In this internship, we aim to develop a machine-learning model that learns human pose and movements. Such models can be used for AI-assisted human animation creation, motion refinement and denoising, video or imageto- pose conversion, and motion editing. We plan to implement and push state-of-the-art human motion models by taking inspiration from the advances in […]

The proposed research project aims to understand junior students’ (grades 4-6) attitudes towards disability. The students are part of an inclusive school board in Ontario. The research will be done through the use of three surveys, two worksheets, and an intervention utilizing parasport athletes. Surveys and worksheets will be given to students before and after […]

Two-photon polymerization (2PP) additive manufacturing, also referred as two-photon lithography, has enabled complex three-dimensional (3D) structures with emergent mechanical properties to be printed at high speed and lateral resolutions below 200 nm. Recently, the Gu Group at Stanford University reported a 2PP photoresist containing quantum-confined nanoclusters which act as highly sensitive two-photon activators to enable […]

The objective of this project is to investigate the relationship between habitat restoration activities and the biological outcomes of fish communities in the Humber River, Ontario, with a specific focus on outcomes for the endangered Redside Dace. We will evaluate landscape and instream habitat parameters among restored and not-restored sites to determine the effectiveness of […]

16 Bit Inc is a Toronto-based medical imaging AI startup that develops software-as-a-medical device (SaMD) to improve healthcare. They have a product, Rho, which is Health Canada approved for screening patients for osteopenia and osteoporosis using routinely acquired x-rays in patients over the age of 50 years. The goal of this internship is to migrate […]

The participants are working together to provide a novel solution to the requirement for steering antennae for satellite communications. The solution will use new integrated circuits designed to process information optically rather than electronically. The application for this work includes the provision of broadband access to remote communities. The work brings together experts from McMaster […]

The objectives of the proposed research are to design, build and test a simple but robust prototype thermophotovoltaic (TPV) system comprising an optical cavity configuration and a bifacial PV cell. As a part of this collaboration, the design and fabrication of an optical cavity-based TPV system will be done at York University. This optical cavity […]

Prototyping of HEV powertrains is cumbersome, expensive, and time-consuming. Thus, design optimization is the most feasible alternative process for accomplishing a good design. This project will identify key system components and develop a high-fidelity model of the hybrid drive train capturing key dynamics. Modes such as engine mode, motor mode, hybrid-parallel mode, regenerative braking mode, […]

Chronic stress increases the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Specifically, chronic stress can cause increased microglial activation, leading to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines through the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway. Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a role in the development and progression of certain brain diseases. Cerebiome has been associated with a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. […]

Cybersecurity incidents such as data breaches have become more critical and costly than ever, as we are generating, processing, and relying on more digital information every day. To quickly identify potential security attacks and prevent them in a sea of system activities, machine learning (ML) has been applied to support security analysts’ decisions. However, the […]

Asthma is an airway disease affecting over 330 million people worldwide. More than >5% of people with asthma experience uncontrolled severe disease despite being treated with high doses of steroids which give them a lot of bad side effects1,2. The availability of a new class of drugs recently called biologics have reduced the number of […]

At large, the desire of the Mitacs Research Grant is to gain understanding of surgery as a new field of science, dubbed Surgical Data Science (SDS), and to provide computer knowledge compatible robot system development through ontology driven Surgical Process Modeling (SPM) and Deep Learning (DL) methods, which can lead to autonomous surgical phase detection-based […]