Innovative Projects Realized

Could tele-optometry be equivalent to gold standard optometry?

For some years now, there have been very few studies published on tele-optometric eye exams, even though many types of telemedicine platforms are already used in some eye clinics throughout North America. Therefore, this project, in partnership with IRIS The Visual Group, aims at comparing an eye exam conducted by a remote optometrist and an onsite technician with one performed by an in-office optometrist. Each participant will undergo these two exams and answer a patient satisfaction survey about the two different modalities of eye exam. The objectives of the project are to properly assess the efficacy of using tele-optometry in primary eye care in comparison to gold standard presential eye exam and to analyse participants’ attitude towards its implementation in eye clinics. Thus, this study may help better define the actual tele-optometry regulation in Canada, which could allow optometry clinics and eyewear to safely add tele-optometric eye exams to their services.

Stochastic Electrodynamics Simulations using the Xanadu Quantum Cloud

The proposed project investigates an approach to solve difficult physics problems, which are too computationally intensive for standard computers, using Xanadu’s near-term quantum computers. The goal of the project is to create a simulation tool that harnesses the exponential increase in efficiency offered by quantum computers to simulate the movement of particles and the subsequent emitted radiation at the nanometer scale. These simulations could have practical implications for experiments involving optical and laser physics and could lead to further insights concerning atomic behaviour. The project will showcase the power of the Xanadu computational platform for next-generation physics simulations and can be used by scientists in many areas of the physical sciences for their own research.

Conception d’un processus de gestion documentaire adapté à l’entreprise partenaire et favorisant la mobilité des documents de suivi de chantier, à l’aide de la suite Microsoft Office 365.

Dans les projets de construction, les données et informations initiales clés sont issues du chantier. Les membres de l’équipe projet collectent ces données sur place, via des calepins, ou bien des formulaires papier et les rapportent au bureau pour les analyser et prendre des décisions quant au projet. Ensuite, ces informations sont la plupart du temps réintroduites dans divers systèmes isolés, ce qui occasionne des pertes de temps pour rechercher et trier les données du projet. Il est alors difficile d’analyser les informations provenant du chantier et de prendre des décisions rapidement. Le but de la recherche serait d’abord d’analyser le système de gestion documentaire de l’entreprise et de dresser un bilan de sa maturité numérique afin de créer un nouveau concept de compilation des données, basé sur l’utilisation d’outils mobiles (type tablette électronique) munis d’applications conçues spécifiquement pour les projets de l’entreprise. Ces applications permettraient d’automatiser le processus d’extraction de l’information recueille en chantier lors des différentes inspections. Le développement serait effectué à partir des outils de Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft Forms, Power Apps, Microsoft Flow, listes Sharepoint) et permettraient ainsi de fournir une solution adaptée aux besoins de l’entreprise partenaire, de façon flexible et simple.

Antimicrobial Activity of Kisameet Clay IIB

The problem to be addressed is if detailed laboratory studies can be designed out to confirm and extend the historical, anecdotal information on the therapeutic/medicinal properties of Kisameet clay (KC). There is much non-scientific information alleging the potent antimicrobial activities of many clay products. In this research proposal we propose to carry out a detailed microbiological analysis of the antibiotic activity of KC: the project will involve a full investigation of the bactericidal and bacteriostatic activities of the clay, considering the material as a potential antibiotic. Once confirmation of antimicrobial activity is confirmed we will develop new methodologies and carry out further studies with a variety of pathogens, including hospital isolates of antibiotic resistant strains. This internship looks at biofilms research to support the main research goals.

Impact de la spéciation initiale sur la toxicité et l’accumulation des EGP

Le platine et le palladium sont deux métaux utilisés dans plusieurs industries et dont la demande annuelle mondiale connaît une croissance constante depuis le milieu des années 1970. L’industrie automobile est l’une des plus grandes consommatrices de ces éléments où, intégrés au pot catalytique, ils permettent de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre.
Cependant, leur forte utilisation résulte en leur rejet dans l’environnement et à leur présence en concentrations croissantes dans les milieux aquatiques. Une fois dans l’environnement, ces métaux adopteront différentes formes en fonction de divers paramètres environnementaux. Ce projet cherche à découvrir si la forme adoptée influence la toxicité de ces métaux pour les algues. Les algues sont des organismes de choix, car ils sont à la base des réseaux trophiques. Tous problèmes subis par ses organismes sont susceptibles de se répercuter le long de la chaine alimentaire.

Finance and Strategy Intern – Symboticware

Symboticware is a fast-growing Industrial IoT leader headquartered in Canada and the USA. We’re on a mission to disrupt the $25B natural resources industry by creating an AI-drive System of Intelligence. By building the system of intelligence, our goal is to solve decades-long Asset Performance Management challenges within the natural resources industries. Symboticware is looking for a Strategy and Finance intern to work closely with the CEO for financial and strategic matters as we scale rapidly. You will contribute to the matters related to strategy, fund-raising, corp. Finance, and accounting to drive business strategy.

DeclanCostello_BounceHealthInnovation

Bounce Health Innovation (Bounce) is a mini-cluster in medical technology that was launched in St. John’s in 2018 that connects frontline healthcare workers with developers, designers, patients, and entrepreneurs. It is operated by Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation (NATI) and other industry partners, with a mission to accelerate the growth of the health innovation sector in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL). Their vision is to help the province become the testbed for medical technology innovation in North America. They engage with and support medical innovators and entrepreneurs by leveraging resources within a unique health innovation ecosystem. This project will be required to create new campaigns, monitor their progress and contribute towards long-term digital marketing strategies for Bounce. The activities will have an analytic component where the intern will be required to assess which campaigns are successful so that Bounce can make informed decisions on future campaigns. This role will help execute on the organization’s business plan and help build the future of medical technology and health innovation in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Sankara – Gobind Singh Kapoor

Marketing Strategy for 2021

Application Framework for Palliative Care Process Management

Performance management collects data to quantify and measure outcomes obtained by organizational processes in order to determine how well they achieve organizational goals. A significant challenge in implementing information systems support for process management of care processes is to understand the relationship between care processes and their performance measures. This research will develop an application model for care process management to capture that relationship and deploy a palliative care information system (PAL-IS) to collect data for performance measures into an OLAP database optimized for reporting. This research project is intended to define a systematic approach to palliative care process management in terms of goals, performance measures, care process states, and data entry forms. It will also demonstrate how to provide integrated information systems support for palliative care process management relevant to all roles within their organization.

Examining the Challenges and Needs of Mental Health Service Users During Post-Discharge Transitions: Applying the Radical Doula Model as an Innovative Framework of Support

The proposed research seeks to identify the needs and challenges faced by mental health service users during post-discharge transitions. The research will be done in partnership with the Canadian Mental Health Association – Calgary Region (CMHA) which strives to be a leader in reducing the impact of mental illness and addiction in community. Engaging with key stakeholders, the proposed project hopes to identify the strengths and gaps in service delivery when transitioning post-discharge from hospital to the CMHA’s Post Discharge Transition Program (PDTP) group homes and post-discharge from the group homes back into community. The CMHA has identified that currently there is inadequate capacity to support individuals during these critical transitions. The proposed research is thus needed to identify the service needs and challenges during post-discharge transition points, and the completion of this research project will establish the groundwork for future action. Specifically, this project will take an innovative approach by building on existing research around post-discharge transition supports to design a Radical Mental Health Doula (RMHD) framework for those transitioning from in-patient psychiatric treatment to community.

GPHY – FSA UL

GPHY est une startup en énergie intelligente. Initialement, l’équipe convoitait le marché B2B pour l’implantation de ses produits dans les bureaux et les espaces de travail collaboratifs. L’adoption massive du télétravail et le changement de priorité des directeurs TI des entreprises nous forcent à considérer d’autres options pour lancer notre commercialisation. Avec le contexte actuel de la pandémie, plusieurs aspects du modèle d’affaires de la compagnie doivent être retravaillés. Le pivot vers une priorisation de la vente en B2C fait partie des options envisagées.

Le stagiaire aura comme mandat de gérer ce changement de cap, en adressant les efforts de marketing à la vente en B2C. Il devra effectuer des analyses de marché, développer des plans stratégiques de communication et gérer la création de contenu pour nos réseaux sociaux et autres canaux de communication. Il sera donc le responsable du marketing B2C de la compagnie.

Serious Labs Winter 2021 Co-op

Marketing Research Project
Surveying customer preferences and statistical data in order to support customers during their decision making process regarding product designs, prices and promotions.