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 […]

Unmitigated climate change is expected to have catastrophic impacts on our way of life, causing governments and corporations to step in to pledge to reduce our emissions. However, to prevent warming beyond 2°C above pre-industrial levels, emissions reductions will likely not be enough, so we will need to take carbon dioxide directly out of the […]

Increasing our knowledge of Canada’s lakes and rivers is essential to maintain healthy aquatic ecosystems and to ensure human enjoyment of these waterbodies. This project will work with the local Indigenous community, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, to better understand trends in nutrient levels along the Upper St. Lawrence River. Human activities, including agriculture, industry, and […]

Metro Vancouver’s new Zero Emissions Innovation Centre’s (ZEIC) mandate is to catalyse, accelerate, and scale climate action innovation across Metro Vancouver through program delivery, impact investing, granting, partnerships, capacity building, and research. With the urgency and importance of city-led climate action rapidly increasing, and the impacts of a changing climate being directly experienced by communities […]

In this project, we propose a new technique for controlling the formation of high-altitude balloons. Instead of using traditional high-pass filters, we suggest using high-gain observers to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of extremum-seeking control. Our research on this multi-agent approach aligns with the main objectives of Stratotegic Inc, which focus on the research and […]

The current nursing shortage in the home and community care (HCC) sector is cause for concern. The demand for home care services is greater than what organizations can provide, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to high turnover rates. This study will explore the personal and professional resilience of RPNs working in the HCC sector […]

Public safety personnel (PSP) (e.g., police, paramedics) ensure the safety of our communities and are at risk of experiencing traumatic events. In a recent study, 44% of surveyed PSPs screened positive for a mental health condition, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We must understand the impact of PTSD on PSP and how to treat […]

Theoretically sound and industry-robust software measures are necessary in industry and research. Functional sizing measures of software, such as COSMIC Function Points – ISO 19761 – are useful for the quantitative planning, monitoring, control, and objective assessment of software projects and organizations. Through this project, the COSMIC Group will adapt this international measurement method to […]