In order to investigate proteins in their natural environment one can attach tiny reporter molecules to them that can be traced with appropriate instruments. However, these small reporter molecules may often cause strong perturbations to the functionality of the proteins, or cannot be seen due to experimental restrictions like low concentrations. Bioorthogonal chemistry aims to […]

Home automation and smart devices offer the opportunities for consumers to save on costs. Furthermore, it is observed that home residents living in climates which require seasonal heating can achieve significant energy savings through thermostat adjustment. The aim of this project is to explore how smart thermostats track, control, and reduce electric resource consumption compared […]

Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease in which the T-cells (type of blood cells involved in fighting infection) mistakenly attacks the cells within the body leading to formation read scaly patches or plaques on the skin. Plaque Psoriasis that occurs in 80-90% of the patients is associated with anxiety and depression that negatively affects patients social […]

Optimizing plant processes is of prime importance now more than ever. With stricter infrastructures being placed on safety, environmental effect, and corporate social responsibility, more complex systems that optimize these factors are needed. These complex systems with advanced algorithms are intended to further streamline the existing process while mitigating issues leading to a safer workplace, […]

Metabolomics is an emerging field of research that provides insight into health and disease by studying the levels of various small molecules (metabolites) in the body. In this project, we are developing new tools that will improve and standardize methods for collecting and stabilizing fecal samples for metabolomics studies based on the analysis of fecal […]

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Cameras apply a lot of processing on the raw image recorded by the sensor to enhance the brightness, contrast, and colors, and make the output image visually pleasing. The image is also finally compressed to make the file size smaller. These operations make it difficult to reverse to the raw sensor image which is necessary […]

There is massive growth in the area of smart cities (e.g. sensors in streetlights), smart cars, and “smart people” (sensors on people, e.g. wearable computing). In some cities like San Diego, there are cameras and microphones in nearly every streetlight in the downtown core area. Most cars made now have one or more cameras in […]

The proposed research program involves the development of a slinger combustion system for small gas turbine engine application. Development of slinger combustion system allows eliminating individual nozzles in the combustor, simplifying fuel system, reducing combustor temperature pattern factor, more uniform combustor flowfield that leads to lowering engine emissions. A relatively new combustion approach will be […]

Permanent magnets and magnetic field sensors are widely used in the automotive industry for the detection of the rotational speed of a gear or the torque measurement of gearbox shafts, vehicle axles, and electric motors. For instance, the action of a driving wheel can modify a magnetic pattern encoded in a transmission shaft. Magnetic sensors […]

Actuellement, les médicaments sous ordonnance sont testés rigoureusement durant plusieurs années, d’abord sur des cellules animales et humaines, puis sur des animaux et finalement chez des humains avant de pouvoir être approuvés par une agence règlementaire telle que Santé Canada. Pour certains médicaments, les études cliniques chez les humains peuvent être difficiles ou même impossibles […]

The intern has developed a 3D microscopic model to simulate water bead behavior on hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings. The microscopic model developed at Concordia University which simulates one bead cannot be directly integrated into an aircraft icing panel code such as CANICE-2D. CANICE-2D approved by Transport Canada has been widely used at Bombardier Aerospace to […]