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Design of an EV Charging Infrastructure: DC Grid for High Density Plug-in Electric Vehicle Charging and other DC Loads

West 5 community in London, Ontario, will pursue high penetration of electric vehicles, and is exploring an innovative marketing program of including them with the sale of each new condominium unit. The primary objective of this project is to determine an economical approach to create an acceptable infrastructure for these electric vehicles that will be desired by the community. The study will evaluate how to improve the efficiency of using Solar Energy to charge vehicles’ battery and for other DC loads in the London West 5 community. One of the main purposes of the West 5 project is to create a showcase for sustainable design and products that will attract global attention, which will create civic pride and draw people to participate. On the other hand, the benefit to S2E will be properly designing Net Zero and Smart communities with DC based infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ehab F El-Saadany

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc;University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Aircraft Piston Engine Detonation Measurements and Data Analysis

Aircraft piston engines are widely used for aviation in North America and still use leaded fuel. 100 octane low-lead (100LL) aviation gasoline (avgas) is the common fuel used in aviation that contains lead in the form of Tetra-ethyl Lead (TEL). The TEL additive is mainly used to modulate the aviation gasoline octane levels to avoid knock and engine failure. This lead additive is harmful for the environment and it has been phased out in the automotive industry in the 1970-1980’s and completely phased out in 1993 in Canada and 1996 in the United States. Despite extensive efforts to find an unleaded replacement fuel for aircraft piston engines in the 1990’s, no fuel that meets all the requirements was found and therefore aviation industry has been exempt from the leaded fuel ban. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Robert Koch

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Owners and Pilots Association

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Production of polyurethane rigid foams using biobased polyols for application in wall and roof insulation

Thermal insulation is an efficient way to reduce the loss of heat and decrease the energy consumption in buildings and houses. Polyurethane rigid foams are excellent materials for this purpose. Currently, polyurethane foams are produced from petrochemical feedstock. However, fossil fuel resources are non-renewable and are being depleted. In addition, their use contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This research aims to use biobased materials for the preparation of polyurethane foams to increase the bio content of the foams. Canola oil will be used to produce polyol, one of the major raw materials used in polyurethane foam, for use in the preparation of foams under industrial applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Curtis

Student:

Partner:

1782815 Alberta Ltd;Quantum Chemical

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Up-regulation of the antigen presentation machinery in metastatic cancer using small molecules

As a primary cancer progresses to the deadliest form, metastatic cancer, the cells undergo several genetic and epigenetic alterations referred to as the metastatic gene signature. Part of a metastatic gene signature is the downregulation of genes associated with immune recognition, which can be seen in multiple cancer types as the down regulation of the antigen presentation machinery (APM). This internship project will contribute to the collaborative investigation of APM and its potential as future therapeutics in the prevention of cancer progression.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wilfred Jefferies

Student:

Partner:

Pascal Biosciences Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Expanding the concept of avalanche climate: Detailed insights into the nature and variability of avalanche hazard in Western Canada between 2009/10 and 2016/17

Different snowpack structures and weather conditions create distinct types of avalanche problems that require different risk mitigation practices. In North America, nine types of avalanche problems have been identified in the recently introduced Conceptual Model of Avalanche Hazard (CMAH). Avalanche Canada and Parks Canada forecasters have identified and assessed avalanche problems according to the CMAH daily since the winter 2009/10. This dataset provides a unique opportunity for examining the nature of avalanche hazard in western Canada. In this first study, we explore the prevalence of the different avalanche problem types and examine their characteristics. Our analyses of the regional and seasonal variability provide valuable insights on the patterns of avalanche hazard in western Canada. The results of this study will strengthen our understanding of the CMAH and represent an important stepping-stone for future investigations and the development of practical tools to improve the forecasting capabilities at Avalanche Canada and their partner organizations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Haegeli

Student:

Partner:

Avalanche Canada

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Using systems engineering as a framework to evaluate a Pre-residency program for international medical graduates

Evaluation is a key element to assure the high quality of programs. The Pre-Residency program is meant to prepare the international medical graduates to be at the same level as any locally trained Medical graduate in Canada for their specialty training rotations. In this project we are using an innovative engineering approach to conduct an evaluation of the Pre-Residency program. Our goal is to provide a more objective evaluation using engineering to help assure the high quality of the Pre-Residency training program offered by the Touchstone Institute.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Brydges

Student:

Partner:

Touchstone Institute;University of Toronto

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

GCS (Ground Control Station) Ergonomic Research

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are known to have the ability to acquire large amounts of data from on-board devices such as sensors and cameras during flight. Majority of the data is typically stored on-board during a flight mission while a small amount of important data is transmitted to the Ground Control Station (GCS) over available communication links. The main role of the GCS is to control and monitor the UAV in flight, streaming a live video from the UAV cameras, and uploading new mission commands and setting parameters. Presagis is a global provider of commercial off-the-shelf advanced software tools for development of graphical interfaces for mission-critical avionics and embedded displays for UAVs. Using the available high-fidelity Presagis modeling, simulation and visualization software, the proposed project will improve the ergonomic of the existing GCS development tools and provide support for retrieving, verifying and analysis of data from highly sophisticated custom devices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joon Chung

Student:

Partner:

Presagis Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Conception du système de la logistique inverse pour la valorisation et le recyclage des équipements de télécommunication en fin de leur vie utile

Ce projet de recherche consiste à effectuer des études d’ingénierie pour permettre au SIT Maurice à développer et construire une nouvelle unité de valorisation et de recyclage des équipements de télécommunication. La remise en état des produits désuets et la récupération des métaux précieux sont les principales motivations pour ce projet. La réalisation de ce projet va permettre à l’entreprise de créer de l’emploi dans la région et être le chef de file dans ce domaine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Georges Abdul-Nour

Student:

Partner:

Service d’intégration au travail - Mauricie

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Improving decision-making by reducing anxiety

Performance anxiety has been shown to negatively impact decision-making as well as academic performance, but it is unclear whether the effect of anxiety on test performance is due to impaired decision-making. Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE), which involves exposure to rhythmically pulsating light and sound, has been shown to relieve anxiety symptoms — thus, AVE may be able to improve decision-making by alleviating anxiety, which may translate to better academic test scores. We predict that participants who undergo AVE treatment will perform better on a multiple-choice intelligence test than participants who undergo a sham treatment or no treatment. This research will advance scientific understanding by helping to clarify the relationship between performance anxiety and test performance. It will also benefit the industry by highlighting the wide applicability of AVE technology, including in academic and professional settings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amir Raz

Student:

Partner:

Mind Alive Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Software Defined Security Orchestrator for Content Delivery Networks

Denial of service attacks deny a service, such as visiting a website or access to a network, by deliberately congesting the server or the network resources. In addition to delivering digital contents to end-users, content delivery networks (CDNs) are supposed to protect the content origins, such as Netflix or Amazon Video, against denial of service threats. However, denial of service attacks not only evade a CDN’s protection but also exploit its resources to damage content providers and the CDN itself. As such, traditional security mechanisms are no longer sufficient. This proposal presents the design and implementation of a security orchestrator that protects a CDN and its content providers using more sophisticated and more effective techniques. In collaboration with our partner, Ericsson Canada, we aim at building a system that provides an improved defense compared to traditional approaches.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raouf Boutaba

Student:

Partner:

Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC);University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Applying longitudinal social network analysis to water governance; informing climate change adaptation for resilient communities

Water is one of our most precious common goods. In order to improve our governance of water we may learn from current decision-making and identify improved management processes. This research project will apply innovative social network analysis and other decision management tools to support benchmarking, characterizing and improving water governance. Water events, flood and drought, are intimately linked to human health and institutional prosperity. As our climate changes, the intensity and timing of water events change thereby increasing the complexity and uncertainty of water management. Benchmarking today’s water governance networks and identifying new decision support tools is an integral part of this research project. Improving water governance tools and their application supports resilient decision-making in indigenous and western communities throughout Canada and globally.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bernard Schissel;Siomonn Pulla

Student:

Partner:

Clinical Investigation and Teaching Institute British Columbia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Accelerate

Stand and stock table projection system for Interior Douglas-fir in the central interior of British Columbia

Forest management in Canada will be more and more constrained by species habitat requirements as well as the risks and results of natural disturbances. The recent, sever Mountain Pine Beetle outbreak in the interior of British Columbia resulted in a harvest shortage of lodgepole pine in this region. Forest managers now rely heavily on non-pine harvests, mainly within the Interior Douglas-fire forest type. This forest type requires partial cutting and is further constrained by several ecological and social forest management objectives. Sustainable forest management of the Interior Douglas-fir forest type requires the ability to predict responses to forest management activities. There is currently no tool that allows making these forecasts at both the stand as well as forest level. We are proposing to develop a stand and stock table projection system that will allow forest managers to easily predict possible outcomes to planned management activities at both the stand and forest level scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bianca Eskelson

Student:

Partner:

West Fraser Timber Co Ltd (Williams Lake, BC);Tesera Systems Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Forestry; Natural Resources; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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