Projets novateurs réalisés

Synthesise and Characterization of MXene-polymer beads for water purification: effect of size and chemical composition

this research project aims to synthesize micro(aero)gel based composite beads with different compositions: Ti3C2Tx/Acrylic acid (AA), or Acrylamide Aam), or Sodium Alginate (SA) structures and morphologies such as composite and core-shell, using microfluidic droplet generation process for water purification. We will conduct a comprehensive study to investigate the effect of particle size, morphology (core-shell versus plain composite), polymeric types (e.g., AA, Aam, SA), MXene mass ratios on triggered performance of beads on bacteria contaminated water sources and their regeneration feasibility. It is expected to achieve better efficiency compared to bare polymer beads. Also, it is expected that smaller particles have better performance.

Imagerie plasmonique à contraste d’indice et nanostructuration pseudo-aléatoire

Ce projet vise à contribuer au développement de biocapteur de nouvelle génération pour répondre aux exigences dans le domaine de la santé. Il s’agit de développer des outils de modélisation électromagnétique afin de mieux qualifier et quantifier les images optiques obtenues.

Implementation of the Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithm: Multivariate Polynomial Public Key (MPPK)

The Multivariate Polynomial Digital Signature Scheme (MPPK-DS) is a new Post-Quantum cryptographic scheme that relies on the hardness of solving a set of multivariate polynomials. The scheme is an ideal candidate for the new NIST call for Post-Quantum digital signature algorithms that intents to diversify the post-quantum signature standards. In this project, we will work on proposing an optimized implementation for MPPK-DS on both ARM Cortex M4 as well as ARM Cortex M0 processors and present its benchmarking results from speed and memory perspectives. We also compare the performance parameters with the NIST’s standardized DS algorithms CRYSTALS-Dilithium, Falcon, and SPHINCS+.

Étude des innovations liées à l’intégration de la lutte aux changements climatiques et à la protection de la biodiversité dans les stratégies de gouvernance et de gestion des enjeux ESG des grands investisseurs en immobilier

Les immeubles génèrent d’importants impacts environnementaux et sociaux, incluant particulièrement des impacts sur les changements climatiques et sur la biodiversité. En conséquence, les investisseurs en immobilier subissent de plus en plus de pressions institutionnelles, politiques, légales et réglementaires pour rendre compte de manière fiable, rigoureuse et démontrable de leur bonne gestion des impacts sociaux, environnementaux et économiques (SEE) générés par leurs actifs et leurs activités.
Comment les grands investisseurs en immobilier adaptent-ils leurs stratégies de gouvernance et de gestion des enjeux ESG dans le but de tenir compte de ces nouvelles exigences et attentes à l’égard des impacts générés par leurs actifs liés à la lutte aux changements climatiques et à protection de la biodiversité?
Pour répondre à cette question de recherche, nous analyserons les changements intervenus à trois différents niveaux d’action (macro, méso et micro).

Her Mentors: Navigating Barriers of Mentorship for Racialized Newcomer Women through inclusive design

Racialized newcomer women often face significant challenges in accessing mentorship opportunities, which can be caused
by a range of factors including language barriers, cultural differences, lack of networks, and discrimination. To address these
challenges, the ‘Her Mentors’ project aims to develop inclusive mentorship programs specifically designed for racialized
newcomer women and provide targeted support and resources to help them overcome barriers. The project uses community
research methodologies and an antiracist gender and intersectionality framework to understand the needs and perspectives
of marginalized groups and create transformative change. It also employs an evidence-based benchmarking framework to
analyze best practice mentorship programs. The goal is to share knowledge and help partners and service providers create
more inclusive mentorship programs with fewer resources.

Sri Vishnu UNB – Robotics Process Automation

We (Atlantic Lottery Corporation) were approached by University of New Brusnwick to participate in the Sri Vishu partnership to help students with their experiential internship .

The University of New Brunswick (UNB) partnered with the Sri Vishnu Educational Society (SVES) to provide an employment experience for SVES students through the master of computer science by coursework (MCSC) program at UNB Fredericton. (d’Entremont, 2022).

By training and educating a diverse cohort of multi-skilled and agile computer scientists, UNB is shaping the workforce to meet the future demands of our fast-changing, digital world. In this collaboration, students will get an experiential learning opportunities and training to address the workforce labour shortage
While we are in the process to developing robotic process automation for the manual tasks. We could take help from one of this students to work on our Robotic Process Automation (RPA) program. They will work hand in hand with our RPA Developer to design, develop, test and deploy bots that automate currently manual tasks at Atlantic Lottery. The RPA will streamline workflow, making AL more profitable, flexible, and responsive to our customers. It will also increases employee engagement and productivity by removing manual tasks.

TrojAI Cloud Cluster Expansion

An experiential learning opportunity for an intern to work with software as a solution platform in local server and cloud environments. The intern will gain valuable hands-on experience with data engineering tech stacks and technologies associated with deploying scalable software solutions locally and in the cloud.

Development of Lipid Nanoparticle Reagents for Functional Genomics in Difficult-to-Transfect Cells In Vitro Year Two

The objective of this project is to develop lipid nanoparticle (LNP) reagents for the delivery of nucleic acids to turn off, or turn on target genes in “hard-to-transfect” neurons and stem cells in vitro and in vivo. A recent report (BCC Research, April 2011) observed that “51% of researchers employ cell-based techniques to perform transfection routinely. Although transfection techniques have been available for many years ….this procedure faces challenges such as the efficiency of gene introduction and its toxicity in cells.” With an estimated market of $1.9 billion by 2016 this project will help explore high value market niche that is poised for substantial growth. It will leverage clinical grade, proprietary LNP reagents, a novel proprietary microfluidic-based manufacturing LNP technology, and a unique mechanism of action that maximizes LNP potency by combining broad expertise in technology development and commercialization from the University of British Columbia, and Precision NanoSystems Inc. (PNI).

BSI-SMU – Chef and customer onboarding optimization

Easy Platter is looking to scale nationally. For which, we need to meet 2 primary objectives:

1) Build a chef onboarding platform that enables chefs across Canada to sign up
2) Optimize the customer journey by creating stickiness on the platform

This project is key for Easy Platter as we move from a NS based company into a national brand. We want to make it easier for Chefs across the country to sign up and also, enable the customers to engage on our website seamlessly and get more for their value.

We would also link the new developments with Hubspot (our CRM system) which would help us to learn more about chef profiles, manage schedule and build a pipeline of supply of chefs.

Using intelligent insights, we would like the customers to be able to learn about their grocery spend, nutrition and food waste. All under one platform.

Riopelle à Saint-Thuribe

Le projet de stage organisé en collaboration avec l’entreprise Artéfact urbain s’inscrit au coeur des enjeux actuels et nationaux de la mise en valeur culturelle régionale ainsi que de la gestion du patrimoine religieux. Le stage se déploie en deux volets; d’une part, une exposition présentant une série d’oeuvres de Riopelle sera organisée et prendra place dans l’église de Saint-Thuribe, de pair avec le développement d’une programmation estivale permettant de mettre en valeurs les attraits, organismes et entreprises de la région portneuvoise; d’autre part, un colloque régional sera organisé en collaboration avec le Conseil du patrimoine religieux du Québec afin de mettre en lumière les églises régionales ciblées par de potentiels projets de requalification, de manière à développer une approche de cocréation dynamique et novatrice permettant de prendre en charge le patrimoine religieux québécois en fonction des besoins actuels.

Prevalence and Patterns of Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia

With the aging of the Canadian population, the number of people living with dementia is projected to increase. Due to a lack of disease-modifying treatments for dementia, there is a pressing need to better understand how we can reduce dementia risk across all Canadians. A wide range of modifiable risk factors for dementia have been established and a 2020 report from the Lancet Commission found that addressing these modifiable risk factors might prevent up to 40% of dementias.

Most research examining risk factors and dementia outcomes has tended to focus on individual risk factors. However, it has been established that we need to move towards understanding multiple risk factors simultaneously. This project will examine modifiable risk factors for dementia in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) participants, calculate how frequently they occur, and identify any common patterns to build our understanding of modifiable dementia risk in the Canadian population.

Imagerie plasmonique à contraste d’indice et nanostructuration pseudo-aléatoire

Ce projet vise à contribuer au développement de biocapteur de nouvelle génération pour répondre aux exigences dans le domaine de la santé. Il s’agit de développer des outils de modélisation électromagnétique afin de mieux qualifier et quantifier les images optiques obtenues.