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Neuroanatomical changes following chronic post-stroke therapy

Presently we do not know the extent to which different types of therapies can assist those who are in the chronic phase of stroke recovery. Technologically innovative rehabilitation devices are now becoming available to clinicians, and often employ video game-like scenarios to motivate the patient to move. However, there is a lack of evidence documenting a) the benefits of enhanced therapy using gaming-like devices, and b) the underlying neuroplastic changes promoted by the use of these devices. Here we will measure behavioural and neuroanatomical changes associated with an enhanced rehabilitation program (gaming-device plus standard therapy) in chronic upper-limb stroke patients. This study will provide important data concerning both the capacity for neuroplasticity in chronic stroke patients, and the effectiveness of enhanced, technology-assisted devices on functional recovery. The provision of evidence-based therapeutic practice represents important knowledge translation for thoseliving with disability brought about by stroke.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Lauren Sergio

Student:

David Albines

Partner:

Aim2Walk

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Finding Permanency for Children/Youth in Care Project

Achieving permanency for children and youth placed in out-of-home care enables them to form loving, consistent relationships, a sense of connectedness and belonging to their family and community, and a stable place that they call ‘home’. Permanency is critical to the well-being of placed children and youth now and in the future. This proposed study examines the outcomes for children/youth placed in permanent arrangements and their (new) families as a result of the Family Finders pilot project at Family and Children’s Services of Guelph and Wellington County. It will determine whether permanency has been achieved and its effects on outcomes for placed children/youth, as well as the characteristics, motivations and experiences of permanent families. This internship will enable this child protection agency to further refine and develop procedures that facilitate permanency and build their evidence-based practice and research capacity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Nancy Freymond

Student:

Iryna Balytska

Partner:

Family and Child Services of Guelph and Wellington County

Discipline:

Social work

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Accelerate

Cebas Subsurface Scattering Shaders

This project seeks to develop GPU based versions of CPU implemented Subsurface scattering shaders. Rendering in video games and movies require increasingly complex simulation of skin and other effects from translucent materials As a visual effects solution provider, Cebus Visual Technology is very interested in implementing their shaders on the GPU to increase the computational throughput. Such an experience would be beneficial for an internal student.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Bruce Gooch

Student:

Jason Cummer

Partner:

Cebas Visual Technology Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Study on Natural Gas Vehicle Options Status and Needs

Natural gas use in transportation sector has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from heavy truck, marine, light duty vehicles, and rail transport with a 20-30% reduction. It is proposed that a comprehensive scoping of research priorities related to natural gas vehicles and refueling infrastructure be undertaken. The outcome of this work would be a report identifying areas of research need, areas of research opportunity, and current North American research activities. The “need” arearefers specifically to research activities focused on reducing the costs of vehicle components and stations, and addressing performance or reliability issues. Environmental performance of natural gas vehicles will also be studied. The research conducted by various people and groups and the needs for the market will be evaluated based on the interviews with expert people, literature search, market assessment, etc. The research activities will encompass short-, medium- and long-term goals, and potential synergies between activities addressing different time horizons will be highlighted.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ibrahim Dincer

Student:

Ahmet Z. Ozbilen

Partner:

Enbridge

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Ontario Tech University

Program:

Accelerate

Performance of cavity nesting birds breeding on reclaimed mine tailings

This study will assess the behaviour, physiology and reproduction of individual birds breeding on reclaimed mine tailings, and will provide a robust measure of the effectiveness of reclamation efforts on the Highland Valley Copper operating area. By examining a range of life-history traits in two ecologically distinct species, and comparing birds breeding on reclaimed mine tailings to those on land that has not historically been exposed to mining operations, we will also be capable of identifying individual measures of quality or reproductive investment that most closely track environmental disturbance. This may become the basis for future cost-effective impact assessments in all industrial sectors engaged in resource extraction, as individual responses to environmental disturbance can provide an “early warning” of future population declines. It has been argued that effective natural resource management requires the application of evolutionary principles such as selection, variation and gene flow, and this study will position Highland Valley Copper, and Teck Resources Ltd. more generally, at the forefront of this approach in the context of impact assessment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Russell D. Dawson

Student:

Erin L. O’Brien & Liana M. Schmader

Partner:

Teck Metals Ltd.

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Design and integration of a robotic loading system for an automated saw grinding machine

The fan assembly is a critical component of a Thrust Cushion Vehicle (TCV) designed by Slipstream Vehicles Ltd. It provides both the lift and thrust for the TCV. However, given the novelty of the patented fan, there is insufficient data to predict the fan performance. This project will focus on development of a new set of numerical fan models for estimation and analysis of the fan performance. Once these models shown to be valid through comparison to field data, they will be used to scale up the fan performance and for optimization studies. The expected outcome of this project will be a valuable industrial contribution with unique features that will help Slipstream Vehicles Ltd. to rapidly refine this new fan design and improve performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Subhash Rakheja

Student:

Vinothkumar Govindaraj

Partner:

Williams and White Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing power line network modeling method considering wind effects

This project aims to develop and evaluate new geometric modeling algorithms of power line and building objects, which are required for conducting power-line related asset risk analysis in challenging environment considering wind blowing effects.The project also aims to integrate newly developed algorithms into York University’s in-house power line modeling test bed and evaluate their performance using GDI’s extensive inventory data. It is generally known that modeling accuracy and reliability become greatly degraded under the circumstances when intermediate or strong wind is blown on sites. The wind-adaptive modeling algorithm will enhance the precise identification of a potentially hazardous area based on PL models under challenging environments. The expected benefit to the partner can be summarized as: (a) Efficiency – eliminating the labor intensive rectification of modeling errors caused by wind effects, (b) Accuracy – more accurate clearance quantity which threaten PL systems under wind blowing conditions, (c) Productivity – enhancing the updating process of a geospatial database in challenging environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Gunho Sohn

Student:

Yoonseok Jwa & Heungsik Brian Kim

Partner:

GeoDigital International Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Preventing and Responding to Gendered Violence on Campus

The purpose of the research is to describe the nature of university policies and practices related to gendered violence at Canadian universities, in order to identify promising practices for preventing and responding to gendered violence. A description and analysis of university policies from across Canada will provide a useful context for evaluating the policies on gendered violence at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) and the University of Waterloo (UW), specifically for identifying gaps and effective practices. The research aims to provide SASC with an evidence base to inform future program development and collaborative work with WLU and UW.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ginette Lafrenière

Student:

Sandy Hoy

Partner:

Sexual Assault Support Centre of Waterloo Region

Discipline:

Social work

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Accelerate

Cold Spray Coatings Qualification for Repair of Aerospace Parts

Many aerospace parts on Boeing aircrafts cannot currently be easily repaired when damaged during operation due to the lack of existing economical-practical repair technologies. For example, damaged aluminum coatings or chromium plating require that the coating/plating be completely removed and then reapplied, an extremely costly and time consuming process. Similarly, aluminum and titanium parts damaged during regular operation or even initial machining must be disposed of if the damage causes a thickness reduction below the minimum engineering requirements as there is no current process to repair those parts. The Cold Spray technologies commercialized by the manufacturing sponsor (Centerline (Windsor) Limited) produce metallic layers/coatings by accelerating metal powders onto the part to be repaired/coated using high velocity inert gas at supersonic speeds without damaging the parts to be coated. As such, recent targeted research and development efforts by the uOttawa Cold Spray laboratory have demonstrated (proof of concept) that these Cold Spray technologies can be used to restore/repair damaged aluminum/titanium coatings/parts. The proposed research will focus on developing and optimizing the Cold Spray technologies owned by the manufacturing sponsor in order to specifically meet the qualification/certification of the aerospace sponsor for the restoration/repair of damaged aluminum/titanium coatings/parts as well as chromium plated and composite parts. The interactions with the manufacturing sponsor will provide them with the required feedback to adapt and modify the Cold Spray technologies for the specific needs of the aerospace applications targeted in this proposal. It is foreseen that the successful development and qualification/certification of Cold Spray restoration/repair will result in successful commercial implementation leading to major cost savings and reduced schedule time for the aerospace sponsor (Boeing). Consequently, it will allow the Canadian Cold Spray technologies developed and commercialized by the manufacturing sponsor to be adopted by this major aerospace company and thus generate considerable revenues from selling the spray equipment, parts and consumables. It will allow the manufacturing sponsor occupying this large market niche and possibly become a major aerospace repair/restoration technology provider. Furthermore, this technology transfer should strengthen Canada’s position as one of the leaders in the aerospace industry as well as its important position in the manufacturing sector.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. B. Jodoin

Student:

Daniel Cormier, Daniel MacDonald, Samuel Robert, Guillaume Archambault, Aleksandra Nastic, Patrick Trahan, Ruben Fernandez & Antoine Bacciochini

Partner:

Centerline Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Developing a Revolutionary Technology for the Niche Tool Grinding Sector

During the intended internship, the industry partner aims to develop machinery for the niche tool grinding sector that can potentially boost current industry technology. This machinery targets immediate launch to market a unique CNC grinding system to be characterized by an unsurpassed flexibility owed to its 14 motion controlled axes, with multiple serial manipulator robots custom designs for the specific application. To further enhance its performances, the grinding system will be coupled with a fully automated robotic loading cell to enable long term/overnight unsupervised operation of the machine. The primary goal of this internship is to investigate and review mechanical systems in detail and complete the design section. Applied research is required in combination with hard design and implementation. Most of the challenges associated with this structure that is unique in the world are a result of its kinematic complexity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. O. Remus Tutunea-Fatan

Student:

Kamal Mostafavi

Partner:

Williams and White Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Programming multicore systems with explicitly managed memory

STMicroelectronics has designed a new multicore processor STHORM, which is now going into production. This system promises significant improvements in performance per unit of energy, but poses new challenges in programming. Unlike conventional processors, STHORM does not automatically move program data between various levels of the processor’s memory system. This is one of the reasons why it is more energy efficient, but the onus of data management falls of the programmer. The goal of these internships is to develop software methods that will automatically manage data movement, so the system is used efficiently without burdening the application developer.

 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Alexandra Fedorova

Student:

Craig Mustard & Svetozar Miucin

Partner:

STMicroelectronics Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Low-cost Machine Type Communication User Equipments for LTE (part 3)

Machine-to-machine (M2M) devices are defined as the equipments which do not require a direct human interaction for communicating to each other. M2M networks are predicted to have a large end-user market in the near future with numerous potential applications, such as home automation, patient monitoring, transportation, and smart metering. Currently, the main bottleneck is to reduce the overall cost of these equipments in order to enable a practical implementation of densely-deployed M2M networks which can cover an area of interest and, for example, connect different regions of a city. The proposed research will be part of Sierra Wireless’ ongoing activities to develop such low-cost machine-type communication devices compliant with the long-term evolution (LTE) communications standard.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Lutz Lampe

Student:

Ghasem Naddafzadeh-Shirazi

Partner:

Sierra Wireless

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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