3D Image Representation for Gameplay Automation

AMD graphics cards are extensively used for computer games, and testing their performance involves manually playing various titles on multiple configurations. Automated gameplay can save time and effort during this process. However, using game images as input presents challenges for reinforcement learning (RL) agents, specifically in player navigation and movement. This internship aims to develop […]

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Methodologies in removing microplastic pollution from effluent and open water of the Rideau River

The project aims to evaluate microplastic removal technologies from wastewater effluent and surface water of the Rideau River in Ontario Canada. A specifically designed net with a novel mesh product that has been developed to capture microplastics will be deployed to a wastewater effluent stream to test removal capabilities. Furthermore, removing microplastics from surface water […]

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Testing alternative binders for biochar-based seed coatings

“Precision seeding” is a new approach to forest restoration that seeks to place tree seeds in locations to maximize establishment success using drone technology. Coating seeds with biochar – a form of charcoal made from waste materials – is a new innovation in this area, but it is necessary to find the right binding agent […]

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Sensors Western Operational Research andDevelopment (SWORD)

Accurate monitoring of a patient’s vital signs – including body temperature, blood pressure, and pulse oxygenation – is central to the ability of clinicians to provide appropriate medical care. In spite of this, the standard equipment used to take these measurements is inefficient, inconvenient, and expensive. Adept Diagnostics will break into the medical device market […]

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Innovation Through Customer Insights and Service Development

We-Watch is a for-profit, social enterprise that has created a mobile platform to report public safety incidents and collect evidence on these incidents from users near the location of the incident. We-Watch has partnered with West Queen West BIA, Downtown Toronto to conduct its first pilot project for their mobile application. During this pilot, the […]

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Net zero summer internship

TAS has set an ambitious goal of reaching net zero by 2045 with one ground up development and one repositioning asset to be net zero by 2030. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside our project delivery team supporting, innovating, and strategizing pathways for TAS to reach our Net Zero impact goals across the […]

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AI-powered smart glasses for sensing and recognition of human-robot walking environments

The project is to develop an environment recognition system using computer vision and deep learning techniques (i.e., image or video classification of walking environments) and to further develop a functional prototype of an AI-powered glasses. The designed system could achieve high prediction accuracy on real-world visual data and be efficient for onboard real-time inference with […]

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Mechanical control of DNA methylation in regenerative cells

Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) exposed to stiff environment lose regeneration potential and acquire a scar-producing myofibroblast (MF) phenotype. We published that 4-weeks culture on soft-tissue-like surfaces not only prevents acute MF features but imprints memory that protects MSC from subsequent mechanical MF activation. Epigenetic methylation of DNA by methyltransferases (DNMTs) memorizes MF phenotype in disease. […]

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Enhancing the Security of DeFi Ecosystem via Smart Contracts Analysis

Bitcoin! Ethereum! Cryptocurrency! Blockchain! In the past years, these words made headline news globally. The promise of blockchain, or decentralized ledger-based technologies, has electrified the world and created an excitement for technology that was last seen in the 1990s when the internet was entering mainstream. The core premise of the technology is that blockchains are […]

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The Psychological Underpinnings of Church Conflict: Analysis of the Ukrainian and Moscow Churches situations in Ukrainian Orthodoxy

This comprehensive study aims to explore the root causes of the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian and Moscow churches through a multidisciplinary lens. Drawing on literary and religious psychology analysis, the article examines the complex historical, cultural, and psychological factors that have contributed to the conflict, providing a nuanced understanding of the ongoing tensions between […]

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Addressing Coffee Production Challenges with Canadian Biotechnology Knowhow

This project applies Canadian biotechnology solutions in the areas of genomic and molecular biology to provide improvements in the agricultural sector, in particular in the production of coffee crops. As a result of climate and environmental changes, coffee production has affected coffee crop production in many agricultural locations in emerging nations such as in one […]

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