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Dielectric silicone elastomers based on antioxidants

The project involves modifying silicone with phenolic antioxidant as an agent that will enable the ability for the silicone to be used as a dielectric for elastomer actuators which have biomedical devices and soft robotics applications. The outcome of the project would be the discovery of new sustainable way to synthesize dielectric elastomer with green reagents, as well as antioxidant activities and enhanced performance as an actuator in terms of its durability and lifetime.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Michael Brook

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Technical University of Denmark

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Education

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Data Anonymization for Medical Records

Data anonymization focuses on removing any personal or other information that would identify an individual or a set of persons from a given collection of records. In addition, anonymization should also mask information that could potentially be combined with other publicly available data to re-identify the individuals. This project aims to study data anonymization for medical records, particularly pertaining to radiology reports that are generated through use of particular software. The project involves the following steps i) identify the information that need to be masked by studying a random subset of data sampled from the database, ii) develop or adapt the existing off-the-shelf tools for individual NLP components such as identifying the grammatical tag of words, recognizing multi-word named entities, handling ambiguities etc., iii) integrate the individual components into a full system and evaluate the performance of the components as well as the end-to-end system and iv) implementing a process flow for anonymizing medical records including the structured tables in the records database. We also like to preserve the complete medical history of individuals as also retaining their links to individual physicians and medical technicians, suitably anonymizing the information.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Anoop Sarkar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

McKesson Canada (Richmond, BC)

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Simon Fraser University

Programme :

Accelerate

Development of nanostructured biosensors for the detection of metabolites

Cancer poses a large and growing impact on the Canadian population and health care system. Developing technologies for accurate diagnosis of cancer in the early stage will decrease cancer mortality rates. Specific and sensitive detection of cancer biomarkers for point-of-care diagnostics applications has been a challenging goal for a long time in clinical diagnostics for decades. One of the reasons behind the limited commercial success of biosensors in complex biological samples is the high susceptibility of the sensing elements to biological fouling. To address these challenges the molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) technology along with the antifouling coating will be used in this project to make the biosensor selective toward the cancer biomarkers. We propose the development of an electrochemical biosensor for selective detection of cancer-related metabolites (e.g.Hippuric acid (HA)) for the colorectal cancer diagnosis. The proposed biosensor contains an array of gold electrodes coated with a nanocomposite containing gold NPs, MIP NPs, and bovine serum albumin, and binding polymers. The mechanical, chemical and physical properties of the nanocomposite will be studied by analytical instruments such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David S Wishart

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Harvard University

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Seismic Fragility of Existing Precast Buildings with non-Seismic Connections

Connections for existing precast buildings built in the 1960s to 1970s in Alberta were not detailed for earthquake loads. These connections exclusively rely on the friction between the floor (double tees) and the corbel in resisting lateral movement. The original design considered possible lateral movement due to thermal effects and shrinkage but did not consider the relative movement due to earthquake loads. Under earthquake excitation, the beams may lose support by falling off the corbel or by causing the corbel to fail under increased eccentricity. The objective of this research is to develop a framework of analysis for examining the seismic capacity of precast buildings without mechanical devices at the beam-corbel interface and apply the developed framework for assessing the structural safety of a typical precast building in Alberta.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Yi Liu;Fadi Oudah

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

NOEL Consultants

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Accelerate

Développement de bio-emballages pour des applications agricoles et industrielles

Le projet consiste à développer des bio-emballages pour des applications de stockage et transport pour les secteurs agricoles et forestiers. Ces matériaux biosourcés permet de substituer les plastiques conventionnels largement utilisés comme des emballages. De plus, les bio-emballages permettent de résoudre plusieurs défis, d’un côté environnemental, de recyclage et de biodégradabilité, mais aussi à l’égard des performances de ces matériaux en service. En effet, les bio-emballages seront formés à partir des biocomposites qui associent à la fois la flexibilité des bioplastiques à la résistance des fibres naturelles de chanvre. Le projet permettra à l’organisme partenaire de développer ses propres bio-emballages et avoir un rapport détaillé sur la procédure complète de développement et caractérisation de ces matériaux biosourcés. De plus, l’organisme aura une idée sur les différents défis de recherche et technologiques qui interviennent lors de la procédure de fabrication des bio-emballages. Ceci lui permet de diminuer les risques environnementaux et optimiser ses procédés.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ahmed Koubaa

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pellichanvre Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluating Physical Climate Risks to Alberta’s Key Industrial Sectors

This project is a study of the impacts of climate change on the economy of Alberta. The partner organization is a financial services company. They need information on climate risks to the largest and most climate-sensitive sectors, such as the oil and gas and agricultural industries. To assess these risks, the intern will collect information on how climate variability and extreme weather events affect these industries. She also will analyze data from weather stations and from models that forecast Alberta’s future climate. The climate changes and their potential impacts will be discussed with representatives from each sector. By combining information on the likelihood of these changes and their consequences, we will provide ATB Financial information about physical risks resulting from climate change.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Sauchyn

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ATB Financial

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

University of Regina

Programme :

Accelerate

Using AI to Help First Responders Assess Skin Burns

Burns are a common type of skin injury that cause numerous deaths around the world every year. Timely assessment of burns plays an important role in a successful treatment. Traditionally, burns are assessed through visual and tactile observation by clinicians. This method of assessment is highly inconsistent as it depends on the
availability of a clinician and the clinician’s level of experience. Deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have the potential to offer an alternative for burn evaluation that is accurate, fast, inexpensive, and can be performed easily by the first-responders. The objective of this research is to build a widely accessible deep CNN model for
burn assessment that takes advantage of an efficient architecture, suitable for small burn image datasets and resource-constrained devices, and also an integrated saliency mapper for accurate localization and measurement of burn areas.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Peter Liu

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Skinopathy Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Artificial Intelligence; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Accelerate

Synthesis of Three Minor Cannabinoids

The recent legalization of marijuana across the globe has sparked new interest in studying the health benefits of non-psychotropic cannabinoids. The majority of the studies have revolved around cannabidiol as it can readily be isolated in high quantities from hemp. Preliminary medicinal studies into CBD have revealed its promise as a treatment for anxiety, and chronic pain. Encouraged by this success, investigations are now shifting to the minor cannabinoids. For example, tetrahydrocannabinol quinone is showing early promise as a medicinal candidate, but further biological studies and commercial applications are hampered by the small quantities available from biological sources. Some minor cannabinoids, such as cannabitwinol, were isolated in such small quantities that biological testing was not possible. The difficulty in accessing the products also has hampered structure elucidation. For example, the isolated quantities of cannabichromene are so minute that the absolute configuration of the stereocenters still has not been determined. The goal of this project is to synthesize cannabinol, cannabitwinol, and cannabichromene for future biological testing and structural evaluation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Glenn Sammis

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Delic Labs Inc

Discipline :

Physics

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Sentence Objectivity Analysis in Social Media

As more and more people record their lives and actions in Social Media, it has become an invaluable resource for the study of
society’s opinions and sentiment. From individual life events (e.g., someone’s purchase of a digital camera) to collective events of
major societal impact (e.g., the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic), social media has it all recorded and covered. A crucial step in
understanding social media is separating objective sentences, which state facts, from subjective ones, stating opinions. While
much progress has been made in identifying subjective sentences in product reviews, applicable to the e-Commerce domain, not
as much work exists for other kinds of text. This project will help close this gap by developing Machine Learning methods capable
of adapting tools for subjectivity detection in product reviews to other domains, by leveraging linguistic patterns and already
existing datasets.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Denilson Barbosa

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Artificial Intelligence; Information and Communications Technology; New and Digital Media

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Journeys through Early Learning and Care

The Mitacs project will build on the findings of a 2019 study and explore the experiences of newcomer families—specifically those in the cultural minority—with children 0-5 years old in community-based early learning and child care (ELCC) in Edmonton. The study will look at the lived experiences of these families as they access and receive ELCC in Edmonton, and see what opportunities exist to bridge the gap between cultural minorities and mainstream ELCC to shift approaches and practices. This will ultimately help identify how ELCC service providers can utilize evidence to inform systems change to meet their organizational goals and client needs. Hence, the Mitacs project will benefit the United Way in one of its three primary focus areas, namely breaking the cycle of poverty through early learning and development support, as well as the ECN’s and SSHRC PG’s goals and foci in knowledge creation and evidence discovery for action. ECN will particularly be able to use this Mitacs project to explore the impacts of a community-driven and culturally relevant evaluation practice that supports families and children and contributes to the long-term well-being and development of children.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Rebecca Gokiert

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

United Way of the Alberta Capital Region

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Proof of Concept Electrical and Colorimetric Detection of Bacteria and Bacteriophages using Molecularly Imprinted Polymers in Microfluidic Sensors

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world by the spread of a new respiratory virus (SARS-CoV-2), posing a significant burden on the society and the health system. Rapid and selective detection of pathogens, like SARS-CoV-2 virus, in clinical samples, food, water and the environment at large is crucial in diagnosis and breakout prevention. Conventional lab-based biodetection methods lack sensitivity and are expensive, time-consuming, and non-specific in comparison to the newly developed portable biosensors. Our long-term aim is to design cost-effective and simple microfluidic sensors based on stable polymeric biorecognition materials called Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIP). MIP-coated fluorescent microparticles and conductive microelectrodes will be integrated into two microfluidic devices and tested for bacteria and bacteriophage capturing. We will perform colorimetric and electrical transduction of captured targets after binding to MIP-coated microparticles and microelectrodes, respectively, in these devices. The outcome of this project will help our partner company, SIXW, to accelerate the commercialization process of these technologies in 2022.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Pouya Rezai

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sixth Wave

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

York University

Programme :

Accelerate

Guidelines for Evaluating Service Programming for Autistic Adults: A Patient-Oriented Perspective on Service Evaluation using Functional Criteria

Currently there are few standards for evaluating service delivery, and since health care service delivery is a domain of the provinces, new health care services need to be tested and evaluated in each province before being widely offered. This leads to inefficiency in evaluations as well as unequal access to new services across the country. Also, the evaluations that are done are usually based on what the service delivery organization values about the programming rather than what the patient community served by the programming values. This project proposes creating sets of guidelines for evaluating service programs for autistic adults using functional criteria, criteria based on functional needs rather than diagnosis, determined by stakeholder engagement, including engagement with autistic adults, clinicians, and service providers, via focus groups. These guidelines would account for the variability of symptoms that can present in autistic adults, due to the focus on functional needs rather than diagnosis, and these guidelines would also increase efficiency and comparability in service evaluation and health care service delivery to the autism community.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Stelios Georgiades

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Autism Spectrum Disorder Alliance

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

McMaster University

Programme :

Elevate

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Mitacs est financé par le gouvernement du Canada, le gouvernement de l’Alberta, le gouvernement de la Colombie-Britannique, Research Manitoba, le gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick, le gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse, le gouvernement de l’Ontario, Innovation PEI, le gouvernement du Québec, le gouvernement de la Saskatchewan, le gouvernement de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador et le gouvernement du Yukon.