Extended Cloud Computing and Applications September 2012-April2014

This MITACS Accelerate program will support a internships for graduate students in the areas of
services and applications using next generation communications, Internet, and cloud computing. The
interns will be placed in Canadian telecom and networking providers and vendors and will undertake
research projects defined jointly with these partners. The program will prepare graduates to work and
industry and will foster collaboration between universities and industry. The program will strengthen
the Canadian industrial base in information and communications technology through the preparation of
highly qualified manpower with expertise in the design and operation of globally competitive ICT
infrastructure and the creation of innovative and disruptive products, services, and applications.

Faculty Supervisor:

Tho Le Ngoc;Ben Liang;Alberto Leon-Garcia;Paul Chow;Hans-Arno Jacobsen;Marin Litoiu;Raouf Boutaba;Yan Liu;Chintha Tellambura;Jan Bajcsy;Gabriel Wainer;Carey Williamson

Student:

Partner:

TELUS (Scarborough, ON);Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC);Allstream Inc;Cisco Systems;Wesley Clover;Juniper Networks;Iceberg Networks Inc;University of Toronto;Ciena Corporation (Ottawa, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University; Concordia University; McGill University; University of Alberta; University of Calgary; University of Toronto; University of Waterloo; York University

Program:

Accelerate