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Cloud-based RealTime Energy Monitoring with Wireless Sensors

Long-term monitoring and modeling energy consumption behaviors is a daunting task for decades. This project aims to achieve efficient energy consumption data collection and processing using wireless sensors and cloud platform together, focusing on large scale enterprises that consume large amount of energy, e.g., electricity, gas. By tackling the challenges through algorithm design and system integration, a prototype system will be delivered, which can effectively gather data from distributed sensors and efficiently analyze real time data on the cloud platform. With optimized network design and real time analysis tool, this project will greatly help the partner deeply understand the key points that drive the large portion of energy consumption. Furthermore, this can also help with upgrading the manufacturing processes and optimizing the management for production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiangchuan Liu

Student:

Wei Gong

Partner:

Rimeware Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Integrated Energy and Organic Waste Treatment Model for Rooftop Solar Greenhouse and Grocery Store in a Smart Community

S2E Technologies is a consulting company leading the design and implementation of two Smart communities, to be located in London and Guelph, Ontario. The aim of this research collaboration is to assist S2E with the modeling, design, and analysis of rooftop solar greenhouses integrated with grocery stores, anaerobic digesters and livestock barns. The analysis will consider advanced energy design measures capable of reducing energy demand and generating renewable energy on-site, such as from solar and biomass resources. The research will generate new knowledge and a methodology for modeling and design of rooftop greenhouses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andreas Athienitis

Student:

James Bambara

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Customer Lifetime Value Framework for the Banking Industry

The Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) framework provides a holistic approach to measurement and management of long-terms customer relations. The goal is to take into account all of the services and products customers need or might need across an organization and maximize long term benefits for both the firm and the customer. While simple in concept, CLV is not simple to implement. It requires integration and analysis of diverse data sources within the organization; for example, product offerings, prices and customer history, with data streams arriving from outside; for example, economic trends, actions of competitors and shifting customer preferences. Effective implementation requires advanced modelling of the interactions and responses in complex systems and, increasingly, expansion of Analytics and Big Data technologies. CLV builds on multiple metrics that track events in the customer life-cycle including acquisition, engagement, growth, and retention. This project will help Scotiabank integrate recent research advances and best practices in CLV into its operations. The project interns will implement techniques that assess the lifetime value of clients across multiple business lines under different planning scenarios and develop analytical methods for maximizing that value while meeting customer needs. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yuri Levin

Student:

Meisam Soltani-Koopa

Partner:

Scotiabank

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Photonic sensors for rapid and selective detection of bacteria in water

In recent years monitoring and protection of food and water resources became a priority of governments worldwide. Bio-hazards are potential threat for these resources thus need to be addressed both in industry and in academia. Therefore, developing an accurate, fast and cost effective technique for detection of pathogenic strains called for increased demand on the areas targeted by the fiber-optic systems. In this project we will focus on detecting trace amount of hazardous bacteria in an aqueous environment by developing a novel fiber-optic biosensor system consisting of a bio-receptor overlay (e.g. bacteriophage) to bring the selectivity to the sensor. The optical properties of the signal carried by fiber-optic will be monitored to detect the bacteria and bio-receptor binding. This project can benefit in building a biosensor system as a complementary of the protection systems that are designed and provided by our partner company.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wojtek Bock

Student:

Yasser Chiniforooshan

Partner:

Security Protection International

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

Developing a method for determination of biochemical methane potential and rate of anaerobic degradation of landfill solid wastes

ET-LBC technology (Evapotranspiration-Landfill Biocovers) is the capital intensive emerging modern landfill technology. The acceptance of this technology by landfill regulators and operators, and its possible future participation in carbon credit trading depends on its performance. In order asses the performance of the ET-LBC technology using mathematical models, the anaerobic degradation parameters such as the methane yield potential (L0), anaerobic decay rate (k) must be known. Anaerobic degradation parameters can be calculated using existing models. However, complex heterogeneity of waste components creates significant variations between estimated values and the actual results in the landfill. In that context, the proposed study is aimed at to develop explicit BMP (biochemical methane potential) assay for landfill solid waste by optimizing parameters influencing BMP bioassay in simulated landfill conditions. The developed methodology will assist in the completion the ET-LBC project and help partner organizations in large scale deployment of ET-LBC technology in Alberta.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joseph Patrick Hettiaratchi

Student:

Tanaji More

Partner:

Tetra Tech EBA

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Giving Voice to Aboriginal Families

Experiences in early childhood are fundamental determinants of lifelong well-being. In this project, we will give voice to Aboriginal families and caregivers on what they believe is important to the well being of their young children. A methodology adopted from social psychology, called ‘echo’ enables the values and beliefs of the population of interest to be articulated. The population of interest is individuals working with or raising young Aboriginal children (ages 0-6 years) in the Greater Victoria Capital Region. The outcome is a unique and important perspective to inform early childhood services and practice. The intern will be involved in all aspects of this community-based research project. This research supports and informs the programs and services for Aboriginal children and families provided by the partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Beverly Smith

Student:

Josh Meyer

Partner:

Success By 6

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Daily Health Guide: Decision support for fitness/weight management using Personal Health Records

We will build a prototype system that can be used to give a personalized recommendation for the ideal fitness/weight loss regimen for a consumer given their personal health record data. This will be based on building a relational probabilistic model that is based on standard medical ontologies, initially on expert knowledge, and can make predictions from personal health records. The system will be evaluated against experts in exercise physiology and metabolic endocrinology. This will be used as the basis for future systems that can learn the models from data, and so provide auditable best-practices recommendations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andre Kushniruk

Student:

David Chio

Partner:

Treatment Networks

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Remediation of Contaminated Soil and Groundwater using Nanotechnologies

In recent years, the remediation of residual and historical soil and groundwater contamination has become a priority for the oil and gas industry. Due to increasing public awareness and media attentions, the exploration and implementation of cost-effective and environmentally friendly approaches for remediation of contaminated sites has increased significantly as a mechanism to demonstrate social accountability and environmental sustainability. In order to remove contaminants such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL), toxic solvents (sulfolane and chlorinated compounds), spilled oil, creosote, and etc., from groundwater and soil, this project will investigate novel methods, systems and apparatus which allow remediating impacted soil and groundwater media. The proposed remediation method utilizes novel nanomaterials and high energy irradiations that are cost effective and efficient.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Park

Student:

Jaewook Lee

Partner:

TRIUM Environmental Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Modularization and Standardization of Pipe Rack Infrastructure

The growing trend of delivering structural design services for industrial structures to foreign countries has often led to designs that reflect the local experience of designers who are part of a construction culture that includes very low-cost labour. The result is that Canadian construction companies such as the research partner company, Waiward Steel LP, are faced with fabricating structures that are neither efficient nor provide good value for owners. Nowhere is this problem more evident than in heavy pipe-supporting structures that are often designed for labour-intensive construction methods. The research to be conducted includes: (1) a thorough evaluation of current designs, (2) development of a series of efficient standardized modular designs for pipe-supporting structures to be easily adaptable to a variety of loading cases and potential foundation conditions, (3) optimization of the designs using comprehensive numerical simulations, and (4) physical verification of the modularized designs using full-scale laboratory testing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Driver

Student:

Jamshidi Amirhoushang

Partner:

Waiward Steel

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Elevate

CryoVent – Low or zero carbon cryogenic ventilation for deep mines

The main purpose of this research project is to integrate wind power with cryogen production, which could be one of the most low-carbon and economic methods to generate and store energy. As it can be transported and stored relatively easily, the cryogen becomes an energy vector, like a fuel, that can be used to transport energy from one place to another. The major motivation for the development of this concept comes from the need for high volumes of cold ventilating air for deep mines. Liquefied air mixed with ambient bulk mine ventilation air (autocompressed and geothermally heated) would cause the liquid air to evaporate and the ventilation air to cool and both components to end up in the same state, with unchanged chemistry. The ‘coolant’ is non-toxic, and direct contact evaporative heat exchange, with no need for component separation post contact is the most effective method of heat transfer. The techno-economic analysis of the CryoVent concept would be the major benefit to the partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dean Millar

Student:

Saruna Kunwar

Partner:

Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

Formulation and Toxicology of Bone-Targeting Nanoparticles

Bones undergo a renewal process by replenishing calcium mineral through a cellular process known as remodeling. Usually, it happens in a balanced manner, but in many bone diseases, the remodeling process is increased with regional bone metabolism. Bisphosphonate (BP) drugs selectivity and strongly bind to bone mineral and become incorporated at active sites of bone turnover in an increased amount. Accordingly, we have exploited that increased bone metabolism to develop novel bone imaging tracers of metabolism based on BP-conjugated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (BP-SPIONs), which localize to remodeling bone surfaces for detection by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The current project aims to establish and characterize a stable formulation of the proprietary OsteoMetabolix Pharma BP-SPION, with subsequent toxicity testing in-vitro in cell culture, and in-vivo in rodents (rats), to ascertain minimum effective dose and expected adverse effects of BP-SPIONs as a potential non-ionizing alternative to the technetium radionuclide bone scan.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raimar Loebenberg

Student:

Muhammad Waheed Asghar

Partner:

Osteometabolix Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Discipline:

Pharmacy / Pharmacology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Elevate

Leader competencies and character: A novel approach to leader development

Historically, executive coaching programs have focused on developing a leader’s competencies. More recently, the character of leaders has received increased attention in the media and in research literature. This can be attributed to the financial crisis of 2008-2009, which shined a spotlight on unethical decision-making by leaders in organizations. As a result, there is a growing interest in understanding leadership character. The goal of this internship is to create an evidence-based executive coaching program for developing a leader’s character. Using archival data measuring leaders’ character, competencies, and effectiveness, the intern will investigate the interrelations between the three constructs and use the results to develop a series of leadership character coaching modules.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalie Allen

Student:

Hayden Woodley

Partner:

Research Psychologists Press Inc.

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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