Canonical methods of molecular discovery and reaction optimization rely on “trial-and-error” approaches and slow experimentation with low discovery rates. By harnessing high-throughput experimentation (HTE) with machine learning (ML) methods, artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, we have the potential to dramatically accelerate the discovery and preparation of next generation molecules and materials. We will extract, unify, […]

The City of Victoria would like to review all costs associated with supporting the downtown core, and to determine which services are regional in nature. The City would also like to determine what the impact of supporting the core is to Victoria residents compared to residents in the rest of the CRD. The proposed research […]

After more than half a century (or perhaps many centuries) of reflection on how observations and evidence interact with public policy processes, conclusions about the proper relationship between scientific inquiry and political discourse remain elusive (witness, e.g., continuing controversy surrounding the issue of human contribution to global warming). Revolutions in how data and knowledge are […]

Brain cancer is the second most prevalent cancer in children. Current treatment options are chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, which either prolongs the child’s life for only two years or leaves them with negative side effects such as slowed development. Thus, there is a pressing need for new therapeutics. Mitacs Proposal Pambid, Mary One of the […]

Scotiabank employs teams of cybersecurity specialists across its global operations and partners with a variety of external organizations to prevent and investigate any electronic attempts to gain access to the Bank’s data. At the same time, employees are continuously educated and expected to look for warning signs and efforts to infiltrate that data as well. […]

The Sorensen laboratory-based Childhood Cancer Research Program is specifically focused on elucidating the genetic and biological determinants of the metastatic process in childhood cancer. Metastatic disease remains the single most dominant driver of adverse outcome in most childhood cancers, particularly in childhood sarcomas. Research in the program is dedicated to uncovering the mysteries of metastatic […]

Many regions, both in the eastern and western provinces of Canada, are prone to moderate to high seismic hazards. The seismic hazards, coupled with older, vulnerable infrastructures, pose the potential for damage and loss of life. The economic impact of seismic induced damage, on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia alone, has been estimated at […]

The Centre for Operations Excellence Industry Projects 2019 consists of seven sub-projects sponsored by five different industry partners. Each sub-project represents an important challenge for its sponsor. These sub-projects include Extracting data from unstructured text of NOTAMs to assess relevance (Boeing 1), Developing a fix effectiveness engine to perform data-driven predictive maintenance (Boeing 2), Initial […]

My masters thesis is on contrasting predictors of regional versus local rarity among the bryophytes of Haida Gwaii, B.C. This work involves sequencing regions of the DNA from bryophyte species collected from the field in Haida Gwaii as well as herbarium specimens to reconstruct bryophyte evolutionary relationships – their phylogeny – and to construct a […]

This research project is part of a comparative study on conservation governance in two landscape conservation initiatives: the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area in Nunavut, Canada and the Kailash Sacred Landscapes Conservation and Development Initiative in Uttarakhand, India. Hosted by the Wildlife Institute of India, the Uttarakhand component of this project aims 1) to […]

The availability of safe drinking water has emerged as one of the most serious problems facing the global economy in the twenty-first century. Removing heavy metals from drinking water, industrial waste and soil are important environmental engineering tasks to reduce pollution and water scarcity around the world. Biomimetic designs help engineers to produce new technologies […]

In recent years, the problem of global warming has brought home energy consumption to the forefront worldwide. Grid stabilization is a matter of national security as well as household efficiency. Therefore the goal of this MITACS project is to continue the development a Smart Utility Management System (SUMS) to manage power consumption, reduce peak usage […]