As COVID-19 rapidly spreads across Canada, the morbidity and mortality rates are likely to follow the same patterns as H1N1, and be significantly higher in First Nation, Inuit and Métis (FNIM) populations compared to non-Indigenous Canadians. Thus, there exists an urgent and currently unmet need to track and respond to incidences of COVID-19 in these […]

Modern cloud-based applications are deployed as isolated processes in containers or virtual machines. These applications frequently require tuning by the application developer (or a DevOps engineer) in order to extract the requisite performance. For example, a Java application executing within a Docker container may have radically better performance if the host JVM runs with a […]

As transportation to space becomes more accessible, space debris pose increasing risk to operational satellites. Objects orbiting the earth can have a detrimental effect on space travel and threaten the spacecraft and its personnel. These objects can be anything from active and passive satellites, orbital debris, space junk, asteroids and fragments from their disintegration and […]

Le changement stratégique est, pour nombre de PME, une question de pérennité. Considérant qu’elles occupent plus ou moins 97% de l’économie nationale, la question du changement stratégique est cruciale pour que celles-ci s’adaptent à leur environnement. C’est le cas des entreprises de services-conseils qui optent progressivement vers des modèles d’affaires plus collaboratifs. Cette recherche se […]

As ‘Smart-home’ technologies are developed and become a major player in the household appliances market, so too must the technologies that allow us to interface with it. This project, over the span of two years will develop methods of sensing not currently used in the appliance sector. This will allow companies such as iaconicDesign to […]

Les innovations de la 5G, en particulier au niveau de la diminution de la latence des transmissions et de la déportation des calculs proche de la source ouvrent la porte à l’utilisation du réseau cellulaire pour effectuer des opérations de contrôle. Avec ce projet, nous souhaitons explorer le potentiel d’optimisation de la consommation électrique d’un […]

With the economic slowdown due to COVID-19, the construction industry which is Deformance Design Lab’s main clientele has shifted. As a result, Deformance Design Labs Inc. will need pivot their business strategy to address these changes. As an intern with a focus on business technology and experience in business strategy, I would bring the skills […]

Today almost 3 million people live in Toronto (almost 6 million in the Greater Toronto Area). As the city’s population continues to grow, people are increasingly seeking connection to the natural landscape within the city limits. This project will illuminate and re-invigorate understanding and appreciation of the natural history of the area and the importance […]

We have a new technology at the Heart Valve Performance Laboratory, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, which can be used for the new generation of the facial mask. This biomaterial which is highly hydrophilic will be utilized for the construction of a water-based air-filter mask because it is practically 99% water and 1% polymer, […]

The treatment of chronic conditions accounted for 58% of the annual healthcare spend in Canada in 2012, primarily through the use of pharmaceuticals. However, these are generally best suited to treat acute diseases, as with chronic use, side effects can accumulate over time while therapeutic effects diminish. Neuromodulation of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) represents […]

Boundary Pass is located off the south coast of Saturna Island and is an important foraging spot for the endangered Southern Resident Killer whales (SRKW). This region is also used by fishing, recreational and ecotourism boats and by large commercial vessels transiting through the shipping lanes to Vancouver Ports. Starting in June, the ECHO Program […]

Severe and multiple traumas can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which causes distress and difficulty in many areas of life. Military members, veterans, and public safety personnel such as police officers, firefighters, and rescue workers are often exposed to traumatic events on-the-job (seeing natural disasters, human violence, or death). One severe subtype of PTSD […]