Innovative Projects Realized

Conception d’une procédure automatisée permettant de récupérer et d’intégrer les informations nécessaires pour cartographier le potentiel de lotissement de secteurs urbains déjà bâtis ou terrains vacants (LOT_VAL)

Ce projet s’insère dans un contexte où la densification urbaine est une préoccupation grandissante afin de réduire l’étalement urbain et ainsi s’aligner avec les principes du développement durable. Il vise à concevoir une procédure automatisée permettant de récupérer et d’intégrer les informations nécessaires pour cartographier le potentiel de lotissement de secteurs urbains déjà bâtis ou terrains vacants. La procédure est testée sur le secteur de la ville de Québec.

Development of machine learning and artificial intelligence toolbox to monitor data center risks and performance

Missing Link Technologies Ltd. provides customized and effective solutions to its partners for their IT infrastructure & operations. They are especially involved with solving the IT facilities management challenges of Telcos and Datacenters. The proposed research in collaboration with Missing Link Technologies Ltd. is aimed at leveraging the advances in machine learning and artificial intelligence in risk management, performance assessment and availability prediction of a data center. A suite of tools and techniques will be proposed towards this end. The research will also propose a framework to make the proposed tools available to any other businesses that wants to address similar problems. The research and resulting insights is expected to result significant reduction in operation cost and improved availability of services thus benefiting both the industry collaborator and the customers.

Studying the Impact of Performance Issues on End Users

Performance assurance activities are an essential step in the release cycle of large software systems. However, prior research on software performance often does not consider the impact on end users; while developers may miss performance issues that lowers the satisfaction rate of end users, or the effort is spent on fixing those issues that may not impact end users much. The goal of the proposed research is to help software practitioners better understand and cope with performance issues by considering their impact on the end users. In particular, I propose to conduct empirical studies on the impact of end users from existing performance bugs and build statistical models to gain deeper understanding of such impact. The findings are expected to provide new insights around performance issues across different programming languages and software systems.

Development of Reactors for Fuel Synthesis from Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide

Utilization of Agile Management in Construction Projects

Usually, any construction project begins with the planning department preparing a construction schedule that is pushed onto the project team. The big up-front plan might cause delays in the construction process because it relies on predicting a lot in the future, so you need frequent updating of this plan throughout the execution. Agile is a project management approach that includes micro-planning tools to support construction contractors in the execution of projects. This is accomplished through short feedback loops which involve all the project team members and stakeholders to embrace and document the changes and unexpected issues that arise and how they are dealt with. The application of agile management in construction projects can lead to numerous benefits. To begin with, feedback loops are short and mistakes are fixed once they are discovered. Further, the process will involve lower risks because the client is continuously involved in the development process. Construction companies can focus more on time management and regular frequent reviews to improve project financial management.

Swarm algorithms for Quadcopters: from simulation to reality

Investigating the location of TMD- substrates of the T4SS in Legionella pneumophila

Hearing in Humboldt Penguins (Spheniscus humboldti)

Evolution of Fracture Permeability induced by Pressure Solution

DreamWafer Intelligent Rapid Prototyping Platform for Electronic Systems

The WaferBoard™ is a “waffle iron” for prototyping electronic systems. In the envisioned

concept, the user simply place components in the WaferBoard™ and close the cover.

”WaferBoard™ then senses the component contacts and recognizes the components and

interconnects them. The prototype is now ready to be brought up and run. The candidate will

do research on interface with other PCB tools. The first objective consists to define a public

On-line training and resource package for domestic violence (DV) screening for Community based Health Care Providers of Perinatal Women

The aims of this research project are to develop, implement and evaluate an innovative, interactive on-line education and training package for non-government, community based Health Care Providers (HCPs) on Domestic Violence (DV) screening and intervention. There are multiple reasons that Health Care Providers (HCPs) do not include routine screening for DV in their care practices; however, what is not apparent is what is being done to address the barriers to HCPs screening and intervention for DV. Therefore, this project is based on addressing what we already know of the barriers for DV screening and intervention by developing and implementing an innovative, accessible and sustainable on-line education and training resource package to increase knowledge and confidence in DV screening and intervention, in a time effective manner, that does not impede the quality of the education and training. This resource can be tailored to combine with face to face training, but may potentially reduce the length of time required for the face to face sessions, thereby fitting more readily into the HCPs busy schedules.TBC

An investigation of Ontario ESL teachers’ strategies and perceptions for teaching Chinese international students in Ontario public schools.

Recent rapid increase in the number of Chinese international students with English as a second language (ESL) attending Canadian schools has led to the exploration of in-service ESL teachers’ teaching strategies towards these students. Working with View-Wide International Education Group and using multiple case studies, this study will articulate the nature and challenges of ESL teaching and identify various ESL instruction means. It will also investigate ESL teachers’ perceptions of the influence of ESL programs on English language acquisition by Chinese international students and support these students by ensuring their academic and social needs are being met. This study is important in that it can provide teachers, ESL program developers and school administrators with concrete data based on the direct experiences of ESL teachers teaching Chinese international students