The project will conduct applied research on how to modernize medical practice software to a “cloud-based” service paradigm. Cloud-based software delivery uses a secure part of the Internet to deliver services. It has many advantages over the traditional model of installing and maintaining software products on local computer workstations. For example, the cost of ownership, […]

The project will conduct applied research on how to assure security and privacy in a “cloudbased” mobile messaging system in the health care domain. Cloud-based software delivery uses a secure part of the Internet to deliver services. It has many advantages over the traditional model of installing and maintaining software products on local computer workstations. […]

This project is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and aims at developing a self-disinfecting personal protective equipment (PPE), such as goggles, and face shields, that are crucial to the safety of frontline workers. The low-cost, easy-to-implement fabricated end-product can be applied in both production and retrofit contexts. The approach embeds a thin layer of […]

Inhalation of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) generated during construction activities such as cutting or grinding can cause lung cancer and the irreversible lung disease. Exposure to RCS is common on construction sites because silica is a naturally occurring mineral that is present in many construction materials. The Silica Control Tool is a risk assessment tool […]

There is an urgent call for development of fast and sensitive diagnostic tools for early and on-site detection of infected individuals for containment of the current COVID-19 outbreak. These tools should also require minimal training procedures so that personnel with different backgrounds can run them on-site and get accurate data in short periods of time. […]

This project, in partnership with The Boeing Company, four Canadian universities (UBC, SFU, OCADU and Dalhousie), a team of universities in Brazil led by the Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), and a special chronic care hospital in Brazil for individuals with neurological and brain disorders, intends to focus on health care professionals and administrators […]

COVID-19 has changed the way we access services in the community. Many services are now being offered online or over the phone instead of in a building. While this works for some families, families who are new to Canada, do not speak English, and don’t have access to technology may not be able to receive […]

Various blood clotting disorders have been associated with COVID-19. The underlying cause of the problem remains unknown. This research project aims to tease out the underlying biological causes and evaluate potential treatments.

The proposed research project looks at the hydrogen economy, where hydrogen can be used in place of fossil fuels for the worlds’ energy needs. Although touted as a sustainable option for global energy demand, the vast majority of hydrogen continues to be produced by industrial, fossil fuel-based processes such as steam reforming of natural gas. […]

Surface sanitization in public environments is of critical importance to reduce and limit the spread of pathogens such as covid-19. Studies show the RNA of the coronavirus can persist on a surface from few hours to a few days depending on the type of the surface. Hospitals, grocery stores, public transport vehicles, airports and airplanes […]

Malaspina Labs Inc. conducts applied research and development of state-of-the-art audio processing technologies that dramatically increase speech comprehension in noisy environments. Based in Vancouver Canada, Malaspina Labs is driven by a core team of academic and industry researchers in the fields of audio processing and speech isolation. We have a common goal of developing the […]

The key for controlling the transmission of COVID-19 is to isolate and eliminate COVID-19 contaminated air and droplets, particularly aerosols. However, this is very challenging for many healthcare settings such as dentistry, which are in dire need of an effective and feasible solution for reducing the COVID-19 risk. UBC Okanagan will partner with Care Health […]