Innovative Projects Realized

CMC Research Institutes Inc. – Technology & Market Analyst

The overall project is to conduct market and costing analysis to identify the value proposition, business models, and costing for start-up technology companies; technologies and technology-based services that CMC has developed internally; and costing models for understanding the cost of doing CO2 carbon capture at an industrial site.

PROVA Business Development Analyst

The intern will be working with PROVA Innovations developing strategy for putting its medical device into the hands of patients. This device provides support to patients with Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson’s, Stroke, and Azheimers’. This project will involve determining what needs to be done in order to receive approval from Health Canada and the U.S. FDA to sell the device, and to receive the support of public and private health insurance providers. If public or private groups agree to cover part of the cost, this would reduce the cost for patients and caregivers to purchase this device and use it for in-home care. At-home rehabilitation care is especially relevant in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The intern’s work will support PROVA’s business development team and its goal of providing support that will improve the quality of life and physical health of patients suffering from neurological conditions.

Cadence Final Document Services BSI Project

COVID-19 has impacted almost every industry. Many businesses have been adversely affected as consumer’s habits have changed due to safety regulations, closures, and financial constraints. As the world is beginning to adjust to what is our ‘new normal’, Cadence has an opportunity for success. As Cadence is largely based online, they already have an advantage compared to their competitors. COVID-19 has created a large rise in the popularity of online shopping, and services. So, further developing the online presence will be essential to continue the success of Cadence. This can be achieved in many ways including social media accounts, blog posts, and live streams discussing their service offerings.

Introduction de l’intelligence artificielle à l’usine pour une réduction des émissions carbone associées à la production du béton

La réduction des émissions CO2 reliées à la production du béton est un défi important pour l’industrie. Le programme de recherche présenté vise à intégrer l’intelligence artificielle dans la production du béton. À terme, une usine « intelligente » pourra utiliser chacun des constituants du béton à son plein potentiel par une optimisation de la production en fonction de critères techniques, économiques et environnementaux. La présente demande combine l’analyse de données multivariée de données de production à l’étude des mécanismes par lesquels les variables de procédés influent la stabilité du béton produit en usine. Cette approche conjointe permet de cibler les facteurs ayant un réel impact sur la production de béton, de mieux les comprendre et d’avoir un réel impact sur la production de béton.

Dataffinity Health Inc. – JianBin Jiang

Designing Integrated Information Management Systems (Operations Manager): The Operations Manager will help Dataffinity Health coordinate operational activities between multiple divisions focusing on building Dataffinity Health’s institutional memory while optimizing the flow of information between business units. This project will ensure that management systems are aligned across business units from Sales and Marketing to Operations, Implementation, and post-market analysis. This project is essential to Dataffinity Health because we are rapidly growing and are running into scalability issues caused by our information management systems. We need new ways to monitor and measure operational activities to continuously grow and improve our processes while ensuring the appropriate training programs are in place for key personnel.

Sales Pipeline and Process Development (Sales Manager): The Sales Manager will play an instrumental role in supporting Dataffinity Health’s sales activities, competitive analysis, and strategic positioning of our offerings. The Sales Manager will assess and improve Dataffinity Health’s current sales platforms while designing meaningful feedback channels to inform strategic initiatives and sales materials. Dataffinity Health’s sales team is rapidly expanding, and we need to create compelling sales materials, processes, and strategies to unlock value and support Dataffinity Health’s aggressive growth objectives.

Dataffinity Health Inc. – Sales Manager

Designing Integrated Information Management Systems (Operations Manager): The Operations Manager will help Dataffinity Health coordinate operational activities between multiple divisions focusing on building Dataffinity Health’s institutional memory while optimizing the flow of information between business units. This project will ensure that management systems are aligned across business units from Sales and Marketing to Operations, Implementation, and post-market analysis. This project is essential to Dataffinity Health because we are rapidly growing and are running into scalability issues caused by our information management systems. We need new ways to monitor and measure operational activities to continuously grow and improve our processes while ensuring the appropriate training programs are in place for key personnel.

Sales Pipeline and Process Development (Sales Manager): The Sales Manager will play an instrumental role in supporting Dataffinity Health’s sales activities, competitive analysis, and strategic positioning of our offerings. The Sales Manager will assess and improve Dataffinity Health’s current sales platforms while designing meaningful feedback channels to inform strategic initiatives and sales materials. Dataffinity Health’s sales team is rapidly expanding, and we need to create compelling sales materials, processes, and strategies to unlock value and support Dataffinity Health’s aggressive growth objectives.

Women In Need Society – Alexandra Latta

The intern(s) will work closely with functional area teams as WINS navigates before and after impacts of Covid-19 over the next few months. As reflected in the job description, they’ll play a pivotal role in helping adapt our current practices (as well as identify new ones) in the areas of Finance & Accounting, Fund Development, HR, Health & Safety, IT, and Marketing as required as a result of Covid-19. New organizational practices will be the basis of our updated business strategy, goals, and objectives that reflect the new reality we operate in.
Significant opportunities will be available in the relaunch of our Retail Ready Employment Service, as well look for innovative ways to continue offering the service. This will include updated health and safety practices, training manuals, and streamlining of processes.
Additionally, our Fund Development Team will be doing a deep dive analysis on the changes in donor behavior. This project will work to identify changes, efficiencies, and recommendations on new strategies for attracting donations.

Automation of Event Detection for ISA Cybersecurity Inc.

The purpose of this initiative is to design and develop a highly advanced data analysis platform. This platform would address the need for a much higher degree of threat event detection efficacy by conducting big data analytics and determining relationships between a large number of fields. The goal being to identify patterns of data that may appear disparate but under deeper inspection of larger sample sizes, display relationships and/or sequence patterns.

Business Analyst Intern

The Business Analyst Intern position will give me the opportunity to work in AltaML, one of the leading software organizations in Edmonton. This internship will allow me to learn about applications of artificial intelligence in different sectors. Sectors can include healthcare, natural resources, clean energy, financial services, government, amongst many others. As a part of the project, I will research and create documents that highlight how the sectors can benefit. This will also help AltaML to boost their business development activities and convince the sectors about the value of artificial intelligence.

Goodlawyer Inc. – Growth Associate

Our two interns will support the planning and execution of
projects and operations across Canada. Goodlawyer launched our latest product, a subscription offering called Goodlawyer Pro, in early November. Our MBSI interns will be central to our efforts to grow our user base and make Goodlawyer Pro a success. Most projects will revolve around digital marketing and marketing automation through a variety of sophisticated marketing technologies, as well as customer discovery and support.

Development of a rapid, point of care, COVID-19 detection system using proximity-based electrochemical principles

Rapidly detecting SARS-CoV-2 in infected individuals remains a critical problem in Canada. The current detection method is hindered by the need for highly trained personnel and expensive laboratory equipment. Such requirements cause long wait times and reduce the ability to manage the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. This Mitacs Accelerate project aims at addressing such problems, i.e., developing a rapid, easy-to-use, point of care (POC) detection system for hospitals, airports, long-term care facilities and working places. This goal is achievable because Metabolic Insights Inc (MII), the partner organization, has designed electrochemical sensors and analysis software that is user-friendly and requires little to no training. MII’s current sensor system can accurately detect DNA in solution; the interns conducting this project will enhance and optimize MII sensors to allow for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 protein in solution, making it a faster, more cost-effective alternative to current testing.

Structural Integrity Assessments for Strain-Based Design of Pipelines

Structural integrity assessments play a key role in ensuring the safe service of oil/gas pipelines. In recent years, significant developments in pipeline strain-based design have taken place to account for the large plasticity involved in the installation and operation of pipelines. However, current methodologies cannot properly address the effects of anisotropic material properties and weldments on the behaviours of defects in pipelines. It is proposed here to develop fracture mechanics methodologies that quantify these effects. Both global and local approaches will be used in the study. Numerical simulations, employing micromechanical models, and experimental testing of various laboratory specimens will be carried out to quantify the ductile fracture behaviors. The outcome of the research will enable more reliable assessments for pipeline structural components. BMT Canada is one of the industrial leaders in providing pipeline structural integrity assessment services. Through the proposed research project, BMT Canada will be well positioned in providing the best engineering services, and stay ahead of the competitors.