With the escalating global warming and its detrimental effect on the environment, there is an urgent need to reduce fossil fuel burning to curtail greenhouse gas emissions. Buildings are one of the large energy consumers and their contribution to the global greenhouse gas emissions needs to be reduced. Net Zero Energy Homes generate the energy […]

This project will facilitate the development and validation of a novel AI-based model that can improve the quality of PET images such that diagnostic-quality images can be reconstructed from administering a smaller radiopharmaceutical dose to the patient. The two main advantages of this are decreased radiation dose to the patient which decreases the chance of […]

At Onova, we help large companies and institutions empower their employees to create new innovative products and solutions. We help set up a culture of innovation and impact, all while leverage design sprint methodologies and startup mindsets to do so. Additionally, as a business we, ourselves, create new startup solutions that drive positive impact in […]

Human activities are linked to mental and physical functions. Critical applications require assurance of human activities to meet target performance and safety measures. The monitoring of human activities is difficult and might not be possible in some situations where brain functions might not be visible and can only be understood by understanding human behavior. The […]

We are at a pivotal time with great opportunity to make positive changes for our planet. The need is urgent as we face the dual crises of climate change and loss of biodiversity. Conserving natural heritage lands is one of the most effective ways to address climate change and provide habitat for some of Ontario’s […]

The goal of this project is to propose a design of near-zero carbon footprint sustainable community within the designated area. Design constrains will include the available land, target number of housing units, target commercial space, and target emissions of CO2 and effluent water. We will consider as part of the solution: (i) energy efficient buildings, […]

The proposed research will identify the dominant drivers of rising chloride concentrations in streams within the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) jurisdiction. The TRCA monitors stream water quality at 47 stations and data suggest that chloride concentrations are increasing. Previous research has identified urban growth and the subsequent application of road salt in wintertime […]

Maintenir des surfaces vieilles forêts suffisantes au sein des territoires aménagés est désormais un enjeu majeur de gestion forestière au Canada. Peu de connaissances sont actuellement disponibles sur l’importance de la diversité interne d’habitat que l’on trouve au sein des vieilles forêts pour la biodiversité qui leur est associée. L’objectif de ce projet vise donc […]

This project involves the feasibility study of specific community microgrid technologies for the development of a Smart Community in London, Ontario by SE2 Technologies Inc. A first of its kind, such a community will represent a learning platform for universities and other cities in Canada. The smart community will consist of a minimum of 50 […]

The goal for this project is to support the research of three master’s students whose work would help advance the methods for estimating – using energy-economy-emissions models – the likely emissions, economic and equity impacts of GHG-reducing policies by governments at three levels in Canada: federal, provincial-territorial, municipal. The modelling innovations and applications from these […]

Computer vision systems are a key component for autonomous vehicles and driver assistance. To be robust, such systems must be able to handle challenging conditions such as night driving and rain. Previously Algolux proposed multimodal sensor fusion using RGB, gated and lidar for robust object detection and dense depth estimation under low light and adverse […]

Le laboratoire d’innovation en transfert ? assurer l’accès à des ressources ayant un effet levier pour documenter et systématiser des innovations porteuses. Le projet “Récit de la transition et innovation en transfert” permettra de décupler l’effet du TIESS et ultimement de mieux appuyer la transformation des pratiques des organisations de l’économie sociale et du développement […]