La refraction de la lumiere fait en sorte que les images vues au travers d’un parebrise sont deformees. Si la forme du verre est connue, cette deformation peut etre modelisee. Puisque !es parebrises sont generalement piut6t plats, les effets de la refraction sont peu visibles a l’reil nu. Cependant, la presence de plus en plus […]

Our project is part of a “Return to Work” program that allows public and private spheres to begin re-opening without increasing the threat of COVID-19. This project is focused on developing a highly intelligent surveillance solution that (1) detects and counts occupancy of an area to ensure occupancy restrictions are being followed; (2) tracks social […]

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson, provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (Approx 150 words) Lake Utopia paper mill as part of the J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) is believed to be one of the […]

In this project we will look at tools to represent the content of an image and the relationships between its salient objects. The purpose of these tools is not only to enumerate the object represented in an image and identify their surroundings but also to describe how these entities are interacting with each other. We […]

Until an effective vaccine becomes widely available for COVID-19, a frequent home test of the coronavirus on a weekly basis might become a new norm. Therefore, developing rapid, accurate, stable, and cost-effective tests is critical for combatting the spread of COVID-19 over the long term. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA oligonucleotides that can be selected from […]

There is an urgent need to develop antiviral coatings that would be applied to functional surfaces such as personal protection equipment (PPE) and others to arrest the spreading of COVID-19. In this project, the University of Waterloo researchers will work with industry partner, SiO2 Innovation Labs, to develop an optimal composition of such antiviral coating […]

Thousands of 3D printers across Canada are producing PPE for frontline workers. Different printers and materials affect the quality and safe re-usability of parts. Trying to track down this information for every single one of millions of parts would be impossible. The purpose of this project is to improve the quality and safe re-use of […]

Current video codecs consider algorithms to analyze video imagery in order to find out which bits can be removed for file size reduction without subjective video frame degradation. Integrating AI with encoding process improves the quality of encoding and decoding. AI permits the software to proactively assess the quality of the encoded video before transmission. […]

The COVID-19 crisis in Canada has transformed from one of containment to one of mitigation, as the disease has begun to spread through the community, slowed by “social distancing.” An ideal mitigation strategy requires extensive testing to determine (i) who has COVID-19, (ii) who has recovered from it (presumably with immunity), and (iii) who has […]

Pneumonia remains the single leading cause of childhood death under age 5 worldwide. The price per dose of current vaccines is high and supply is limited due to a complex manufacturing process and low yield, significantly reducing its distribution in developing nations. A newly patented vacuo dry-glycation process promises much higher efficacy than the conjugation […]

One of the main challenges in tree fruit orchards is to accurately predict apple yield and identify the health of individual trees (e.g., healthy foliage, fruit development, detecting and identifying diseased trees). Manual performance of these tasks is labour intensive and costly. Therefore, automated processes provide novel solutions with enhanced accuracy, efficiency, and productivity. The […]

L’avènement de la quatrième révolution industrielle incite les organisations à revoir leurs pratiques afin d’outiller leurs membres quant à leur façon de travailler ensemble (McKinsey Global Institute, 2018). Cette nouvelle réalité fait ressortir le besoin de disposer de moyens de développement adaptés à la complexité et à la diversité des contextes des travailleurs. Face au […]