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Whereabouts- A digital platform that aligns the interests of DMOs, Tour operators and Tourists.

City Proper, recently rebranded as Whereabouts, is a digital platform aimed to align the interests of destination marketing organizations (DMOs), tour operators and tourists. Tourism operations of all sizes are facing financial hardship because of the pandemic. Tourist destinations are controlled by OTAs which take between 15-30% of the revenue as commission. Whereabouts is designed to empower local tourism operators by cutting out the middlemen OTAs and providing them with more money to recover from the pandemic. DMOs also benefit by providing their tourism operators with more value through data sharing and regional collaboration. The pandemic has made it essential for all businesses to have a digital presence. Whereabouts allows tourism operators of all sizes to promote themselves, take online bookings, and contact tourists.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Zaric

Student:

Partner:

Whereabouts

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Marketing Specialist

This marketing specialist internship will help create and develop a marketing funnel for Koonkie Canada Inc. by attracting site traffic and converting that traffic into new leads. The role includes management and creation of social media accounts by implementing strategies and tactics that grow company followers, engage and retain them, and help convert them into leads, customers, and fans of Koonkie. It will also include communication and campaigning to help the company align the marketing with Koonkie’s business strategy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Koonkie Canada Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Decentralized Services for Sharing and Searching User Generated Data

The existing model for applications and services on the internet is a centralized client server model where user
information is under the control of the service provider. As such as centralized model, albeit cost-efficient and
easy to maintain, has created dire consequences for humanity. Hence, for the proposed research project, we aim
to provide tools and algorithms for a decentralized and location-aware experience on the Internet. Individuals,
businesses, and institutions will make and qualify connections between one another by considering their trust for
each other and the “network-trust” by way of vouching for others within the network. This new paradigm requires
further research and development in areas including search, database, performance, and security, all within a
decentralized environment to maximize our commercial and social impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cuneyt Gurcan Akcora;Carson Leung

Student:

Partner:

Protegra

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Antireflective nano-patterned surface treatment for glass

Based at Montréal, Canada, Edgehog specializes in anti-reflection and other light management solutions for displays and lighting applications. Their nanostructuring technology aims to enable full display readability from all angles in direct sunlight and reduced power consumption through lowered screen brightness. As their current technology proofs the concept at lab scale, further research is needed to find scalable fabrication processes for successful technology transfer to industry level. During the proposed project, an academic intern will help find a scalable fabrication processes that is compatible with state-of-the-art devices. Results of the study will be transferred to Edgehog supporting this Canadian company in successfully entering this market internationally at large scale. This will help position a Canadian company at the forefront of this key market in the electronics and solar industries, leading to the creation of new knowledge on high-precision advanced manufacturing technologies and the creation of new jobs, and thereby provide a benefit to Canada overall.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucas Hof;Ricardo Zednik

Student:

Partner:

Edgehog Advanced Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Risk Assessment of Riverbank Stability Subjected to Construction Induced Vibrations

The stability of riverbanks has always been a concern for land-use planners, stakeholders as well as the Cities around the world. Construction activities can generate different types of dynamic waves and vibrations. Operations such as blasting, pile driving, dynamic compaction of weak soils, and machines with impact loads such as forge and drop hammers are the primary sources of construction or industrially induced deleterious ground vibrations leading to compromising the integrity of the soil medium and consequently, the instability of the slopes.
The research will be concentrated on performing a numerical model based on the actual case-studies in Winnipeg city using the Finite Difference Method coupled with the Limit Equilibrium Method. The field monitoring data will be used to calibrate the numerical model. The numerical model can predict the substantial aspects of liquefaction, dynamic settlement, and predominant failure patterns. Using the state of the art approaches in the risk assessment and sensitivity analysis, a new vibration threshold based on the vulnerability of intact and reinforced riverbanks slopes will be introduced.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pooneh Maghoul

Student:

Partner:

Vibro Impact Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of dark chocolate consumption on glucose levels of people with diabetes

Blood sugar levels increase after the consumption of food. Especially in sugary foods such as candy or chocolate, this increase in blood sugar will be more pronounced. In individuals with diabetes, who may require tracking of carbohydrates and food or injection of insulin following a meal, foods such as chocolate are suggested to be avoided. However, no-sugar dark chocolate from Ross Chocolates, which is sweetened with a mixture of inulin, erythritol, and stevia, may offer an alternative to conventional dark chocolate as the mixture of sweeteners is not expected to cause a significant increase in blood sugar. This project aims to compare the blood sugar levels following consumption of Ross dark chocolate bar with a conventional dark chocolate bar.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Little

Student:

Partner:

Ross Chocolates

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Thermodynamic Modeling and Optimization of Pressurized Liquefied Natural Gas in the Presence of Solvent

The current research project aims to assess the PLNG storage condition for obtaining higher methane density. The liquified natural gas/methane is supposed to be shipped into the PLNG terminals. The PLNG market demands high methane density with a trace ethane. To make this happen, the solvent (e.g., C5, C6, and C7) are added to the natural gas for C2+ absorption purpose. Finding optimal pressure, temperature, and solvent composition avoid energy and money loss over the PLNG process. energy consumption minimization in the LNG and PLNG plants is of primary importance as several compression and liquefaction facilities are involved. Thus, toward the optimized operation, the partner organization will be benefit from energy efficient operation as well as achieving high methane density.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sohrab Zendehboudi

Student:

Partner:

CanaGas Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Named Entity Recognition (NER) autodetection and Adverse Events (AEs) prediction from Social Media and scientific journals using a Deep Learning approach

Social medias data bases are important for continuous and automated Adverse Drug Reactions (ADRs) surveillance. Predicting ADRs can reduce the related mortality. A systematic review of the medical scientific literature is required for tracking and identifying the risk/benefit ratio of drugs and safety issues.
The implementation of means of standardizing patient’s language used in social media such as Twitter will improve the precision of ADR detection and continuous surveillance at post-marketing phase of drugs (off-label drug uses included). The required processing flow will be improved with labeling mechanisms enhancing machine learning algorithms that can make them more accurate.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvie PERREAULT;Chahé Nerguizian

Student:

Partner:

Medvalgo Group

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Suivi expérimental qualitatif et quantitatif d’unjardin de pluie en climat nordique

Cette étude vise à déterminer le niveau de performance du jardin de pluie aménagé dans les conditions
du climat nordique. Les résultats du suivi expérimental qui seront obtenus devront permettre de mettre
en évidence les points forts et faibles du système implanté à Longueuil, afin d’en améliorer le
fonctionnement en climat froid aussi bien en termes quantitatif que qualitatif. Le potentiel de
réutilisation domestique des eaux pluviales capturées par cet ouvrage sera aussi étudié.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Musandji Fuamba

Student:

Partner:

Vinci Consultants

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Large Scale Simulations of Photonic Quantum Computers

Current quantum computers are in the “NISQ”, or Noisy-Intermediate-Scale-Quantum regime. The true potential of quantum computing will only be realized when noise levels are reduced or controlled, and large scale is achieved. Xanadu’s approach is to use photonic technology as the building blocks of their machines. This project addresses two related questions concerning the future development of these machines: A – In which conditions does a photonic quantum computer reach quantum advantage (demonstrating large speedups compared to today’s most powerful conventional computers)? B – What are the resources required to build a scalable, fault-tolerant photonic quantum computer? This project will provide the team with a better understanding of the requirements and tradeoffs involved in the future, much larger-scale generations of quantum photonic hardware that must be built in order to fully realize the potential of quantum computing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hoi-Kwong Lo;John Sipe;Henry Yuen

Student:

Partner:

Xanadu

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Digital Transformation of Automotive Industry: Action Design Researchand Startup for Last Price Recommendation Engines

The Automotive Industry is one of the most mature and has undergone several waves of digital transformation. We focus on one segment of the value chain where IT adoption has not yet had the expected impact, namely dealer-prospect relationship management. While Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions and methods have been widely adopted, there remains several issues as to how to properly match the right prospect with the most appropriate dealer. The channeling of prospects is relatively mature and well structured, but there remain significant issues to raise mutual satisfaction of both parties who must, on both sides, find their respective “best deal” more rapidly and efficiently. To shed new light on this challenge, as it requires more hands-on empirical analysis, we propose an Action Design Research (ADR) methodology helping a new startup in developing an innovative Last Price Recommendation Engine. The purpose of these internships will be to systematically analyze where process innovations may be possible, and to successfully implement these requirements into a new recommendation engine hosted on the domain name http://lastprice.ca

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Gagnon

Student:

Partner:

eSano Communications Inc.;Centre de recherche en technologies langagières

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Performance mapping, modelling, and development of membrane-based energy recovery ventilation exchangers

Membrane based energy recovery ventilation (ERV) is now a key component of most energy efficient modern buildings. ERVs improve the indoor air quality of buildings through ventilation and reduce the energy cost of ventilation by using building exhaust air to pre-condition fresh building supply air. In cooling conditions heat and humidity are removed from the incoming air and in heating condition heat and moisture are added to the incoming air. The membrane in the device allows the transport heat and moisture without transport of other gases and contaminants from the exhaust air to the supply air. Better models are required for predicting performance of exchangers of different geometry, materials, and assembly methods. In this project students will assist in testing, prototype assembly, and analysis of exchangers and develop improved performance models for membrane-based ERVs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steven Rogak

Student:

Partner:

CORE Energy Recovery Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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