The muscles of animals are generally sterile, however, contamination with bacteria occurs during slaughter. Contamination occurs predominantly with microorganisms associated with the animals with microorganisms that reside in biofilm communities in the meat processing plant. Bacteria that reside in biofilm communities typically grow at refrigeration temperature and include major spoilage organisms of meats and meat […]

Wastewater testing can measure levels of COVID-19 in a population that is contributing to the sewer system being monitored. This testing provides an early warning signal of the burden of COVID-19 in municipalities, independent of clinical testing. Calgary based start-up company C.E.C. Analytics (CEC) has developed a compact wastewater autosampler that enables this kind of […]

The extensive use of coal-based energy sources to cater to industrialization and rising population in the last several decades is leading to global warming and severe climate changes, which has motivated researchers to harness renewable energy resources. Among the existing renewable energy resources, solar energy is the most viable candidate to reduce fossil fuels in […]

Heart transplantation is the definitive therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Each year, over 5000 heart transplant procedures are performed worldwide. One of the main limitations to the long-term survival of heart transplant recipients is the diffuse narrowing of the coronary arteries, called cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV, also known as transplant coronary artery disease). […]

Startup TNT Operations Innovation Internship The Startup TNT Operations Innovation Intern will focus on two main areas: improving and innovating organizational operations and developing a scaling strategy for entering new markets. The intern will develop a report on the Canadian startup ecosystem. The intern will learn a great deal about angel investing and venture capital […]

People with cirrhosis, a progressive scarring of the liver, often experience frequent and prolonged hospitalizations which have significant impacts to their quality of life. There are many areas for improvement in cirrhosis care such as the enhanced promotion of complication-specific order panels like that for hepatic encephalopathy, a serious complication caused by a buildup of […]

Nilex has developed a tool to enable customers to evaluate sustainability of using geotextiles in road reinforcement. The calculator is designed to quantify the environmental and economic benefit of using geosynthetic materials in civil, resource and environmental construction projects. Focus of the existing calculator is on roadway construction and erosion control. The scope is to […]

IRISNDT deploys customized workflow productivity enhancement apps that are used by technicians in the field when performing Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and mechanical work. This project will leverage expertise in AI at the University of Alberta to develop and deploy a suite of Data Science and Analytics tools to complement IRISNDT existing capabilities. The project will […]

The proposed project will extend the AI4Buzz (http://ai4buzz.ca/) platform in three ways: social-network analysis, real-rime streaming data analysis, and statistical hypothesis exploration and testing. The platform has been developed in collaboration with CECN through a previous MITACS grant, entitled “A Toolkit For Analyzing Online Conversations for Solutions Based Policy Development” led by Dr. Lefsrud.

DocuSafe Systems Inc. is a Canadian-based company that provides document processing services including document authentication and notarization. This project explores the use of a so-called layer 2 blockchain-based solutions in order to make the traditional document authentication less costly. A major benefit of a layer 2 blockchain solution over the use of the layer one […]

The Town of Stony Plain is seeking an intern to create a Greenspace Plan that will establish an inventory and identify existing uses of parks and greenspaces, and outline future uses, monitoring, and management practices as they relate to recreation, active transportation, utilities, and stormwater, among others. The Town currently has some of this information […]

Digital apps represent an important avenue to promote health across individuals with chronic disease. There can be multiple data inputs about a user that come into a health app. During the course of this Mitacs project, the student will develop and evaluate a comprehensive database that is able to organize data from various health data […]