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Development of State of the Art Instrumentation and Software to Increase Rates of Development and Production in Mines

The goal of this project is to develop instrumentation and software that will enable more efficient and safe mining practices. We will focus on the development of (1) vision-based instrumentation; (2) methods to increase situational awareness; and (3) techniques for automated data acquisition. This research will result in the design of a prototype vision system to improve geological classification and mapping and tablet-based software to improve upon remote situational awareness in mines. The partner organization, the Centre for Excellence in Mining and Innovation, will benefit from the development of new innovative technologies that it can transfer to the mining industry.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Gordon Osinski

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

Western University

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of autonomous seating adjustments through subjective and objective measures

Sitting can become particularly problematic when individuals remain in a fixed position for a prolonged period of time. Pressure can develop in the areas of the body that are compressed by the seat, which can lead to a significant reduction in blood flow to the surrounding tissues. As a result, seat adjustability becomes necessary for the maintenance of good health since movement would help relieve pressure from areas of the body compressed by the seat. Using subjective and objective measures of comfort, a fully adjustable manual and new autonomous seating concept will be compared. The intent is to provide the partner organization with a thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of this new seating technology to meet consumer demands.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

David Andrews;Paula van Wyk

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Schukra of North America Ltd

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

Université :

University of Windsor

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of EAAA Train the Trainer Workshop and Study of Recruitment Strategies

The intern will analyze pre- and post-training survey and interview data from the SARE Centre’s EAAA Train the Trainer workshops in order to improve the quality of this training. These surveys/interviews assess trainees’ previous experience, skills, knowledge, and confidence in relevant areas as indicators of the workshop’s effectiveness. The intern will also conduct exploratory research to examine how best to recruit young women to register for the EAAA program.
This project will help the SARE Centre promote the dissemination of the EAAA sexual assault resistance program to secondary and postsecondary institutions around the world (our mission) by 1) improving the workshop to best prepare Campus Trainers (graduates of this workshop) to implement the program at their institutions in a way that maximizes the program’s effectiveness, 2) informing the development of recruitment strategies that encourage young women to register for EAAA programs.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Robb Travers

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

SARE Centre

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Education

Université :

Wilfrid Laurier University

Programme :

Accelerate

Mapping patterns of fluid flow in carbonate-hosted Au-deposits, Nadaleen Trend, Yukon

The physicochemical character of the hydrological regime that formed Carlin-type Au-deposits (CTGDs) are poorly understood and represents a critical knowledge gap relating to their genesis. We are undertaking an integrated geological and geochemical study of the Nadaleen trend of CTGDs in the Yukon to better define the hydrological regime that controlled their formation. The proposed Mitac internship will form part of the overall study – building a robust geological framework for defining the pathways that the hot auriferous fluids followed when they formed the CTGDs along the Nadaleen trend. The geological framework will be used by the intern as a basis for collecting geologically constrained samples for subsequent laboratory analysis. The partner organization will benefit from daily interaction with the intern as he shares his observations, data, and interpretations. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kenneth Hickey

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

ATAC Resources Ltd

Discipline :

Earth science

Secteur :

Mining

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Generic model-based development of test means for flight control systems using variability

The development of test means for aircraft flight control systems for is a complex, multidisciplinary and time consuming task. In this project a Master student will develop a reusable model-based development framework, based on an open source tool and methodology. This model-based systems engineering approach will allow the formalization of the generic aspects of the flight control system test means as well as the variability and specific aspects. With this novel approach the industry partner will improve the efficiency of the test means development process by reducing development time, rework and documentation, but also by improving communication and understandability of the complex test means.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Susan Liscouet-Hanke

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Thales Canada Inc (St. Laurent, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

Comparative Analysis on Various Blockchain Technologies and How Can They Transform the Financial Services for Scotiabank

Blockchain is an emerging technology that has the potential to change the way financial participants transact with each other. It enables direct transfer of value and financial assets between participants over networks without the need for a central authority (internet of value). It does this by combining the functionality of different technologies – distributed systems, smart contracts, mutual consensus verification, and cryptography. Given its potential Scotiabank is investing in technical research and business application. The intern will:
• Research blockchain protocols to understand how they operate, their strengths and weaknesses, and key differing characteristics.
• Collaborate with Product and Business Units to apply the technology through proofs-of-concept to determine how it can alter business models and to gain applied insights into the technology.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Sam Toueg

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Scotiabank

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Technology; Finance and Insurance; Information and Communications Technology

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Labeling a user’s speech in real-time for always-on VoIP

TurnMeUp is an iOS app for always-on voice communications. Users leave the app running in the background and can talk to the recipient (also using the app) at any time. This app is especially useful for coworkers listening to their own music in the background without needing to enter and exit voice call sessions manually. To conserve bandwidth and ensure that users listen to music without being unnecessarily interrupted, TurnMeUp sends voice signals to the recipient only if the user is speaking. The purpose of this project is to improve the algorithm used for detecting when the user is speaking (as opposed to background noise or other people speaking) in real time, using contemporary machine learning methods. This project will potentially improve the performance of TurnMeUp; to the greatest extent possible, it will ensure that the entirety of a user’s speech, and nothing else, is sent to the recipient.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Frank Rudzicz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Synervoz Communications Inc

Discipline :

Computer science

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

University of Toronto

Programme :

Accelerate

Laboratory and Field Assessment of Performance of Treated Wildland Vegetative Fuels

The proposed project will assess and quantify the energy transfer from wildland fires as it relates to coverage of vegetative fuel with wildland fire chemicals for protection of wildland/urban interfaces. The project will extend on preliminary work on the relative performance of wildfire chemicals (e.g., water, gel, foam, and long-term retardants) on forest vegetation. The results of this proposed project will further develop proactive fire control measures, a priori to the occurrence of a fire, for community protection.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

André McDonald

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

FPInnovations

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

User Centered Design and Usability of a mHealth intervention for COPD management

Mobile health (mHealth) strategies hold a great promise to enhance treatment outcomes while mitigating health care costs (Hayes et al., 2014). It allows health care providers to tailor treatments to each individual based on their lifestyle. The primary objective is to involve COPD patients and their health care providers in the development of a mobile health infrastructure that aims to improve COPD management.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

John Hawboldt

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Sequence Bioinformatics

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Programme :

Accelerate

Advancing Design for Sea Level Rise—Fraser River Delta

With the onset of climate change, sea level rise is a major global concern including distinct local issues. This project looks at the extremely venerable coastal city/port city of Vancouver. Recent reports call for major infrastructure improvements primarily focused on engineering and not on spatial and design approaches to this challenge. Currently there is no coordinated effort to find innovative solutions to Sea Level Rise adaptation. This project looks at exploring Sea Level Rise adaptation as an opportunity to address multiple issues including opportunities for recreation, habitat creation, energy development and food security. This multi-scalar and multi-jurisdictional challenge is a unique opportunity to setup a collaboration between professional practice and academia. This project will bring together students and professionals to sponsor knowledge sharing between these various landscape architecture firms as well as with many different municipalities in the Vancouver Region

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Kees Lokman

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Space2Place Landscape Architects;PFS Studio;University of Toronto Scarborough;Hapa Landscape Architecture Collaborative Inc.;PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Data analysis for a Bridge Structural Health Monitoring System (SHM)

The world has many ageing bridge structures which are being used well beyond their design service life time. It is of essential interest for the governments and public to insure safety and sustainability of bridges. One of the most advanced techniques used to investigate the conditions of bridges is the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). The targeted bridge is instrumented with several sensors and the data collection is performed using appropriate Data Acquisition System (DAQ). Several software and algorithms are used to stream the data life to the cloud and perform analysis on the data to extract the vital signals of the bridge. Decision is made after that based on the health condition of the bridge.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Aftab Mufti

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Intelligent Structures Canada Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

University of Manitoba

Programme :

Accelerate

Real Time Tone Mapping of HDR Video Content

High Dynamic Range (HDR) content and displays are available on the market but the vast majority of the users displays are Standard Dynamic Range (SDR), not able to reproduce the enriched, higher quality and with more details HDR content. Thus, operators to compress the HDR content and make it ready to be able to be displayed on the SDR displays with the minimum possible loss of information are needed. These algorithms are called Tone Mapping Operators (TMOs). The majority of the TMO operators were designed to address HDR images but not video sequences. The naïve application of such an operator to HDR video sequences raises visual artifacts such as flickering, ghosting and temporal inconsistency. On this work we aim to extend an existing TMO to be able to handle HDR video without suffering from the before mentioned issues. TO BE CONT’D

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Panos Nasiopoulos

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

TELUS (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Information and cultural industries

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate