Robotic manipulation plays a critical role in various applications, including advanced manufacturing, automation, hazardous material transport, and package delivery. However, realizing the full potential of these systems requires overcoming significant challenges such as the nonlinear coupling between robot and payload dynamics, ensuring energy efficiency, achieving precise control, and enabling collaborative manipulation when multiple robots are […]

This project focuses on improving how we evaluate the condition of asphalt roads by studying how temperature affects the results of deflection tests, a common method for checking pavement strength. Since asphalt reacts differently depending on the temperature, ignoring this factor can lead to incorrect conclusions about road quality. The research will compare current methods […]

This project aims to revolutionize the design of nanoparticle-infused structural materials by combining Generative AI with a ‘satisficing’ approach—prioritizing practical, manufacturable solutions over purely mathematical optimization. Instead of searching for a single perfect design, our method will generate a variety of high-performing, user-acceptable, and manufacturable structures using AI-driven models. By integrating a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) framework, […]

Around the world, private equity funds and other investors have acquired social welfare service providers such as hospitals, physician groups, colleges, and childcare centres. While private equity funds bring significant financing to these sectors, private equity ownership is associated with reduced service quality, higher costs, and deteriorating working conditions for service providers—especially where private equity […]

Traditional airplane wings operate via an intricate system, including rigid control surfaces, motors, cables, and hydraulics. Wings can deform, e.g., slide and tilt rigid control surfaces, to control airflow passing over them. Though with high reliability, traditional wings are heavy. A lighter alternative is smart wings constructed via morphable materials, such as shape memory alloys/polymers […]

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 […]