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Development of a software module for integrity analysis of subsea pipelines facing ice-induced geohazards

The Arctic Region is considered an extreme environment for natural resources extraction. One potential threat to an Offshore Pipeline is the constant movement of ice based structures, such as icebergs and ice ridges. The project is focused on developing a numerical methodology to simulate the effects of ice gouging/ ice scouring on buried pipelines. The developed tool will incorporate all the latest advances in terms of soil properties and sophisticated interactions modeling between ice, soil and pipeline. The developed numerical tool will serve as a test platform for the numerous parameters that rule the phenomenon and as a paradigm for simplified models. The partner organization will be responsible for developing this research, under the supervision of the academic organization. The benefits will include research funding for the members of the partner organization and opportunity to work in the Offshore industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Hodjat Shiri;Mehdi Esmaeilzadeh

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Atterix

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Intensifying Mass Transfer and Flotation Rates in Multiphase Contactors/Reactors

The proposed project mainly focuses on developing an innovative gas/liquid contacting technology that is of critical importance to a wide range of process industries and environmental-management operations. Successful development and implementation of this project are expected to:
• Reduce the environmental impact of a variety of operations that are needed to meet human needs and welfare (e.g. water/wastewater treatment, aquaculture, environmental protection),
• Strengthen BC Research Inc’s position in the areas such as process intensification, advanced wastewater treatment, mineral processing, biotechnology and green chemistry,
• Expand BC Research Inc’s sustainable business opportunities in new areas (e.g. selective flotation and stripping of volatiles from effluents) and enhance job creation for high-tech personnel.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Adel M. Al-Taweel

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

BC Research Inc.

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Advanced Manufacturing; Clean Technology; Environmental Science and Technology

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Accelerate

Anaerobic biodegradation of complex aromatic pollutants by indigenous microbes from a contaminated site in Brazil

This four-month research project proposal aims to contribute to bioremediation projects carried out by the partner industry by evaluating the biodegradability of some halogenated aromatic compounds, such as dichloroaniline (DCA), and chloroaniline (CA), present in a contaminated site. Through some biodegradability tests, we will verify and better understand how native microbes from the mentioned site degrade those compounds in the absence of oxygen, as it occurs in deep soil layers. The microbial community will be evaluated and identified during the research period, in order to understand which microbes are responsible for the various degradation processes. These results will guide the remediation projects that are planned and implemented by the industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Elizabeth Edwards

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Geosyntec Consultants Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

A Framework for Assessing an Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion

This research project is part of a broader initiative to establish an “Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion”, a center for collaborative action-oriented learning to initiate and evaluate innovative strategies for social inclusion. It is being hosted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario in partnership with the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) and Conrad Grebel University College. The Innovation Nexus will advance social inclusion by: 1) determining program effectiveness, 2) assessing collective impact, and 3) informing new action.
This proposal focuses on the initial design phase of the Innovation Nexus where research will be conducted to determine the conceptual and operational framework to assess the Innovation Nexus. The project would be carried out under the guidance of a design advisory committee of social inclusion experts/practitioners and carried out by an Action Research Team comprised of MCC/CCBR staff and students. The research project would use a community-based approach.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Paul Heidebrecht

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario;Centre for Community Based Research

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Accelerate

Electronic Data Capture in the Care of Chronic Pain: Identifying Barriers and Improving Usability

Chronic pain is a widespread disorder, leading to devastating personal and financial costs for patients and the Canadian healthcare system. As such, there is a need to identify factors associated with improved pain care. Previous research suggests that, although limited in practice, the use of technology to electronically collect patient data may allow for more effective and complete patient care. The purpose of this project is to evaluate a newly developed electronic platform (i.e., Thrive Health) for the assessment of chronic pain. Specifically, Study 1 will use a detailed survey to assess barriers perceived by physicians in the care of chronic pain, as well as their perceptions of electronic platforms used to collect patient-data. Study 2 will pilot the platform at a local pain clinic and evaluate patient feedback. Findings from these studies will be used to optimize the Thrive Health platform and improve chronic pain care.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Susan Holtzman

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Thrive Health

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

Design of biodegradable bioplastics utilizing hemp

In last few year, due to bad impression, single used plastics has received huge attention from scientist, environmentalist and attentive people from different part of the world. Since only a fraction of these plastics are recycled or repurposed, due to numerous reasons, municipal and industrial waste contain a large portion as plastics. As Canada is planning to put a ban on single used plastics by the end of 2021, putting an effort to replace these plastics with bio-based, compostable, and biodegradable plastics could be a potential solution. Proposed work targets to develop a bio-derived, cost effective, and biodegradable packaging and containment material by incorporating waste hemp residues in a co-blend polymer derived from agriculture and microorganism. By this work, our industry partner CTK is aiming to extend its influence on the beauty industry by publishing papers in collaboration with universities, and to expand its business in Canada.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tiz Mekonnen

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

CTK Bio Canada

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Accelerate

Enhanced Modelling of Exfiltration Events in Sun Life Cybersecurity Data

Theft or loss of sensitive data is a growing concern for companies who may suffer losses of consumer confidence, market valuation and intellectual property when large amounts of data are stolen. In this research project we will use an enhanced “screen and review” approach to combating exfiltration in a large data set of activity logs within a large corporate network. We will create realistic simulations of data theft events that can be used as a basis for machine learning, and for the design and prototyping of a system where human experts work with AI algorithms to detect and prevent data theft. We will also build visualization and browsing tools that make it easier for people to judge whether or not observed data access activity indicates malicious intent. Our goal will continue to be the development of a state-of-the-art system for monitoring and reporting possible exfiltration events as they happen.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Chignell

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sun Life Financial

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance; Artificial Intelligence; Technology

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Supporting Canadian families: A national review of the F&ST program

Family Service Canada (FSC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to building healthy families. One program delivered by FSC, called Family & Schools Together, has been shown to help families become more involved in their children’s education and support student’s learning but it has not yet been researched in Canada. To find out if this program is helpful for Canadian families, we will be interviewing FSC staff, families, children, and teachers across five FSC sites to determine whether or not they feel the F&ST program is effective. We will also research other parent programs that are similar to F&ST to determine if there is a program out there that may be a better fit for Canadian families. Overall, this project will inform FSC’s programming decisions to ensure that Canadian families are receiving the best possible support for their children.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Veronica Smith

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Family Service Canada

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluating impacts of social web-based networks on travel sharing

The specific aim of this study is to examine the demand for a social-network based dynamic ridesharing system called FacePorter. The study will also be focused on the role that social networks can play in facilitating this ride-sharing Program. The University of Calgary population will be examined as potential users for such service. A combination of stated preference and revealed preference survey would be conducted to examine the willingness of the University population to use this system and the factors which would contribute to its success.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lina Kattan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Harbour Financial Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Accelerate

Unsupervised Learning Based Approach for Insider Threat Analysis

Insider threat is one of the most damaging security threats to the safety of data, systems, and intellectual property of institutions. Typical threats caused by malicious insiders are trade secrets / intellectual property theft, disclosure of classified information, theft of personal information and system sabotage. Malicious actions of insider threats are performed by authorized personnel of organizations, which may be familiar with the organizational structure, valued properties, and security layers. Given that a malicious insider is authorized to access the organization’s systems and networks, other challenges appear in this detection problem as well. One of them is that data describing insider threat activities is typically rare and poorly documented. Thus, detecting and mitigating insider threats represent a major cybersecurity challenge to any organization. In summary, the challenges in insider threat detection include unbalanced data, limited ground truth, and possible user behaviour changes. This project aims to design an unsupervised learning-based approach for insider threat detection. Our goal is to employ unsupervised learning algorithms with different working principles, such as Autoencoder and Isolation Forest. Furthermore, we will explore various representations of data with temporal information and compare our approach to other work in the literature to analyze its effectiveness and generalizability.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Nur Zincir-Heywood

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Micro Focus Software (Canada) ULC

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Accelerate

Examining the operation of Public Pools and Spas in the COVID-19 Era

The COVID-19 pandemic affected every aspect of our lives, and recreational water facilities were not immune to this with several questions and concerns about potential exposure to the virus at these facilities. This research project aims to understand experiences, needs, and attitudes towards the use of recreational water facilities, namely, public pools and spas during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three groups of interest that will be investigated are: 1) public pool and spa staff, 2) members of the public who regularly use recreational water facilities and 3) public health inspectors (PHIs) who conduct inspections at public pools and spas. The partner organization will utilize results to better understand the challenges and develop strategies to support the pool and spa operation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Fatih Sekercioglu;Chun-Yip Hon

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Lowry and Associates

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Wholesale trade

Université :

Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme :

Accelerate

Design and Implementation of Low-Noise, Wide-Bandwidth Transimpedance Amplifiers for High Speed Optical Receivers

Canadian Internet service providers, including Bell, Rogers, and TELUS are facing critical challenges to upgrade their access networks in order to support bandwidth intensive products and services. Fonex Data System Inc. is developing a novel optical receiver which is anticipated to outperform current receivers. The receiver will enable increased bandwidth at reduced costs for next generation access networks. The proposed internship project seeks to design and implement an important block of the receiver, that is a wide bandwidth and low noise transimpedance amplifier (TIA) based on the BiCMOS technology. The TIA has the major role on the performance of the receiver, providing low noise amplification of a current signal from a photodetector. The project will help the partner to develop its optical receiver which can deliver a solution to the Canadian service providers that meets both their capacity, and cost requirements.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Tarek Djerafi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Fonex

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Information and Communications Technology; Technology; Commercial Services

Université :

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Programme :

Accelerate

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