Non-invasive imaging of hemodynamics is known to enhance screening and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases (a leading cause of death in Canada’s aging population), however clinicians lack an imaging tool that can visualize the complex 3D and dynamic nature of hemodynamics in real-time. To meet such clinical needs, this project will aim to devise the first […]

I am a student in the Masters of Architecture at the University of Waterloo. My thesis focuses on the repurposing of buildings and the cultural connections architecture can have to its local communities, in the context of rural Japan. Through the Mitacs Globalink JSPS summer program, I plan to conduct the fieldwork of my thesis, […]

Our overall goal is to develop multi-functional electro-active yarns that can be knitted/woven to create a garment with embedded dry-textile electrodes (e-textiles). This garment will be used, for fully sensing human electrophysiological signals as well as stimulating specific muscles of the human body using textile-based wearable technology. These multi-functional fibers are going to be manufactured […]

Neurodegenerative diseases have caused massive economic burden on the healthcare system as well as reduced patient and caregiver’s quality of life. Identifying biomarkers for early clinical diagnosis, tracking of disease progression, and evaluation of treatment therapies is critical. However, developing such tools remains a significant challenge. The goal of this project is to manage and […]

The Jomon Period (ca. 16,500 – 2,300 years before present) represents a significant part of prehistory in the Japanese Islands, and this longevity is largely tied to the complex human-environment relationships in Jomon society. My project examines these environmental interactions through microscopic plant remains from Jomon grinding tools, using the residues of human activities to […]

With the fast growing information available on the web, students are often greeted with countless learning materials. As such, personalization is an essential strategy for facilitating relevant learning materials to satisfy students’ needs. The scope of this project is to design a recommendation system by using a deep learning process for personalized learning based on […]

A spoken sentence means more than the sum of its words’ meanings. A speaker’s voice, more specifically, the way a speaker shapes speech melody, also conveys emotional information. Healthy brains easily distinguish fear and anger even in short utterances without any meaning. Yet, when we interact with people face-to-face, our brains seemingly ignore this auditory […]

Rhodopsins are a family of light sensitive proteins which are photosensory in complex organisms (such as humans) but have other functions (ion pumps and channels) in microbial organisms. We have discovered a new and unique group of rhodopsins which were isolated from a microbe in a fresh water lake in Antarctica, called Lake Fryxell. Through […]

Inferring underlying properties of a dataset is a fundamental task in the fields of learning, statistics, and data analysis. In recent years, the amount of data which we have access to and would like to analyze continues to grow at an astronomical rate. Algorithms that were previously considered efficient for learning properties of the data […]

To develop parts from an initial design to the final product is a very tedious process in the mold manufacturing industry. Computer Numerical Control (CNC) plays a major role in the mold manufacturing industry to create products in a fast and efficient manner. The goal of this project is to automate the CAD to CNC […]

Chitin is a vastly available resource in the form of waste from the fishing industry in Canada and worldwide. BOCO Bio-Nanotechnologies has currently the infrastructure in place for scalable extraction of CNWs (Chitin nano-whiskers) from crab shells. CNWs are crystalline regions of chitin, possessing high strength, stiffness and aspect ratio, making them ideal for reinforcement […]

Designing a new helicopter is a very complex task that demands the collaboration of many disciplines of aerospace engineering. Nowadays, noise impact has also become crucial as restrictive environmental noise impact certification issues are being enforced by the certification authorities to the manufacturers. This project will be concerned with the integration of all these disciplines […]