We will develop adaptive mirrors that will allow Photo-Acoustic Remote Sensing (PARS®) microscopes to autofocus, thereby allowing them to obtain three-dimensional, depth-resolved, images.

Sustainable Finance, Net-Zero, Transitionary Finance

The proposed research project aims at technology for environmentally benign recycling of nickel. The process entails conversion of nickel found in the “black mass” from recycled Ni-based batteries into nickel carbonyl, Ni(CO)4, by reaction with CO at modest temperatures around 50-120°C (pressuredependent). Only nickel carbonyl is volatile under these conditions and is easily separated from […]

The objective of the business strategy internship program is to improve the existing front end processes and systems at Brooklin Consulting. The intern will be responsible for improving the existing CRM system’s data integrity, and documenting best practices. They will be responsible for creating updated customer profiles for Brooklin’s many business segments and supporting the […]

VanWyn Inc., an engineering company based in Hamilton, Ontario, is developing a game-changing technology that will make possible vastly more data transfer (superior to 5G networks), along with wireless communication that cannot be intercepted by anyone other than the intended receiver, radically changing the world of cyber security. This new device will also finally make […]

In order to reach the production targets, mining operations typically need to operate without a stop. Equipment maintenance planning plays an important role in ensuring the required number of mining haul trucks are available at any given time. If not planned correctly, corrective maintenance would be required, which could slow down or halt the production […]

Streaming video applications in the home (video doorbells, security cameras, babycams, robot vacuums etc.) have started to become commonplace. Automatically detecting events of interest in such video streams can help to reduce manual effort from users in sifting through false alarms, enhance user safety, comfort and satisfaction, as well as enable new applications in areas […]

Due to some complex technical problems, both power plant’s generators and local grid transmission lines do not have the potential to generate and transmit enough electricity to cover and meet all load demand during peak hours. Based on this technical difficulty, there is no solution for customers to use costly energy during peak hours and […]

Multi-stream execution is a technique in GPUs that allows multiple operations/kernels from the same program to effectively use GPUs without explicitly stating the affinity of threads to the cores. Several recent optimizations in Machine Learning (ML) algorithms leverage multi-stream execution. While performance modeling of ML applications is well studied under single-stream execution, performance models of […]

Histology studies the microscopic anatomy of biological tissues, which is critical to clinical disease management and fundamental to biological understanding. However, current approaches that rely on bright-field microscopy require extensive issue preparation prior to imaging and may thus take days. Photoacoustic remote sensing, or PARS, can dramatically reduce the histology bio-imaging time from days to […]

At St. Michael’s Hospital (SMH), having insight into patient flow throughout the hospital is essential to resource planning and operational efficiency. When patients are admitted, discharged, or transferred in the hospital, several actions need to be taken to ensure patients receive timely care and resources do not become backlogged. Improving patient flow reduces wait times, […]

The constrained vehicle routing problem is a typical optimization problem with many real-life applications, such as last-mile route planning for delivery services. The goal is to find the optimal routes for a set of vehicles to deliver all the packages, such that the time and cost of delivery is minimized, sometimes with additional constraints such […]