The rise of cloud technologies and the proliferation of mobile devices have revolutionized data storage and their processing. Amongst numerous benefits, cloud technologies offer a flexible way to outsource storage and computation to the cloud vendors. As a result, sensitive data often end up being managed on remote servers maintained by third party outsourcing vendors. […]

Advanced quantitative multiparametric MRI techniques allow the imaging of tumor heterogeneity that was before only accessible by histology and the mapping of functional features not available to pathologists. This wealth of information is however difficult to interpret, even by experts in the field, because adequate analysis tools are missing. The combination of quantitative multiparametric MRI, […]

Engaging with visual displays is not always feasible or desired. They could be absent in certain contexts due to their fragility, cost or high battery consumption. Visual attention could be engaged elsewhere in an activity or be impaired due to disabilities. With the rise of wearables that remain in constant, sturdy contact with the skin, […]

We propose the development of an automatic resizing framework for time-varying visualizations. This framework would support easy deployment of visualizations on a multitude of devices with varying display sizes. The second objective of the project is to address issues of data is interpretation that could arise as a result of visualization resizing through the use […]

Comme la plupart des pays en transition, la Tunisie est un pays qui est confronté à une restructuration constante de son système de santé pour faire face à différents défis. Dans la cadre de la nouvelle restructuration de son système, le gouvernement tunisien a décidé de mettre à l’échelle des projets les plus prometteurs et […]

Selective incorporation of valuable building blocks into feedstock chemicals is a very important, albeit often times difficult challenge. We plan to develop catalysts; materials to efficiently convert feedstock chemicals into ones with valuable functionality. The catalysts developed by the current project will incorporate two traditional reactive sites as a means to enhance activity and selectivity […]

La mécanique des fluides numériques (CFD) occupe une place importante dans la conception des aéronefs modernes puisqu’elle permet d’explorer différents designs en environnement informatique avec un coût plus faible que les essais de soufflerie. Cependant, les phénomènes instationnaires (variant dans le temps) requièrent un temps de calcul élevé limitant l’application de la CFD dans un […]

The proposed project related to renewable energy field will be undertaken by Dr. He’s student, Xingyu Peng. She will have to conduct many experimentations to produce biodiesel from waste cooking oil under changes of operational conditions. After that, she will learn and figure out how to use an artificial neural network (ANN) software in order […]

Cycling is a mode of transportation that is increasing in popularity in Brazil. Within a city, there are many different complexities due to geography and design that can lead to the accumulation of air pollution in certain areas. Cyclists, being so close to cars, are more susceptible to breathing in air with higher concentrations of […]

Rupture of cerebral aneurysms often leads to mortality or sever morbidity in most cases. Pathogenesis of aneurysms has been attributed to abnormal flow-induced forces that act on the vessel walls. These forces are typically measured by first recreating patient’s aneurysm model from medical images, and, afterwards, using these as input for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) […]

Hot plasmas are common throughout the universe, and generally exist in highly turbulent states. Turbulence, and the related anomalous (turbulent) transport, remains a great challenge of classical physics. This poses a substantial issue for the understanding of fundamental phenomena (magnetic dynamo, space and solar activity), and the development of efficient plasma devices (spacecraft thrusters, plasma […]

En France, le protestantisme historique s’est toujours placé en figure de proue sur les questions de laïcité et de séparation entre l’Église et l’État et sa pensée rationnelle est en harmonie avec les principes de sécularisation, d’école laïque et de médecine laïque. Une paroisse fait toutefois exception en offrant des soins de santé et de […]