Projets novateurs réalisés

La codirection tripartite : modèle évolutif dans un environnement complexe

En 2023, afin de faire face à un conflit interne, Paroles d’excluEs, un organisme à but non lucratif dont la mission est de « susciter la parole et la mobilisation citoyennes pour développer l’action collective des personnes en situation d’exclusion […] », a opté pour un nouveau mode de gestion : la codirection tripartite. Celle-ci se caractérise par un partage des responsabilités du poste de direction générale entre trois personnes codirectrices. Dans le but de mettre en oeuvre les meilleures pratiques, Parole d’excluEs souhaite se baser sur la recherche scientifique. Toutefois, très peu de chercheur.ses se sont penchées sur la codirection en trio dans le milieu communautaire. Cette étude de cas vise donc à accompagner l’organisation afin de mieux comprendre ses
conditions de mise en place, ses pratiques et son fonctionnement, d’identifier ses conditions de succès et de développer des outils permettant sa pérennisation et sa réplication.

Pricing Prediction from Images of Clothing Items

The general objective of this project is to develop and implement an innovative AI-powered solution that enables resellers and small-medium-sized eCommerce businesses to generate pricing predictions of items from product images enabling them to save time and maintain consistency across pricing. The solution aims to reduce the time-consuming and expensive process of manually predicting prices of one-of-a-kind resale items, ultimately removing pricing bias and saving time on each eCommerce listing. Additionally, the project seeks to promote sustainable consumption by extending the lifecycle of goods through responsible reselling.

Data creation for items at the source will save brands and resellers precious time and maintain the accuracy of traceable data across different business models – resale, recycle of fashion items. Pricing prediction for items from images will aid in creation of product data.

Program Evaluation & Consitutent Profiles in Tennis

In recent years, the sporting experiences offered by Canada’s amateur sport organization have been brought into question. Numerous scandals have been uncovered across a variety of sports that have displayed significant shortcomings in managerial conduct, safety assurances, inclusivity, and equity. As a result, Canada’s national sport organizations have been called to address the widespread shortcomings in sporting experiences to ensure that all participants can better access the benefits of sport.

Currently, Tennis Canada’s mission is “to lead the growth, development and promotion of tennis in Canada,” while valuing innovation and excellence. Further, Tennis Canada strives “to champion positive tennis experiences”. Given that data analytics can help identify patterns with respect to what has happened (descriptive analytics), explain why something has happened (diagnostic analytics), identify what may happen in the future (predictive analytics), and/or identify what should happen next (prescriptive analytics) it can prove critical for organizations.

The purpose of this project is to leverage Tennis Canada’s data analytics strategy to inform a national participation strategy. In recent years, Tennis Canada has experienced unprecedented success delivered by its high-performance athletes (i.e., 2024 Billie Jean King Cup), to sustain success at the highest levels of tennis competition it is essential that grassroot programs are performing optimally. Capturing this data will allow Tennis Canada to better direct resources to make operational and programming enhancements while also positioning the organization as a leader in effectively engaging participants and delivering positive sporting experiences.

Sustainability of Guys’ Healthy Living Atlantic Canada: Year One Pilot data analysis and strategic planning

This project will support the work of a school and community-based program that is intended to help prevent gender-based violence and improve the overall wellbeing of young men and boys (GuysWork). The interns will support the evaluation of year one of this three-year study, as well as project management related implementation in Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The interns will create a blueprint for GuysWork implementation in schools and community settings. This blueprint will help ensure sustainability and content updating through regular feedback mechanisms.

Developing a framework for evaluating CPG start-up financial forecasts through a metric-based approach

Profitual is a revolutionary financial technology company dedicated to empowering early-stage startups with accessible financial intelligence. Our team of ex-venture capitalists and accountants understands the challenges faced by entrepreneurs, and we believe that artificial intelligence and natural language processing are the game-changers that can transform financial processes for SMEs. Our expanding customer base and growing connections with accelerator programs have placed immediate demand for an application that can support a broader range of founders, and our current team is still required to prioritize customer-centric work. A Mitacs Internship would allow Profitual to undertake deeper market research that will be directly used to inform future platform development by directing how we prioritize which large language models we pursue to continue refining the AI elements of our forecasting tool, as well as highlight data and analysis we can use for future marking strategies.

Critères clés de la transformation numérique en PME manufacturières

Le projet de recherche vise à améliorer le taux de réussite des transformations numériques dans les PME canadiennes, en mettant l’accent sur les entreprises du Québec.
Le besoin d’adopter l’industrie 4.0 pour améliorer l’efficacité et la compétitivité des PME a conduit à un engouement croissant pour cette approche. Malgré les outils disponibles, le taux de réussite des projets numériques reste faible. Deux réactions communes des PME face à la transformation numérique incluent l’attente avant de s’engager et la sur-personnalisation de leur transition, entraînant des investissements considérables.
Le projet se concentre à guider les PME dans leur préparation à la transformation numérique. Il propose une approche semi-personnalisée en identifiant des profils d’entreprises similaires et en déterminant les combinaisons de facteurs favorisant le succès de chaque profil. Le projet vise à combler les lacunes dans les outils d’accompagnement pour les transformations numériques, encourageant ainsi le développement de l’Industrie 4.0 dans les PME.

Post-quantum cryptography performance evaluation for QUIC protocol

In this project, the intern student is expected to investigate the post quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms for QUIC protocol RFC and integrate them into the QUIC open source code. The student is expected to evaluate the performance of QUIC with the PQC algorithms integrated using a set of criteria.

PRISM DevOps Enhancement

The main goal of the PRISM DevOps Enhancement Project is to streamline and automate the development, testing, and deployment processes for the PRISM software framework. This involves integrating advanced DevOps tools and practices, such as continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD), automated testing, and efficient management of dependencies and migrations. The project aims to enhance the overall efficiency, reliability, and scalability of software development workflows within your organization.

Building a future forward Ontario Kinesiology Association – Enhancing the value proposition for kinesiologists and kinesiology

The proposed project aims to address the evolving needs of the Ontario Kinesiology Association (OKA) and its members, focusing on understanding the challenges faced by Kinesiologists in their careers and developing initiatives to support their retention and professional growth. Through a design thinking approach, the project will involve data analysis, focus groups, and surveys to identify member needs and propose innovative membership program opportunities. The intern will deliver a comprehensive report recommending up to five unique program opportunities, which will be presented to the OKA Board of Directors. By strengthening the Kinesiology profession in Ontario, the project contributes to broader societal goals of chronic disease prevention and health human resource management, ultimately benefiting the health and well-being of Canadians nationwide. Additionally, the project addresses the pressing issue of Kinesiologists leaving the profession between five and nine years into their careers, aiming to understand the underlying causes and develop strategies to mitigate this trend, thus ensuring a sustainable and thriving Kinesiology workforce for the future.

L’accès à la nationalité au Canada, en France et en Allemagne

Le projet à trait à la réalisation d’une étude comparative des droits canadien, français et allemand au sujet de l’accès à la nationalité. Elle examinera les conditions matérielles d’accès à la nationalité et les questions d’ordre formel tels que les procédures de naturalisation, le pouvoir d’appréciation de l’administration dans l’octroi de la nationalisation et les possibilités de retrait de l’acte de naturalisation. Finalement, elle s’intéressera aux conséquences de la naturalisation, aussi bien d’ordre juridique que dans la pratique. Dans ce cadre, feront l’objet d’une comparaison l’attractivité des droits examinés pour l’attraction de la main d’œuvre qualifiée ce qui est l’un des enjeux majeurs actuels dans les trois pays examinés, ainsi que la gestion des flux migratoires qui en est sans doute un autre.

Processus d’implantation d’AToM

Nous effectuerons l’implantation d’une plateforme de description archivistique en ligne nommée AToM . Ce projet enclenchera une transition qui obligera l’organisme à développer de nouvelles procédures de traitement de l’information, allant de l’acquisition de documents jusqu’à leur diffusion. Le projet nous offrira l’occasion d’élaborer et d’instaurer des stratégies visant à traiter l’information de manière conforme aux normes archivistiques et adaptée aux besoins de l’organisme. Lorsque la plateforme sera opérationnelle, l’organisme prévoit acquérir des archives nées numériques de différents formats. Nous aurons ainsi la possibilité de réfléchir à des enjeux encore peu explorés dans le milieu archivistique québécois et de relever de nouveaux défis liés à l’émergence de nouvelles technologies.

Effect of influenza vaccination with high-doseantigen on geriatric population

Vaccination is an important preventive measure against influenza infection during both seasonal epidemics and pandemic outbreaks. This research aims to evaluate the health benefits and costs associated with a new vaccine developed by Sanofi for seasonal influenza. This vaccine provides better efficacy and higher protection for individuals over 65 years of age. The vaccine is expected to reduce severe illness and hospitalization in this age group. We apply an important methodology, namely mathematical and computational techniques, to determine the effectiveness and costsbenefits of vaccination. The results will be used to determine whether the use of this vaccine for nursing homes would be beneficial, given that the costs of producing this new vaccine is higher than the standard seasonal vaccines. The outcomes will inform vaccination policies and improve practices for reducing the burden of influenza infection in the geriatric population.