Security Investigation and Solutions to Online Advertising Fraud Problems

The market share of online advertising, also known as Internet advertising, has been increasing dramatically in recent years. On the other hand, malicious behaviors, such as click fraud, have degraded the effectiveness of online advertising. Via fraud clicks, a considerable amount of revenues have been lost to fraud conductors. For instance, based on a report […]

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Intelligent Knowledge-based Digital Assistant for Enhancing Customer Service in a Fundraising Management Organization

Customer service operations in fundraising management organizations often face the challenge of handling large volumes of repetitive inquiries during high-demand periods such as festival seasons, raffle result announcements, and charity campaign launches. Traditional customer service support methods cause delayed responses due to limited staff availability, resulting in customer dissatisfaction. To address these challenges, we propose […]

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Le quantique comme levier stratégique de souveraineté numérique au Québec

Ce projet compte étudier comment les technologies quantiques peuvent renforcer la souveraineté numérique du Québec. Il ambitionne aussi de créer une feuille de route stratégique pour asseoir durablement celle-ci. Dans un contexte de forte dépendance aux technologies américaines et de guerre tarifaire menée par le gouvernement des États-Unis, cette recherche s’inscrit dans la volonté de […]

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EGM Occupancy Analysis: Contextual Modeling and Visualization for Machine Usage Patterns and Optimized Player Engagement

This project will analyze Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) occupancy patterns and player behavior using anonymous spin-level data to optimize machine usage and support data-driven decision-making. By examining how players select machines based on availability, time of day, and traffic conditions, the research will generate actionable insights for International Game Technology (IGT) and its casino partners. […]

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L’état de la cybersécurité et l’impact de la Loi 25 sur la cyber-résilience des organisations québécoises

Ce projet de recherche vise à dresser un portrait rigoureux de la cybersécurité au sein des organisations québécoises, en analysant des données de Statistique Canada (2019–2023). Il se distingue par l’étude de l’impact de la Loi 25, en vigueur depuis 2023, sur les pratiques organisationnelles en matière de cybersécurité et de protection des données. En […]

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Automated RFP Research

Hivelighter is a SaaS provider specializing in personalized and perspective-based knowledge discovery and knowledge management. Hivelighter helps businesses in knowledge intensive industries (marketing, consultancies, law firms, educational organizations, etc.) preserve human intelligence at the core of their competitive advantage. The current project explores “task-tuned” customisation for organizations. The task being tackled in this case is: […]

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Improving the Detection of Performance Regressions with Change Point Detection Methods

As software systems evolve, the software performance has to be constantly monitored to ensure that systems are responsive and economically sustainable. Companies like Mozilla have dedicated teams and an automated workflow to detect performance regression. However, due to the nature of performance measurements, the automatic detection of regressions is bound to flag issues falsely, which […]

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Le Music Legacy Project – Bibliothèque des performances musicales du monde en Réalité Virtuelle

Conscient des difficultés auxquelles font face de nombreux musiciens, ingénieurs du son et réalisateurs dans différents pays (et convaincu de l’importance de l’engagement du chercheur auprès des populations étudiées), je souhaite développer à travers mes recherches postdoctorales une structure qui fasse le pont entre recherche ethnomusicologique, création musicale et engagement social. Pour ce faire, il […]

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AI Integration in Next-Generation Cybersecurity Operations

The University of Guelph and eSentire are partnering to improve how cybersecurity teams use AI. The project focuses on: – Securing AI-generated code – Identifying and fixing new types of security risks introduced by tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. – Enhancing Security Operations Centres (SOCs) – Automating repetitive analyst tasks so teams can focus […]

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