Windows account for about 30% of the total heat lost from buildings. Fenestration products like blinds and shades can increase the thermal resistance of windows, causing a reduction in the heat loss from windows. In this study, the performance of Smart Blind, an automated blind that adjusts its position to reduce the cooling/heating energy consumption […]

The Operational Excellence (OpEx) team at Spartan Controls is actively involved in several initiatives for developing advanced process control (APC) solutions to the oil sands industry. The OpEx team collaborates with Professor Biao Huang’s research group through the NSERC Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in the Control of Oil Sands Processes program for solutions that require […]

Co-processing has been commercialised by Parkland Burnaby refinery which allows the refiner to produce lower carbon intensity fuels. Significant amount of process data has also been generated. The intern made use of the commercial data and evaluated the impact of these alternative feedstocks to existing refining operation, like yield, operating conditions. More importantly, the intern […]

The main goal of this project is to digitalize food waste at home for a sustainable future using at-home composters. We will develop dedicated machine learning algorithms to detect, segment, and classify various food waste generated in the kitchen, making it possible for everyone to immediately estimate the quality and nutrients of the generated compost […]

Obesity is a growing public health concern that is characterized by increased fat mass. It is also an important risk factor for various diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. Most treatments for obesity act on the brain, and interestingly, none of the available treatments target fat cells, the key cell type involved in the development […]

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In the fabrication of a battery-free water leak detector, packaging process requires to expose the sensor to water in a specific way, while protecting some electronics components on the inside from water. This research is to develop a high-speed and high precision laser microwelding process to fabricate an aluminum or stainless steel foil water-proof housing […]

We have aspired for a green and intelligent future, where humans, the built environment, and nature are interconnected as a cyber-physical system. To such an Internet of Things, the sustainability and robustness of the power system are crucial, and the reliable operation of the battery-based energy storage systems is essential because of their abilities in […]

mRNA is an essential biomolecule that is ‘translated’ into protein which is another type of biolmolecule that is essential to life. All mRNA has what is called a cap. The cap portion of the mRNA is necessary for initiating the translation process. To make the capped mRNA for therapeutic applications, such as mRNA vaccines, the […]

Linamar uses sensors and gauges to monitor machine performance in factories across the world. However, the infrastructure to fully exploit such data to improve productivity and performance is currently limited as there is no integrated environment available to uniformly collect, manipulate and analyze the data. The primary objective of this project is to create an […]

Le projet de développement d’une solution robotisée pour l’application d’étiquettes dans un contexte industriel permettra à Premier Tech Systèmes Automatisés (PTSA) de mettre sur pieds (Étude de faisabilité technicoéconomique, Conception et réalisation) un système d’étiquetage modulaire pouvant s’intégrer à des lignes de production. Ce projet est important et captive l’attention chez PTSA parce qu’il permet […]

Online multiplayer games continue to see an increase in their popularity and their playerbase is becoming increasingly diverse. At the same time, there is a concerning amount of harm and harassment found in text chat which prevents games from being safe and inclusive online spaces. Current detection solutions and moderation systems falls short of addressing […]