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Investigation and development of plasma-based cancer diagnostic

The blood of cancer patients contains DNA that has been shed by their tumours (circulating tumour DNA or ctDNA). As such, any genetic mutations in the tumour may be detected in the patient’s blood. Theoretically, patients can be followed and monitored through analysis of ctDNA, which would reveal if the patient is responding to treatment, is in remission, or if mutations are becoming more or less prevalent as the result of time and/or treatment pressure. The challenge is development of a reliable method of detecting ctDNA, with adequate sensitivity and specificity to guide treatment. This project will develop, optimize, and validate methods for detecting ctDNA associated with a variety of tumours. This will lead to the development of a clinical assay that can be used to monitor ctDNA for cancer patients. The partner organization, Contextual Genomics, will benefit from the development of a diagnostic assay that will eventually become part of their product collection. In addition, in the course of developing this assay, we will discover how ctDNA varies among different tumour types, how it correlates with tumour burden, and how it relates to relapse, response, and remission.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Martin Ester;Blake Gilks

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Contextual Genomics Inc

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Improvisational Training in the Workplace and Beyond

Corporate improv training is becoming a popular and effective method for enhancing a host of workplace skills such as leadership, communication, problem solving, collaboration, and adaptation. However, there is a lack of empirical research looking at the cognitive impacts of improv training in the workplace. As such, I am proposing to conduct a twelve-week improv training program with a targeted group of Vancity employees, with two specific objectives in mind. First, using measures of actual workplace performance, I want to determine whether these positive claims regarding improv training are indeed valid. Second, using basic assessments of cognitive functioning, I want to identify the potential underlying means by which improv training can in fact facilitate workplace performance. I hypothesize that posttraining: 1) employees will show improvement on cognitive measures of flexibility such as adaptation to change and creativity, and 2) both employees and managers will report positive changes in workplace performance.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Eric Eich

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Vancity

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Finance and Insurance

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Methods for detecting Hardware Blu-ray player emulation, debugging or instrumentation

Blu-Ray Disk Framework offers content protection system which is intended to protect audio/video media against piracy. The Blu-Ray Content Protection System consists of three individually working components: Advance Access Control System, ROM-Mark and BD+. Each component works collaboratively with the other in order to protect high-definition content distributed on Blu-Ray discs. The ability of a Blu-Ray content protection system to detect unauthorized playback depends upon the protected information saved on the Blu Ray player, if an attacker is able to access protected information saved on player then it is possible to trick a player for unauthorized media playback. This research project will focus on the creation of a novel process that will be used to detect if an attempt to extract protected information from the player is being made. The result will be used to make the
existing Blu Ray BD+ technology more secure.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Thomas Kunz

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Irdeto Canada (Ottawa, ON)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Carleton University

Programme :

Accelerate

Assessing electronic medical record technology in a multi-site setting in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya

Health information systems (HIS) such as electronic medical records systems (EMRS) have shown promise in facilitating improved health care delivery in both developed and developing nations. Kenya, has actively invested in HIS to manage the increasing burden of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. This is particularly relevant because since 2008, due to rapid urbanization, and for the first time in human history more than half the world’s population lives in urban cities (United National Population Fund, 2007). Using a qualitative method, interviews were conducted with clinic staff of the two health clinics in Kibera, Nairobi, one of the largest slums in East Africa. This research will generate unique insights helpful to researchers, health system planners and health service providers.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Robert Hayward

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Innovative Canadians for Change

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Physical and Virtual Simulation and Learning Management System

By studying and modeling of current production process, a physical training assembly system is built in a small scale with the exact same process, tooling as the full scale one. Along with leaning management system constructed, which includes a set of multi-media training materials, new employees can get familiarized with the manufacturing process in a shorter frame compared to traditional training. Also, by implementing what-if analysis, results from this physical simulation can be used to study and improve current full size production process. Hence, this project will benefit Durabuilt with enhancement in employee productivity and talent retention as well as product and process improvement.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Yongsheng Ma

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Durabuilt Windows & Doors Inc (Edmonton)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

Université :

University of Alberta

Programme :

Accelerate

Accurate Proximity Sensing for Avionic Systems

This project targets the design of a highly accurate proximity sensing system that is capable of operating in a wide distance range under wide variations in temperature and for different sensor characteristics. The system is based on passive inductive proximity sensors that can withstand harsh environments, and, therefore, are widely used in avionic applications. Our design methodology consists of implementing a sensor excitation logic and a low-complexity response processing logic in FPGA. The FPGA design will be used for rapid sensor characterization and calibration under different operating conditions. Finally, we will create the deployment design that uses the characterization data to determine the distance between the passive sensor and the target. We expect to improve the nominal sensing range and accuracy using off-the-shelf passive sensors thereby opening up the possibility of sensor exploitation and significantly reducing the cost of avionic sensing systems.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Samar Abdi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Thales Canada Inc (St. Laurent, QC)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Education; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of an mHealth App: A Randomized Controlled Trial of ‘DeStressify’ on Campus Staff and Student Mental Health

Development and use of mobile technologies, in particular mHealth applications, to improve health have exponentially increased in the past decade. Despite the widespread use of ‘apps’, there has been astonishingly few scientific evaluations on the efficacy of such products to improve or change health behaviours. The purpose of this research is to systematically evaluate, through a randomized controlled trial, the effectiveness of an existing mental health app at reducing depressive and anxiety symptomatology, sleep disturbance, and maintaining health related quality of life in university students, campus staff, and faculty over a 4-week period. It is anticipated that staff, students, and faculty randomly assigned to use of the app will experience significant decreases in symptoms of stress and anxiety, report greater sleep quality, and maintain health related quality of life as compared to those assigned to the wait-list control condition.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mary Jung

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Canadian Mental Health Association (Kelowna)

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology

Université :

University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Programme :

Accelerate

Routing and Spectral Assignment in Mesh Optical Networks

The project consists in the design, development and testing of algorithms that can solve the routing and wavelength assignment problem in optical networks, for data instances with up to 100 wavelengths and few hundred nodes. Indeed, for each demand between a source and destination, it consists in determining a route, and assigning it a wavelength such that no link supports 2 routes with the same wavelength. In addition, we will consider contiguity constraints, i.e., constraints forcing to assign adjacent wavelengths to a demand requiring more than one wavelength in order to improve the quality of service. While this problem has been studied a lot, there is still no algorithm able to solve large data sets in a reasonable amount of time, with some accuracy guarantee on the quality of the solution.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Brigitte Jaumard

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Ciena Canada (Kanata, ON)

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Information and Communications Technology; Technology

Université :

Concordia University

Programme :

Accelerate

The health impacts of residential eviction among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada

Over the past decade, there has been a steady rise in homelessness in Canadian cities due in large part to loss of low-income housing stock in inner-city neighbourhoods undergoing redevelopment. People who use drugs (PWUD) disproportionately face eviction from buildings targeted for renovation and demolition and also face significant barriers in
subsequently obtaining affordable housing. While the devastating health impacts of homelessness among PWUD are well documented, little is known about the role of eviction stemming from urban redevelopment as a unique mechanism influencing health. This study will utilize innovative statistical, qualitative and geospatial methods to longitudinally examine the impact of evictions on health outcomes, including drug-related harms (e.g., overdose) and healthcare access and adherence (e.g., HIV treatment), among PWUD in Vancouver, BC. The research findings will inform knowledge translation strategies to promote the uptake of evidence-based policy recommendations and equip PWUD with legal tools to protect their rights.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Thomas Kerr

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Pivot Legal Society

Discipline :

Sociology

Secteur :

Other services (except public administration)

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

Evaluation of strength loss in heat affected zone of 6061-T6 aluminum alloy welded joints and it’s improvement by local post weld-heat treatment

Bombardier Transport (BT) is one of world major companies in the transport industry. The application of aluminum in the structure of transport vehicles (cars, trains, ships, etc.) is continuously increasing mainly due to the benefits in weight saving. Therefore BT is also working extensively in implementing the use of aluminum alloys in its products. Welding is one of the major manufacturing techniques used in the structure of transport vehicles. One of the common welding problems in aluminum alloys is the strength loss in heat affected zone (HAZ). As HAZ is subjected to one or more heating and cooling cycles during welding, the strength in this zone is decreased. The aim of this project is to apply a metallographic and mechanical experimental work in order to determine the micro-hardness and strength in weld cross section. Change of mechanical properties in heat affected zone by its distance from centerline of weld will be investigated and the exact limits of the zone subjected to strength loss will be determined.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Mohammad Jahazi

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Bombardier Transportation Canada Inc

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

IMPLÉMENTATION DU BIM AU SEIN D’UNE ENTREPRISE DECONSTRUCTION

La majorité des projets de construction actuelle au Québec connaissent des dépassements de coûts et d’échéancier. Cela est dû au mode de construction traditionnel qui connait plusieurs problèmes. Le BIM (Building information modeling) se présente comme une nouvelle façon de faire qui règle ces problèmes. Le BIM a 3 différents facettes : Technologie, Organisation et processus. L’implémentation de ce processus au sein des organisations présente plusieurs défis et obstacles. Le projet a comme objectifs de présenter les meilleurs pratiques pour cette implémentation au sein de l’entreprise Groupe TEQ. Pour le Canada qui essaye depuis plusieurs années d’implémenter le BIM d’une façon général, il va être avantagé par une expérience qui peut se généraliser sur l’ensemble des entreprises. Les retombés prévu
sont :
? Réduction des coûts de construction
? Réduction des délais de construction
? Amélioration de la qualité de construction

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Daniel Forgues

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Groupe TEQ

Discipline :

Engineering

Secteur :

Construction and infrastructure

Université :

École de technologie supérieure

Programme :

Accelerate

Site-specific Immunomodulators for COPD

Qu Biologics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing and evaluating an innovative immunotherapeutic approach to treating disease rooted in immune pathology/dysfunction. Qu’s proprietary technology platform, site-specific immunomodulators (SSI), act to stimulate the body’s own immune system to reverse the chronic inflammation underlying many conditions including cancer and immune-mediated diseases. For lung diseases, Qu’s platform SSI, QBKPN, is derived from Klebsiella pneumonia. Given the unmet need for COPD and related inflammatory lung diseases, Qu’s aim is to investigate the use of QBKPN for these indications. We hypothesize that QBKPN will provide efficacy in controlling lung inflammation. Towards this end, Dr. Jeremy Hirota will be providing expertise in addressing this question using two different inflammatory lung disease models: smoke exposure (for COPD) and allergen-induced inflammation (asthma). In each model we will monitor lung inflammation and pathology to determine the impact QBKPN in chronic respiratory diseases. The proposed Mitacs intern, will obtain career opportunities with the sponsor company, grow connections with the local Life Sciences BC community, obtain training in a unique setting distinct from traditional academia, participate in a career transition stage, and broaden her knowledge base of pre-clinical models.

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Superviseur du corps professoral :

Jeremy Hirota

Étudiant :

Partenaire :

Qu Biologics

Discipline :

Life Sciences

Secteur :

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

Université :

The University of British Columbia

Programme :

Accelerate

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