance durable ? ». Ce projet de recherche vise alors à […]

Pourquoi parvenons-nous à atteindre certains buts sans même avoir le sentiment de faire des efforts pour résister aux tentations dans notre environnement ? Ce projet de recherche vise à examiner l’association entre la motivation autonome (i.e., réaliser un comportement pour le plaisir ou l’importance) et le conflit motivationnel entre l’intention d’être actif physiquement et les […]

Le cancer professionnel, une cause de mortalité fréquente en France et au Canada, atteint de façon préférentielle certaines catégories d’emploi, pour lesquelles ce sujet doit être abordé dès la formation. Les apprentis sont particulièrement exposés aux agents cancérogènes et leur âge implique une exposition prolongée: 25% d’entre eux sont en contact régulier avec au moins […]

Across most of the Canadian Cordillera glacier loss will be fully realized before the end of the century, threatening water security and exposing extensive deposits of fine glacial sediment to wind erosion. These dust storms act as important nutrient transfers to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, but pose risks to human health and dust deposits strongly […]

Drone light shows use precise choreography, high-powered LEDs and various projectors to create moving images in the sky. Cirque du Soleil has disguised UAVs as props and set pieces to create a sense of magic onstage. Additionally, researchers have used performance techniques, such as Laban Movement Analysis, to study human-UAV communication. Traditional performance spaces have […]

The Archimedes screw pump (ASP) has been used since antiquity (circa 700 BCE) for high volume, low head pumping applications. There are not many screw pumps installed in Canada; they are much more common in Europe. However, there is significant potential for ASP use in Canada since they can safely transport food-grade liquids, biohazardous materials, […]

Astronomers have long used optical spectra (detailed wavelength-specific measurements of light) to categorize galaxies. A galaxy’s spectrum encodes information about its constituent stars, gas, and dust and its central super-massive black hole (SMBH). SMBHs that are actively accreting, known as active galactic nuclei (AGN) are of particular interest to astronomers interested in SMBH physics and […]

In Sub-Saharan Africa, bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is known to infect nearly all mammals, and is a threat to wildlife and livestock. However, the roles of biodiversity and host community composition on outbreak dynamics are still not clearly understood. Close contacts and the sharing of resources, such as food and water, are thought to be drivers […]

There is an increasing demand for advanced high strength steels in the manufacturing and automotive industries. The use of these steels in cars can lead to weight reduction, improved fuel efficiency and enhanced crash worthiness. The development of these new steels requires the alloying of Fe with increasing amounts of manganese (Mn), silicon (Si) and […]

This project is about integrated photonics. Similar to integrated electronics, both have many applications in our lives such as in communications, biosensing, security, display and imaging. Interestingly, photonic circuits are poised to replace electronics circuits in telecommunications and data centers. Compared to electronics, they will reduce cost, increase speed and bandwidth of the future Internet […]

A new collaboration with the Chair in Energy Systems at Technical University of Munich and the Catalytic & Plasma Processing Engineering laboratory was established in October 2021 through a successful bilateral-funded project on green plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis. The main objectives of this initial one-year project is to demonstrate the possibility of integrating a plasma source […]