Les travaux de recherche appliquée visent à évaluer le potentiel du bois imprégné au polymère provenant d’essences indigènes nordiques (région de l’Abitibi) pour les boiseries de canots. L’application visée est les accessoires des canots et non la coque des canots. L’essence majoritairement utilisée par l’industrie du canot est le frêne blanc. Le partenaire désire utiliser […]

On retrouve de plus en plus de robots qui collaborent avec les travailleurs pour augmenter la productivité des entreprises. Dans le contexte industriel, ces robots sont souvent utilisés pour saisir des objets et effectuer des tâches avec ceux-ci. En général, les robots sont équipés de caméras leur permettant de voir et saisir les objets présents […]

Hazelnuts are a new crop being explored in Ontario by Ferrero Canada with the potential to reach significant acreage (10,000 hectares). Hazelnuts currently only occupy less than 300 acres in Ontario and this project will investigate how hazelnuts can transition from a niche product to achieve major adoption in Ontario’s farming community. Interviews will be […]

Under Ontario’s regulations, facilities generating thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per year must report their emissions, and industries are motivated to reduce GHGs through ‘Cap-and-Trade’ regulations. Based on the Power-to-gas concept, this research will develop a techno-economic-environmental model for hydrogen-based energy systems that include electricity from the utility grid and distributed renewable […]

Due to increasing miniaturization, future systems will be made of components that are more energy efficient and at the same time more sensitive to external radiation. To ensure that future systems remain protected against cosmic radiation and single events, aircraft and flight systems manufacturers must collect in-flight data for cosmic radiations and develop a global […]

The goal of this project is to explore the use of log analytics and machine/deep learning techniques to improve Ubisoft operational intelligence. Logs contain a wealth of information, but often hindered by the lack of best practices, tools, and processes. Despite the importance of logging, the area has not evolved much over the years. At […]

The catalytic CO2 reforming process provides a sequestration alternative that holds promise for a viable solution for dealing with industrial gaseous effluents containing greenhouse gases CH4 and CO2. The process converts these gases to syngas (CO and H2) which can be used for synthesis for high value chemicals. The catalyst for the dry reforming process […]

In this project, a vehicle occupancy detection system will be developed for automatic monitoring of HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) and HOT (High Occupancy Toll) lanes. The system makes use of machine vision along with artificial intelligent algorithms, developed based on deep learning, to detect number of passengers in a vehicle in real-time. The developed technology […]

Le projet global vise le développement d’un scanner de tomographie d’émission par positrons (TEP) dédié à l’imagerie des animaux de taille intermédiaire (chien, macaque) et du cerveau humain. L’avantage principal du scanner sera sa résolution spatiale deux fois meilleure que tout ce qui existe à l’heure actuelle, permettant notamment l’imagerie des processus biochimiques à l’intérieur […]

Processors are the computational core of a computer system, and the most important component governing a computer’s overall performance. As processors increase in computational power, their required electrical power and the resulting heat generated correspondingly rise. A processor cooling system is therefore necessary to prevent the processor from overheating. Although processor cooling research has been […]

For nearly fifteen years the graphics pipeline for processing and rendering has been dictated by graphic~ hardware. We propose to explore the possibilities for applications and new data structures opened up by Intel’s multi-core and other hardware projects to allow programmers to redefine the gr::phics pipeline in softv,ar? The University of Victoria Graphics and Games […]

The neonatal and pre-weaned periods are the most challenging in dairy production, resulting in the highest mortality and morbidity rates, with diarrhea proving the most common cause of calf health problems. In order to treat and control this diarrhea, producers often rely on antibiotic therapy. An alternative is to provide living microorganisms (probiotics) that minimize […]