The objective of this research is to relate the language game proposed by Wittgenstein to design theory in the context of philosophy of Artificial Intelligence. Wittgenstein put forward the theory of language game in his later philosophy, believing that language is a kind of game. Since the process of language game between human beings is […]

Facial expression is a universal language to convey emotions and significantly affects social interactions. While psychologists have investigated facial expressions for decades, they have recently found their way into human-computer interactions and the gaming industry. A lot of research has been published on automatic detection of human emotions given either a single image or a […]

Il y a un besoin dans l’industrie pour développer des traceurs moléculaires actifs en Raman qui permettraient des mélanges d’un très grands nombre d’agents de contraste. Un partenariat entre l’Univsersité de Montréal et l’entreprise Photon etc. cherche à capitaliser sur une opportunité singulière basées sur des nanotraceurs Raman très polyvalents et sélectifs pour la diffusion […]

The goal is to create a conversation loop between 3D designers and artificial intelligence programs. This will help the AI provide suggestions to the designer, while the designer provides the AI with feedback. This can help make it easier for designing complicated objects as well as complicated textures that belong to the surface of 3D […]

Ce projet tentera de formuler un processus qui permettra de guider l’inclusion des livrables BIM dans les documents contractuels qui régissent les exigences du projet. Une attention particulière sera portée aux exigences BIM en lien avec la gestion des actifs (FM). L’hypothèse proposée suggère que l’inclusion contractuelle d’exigences numériques forcera les donneurs d’ouvrages à se […]

Given a time series of returns for a portfolio of financial instruments, develop a model that accurately predicts returns which maximize profits. The objective function will take an input of financial indicators from the previous time interval and the returns from the current time interval. These indicators can explain relationships between financial instruments in the […]

Fluidized bed reactors are related to different industrial applications such as petroleum process, synthesis of chemicals, waste treatment and coating of solid particles. Engineers select fluidized beds for catalytic reaction that are highly exothermic, endothermic or explosive. Scale up and back mixing of the gas are the main challenge of this type of reactor. Residence […]

Modern software organizations use continuous integration (CI) practices to build and test their products after each code change in order to detect quality issues as soon as possible. Unfortunately, the number of builds scales super-linearly with the number of hardware and feature configurations that should be supported. In order to avoid running out of build […]

In this project we aim to develop a computer software system that is capable of predicting anomalies in membrane cell electrolyzers before they arise. It will closely monitor the electrolyzers’ operating condition and identify the hints that suggest that a failure is coming down the line. We will then notify the plant operators, so they […]

This project concerns the development of a 3D virtual model of a fluidized bed gasifier reactor. Relying on the so-called CFD-DEM approach and supercomputer technology, the virtual model will allow visualization of the fluid dynamic inside the reactor, highly valuable insight otherwise unreachable by physical mean. This project specifically focus on model calibration and validation […]

Les systèmes de production d’énergie basés sur l’utilisation de la force hydraulique utilisent une machine synchrone afin de convertir l’énergie mécanique en énergie électrique. Pour que ces machines fonctionnent, il faut fournir une puissance d’excitation sur la partie tournante de la machine (que l’on nomme système d’excitation.) Ce système d’excitation peut produire des courants électriques […]

Caused by planktonic and biofilm drug-resistant bacteria on implants, periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) is one of the most devastating complication in orthopedics and is in line with forecasted rise in joint replacement. From the perspectives of patients, surgeons, hospitals, and health care system, PJI thus present a great unmet medical need, resulting in high morbidity, […]