Overview
The McMaster Engineering Technology Research and Innovation Conference or METRIC is the annual conference hosted by the Engineering Graduate Society (EGS) to engage, cultivate, and develop collaboration strategies among graduate students, professors, and alumni in a variety of engineering fields.
The theme for this year’s METRIC will focus on Integrating Inclusivity and Innovation. The conference will be held on September 25th, 2023 at CIBC Hall!
Open to all Universities in Ontario!
Why Attend METRIC?
– Hear from our incredible speakers
– Present your amazing research to a diverse audience
– Connect with people outside of your Department and University
– Network with our Industry Sponsors
– Catered Lunch + Snacks throughout the day to keep you fueled
Our Keynote Speaker this year is Joel Hilchey!
Joel Hilchey is the Executive Producer and CEO Beanstalk Creative, a career and educational coaching organization that inspires and empowers people to dream big and take their next steps.
Joel is an ideas guy. His gift seems to stem from a strange combination of observation, insight, and blatant disregard for conventional thinking.
He’s also a juggler (literally and figuratively). In addition to leading the Beanstalk Creative team, he maintains a busy schedule as a keynote speaker, creating unforgettable spectacles on stage. He’s the father of 3 kids, and he attempts to be a good husband. Joel has authored 3 books (2 of them with Brandon Love), and he taught engineering for over a decade at McMaster University, where he was named one of the Top 150+ Alumni. He’s a seasoned barbershop quartet singer, he formerly chaired the board of the world-renowned Hamilton Children’s Choir, and he’s a semi-competitive joggler (that’s right… juggling whilst jogging). For more information about Joel visit joelhilchey.com
Our Sponsors this year are
Presentations 2023
Oral Presentations
Attention Engineering Graduate Students!
We’re excited to highlight the high-quality presentations in the categories of “Materials and Surfaces”, “Health and Biotechnology”, “Computing, AI and Data”, “Environment, Water and Sustainability”, at this year’s METRIC conference. These categories showcase groundbreaking research and innovative ideas produced within McMaster Engineering, making it a must-see for anyone passionate about the future of engineering and technology.
Don’t miss the chance to witness excellence in action—and if you’re presenting, the stakes are high! First place winners will receive a **$1000 cash prize**, second place takes home **$750**, and third place earns **$500**.
Be sure to check out these sessions and support your peers!
Materials and Surfaces
Optimizing Magnetic Performance of Fe-50Ni Alloy for Electric Motor Cores through LPBF: A Study of As-Built and Heat-Treated Scenarios
Presenter: Masoud Ahmadnia
Advancing bacteriophage application in food safety through particle engineering
Presenter: Mellissa Gomez
Health and Biotechnology
Estimation of injury limits at vulnerable impact locations along the forearm via thums fe model
Presenter: Carson Brewer
Multiplexed Confocal FLIM for Precise Quantification of Dynamic Cellular Interactions
Presenter: Andrea Buendia
An in vitro lung deposition platform for assessing nebulized phage efficacy against chronic bacterial infections
Presenter: Mathura Thirugnanasampanthar
3D Visualization of Nanoscale Bone Structures Using Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy
Presenter: Alyssa Williams
Exploring the correlation between mechanosensitive proteins and brain biomechanics
Presenter: Arjun Raha
Computing, AI and Data
Computer generated hologram (CGH)
Presenter: Rafiei Shima
A CNN-based strategy to automate contour detection of the hip and proximal femur using DXA images
Presenter: Ali Ammar
Environment, Water and Sustainability
Polychloramide disinfectants, long-term protection against smelly bins
Presenter: Gaoyin He
Poster Presentations
2023 Poster Presenters:
Guerguis, Bavley
Hosna, Geraei
Vasudevan, Naveen
Hollinger, Andrew
Dubey, Devashish
Conference Schedule
FAQ 2023
Presentations 2022
Poster Presentations 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
[1] Model-based Fault Diagnosis for in-Orbit Small Satellites in Constellation
Presenter: Ailin Barzegar
Keywords: Fault Diagnosis, Multi-agent Systems, Small Satellites
[2] Unrolled Compressed Sensing in the Application of Hyperpolarized 129Xe Ventilation MRI
Presenter: Mitra Tavakkoli
Keywords: Compressed sensing, MRI, Deep learning
[3] Torsional Buckling Analysis of Typical Polygonal Members: Parametric Study
Presenter: Shivanshi Gupta
Keywords: Parametric Study, Torsion, Polygonal sections
[4] Computational Fluid Dynamics Based Evaluation of a Novel Cuboid Hollow Fiber Hemodialyzer Design
Presenter: Yating Xu
Keywords: Cuboid hemodialyzer; Computational Fluid Dynamics; Flow distribution
[5] Upper Extremity Injury Tolerance To Behind Shield Blunt Trauma
Presenter: Liam Burrows
Keywords: Ballistic Shields, Injury, Upper-Extremity
[6] Usability Testing of the Effect of Smartphone Holder
Presenter: Roopak Sri Venkata Sai Madhavarapu
Keywords: Smartphone, Smartphone holder, Text-neck Symptoms, Usability Testing, Walking, EMG, Thumb Muscles
[7] Housing project in Ontario with unique means of construction: 3D printing
Presenter: Siddharth Popli
Keywords: 3D printed Housing, Additive Manufacturing, Automated Construction
[8] A Multi-Period Optimal Product-Platform Design Considering Stochastic Demand
Presenter: Md Sadman Sakib
Keywords: Product Platform, Hybrid Manufacturing, Stochastic Demand
[9] A Material-by-Design Approach to Develop Ceramic-and Metallic-Particle-Reinforced Ca-?-SiAlON Composites for Improved Thermal and Structural Properties
Presenter: Hasan Sohail Syed
Keywords: SiAlON, Spark Plasma Sintering, Mean-field homogenization
[10] Design and Analysis of a Monocoque for a Prototype Vehicle
Presenter: Yuvrajsinh Solanki
Keywords: Monocoque, Composite material, A Prototype Vehicle
Oral Presentations 1:30 – 3:00 PM
Materials and Surfaces
[1] Anti-Infective Surface Coating to Reduce Surface Transmission of Bacteria and Viruses
Presenter: Mya Sharma
Keywords: Hydrogels, Anti-infective, Coatings
[2] Fabrication of Organic-Inorganic Coatings via Biomimetic Colloidal Techniques
Presenter: Kayla Baker
Keywords: Biomaterials, Solubilization, Dip-coating
[3] Effect of the End-of-Life (EOL) Content of High-Vacuum High-Pressure Die Cast Aural2 (AlSi10Mg-T7) on Corrosion Behaviour
Presenter: Yuki Ando
Keywords: Aluminum Alloy, Corrosion, Sustainability
[4] The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Performance of AlSi10Mg Produced Through Selective Laser Melting
Presenter: Youssef Salib
Keywords: Additive Manufacturing; Metallurgy; Mechanical Properties
Health and Biotechnology
[1] Smart Insole-based Sensor System for Plantar Pressure Distribution and Gait Analysis
Presenter: Sophini Subramaniam
Keywords: Health monitoring, Plantar Pressure, Gait
[2] Musculoskeletal Model of Gait Biomechanics After Proximal Femur Reconstruction for Sarcoma Cancer
Presenter: Fiona Madden
Keywords: Biomechanics, Musculoskeletal Model, Proximal Femur
[3] The CaT Stretcher: An Open-Source System for Delivering Uniaxial Strain to Cells and Tissues (CaT)
Presenter: Ryan Singer
Keywords: Lung, dynamic forces, in vitro
[4] 1H Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Characterization of Muscle in the Lower Leg of Endurance vs Power Athletes
Presenter: Alejandro Amador
Keywords: MRI, Muscle, Metabolism
Oral Presentations 3:00 – 4:30 PM
Computing, AI and Data
[1] Decision Making for Product Customization
Presenter: Carter Powell
Keywords: Customization, Machine Learning, Decision Support
[2] Multi-Mode Robust Appointment Scheduling for Uncertain Service Time and Random No-Show Using Min-Max Optimization
Presenter: Anik Chandra Dash
Keywords: Appointment Scheduling, Optimization, Min-max
[3] Enhanced Photon Detection Probability Model for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes in TCAD with Machine Learning
Presenter: Xuanyu Qian
Keywords: Photon detection probability (PDP), Single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), Machine learning (ML)
[4] Relative Macro Placement for Faster Physical Design Process
Presenter: Mohit Sharma
Keywords: Macro placement, Physical Design, Design Space Exploration
Energy, Environment, Water, and Sustainability
[1] Antifouling and Oxygen Permeability Properties of Zwitterionic Polymer Coatings for Long-Term Dissolved Oxygen Surface Water Monitoring
Presenter: Erik Fréchette
Keywords: Water, Fouling, Sensors
[2] Preservoir- Recharging Groundwater Efficiently
Presenter: Mihir Bhat
Keywords: Drought, Reservation, Recharger
[3] Polydopamine-Polyethylenimine, Copolymer Reinforced Electrically Conductive Membranes for Electrochemical Dye Degradation
Presenter: Abdelrahman Awad
Keywords: Conductive Membranes; Dye Degradation; Wastewater Treatment
[4] Improvement to an existing multi-level capacitated lot sizing problem with setup carryover, backlogging and emission control
Presenter: Rifat Bin Hasan
Keywords: Multi-level Capacitated Lot-sizing, Dantzig-Wolfe Decomposition, Greenhouse Emission Control