This research project involves the design of a novel biofiltration system made up of biochar derived from forest wastes and municipal sludge, and its application for sewage treatment prior to discharge into the St. Lawrence River. The aim is to remove pollutants of emerging concerns such as pharmaceuticals, which are not presently eliminated by conventional […]

The main objective of this project is to investigate, develop and evaluate state-of-the-art computer vision and machine learning techniques, which are suitable for accurate modeling and recognition from large-scale video datasets that are weakly labeled. In particular, we will focus on the learning of visual recognition models for an application area of interest to SPORTLOGiQ […]

Democratisation of audio technology has enabled music production on limited budgets, putting high-quality results within reach of anyone who has access to a laptop, a microphone and the abundance of free software on the web. Similarly, musicians are able to share their own content at very little cost and effort, again due to high availability […]

De plus en plus fréquente, la conciliation travail-études touchait près de la moitié (45%) des étudiants québécois âgés entre 15 et 24 ans en 2015 (ISQ, 2015) et une même proportion chez les Français de niveau universitaire en 2013 (OVE, 2013). Plusieurs auteurs s’entendent pour dire que la relation entre le rôle d’étudiant et de […]

The National Bank of Canada (NBC) is currently trying to put in place an automatic credit card fraud detection system based on advanced learning algorithms. Credit card fraud happens when someone steals a credit card, credit card information or personal identification number (PIN) and uses it without permission to make a purchase or withdraw money […]

Le projet consiste en un stage de recherche en biologie synthétique, un domaine scientifique émergeant reliant biologie et ingénierie afin de construire ou modifier des systèmes biologiques dans le but de répondre à certaines problématiques. Les maladies infectieuses sont des causes de pertes économiques majeures à l’échelle du globe, entre autres dans l’industrie agroalimentaire. Le […]

Depuis quelques années, on assiste à un nouveau phénomène lié à l’allongement de la vie humaine : l’entrepreneuriat sénior. Un examen du secteur de la PME au cours des dernières années permet de constater qu’un nombre croissant de ces entreprises ont été créées par des personnes ayant 50 ans ou plus. Ainsi, l’entrepreneuriat senior est […]

Comme dans toute industrie d’importance, les activités minières engendrent des rejets liquides qui nécessitent une gestion spécifique afin de garantir leur innocuité environnementale. Pour réduire l’impact du déversement de ces effluents miniers dans l’environnement des normes environnementales ont été définies. Malgré les traitements des eaux, les objectifs environnementaux de qualité des effluents peuvent occasionnellement ne […]

This project seeks to appraise the use of three different blended cements, with 25 – 50% lower carbon footprint than commercial Portland cement, in masonry concrete applications. Carbonation will also be implemented as one of the curing scenarios, for an added potential increase in CO2 offset. Work will be carried out at the laboratory-scale first, […]

Episodic memories are made as we go about our daily life: what event has happened, with whom, where and when. The proposed project will target mechanisms of episodic memory retrieval in life-like conditions using advanced neural data analytical tools. The main notion is that in real-life conditions different episodes/events are not independent, but are connected […]

Measurement of physiological parameters is the cornerstone of medical diagnosis. The rising costs of healthcare and the aging of the population are factors that influence researches in the medical industry, mainly for the development of assisted living and smart home. Several technologies have been proposed in the literature for monitoring people and health care. Recently, […]