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Funding
Applied
2023/12 - 2026/12
CONCIOUS: Context-specific understanding of HMI by an automated agent
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Alliance Project with CRIAQ, Beslogic, and Collins Aerospace Canada
  • Team: Y. Wang (PI); M. Hamdaqa (Co-PI); Y. Zeng (Co-PI)
2023/10 - 2026/09
Nuturing collaborative behaviors in construction projects through effective, reliable, and credible RFI analysis and management
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Alliance/Mitacs Accelerator with CREO Inc.
  • Team: Y. Zeng (PI); H. Ge (Co-PI); M. Nik-Bakht (Co-PI); J. Yan (Co-PI)
2022/04 - 2024/03
Optimizing workload assignments to overcome workplace procrastination
Concordia University
  • OVPRGS/Team Grant and PERFORM Team Grant
2022/02 - 2024/01
Make healthy changes easy: AI-enabled dialogue-driven app for personalized cancer prevention – Risk Dialogue
Canadian Cancer Society
  • CCS/CIHR Action Grants
  • Team: L. Yang (NPA), Alberta Health Services; C. Friedenreich (Co-PA), The University of Calgary; Y. Zeng (Co-PA)
2021/04 - 2025/03
Generating EMR-based algorithms to identify hospital adverse events for health system performance evaluation and improvement
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
  • Project Grant
  • Team: Y. Xu (NPA), C. Eastwood (Co-PA), The University of Calgary; Y. Zeng (Co-PA)
2019/04 - 2024/03
AdaptiveCAD: shifting CAD paradigm for innovative and creative design
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Discovery Grant
Completed
2022/05 - 2022/12
An integrated platform for processing pilot trainee’s biometric data
Mitacs
  • Accelerator grant with CAE Inc
2022/03 - 2022/09
AI for improved gaze tracking
CAE Inc.
  • Research contract
2020/09 - 2023/08
AI + waste to resources management toward sustainable city
Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Nature et les Technologies (FQRNT)
  • NSFC-FQRNT
2018/06 - 2018/09
Environment-Based Design (EBD) application to mechanical products
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
  • GlobLink
2018/03 - 2022/09
Biometric approaches to inferring pilot trainee's affective and cognitive states
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • CRD with CAE Inc. and Marinvent Inc.
  • Team: Y. Zeng (PI); J. Faubert (Co-PI), University of Montreal; S. Lajoie (Co-PI), McGill University
2018/06 - 2018/09
Measurement of student competencies in a teamwork
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
  • GlobLink
2018/03 - 2018/09
2015/01 - 2015/12
Improvement of Valtech workflow: a pilot study
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Engage
2015/07 - 2020/06
NSERC Design Chair in Aerospace Design Engineering (NCADE)
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • CDE
2014/07 - 2014/10
Understanding creativity- a computational research from the human visual perception's perspective
Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS)
  • GlobLink
2014/05 - 2019/04
Environment-Based Design methodology for creative design
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Discovery Grant
2014/05 - 2019/04
Lean aerospace value stream
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • CRD with Bombardier Inc and Bell Helicopter Inc.
  • Team: N. Bhuiyan (PI); K. Demirli (Co-PI); Y. Zeng (Co-PI)
2014/03 - 2016/02
A novel framework to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of recruitment industry for contract placement of professionals
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • CRD with Proship Inc.
2013/09 - 2014/02
Optimizing municipal drainage infrastructure design using EBD methodology
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Engage
2013/05 - 2013/10
Developing a quality management system using environment-based-design theory for area development planning
City of Edmonton
  • Research Contract
2012/04 - 2012/10
Risk management in staffing supply chain management
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Engage
2011/09 - 2012/09
Requirements analysis using EBD for the development of an energy trading software system
MingZ Consultant Inc.
  • Research Contract
2010/03 - 2010/09
Protection of intellectual property in collaborative and distributed new product development: pilot study
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Engage with Mechanica Solutions Inc.
2009/05 - 2014/04
Environment-Based Design: a methodology for innovative design
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Discovery grant
2009/09 - 2010/09
Total Quality Management based on Environment-Based Design theory, Contract
City of Edmonton
  • Research Contract
2009/05 - 2010/04
Development of a quality manual for environment monitoring by using Environment- Based Design methodology
City of Edmonton
  • Research Contract
2009/04 - 2014/03
Theoretical and experimental approaches to modeling design activities
Canada Research Chairs (CRC)
  • CRC-Tier II
2008/09 - 2009/09
Integrated intelligent CFD modeler for a combined sewer overflow and storm sewer chamber hydraulic analysis tool
City of Edmonton
  • Research Contract
2007/12 - 2009/06
Collaborative development for product life cycle management
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • CRD
  • Team: V. Thomson (PI), McGill University; Y. Zeng (Co-PI)
2007/09 - 2007/12
Image processing algorithms for detection and recognition of bacterial and viral infections using lateral flow devices
Novatek International, Inc.
  • Contract
  • Team: A. Ben Hamza (PI); Y. Zeng (Co-PI)
2006/06 - 2007/11
Algorithms for eliminating image variance and noise caused by digitization equipment
IRAP, Novatek International, Inc.
  • Contract
  • Team: Y. Zeng (PI); A. Ben Hamza (Co-PI)
2004/05 - 2009/05
A scientific theory for modeling and enhancing complex product design
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • Discovery Grant
2004/05 - 2006/05
A Non-intrusive eye-gaze instrument for real-time operator's attention tracking
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
  • RTI
  • Team: L. Yang. (PI); Y. Zeng (Co-PI)
2004/03 - 2009/03
A formal design science
Canada Research Chair Program
2004/03 - 2006/03
Computing environment for new CAD paradigms supporting product conceptual design
CFI