Virtual agents based on artificial intelligence have become increasingly popular on social media. Examples of Lil Miquela or Shudu Gram show how completely artificial agents can have a significant influence on our social lives, and especially social media marketing. However, it stands to question how these virtual influencers are actually perceived by consumers, whether they […]

Existing data lake systems lack the support for storing or discovery features that could be used with different ML projects. These limitations negatively affect the process of decision-taking. Data scientists spend most of their time finding, preparing, and integrating relevant data sets to finish analytics tasks. Feature discovery systems are needed to ease the process […]

Aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2) are poisonous mycotoxins that are produced by two common molds, Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, in cereal grains and maize. When dairy cows ingest AFB1 toxin through contaminated feed, it is metabolized into carcinogenic AFM1 toxin, and it is transferred in milk. AFM1 contamination of milk poses a significant health […]

Ce projet MITACS consiste en l’amélioration de l’expérience utilisateur (innovation de produit et de procédé) en offrant de nouveaux outils ou fonctionnalités et en améliorant ceux déjà présents sur notre plateforme. Pour créer l’outil sur notre plateforme, les étudiants feront face à des enjeux de communication avec les API des partenaires, et avec l’équipe. Ils […]

Collaborative filtering is a product recommendation technique for making automated product suggestions to a user based on the preference information from similar users. Traditional recommendation algorithms drive personalized recommendations using the data from user purchases and ratings. For e-book retailers, besides user purchases and ratings, product features such as book content and metadata also provide […]

Personal analytics refers to a recent trend where individuals wish to collect, analyze and visualize personal information so that they can gain knowledge about one’s behaviours, habits and thoughts in the context of their personal goals. The trend of self-tracking is rapidly increasing as people are becoming smarter about choices available to them, and seek […]

Distinct Element Models (DEM) are a class of material models that represent the material as a domain of small elastic balls bonded by non-linear elastic springs with defined shear and tensile bond strengths. A part of this internship is a follow up work based on work done by another member of Advanced Drilling Group (ADG) […]

Today, a growing number of mobile devices come enabled with Near Field Communications (NFC) “out-of-the-box.” This has opened the door to an explosion of new possibilities for smartphones, such as those running on the Andriod platform. These new NFC capable Android devices could potentially replace RFID technologies, which are widely used in a variety of […]

Burns are a common type of skin injury that cause numerous deaths around the world every year. Timely assessment of burns plays an important role in a successful treatment. Traditionally, burns are assessed through visual and tactile observation by clinicians. This method of assessment is highly inconsistent as it depends on the availability of a […]

Heartland Disposal & Recycling is a waste disposal & recycling business offering waste disposal bins, portable toilets, and temporary fencing to residential, commercial, and industrial companies. Heartland also provides ongoing accounting and financial reporting services to Hape International Inc., which is a multi-national toy manufacturing business. Hape International Inc. has approximately $25 million in annual […]

Des douleurs ou pertes de mobilité associées à l’épaule peuvent rapidement se révéler handicapante dans la vie quotidienne. Une meilleure compréhension des mécanismes de l’épaule pourrait aboutir à une meilleure prise en charge des patients présentant des symptômes handicapants. La modélisation 3D de l’épaule en prenant en compte la posture du patient en routine clinique […]

The standard approach to quantifying sleep physiology, polysomnography, requires an overnight stay in the laboratory, is poorly tolerated by many people (especially the elderly or those with medical co-morbidities) and is both labour intensive and costly. In response to this limitation, wearable devices have gained support as tools for self-administered measurement of some aspects of […]