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Realistic Few-Shot Learning

The main objective of this project is to investigate, develop and evaluate state-of-the-art deep-learning algorithms for joint few-shot classification and out-of-distribution (OOD) detection. Few-shot learning deals with the challenges of limited supervision, and OOD detection attempts to identify inputs that do not belong to the set of classes seen during training. The two research problems are in line with several applications that are of high interest to the industrial partner as they tackle realistic open-set and limited-supervision scenarios. The specific technical objectives of this proposal are: (1) building a realistic few-shot learning benchmark, which reflects realistic open-set settings, with the possible emergence of completely unseen classes, out-of-distribution samples, domain shifts and imbalanced class distributions; (2) investigating and developing non-parametric mode-finding approaches for joint few-shot classification and OOD detection; and (3) investigating and developing domain-adaptation strategies and customized loss functions, which leverage unlabeled data from various domains during training, to mitigate the domain-shift challenges often encountered in industrial settings. The project will involve one intern (a postdoctoral fellow), whose objective is to advance the state-of-the-art in few-shot learning and OOD detection, while accounting for specific challenges and applications that are of interest to the industrial partner.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ismail Ben Ayed

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Thales Recherche et Technologie

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Artificial Intelligence; Information and Communications Technology; Technology

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Functionalized nanoparticles-based bioresorbable bone adhesives

The applicants propose to develop a new glue that surgeons will use to glue broken bones back together instead of using metal implants like screws and plates. Such a product has been sought for decades because of potential benefits to the surgeons and patients, including ease of operation when reassembly the puzzle of a complex break and the elimination of procedures to remove metal implants when the break is healed. Proven approaches will be combined and leveraged to provide a new product to satisfy this unmet medical need.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Thomas Willett

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Covina Biomedical Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Accelerate

Étudier les effets de l’hydroxyde de calcium et de la dermaseptine-1 sur Enterococcus faecalis et Candida albicans

Des millions de Canadiens peuvent souffrir d’infections microbiennes au niveau des dents. Notre recherche vise le développement d’une nouvelle façon de traiter ces infections. Nous étudierons l’efficacité d’un produit nommé la dermaseptine à réduire la croissance des bactéries responsables des infections au niveau de la bouche et des dents. Si ce produit est efficace contre les infections au niveau de la bouche, nous pourrons offrir un nouveau moyen pour mieux traiter ces infections. Ceci contribuerait à améliorer la santé et le bien-être des Canadiens et d’autres, à travers le monde.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mahmoud Rouabhia

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ecole Centrale Polytechnique Privée de Tunis

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health); Pharmaceuticals

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Venture Capital Internship

A Venture Capital Internship focused on investment deals in Asia-based startups.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Simon Ford

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cansbridge Fellowship

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance; Social Innovation

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

The Canadian Paralympic Committee – Embedding Data Analytics into the business operations

Big data and analytics are pervasive within society and the ability to collect and interpret data sets has changed the operations and management of organizations impacting areas such as consumer purchasing decisions and transforming the methods and measurements used by managers. This is no different in sport where data analytics was first used for on-field decisions as made famous by Moneyball but now has shifted to how the industry manages the business side of sport. The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is a non-profit organization with the vision is to be the world’s leading Paralympic nation and focuses on its mission to lead the development of a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Canada. Central to the CPC’s pursuit of becoming the world’s leading Paralympic nation, is the ability to continually evolve the organization to take advantage of data insights to inform business strategy. Therefore, this application will support CPC’s next step in their business strategy innovation using data and data analytics to inform their decision making and strategic direction. While there is growing interest in using data analytics in the non-profit sport business side, there is limited uptake to date due to resource constraints and knowledge gaps.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ann Pegoraro;Heather Kennedy

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Paralympic Committee

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Université :

University of Guelph

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Designing and characterizing peptide inhibitors for bacterial tyrosinase using yeast surface display

Tyrosinase is an enzyme involved in the production of melanin, the polymeric molecule that gives us the color of our skin, hair, and eyes. The inhibition of tyrosinase’s activity is a great interest in treating diseases and conditions associated with hyperpigmentation. Tyrosinase also exists in fruits and vegetables, where it is involved in unwanted enzymatic browning. In this project, we wish to find new peptide inhibitors for bacterial tyrosinase using a yeast surface display system. The approach of exploring peptides as inhibitors arises from structural peptide motifs found in tyrosinases from different organisms that seem to occupy the enzyme’s active site, thus perhaps inhibiting its activity. The yeast surface display system allows fast screening of randomized peptide sequences, which will subsequently be characterized using advanced sequencing techniques and bioinformatic tools. That will allow us to understand better the relationship between the inhibitor’s sequence to their inhibition mechanism. Hopefully, those insights will advance our understanding of designing inhibiting peptides against tyrosinases.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Nobuhiko Tokuriki

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Développement et analyse d’algorithmes efficaces pour le Building Information Modeling 4D et applications à la recherche de chemins

Depuis quelques années, la nécessité d’avoir des plans numériques afin de gérer efficacement les espaces est devenue un enjeu de taille. La modélisation des données du bâtiment (Building Information Modeling ou BIM) permet non seulement d’obtenir des plans 3D de grande précision, mais aussi des données supplémentaires liées au bâtiment telles que l’évolution de l’espace dans le temps ou la géolocalisation des éléments. Ce projet de recherche propose de développer des algorithmes afin d’automatiser la conversion de plans 2D en plans multidimensionnels respectant la norme BIM (3D) et d’élaborer une structure de données permettant de représenter leur évolution au fil du temps (4D). Les résultats obtenus seront ensuite utilisés afin de développer des algorithmes de recherche de chemin (wayfinding) entre différentes composantes au sein d’un complexe de plusieurs bâtiments liés entre eux. Ce projet permettra ainsi à l’entreprise partenaire, Archidata, de consolider sa position de leader dans la gestion numérique de portefeuilles immobiliers.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hugo Tremblay

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Archidata

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Programme :

Accelerate

Système de portes automatiques avec marche-pied déployable pour les trains à grandes vitesses.

Les portes constituent une interface primaire entre les passagers et les trains. Les passagers naviguent de diverses manières pour entrer, sortir et circuler. Ces systèmes fonctionnent généralement comme prévu, mais des dysfonctionnements surviennent et peuvent entraîner des blessures mineures ou catastrophiques. Dans les applications de transport en commun, comme les métros ou les trains légers sur rail, les portes coulissantes latérales sont généralement utilisées pour fournir un accès direct au compartiment passagers. Cette disposition permet la sortie et l’entrée rapides requises pour les grands flux de passagers aux horaires serrés, mais crée également une condition très dynamique avec les risques associés. Même après l’entrée des passagers dans le train, les défauts de fonctionnement peuvent exposer les passagers à des risques supplémentaires. L’ouverture involontaire d’une porte expose les passagers à une situation dangereuse, que le train soit en mouvement ou non.
DOORSpec conçoit et fabrique des systèmes de portes automatiques pour les trains, les métros et les monorails. L’entreprise fabrique différents systèmes de portes selon les types de véhicules qui doivent être adaptés aux besoins spécifiques des différents marchés.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David St-Onge

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

DOORspec

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Stephenville Theatre Festival – Production Management Internship

The Stephenville Theatre Festival produces a season of professional theatre each summer. A strong technical and production team is required to produce our work and innovate the theatrical experience for our audience. There is currently a skill/talent gap in the province of NL in the area of theatre production expertise. The selected Intern, and her academic supervisor have experience in this field and can help us overcome this. The production management intern will be able to assess our current production model and offer organizational expertise to the production team. We believe this project would provide an excellent opportunity for the intern to get lived in experience of this essential production role, and for our organization to benefit from the expertise that the intern has through her academic program l. This project will enable STF to innovate with a strategy to deliver an enhanced theatrical experience at our festival as well as an enhanced production design looking forward.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Roy Hansen-Robitschek

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Stephenville Theatre Festival

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

Non-thermal Removal of Moisture for Laundry Drying Applications

SunBrine Inc. (www.sunbrine.com) was established to develop and market technologies to de-carbonize commercial and industrial processes that utilize hydrocarbon fuels. SunBrine’s primary technology entails the use of a process cycle in which concentrated salt brine solutions, via their hygroscopic nature, absorb water vapour. Through this mechanism, water is removed from the commercial or industrial process applications, such as the drying of hotel laundry. The resultant dilute salt brine solution is pumped to a regeneration component which releases moisture using heat, thereby concentrating the salt brine solution for the next cycle. However, unlike conventional laundry drying processes, low temperature heat can be utilized for this purpose. Solar thermal energy would satisfy the energy needs for solution regeneration and provide the benefit of no greenhouse gas emissions from the laundry drying process. A partnership between SunBrine Inc. and St. Lawrence College has been formed to help define the properties of brine solutions as they relate to the moisture removal process. At present there is little data associated with the use of brine solutions in drying applications and this study aims to characterize these properties.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gordon McAlary;Steve White

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SunBrine Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

St. Lawrence College

Programme :

Business Strategy Internship

A Novel Radiofrequency Treatment for Emphysema in Pig Model

A common condition that contributes to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is emphysema, which involves damage to the walls of air sacs in the lung. There are very limited safe and non-invasive options available, therefore IKOMED Technologies Inc. has been developing an application using radiofrequency wave technology that has shown the potential to non-surgically improve disease burden. The initial study was performed in the rodent model of emphysema with Dr. Don Sin, and study in larger animals is important for translation to clinical use. The intern will work within a multi-disciplinary team to develop a model of emphysema in pigs, and then evaluate the safety of exposure to energy from radiofrequency waves, and its effectiveness in the treatment of emphysema. IKOMED Technologies Inc. is the sponsor of this work and will be acknowledged in potential publications. The data collected may be used for future patenting of this new treatment technology.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Don Sin

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

IKOMED Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Econochef – Implementing MLOps for Small Businesses

This project will look into the tools available to implement machine learning in production and find the best ones to use in a small business environment. The goal is to find a set of tools that can be used by developers with little or no experience with machine learning that is still performant enough to add value to a software product. We will implement our solution in Econochef’s mobile app that will recommend recipes to users by training a model according to a user’s culinary preferences. This feature will allow Econochef to set itself apart from the competition.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fabio Petrillo

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Econochef

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Programme :

Accelerate