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Theoretical prediction of hematin anhydride EPR properties

Hemozoin is a crystal formed by the Malaria parasite to detoxify heme released during hemoglobin digestion. Although inhibiting Hemozoin formation has been used as an action mechanism for very potent anti-malarials, the underlying mechanism is still unknown, particularly the heme oxidation step. We believe that given the low oxygen environment in which malaria thrives, heme oxidation might happen at the crystal interface. Hemozoin’s semi-conductor behaviour would allow electrons to be transported through the crystal.
The objective of this PhD is to use a computational approach to simulate the electronic processes behind hemozoin formation.
The internship will focus on the unusual magnetic properties of hemozoin. Variations in heme substituent groups can lead in different behaviour in multiple frequency electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and establishing a model explaining these differences would set the groundwork to understanding hemozoin’s electronic properties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Bohle

Student:

Partner:

Max Planck Institute für Kohlenforschung

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Modeling heterologous protein production in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Production of protein in different organisms has attracted interest since the first biotechnological production of insulin. Efforts had been made throughout the years to study several organisms like bacteria and yeast to produce exogenous proteins with commercial interest. During the last decades microalgae have attracted the attention as platform of production of complex proteins. For instance, diatoms can absorb CO2 and accumulate lipids more efficiently compared to other microalgae. However, diatoms are still not well understood and even though there have been many publications regarding their potential, there are still not as well characterized as other unicellular organisms. Therefore, the intern will be studying the accumulation of protein by building up a mathematical model, to analyze opportunities of improvement for proteins in the model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum. This will be done using an enhanced reporter protein that emits fluorescence and facilitates the study of protein accumulation in a single cell.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabel Desgagné-Penix

Student:

Partner:

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Disparities in Settlement and Integration of Racialized Newcomers in Atlantic Canada: Lived Experiences, Root Causes, and Effective Remedies

There is a wide range of ways this project can contribute: from highlighting the lessons of history through literature review to amplifying marginalized voices in the community and investigating causes, channels, and consequences of such discrimination in accessing settlement services, to exploring the best possible anti-discrimination policies and practices, to developing a culturally and racially responsive settlement service delivery model in Atlantic Canada, which will improve racialized immigrants’ integration performance and maximize their human capital and contribution to the community.
The results of this study will help understand the settlement needs of immigrants in the Atlantic Canada’s labour market, which will provide a reference for the partner organization’s employment support programs for immigrants. This, in turn, will assist employers in the region to achieve the goal of a more welcoming and diverse workplace.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Fang

Student:

Partner:

Welink Career Service

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Virtualized Wireless Access in the Green Sustainable Telcommunication Cloud System

This project is primarily focused on virtualizing wireless access network so that multiple operators can share the same
physical resources while being able to stay isolated from each other. The basic idea is to allow wireless access points
from different operators form a single virtual access point that efficiently manages its available resources. The goal is
to exploit the advantages that can be obtained from virtualizing the air interface (i.e., spectrum sharing), protocol
virtualization and flow-based virtualization. We consider wireless technologies with long and short ranges, e.g.,
cellular networks and wireless local area networks. In particular, we investigate on the Long Term Evolution (LTE) and
WiFi wireless systems. We will mainly focus on spectrum-based virtualization which is the deepest form of
virtualization and is expected to offer more flexibility than protocol- and flow-based ones; it should, however, be
noted that spectrum-based virtualizations require flow-based virtualization to isolate the network traffic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fabrice Labeau

Student:

Partner:

Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Accountium – Machine Interpretation of Client Instructions

Creative Emporium provides digital Account Maintenance, minimizing human intervention. Using cutting edge technology, Phase I of the Accountium platform has been completed in 2023 April. Now, the company has identified a need to streamline the hiring and payroll process for their clients. They like to embed a payroll module as an integral part of Accountium and will continue developing the payroll module to include functionalities, supported by Optical Character Recognition (OCL), Natural Language Processing (NLP), full-stack development and machine learning techniques, that will simplify the process of hiring, onboarding, and processing the first and subsequent payroll for new hires. The module will handle interactions with clients, e.g., email instructions requesting payroll updates or report printings on specific dates. These features are not available in existing accounting packages in the market. Accountium will eliminate a lot of manual document upload and download steps.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Cheng

Student:

Partner:

Creative Emporium Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Simulation of Device Location Changes

Mobile devices are essential in today’s enterprise, enabling workers to carry out their duties effectively. However, losing or having such devices stolen can be detrimental, making it important to locate them at any given time and place. The project aims to develop a simulation tool that generates location data for mobile devices in real-life scenarios, such as indoor, walking, and driving, to ensure that SOTI’s location tracking product can scale and perform as expected based on location data. By participating in the project, SOTI can improve their product with the simulation tool so that they can better meet their customers’ needs and stay competitive in the market. Additionally, SOTI will have the opportunity to collaborate with academic researchers, gain new insights and ideas for future product development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shurui Zhou

Student:

Partner:

SOTI Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Thermoplastic Lignocellulose/green plasticizer blends

Increasing industrial interest in biobased polymers to replace traditional plastics is on the rise. Bio- sourced alternatives still experience challenges that require resolution prior to their being able to fit into existing infrastructure and replace petroleum plastics in the market. This project will address the processability of a lignocellulosic thermoplastic to facilitate injection molding.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Milan Maric

Student:

Partner:

TandemLaunch Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing equity in urban forest distribution in Laval, Quebec

This project aims to assess the degree of sociospatial polarization of green space in the City of Laval, Quebec, compared to the Montreal Greater Metropolitan Area (Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, CMM) and identify which areas in the city have reached or have the potential to meet proposed metrics for distributional inequalities in green spaces. The project will also quantify relationships between proposed metrics and economic indicators, and evaluate whether target measures are more likely to be more equitably achieved if key areas, such as golfs, are preserved, or restored.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher S. Greene;Carly Ziter

Student:

Partner:

David Suzuki Foundation (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Do methodological trade-offs used to conduct rapid reviews of the literature lead to biased results and conclusions?

Systematic reviews are a type of research that collect and assess relevant information for a specific research question. However, they can take up to two years to complete. In situations with time constraints or limited resources, rapid reviews can provide decision-makers with evidence. Rapid reviews use modifications from systematic review processes, called trade-offs, resulting in less resources needed to reach a conclusion. However, they may lead to different studies being included in the review and different conclusions may be made. Our project focuses on investigating the impact of trade-offs on studies included and conclusions made in rapid reviews. The College of Chiropractors of British Columbia use rapid reviews to make policy decisions. As our partner in this proposal, this work will directly impact how they use research in their policy process, the practice of chiropractic, and the safety of patients and the public of the province.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Cote

Student:

Partner:

College of Chiropractors of British Columbia

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Gestion intelligente des opérations manufacturière pour l’automatisation de la mise en production des poutrelles

Le projet vise à comprendre le processus de mise en production des poutrelles, d’identifier les variables qui
influencent la décision de mise en production et de prédire cette décision chez le groupe Canam pour contribuer
à la mise en place d’un système intelligent pour l’automatisation de la mise en production des poutrelles. Il
s’agit également d’explorer l’utilisation de méthodes d’analytique de données et d’apprentissage automatique pour
automatiser ce processus. Le projet vise aussi à identifier les règles de gestion qui peuvent influencer les
décisions de mise en production et les intégrer dans le système.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Loubna Benabbou

Student:

Partner:

Groupe Canam

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Accelerate

Keyword Search in Relational Databases for Business Users Year Two

Much of the world’s high-quality data remains under lock in relational databases. Access is gained through relational query languages. This can suffice for people who are well versed in both SQL and in the schemas of databases. However, anyone who does not know SQL or who is not well versed in the schema is effectively locked out. Keyword search over relational databases was proposed a decade ago to offer an alternative way to query a database. While the general approach has merit, many refinements are needed, before it can be an effective product. Our goal is to build a Google-like search experience over relational databases. Comparing to previous approaches, we build a system to return meaningful answers and is applicable on databases with large and complex schema. This project is beneficial to Dapasoft Inc. since it has the capability of being an independent product and/or be combined with existing products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nick Cercone

Student:

Partner:

Dapasoft Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

York University

Program:

Elevate

Conception d’un système de gestion de la batterie avec un système de communication intégré

AWL-Électricité travaille actuellement au développement d’un chargeur sans fil dans le domaine de la mobilité en utilisant une technologie de couplage capacitif résonant.
Dans le but de manufacturer est d’amener un premier produit sur le marché, AWL-E cherche à développer un BMS avec un système de communication intégré, sois un système de gestion d’une batterie contenant en plus un système de communication capable d’envoyer des données en temps réel sur l’état de la batterie, et l’intégrer au produit présentement en développement. Le but est d’améliorer l’efficacité de recharge des appareils par le produit développé par AWL-E, et de pouvoir receuillir des information sur la recharge des appareils. Ces information pourront alors indiquer au produit d’arrêter de recharger la batterie au moment opportun.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amin Chaabane

Student:

Partner:

AWL-Électricité

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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