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Les discours d’histoire de l’art de la série télévisuelle sur l’art

Envisagées dans une perspective historique, certaines séries télé sur l’art plébiscité par leurs publics de masse aux États-Unis, en France et en Grande-Bretagne et dont le rayonnement s’est poursuivi au-delà de leur diffusion d’origine, ont participé à la construction et la diffusion de discours d’histoire de l’art auprès du plus grand nombre. Cette étude s’attarde à l’analyse des médiations de séries sur l’art pendant la période d’émergence, d’institutionnalisation et d’autodétermination du média télévisuel entre 1945 et la fin des années 1960 pour ensuite vérifier les résonances avec des séries contemporaines alors que le média est actuellement soumis à des transformations fondamentales possiblement comparables à celles de ses origines. Le séjour de recherche MITACS en France permet de retracer dans les archives nationales les contextes et médiations à l’origine de certaines séries françaises ciblées et de les analyser avec les outils scientifiques offerts par le département des études et de la recherche de l’Institut national d’histoire de l’art.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emmanuel Château-Dutier

Student:

Partner:

Institut national d'histoire de l'art

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Écrire à partir de la mémoire des lieux

Ce séjour de recherche s’inscrit dans le cadre d’une cotutelle de thèse entre l’Université de Montréal et l’Université Paris Nanterre. Le projet, mené au sein de l’Observatoire des écritures contemporaines françaises et francophones (OEC), permettra d’étudier un pan récent de la littérature contemporaine, les « littératures de terrain », forme assez peu pratiquée au Canada et relativement peu étudiée. Ce séjour de recherche sera l’occasion de collaborer avec d’éminents chercheurs et de prendre une part active aux travaux menés par l’OEC. En plus de nourrir la thèse en cours, ce séjour permettra de tisser des liens durables avec des chercheurs, doctorants ou écrivains appartenant au réseau interdisciplinaire constitué autour de l’OEC – relations qui dépasseront le cadre de la seule thèse. Somme toute, les personnes côtoyées, les activités menées et les ressources consultées pendant ce séjour en France permettront d’accomplir un travail de recherche conséquent, approfondi et pérenne.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Pascale Huglo

Student:

Partner:

Université de Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Entertainment and Media

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Programming Techniques for QUBO Compatible Processors

The main problem this internship project explores is the selection, conversion, and encoding of mathematical models that pertain to the finance industry for processing on available types of analog optimization processors. This research investigation aims to develop new algorithms and code that take advantage of an analog optimization process which acts as an “oracle” for a classical Turing Machine computer. This will be done by developing methods to translate a range of problems into the ideal form for currently available adiabatic annealing hardware. 1QBit will develop software applications to translate problems into quadratic unconstrained binary optimization (QUBO) problems, enabling a broader range of practical problems to be addressed by a computer that has access to an oracle that answers a problem via an annealing process. This project is part of 1QBit’s exploration of how to best utilize an annealing oracle for various optimization problems. This research puts 1QBit and Canada in a leadership role as a software developer of this novel approach to computation and optimization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian Marcus;Vikram Krishnamurthy;Robert Raussendorf

Student:

Partner:

1Qbit (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de l’évolution de la latéralité chez l’humain

Ce projet de recherche propose d’étudier l’origine de la latéralité humaine. En effet, la vaste majorité des humains préfère systématiquement l’utilisation d’une main relativement à l’autre tandis que nos plus proches cousins, les grands singes, n’ont pas une telle préférence. Cette préférence pour une main plutôt que l’autre est détectable dans nos os puisque ceux du côté favorisé sont généralement plus robustes. La visite du musée à Cleveland permettra de faire des modèles 3D des ossements de grands singes et d’humains pour ainsi pouvoir en mesurer le degré d’asymétrie. Ceci permettra ensuite de comparer ces différents degrés d’asymétrie à celle des fossiles et de déterminer à quand remonte l’asymétrie dans la lignée humaine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Drapeau

Student:

Partner:

Case Western Reserve University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development and evaluation of WinSport’s IPLAY program: A mixed methods examination of a physical literacy-based initiative for newcomer youths

Physical literacy (PL) programs focus on developing competence, confidence, and the knowledge to be physically active (PA) across the lifespan. Given that current rates of PA among children are continuing to decline, with only 9% of children meeting the Canadian PA guidelines, PL programs provide a unique opportunity to facilitate a lifelong interest in PA. The partner organization, WinSport, is interested in developing, rigorously evaluating, and iterating a community outreach program which seeks to promote health, PA, and engagement among new immigrant youths. However, WinSport currently lacks the research capacity to so. Thus, the aim of this project is to use a mixed methods approach to understand and iteratively improve the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of a Physical Literacy-based program targeting new immigrant youths. This MITACS proposal focuses on the qualitative exploration, which will include a grounded theory approach to inquire about past experiences with physical activities in Canada, self-assessments of each PL domain, and the general expectations of the program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew Kwan

Student:

Partner:

Calgary Olympic Development Association

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Brock University

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’une écloserie de homard aux Îles-de-la-Madeleine

La pêche au homard américain est un des principaux moteurs économiques aux Îles-de-la-madeleine. En 2021, les débarquements de ce crustacé ont représenté plus de 60% du total des captures effectuées toutes espèces confondues. Bien que ces chiffres soient plus qu’encourageants pour l’industrie des pêches ainsi que l’économie madelinienne, il convient de demeurer prudent en considérant certaines erreurs du passé, mais aussi les effets du réchauffement climatique. Ainsi, il serait bénéfique de commencer à travailler sur des solutions de conservation des stocks pour les Îles. Une méthode actuellement utilisée consiste à élever de jeunes post-larves en écloserie pour ensuite les ensemencer sur les fonds de pêche. Le présent projet propose de mener des essais d’optimisation des techniques traditionnelles (notamment au niveau de la diète et de la température), dans le but de proposer à l’industrie une approche innovante, moins couteuse et plus performante au niveau du succès d’ensemencement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Cloutier

Student:

Partner:

Merinov (Rimouski, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Accelerate

Extrusion printing of hydrogels for cell therapies

Hydrogels have been widely researched as biomaterials for cell and drug delivery. Allarta has developed polymer-based capsules, based on pioneering research at McMaster University, with a range of diffusion profiles. Allarta has shown the ability of these hydrogels to support different mammalian cell types including stem cells and islets. Furthermore, such cell-containing hydrogels have been shown to remain viable and functional in vitro, with effective release of mediators, and in vivo, with the ability to correct blood glucose in diabetic rodents for significant period of time.
The current project involves adapting these materials to extrusion printing into a range of 3D objects. This will involve identifying and setting up a suitable extrusion printing device, and adapting the hydrogels to the specific requirements posed by 3D extrusion processes.
Key aims are to 1. Design hydrogel compositions that achieve certain mechanical properties, including tensile strength and deformation resistance. 2. Test hydrogel permeability and resistance to degradation under physiological conditions. 3. Assess the cell viability and function within these hydrogels as function of cell type and environmental factors.
The hydrogels will include commercially available materials and Allarta’s own compositions. Cells will include model cells such as rat donor islets and stem cells.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaowu Shirley Tang

Student:

Partner:

Stem Cell Network;Allarta Life Science Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Data Driven Transit Signal Priority Reliability Analysis

This study will analyse Calgary Transit’s bus operations on The City’s road network. Intersections and road segments will be categorized based on Level of Service (LOS) based performance indicators such as bus travel time and schedule adherence. The outcomes of the analysis will indicate whether a particular intersection needs transit signal priority (TSP) to improve its LOS. Intersections will be ranked then from least critical to most critical to aid in identifying intersections vulnerable to severe delay at the network level. The results will be used to present TSP implementation recommendations to the City of Calgary. Various sets of data including real-time bus positioning data, passenger loading data, and the INRIX (a web application that uses crowd source data from vehicles and produces operational analytics) travel time data to accurately evaluate each intersection’s operational performance along a corridor.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lina Kattan

Student:

Partner:

City of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration; Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Microbiomes associés aux peuplements multi-clonaux de peuplier faux-tremble

Le peuplier faux-tremble (Populus tremuloides) est une des espèces les plus abondantes dans la forêt boréale mixte de l’est du Canada. Cette espèce à la capacité de se reproduire par drageonnement et forme par conséquent des peuplements constitués de tiges appartenant à un nombre limité de génotypes (i.e. d’individus génétiquement distincts). Le peuplier faux-tremble a non seulement un intérêt écologique important, mais aussi un intérêt socio-économique pour les nombreux services écosystémiques rendus et pour lesquels il est valorisé. Ces services écosystémiques du peuplier sont influencés par plusieurs facteurs dont les micro-organismes qui lui sont associés. Par ailleurs, la composition chimique des feuilles de peupliers est variable selon le génotype et sa litière pourrait donc influencer la composition du sous-bois et les communautés microbiennes du sol. L’objectif de ce projet est de déterminer la contribution relative des facteurs d’habitats et du génotype des peupliers dans la composition du sous-bois et des communautés microbiennes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mebarek Lamara;Yves Bergeron

Student:

Partner:

Forex Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring appropriate business models for establishment of water quality monitoring service in Newfoundland and Labrador

The private water sources of the remote rural communities in Newfoundland and Labrador are under constant threat from multiple contaminations, however, there is no existing affordable and accessible laboratory facility available to monitor those water samples. Previous studies highlighted the serious long-term health and economic implications of the hidden contaminations. Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish a laboratory and/or network, in order to identify the potential health risks and to take corrective measures. Prior to the establishment of the proposed laboratory, an appropriate development plan is essential to make this initiative sustainable and effective and hence this research. The study intends to explore the appropriate business/financials models for establishing water quality monitoring services in the province. The study will help the partner organization to identify the best practice serving the remote rural communities with innovative solutions in terms of regular water monitoring, appropriate treatment and community engagement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Atanu Sarkar

Student:

Partner:

Fay Environmental Canada Ltd

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Water

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Improvement and optimization of the reservoir operational rule curve under the historical condition and climate change effects – Case study of Thac Mo Reservoir (Vietnam)

Water resource management has been a challenge facing many regions worldwide, including Vietnam and Canada. Reservoirs are crucial in water management. The project is to further the intern’s PhD research on improving the reservoir operational rule with a case study of Thac Mo Reservoir in southern Vietnam. A model combining a rainfall-runoff framework, reservoir operating architecture, and a modern heuristic optimization technique is developed to effectively achieve the hydropower production and water supply to downstream. The project is expected to improve the model performance, leading to a good applicability that could convince the potential operators and managers. Different independent data, such as separated historical data of Thac Mo reservoir and data from a Canadian reservoir, is intended to be utilized to firmly verify the model and optimize solutions. Other optimization algorithms could be applied and compared. On the other hand, the potential impact of climate change on currently used and optimized operation rules based on new Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6) scenarios will be considered, then propose mitigation process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tri Nguyen-Quang

Student:

Partner:

Viet Nam National University Ho Chi Minh City

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Water; Sustainability & the Environment; Natural Resources

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Preserving the hearing health of music students: From exploring the risks of noise overexposure to prevention strategies

Primary Objective: In this pilot project, in the short term, we propose to explore the risks associated with noise overexposure in music practice, to test innovative prevention strategies and to develop an auditory assessment protocol that responds to the specific or expressed needs of musicians and to test its feasibility (e.g. duration, number of sessions, satisfaction) on a small number of musicians. In the long term, the ultimate goal of the project is to implement a program to promote the hearing health and well-being of musicians and music industry professionals by adopting an ecological approach to health promotion with action on the determinants of health, including prevention, early identification and rehabilitation.Our field of investigation will be the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal, which has close to 600 students majoring in different musical disciplines and styles (classical and jazz performance, composition and sound design). Our hypothesis is that music students have a low level of knowledge of the phenomenon of hearing loss, despite the awareness-raising activities offered to them in the context of acoustics, psychoacoustics and musicians’ body health courses. They would still adopt bad habits, presenting a stigma related to preventive measures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adriana Lacerda

Student:

Partner:

Tuiuti University of Paraná

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Education; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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