Engineered Polymers for Nucleic Acid Therapies

Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA offer exceptional opportunities to fight against infectious and genetic diseases. To use nucleic acids effectively in a clinical setting, one needs to use effective delivery vehicles that can deliver the nucleic acids into the diseased cells. This project will develop effective delivery systems for this purpose. The delivery […]

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Applying Multi-surface Environments to Medical Imaging Techniques

In medicine, imaging-based exams are used to support diagnostics, treatment planning andlor the treatment itself. Considering the number, integration and nature of devices in a multi-surface environment (e.g. smartphones, tablets, multi-touch surfaces and wall displays), this project proposes a system for imaging visualization and manipulation that takes advantages from each device’s capabilities in the environment. […]

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Sector-specific Migration Matrices

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for loss allowances are changing, and financial institutions are proactively adapting existing methodologies and developing new ones to remain compliant. The main ingredient in the myriad of evaluations that banks are required to perform for compliance is risk assessment. The first goal of this research project is to review best […]

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UCalgary Law Innovation Internship with Ackah Business Immigration Law – Innovative Legal Service Delivery in Immigration Law

Ackah Business Immigration Law has partnered with the University of Calgary to engage a UCalgary Law Innovation Intern in research, information gathering, analysis and reporting in a number of aspects of law, immigration and business. The intern will have the opportunity to develop the skills necessary to deliver accurate and timely reports and recommendations that […]

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UCalgary Law Innovation Internship with Simplex Legal – New legal service delivery for a post-COVID legal profession

Simplex Legal has partnered with the University of Calgary to engage a UCalgary Law Innovation Intern to design a technology that is accessible, customer centric and cost effective which brings efficiencies in management while adequately protecting the intellectual property of the company’s clients. Simplex Legal is in the business of changing the way legal services […]

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Autonomous Surveillance and Inspection using Drone for Oil and Gas Pipelines

Using drones and sensors to conduct autonomous monitoring has shown benefits in many applications, including urban infrastructure planning and maintenance. In this research, we focus on a less studied problem of detecting hazardous and illegal events along oil and gas pipelines. We aim to deliver a real-time Internet of Drones (IoD) system, which integrates the […]

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