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Sketch3: A 3D Curve Sketching System

Sketch3 is an experimental software project to accelerate sketching for ideation and in various design contexts, facilitating visualization in both 2D and 3D. The goal is to evolve a paradigm for ideating rapidly with a digital stylus (2D/3D) analogous to the fluid 2D sketching experience on paper. The software is expected to remove much of the tedium of typical 3D modelling software and also suggest creative options to the user. The novel research and development of the Sketch3 product is a benefit to The Jonah Group since they believe it would be a great addition to the company and also a positive influence in many creative industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karan Singh

Student:

Stacey Oue

Partner:

Jonah Group

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Digital media

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Visualization of Facial Trajectories for Fast Adjudication in Watchlist Screening

Public security organizations have deployed video surveillance at many security checkpoints, at e.g., airport inspection lanes and border crossings. Face4 Systems provides solutions for watchlist screening based on state-of-the-art commercial technologies. Although automated still-to-video FR is a valuable function in video surveillance, screening for threatening individuals is largely limited to the FR abilities of a human operator. FR systems suffer from the effects of pose, illumination, resolution, blur, etc. With current technologies, watchlist screening may yield several false matches and nonmatches errors. Fast adjudication is therefore needed to limit the number of costly false matches. The objective of this project is to develop and evaluate algorithms that are suitable to support fast adjudication of faces match reports (produced by an automated FR system) in real-world watchlist screening applications. Given a set of facial captures (trajectory) linked face match, two specific types of visualisation functions are considered to facilitate adjudication – (1) quality assessment for analysis, ranking and selection of probe ROIs; and (2) super-resolution for enhancement appearance of probe face captures. A specialized target-based evaluation methodology will be developed to assess the benefit of proposed visualisation functions for fast adjudication using publicly-available and operational videos collected with Face4 Systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Éric Granger

Student:

Ibtihel Amara, Farshad Nourbakhsh, Roghaiyeh Soleimani

Partner:

Face4 Systems

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Terahertz “Teramometry” for Diverse Applications

Two out of five Canadians are expected to develop cancer and one out of four Canadians is expected to die from cancer. For treatment of Melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer, plasmonic photo-thermal therapy is applied for precisely localized plasmonic heating of gold nanoparticles to kill cancer. One of the major challenges in heating applications involves precise temperature measurements. Current approaches are inconvenient, inaccurate, or costly. Thus, there exists a need to develop non-contact and non-invasive temperature sensing technologies e.g. Terahertz (THz) waves for temperature  sensing and imaging of the cancer area. Thus, the plasmonic heating can be tailored to exceed the critical temperature for cellular death of the cancer. The project builds on innovations in plasmonics, THz, and nanomaterials design to develop a system encompassing state-of-the-art heating/imaging/temperature sensing techniques. QPS Photronics will use the THz thermometry and imaging technology to commercialize new devices for a variety of measurement applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roberto Morandotti

Student:

Holger Breitenborn

Partner:

QPS Photronics Inc.

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Energy

University:

Université INRS

Program:

Accelerate

Fully-coherent Terahertz Detection via Biased Nonlinear Micro-slit

This project is concerned with the development of a novel commercial product for broadband low energy photon detection in the terahertz (THz) spectral range, lying between the traditional microwave and optical regions. Currently available THz detection techniques however are commonly limited to a narrow spectrum, typically below 3-4 THz. This Mitacs Accelerate project is devoted to the realization of a new compact device, based on Air-Biased Coherent Detection {ABCD) scheme, which will open new perspectives for implementing innovative detection techniques for broadband terahertz detection {>12 THz). We strongly believe that the proposed research will prepare the ground for a new generation of time resolved characterization techniques based on the ABCD detection scheme. The simplicity of our concept may well lead to the cost performance and mass-reproducible characteristics, prerequisite to successful commercialization by our industrial partner OptoElectronic Components Inc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roberto Morandotti

Student:

Diego Caraffini

Partner:

OptoElectronic Components

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Energy

University:

Université INRS

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Testing of Innovative Precast Concrete Structures for Railway Infrastructures using FRP Reinforcement and Fibre-Reinforced Concrete

SYM-TECH Inc. is looking to develop new corrosion-free precast concrete members (sleepers and piles) reinforced with fiber-reinforced-polymer (FRP) rods and using fiber reinforced concrete (FRC) for railway foundation applications. Such precast concrete members are usually reinforced with conventional or pre stressed steel reinforcements. Steel bars and strands used for reinforcement have a limited service life due to corrosion when exposed to environmental conditions observed in North America. The corrosion process ultimately causes concrete deterioration and loss of serviceability, and entails high maintenance costs. The main target of this project is to design and develop precast FRCmembers using different types of FRP reinforcement (glass and carbon bars). We also hope to use the  findings of this project to propose an update of the design guidelines for precast FRP-FRC sleepers and piles. Newly developed FRP-FRC member specifications would meet the North American industry standard requirements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Faouzi Ghrib, Brahim Benmokrane

Student:

Hamdy Mohamed, Mathieu Clément, Michael Guérin

Partner:

Sym-Tech Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Machine Vision Based System for the Recognition and Counting of Indian Coins

Counting coins, with speed and accuracy, has been a challenging issue for banks and stores. People used to count coins manually before the arrival of coin counting machines. The process of counting coins manually is a very time consuming and tedious job. Moreover, mistakes are likely to occur due to various reasons such as fatigue, eye tiredness and too many coins of nearly same shape and size cause confusion in sorting and counting. Coin sorters are common in North America and can be found in most commercial banks and even some grocery stores. By contrast, they are not available in India, where the number and similarity of the coins make for a very challenging problem. The objective of this project is to determine whether advanced machine vision techniques are able to sort coins from India with acceptable speed and accuracy. If the answer is yes, then the outcome will be used to develop a machine that can recognize and count Indian coins, with Indian banks as the initial market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian Surgenor

Student:

Keyur Joshi

Partner:

9293507 Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Conductance detection using granular films

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS-Tech) develops and commercializes microfabricated conductivity detectors. In this MITACS project, UNS-Tech will partner with Prof. Cynthia to explore new detector architectures based on nano-particle and nano-shell films. The results will be analyzed and the findings will be published in scientific journals. The intern participating in this cluster will benefit from this internship by gaining tremendous knowledge of electronics-based detectors. They will gain invaluable experience and enhance their training as highly qualified personnel as they prepare to enter the Canadian work force. UNS-Tech – an Ontario-based start-up – will benefit by exploring granular metal film-based architectures for potential sensor application. Achieving successful proof-of-principle tests in a university setting would be a critical benchmark for UNS-Tech before moving onto product development and beta tests. Development of beta phase products and, thereafter, successful commercialization will require employing more Ontarians and will, in turn, benefit both Ontario and Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cynthia Goh

Student:

Monique Tie

Partner:

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS – Tech)

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Nanotechnologies

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

The Phone Oximeter, a Simple Mobile Device to Screen for Sleep Apnea in Children Year Two

The high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) poses a serious threat to the healthy growth and development of many children. The lack of oxygen during sleep can lead to daytime sleepiness, growth failure, behavioural problems and developmental delay. Polysomnography (PSG), the gold standard to diagnose OSA is high in cost, requires a well-equipped sleep laboratory and overnight stay. The Phone Oximeter, is a mobile device that integrates a pulse oximeter with a cell phone. In addition to the blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), it provides a signal of changes in blood volume. The aim of this project is to develop an apnea-screening tool using the Phone Oximeter’s signals, to identify children with significant OSA, who would need a full PSG study, reducing waiting lists and costs. This portable, in-home device will cause less sleep disturbance, facilitate more natural sleep patterns, and provide the ability to monitor patients over multiple nights.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guy Dumont

Student:

Ainara Garde

Partner:

LionsGate Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Numerical simulations of global atmospheric composition for the purpose of improving air quality modelling

Where observations of air pollution are unavailable, e.g. from emissions of future facilities or in remote areas, air pollution is simulated with computer models. These models require input of emissions from nearby sources but also of background concentrations that are caused by sources outside of the modelling domain, because the domain is limited by computational power and the need to resolve air quality at a fine spatial resolution. The objective of this internship is to generate air quality output from a coarse global computer model to provide background concentrations for smaller regions over historical (and potentially future) periods. This output would improve regulatory air quality modelling, which is currently performed on the basis of crude assumptions of constant background concentrations. Improved regulatory modelling benefit regulators, industrial emitters, and the general public by providing improved guidance on policy, emission control, and protection of human, animal, and ecosystem health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ann-Lise Norman

Student:

Zahra Hosseini

Partner:

RWDI

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Can cats protect people from Lyme disease?

Domestication of cats is thought to date to the Neolithic and to have been driven by the need to control rodents that destroyed stored food. In developed countries, modern pest control methods have rendered the traditional role of cats largely redundant and the hunting tendency of cats is now viewed in a more negative light as contributing to the decline of birds. However, increasing residential use of formerly agricultural and wild areas are leading to increased human and wildlife contact. This increased contact leads to an increased frequency of zoonoses, diseases transferred from animals to humans. Of these zoonoses, Lyme disease is one of the most frequent in North
America. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection contracted from the bite of an infected tick. Ticks need wild animals to provide them with their blood meals and wild animals also acts as reservoirs of the Lyme disease bacteria. This work will accomplish two goals. First, we will determine the key wild animal reservoirs that support tick populations. Second, we will assess how frequently these wild animal species are predated by cats. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vett Lloyd

Student:

Kami Harris

Partner:

Tantramar Veterinary Hospital

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Mount Allison University

Program:

Accelerate

Environment and Health

Significant scientific knowledge gaps remain with respect to nuclear power production and impacts on the environment and the community. Four specific research areas for interns have been identified to help resolve some of the issues or gaps in knowledge. The specific areas of research include: (A) determining appropriate thresholds for animal population-level effects, (B) assessing the movement and speciation of low level radioisotopes found in the environment near nuclear plants, (C) understanding the effects of very low-dose radiation on humans and biota, and (D) improving health care and research for important stakeholders from aboriginal communities associated with nuclear power production. By partnering with Bruce Power on a multi-year, multi-intern project, we hope to make significant research advances and to help close the knowledge gap in these areas. Project interns will be expected to work closely with Bruce Power staff and/or subcontractors in order to collect samples, validate measurements, and transfer research results to the industrial partner.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeroen Thompson

Student:

Tomas Urlich

Partner:

Bruce Power

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Energy

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Consumption of patchy prey by commercially-valuable wildlife species to identify potential tourism hotspots; coupled humans-salmon-bear systems of coastal British Columbia

The Raincoast Conservation Foundation pursues conservation initiatives in coastal British Columbia through science, outreach, and sustainable economies, such as ecotourism informed by local knowledge and ecology. The success of wildlife viewing ecotourism greatly depends on knowing areas and time periods predictably ·used by target species. The goal of the proposed research is to inform initiatives of Raincoast and its ecotourism partners (e.g. Spirit Bear Lodge, Wuikinuxv First Nation, Nimmo Bay Resort) by research on commercially-valuable wildlife. We will monitor places and times where black and grizzly bears eat salmon; identifying critical habitat. This information will let ecotourism operators focus their efforts and expenses on predictably high bear-use locations, which in turn supports conservation-based economies. The Accelerate intern will offer Raincoast staff increased capacity through wildlife technician training and engagement with coastal communities and businesses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Darimont

Student:

Megan Adams

Partner:

Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

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