Concerned by the nuisances of motorized travel on urban life, policy makers are faced with the challenge of making cycling a more attractive alternative for everyday transportation. Despite the clear advantage of being healthy, cheap and sustainable, cycling yet fails to grow into more than a marginal mode of transport. One of the barriers lies […]

In Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging, X-ray radiation is used to penetrate through the internal structure of the patient body in order to produce digital images. Therefore patient could be exposed to certain level of X-ray radiation dose. Accumulation of these exposures beyond certain threshold could increase risk of fatal cancer. Thus it is of paramount […]

This research project seeks to improve the process which is used to recover fine phosphorous particles from mine tailings. Phosphorus based fertilizers are important for plant growth and essential to large-scale, high-efficiency farming methods. However, the processing method used to obtain phosphate from phosphate-bearing ore is not very efficient. Upward of 13 % of the […]

Information systems are critical assets for enterprises and contain important knowledge acquired over the years. Over time, as these software systems grow in scope and complexity, they introduce greater variability in design at the level of individual software components. As a result, these systems deviate from their initial architecture. The latter can no longer be […]

Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) is the price of an insurance contract covering the bank’s losses in the event that one of its trading counterparties defaults. QuIC, the sponsor of the proposed research project has developed “on paper” a comprehensive model of counterparty default that is still easily calibrated to various market observables. A key aspect […]

An oral history of the St. George-Grosvenor-Piccadilly neighbourhood will be conducted. Research themes include an understanding of how institutions and notable structures shaped the neighbourhood, and the role played by sites of social interaction, and the role played by the neighbourhood’s rural character It is hoped that conducting oral interviews will elicit memories of buildings, […]

In open pit mining, planning production phases, i.e. pushbacks, significantly affects the profitability. Generating practical pushbacks is a complex and time consuming task, mostly due to the difficulty of adhering to the geometric constraints of the mining operation such as the minimum width, the smoothness of the pit shell, and continuity of each pushback. A […]

For many reasons, forest management in Canada will be constrained by ecological and social forest management objectives. Along with meeting the diverse needs of society, forest managers will need to consider increased demands for renewable resources, such as wood. Wood, as opposed to concrete and steel, has a positive impact on the global carbon cycle […]

Sensing technologies require the deployment and maintenance of complex and large infrastructures. This research proposal is focused on people’s activity recognition technologies though existing Wi-Fi infrastructures. The information gathered by this technology can be applied to different industries like home automation, security systems, etc. In the future, this technology will powered applications in the home […]

The central goal of this research project is to broaden measurement of school performance across Canada by developing, collecting, and measuring data on six performance indicators as follows: academic achievement, physical health, social-emotional development, creativity, citizenship, and school climate. Having developed competencies in these areas during phase one of the project, the current phase aims […]

Ce projet vise à sélectionner, caractériser et usiner des pièces en aluminium à faible expansion thermique pour des applications spatiales en remplacement des pièces dont la performance et les coûts de fabrication ne sont plus satisfaisants. Différents alliages incluant ceux à base de silicium sont pressentis pour ce projet, mais il y a soit un […]

Lawson and Cubresa have entered into an agreement to build and install the first commercially available preclinical PET/MRI insert. The overall goal of this proposed research is to integrate the PET insert into MRI systems at both Western University and Lawson and develop initial applications for Canada’s first preclinical PET/MRI system. Initial work will include: […]