The call center managers at Hydro-Quebec (HQ) need to deliver both low operating costs and high service quality. Their task is made especially difficult because they need to handle a large-size workforce (more than 1000 employees) while meeting an incoming demand which is typically both time-varying and uncertain. The current techniques of determining the schedules […]

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver disorders worldwide. NAFLD could lead to end-stage liver disease and considered as one of the most common causes of liver transplantation. Moreover, a large number of liver transplant recipients develop NAFLD after transplantation due to side effects of the medications that they have […]

Vancouver’s rental market is Canada’s most expensive. Financial constraints and need for more space often push families outside of the down-town area towards suburban areas. This research intends to suggest a new type of housing likely to increase Vancouver’s retention capabilities towards this type of inhabitants. According to my preliminary research, 14% of new families […]

This project aims to obtain detailed information on how a potential Alzheimer drug helps to inhibit the formation of the toxic species associated with the disease. Utilizing magnetic resonance technologies, we seek to characterize how the drug fits into the toxic species. The steps consist of making the toxic species, combining it with the drug […]

To further the speed and efficiency of knowledge acquisition from academic works, it would be useful to know, at quick glance, key information from the text. In academic works, key information would include named entities and their relationships, arguments, event descriptions, and topics contained in the text. We propose an automated system to extract the […]

Le présent projet vise l’amélioration des performances des cellules au lithium-ion servant au stockage d’énergie électrique. L’énergie et la puissance des cellules au lithium-ion font parties de leurs propriétés les plus importantes. Une optimisation sera donc effectuée afin de maximiser l’énergie ainsi que la puissance de ces dispositifs. Le travail sera réalisé pour les trois […]

Classical engineering, referring to the three fields of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, is currently based on traditional working methods. For example, the validation of plans is often done in paper version and the engineer must interpret photos and drawings manually, which introduces a risk of error due to the human factor. In addition, the […]

ShipHaul Logistics aims at developing an Intelligent Freight Services platform towards the digitization, integration and optimization of freight management. The proposed project is the first step to provide the foundations and infrastructure and kickstart the development of the envisioned platform. To this end, we will emphasize evaluation, testing and comparative studies concerning the efficiency and […]

Ce projet de recherche crée une synergie novatrice et inédite entre les secteurs des arts et du génie. À partir de cette synergie, ce projet a pour objectif général de repenser et de redéfinir le paradigme de fabrication d’objet en impression 3D ainsi que des préconceptions liées à la production et à la gestion des […]

Cloud computing has revolutionized the way organizations consume computing power as a service. Infrastructure as a Service allows a company to move away from purchasing computing, networking, and storage resources to purchasing from a service provider in a public cloud. This project will research and develop off-site encrypted virtual machine storage and disaster recovery planning […]

Le projet de détection et de reconnaissance de personnes sur une étendue d’eau permettra de minimiser les pertes humaines en intervenant le plus rapidement possible lors d’une situation d’urgence. Le temps de survie d’une personne à l’eau est très limité, sous certaines conditions quelques minutes et il varie en fonction du port de ceinture ou […]

Les interventions des plongeurs-scaphandriers aux abords des barrages hydro-électriques nécessitent la plus grande vigilance afin d’assurer leur sécurité. Au-delà des difficultés ordinaires rencontrées en plongée, les interventions aux abords de ces structures présentent de réels risques de courants puissants et très localisés dus au phénomène de Delta P (différence de pression). Celui-ci est capable d’emporter […]