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Exploring the state of the art deep learning algorithms in computer visionand voice recognition for applications in RF signal processing

Drones popularity has been rapidly increasing for a wide class of applications including commercial delivery, photography, fire-fighting and environmental monitoring due to their low cost and high commercial availability as unmanned aerial vehicles. In the light of this growth, anti-drone technology has become a significant research topic of investigation due to unauthorized flying of drones in sensitive airspace where their presence is regarded as a potential threat. In this project, we will modify and use existing well-established computer vision and voice recognition deep learning models for signal classification to remotely detect the presence of rogue drones in the air. We will analyze several datasets of radio signals transmitted by popular drones in the market to extract unique fingerprints hidden in the drone signals. Deep learning models will be designed to make use of the extracted fingerprints for detecting the presence of a drone signal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Frigaard

Student:

Partner:

Skycope Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Énergie transactionnelle et client participatif : portrait des initiatives extra-Québec

Partout à travers le monde, le marché de l’énergie se renouvelle constamment afin d’assurer une bonne efficacité et fiabilité. Qui plus est, des citoyens choisissent d’être plus proactifs et autonomes par rapport à leur consommation d’énergie en la produisant eux-mêmes (prosommateurs). Parmi les stratégies émergentes sur le marché, les échanges d’énergie en pair à pair (P2P), en communautaire et dynamiquement vers l’opérateur de réseau, qualifiés d’énergie transactionnelle se taillent une place importante, car elle permet aux clients de produire, emmagasiner et vendre sa propre énergie. Considérant l’ampleur que prennent différentes initiatives de citoyens innovateurs, Hydro-Québec souhaite comprendre les perceptions de ses clients participatifs par rapport à ce nouveau phénomène, afin de mieux préparer son arrivée sur le marché de l’énergie transactionnelle. Cette première phase vise à faire le portrait des connaissances actuelles sur l’énergie transactionnelle en recensant les expériences extra-Québec et les modalités qui ont été mises en place pour favoriser la participation des clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dany Lussier-Desrochers

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec (Shawinigan, QC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Waste Heat Recovery for High Energy Efficiency: Simulation-Based Analysis and Design

Combined heat and power generation (CHP) is an efficient method of recovering waste heat of flue gas in internal combustion engines. CHP using natural gas (NG CHP) is actually a NG power generator combined with a waste heat recovery (WHR) system. The by-product heat from the electricity generation is captured by passing the high temperature flue gas through a heat exchanger, referred to as heat recovery unit (HRU). In collaboration with FEED engineering, whose area of expertise is design and analysis of energy systems, we intend to develop an innovative heat exchanger design to recover the waste heat of flue gas at the high and medium temperature ranges. The developed heat exchanger design will be part of a HRU which will be integrated into a WHR system. We also aim to establish an enduring partnership with FEED for future collaborations in designing, fabrication and test of an advanced WHR system (SmartGen).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joshua Brinkerhoff;Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani;Sunny Ri Li

Student:

Partner:

FEED Engineering

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Tackling the challenge of graph comparison in genomics

This project involves the design and development of a Visual Analytics (VA) tool that will allow
analysts to quickly expose relationships and regions of interest in very large data sets that encode
complicated graphs and networks. The tool’s development will be guided by frequent interviews with
analysts at Aeroinfo/Boeing and the BC Cancer Genome Sciences Centre (GSC), in an effort to
develop a system that will help them assemble genomic data, and discover potentially meaningful
relationships in the cell’s regulatory machinery. Although the domain of application is biological,
graphs and networks are prevalent across fields as diverse as financial systems analysis, social
network analysis, and communications network analysis. Special care will be taken during the course
of the project to ensure the developed VA system will generalize to analysis of multiple domains given
suitable, analyst-specified settings or parameters….

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tamara Munzner

Student:

Partner:

Boeing Vancouver (Richmond, BC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Geological and Geochemical Controls on the Source of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) in the Early Triassic Montney Tight Gas Reservoir, Northeast British Columbia, Canada

The Montney Formation in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) is a productive low permeability natural gas reservoir. Alongside natural gas, it contains high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas, which is both economically and environmentally detrimental to the exploration and production of natural gas from the reservoir. This research proposal aims to examine the source(s) of the H2S in this reservoir in northeast British Columbia and the geological and geochemical conditions in which H2S gas has formed in or migrated into this reservoir. Identifying the source(s) of H2S and the conditions in which it has formed or migrated will result in the increased commercial value of natural gas, reduced environmental impacts, better management and informed planning of future exploration and production stages, and prediction of H2S occurrence at undrilled prospects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Per Kent Pedersen;Omid Haeri Ardakani

Student:

Partner:

PETRONAS Canada

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mechanical design and improvement of a Mobile Polygeneration Pyrolysis Plant

Biomass wHh little or no commercial value Is often produced as by-products from sawmills
and commercial agricultural activity. The use of this biomass for energy generation can offset
the need forfosall fuels thereby contributing to reductions In Green House Gas (GHG)
emissions. However for biomass to substitute fuels such as natural gas, It needs to be
transformed to gaseous form through Pyrolysis. Canadian Agrlchar Inc. (CAl). has designed a
prototype of a Mobile Polygeneration Pyrolysis Plant (MPPP). In the next phase of the project,
a scaled-up pilot plant will be built and operated at a saw-mlllin Grand Forks. The pilot plant
would utilize woody biomass consisting of saw dust and milling residues to generate export
gas to be used to fire a lumber drying kiln. The resulting Blochar-charcoal will be sold to
customers in the horticulture Industry, (I.e. Commercial greenhouses, tree nurseries, and
florist greenhouses). CAl needs the assistance of an Intern through the Mitaca Accelerate
program In order to…TOBECONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Krishna Vijayaraghavan

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Agrichar Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation of effectiveness of sewage-based activated carbon (SBAC) for removing poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) from aqueous environmental media

Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are groups of contaminants that have received much attention due to their frequent detection in the environment and potential adverse health effect on humans and animals. PFASs can be removed from water using adsorption processes. Adsorbent produced by pyrolysis of sewage sludge (SBAC) offers a promising sustainable solution for removing PFAS contamination in environmental water (e.g., stormwater, wastewater). This research will investigate the effectiveness of SBAC in removing mixture of PFASs from environmental water. The partner organization will use the research findings to incorporate SBAC as a pollution mitigation strategy in water resource management infrastructures (e.g., wastewater treatment plant, rain garden).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Loretta Li

Student:

Partner:

Kerr Wood Leidal Associates Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Marketing Intern

deepND’s talent optimization platform helps hourly employers predict better hiring outcomes and retain their hourly employees longer with specific, individualized recommendations based on people science & artificial intelligence. The Marketing Intern is responsible for developing and executing a multi-channel B2B marketing strategy and building the brand from its current position. These overarching goals will be accomplished through market research methods, brand strategizing, and implementation/development of new marketing channels.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

deepND

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Finance & Business Development Analyst

NIBC Live Media creates case studies and financial models for business students and professionals looking to work in investment banking.
It also supports and helps fund the National Investment Banking Competition held online and in-person in Vancouver, which is designed to help graduate talent from UBC and other cities connect with investment banking recruiters globally. The intern will assist with the expansion and innovation of an e-commerce platform, negotiation of new marketing partnerships as well as implementation of existing and new marketing strategies aimed at expanding the online user base and international competitor base of NIBC LM.
Additionally, the intern will also assist with recruiting additional staff, consultants and volunteers to assist with event planning logistics, subject to new developments in the pandemic situation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

NIBC Live Media

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Mitacs Application Han Zhou

This project aims to gauge the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on the food bank industry in Canada. The student will use analytics and visualization to extract insights from raw data. This analysis combined with secondary research will provide strategic insights for the partner organization as well as its food bank clients on how to navigate through the crisis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Zaric

Student:

Partner:

Link2Feed

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Workers’ Specialty Legal Clinic (WSLC): Ensuring Access to Justice for Disadvantaged Workers

There are three legal clinics funded by Legal Aid Ontario that addressed the needs of workers. There is a need to better understand the work of the legal clinics and the needs of the populations they serve in order to guide their ongoing work. The objective of this project is to co-design a framework of collaboration, partnership and coordination to guide the work of the three legal clinics to ensure access to justice for disadvantaged workers. Interns will be involved in reviewing the literature, consulting with staff, clients and other stakeholders, and engaging in a co-design process. The findings will identify the needs of workers in Ontario, and highlight how the clinics can work together to ensure access to justice for disadvantaged workers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebecca Gewurtz

Student:

Partner:

IWCLC;IAVGO;WHSLC

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Combination of multi-horizon models for demand forecasting

This project aims to develop a retail demand forecasting model that can both handle the long-term and short-term forecasting, and adjust its parameters as more data come in. General long-term prediction models are relatively precise because the context often remains same over time, but can not quickly adapt to unforeseen events, like the global pandemics. It is then necessary to develop model with multi-horizon perspectives. With the understanding and results achieved by this project, accurate and real-time improvement solutions could be proposed and implemented. It therefore makes economic sense to delve into understanding the travel behaviors of customers and then adjusting the retail practices if unforeseen events occur. This project is expected to produce practical results benefiting the public in the form of improved customer experience, increased incomes, and analysis of COVID-19 propagation containment, etc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lijun Sun

Student:

Partner:

ExPretio Technologies Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

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