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Technology Strategy Analysis for Resilience Software

A frequent prescription for managers leading a company’s technology assets is that the firm’s business strategy should lead the firm’s technology strategy. However, many technology firms find themselves in the opposite position: having a technology that can alter their business strategy. In such a case, questions arise as to the appropriate business response. Resilience Inc. – a software company located in Vancouver, BC faces the same issue. This firm offers two software applications and has a mature presence in the medical education market. Resilience now owns an integrated police personnel management application which would allow it to serve an entirely new and different market from that of medical education. This research will investigate whether such a market penetration should proceed and, if so, how. It will focus on the market potential, synergies, and how firms can adapt their business strategy to the ever changing capabilities of technology.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ron Cenfetelli

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Discipline :

Business

Secteur :

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Multidimensional Tactile Displays and their applications for Wearable Devices

Engaging with visual displays is not always feasible or desired. They could be absent in certain contexts due to their fragility, cost or high battery consumption. Visual attention could be engaged elsewhere in an activity or be impaired due to disabilities. With the rise of wearables that remain in constant, sturdy contact with the skin, and the advances in tactile display capabilities, it is imperative to advance tactile interactions that are as independent and as advanced as visual interactions. This work proposes a novel tactile display that brings the concept of direct manipulation, which is traditionally applicable to visual displays, into the tactile space. The project proposes that two dimensional tactile display can lead to interactions that are analogous to ones that are enabled by visual displays. We expect that the users will be able to perceptually feel thedisplay with ease and perform fast, repatable interactions.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ravin Balakrishnan

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Lille

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Model selection for advanced statistical analysis of multiparametric MRI

Advanced quantitative multiparametric MRI techniques allow the imaging of tumor heterogeneity that was before only accessible by histology and the mapping of functional features not available to pathologists. This wealth of information is however difficult to interpret, even by experts in the field, because adequate analysis tools are missing. The combination of quantitative multiparametric MRI, which can assess the tumor heterogeneity, and advanced statistical analysis, is a new concept to improve the diagnostic and the therapeutic orientation of brain tumors. Each pixel can be associated with a “spectrum” which integrates information of each quantitative image. These spectra can then be clustered using statistical methods into a number of clusters. The choice of the number of clusters is an important issue in that the clusters can be matched with histological information and used to define a tumor signature and thus allow diagnosis. In this work we will focus on determining the optimal number of clusters in a data-driven and parsimonious way using advanced Bayesian models and inference methods.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Russell Steele

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre

Discipline :

Mathematics

Secteur :

Université :

McGill University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Secure Outsourcing of Storage and Computation

The rise of cloud technologies and the proliferation of mobile devices have revolutionized data storage and their processing. Amongst numerous benefits, cloud technologies offer a flexible way to outsource storage and computation to the cloud vendors. As a result, sensitive data often end up being managed on remote servers maintained by third party outsourcing vendors. Whence, despite being envisioned as a promising service for the future, security and privacy issues remain the major inhibiting factors towards a wide scale acceptance of cloud technologies in practice. The goal of this project is to improve upon existing cloud technologies and design scalable and practical solutions for new and emerging problems.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Rei Safavi-Naini

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Inria Grenoble - Rhône-Alpes Research Centre

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Université :

University of Calgary

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Santé mentale globale: Accroître la capacité d’intégrer la santé mentale dans les soins primaires en Tunisie

En Tunisie, la majorité des personnes vivant avec des maladies mentales ne reçoivent pas de traitement. Le Ministère de la santé tunisien et le bureau de l’Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) à Tunis aimeraient offrir la formation mhGAP (développé par l’OMS) à des médecins
généralistes afin d’accroître leurs compétences en santé mentale et créer des services de proximité. Une étude randomisée en grappe sera menée pour évaluer l’efficacité de la formation implantée. Cent médecins généralistes travaillant dans quatre délégations seront recrutés. Le
bras d’intervention (deux délégations choisies au hasard) recevra la formation. Les principaux résultats incluent les connaissances et attitudes en santé mentale, ainsi que l’auto-efficacité des médecins généralistes dans la gestion des maladies mentales. Un volet qualitatif explorera
comment des facteurs contextuels peuvent influencer le succès de l’implantation de la formation et les résultats attendus. Cette étude est la première de son genre en Tunisie. Plusieurs contributions sont attendues: contribuer à l’avancement des données sur la formation mhGAP;
accroître la capacité de recherche en Tunisie; et complimenter les résultats d’une étude d’efficacité avec une évaluation d’implantation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

François Champagne

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Tunis El Manar

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université de Montréal

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of Integrated Energy and Organic Waste Treatment Model for Rooftop Solar Greenhouse and Grocery Store in a Smart Community

S2E Technologies is a consulting company leading the design and implementation of two Smart communities, to be located in London and Guelph, Ontario. The aim of this research collaboration is to assist S2E with the modeling, design, and analysis of rooftop solar greenhouses integrated with grocery stores, anaerobic digesters and livestock barns. The analysis will consider advanced energy design measures capable of reducing energy demand and generating renewable energy on-site, such as from solar and biomass resources. The research will generate new knowledge and a methodology for modeling and design of rooftop greenhouses.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Andreas Athienitis

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

S2E Technologies Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

Making it Work! How to Effectively Manage Employees On the Move

Many employees commute long distances for work or work for long periods in different geographic locations than where they live. Organizations are increasingly called upon to manage these forms of employee mobility in ways that sustain and maximize organizational productivity, as well as employee, and family well-being. Yet there is very limited research to inform how these situations should be managed for positive outcomes. In this project we identify leading and promising human resource management policies and practices that enable organizations to manage mobile workers in ways that sustain productivity at the same time as employee and family well-being. The Vanier Institute of the Family has been a leader in research related to family well-being and this project expands the focus looking at organizational factors that influence family well-being when employees must commute long distances for work.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ivy Bourgeault

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

The Vanier Institute of the Family

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Ottawa

Programme :

Accelerate

Developing Tools to Evaluate the Effectiveness of NGO WaSH Interventions in Low to Middle Income Countries

H2O4All is one of many small, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working to address the needs of the 663 million who lack access to safe drinking water and the 2.4 billion who are without access to sanitation facilities in low- and middle-income countries. Unfortunately, evaluation of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) interventions are rarely a priority for NGOs like H2O4All whose projects are time and budget sensitive; this is concerning because without evaluation we cannot determine H2O4All’s impact on the communities in which it works. Therefore, we will evaluate H2O4All as a case study to understand the factors that influence the success of a WaSH intervention. In addition, we will produce a set of cost-effective tools that H2O4All and similar NGOs (both inside and outside the WaSH sector) can use to continually evaluate their work.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Susan Elliott

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

H2O 4 ALL

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Accelerate

Can tree species mixing improve resilience and productivity of boreal forests?

The project aims at better understanding the role the stand composition may play in increasing resilience of the Quebec forests to future climate variability. We propose that by increasing the degree “mixing” of different species within forest stands, we can make forest more adapted to climatically unfavourable conditions, those frequency may increase in the future. We also argue that such increased degree of species diversity in the forest may positively affect its productivity. We will test these hypotheses and will attempt to understand the underlying mechanisms of observed effects by using an array of methods looking at short- and long-term records of tree growth, soil microbial composition of the soil, and the vegetation structure of the forest floor.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Igor Drobyshev;Yves Bergeron;Nicole Fenton

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Coopérative Forestière des Hautes-Laurentides;Ouranos Inc;Norbord Inc (La Sarre, QC)

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

Université :

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Programme :

Accelerate

Épreuves d’État et épreuves de la Police en Tunisie

À l’aube des «printemps arabes» de 2011, une série de conflits impliquant les forces policières sont survenus en Tunisie, en Égypte, en Libye et en Syrie. Ces conflits apparaissent parmi les éléments précurseurs de ces révolutions (Ashour 2013). Est-ce qu’un mouvement de contestation qui remet en cause la légitimité de la police, comme la dénonciation de la répression policière, est une épreuve à la légitimité de l’État? Est-ce qu’une épreuve à la légitimité d’un gouvernement, comme un mouvement de contestations ou de violences politiques, pose une épreuve à la légitimité de la police, qui incarne un symbole et une figure visible de l’État? À partir du cas tunisien, nous tenterons de répondre à ces questions en examinant les épreuves qui remettent en cause la légitimité de l’État, de la police et leurs effets interdépendants.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Francesco Cavatorta

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Tunis El Manar

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Design and Implementation of Bio-Inspired Student Clustering Approach Based on Students’ Annotations on Web-based Reading Materials

When students read a book, they usually annotate important words in the text. Students may perhaps miss some important information while reading the book. If students are reminded about the potentially important annotations, they may achieve better academic performance later, in terms of having better marks for written exams, quizzes, and other learning activities. With an annotation system’s help, teachers can create
online reading activities for students and review students’ annotations on the e-text. This project aims to design and implement a bio-inspired clustering method. The proposed method can cluster students into groups according their annotation behaviours. The clustering results will be used by the annotation system to find content that might be important for students, but that, they did not annotate, and remind them to
review the content again. The expected outcome of the proposed method is to produce fast and accurate clustering results.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Maiga Chang

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Kairouan

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Université :

Athabasca University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Accords de Partenariat Trans Pacifique et libéralisation du marché laitier: impacts économiques sur le secteur laitier canadien

Avec les derniers accords, en matière de politique commerciale canadienne, il devenait nécessaire d’analyser l’impact économique de ces accords sur l’industrie laitière en prenant compte les résultats des travaux déjà entrepris sur ce sujet. L’objectif général de notre étude est d’analyser l’impact des réformes commerciales suite à l’AECG (Accord Économique Commerciale Globale) et au PTP (Partenariat Trans Pacifique). A base des données de référence de l’année 2014, nous allons formuler et calibrer une fonction objective par les prix à partir de laquelle on fera des simulations numériques à l’aide du logiciel GAMS. C’est-à-dire, définir une relation fonctionnelle entre le prix et les principaux éléments susceptibles de l’influencer, ensuite introduire cette fonction dans le logiciel. Avec les différents scénarios résultants des reformes, nous allons bouger certains éléments de la fonction objective pour voir leurs impacts sur le prix. Nous analyserons les impacts à l’aide des résultats de la simulation sur le prix intérieur, la production canadienne de lait, le bien-être de divers groupes du secteur (consommateur, transformateur et producteur).

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lota Dabio Tamini

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Université de Carthage

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Globalink Research Award