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Optimisation du cycle de pesage d’une balance industrielle à l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle

L’ensachage de produits dans l’industrie agroalimentaire se fait couramment par vérification du poids du produit mis en sachet. Or, les contrôles de poids sont soumis à de fortes règlementations et cette étape constitue un ralentissement dans la mise en sachet du produit. L’objectif de ce projet est donc d’optimiser cette étape de la chaîne de conditionnement à l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle en agissant sur la rapidité afin de pouvoir réaliser plus de sacs en un temps donné tout en augmentant la précision de poids en vue de limiter les pertes. Avec ce projet, Premier Tech Chronos continue sa transition vers l’amélioration et l’optimisation de ses systèmes à l’aide de l’intelligence artificielle. Cela permettra à cette entreprise de rester un acteur majeur du conditionnement de produits et de proposer à ses clients des solutions optimisées pour l’ensachage de leurs produits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ismail Khriss;Jean Brousseau

Student:

Partner:

Premier Tech Systèmes Automatisés

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Agriculture and Food

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing Market for Marine Yeasts in Aquafeeds, Brewing, Baking, By-Products, and Pharmaceuticals Canadian Industries.

Yeast is a single celled micro-organism that converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols through the process of fermentation. Yeast is very useful in many industries and there are no local producers of yeast in Canada. This research will focus on optimizing the growth of selected marine yeast strain isolated from the marine environment for commercialization and assessing the market for marine yeast users across different industries from the Aquafeeds industry to the brewing, baking, by-products, and pharmaceutical industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Javier Santander

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Aquaculture and Fishing; Biotechnology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Le Big Data chez HQE : Identifications des opportunités en intelligence d’affaires, analyse des exigences informationnelles et mise en place de deux prototypes

Les organisations produisent de grande quantité de données, de divers types, différentes sources et à une fréquence très élevée. Le phénomène des données volumineuses (communément appelé Big Data) constitue une mine d’or pour ces organisations car plusieurs données restent souvent encore sous exploitées. Ce projet vise donc à développer certains mécanismes afin d’identifier des opportunités d’analyse et de traitement des données volumineuses, et ainsi d’y extraire des connaissances pertinentes qui permettront de mieux supporter les décisions des gestionnaires chez Hydro-Québec Équipement (HQE). Une analyse des besoins Big Data ainsi que deux prototypes seront développés lors de ces stages.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elie Elia

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Exploration et intégration de modèles d’intelligence artificielle au sein d’une plateforme liant des villes à leurs habitants

Identifier les besoins et intégrer des modèles d’intelligence artificielle au sein d’une plateforme connectant la ville à ses habitants dans le cadre d’un projet autonome.
La vie quotidienne d’un citoyen est largement influencée par des changements saisonniers extérieurs et par d’autres évènements prévisibles tels que les conditions météorologiques, les élections municipales, les affluences provoquées par les horaires du travail etc.
L’objectif est alors de recenser et de prioriser les besoins des villes et de ses habitants qui nécessitent l’application d’algorithmes d’intelligence artificielle selon les bases de données disponibles : internes à l’entreprise ou externes. Une prospection des données est alors également nécessaire. Après des fouilles des données et l’établissement des besoins, s’ensuivra la réalisation de prototypes de modèles de prédiction, de recommandation et d’aide à la décision afin de l’intégrer dans la plateforme.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gilles Pesant

Student:

Partner:

B-CITI Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

L’Union européenne : de la culture à l’autonomie stratégique?

Dans la dernière décennie, nous avons vu les États européens délaisser le concept de culture stratégique, soit la création d’une convergence sur les priorités militaires et les usages de la force, pour prioriser davantage une autonomie stratégique, soit la création de capacités militaires propres à l’Union européenne et ses membres.

Mon projet vise à comprendre cette reprioritisation militaire et stratégique des États européens par une analyse quantitative de discours des chefs d’État français et allemands, puis d’entrevues semi-dirigées qualitative en France et en Allemagne avec des diplomates et militaires des deux pays. Cette question est pertinente vu la montée des tensions en Europe de l’Est, en Asie et en raison du maintien d’un discours européiste du président français et nous aidera à comprendre la manière dont les États européens réagissent à ces tensions. Nous nous attendons à expliquer les principaux points de pression affectant la politique des États ainsi que la manière dont ces derniers voient leur intégration dans le domaine de la défense sur le long terme.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frédéric Mérand

Student:

Partner:

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Optimisation de la conception de la machine àligaturer

Les monteurs de ligne trouvent des difficultés de manipulation de la machine à ligaturer. Les deux causes essentiels sont son poids élevé ainsi que sa conception qui peut être amélioré. Le but essentiel du projet est de fournir une nouvelle conception de la machine qui consiste à diminuer son poids par changer les matières composants d’une part et par modifier sa conception géometrique de l’autre part. De plus, le projet vise à rendre la manipulation de la machine plus facile par atténuer sesbords (pour diminuer l’opposition des obstacles comme les branches d’arbres) et par introduire un moteur électrique portable à batterie rechargeable qui peut effectuer lui-même la traction de la machine

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thien-My Dao

Student:

Partner:

Expertech Network Installation Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Design & Optimization of Triboelectric Nanogenerator (TENG) for Energy Harvesting at Low Frequencies

To harvest renewable energy from ocean waves, in this research we propose to study innovative triboelectric nanogenerators, a new type of energy harvesters especially good at converting small-scale mechanical motions into electricity. Although ocean wave energy is one of the most abundant and widely distributed renewable energy resources, it has not yet been extensively used due to high cost and inefficiency of typical electromagnetic generators (e.g., turbines). In comparison, the triboelectric nanogenerators can achieve higher energy conversion efficiency at small input mechanical amplitude. We will explore to integrate the triboelectric nanogenerator and piezoelectric harvester together to gain even larger power density. The hybrid nanogenerator prototype is aimed at coupling the triboelectric and piezoelectric effects to build self-powered ocean sensing systems for the Internet-of-Things applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lihong Zhang;Mohammad Al Janaideh

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Clean Technology; Ocean Tech

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Visualizing the contribution of microtubules and stretch-activated channels to cardiac arrhythmias

The heart is a complex organ that pumps the equivalent of an Olympic-sized swimming pool of blood to the body each day. To accomplish this incredible feet, millions of cells must work together in a coordinated manner, enabled by tight connections between their electrical and mechanical activity. In cardiac diseases these connections are disturbed, which can lead to deadly changes in the heart’s electrical activity, known as arrhythmias. Despite the clear link between the heart’s mechanical state and deadly arrhythmias, we do not have a good understanding of its importance, or the mechanisms involved. The goal of my research is to understand the importance of the heart’s mechanical sensitivity in cardiac arrhythmias. This will involve experiments in isolated whole hearts and advanced imaging techniques to measure cellular electrical activity and calcium cycling, combined with pharmacological interventions to determine the mechano-sensitive factors involved. Ultimately, my work will provide information critical for developing new treatments for the prevention of deadly cardiac arrhythmias related to the mechanical sensitivity of the heart.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alex Quinn

Student:

Partner:

University of California, Davis

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Pharmaceuticals

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

An observational framework to diagnose imprints of land-atmosphere interactions on climate

Land-atmosphere interactions strongly impact the exchange of heat and water vapor between the land and the atmosphere and play an important role for regional climates. How heat and water vapor exchange affect the near-surface climate is linked to the diurnal growth and decline of the atmospheric boundary layer – the atmospheric layer, which is directly influenced by the land surface. The objective of the project is to develop and validate an observational framework to diagnose imprints of land-atmosphere interactions on climate. For this purpose, ceilometer observations, radiosonde soundings, and surface fluxes will be combined to analyse land-atmosphere interactions at a desert grassland site in Arizona. The results of this research will complement field observations in a mixed-wood forest in New Brunswick. The intern will learn how to plan and execute atmospheric observation campaigns and how the observations can be used to improve current understanding of regional climate change.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manuel Helbig

Student:

Partner:

Northern Arizona University

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Water; Other

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Strengthening Marine Protected Areas in Atlantic Canada and internationally by advancing the integration of social considerations within planning, implementation and management

This project aims to improve the implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Canadian Atlantic, and abroad, by advancing the integration of social equity considerations in MPAs design, implementation and management. The project integrates two case studies. The proposed Eastern Shore Island in Nova Scotia (Canada), and the Iroise Marine Natural Park in Brittany (France). Included in both case studies will be similar questions that explore social equity considerations in two different marine conservation processes: expectations linked to the future implementation of MPA – Canada case study; experiences linked to the long process of implementation and management of an already established MPA – France case study. The questions will explore experiences, lessons, challenges and opportunities from practitioners point of view, and viewpoints from key actors from within the local communities. These two case studies will generate comparative insights that will contribute to marine conservation in Atlantic Canada and France, and further the understanding human dimensions of MPAs in developed contexts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karen Foster

Student:

Partner:

Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Re-imagining knowledge mobilization in a carbon-constrained world: A design research on transnational and transdisciplinary collaborations for Adaptation Futures

Major sustainability challenges, such as climate change, are global; thus, addressing them requires active transnational and cross-sectoral approaches to knowledge sharing for collective action. However, the dominant practice of flying thousands of scientists and delegates to attend climate summits and international meetings is responsible for a significant share of carbon emissions. The question, then, is how to scale up global action while simultaneously reducing the environmental impacts of such operations. The goal of this research is to develop low carbon- and travel-intensive alternatives. It also examines how these alternatives may shape the issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion globally. In collaboration with Ouranos, the insights from this research will be experimented at the 2023 Adaptation Futures conference, which is supported by leading organizations and UN agencies. This Mitacs partnership will extend Ouranos’ mission to help Quebec and international communities to better adapt to climate change based on rigorous scientific knowledge.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Blane Harvey

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

McGill University

Program:

Elevate

The gender-based impact of stand your ground laws: a triangulated analysis of homicide trends and legal cases

This research award will support two interns to work as part of an international research partnership between Dalhousie University, Harvard University, the University of Oxford, and the University of Pennsylvannia. We aim to investigate: (1) the impacts that expanding civilian rights and ability to use deadly force in self-defense across the United States have had on rates of intimate partner homicide and (2) how self-defense cases involving violence between intimate partners (the most common form of violence against women) have been treated in the justice system depending on variations in state laws. Each intern will work on activities that support one of these two aims. We expect that this work will result in two peer-reviewed publications and a funding application that will support a larger investigation of not just whether changing self-defense laws impacts violence against women but also for whom and how, to better inform legal and policy reform that reduces (rather than exacerbates) social inequalities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexa Yakubovich

Student:

Partner:

Harvard University;University of Oxford

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award