SSE MBA – QV Studio – Team Shirin

The MBA intern will support a quantum startup currently incubated at Quantum Venture Studio (QV Studio), a venture studio dedicated to turning academic research in quantum technologies into viable startups. Over the four-month internship, the intern will work closely with the startup team to help build a clear and realistic three-year roadmap, including business milestones, […]

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SSE MBA – QV Studio – Team Vahid

The MBA intern will support a quantum startup currently incubated at Quantum Venture Studio (QV Studio), a venture studio dedicated to turning academic research in quantum technologies into viable startups. Over the four-month internship, the intern will work closely with the startup team to help build a clear and realistic three-year roadmap, including business milestones, […]

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Imaging Biomarkers for Nanotherapeutics

Poor drug accumulation at tumor sites negatively affects the efficacy of many anti-cancer therapeutics. Development of non-invasive strategies that can effectively monitor drug biodistribution is important, especially given the increasing number and complexity of nanotherapeutic agents in clinical development. The use of positron emission tomography in conjunction with a radiolabeled drug delivery system has the […]

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Imaging Biomarkers for Nanotherapeutics – Year two

Poor drug accumulation at tumor sites negatively affects the efficacy of many anti-cancer therapeutics. Development of non-invasive strategies that can effectively monitor drug biodistribution is important, especially given the increasing number and complexity of nanotherapeutic agents in clinical development. The use of positron emission tomography in conjunction with a radiolabeled drug delivery system has the […]

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Web-based Goal Management Training™ in older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized-controlled trial examining feasibility and efficacy

As the Canadian population is aging, more and more Canadians will show cognitive decline. Aging and certain types of neurological disorders is often associated with deficits in executive functions: goal maintenance, planning, task switching and attention. These functions are critical for the maintenance of functional independence. Few validated rehabilitation approaches for these types of deficits […]

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Web-based Goal Management Training™ in older adults with cognitive impairment: a randomized-controlled trial examining feasibility and efficacy – Year two

As the Canadian population is aging, more and more Canadians will show cognitive decline. Aging and certain types of neurological disorders is often associated with deficits in executive functions: goal maintenance, planning, task switching and attention. These functions are critical for the maintenance of functional independence. Few validated rehabilitation approaches for these types of deficits […]

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Investigating the Anaerobic Biotransformation of the Pesticide Chlordecone

The proposed project aims to investigate the pathway and mechanisms of the anaerobic biotransformation of the persistent organochlorine pesticide chlordecone (CLD). At the home institute, University of Toronto (Toronto, Canada), the intern has successfully identified a a trichloroethylene (TCE)-dechlorinating culture, KB-1, that can completely transform 1.5 mg/L (3.1 µM) of CLD within 200 days when […]

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Industrial Vision-Based Defect Detection

Magna International Inc., headquartered in Ontario, Canada, is North America’s largest auto parts manufacturer. It supplies automotive components and systems to nearly all global automakers, including General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW. With approximately 170,000 employees across 342 manufacturing operations and 91 product development, engineering, and sales centers in 28 countries, Magna […]

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Development of a Climb Model for Aerodynamic Shape Optimization of Blended-Wing-Body Regional Aircraft

In the interest of sustainability, novel aircraft configurations such as the blended-wing-body (BWB) have garnered a great deal of attention for their potential to dramatically improve aircraft fuel efficiency. The BWB concept has been studied extensively using aerodynamic shape optimization to predict its performance benefits and study the key design features of the aircraft. In […]

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Subspace Hierarchies for Musculoskeletal Control

Musculoskeletal systems are responsible for the rich and diverse ranges of motion and behaviors exhibited by all sorts of animals, including humans. Recreating these motions is key for applications in medical simulation, robotics, and virtual reality. Unfortunately, modeling even simple control tasks such as grasping or locomotion with such musculoskeletal systems is extremely difficult. The […]

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A wireless headset for power-aware EEG/non-EEG signals processing and seizure warning – Year two

Epilepsy is a debilitating neurological disorder affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide (World Health Organization). This project proposes to develop a SMART (Seizure Monitoring At the Right Time) Headset for these patients to monitor their brain signal and track their movements, heart rates and breathing patterns. This headset will have new types of sensors suitable […]

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Guiding delisting decisions in the Great Lakes area: Development of a Bayesian risk assessment methodology

The Bay of Quinte, a Z-shaped embayment at the northeastern end of Lake Ontario, represents a characteristic case, where scientific uncertainty underlies the current management efforts to integrate environmental concerns with socioeconomic values. The proposed project aims to develop a methodological tool that can be easily engaged with the policy practice of adaptive management and […]

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