Over the past 30 years, there has been no statistical change in the gap between the unemployment rates of African Nova Scotians and the provincial average. Despite multiple interventions and a wide range of educational and employment supports, African Nova Scotian (ANS) unemployment rates continue to be disproportionately higher than the provincial average. In early […]

My project explores the relationship between a type of philosophy called Continental philosophy and Christian mystical theology. This project develops upon a growing body of scholarship that seeks to understand how Christian theology in general has impacted the development of Continental philosophy. My project, building upon the work of Dr. Louise Nelstrop as well as […]

Over the last three decades, with the development of the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICT), the number of ways of collecting and processing personal data has exploded. In the digital age, privacy issues have become more internationalised, more technically complex and therefore less transparent to non-experts. As a result, the traditional privacy regulation […]

Kinectrics is seeking to design an uninhabited aircraft system (UAS or “drone) that can lift a robotic power line inspection device and safely place it on the line automatically so it can perform the inspection, then safely return it to the ground after the inspection is complete. The goal is to reduce risks to the […]

Plants utilize their sophisticated innate immune system to fight against pathogens. They have abundant immune receptors to detect the pathogen attack and initiate defense. However, the molecular mechanisms of how these receptors signal downstream of pathogen recognition are largely unknown. Recently, modern metabolomics approach has been developed that allows for unbiased identification of substrates and […]

This project proposes to understand the vulnerabilities of families and communities in the transition to a net zero carbon society; and to build a framework that enables policy makers to strategically plan for and manage transition in such a way that it mitigates and reduces inequalities. There are significant risks to family livelihoods in terms […]

The growing demand for mobility worldwide and the mass use of internal combustion engine drive systems poses major challenges for today’s society. Currently, the CO2 content in the atmosphere is continually increasing and concentrations of pollutants in many areas exceed the maximum permissible limits in many urban centers. Additionally, these engine emissions contribute significantly to […]

Johann Sebastian Bach’s works for unaccompanied violin, collectively titled “Sei Solo,” are cornerstones of present-day classical violin performance and pedagogy. However, fundamental questions remain about how violinists performed these works during Bach’s own time. In tandem with dissertation research at the University of Toronto, Arlan Vriens’ Mitacs Globalink Research Award internship project will address this […]

The objective of this project is to develop a hardware in-the-loop sailboat model software that can represent the sailboat’s performance during its mission. At its core, the controller will be programmed on an embedded processor, and will communicate with all of the sailboat’s sub-systems that can be modelled in software. First, to represent the sensor […]

James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784-1859) was one of the most prolific and influential writers on British culture and politics in the first half of the nineteenth century. “Reading Leigh Hunt Anew” will investigate in great depth Hunt’s interactions and networks. “Reading Leigh Hunt Anew” consists of two tightly interrelated projects on Hunt, one of the […]

Hydrological extremes are often defined by a series of complex processes operating at a range of geographical and temporal scales. Climate extremes’ dynamics are highly impacted by land surface hydrologic fluxes (e.g., the interaction of temperature precipitation, soil moisture, etc.). It is critical to identify places where land surface conditions have a substantial influence on […]

L’intelligence artificielle (IA) est de plus en plus présente dans la vie quotidienne. Dans ce contexte, l’éducation à l’intelligence artificielle (IA) devient un enjeu important, autant pour développer des compétences utiles à plusieurs emplois que pour l’exercice de la citoyenneté. Peu de pays intègrent l’apprentissage de l’IA dans l’éducation des jeunes. Ce faisant, une fracture […]