Screening with low-dose CT has been shown to significantly reduce lung cancer related mortality in high-risk ever-smokers. Interval cancer (IC) is a rising challenge in lung cancer screening because it usually presents in an advanced stage (stage III/IV non-small cell cancer) or is more biologically aggressive (i.e., small cell histology) and have a poorer prognosis […]

For many communities, the tourism industry is an important and integral part of their cultural, social, and economic capital. It provides many jobs, salaries, and wages within local communities contributing to overall gross domestic product. While this industry creates opportunity and revenue there are also negative environmental impacts that cannot be ignored. The tourism industry […]

Le projet vise à collecter, préparer et traiter les données chez l’entreprise XST pour contribuer à la mise en place d’un système prédictif pour les heures d’arrivée et les vitesses des navires, en valorisant les données collectées au sein de l’entreprise. Il s’agit également d’explorer l’utilisation de méthodes d’analyse de données et d’apprentissage automatique pour […]

Weeds can negatively impact agricultural fields, which compete with crops for nutrients, water, light, and space. Herbicides are still the most used control method. However, over time, this strategy may negatively impact the environment, and organic farming standards forbid the excessive use of herbicides. For efficiency, drones collect images from fields to automatically sense and […]

Research problem: Ensuring the SuccessFinder psychometric test is updated and has solutions to meet client needs for data-driven HR. In addition, refining the application of personality to person-job fit, team effectiveness and leadership. Significance: closing the research-practice gap, equipping HR with the most relevant people data to weather upcoming disruption and change in the job […]

To address the challenge of increasing flight endurance for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), a novel technique involving the exploitation of atmospheric energy, typically by soaring in thermal updrafts, is being developed. The AUTOSOAR algorithm developed in a previous Mitacs project permits the UAV to rely less on its onboard motor to maintain altitude, and reduce […]

La recherche éclaire trois défis auxquels sont confrontées les municipalités dans les projets d’aménagement de « Rues conviviales » (RC) qu’elles réalisent. Ces projets suscitent parfois des réticences au sein des services municipaux, lors de la conception et la gestion de ces nouveaux espaces. Des oppositions voire des conflits peuvent aussi émerger au sein des […]

Les Escherichia coli pathogènes aviaires (APEC) sont des pathotypes particulièrement importants pour l’industrie avicole, car il provoque la colibacillose, une maladie entraînant des pertes économiques importantes en raison de la mortalité et/ou de la baisse de productivité des oiseaux affectés. Étant donné que plusieurs souches d’APEC sont impliquées dans les épidémies, le développement de vaccins […]

Conventional von Neumann architectures rely heavily on communication between memory and compute elements, making them power hungry. In recent years, therefore, neuromorphic computing based on low-power compute-inmemory devices has been gaining interest. One of the essential aspects of such systems is the hardware modeling of synapses that are expected to store weights that represent the […]

Wooden utility poles provide safe, economic, easily obtainable means of delivering power, communications, and cable television to the masses of industrial and residential locations worldwide. However, when a pole has been in service for a substantial number of years, its failure becomes more likely. Hence, the proposed project focuses on the strength estimation of in-service […]

The goal of this project is to create a cutting-edge screening tool for children with listening difficulties, which can have a profound impact on their academic performance, social development, and overall well-being. Despite the current assessment process, which is time-consuming and requires extensive training and experience, early identification and intervention are critical for these children […]

In 2022, over 4.5 billion doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were produced to combat a devastating pandemic. The above vaccines contain messenger RNA (“mRNA”) trapped inside lipid nanoparticles (“LNPs”), which are globules with a diameter of a few billionths of a meter, composed of fatty substances called lipids. A crucial type […]