This research proposes a new recovery model for addressing issues with container ship disruptions. To minimize the negative impact of these disruptions, the model formulates a mixed-integer programming approach that simultaneously considers three recovery strategies, namely vessel speeding-up, port skipping, and alternative routes. The study clusters call-ports and utilizes port hubs to minimize transshipment costs […]

Additive manufacturing technologies enable facilities at any location in the global supply chain to bid for customer jobs. In this setting, job scheduling is based on due-dates, proximity to customer location, opportunities for cheaper consolidated shipments with other customers, etc. Both multi-agent systems and block chains can support scheduling for decentralized manufacturing. In this project, […]

In Canada, only 3.5% of venture capital funding went to companies with at least one female founder, and only 2.2% went to companies with at least one BIPOC founder in 2021. There is an increased need to support BIPOC founders with access to employment, education, funding, training and a network that provides them with the […]

Falls are a significant public health concern, particularly among older adults, who are more vulnerable to injury and death resulting from falls. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), falls are the second leading cause of accidental or unintentional injury deaths worldwide. With the global population aging rapidly, there is an urgent need to develop […]

Following the completion of the Annapolis River Tidal Power Generating Station in 1984, the abundance of many native diadromous fish species declined in the river. In 2019, new regulatory directives resulted in the abrupt termination of power generating activities, and tide gates that had barred access to the river were left open for the first […]

The state-of-the-art of building energy management systems uses model predictive control to compare alternative control strategies prior to implementation. Climate conditions dramatically influence the control strategy selection. These rely on conventional climate forecasting that provides coarse resolution with respect to both time and space (e.g. 1 hour, 50 km). The industrial partner Green Power Labs […]

The state-of-the-art of building energy management systems uses model predictive control to compare alternative control strategies prior to implementation. Climate conditions dramatically influence the control strategy selection. These rely on conventional climate forecasting that provides coarse resolution with respect to both time and space (e.g. 1 hour, 50 km). The industrial partner Green Power Labs […]

We propose a project to port an existing blood clinic simulator to an open-source platform. We anticipate implementation of the newly redesigned model into the production environment. Once the model is established with Canadian Blood Services (CBS), we will survey the IE user group (IEUG) in CBS to determine usability, identify issues and solicit enhancements […]

This project will support delivery of a major business event to celebrate business leadership and entrepreneurship in Nova Scotia – The Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame (BHoF). The project will help to make stories of business leadership more inclusive and more accessible. In addition to supporting the BHoF event, the intern will identify a […]

This research project aims to investigate strategies and approaches for designing and implementing sustainable, community-centered programs that effectively empower employed students, address local community needs, and have positive long-lasting effects on both the community and students. As an organization whose community programming relies heavily on student employment, the expected benefit to the Ecology Action Centre […]

The Province of Nova Scotia plans to double its population by 2060, resulting in about one million people living in Halifax. To combat climate change and biodiversity loss, Halifax needs to control its urban sprawl and focus growth in already serviced suburban areas. Since the 1960s, sprawling single-family homes which require a car have become […]