Machine learning has ushered many breakthroughs in areas such as computer vision, natural language processing, speech recognition, and recommendation systems. The models used in these applications contain many parameters that need to be learned and training often requires massive amounts of computation. As such in recent years graphics processor units (GPUs) have seen wide adoption […]

Epidural injection is a medical intervention to inject therapeutics directly at the vicinity of the spinal cord and the nerves branching from it. This procedure may be performed for regional anesthesia, e.g., for painless labour, or pain management, e.g., for persistent low back pain. For epidural injection, a long thin needle is inserted into the […]

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most frequent injuries among athletes. Currently, the only way to predict an individual’s risk of incurring an ACL injury is through prohibitively expensive motion analysis laboratories. There is a critical need to develop novel tools that improve knee-health and are well-received by the athletic community. This […]

Steam is flexible and very cost-effective in terms of gases that can be used to transfer heat. All steam systems require that the steam arrives at the right quantity, temperature, and pressure for it to work efficiently. The presence of foreign materials such as air, condensate, and other gases can lead to a reduction in […]

The proposed project involves pre-commercial research and development for a BC-based Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) product, including: i) development and characterization of novel materials – transport layers in the (MEA) of high-power density PEM fuel cells; and ii) establishment of standardized material testing protocols/procedures to be injected into Ballard’s next-generation products, targeted at the heavy-duty […]

Individual stamped sheet metal components need to be joined to create sheet metal assemblies used in cars. Powerful laser light delivered by a robot is used to quickly weld these assemblies by making dozens of individual welds within a few minutes. For economical production, it is essential to minimize the total production cycle time. At […]

Textile industry has been revolutionized over the years with inventions and creative innovations on fabrics to improve performance, comfort and durability. Developing such high performance and durable textiles without compromising human safety is a major challenge. This project will investigate the interactions between fabric systems with human skin and major skin colonizing bacteria. In addition, […]

LeddarTech, acteur de premier plan des solutions de détection environnementale pour les véhicules autonomes et les systèmes avancés d’aide à la conduite, propose l’utilisation d’un capteur Lidar (i.e., Pixell) conjointement avec d’autres capteurs (caméras optique, Radar, IMU, etc.). Le but de ce stage serait donc de vérifier (1) l’intérêt de l’utilisation du capteur Lidar pour […]

Consumers are becoming increasingly interested in “smart” clothing with advanced properties that can enhance their comfort and performance. The next-generation of “smart” textiles can be fabricated by integrating living cells into the textiles that make up our clothing. For users of fitness apparel, living cells can endow clothing t-shirts or yoga pants with the ability […]

Hydrogen offers the potential to decarbonize much of our society from clean transportation, to heating homes and businesses, to manufacturing. However, it must rely on a production method that does not release carbon itself. Steam methane reforming, the most common production method today, releases large quantities of CO2. The present project will study the production […]

The proposed research project is intended to develop an educational tool for the general public to be able to perform self-screening of their skin lesions. For this, a melanoma-detection mobile application will be developed to analyze lesion images acquired using a low-cost dermoscope attached to a smartphone. This product helps public or students to learn […]

During COVID-19 outbreak, many people are suffering the negative emotions, causing anxiety, fear, and depression in daily life. To improve the individuals’ mental health, musical therapy will be employed due to its high value of treatment in the mental health field. In our project, a smart empathetic speaker based on real-time emotion recognition system will […]