Innovative Projects Realized

The reforestation of damaged spruce stands in a changing climate

Testing collective cognition in response to size-selection in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Tracking and Navigation of Medical Instruments for Image Guided Therapy

Machine Learning Internship: Scene Graph Generation Model Development

Information transport via spins in 2D anti-ferromagnetic materials

Design, implementation, and testing of a parallel hybrid electric vehicle drivetrain including optimal drive mode operation

This project proposes the development of a comprehensive Portable Charging System (PCS) for Electric Vehicles (EVs) integrating Level III DC fast charging and wireless charging technologies. The system aims to enhance EV charging convenience and flexibility by providing a compact and portable solution for on-the-go charging. The Level III DC fast charging capability ensures rapid charging, addressing the time constraints often associated with traditional charging methods. Additionally, the incorporation of wireless charging technology eliminates the need for physical connectors, further streamlining the charging process. The PCS will be designed with user-friendly interfaces and intelligent management systems to optimize charging efficiency. This innovative solution aligns with the growing demand for sustainable transportation and addresses the limitations of existing charging infrastructure. The project intends to contribute to the widespread adoption of EVs by overcoming charging challenges and promoting accessibility, making electric mobility more viable for a broader range of users.

ELLs’ self-criticism in sounding ‘native-like’ and how it affects language learning motivation

The aim of this project is to explore how ELLs’ (English language learners) self-criticism in sounding native-like affect their language learning motivation in Canadian and Chinese universities. Although achieving a ‘native-like’ pronounciation is far from being proficient in a language, many language learners’ goals are to sound linguistically authentic for many different reasons.
It is expected that this project’s results will yield an inverse relationship between self-criticism in sounding native-like and language learning motivation, as well as a closer examination of the values of viewing native-like pronounciation between different cultures. To conclude, it is important to understand how self-criticism in sounding native-like affects the motivation of University ELLs so that there are better and proper language instruction and support strategies in the classroom to optimize learning experiences.

Insight into the oxidation of tetrahedral Zintl clusters

ExomeAnnotator: Developing a system biology approach to genome annotation for disease risk assessment

Understanding the underlying factors that cause inherited diseases to develop is an important step in improving the health status of individuals, and identifying effective prevention and control measures. This project aims to apply fundamental know of genetics, genome sequence analysis, modeling and simulations, and bio-informatics to uncover the relationship between these factors and assess the risk of such diseases. This understanding will help design health policy and pharmacological measures that reduce the risk of inherited diseases, and could potentially interrupt the ongoing cycle of such diseases. The project will be undertaken within an academic-industry partnership environment, and therefore provides significant benefits for interns to benefit from interdisciplinary collaborations with applications to individual and populations health. Furthermore, this project will result in development of advanced genome annotation software required for the analysis of Geneyouin’s clients’ genomes – it is critical to have such tools to scale up genome analysis. The HQP recruited and trained during this project will have intimate knowledge and understanding of Geneyouin’s genome analysis approach, IT systems and corporate culture thus will be considered as top candidates for future full time employment at Geneyouin.

Chemical modification of Switchable Coordination Compounds

Urban Riverscapes: Participation for Enhanced Restoration

ONNX-Based Convolutional Neural Network for HADES RICH Ring Reconstruction