Innovative Projects Realized

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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Implementation of Photonic Computing Chip (IPCC)

The IPCC project aims to utilize the advancements in lasers, optics and semiconductor fabrication facilities to deliver a computing chip that uses laser instead on electrical signals to perform computations. The new paradigm of computation execution allows computations to be performed much faster at lower energy consumption which directly leads to lower costs for computations. The advantage is particularly huge for AI computations. The Interns will perform research work to design, fabricate and test the new chip and develop software that allow using this chip efficiently. The partner organization directly benefits from the interns’ expertise to accelerate the development of the photonic computing chips allowing the company faster entry to market. In this process the company will provide the global community an access for faster and cheaper computations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

Student:

Mohammad Reza Safaee

Partner:

TandemLaunch Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring perceptions on the QUIT smartcase to guide continued development of this digitally enhanced technology for reducing and quitting dependence on e-cigarettes.

There is growing evidence that e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, have led to an upsurge health risk to young people in Canada, including long-term harm to brain development and respiratory health. Due to such adverse effects, more and more young people indicate a desire to quit. However, such desires often become unsuccessful due to the lack of resources available to assist young people in reducing and quitting e-cigarettes.
The objective of this research project is to explore young people’s perceptions of the “QUIT smartcase” for reducing and stop using e-cigarettes. The QUIT smartcase prototype consists of a case wherein a user puts their pack of cigarettes or e-cigarette into the case and schedule time for when the case can be opened to access them. A user study will be conducted to explore the usefulness of the QUIT smartcase prototype and generate recommendations to design fully functional QUIT smartcase for a gradual reduction of e-cigarette.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Khalad Hasan;Joan Bottorff;Laura Struik

Student:

Zil Huma

Partner:

Empowered Startups

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Data-Driven Control of an Ultracompact Industrial Robot

In recent years, automation has become more accessible to small- and medium-sized businesses, leading to an increase in popularity of ultra-compact and easy-to-integrate industrial robot arms like Mecademic’s Meca500. However, because of their size constraints, it is harder for these robots to accurately follow a programmed path. This research project aims to improve the path-tracking performance of Mecademic’s Meca500 robot by fusing state-of-the-art machine learning techniques with modern control design techniques. Improving the path-accuracy of the Meca500 will strengthen Mecademic’s competitive advantage in the fast-paced industrial automation market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Richard Forbes

Student:

Steven Dahdah

Partner:

Mecademic

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Complex Gill Disease Initiative

Complex gill disease affects millions of farmed Atlantic salmon on the Pacific coast of North America, each year. This disease results in hundreds of millions of dollaras in lost revenue for the industry, yet there are few tools for early diagnosis of the disease/syndrome and no current treatment/intervention strategies that work to control it. The CGDI project aims at developing tools for early diagnosis and testing of new intervention and management strategies to resolve and control the disease.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Fast;Colin Brauner

Student:

Khalid Shahin

Partner:

Grieg Seafood

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Multi-Physics Modeling and Characterization of Thin-Film Piezoelectric-Layered Polymer Composites under Mechanical Loading

Thin-film piezoelectric-layered polymer composites have shown a great potential for different applications such as micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), mechanical energy harvesters, and security devices. This research proposes a comprehensive modeling and experimental characterization for understanding the electro-mechanical behavior of thin-film and flexible piezoelectric-layered polymeric structures under various mechanical loadings. The first phase of this project focuses on the modeling and simulation of the behavior of the targeted structure based on finite element analysis using COMSOL Multiphysics® software. Considering the simulation outcomes, the second phase of the research deals with the experimental characterization of the structure and validation of results for practical application of the system. The results of the research will be useful for the design, development, and optimization of various micro-electro-mechanical systems, structural condition monitoring setups, soft sensing devices, and security systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hani Naguib

Student:

Zia Saadatnia

Partner:

Bank of Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Smart Battery Management System by Integrating Physics-basedModeling and AI-based Methodology

The electrification of the automobile industry is one of the main paths toward global decarbonization and a promising solution to address oil supply shortages and environmental pollution. However, the EV industry still faces critical challenges such as long charging time, low battery lifetime, and safety considerations, which restrict widespread adoption of EVs. In this project, we aim to develop a hybrid modeling framework to tackle these challenges. The hybrid framework will be based on integrating reduced-order multi-physics models and AI-based models to consider all aspects of the complex dynamic of batteries. The battery state estimation model will be able to accurately predict the state of charge, state of health, and state of power of batteries in a wide range of operating conditions. Moreover, the optimal charging pattern will be obtained by implementing the early prediction algorithm and machine learning methodology, to find a tradeoff off charging time and battery lifetime.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zhongwei Chen

Student:

Hamed Fathiannasab

Partner:

Zerone lab inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Bioprocessing of Cellulose-Based Plants for Beverage Fermentation

Province Brands of Canada brews beverages from sugars derived from agricultural wastes such as hemp stems and stalks. The resulting beer is flavorful and nutritiously functional. The stems and stalks must be broken down to produce a glucose syrup suitable for brewing. In order to improve overall results and consistency of final products, Province Brands will collaborate with Dr. Heather Trajano and her team to investigate strategies to increase the removal of acetyl group impurities from hemp stems and stalks and increase the sugars recovered. In addition, Dr. Trajano’s team will verify if Province Brands’ technology can also be applied to process other types of agricultural waste such as wheat straw. Finally, hemp stems and stalks contain many compounds with potential applications as food, cosmetics or pharmaceuticals. Dr. Trajano’s team will identify opportunities to capture and valorize these compounds. The partnership will allow Province Brands to scale-up from lab scale production to produce commercially available products for the Canadian market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Trajano

Student:

Jingqian Chen

Partner:

Province Brands of Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Construction site safety: Real-time personnel counting and personal protective equipment recognition

Construction projects always include incidents that may cause the labors injuries or even death. To mitigate the consequences of these incidents the labors are required to comply with a series safety advises and requirements that are forced by institutional guidelines. They are supposed to use personal protective equipment (PPE) such as hard hat and vest. However, sometimes correct usage of these equipment is neglected by the workers and construction managers and field engineers need to oversee them. moreover, with the current situation with pandemic the number of the workers should be limited to respect the safe distancing. Monitoring large construction site is time consuming and labor intensive. Therefore, in this research project an automated personnel counting and PPE detection framework using artificial intelligence and computer vision is proposed. The proposed framework help the company to monitor and control the safety requirements in its construction sites in real time and with lower cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fuzhan Nasiri

Student:

Saeed Moradi

Partner:

Pomerleau

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Supporting Canadian families: A national review of the F&ST program

Family Service Canada (FSC) is a Canadian nonprofit organization dedicated to building healthy families. One program delivered by FSC, called Family & Schools Together, has been shown to help families become more involved in their children’s education and support student’s learning but it has not yet been researched in Canada. To find out if this program is helpful for Canadian families, we will be interviewing FSC staff, families, children, and teachers across five FSC sites to determine whether or not they feel the F&ST program is effective. We will also research other parent programs that are similar to F&ST to determine if there is a program out there that may be a better fit for Canadian families. Overall, this project will inform FSC’s programming decisions to ensure that Canadian families are receiving the best possible support for their children.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Veronica Smith

Student:

Lauren Trafford

Partner:

Family Service Canada

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Elastomer composites as functional binders for lithium sulfur batteries

Lithium-sulfur batteries (LSBs) have ultra-high energy density (~2600 Wh kg-1) and have great potential as power sources for electric vehicles and portable electronics. However, they suffer from the problems of low practical ability and poor life span, which limit their wide application. This proposed research is to develop elastomer composites as functional binders for LSBs to solve the problems of low conductivity of sulfur species, dramatic changes in the volume of sulfur electrodes, and the polysulfide shuttle effect, with the aim of increasing their capacity and extending their life time. In this project, elastomers, conductive additives and sulfur are mixed and vulcanized to be used as sulfur cathodes, and their battery performance is evaluated. The success of this project will expand the product range and extend the company’s products to battery applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yuning Li

Student:

Zhong Ma

Partner:

AirBoss of America

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Rural Philanthropy: Mapping Patterns of Charitable Giving in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada’s Atlantic Region

With ever-changing rural economies and landscapes, it is essential to identify alternative ways that charitable and non-profits organizations, as well as communities, can be adaptive and resilient to the changing circumstances they face.
In partnership with McConnell Foundation and IBEC, this project will examine the environmental philanthropic landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada to better understand the challenges, barriers and potential of gaining charitable status to support environmentally focused charities and non-profits. Additionally, this project will seek to understand the potential for rural charitable organizations to increase community and environmental resiliency in the long-term.
It is expected that this research will benefit the partner organizations enabling them to meet their organization’s overall objectives. McConnell Foundation and IBEC’s goals will be achieved by gathering and mobilizing specific knowledge on the state of philanthropy in NL and Atlantic Canada, and the role that philanthropy can play in local environmental and social resilience.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Marc Fontan;Leith Deacon;Kelly Vodden

Student:

Miranda Invany

Partner:

Fondation McConnell

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Size Spectra Modeling to Assess Productivity, Recovery, and Sustainable Levels of Community Harvesting of Eastern Canadian Marine Shelf Ecosystems

Off the east coast of Canada we observe some marine ecosystems that are still recovering from prior overexploitation, such as the Newfoundland sh elf, while other regions have witnessed recent expansion of fishing industries, such as the waters off of Nunavut. This project seeks to analyze trends in overall ecosystem health and to assess the overall impacts fishing acti vit ies have on fish and invertebrate communities from the southern Grand Banks to northern Nunavut using a technique called size spectra modeling. Size spectra modeling ana ly zes the amount of fish within given size ranges observed in order to determine trends in observed community productivity and how they compare to what hypothetically could be observed under theoretical pristine environmental conditions. Our partner organization would benefit from such results as the determination of what areas are observing increases in fish productivity (or alternatively experiencing negative trends) and inform appropriate levels of exploitation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Pedersen

Student:

Kyle Krumsick

Partner:

Nunavut Fisheries Association

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Concordia University

Program:

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