Full waveform inversion (FWI) is an emerging subsurface imaging technique, used to locate oil and gas bodies. The key challenges that hinder its adoption by industry are both algorithmic and computational in nature, including storage, communication, and processing of large-scale system matrices, which impose cardinal impediments upon computational scalability. In this work we will present a com...

In the automotive industry, the knowledge, information, and tools required for design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing of company products are distributed throughout the organization. This fragmentation of expertise and information creates impediments to cost-eeective design engineering. This article describes: 1) an approach to building integrated engineering environments based on blackbo...

This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of new product versus process innovations on export propensity at the firm level. Product innovation is a key factor for successful market entry in models of creative construction and Schumpeterian growth. Process innovation helps securing a firm’s market position given the characteristics of its product supply. Both modes of innovation a...

Electricity is cited as one of the biggest impediments to firm growth in developing countries. In the World Bank Enterprise Survey (2006), 35.2% of Indian firms list electricity as the single biggest obstacle to business and report that power outages result in losses equivalent to 6.6% of annual sales. However, some businesses can adjust their means of production to cope with electricity shorta...

Agriculture is one of several industries that face criticism today because of its impact on the environment. Pollution prevention technologies can go a long way toward addressing these concerns. They could also benefit producers as they represent a move toward efficiency. The most common environmental pollutants from crop production are sediment, nutrients, and pesticides. This article results ...

There are many reasons why reverse engineering research tools often fail to be evaluated or adopted in industry. Their rough user interfaces and poor interoperability are just two frequently mentioned issues. The aim of the ACSE (Adoption-Centric Software Engineering) project, conducted at the University of Victoria, is to investigate how some of these impediments can be overcome by building so...