Long Short-Term Memory networks
Long Short-Term Memory Networks, most often referred to as “LSTMs,” are a unique class of RNN that can recognize long-term dependencies. They were first presented by Hochreiter & Schmidhuber (1997), and several authors developed and popularized them in subsequent works. They are currently frequently utilized and perform incredibly well when applied to a wide range […]
Urbanization & the Rise of Smart Cities
Smart Cities – Urbanization is on the rise across Canada, with 81.65% of the total Canadian population residing in urban areas as of 2021. Higher opportunities for jobs drive the migration to cities, increasing population density in these areas. With this increase comes a large demand for housing and services and higher energy consumption. By […]
The Environmental Concerns Associated with Cryptocurrency Mining
The environmental concerns associated with cryptocurrency mining have not always been top-of-mind in regard to this industry. However, with increasing environmental concerns, it has become an increasingly debated topic in recent years. Why does cryptocurrency consume energy? At face value,cryptocurrency appears as a form of digital asset management creating the assumption that it would consume […]
Can AI achieve Sentience?
As an inherently heavy and philosophical topic by nature, AI sentience can be difficult to discuss, mainly due to the ambiguity associated with how it is defined and what it entails. The most widely adopted definition considers sentience to be an entity’s ability to perceive and recognize itself and its surroundings. A more scientific definition […]
AI industry and its impact on our society
Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry had definitely impacted our society and our way of living. IBM gives us a clear definition of AI as being “the science and engineering of making intelligent machines, especially intelligent computer programs”. To put it in simple terms, these machines will learn human-like levels of intelligence. But artificial intelligence is not […]
Ground-Breaking Biomedical Engineering Innovations that You Didn’t Know Existed
The biomedical engineering sector is breaking headlines everywhere! From vaccines to virtual medicine, biomedical engineering is one of the most discussed topics of our era. In fact, with a 27% increase in growth in recent years, biomedical engineering has been recognized as one of the fastest growing fields (Bureau of Labour, 2021). And, with a […]
3D printing technology – what does the future hold?
3D printing technology is a technology that helps us to create objects in an easier manner without going through the complex processes that previously existed. Throughout the history of mankind, inventing and conceiving objects was deal breaker for the human survival. From making hunting tools to, nowadays, modern farming, we can’t help but to create […]
The Electric/Electronic industry (EE) and its global influence
Emerging in the 20th century, the electronics industry is one of the largest industries in Canada; The electronics industry is divided into sectors: communications and components, computers and office machines, and consumer electronics. Semiconductor represents a significant subsector of electronics, particularly in telecommunications market. In Canada, this industry represents about 4% of the total manufacturing […]
Innovations in MedTech
The WHO (World Health Organization) defines the concept of MedTech as “the application of knowledge and skills organized in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures, and systems developed to solve a health problem and improve quality of life”. MedTech, therefore includes all technologies for the healthcare environment, from an online appointment booking site to […]
Intelligent Aeronautical Design 4.0
The fuel consumption of an aircraft largely depends on its mass. It has been shown that a weight reduction of 500 kg translates into a reduction of around 1% in fuel consumption. The aeronautical industry is currently working on the design and the development of new materials that are lighter than those already existing in […]