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Applying Deep Learning to Optimize 3D Pose Estimation from Monocular Video

REP is an athlete development platform for building better, and healthier athletes. Inside the REP platform are computer algorithms that can “see” how people move, and the accurately estimate how they are moving in three dimensions. The REP platform can then compare models of how you move, to models of how experts move. This comparison gives us rich information that people can use to improve their form. However, generating the expert models is quite hard, and it’s not always easy to understand how to actually compare users and experts. This MITACS project will allow us to work with a talented computer vision researcher to optimize our system through integrating our existing training datasets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg Mori

Student:

Partner:

Athlyst Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Chirps for thought

The global meat demand is expected to roughly double by 2050. While the livestock sector monopolizes a lot of land, food and water, edible insects constitute as an interesting alternative to lower environmental stress. Even though almost a quarter of the world population regularly eat insects, their widespread adoption is impeded by the disgust factor and high production costs. In order to facilitate the introduction of edible insects as a locally-produced source of protein for urban populations, this project will see the implementation of a cricket farm promoting community engagement assessing consumer behavior. It will also offer educational programs and provide cricket farm installation services allowing for more people to engage in urban agriculture and diversifying production exchanges between urban farmers. Alvéole would also greatly benefit from this project by diversifying both their insect domestication and educational services, while expanding their range of insect by-products on the market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jordan LeBel;Elizabeth Miller;Satoshi Ikeda

Student:

Partner:

Alvéole

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Appropriate sensor signal analysis and abstraction in physical activity game design

The intern will be involved in the research of state of the art detection of activity from common devices that scales with the sensor capabilities of these devices (i.e. the most basic being accelerometers moving up towards camera detection of physical activity). The intern will strive to create algorithms preventing false positives from occurring and investigating new ways of using sensors and combinations of sensors to digitally capture activity. Output of research is intended to form the basis of key foundational detection techniques for a family of products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kevin Stanley

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment – Year two

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. This research project will develop knowledge and technologies to allow the development of new Trojan Technologies products in these three areas. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Aucoin

Student:

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. This research project will develop knowledge and technologies to allow the development of new Trojan Technologies products in these three areas. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Aucoin

Student:

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Microbial modifying properties of iodinated water in animal production

The iodination of water has been identified as a means to improve animal performance, particularly in the poultry industry. Iodine has been used as an antimicrobial agent under several applications, however, it is unclear how water iodination results in improved animal performance. We hypothesize that iodinated water can improve performance either by reducing pathogen load, or by altering the intestinal microbial community. BioLargo Water, Inc., specializes in leveraging iodine chemistry for applications in water treatment. To further develop iodinated water as a useful strategy in animal production, it is important to identify the impact it has on the population of microbes in the intestinal tract, including endemic pathogens. Through this collaboration we hope to understand how iodinated water impacts the normal microbial population of poultry, the effect on enteric pathogens including Salmonella and determine whether there are any alterations in innate immunity and mucosal defense of the chicken gastrointestinal tract.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benjamin Willing

Student:

Partner:

BioLargo Water, Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Agriculture

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Forêt s’Adapter : Pour le développement d’une sylviculture favorisant l’adaptation des forêts de la Vallée du Haut-St-Laurent aux changements globaux

Au Canada, la forêt privée joue un rôle fondamental dans le fonctionnement des paysages agro-forestiers en procurant d’importants biens et services tant aux propriétaires des boisés qu’à leurs communautés environnantes. Ces forêts devront faire face à des conditions futures incertaines causées par les changements globaux, comme c’est le cas pour les forêts de la Vallée du Haut-St-Laurent (Qc, Canada) où ce projet se déroule. Ces menaces pourront mettre en péril l’intégrité écologique et la capacité à procurer des services écosystémiques. Les propriétaires cherchent des solutions pour rendre leurs boisés moins vulnérables. Ce projet vise à répondre à un premier besoin qui est d’identifier et cartographier les vulnérabilités des forêts aux menaces des changements globaux tels les sècheresses occasionnées par les changements climatiques, les invasions biologiques, les polluants atmosphériques et le dépérissement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frederik Doyon;Sylvain Delagrange;Angélique Dupuch;David Rivest

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

Novel Cell-surface Engineering Methods to Increase Immune-tolerance of Allogenic Cell Transplantation

Blood transfusion is required for surgery, for the treatment of traumatic accidents and for patients with disorders that require lifelong transfusion therapy. However, when patients receive “mismatched” blood transfusion, their immune system will attack and destroy red blood cells with surface sugars and proteins that differ from their own. This results in massive immune responses in patients, causing shock and even death. In this study, we will use a specialized machinery protein called enzyme to “glue” globular hyperbranched polyglycerol (HPG) polymers to the surface of red blood cells to mask the surface sugars and proteins to generate universal donor red blood cells. This study will make the blood transfusion much safer and help solve the shortage of blood supply worldwide by creating red blood cells that can be transfused to people regardless of their blood types, which are the founding objectives of Canadian Blood Services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Blood Services (ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Real-time positioning and tracking of goods in long distance transportation trucks

Since the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed on January 1st 1994, the amount of truck freight moved between Canada, U.S. and Mexico has increased considerably. However, the transportation of goods has still have some gaps that need to be settled such as loss of merchandise and delay in delivery time. The reason of these gaps is due to the involvement of several participants in the transportation loop. The delivery of products from the manufacturers to the retailers is done through asset based carriers (55%) and owner operators (45%). The asset based carriers have their own fleet of trucks equipped with GPS roof-antennas and receivers in order to access online the necessary satellites and to track online their trucks. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chahé Nerguizian

Student:

Partner:

Trans-Pro Logistics Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Data supervision and security in large data repositories

Ensuring data security in large data repositories is a challenging task as the volume and the nature of the data to secure constantly evolves. Large repositories are mostly composed of documents expressed in natural language and as a result they are a rich source of information. Given the importance of personal data protection, this proposal explores new methods to mine networks of communications between users and detect improper dissemination of sensitive information. Our objectives are i) to develop algorithms to automatically identify sensitive information from a document content; ii) understand how information is exchanged in an organization by exploiting communication links between users, and iii) develop automated approaches to prevent undesired dissemination of information.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Jean Meurs

Student:

Partner:

Netmail Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

L’utilisation des cellules dynamiques pour améliorer la performance d’une ligne d’assemblage mixte d’une entreprise réseau et des membres sa chaîne de valeur

À nos jours, les entreprises de fabrication des meubles en bois au Québec vivent une forte concurrence et plusieurs changements du marché. En même temps elles doivent offrir plusieurs designs et spécifications. Durant, ce projet on cherche d’améliorer ces performances pour un réseau d’entreprises constitué par Huppé Meubles Inc. et ses fournisseurs des meubles non-peints. L’objectif est de montré que le l’aménagement des fournisseurs en utilisant le Système Manufacturier Cellulaire Dynamique (SMCD) est le meilleur choix pour eux-mêmes et pour tous le réseau. Un SMCD est un système d’aménagement multi-périodes basé sur la mobilité des postes de travail. Par exemple, durant un période donnée si le déplacement d’une machine peut sauver plusieurs déplacements de matières le SMCD vas le déclencher. Ainsi, au début on va proposer un plusieurs aménagements des fournisseurs pour un horizon donné. Par, la suite on va utiliser la simulation informatique pour mesurer nos indicateurs de performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Georges Abdul-Nour

Student:

Partner:

Huppé Meubles

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of Novel Microparticle and Nanoparticle-Based Controlled Release Formulations for Agriculture

Increasing the productivity of agricultural fields is essential to secure our existing food supplies and provide for the growing world population. In this context, pesticides and fertilizers play an essential role in both increasing crop yields, as well as enhancing crop defenses against environmental stresses such as drought, pests, or diseases. However, the application of existing chemical pesticides and fertilizers can lead to potential downstream environmental issues. Instead, Suncor has recently developed a new category of plant immune aids which activate a plant’s native immune system to induce a range of beneficial responses, including greater resistance to both pest-based and weather-based environmental stresses. Through this collaboration with Dr. Todd Hoare’s lab at McMaster, these immune response triggers will be formulated into nano/microparticle-based controlled release vehicles with well-defined properties to enable improved retention in the soil and higher effectiveness at lower applied doses, reducing product cost to facilitate commercialization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Todd Hoare;Todd R Hoare

Student:

Partner:

Suncor Energy Inc (Mississauga, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing; Mining

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

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