I recently received a SSHRC for my MFA in Creative Writing thesis titled “Cold Dark Joy: Learning to Thrive in Winter.” This creative non-fiction book explores the possibility of thriving in cold, dark landscapes, particularly in circumpolar regions. To best research the possibility of cultural happiness and well-being during dark winters, I will study the […]

Current assessment tools for teamwork are based on subjective assessment forms in general, objectively assess teamwork is a challenging task in the operating room. Laparoscopic surgery is a type of surgery that requires the surgeon and assistant to work cohesively, since the surgeon’s view is provided by the assistant consistently maneuvering the camera. We used […]

Le projet de recherche qui sera entrepris pendant le stage portera sur l’étude numérique de l’effet d’une nouvelle classe des matériaux à changement de phase, nommée Nano-MCP, sur les performances du stockage d’énergie. Par définition, un nano-MCP est un mélange des nanoparticules de haute conductivité thermique avec des MCPs conventionnels, tel que le paraffine et […]

With increasing involvement Artificial Intelligenct (AI) technology in our daily lives, we need to learn about factors that can facilitate people’s trust in and liking of an AI, which can promote better human-AI interactions and eventually help humans to benefit from the service that AI provides. Self-disclosing behaviours, or acts of revealing one’s personal information […]

This project seeks to develop a comprehensive understanding of the emergence of the regulation of cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoin). First, this project looks to the history of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain technologies, mapping the rise in consumer use of the online currency. Next, this study pulls legal cases from the international and domestic sphere which regulate […]

One of the major challenges facing the 21st century is the antibacterial fight. Traditional methods such as antibiotics are ineffective in many cases of chronic infections or food contaminations. One of the reasons for this phenomenon is the formation of biofilms where bacteria are protected from the environment by a protective barrier made of polymers. […]

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common form of cancer in men from developed countries, and ranks second in cancer-related deaths. The rapid recurrence of drug-resistant tumors in patients with incurable androgen-independent castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC-AI) underscores the need for more effective therapies. Our recent findings suggest that androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) enriches for […]

Mathematics is frequently viewed as the natural language of science, and has already proven its vital importance through its myriad of applications in engineering and the physical sciences. However, the involvement of mathematics into the life sciences remains relatively unexplored. In particular, the application of mathematics in medicine is a fascinating subset of applied mathematics […]

Identifying fungal effector proteins and understanding their function is of great importance in efforts to control losses to plant diseases. Modern high-throughput sequencing technologies have facilitated the availability of several fungal genomes and 1000s of transcriptomes. There is minimal consensus over the annotation and functionality of effector proteins. With the characterization of avirulence (Avr) genes, […]

When emergency departments (EDs) are congested and cannot accept incoming ambulance patients immediately, a common action is to let paramedics continue to provide patient care until an ED bed becomes available. This delay in transferring a patient from the ambulance to the ED is referred to as ambulance offload delay (AOD). AOD is a growing […]

Les activités de recherche prévues au cours de mon séjour à l’University of South Australia consistent à développer un spectromètre à peignes de fréquences dans l’infrarouge moyen intégré sur une puce optique. Un spectromètre dont la plage spectrale d’opération s’étend jusqu’à 3-5 µm permet la mesure de spectres d’absorption de gaz. Bon nombre de molécules […]

The project goal is to develop a system to classify the emotions of individuals with dementia. To achieve this goal, the applicant will have to design and test a machine learning algorithm that will extract important features from physiological signals such as heart-rate, skin conductance and skin temperature. Then, the algorithm will be trained using […]