Graduate Research Assistant for the TRANSFORM Project

The proposed internship will take place in the TRANSFORM Research Hub located at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. The TRANSFORM Project comprises a global network of researchers committed to building the capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in adopting truly sustainable business practices. The primary objective of this internship will be to […]

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Une gouvernance territorialisée de l’énergie : le cas de la ville de Lac-Mégantic

La ville de Lac-Mégantic et Hydro-Québec s’associent pour réaliser un microréseau électrique. Entièrement alimenté à l’énergie solaire, ce microréseau sera implanté dans le centre-ville de Lac-Mégantic et alimentera une trentaine de bâtiments. Le stage de recherche vise d’une part à étudier l’organisation et la coordination des divers acteurs engagés dans la réalisation de ce projet. […]

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Developing a lipid nanoparticle-based gene therapy approach for the treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection

The current global health emergency surrounding the coronavirus outbreak highlights the need for new treatments to combat virus infections and ways to prevent similar outbreaks in the future. Our research team has devised novel strategies to develop an effective vaccine and anti-viral drugs to treat and prevent infections by such viruses. This grant application is […]

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Two case studies in the public history of international development policies in Canada: the Lebanese Special Measures Program (1975-1990) and The Life of Lewis Perinbam (1925-2008)

This project will involve the research of international development assistance policy in Canada. It will focus on two case studies: Lebanese Special Measures Program and the life of distinguished Canadian humanitarian Lewis Perinbam. This research would contribute to a better understanding of the history of international development assistance in Canada. The partners in this project […]

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Développement de modèles de détection d’anomalies pour les parcs éoliens et solaires

Power Factors offre une plateforme de suivi de performance de parcs éoliens et solaire. Cette plateforme collecte les données opérationnelles des parcs, les archive, puis les traite (calcul d’indicateurs de performance) pour ensuite les transmettre aux exploitants et propriétaires de ces parcs. Power Factors utilise déjà quelques modèles de détection d’anomalies à travers sa plateforme […]

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Brain Lesion Detection

Brain MRI scans are a critical component in the diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders and their use will only increase in the following years. However, there is a wide diversity in terms of the image quality and resolution obtained across different sites and there is a need for robust methods that can handle such diversity. The […]

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Solar Radiation Forecasting

The main duty of Hydro-Quebec is to respond efficiently to the energy demands of customers, in a safe way while remaining competitive in the markets as well. In a changing energy context, the production of solar photovoltaic energy represents a new challenge for Hydro-Quebec, which will have to integrate and to balance this intermittent resource […]

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Short term Electrical Load Forecasting

Load forecasting is an essential activity for a company like Hydro-Québec. It is necessary for objectives as varied as the management of production or the management and maintenance of the electricity network. Any significant forecasting error can result in reliability issues, loss of opportunity, or additional costs to the business. On the other hand, a […]

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Monitoring of turbine runner blade strains from indirect measurements using AI

Hydro-Québec has data acquisition systems for a multitude of sensors, some of which have been installed since almost 20 years in its electrical generation equipment (turbine-generator units – TGU). The collected data is primarily used to ensure that the information is adequate in the event of an equipment breakdown or for specific behavioral studies. Data […]

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The Development of Anti-gingivitis Probiotics Derived From the Human Oral Microbiome

The human oral cavity contains over 700 different bacterial species. In healthy people, these bacteria are living in harmony and not likely to cause diseases. However, sometimes this bacterial balance is disturbed as the oral pathogenic bacteria start to overgrow causing many oral implications such as halitosis, sore throat, dental caries and gingivitis. A promising […]

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Hardware and Software Integration for Automated Drone Surveillance

Unmanned Arial Surveillance is rapidly gaining acceptance for various applications, such as monitoring of long power transmission lines, pipelines and mass transit systems that extend for hundreds of kilometers. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) such as drones provide the flexibility to reduce costs. In the case of natural disaster occurrence such as earthquake, flood or hurricane, […]

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Building an active learning module to accelerate the validation and qualification of image-based biomarkers for blinding eye disease

Computer vision and artificial intelligence provide unprecedented opportunities to realize new image-based biomarkers with the potential to drive precision drug development and personalized medicine; particularly in degenerative disease of eye and brain, where tissue sampling is not possible and where no treatments exists. This research project will deploy AI models for multiple tasks including segmentation, […]

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