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Déploiement de la 5G au Québec : comment aider les municipalités ? (partie 2)

Le présent projet vise à aider les municipalités québécoises à se préparer au déploiement de la 5G. Les municipalités ont peu de leviers pour orienter directement la planification des réseaux 5G afin de protéger leurs intérêts et de répondre aux préoccupations de leurs résidents. Néanmoins, ce constat n’a pas empêché certaines villes à l’international de se dégager une marge de manoeuvre, en se préparant à l’avance à l’arrivée de la 5G. Or, ce n’est pas le cas pour une grande majorité des municipalités québécoises alors que la 5G implique des enjeux locaux complexes : techniques, économiques, environnementaux, énergétiques, sanitaires et sociétaux. L’objectif de ce projet est d’élaborer un guide d’accompagnement au déploiement de la 5G pour les municipalités québécoises.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Soleil Cloutier

Student:

Partner:

Centre d'expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Accelerate

QA-Enhanced MLOps pipelines for robust and adaptive ML-intensive industrial systems

Sycodal is a Canadian company that empowers local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with cutting-edge digital solutions to overcome human resource shortages and adapt to market fluctuations. It is a member of the NVIDIA Inception program and uses NVIDIA’s technology to add machine learning (ML) and reinforcement learning (RL) capabilities to its automation systems. These systems, such as manufacturing robots and vision-based quality control, must meet high standards of service level agreements (SLAs). This project aims to develop machine learning model operationalization (MLOps) pipelines for ML-intensive industrial systems. These MLOps pipelines will include advanced quality assurance (QA) processes and methods to release ML solutions that can handle changes in industrial environments and naturally-occurring data shifts. As part of this project, two students will work on two different industrial ML applications, namely visual anomaly detection and self-learning robotic arms. Sycodal will adopt and integrate the results of this research project into its main ML system engineering workflow that is used to release vision-based systems and RL-based robotic arms for customers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Foutse Khomh

Student:

Partner:

Sycodal

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Innate Lymphoid Cell Plasticity (ILC2 to ILC3 transition) in Moderate Severe and Severe Asthma during T2 low Asthma Exacerbations

Asthma is an airway disease affecting over 330 million people worldwide. More than >5% of people with asthma experience uncontrolled severe disease despite being treated with high doses of steroids which give them a lot of bad side effects1,2. The availability of a new class of drugs recently called biologics have reduced the number of hospitalizations and the need for oral steroids in severe asthmatics with a particular type of inflammatory cell in the airways, called eosinophils. There remains, however, a lack of effective medicines to treat another type of moderate and severe asthmatics, in particular those with neutrophils or both eosinophils and neutrophils in the airways. A recent large clinical trial studying a drug that targets a factor released int eh airways called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) (NAVIGATOR study) was successful in controlling asthma exacerbations and hospitalizations in asthmatics with both eosinophils and neutrophils in the airways. Based on these findings, it is important to investigate what stimulates the development of asthma attacks when neutrophils are present in the airways. We will study a specific cell type known to be a central driver of asthmatic responses….

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roma Sehmi

Student:

Partner:

AstraZeneca Canada Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding emerging infectious diseases of muskoxen, through wildlife health surveillance with local tourism operators

The emergence and expansion of diseases in wildlife in the Arctic is of growing concern to Inuit communities. Wildlife health surveillance is challenging in remote regions, and therefore it is important to draw on different sources of knowledge including local ecological knowledge, and traditional knowledge. In this project we aim to implement wildlife health surveillance in partnership with tourism operators in Nunavut. Using Arctic Watch and Canada North Outfitters operations we will conduct wildlife health surveillance, while engaging their clients in wildlife health research and conservation. The partner organisations will benefit from this project by being able to expand what they can provide in their guests’ experiences, and their staff will gain new skills in wildlife health research and conservation. This project will also contribute to our understand of factors associated with health muskox populations, which is of benefit to the tourism operators and local communities alike.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Kutz

Student:

Partner:

Arctic Watch Beluga Foundation;Weber Arctic Expeditions;Canada North Outfitting

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

A Bayesian Probability Network Approach To Predictive Modeling in Support of EffectiveManagement of Underwater Noise in Marine Mammal Habitat

Marine mammals have evolved to send and receive underwater sound as their primary means for communicating, finding food, and sensing their environment. Introducing human-generated and other unnatural sources of noise into their environment can cause potentially serious consequences, particularly for those species at conservation risk. Past work on predicting the behavioural response to excessive noise has ignored the variability in the sound field and in marine mammal behaviour. An important research gap is to incorporate these uncertainties in the predictions of marine mammal response to proposed industrial development projects. We propose to develop a probability-based network model that will quantify the uncertainties of marine mammal behaviour in response to various intensities and frequencies of industrial noise. This model will be both science and data driven and will provide a framework for assessing the likelihood of various behavioural responses, thereby acting as a management and decision support tool.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurie Ainsworth

Student:

Partner:

SMRU Canada Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Using dermal stem cells for cartilage regeneration

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the fastest growing global health problem; with a total joint replacement being the only effective treatment for patients with advanced OA. While many studies have employed mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to repair cartilage; only little improvement has been observed and these MSCs are typically isolated from bone marrow or fat which requires invasive procedures. There is a growing body of literature demonstrating the MSCs derived from the dermis retain the ability to become cartilage, yet it remains unknown if these cells can affect cartilage repair. Thus, we will undertake a project with Acorn Biolabs to examine if their human dermal MSCs have therapeutic potential for cartilage injury and/or OA. These easy to obtain cells may provide a real option for the non-surgical management of this all too prevalent disease.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roman Krawetz

Student:

Partner:

Acorn Biolabs

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Cellules solaires triple jonctions pour le photovoltaïque à concentration

Ce stage s’inscrit dans un projet qui a pour objectif de fabriquer des récepteurs denses de cellules solaires à haut rendement. Nous proposons de développer des procédés de dépôt par couche atomique (ALD) permettant de passiver la surface des semiconducteurs. Dans un premier temps, la stagiaire effectuera les dépôts sur substrat plan afin d’optimiser le matériau déposé. Une fois optimisé, ce matériau sera déposé dans des vias, afin de vérifier que le dépôt est conforme et sera applicable aux cellules solaires TCVC. Enfin, des tests d’électroplacage dans ces vias seront effectués, afin d’effectuer des caractérisations électriques des cellules solaires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gwenaelle Hamon

Student:

Partner:

Université Paris-Saclay

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Visualization in motion for wearable and mobile devices

the motion relationship between viewers and visualizations can affect readability and usability of data in various application contexts. Our previous research (10.1109/TVCG.2022.3184993) showed that motion factors such as moving speed and movement trajectory impact reading accuracy. Nevertheless, we still do not know how visualizations should be designed in real scenarios such as when both viewers and visualizations are in motion. My internship will narrow down this research question by a specific context — when people read from their wearable or mobile devices while moving. We will first explore people View Full Project Description

Faculty Supervisor:

Wesley Willet

Student:

Partner:

Inria Saclay - Île-de-France Research Centre

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Plasma-assisted ammonia and value-added hydrocarbons productions from CH4 and N2

Ammonia is crucial for life as a primary element for fertilizer production and it is also a foundational feedstock for pharmaceuticals, dyes, and chemical synthesis. Ammonia has also emerged as an energy carrier and transportation fuel. Plasma-based reactors are potentially operated by renewable electricity sources (wind and solar), offering lightweight, flexible, straightforward on/off switch, and safety operations, which highlight them as promising candidates decentralized ammonia and hydrocarbon production plants. The project aims to produce high ammonia yield and value-added hydrocarbon products from an abundance of natural gas (CH4) and N2. The project is also dedicated to providing novel insights into the activation mechanisms of these two stable molecules to ammonia and hydrocarbons under the plasma regime. The findings from this project will provide fundamental understandings to fill the existing knowledge gaps in the field and set important steps for the future optimization of plasma technology for ammonia production at industrial scales.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hua Song

Student:

Partner:

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding cybersecurity data and analysis models with intelligent visualization

Cybersecurity incidents such as data breaches have become more critical and costly than ever, as we are generating, processing, and relying on more digital information every day. To quickly identify potential security attacks and prevent them in a sea of system activities, machine learning (ML) has been applied to support security analysts’ decisions. However, the task is challenging as cybersecurity data is often large, noisy, and complex, and there lack sufficient ground truth. Further, ML models are often a black box to the analysts, which usually produce results not easily interpretable. Due to such lack of understanding, ML deficiency largely impact customers’ experience and business operations. This research will design, develop, and evaluate a suite of intelligent visualization tools and analytical pipelines that allow security analysts and model developers to effectively explore large cybersecurity data, identify and investigate security attacks, as well as understand security analysis models and their predictions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jian Zhao

Student:

Partner:

BlackBerry (Waterloo, ON)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

The Microglia and NLRP3 Inflammasome as a Potential Area of Interest in Understanding the Mechanism of Cerebiome

Chronic stress increases the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Specifically, chronic stress can cause increased microglial activation, leading to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines through the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway. Pro-inflammatory cytokines play a role in the development and progression of certain brain diseases. Cerebiome has been associated with a reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. However, there is limited research on Cerebiome’s impact on microglia cells and the NLRP3 inflammasome. Therefore, our research will establish whether probiotics positively alleviate the activation of microglia and the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway and explore the mechanism by which this occurs. Understanding how neuroinflammation occurs and the triggering factors would allow greater insight into implementing specific therapeutics in chronic stress models. This research will provide the medical community with proactive alternative treatments, as well as expand upon the current knowledge of the capacity of probiotics (such as Lallemand Health Solutions, Inc.’s Cerebiome) to positively influence healthy neurodevelopment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nafissa Ismail

Student:

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Cougar habitat use and predation in a changing landscape

Cougars are one of the most important predators of BC’s large mammals, especially species valued for hunting. Yet, we know little about the habitat needs and responses of cougars to landscape disturbance and hunter harvest. In this project, we fit GPS-collars on 50 adult cougars in order to quantify their seasonal habitat use and predation rates of mule deer and other ungulates in relation to wildfires, roads, and forestry activity. Our project takes place across three study areas in southern British Columbia (Okanagan, Boundary, and East Kootenay) which overlap with ongoing studies on GPS-collared mule deer, white-tailed deer, and bighorn sheep. This project supports the British Columbia Wildlife Federation’s mission to understand threats to mule deer populations and the role of landscape change on predator-prey interactions to inform long-term habitat restoration initiatives.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adam Ford;Karen E Hodges

Student:

Partner:

BC Wildlife Federation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.