Techno-economic Viability of Wooden Racking for Standard Solar Photovoltaic Modules

The project aims to develop a low-cost solution for sustainable wood-based racking system for standard solar PV panels. The design will used local lumber and other structural components to develop a racking design focusing on self-assembly, convenience, sustainability, and economics. A techno-commercial viability analysis of the project will also be performed for Okanagan, BC. Kruger […]

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Improve the reliability and performance of Vision based Machine Learning models to provide more valuable insights to researchers.

Biomedical research, particularly preclinical research, is a complex and challenging field with a high failure rate of 98% in pharmaceutical research investment. Extracting relevant information from preclinical research papers involves synthesizing information from various sources, which is a demanding task that requires domain-specific knowledge. Natural language processing, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs), has demonstrated tremendous […]

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Optimizing the delivery of ministring DNA (msDNA) to the central nervous system for use in gene therapy applications

Gene therapy has risen as one of the more promising treatment options for neurological disorders. Using modified viruses to deliver genetic material has shown success however has several disadvantages including increased safety risks. Using a non-viral vector system has the potential to overcome many of the challenges that arise with using viral vectors. Mediphage Bioceuticals […]

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Design and validation of pathology-specific heart valve models

Heart valve disease affects a large number of Canadians, especially the elderly. Surgery for repairing heart valves is quite complex, and requires a great deal of expertise. This project will focus on creating a library of silicone valve models representing different heart valve diseases. With these silicone models, new cardiac surgeons will be able to […]

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Hardware accelerated collision checking for robotics

The ability to quickly check if robot poses are not in collision with environment geometry is critical for robot applications that rely on forward kinematics, inverse kinematics, and path planning. It has been shown that during path planning 99% of the time is spent performing collision checks between the robot & its environment. Improving collision […]

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A Nanomaterial-Integrated Paper Microfluidic Device for Detecting and Predicting Myocardial Infarctions

Cardiovascular disease kills 17.9 million people globally each year. 85% of these deaths were caused by either a myocardial infarction (heart attack) or stroke. Current tests for predicting heart attacks provide rapid results when presented with a blood sample, but these samples must be preprocessed using time-consuming methods. This project will develop a paper-based platform […]

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Measuring International Entrepreneurial Competency

This important research project seeks to a) engage graduate students from University of Toronto in an immersive entrepreneurial experience in Taiwan in the fields of advanced computing, clean technologies and scientific innovation and b) measure the development of international entrepreneurial competencies impacted by this experiential learning. The student will complete an internship with Himax. He […]

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Samantha Lin – Circular Economy in Canadian Fabric Manufacturing Industry

The intern will be participating in a project analyzing and growing upon a case study of advanced manufacturing circular economy initiatives in the global fabric manufacturing industry. They will create a proposal for how to integrate a circular economy in Canada’s manufacturing industry, utilizing key success stories, identifying vital partners in the current industry, and […]

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Assessment and Optimization of Chemical Extraction of Critical Metals from Li-ion Batteries (LIB) Waste

The proposed research project aims to explore a cost-effective and eco-friendly method for recycling lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) used in electric devices and electric vehicles. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, and copper, which are considered critical metals, are present in LIBs, and they are essential to the operation of electric vehicles and devices. After their lifetime, these batteries […]

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Lobed Mixer and Inter-Turbine Duct Aerodynamics

The intern will assess computer-based simulation tools used by a leading Canadian aerospace organization to determine the accuracy of these tools. Specifically, the objective is to establish the extent to which these engineering tools can be used to capture the performance benefits of novel aerodynamic design strategies recently developed at Carleton University for aerodynamic shaping […]

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Sustainability framework for early-stage entrepreneurships

This project will explore the measures of sustainability described by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) measures; find the key measures that venture capital investors review to make their investment decisions and create a framework to integrate sustainability measures within the early-stage entrepreneurship. This will not only promote the sustainability of the entrepreneurial venture but will […]

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Paired-image enhancement for smartphone cameras

This project aims to develop enhancement techniques for high-resolution imaging on smartphone devices. The project will focus on a specific imaging modality where a pair of images are captured in succession: a high-resolution image (108 mega-pixel) and a corresponding low-resolution image (12 mega-pixel). Due to the small pixel size in the sensor used to capture […]

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