Projets novateurs réalisés

An Integrated Renewable Power and Transportation System for the Caribbean Region – Possible COVID-19 related death reduction through reduced MP2.5 emissions

This project aims to develop an integrated wind and solar energy-based power system for the Caribbean region and show that the system will significantly reduce CO2 and MP2.5 emissions which have now been linked to higher incidence of COVID-19 deaths. It is intended to bring the potential investors to Canada out of this project to collaborate with regarding academic and partner organizations. The developed system provides carbon-free electricity production for the region. Furthermore, the system proposes an 80-HP pneumatic vehicle for the daily driving of the public. Transportation and power sectors are two main greenhouse gas emitters (25% of regional GHG emissions) of the region. Due to the nature-friendly characteristic of the developed system, it may contribute to achieving the GHG emissions target that has promised under the Paris agreement. Interns involving in this research project will have a significant opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to the field and get an excellent experience to develop their abilities further. The partner organization will utilize this research to expand the business and have the upper hand over the competitors. On top of all, ecological problems due to GHG emissions, and possible solutions will be pointed out once again through TBCONTED

Innovating a crop assessment system using a real-time, hardware-based drone image processing system to support on-the-spot decision in agriculture

Agricultural producers are concerned about producing food, increasing productivity, and making sustainability, while drones along with governments, technology leaders, and industry are playing an important role as a part of solution of this [9]. This drone imagery is for farmers so that, they can fly their fields, and not only pinpoint issues such as, irrigation leaks, leaf color variation or pest, but also highlight where these issues are occurring. But the image processing time is often too late to remedy that solution. Accordingly, actionable intelligence can produce crop health maps for farmers by measuring the amount of biomass or live green vegetation in the crops using the Normalized Differentiation Vegetation Index (NDVI) [10]. Therefore, by combining precision agriculture technology with information and communication technologies, it is possible to provide real-time farm monitoring and faster sensor data processing to the farmers for better farm management as well as increasing food productivity.

Enhancing horticultural production through carbon dioxide enrichment and heat recovery from municipal organics composting

Vertical farming is an innovative urban agricultural practice that can efficiently use resources to supply food for communities, while high energy cost is becoming an economic bottleneck to long-term development and growth of the technology. The potential exists to capture and take advantage of by-products generated from the biological decay of the organics during the composting process, including CO2 gas and heat. This project is framed within the concept of utilizing process by-products generated during the composting of source separated organics to achieve CO2 enrichment and heat recovery in modular vertical farming systems. This project will offer opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint, better resource management, and opportunities for energy savings in Canada.

Business Development Intern

MOSAIC is a not-for-profit organization that provides settlement and employment services. The main aspects of the internship are based on conducting market research and identifying opportunities for growth. Tasks also include adapting the service delivery approach to expand current capacity, research current labour market trends and assist in identifying other opportunities for funding such as government grants. This will be beneficial for Mosaic by addressing competitors and gaps in the Social Enterprise Services, improve market visibility to create a potential client base, identify revenue streams, and positively impact human resources.

BSI: FutureVault Inc

FutureVault’s traditional client-base has been organizations working within financial services. The firm is now undertaking efforts to develop enhanced digital vaulting technology for use in consumer healthcare. The company’s first eHealth product, the Personal Health Passport, will provide Canadians with a secure and authenticated digital record of their vaccination and immune history, as well as relevant testing records and health artifacts. The product is being developed and implemented at critical time for public health the world over. This project will lay the Foundation for FutureVault’s emerging eHealth strategy and provide key guidance as to the opportunity at hand, and risks involved, in expanding the firm’s focus to health information management. The student will play a key role in the development of this strategy and have an opportunity to interface with senior leadership both within the company as well as at relevant stakeholders.

The student will join the FutureVault Product Team and help guide the development of the platform for an exciting new business vertical in eHealth. The student will serve as a business analyst in the assessment of this market opportunity, conducting in-depth analysis of the eHealth landscape and identifying key market gaps relevant to FutureVault.

Business Development Associate

Silverberry is a digital health platform that uses DNA testing to create personalized health assessment and recommendations. In response to the pandemic, we have designed and released a new service that measures the impact risk of disease on individuals based on their genetic makeup. This is a crucial factor for policymakers and managers of various organizations to identify the most vulnerable and high-risk individuals to prioritize their safety, isolation, and measures to protect them while tunneling the organization’s resources properly.

At this position, the intern will work on segments that may benefit most from this service (back to work for companies, senior housing, etc.), develop a go-to-market strategy, sales collaterals to be shared with the prospect clients, and design processes to bring customers on-board for an ongoing engagement.

Explorai

Les droits liés à l’utilisation des données sont un sujet primordial pour tous les clients d’Explorai. Le projet a le potentiel de grandement simplifier la protection de la vie privée pour les compagnies qui désirent utiliser des données pour leurs initiatives d’apprentissage machine. Explorai se placerait ainsi comme un partenaire privilégié capable de développer des modèles d’apprentissage machine sans déplacer l’information confidentielle de ses clients en dehors de ses réseaux. Avec le développement des technologies web (Progressive Web apps, WASM, Edge computing…), les infrastructures actuelles sont de plus en plus compatible avec de tels projets, réduisant le risque d’échec du projet.

Business Strategy Internship: Web Design & E-Commerce

The sector is constantly overwhelmed when catastrophic weather-related flooding occurs. By streamlining the process and empowering homeowners to do the jobs, properly themselves Phoenix can aid in disaster response across the country. Furthermore, in a post-COVID 19 world, cost-conscious consumers have been buying low-cost insurance solutions that don’t come near to covering the losses when groundwater flooding occurs. With the support of the intern, this DIY solution and new business model will permit consumers to stretch out the money they do get from the insurance carriers to cover rebuild by doing the labor of the cleanup and tear-out phase themselves.

Digital Strategy: Business Development and Sales through Improved Customer Engagement

Providing clients with a unique experience has become a necessity for any successful customer engagement strategy. The way people communicate with businesses has been evolving at a rapid pace. Although the traditional means of communication, such as in-person meetings and phone calls, are still in use, other integrated methods of reaching customer support are gaining more popularity. Communicating with prospects and customers using the platform they prefer allows support teams the flexibility to provide assistance wherever and whenever the customer wants. This project focuses on developing and deploying a Conversational AI to improve both operations and customer engagement. Using Conversational AI, we would be able to dramatically improve customer satisfaction, by automatically capturing analytics and providing personalized solutions, and profits, by minimizing the amount of time a customer service agent must spend on the phone solving problems. This project is a partnership between Mitacs, Queen’s University, and BizXL Solutions and will help our industrial partner improve customer acquisition and experience.

Next Letter Inc

Next Letter supports early-stage companies, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders. They accomplish this by providing early-stage (angel) investing, other financings, and strategic consulting specifically geared towards identifying brand positioning, business strategy, and business to consumer messaging. Next Letter supports entrepreneurs, change-makers, and businesses that are thought leaders in their respective niche, working with early-stage ideas or teams that are customer-oriented, dedicated, and deliberate in their pursuit of growth. I will be working with the Next Letter strategy team to devise whether we should be investing in specific start-up companies, as well as aiding in the consulting being done for the startups that we have selected as partners. Over the course of the 16 weeks, there will be numerous clients that Next Letter will be involved with, focusing on the areas of analysis, strategy, and execution. In terms of improving my skill set in this area, Next Letter deals with an incredibly wide berth of clients every quarter. Each client comes to Next Letter with a specific business problem that varies significantly from other clients.

U I/UX Design and implementation for PlaceSpeak:a location~based online community consultationplatform

Organizations can benefit from consulting with citizens to build better and sustainable neighborhoods
in local areas. It is usually challenging to get citizens engaged. Traditionally, techniques used for
engagement involve people participating in public meetings personally. This can be intimidating and
inconvenient for some. PlaceSpeak provides an online environment to advance citizen participation. It
also provides an easier way to inform the citizens about the ongoing projects in their area and to
discuss the project. PlaceSpeak’s goal is to encourage more citizens to get involved in their
communities. For this purpose the user interface (UI) needs to be easy to use to bring a joyful user
experience. The intern aims to analyze and improve the current UI based on UI design principles. At
each state of improvement the UI will be tested to advance further development.

Antiviral Activity of the Proprietary Samples

Blue-O Technology Inc has identified five proprietary samples that may have antiviral activity, either in prevention or treatment of viral infections. The intern will determine the activity range and toxicity of each proprietary samples in mammalian cells and a mouse model. Once this has been determined, each proprietary sample will be tested for its ability to prevent or treat human immunodeficiency virus, herpes simplex virus, coxsackievirus, influenza and dengue virus. Upon completion of this project the partner organization will be able to further develop and test any of the efficacious proprietary samples for clinical use