{"id":65209,"date":"2020-03-30T10:07:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T14:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=65209"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:31","slug":"carleton-receives-nserc-grants-to-support-innovative-industry-partnerships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-receives-nserc-grants-to-support-innovative-industry-partnerships\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton Receives NSERC Grants to Support Innovative Industry Partnerships\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton Receives NSERC Grants to Support Innovative Industry Partnerships\u00a0\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Seven <\/span>Carleton University research<\/span>ers have received Engage G<\/span>rants from the <\/span>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council<\/span> <\/span><\/i>of Canada<\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/i>(NSERC)<\/span>. The funding will support research <\/span>on a range of subjects including<\/span> wearable smart devices, snow science and <\/span>unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), data encryption, virtual reality, manufacturing, <\/span>edge computing and turbines.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The<\/span> grants give <\/span>Canadian<\/span> companies access to knowledge, expertise and capabilities at Canadian universities and colleges. These grants foster new research partnerships by supporting short-term research and development projects aimed at addressing a company-specific problem.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c<\/span>T<\/span>h<\/span>is funding from NSERC allows innovative<\/span> private<\/span>–<\/span>sector partnerships<\/span> <\/span>that <\/span>are a recognition of the excellence of Carleton\u2019s research<\/span>,\u201d <\/span>said Rafik<\/span> Goubran, v<\/span>ice-president (Research and International)<\/span>. \u201cThese<\/span> vital industry<\/span> partnerships <\/span>provide real societ<\/span>al<\/span> impact<\/span>s<\/span> with solutions to real-world challenges.<\/span>\u201d<\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosenjit Bose<\/span><\/a>, professor in the <\/span>School of Computer Science<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> <\/span>is<\/span> work<\/span>ing<\/span> with <\/span>Kinaxis<\/span> to improve manufacturing analytics.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Supply chains <\/span>like those managed by <\/span>Kinaxis<\/span> software <\/span>identify and encode <\/span>the order in which <\/span>components<\/span> <\/span>are needed<\/span> by businesses<\/span>. For example, before one can put the roof on a house, the foundation <\/span>must be laid<\/span>. Supply chains <\/span>must<\/span> also<\/span> be able <\/span>to identify components that <\/span>c<\/span>an be accomplished<\/span> concurrently<\/span>,<\/span> such as p<\/span>aint<\/span>ing<\/span> the walls in several rooms at the same time. <\/span>T<\/span>his project will increase <\/span>the <\/span>efficiency of supply chain<\/span>s<\/span> by identifying all components that <\/span>can be completed<\/span> at the same time<\/span>. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Changcheng Huang<\/span><\/a>, professor in <\/span>Systems and Computer Engineering<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> is working with <\/span>BitQubic<\/span> Corp<\/span>.<\/span> to create a<\/span>n <\/span>expandable and reliable <\/span>edge-computing<\/span> <\/span>p<\/span>latform<\/span>.<\/span> Edge computing <\/span>is decentralized<\/span>, where data handling moves away <\/span>from <\/span>a network and is placed in <\/span>laptops, tablets or smartphones.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

E<\/span>dge computing along with 5G <\/span>will<\/span> bring <\/span>the<\/span> Internet-of-<\/span>T<\/span>hings (IoT) and connected automated vehicles (CAVs) to everyday life.<\/span> <\/span>The<\/span> goal is to design and implement a system that meets the requirements of edge computing <\/span>while considering<\/span> mobility and security constraints<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edgar Matida<\/span><\/a>, professor in <\/span>Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> is working with Bombardier Aerospace to test turbojets used for research aerial vehicles. The collaboration will help the company perform on-ground thrust measurements and emissions tests of small gas turbines. This project is possible due to collaborations with Carleton\u2019s Mostafa El-Sayed, professor in <\/span>Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering <\/span>and Hamza abo el Ella, from the National Research Council.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria McArthur<\/span><\/a>, professor in the <\/span>School of Journalism and Communication<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> is working with IBM <\/span>to<\/span> l<\/span>everag<\/span>e d<\/span>ata <\/span>a<\/span>nalytics to <\/span>c<\/span>ustomiz<\/span>e inclusive wearable d<\/span>evices<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This<\/span> research project <\/span>utilizes <\/span>IBM Watson technology to support the mass<\/span> <\/span>customization of wearable <\/span>devices<\/span>. <\/span>These <\/span>smart devices <\/span>can be worn<\/span> as accessories or as implants. Wearable technology has a variety of applications<\/span>,<\/span> incl<\/span>uding health monitoring, gaming<\/span> and fashion. Commercial applications for <\/span>wearable technologies have been mostly limited to health monitoring or accessibility. <\/span>T<\/span>here are still many<\/span> other<\/span> potential<\/span> applications for wearables to improve <\/span>the lives of <\/span>Canadians. IBM is investigat<\/span>ing<\/span> how Watson <\/span>can<\/span> support mass<\/span> <\/span>customization of inclusive, wearable technologies <\/span>t<\/span>o include user needs related to language, <\/span>socio-economic status<\/span>, culture, gender and age. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Murray Richardson<\/span><\/a>, professor in <\/span>Geography and Environmental Studies<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> is working <\/span>with Arctic UAV<\/span> in Iqaluit, Nunavut<\/span> <\/span>to improve <\/span>UAV photogrammetry<\/span> methods for studying<\/span> Arctic tundra watersheds<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arctic UAV Inc. provides <\/span>UAV<\/span> flight and image acquisition services in <\/span>the <\/span>Arctic, including land surveying, photogrammetry, search and rescue, site inspections and wildlife surveys. <\/span>This<\/span> project <\/span>will<\/span> develop and test <\/span>snow-mapping<\/span> method<\/span>s<\/span> <\/span>using<\/span> UAV<\/span>s<\/span>. The work leverages existing snow science activities and watershed modelling research near Iqaluit<\/span> on Southern Baffin Island<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Omair Shafiq<\/span><\/a>, professor in the <\/span>School of Information Technology<\/span><\/a>,<\/span>is working with <\/span>Solana Networks <\/span>to<\/span> <\/span>improve the <\/span>classification <\/span>of e<\/span>ncrypted network t<\/span>raffic<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With <\/span>the <\/span>increasing use of cybersecurity<\/span> <\/span>solutions, most data transmitted over networks <\/span>is secured<\/span> by encryption. While this is essential for <\/span>the <\/span>security and the protection of data, <\/span>it <\/span>creates<\/span> challenges<\/span> <\/span>in performing network management and related tasks<\/span>. This is <\/span>especially true <\/span>when large-scale data <\/span>is generated<\/span> at high speed<\/span> and <\/span>maintaining accuracy <\/span>is vital. This project will use d<\/span>eep learning<\/span> to address these challenges. Deep learning<\/span> is part of machine learning and <\/span>is inspired<\/span> by the structures and functions of the human brain known as artificial neural networks. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robert Teather<\/span><\/a>, professor in the <\/span>School of Information Technology<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> is working with <\/span>Toonrush<\/span> to examine issues of perspective and point of view in virtual reality (VR) experiences. <\/span> <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A major problem in VR design is <\/span>controlling <\/span>viewpoint; unlike traditional film where the <\/span>shots presented are chosen by the director, <\/span>in <\/span>VR users<\/span> interactively control their <\/span>viewpoint<\/span> and this can<\/span> <\/span>create<\/span> barriers in storytelling. A solution <\/span>may be<\/span> to disable viewpoint control, <\/span>but this <\/span>impact<\/span>s<\/span> the<\/span> feeling of<\/span> immersion. This project investigates<\/span> <\/span>this<\/span> impact on user experience and examines possible alternatives. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Seven Carleton University researchers have received Engage Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The funding will support research on a range of subjects including wearable smart devices, snow science and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), data encryption, virtual reality, manufacturing, edge computing and turbines.  The grants give Canadian companies access to knowledge, expertise and capabilities at Canadian universities and colleges. These […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":62530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[89,173,108,142,165,139,91,112],"class_list":["post-65209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-releases","tag-geography-and-environmental-studies","tag-information-technology","tag-journalism-and-communication","tag-mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering","tag-nserc","tag-partnerships","tag-research","tag-systems-and-computer-engineering"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65209"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65209\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65210,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65209\/revisions\/65210"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}