Featured Dissertation: Decarbonization pathways for the western Canadian electricity system

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 20, 2020 | News

by Jeffrey English This PhD thesis in Mechanical Engineering discusses a cooperative model of shared interconnected electricity generation between British Columbia and Alberta. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/11483 Abstract: Decarbonizing the...

Let them eat kale: food insecurity discourses in Richmond, BC

by Stephanie Boulogne | Jan 6, 2020 | News, Open access, UVicSpace

by Audrey Tung M.A. thesis, Department of Geography Abstract: Household food insecurity is a persistent yet hidden problem in wealthy nations such as Canada, where it has in part been perpetuated through discourses and practices at the local scale. Drawing upon...

Featured Thesis: Activities of daily living as a functional assessment predictor in older adults

by Stephanie Boulogne | Dec 16, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

by Adeshina Alani Today, we feature MSc research in Computer Science related to health and aging, “a systematic review with focus on architecture in connected health”. https://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8443/handle/1828/11346 Abstract (excerpt): Background:...

Featured Dissertation: Secure and lightweight authentication schemes for Internet of Things (IoT)

by Stephanie Boulogne | Dec 10, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

by Mohammed M. Alshahrani Is your cellphone hackable? What about your television, or your coffeemaker? Today, we feature research in Electrical and Computer Engineering, that examines authentication strategies related to the “Internet of Things” —...

Featured Dissertation: Physical Controls on Extremes of Oceanic Carbon and Oxygen in Coastal Waters

by Stephanie Boulogne | Nov 26, 2019 | Open access, UVicSpace

by Zelalem M. Engida UVic News recently announced that “Times Higher Education released its 2020 world university rankings by subject for physical sciences and psychology, placing UVic programs in these areas among the Top 200 around the globe”. To...