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Every year, road construction and maintenance crews are exposed to fumes released when hot asphalt is mixed and laid. Those fumes can contain volatile organic compounds and other potentially harmful substances, creating risks for both workers and the environment. But Professor Di Wang and collaborators have found a promising way to make asphalt safer.

PhD candidate Mahdi Chegini is developing new hardware that uses light instead of electricity to run AI faster and consume less power.

Professor Briand brings a transformative vision that will shape how software systems powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are designed, tested, and trusted in real-world environments.

Kyle Champagne, a PhD candidate in biomedical engineering, is developing strains of therapeutic bacteria to detect tumours. His research opens the door to more efficient cancer treatments.

Equipped with multimodal emotion detection it provides both reactive and proactive support

Civil engineering student Danielle Rainville is determined to protect Ottawa from natural disasters by developing models to predict the likelihood of floods in the region.

For several years, wastewater monitoring has quietly supported public health in Ottawa, offering valuable insights into the spread of common infectious diseases such as COVID-19 and influenza in the community. With partnership funding ended in September 2025, the program is turning to the community to help sustain wastewater monitoring in Ottawa.

Though Sarra Magdouli and Nicole Racine conduct research involving different disciplines, both trace their paths back to lived experience, moments outside of academia that revealed urgent, practical problems in need of better answers.

Three uOttawa researchers are pushing the boundaries of health innovation with bold, interdisciplinary projects supported by the New Frontiers in Research Fund.

Cyberattacks don’t stop at national borders. Neither do extreme weather events, disruptions to global supply chains or co-ordinated disinformation campaigns. But the systems used to respond to these threats are still largely national, often slower and more siloed than the challenges they are trying to address.