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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
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Engineering - chemical / biological

To Discover Potential New Antidepressant Compounds from Mushrooms Native to British Columbia

Mental illnesses, particularly depression, is one of the leading causes of global disease burden. In addition to reducing the quality of life of patients and their relatives, it costs billions of dollars annually to the Canadian economy. Unfortunately, current antidepressant drugs are barely satisfactory and have numerous side-effects. The goal of this project is to discover potential new antidepressant drugs from wild mushrooms native to British Columbia. This is in line with Translational Life Sciences (TLS) Inc., a drug discovery biotechnology company in Vancouver that is interested in finding new psychedelic/antidepressant compounds. TLS will have the proprietary rights to any discovered compounds and is therefore expected to benefit financially in the near future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chow Lee

Student:

Noburo Kato;Mehreen Zeb

Partner:

Translational Life Sciences Inc

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Bio Window Knowledge: Personalizing Most Relevant Content from Big Data

Peer publications in the healthcare are many and held in silos. For researchers, the accessibility and utility of such publications can be problematic for a variety of reasons. Open access publication has addressed some of the issues, but the silos remain an issue. Electric Effect will provide a technology platform that breaks down the silo barrier, truly opening efficient access for all researchers. The proposed research project will help develop and deploy unique ML/AI processes to enhance the platform by assisting with the autonomous validation, personalization and surfacing of peer publications. This will enhance the peer user experience through increased engagement and collaboration, and integration with our proposed rewards system. Electric Effect will benefit from this project through accelerated commercialization of its ML/AI driven peer healthcare community platform and also access to new innovative methodologies developed by the researcher. In addition, the research will provide feedback to our publishing partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christie Ezeife

Student:

Abdulrauf Gidado

Partner:

Electric Effect

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Further on the design and fabrication of a novel and passive hand tremor attenuator

Parkinson’s disease is most highly recognized by tremors of the hands that occur in those afflicted with the disease. Though the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease involving motor function begin with very slight tremors of the hands, they further develop into issues such as difficulty swallowing, severe postural problems and extremely limited mobility. In this proposal, a method of reducing these tremors that appear during the early stages of the disease is developed by creating a wearable passive device that reduces vibrations of the hand and arm through the use of magnetic actuators. The proposed wearable technology has surpassed other known alternatives in selected testing scenarios while possessing a light weight of only 120 grams.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hadi Mohammadi

Student:

Steven Kimanzi

Partner:

Steadiwear Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of a Blockchain-Based Identity Management System: An Exploratory Multiple Case Study Approach

This research project will suggest guidelines that can be used by practitioners to formally represent the business benefits of blockchain. The business benefits focused on in this study are the increased financial value and the improved productivity. Formal methods will be applied to communicate these business benefits in unambiguous ways. Specifically, financial methods will be applied to quantify the financial value and conceptual modeling methods will be used to model the business processes related to the blockchain technology. Even though the partner organization provides a strong technical solution, there is a need to convince prospective corporate clients of the enterprise blockchain solution’s value proposition. The framework produced by this research project can be applied by the partner organization to clearly define the resulting business benefits, which can better support the value proposition for adopting their blockchain solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Victoria Lemieux;Ning Nan

Student:

Scott Chu;Jundong Zhang

Partner:

Manyone Inc

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Joint Research on the Architecture of the Future Internet of Vehicles and Internet of Things

This project mainly introduces the ideas of blockchain and artificial intelligence algorithms into the future 6G Internet of Vehicles and Internet of Things environment. Try new breakthroughs against the current bottlenecks in the Internet of Vehicles and Internet of Things, and strive to improve the performance of the network communication environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wei Shi

Student:

Dajun Zhang

Partner:

Ericsson Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

InterGenNS [Intergenerational North Shore] Project: An Inclusive Vision for Facilitating and Sustaining Intergenerational Community Building Strategies

In response to the vast amount of interest in the North Shore pertaining to intergenerational initiatives, this project seeks to bridge community agencies academic research to provide tangible tools and resources to broaden the awareness of activities connecting different generations in the North Shore to actively contribute to reducing social isolation and loneliness, while enhancing social capital, community capacity, cultural connectedness, social awareness, and social cohesion among various populations in the North Shore community. Based on the data analysis from the community survey and semi-structured in-depth interviews, recommendations will be made via by facilitating a virtual community workshop in order to translate the findings and promote community connectivity and capacity in the North Shore. The partner organization will not only gain an enrichened understanding of the current state of resources available pertaining to intergenerational initiatives in the North Shore but get the opportunity to discuss next steps with like-minded organizations that are interested in intergenerational initiatives.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Habib Chaudhury

Student:

Rachelle Patille

Partner:

North Shore Community Resources Society

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Software and Algorithms for Quantum Computational Chemistry

This project is focused on improving the theory, software and scope of applications of quantum computational chemistry. The intern will work with the company research team to further develop new theoretical methods which are under development, implement them into code as part of the existing open-source PennyLane package, and run tests for modelling the vibrational properties of a specific sample molecule. The intern will gain valuable experience working with a leading company in the field of quantum computing and will be able to lead the preparation of a journal-ready article. The company will benefit from the intern’s talent and expertise to push this project forward from theory into implementation and testing. When the resulting software is publicly available, with demonstrated results, it will help more attention and research users to the company’s quantum computing products and services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Sipe

Student:

Jack Ceroni

Partner:

Xanadu

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Determining Canadian Healthcare Providers’ Intentions to Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine and Improving Current Health Communication Strategies

Some healthcare providers have concerns, misconceptions, and reluctance to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which puts them at risk of occupational and public exposure to the virus. This is called vaccine hesitancy, which is defined as the delay or refusal of vaccines in the presence of vaccination services. Widespread vaccination is an effective public health measure in reducing health burdens and nationwide economic restrictions associated with the disease. This project seeks to understand why Canadian healthcare providers have hesitancy towards the COVID-19 vaccine, and identify strategies for improving health communication on COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare providers. Results will determine key factors which explain healthcare providers’ intentions to vaccinate and contribute to the current scientific evidence on health communication, COVID-19, and vaccine hesitancy. The recommendations resulting from this study will provide public health organizations such as the Canadian Public Health Association with guidance how to effectively communicate vaccine information to support ongoing initiatives which focus on building capacity and confidence of healthcare providers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Papadopoulos

Student:

Abhinand Thaivalappil

Partner:

Canadian Public Health Association

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Supporting adaptive grizzly bear population management in British Columbia using dietary profiles

Stable isotope analysis is an important tool for identifying the primary foods present in wildlife diets. This project will use stable isotopes, collected from approximately 1000 hair samples, to develop dietary profiles of grizzly bears in British Columbia, Canada. The dietary profiles, representing the proportion of meat, fish, other marine fods, and vegetation in an individual bear’s diet, will be used to understand how the availability and quality of different foods, topography, climate and human pressures combine to influence bear diet throughout the province. The project goal is to support grizzly bear population monitoring and conservation programs developed by the BC Conservation Foundation by providing information on dietary patterns associated with different regions and habitats throughout the province.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mathieu Bourbonnais;Garth Mowat

Student:

Jonathan VanElslander

Partner:

BC Conservation Foundation

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other

University:

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring the geometry of hybrid classical-quantum algorithms optimization landscapes.

In this project the intern will work with an expert team from the company Xanadu, to explore new computational methods and approaches which could be helpful for optimizing hybrid calculations involving both classical and quantum computing combined together.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Juan Felipe Carrasquilla

Student:

Roeland Wiersema

Partner:

Xanadu

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling and experimental studies on a pneumatic propulsion system for vehicular applications

This project aims to develop and analyze a radial pneumatic propulsive system for vehicular applications in a different size ranging from city-driving short-range vehicles to 40-foot municipal transit and school buses. It is intended to bring the potential investors to Canada out of this project to collaborate with regarding academic and partner organizations. Since the transportation sector is one of the prior contributors of Canada’s GHG emissions (24%), any alternative solutions to conventional propulsion technologies carries significant importance to reach the GHG target that Canada promised under Paris agreement. The intern involved in this research project will have a significant opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to the field and get an excellent experience to further develop their abilities. The partner organization will utilize this research to expand the business and have the upper hand over competitors. On top of all, ecological problems due to GHG emissions and possible solutions will be pointed out once again through this research project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ibrahim Dincer

Student:

Ali Karaca

Partner:

Air Lab Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Ontario Tech University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the affect of chlorine carbides on fracture toughness in zirconium alloys used for nuclear applications – Year two

Zirconium alloys are used extensively in nuclear reactor cores for key components such as fuel assemblies and pressure tubes. It is extremely important that the in-service behavior of these components is well characterized to ensure they remain fit-for-service. This work will investigate the relationship between harmful impurity elements, specifically chlorine, and the fracture toughness of a zirconium alloy, Zr-2.5Nb. It is known that chlorine results in the formation of tiny precipitates, which are particularly damaging because they tend to cluster and form elongated voids, termed fissures. Despite there significance there is a lack of mechanistic understanding concerning the formation of fissures, which this fellowship aims to remedy. The work is a collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratory (CNL) who support the Canadian nuclear industry through their expertise on the in-reactor behavior of core components. This fellowship will be mutually beneficial to Queen’s University and CNL as Queen’s University is home to a new state-of-the-art nuclear materials characterization suite; and will be the centre of the bulk of the research carried out as part of this work. This will allow for high-impact publications and a more thorough understanding of the effect of chlorine on the fracture toughness Zr-2.5Nb

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Richard Daymond

Student:

Matthew Leslie Topping

Partner:

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Elevate

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