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Modeling Exfiltration Events in Sunlife Cybersecurity Data

Many governments and other organizations hold confidential data. Theft of that data can be extremely damaging both to the organization and to the people whose data has been stolen. Massive breaches each involving millions of people have been occurring on a regular basis in recent years. New Cyber Security tools are needed to help people determine the threats that exist and to provide active online monitoring that can detect unusual behavior as it happens. In this project researchers from the Interactive Media Lab at the University of Toronto are working with Sun Life Financial to carry out research towards the development of these tools using expertise in machine learning, human factors, and data visualization and user interface design. We will begin by developing a kind of dictionary of the kinds of events and transactions that occur on the organization servers. We will then develop methods for detecting unusual events with the assistance of domain experts at Sun Life. Methods will then be developed to screen which unusual events are more likely to be associated with data theft attempts.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mark Chignell

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sun Life Financial;Sun Life Financial (Waterloo, ON)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Eye movement behaviours predict decision-making

Much is known about how our mind guides our attention as we visually process our environment. Visual search is guided by a marriage between internal (i.e., our explicit goals and objectives) and external (i.e., physical properties of objects) factors that influence our perception of the world around us. Recent work has shown that individuals vary in strategy when engaging in difficult search tasks. Moreover, these individual differences in strategy can reliably predict decision-making in much more sophisticated tasks, such as where to stand between two dartboards when you might have to throw a dart at either of them, or where to park a fire truck on the street when the probability of a fire in any house is unknown. This proposed collaboration will further explore the predictive relationship between visual search strategy and decision-making, specifically by teasing apart the fundamental factors known to drive search behaviour (internal goals vs. external experience). We will examine whether the mechanisms underlying these factors can predict search behviour across individuals, and then assess whether this predictive ability subsequently extends to the prediction of higher order decision-making.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Raymond Klein

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

University of Aberdeen

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Dalhousie University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Development of a tissue culture platform to investigate piscine orthoreovirus infectious cycle in-vitro

The aquaculture industry is constantly growing worldwide. Vast arrays of fish species are farmed in freshwater, brackish, and marine systems. In farms, fish reach high-population densities, which facilitates the outbreaks of infectious diseases. This is a big challenge for the aquaculture industry, particularly in the case of viral pathogens because there are few, if any, efficacious treatments against emergent and re-emergent fish viruses. Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) is an emerging viral pathogen that causes high economic losses in the salmon farming industry. Importantly, by harming invaluable wild fisheries, PRV is suspected to influence both ecological and social damage to the communities that traditionally exploit this resource. The way PRV produces disease is virtually unknown due to the lack of tools for its study and this has seriously delayed the advance of research. The objective of our proposed research is to develop tools for the study of this virus in-vitro. The expected outcome will be an important contribution to the knowledge of PRV pathogenicity and will help to identify possible ways of prevention and treatment of PRV outbreaks.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mauricio Terebiznik

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Elanco (PE);Elanco (ON)

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

A Study of Religious Dialogue: Based on Buddhism and Catholicism in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China

This is a study by a postgraduate under the guidance of a professor from UBC about the dialogue of Buddhism and Christianity during the Ming and Qing Dynasties in China, focusing on the views of the Ultimate World, such as the Kingdom of Heaven in Catholicism and the Pure Land in Buddhism. Through research methods of history, philology, and sociology, this study will contribute constructive opinions to the current dialogue between Buddhism and Christianity, and provide resources for the current study of the relationship between Buddhism and Christianity. It can provide some constructive advice on the current peaceful development of Chinese Buddhism and Christianity which have the most believers among all religious believers in China today.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jinhua Chen

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

East China Normal University

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Validation of Selective Phytocannabinoids Using In Vitro Glaucoma Models

Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, mainly induced by increased pressure in the eye. Marijuana has been shown to reduce such pressure, thus benefit glaucoma patients. In the previous project, we screened several individual components from marijuana extracts and tested their ability on keeping cells alive. The current project puts an emphasis on neuroprotection and therapeutic aspects of glaucoma. We propose to target and analyse the effect of our selected compound for major downstream pathways that are significantly modulated in to Glaucoma pathology. These projects will provide pre-clinical data to support the compound possessing potential therapeutic value for the patients with Glaucoma in the future.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Ujendra Kumar

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Water and Thermal Management in PEM Fuel Cells

Water and thermal management are two critical issues for PEM fuel cells; the problem is exacerbated for
operation at high current densities in an effort to increase power density for reduced cost. The proposed research
will focus on the characterization, analysis and modeling of water and heat transport through the PEM fuel cell
components, from the catalyst layers, microporous layers and gas diffusion layers to the flow channels. Porous
structure and effective heat and mass transport properties of these layers will be measured and analyzed,
strategies for water and thermal management will be developed, including using wettability gradient through
these layers to facilitate the water transport and removal, numerical modeling and simulation of transport
phenomena, the effect of freeze and thaw cycling, impact on cold start capability, and the development of
innovative catalyst layer design and fabrication. The intended impact of the proposed research will be on the
improvement of PEM fuel cell performance and durability and cost reduction…..TOBECONTINUED

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Xianguo Li

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

National Research Council, Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation;Shimifrez Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing

Université :

University of Waterloo

Programme :

Accelerate

Data fusion strategies for reducing the uncertainty of point cloud data

For decades, contact probes on coordinate measuring machine (CMM) have been widely used for data acquisition in coordinate metrology, mainly because of their high accuracy. However, the acquired data is a low-density set of points, because sampling using a contact probe is a slow process. Nowadays, optical 3D scanning technologies such as structured-light scanners or laser scanners are increasingly included in metrology applications for rapidly capturing high-density point clouds enabling holistic measurements of a manufactured part. The recent 3D scanners can sample millions of coordinate data points from the part’s surface in just a few seconds. However, the accuracy of 3D scanners is about an order of magnitude lower than contact probes. The aim of this research project is to develop data fusion strategies for correcting the high-density 3D scanned point clouds using the low-density set of points measured by a contact probe, resulting in point clouds with reduced uncertainty.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Farbod Khameneifar;René Mayer

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pratt & Whitney

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Aerospace; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

Université :

Polytechnique Montréal

Programme :

Accelerate

Classification of Shocked Basalts from Vargeão Dome and Vista Alegre: Implications for the Search for Life on Mars

Meteorite impact events into water-bearing targets, though initially detrimental, can provide an environment for rock/water interactions promoting metabolically relevant chemistry required for early life to assemble. The resulting hydrothermal systems are found on Earth as well as Mars. Based on the biological implication of impact-generated lithologies on Earth, there is reason to believe Mars may have served as a niche for microbial life. The majority of Mars’ surface is covered by cratered basaltic rock, different from the dynamic sedimentary rock that covers 75% of the Earth’s surface. Of the five confirmed impact structures occurring within hydrothermally altered basaltic targets on Earth, Brazilian craters Vargeão Dome (12.4km diameter) and Vista Alegre (9.5km) are widely accessible yet remain unstudied with regards to biological activity. Through petrography, electron imagery, porosity and micro-X-ray diffraction analysis of the samples collected within the craters, areas of bioalteration (biomass attached) in shocked basalts will be identified for metagenomics (DNA culturing and extractions). The proposed project will be the first investigation of microbial colonization in shocked basaltic targets.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gordon Osinski;Roberta Flemming

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Georgetown University

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Globalink Research Award

Intelligent Non-Person Agent to Play a Game

Creating a non-person character (NPC) to play a game is becoming increasingly important. NPCs can be used in quality assurance to test a game before sending the game for certification. Being able to test a game in a way that mimics a human player would allow the test to be more accurate and would help in discovering design and implementation errors resulting in time and cost savings. Recent research work reported in the literature have focused on skill-based games. Techniques such as Q-learning and reinforcement learning are well-suited to create NPCs for skill-based games where the outcome of a skill-based game depends on the NPC strategy. Such techniques cannot be used to generate an NPC to play a slot game since game outcomes are completely determined by a random number generator. In this project, we need to develop a generative NPC. To achieve this goal, we will first conduct a literature survey in order to select the most suitable techniques for developing the generative NPC. Second, the most promising techniques will be tested, and the results analyzed.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Moulay Akhloufi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

IGT

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Information and cultural industries

Université :

Université de Moncton

Programme :

Accelerate

Improvisation and Dramaturgy: an adaptive and embodied approach to theory and research in dance

This important relationship between Mile Zero Dance and the Drama Department at the University of Alberta has been growing over the last ten years through performance and research collaborations between Gerry Morita (MZD) and Lin Snelling (Associate Professor University of Alberta). MZD wishes to address a new series of objectives through inviting Thea Patterson to engage with Mile Zero Dance as a performer, dramaturg, and facilitator for seminars and workshops. These tasks are directly related to Lin Snelling’s research in how interdisciplinary study brings an inclusive edge to performing, problem solving and creative research. These objectives are 1. expansions of engaging discourse through dance writing and performing 2. extended improvisation practice as a viable performance medium 3. deeper knowledge and discussion of current performance forms for all members of the Edmonton arts community. It will culminate in an article written by Snelling titled, Where does a Voice go? Explorations of memory and sound as it shapes the dancing body. This article hopes to expand the conversation from a performing point of view. How does an interdisciplinary collaboration fuel the compositional skills of individual performers?

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Lin Snelling

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Mile Zero Dance

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Arts, entertainment and recreation

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Clearwater Formation in Marten Hills and Nipisi north-central Alberta

The general objective of this research is to understand the geology of the Clearwater Formation in a region of Alberta where new oil and gas reserves have been discovered. The research will include detailed mapping throughout the region to understand where the best oil and gas resources are. This area is especially interesting as enhance production techniques, such as using steam injection or fracking the reservoir are not needed to produce the resources.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Murray Gingras

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Cenovus Energy Inc

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Technologies innovantes pour une intelligence urbaine au service des citoyens

Le présent programme de R-D a pour objectif de développer des solutions novatrices – innovations technologiques et sociales – au sein d’un environnement interdisciplinaire (sciences urbaines) et plurisectoriel (université – entreprises – villes). Les projets se réaliseront dans le cadre d’un nouveau programme de maitrise sur mesure en intelligence urbaine chapeauté par la Faculté des études supérieures de l’Université Laval et coordonné par l’Unité Mixte de Recherche en sciences urbaines (UMRsu). Les projets proposés par des chercheurs universitaires, des experts du secteur privé et des représentants de l’administration publique toucheront trois volets de recherche : 1) Transport intelligent et mobilité inclusive; 2) Gouvernance et participation citoyenne; 3) Sécurité urbaine et qualité de vie citoyenne. Un quatrième volet concerne une vision 4.0 de l’éducation et vise à développer une approche pédagogique novatrice et centrée sur l’acquisition des compétences du 21e siècle : la pensée complexe, la résolution de problèmes avec créativité et la capacité d’adaptation.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sebastien Tremblay;Leandro Coelho;Jacques Renaud;François Vachon;Vicky Drapeau;Aïda Faber;Thierry Badard;Denis Laurendeau

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Thales Canada Inc (Montreal, QC);OVA Inc;Lucine (France);Semaphor.ai;Mouvement des caisses Desjardins;Exo Tactik Inc;DimOnOff;NOOS Technologie;Bliq Photonique

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance; Management of companies and enterprises; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Université Laval

Programme :

Accelerate

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