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Collaborative Book Creation – Foundation HCI Research for Kibooco

Relatively few interactive narrative-based systems support storytelling as an activity that takes place
between children and their parents or guardians. This project is the initial foundation HCI research to
explore and prototype tools and methodologies as contribution to the development of an innovative
collaborative online storytelling application – The Kids Book Company. This is an online hub for kids
aged 5 – 10 to build and publish their own books. Based on an engaging, easy to use interactive
platform, kids choose from a variety of templates and themes to write, illustrate and customize
stories. Using innovative new creative interaction styles, children will be able to harness their
creativity and imagination while taking pride in their own creations. Fusing the endless possibilities of
technology with the enduring sentimentality and timeless traditions of storytelling and books,
Kibooco will delight both parents and children alike.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alissa Antle

Student:

Partner:

Kibooco

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Semantic Search and Visualisation using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing

This project tackles the issue of knowledge incompleteness and lack of domain coverage in resume and job posting matching caused by the exploitation of domain-general resources. A variety of co-operative semantic/ontological resources will be used to filter out irrelevant resumes. A two-way (candidate to job and job to candidate) semantic-based automatic suitability ranking is proposed. The suitability is determined by the semantic distance of resumes and job postings, evaluated by their word embeddings. An efficient semantic space created through the Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks will be utilized with different word embedding mechanisms along with different classification methods. The project also investigates the potential of knowledge graphs in illustrating inconsistencies between the resumes and job postings. This study develops an automatic system capable of precisely detecting, extracting, and visualizing the resume and job posting’s relevant skills as well as the implicitly encoded semantic dimensions of applicant resumes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Behrouz Far

Student:

Partner:

HireGround Software Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Activités de croisières sur le Saint-Laurent : Perception et modélisation des impacts potentiels dans la logistique des transports

La croissance de l’industrie des croisières s’est appuyée ces dernières années sur des navires de plus en plus grands, avec une capacité de plusieurs milliers de passagers. La présence de ces navires modifie l’environnement quotidien des résidents qui les reçoivent. Ces résidents sont une composante fondamentale de l’attractivité des destinations touristiques et la prise en compte de leur perception est essentielle afin d’assurer un développement durable et équitable du milieu de vie des résidents et de l’industrie touristique. Cette recherche vise ainsi à identifier les perceptions des résidents à l’égard de la présence des bateaux de croisières dans leur environnement quotidien. Des résidents de Québec, ville qui a vu croitre l’industrie de façon marquante, seront invités à identifier, classer et localiser les impacts sociaux et environnementaux perçus. Pour le Port de Québec, partenaire de la recherche, les résultats permettront de poursuivre sa mise en œuvre des bonnes pratiques en matière de cohabitation ville-port.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascale Marcotte;Laurent Bourdeau

Student:

Partner:

Port de Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

The Fluid Dynamics of Flow Control Devices

As increasing international competition and environmental pressures, Canadian oil sands producers must develop new technologies to more competitively deliver their product to market that have lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Flow Control Devices (FCDs) are one such technology. These devices are placed in the injection and production wells and enable more efficient access to the reservoir. The result is improved economics and thermal efficiency which directly is tied to GHG emissions. At this point, the design of FCDs is hit and miss with some working well and others showing poor performance. Thus, there is a gap for optimal design of these devices. The objective of this project is to optimally design FCDs using detailed computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling. This involves fundamental fluid dynamics, multiphase (emulsion) and gas flow, potential heat transfer, and advanced design so that flow regime can be used in and of itself to optimally control the flow into and out of the reservoir. We will use CFD together with observations from existing experiments for validation as well as adaptive design to optimize the performance of the devices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Donald Gates

Student:

Partner:

FET-Variperm

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mobilizing the beneficial microbiome of Ontario wheat against Fusarium

Scientists have been interested in the effects that microorganisms have on their host plants for over a century, however, recently researchers have been able to better tackle these questions with the advent of new technology. In particular, beneficial microorganisms associated with roots can increase crop resiliency against disease, pests and extreme weather events, making this avenue of research important for the protection of crops from climate change. Here we focus on identifying microorganisms and their communities, including an understudied group called protists, that will act as early diagnostic tools for farmers in defence against Fusarium head blight and root rot, which are widespread and common fungal diseases in Canada. In addition, we will test whether we can improve the outcome of wheat grown on diseased plants, soil and crop residue by applying a fungal eating protist isolated from disease resistant soils.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kari Dunfield

Student:

Partner:

Syngenta Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Environmental Science and Technology; Biotechnology

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization of aerosols generated by various dental procedures

Dental procedures generate a large quantity of airborne droplets. With the concern that COVID-19 transmits through respiratory droplets, dental personnel are at high risk of being exposed to the virus if an asymptomatic patient comes to their clinic. However, limited studies have been performed on the characterization of aerosols generated during dental procedures, how far these aerosols may travel in the clinic, and if they accumulate during the day.
This lack of information leaves dental regulators to give guidelines to their members without having enough information to make appropriate decision for personnel and patient protection, as well as disinfection procedures.
The objective of the study is the characterize aerosols generated by various dental procedures. The study will also look at how far these particles travel inside a dental clinic and if there is a risk of accumulation during the day.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bernadette Quémerais;Paul Major

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Dental Association and College

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of a small, gas powered, patient-responsive automated resuscitation/ventilation device adapted to pandemics of respiratory failure

The projects will involve the modifications of a small automated ventilator (breathing machine) suitable for use in pandemics and underresourced settings (outside hospital, in patient transport, small hospitals), especially suited to patients with severe lung disease. Partner organization will be able to improve the design of the current ventilator to make it better suited for these settings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Dorian

Student:

Partner:

CPR Medical Devices Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Thermally Extrudable Benzoxazine Phosphoniums for Coating and Fabrication of Common Touch Plastics and 3D-Printable Materials

Pathogenic infections are responsible for approximately 60% of all hospital acquired infections. In order to help stop the spread, high contact surfaces require chemical additives that sense and respond to the presence of pathogenic bacteria quickly, and neutralize their threat. We are proposing a new form of antimicrobial that can be used as safe, green spray thermally activated coating or alternatively a additive for plastics that make these materials fully antimicrobial.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Foucher

Student:

Partner:

Sci Resource Platform Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of advanced planning and estimating model for scaffolding manhour

Heavy industrial construction projects consist of oil refinaries which generally involve complex structures, large-scale sites, and large numbers of workers from different disciplines such as civil, mechanical, and chemical. These disciplines may require similar or completely different scaffolding systems in order for workers to not only access their working areas but also move material horizontally and vertically. The variability of scaffolding systems required by the different disciplines operating on these complex sites can be a primary cause of increased project costs and project time delay. Due to this variability, construction company is challenging to estimate and plan the scaffolding time and cost accurately and efficiently. In practice, scaffolding is estimated and planed by 60% of the total project cost or approximately 30–40% of the total man-hours of construction works in the project. This approximate planning and estimating method leads to be difficulty to complete the construction projects on-time within the budget. To eliminate current scaffolding estimating and planning practice, this research proposes to develop a scaffolding manhour predictive model using an artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm which is a deep-learning algorithm.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sang Han

Student:

Partner:

PCL Industrial Management Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Diminuer le chauffage électrique pour augmenter la productivité québécoise : Évaluationconséquentielle de l’utilisation du gaz naturel pour le chauffage résidentiel

L’efficacité comparative du chauffage et de la production d’électricité au gaz naturel fait en sorte que l’on devrait
privilégier le chauffage au gaz naturel plutôt que de produire de l’électricité avec celui-ci. C’est ainsi le choix fait
dans la quasi-totalité des sociétés où le gaz naturel est présent. Le reste de l’Amérique du Nord ainsi que
l’Europe font un usage beaucoup plus grand du gaz naturel pour le chauffage résidentiel. Dans un contexte où
le Québec peut exporter de l’hydroélectricité, importer du gaz naturel et où ses voisins produisent de l’électricité
avec du gaz naturel, la situation actuelle est sous-optimale autant économiquement que pour l’environnement.
Avec une plus grande application du gaz naturel pour le chauffage, il serait possible de dégager une marge de
manoeuvre dont le Québec a besoin pour se développer de manière durable. Malheureusement, aucune
quantification des gains environnementaux et économiques possibles n’est disponible jusqu’à présent
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet serviront d’éléments de réponse…

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre-Olivier Pineau

Student:

Partner:

Societe en commandite Gaz Metro

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Utilities

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

The COVID-19 pandemic and support for vulnerable people: A study of Centraide’s actions

During the Covid19 pandemic, the federal and Québec governments decided to implement total containment. This decision significantly affected people in situations of vulnerability and poverty, such as isolated seniors, the homeless, young families in precarious situations, people with mental health problems, people with disabilities, and newcomers. First of all, they often lost almost all their sources of income without the compensation provided by the federal government. Besides, the confinement and fear of the virus significantly reduced the density of social support they previously enjoyed. They were often completely disoriented. Centraide of Greater Montréal, a public foundation that was omnipresent in the fight against poverty and its effects, inevitably found itself amid this great social crisis. How did it manage this? What were the effects on vulnerable people? This is the purpose of the study that the Chair of Strategy and Society at HEC Montréal wishes to undertake, with the collaboration of officials and volunteers from Centraide and the community agencies concerned.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Taïeb Hafsi

Student:

Partner:

Centraide

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

L’univers numérique : une nouvelle scène pour le Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique, diffuseur de musique spécialisée

Permettre à l’organisme diffuseur Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique (PMMM) de trouver sa place dans l’univers numérique afin de se doter de nouvelles stratégies facilitant l’accès aux contenus de musique spécialisée tout en assurant la viabilité économique des initiatives et un engagement de son public (p. ex. via l’enregistrement sonore 3D immersif).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastien Tremblay

Student:

Partner:

Palais Montcalm - Maison de la musique

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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