This project aims to improve the production of monoclonal antibody (mAb) based medicines by developing a novel method for measuring antifoaming agents within perfusion bioreactors used to produce mAbs. Antifoams are necessary to keep bioreactors running smoothly, but they are also widely believed to contribute to reactor membrane fouling, which increases costs and severely limits […]

Suspended sediments influence water quality, ecosystem functioning, and navigation in rivers and coastal environments. In the Eastern Amazon, estuarine systems such as the Guamá River and Guajará Bay experience intense variability in suspended sediment concentrations due to the combined effects of river discharge and tidal dynamics. These processes produce changes in water turbidity and optical […]

Les forêts canadiennes sont de plus en plus vulnérables aux incendies, sous l’effet des changements climatiques et des pratiques de gestion traditionnelles. Le projet Pyrosilviculture explore des approches de sylviculture adaptative pour améliorer la résilience des forêts face aux perturbations liées au feu. L’objectif est de développer et tester des méthodes pyrosilvicultures capables de gérer […]

La préservation des fonctions cognitives constitue un enjeu majeur de santé publique au Canada dans un contexte de vieillissement démographique. Cette évolution s’accompagne d’une augmentation des maladies cardiovasculaires, souvent liées à l’hypertension artérielle, ainsi que des troubles neurocognitifs. Or, leur détection repose fréquemment sur des évaluations réalisées à des stades avancés, limitant les possibilités d’intervention […]

Mon projet de thèse vise à étudier les relations entre mort.e.s et vivant.e.s tels que représentés dans la littérature caribéenne de langue française. Les bibliothèques et les archives de l’Université des Antilles contiennent des sources précieuses pour mon travail, comme des thèses inédites, des publications – essais et revues – non disponibles au Canada, et […]

In the context of strengthening existing structures, the use of fibre-reinforced polymer materials has been continuously increasing as an alternative to traditional materials, due to their superior durability (absence of corrosion), lightweight, low maintenance cost, and rapid installation. Adhesive bonding techniques for strengthening existing structures, such as near-surface mounted (NSM) and externally bonded reinforcement (EBR) […]

M.I. Understanding is a community-centered educational organization that supports families, caregivers, educators, and children as they navigate important social and developmental challenges. Through online learning modules, original puppeted educational videos, and curated guidance to external supports, the organization builds understanding around childhood mental health, PRIDE education, and an upcoming expansion into Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder […]

People in VR can see each other and see the same virtual objects, but the feeling of touch is usually weak or missing. It is not realistic to give everyone a full set of physical replicas for every virtual item they use. Instead, this project will explore how one or two simple physical objects can […]

This project aims to develop multifunctional high-entropy alloy (HEA) coatings that protect industrial components from multiple types of damage at the same time, including erosion, corrosion, and hydrogen attack. Using laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED), the research will study how adding zirconium to AlCoCr2FeMo0.5Ni –Zrx changes the coating’s microstructure and improves its performance for real industrial […]

Use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has skyrocketed in software development. Although gains in workers’ productivity have received significant recent attention, little is known regarding the deeper long-term effects of these tools. Researchers from the University of Victoria, Canada and the University of Zurich, Switzerland are conducting an experimental study to evaluate the potential risks […]

Ce projet vise à rechercher dans la dynamique de Leibniz une nouvelle compréhension de la notion d’action de Maupertuis qui pourrait, croit-on, résister aux critiques des commentateurs qui ont suggéré que la quantité d’action est définie par Maupertuis de manière ad hoc et réhabiliter la preuve métaphysique de Maupertuis. J’avance l’hypothèse selon laquelle l’action de […]

The main goal of this project is to integrate advanced machine learning techniques into the open-source PyBEST quantum chemistry software package to substantially accelerate quantum chemical calculations through the automated selection of optimal computational strategies. The project specifically targets the AI-driven optimization of tensor contraction operations (TCOs), which constitute the primary computational bottleneck in many […]