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Business System Intern

Bosco and Roxy’s is in the process of building a comprehensive set of business management tools to support timely business decisions that will drive market share and operations.In manufacturing it can be very challenging to accurately identify costs experienced to produce our products. In the current environment that is 2022 with the many challenges such as supply chain cost increases it is even more important to track and understand our costs. With an accurate tool to create pricing we can remain competitive. This tool is also being designed to use activity based costing so that the numbers are more accurately assigned to the task that incurs the expense. Without this tool an “overhead” percentage is created to all product pricing. With this approach items can attract on overhead cost even if it didn’t participate in attracting that cost. With our new tool we should be able to more accurately assign costs to the correct activity, again leading to a more competitive bid and a better ability to identify unprofitable product lines.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tiffany Bayley

Student:

Partner:

Bosco and Roxy's

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Fabrication and Testing of a Microlens Array Optical System

The purpose of this project is to design and fabricate a compact optical component that will be used in tandem with a display panel to use in Head-Up Display systems. The essence of the optical component design is the use of microlens arrays. Microlens arrays are thin, usually planar lenses composed of much smaller lenslets with diameters usually in the order of 100-200 microns. Using microlens arrays, the optical system can be reduced to a couple of “sheets” of microlens arrays or less, allowing for compactness of the system. Designing with microlens arrays presents a set of challenges such as overcoming the minimum accommodation of the eye, and light interference between each lenslet of the microlens array. Over the course of the project, solutions to these challenges will be sought through computer models and simulations for developing the design. Prototypes will be fabricated and tested to validate the models.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Boris Stoeber

Student:

Partner:

Recon Instruments Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Globally and locally consistent molecular representations through Fibered AutoEncoders

This project aims to explore ideas from a machine learning technique called Fibered AutoEncoders (FAE) for molecular representation learning. This technique will allow us to perceive the molecular space through a topological lens using the concept of fiber bundles, and it will give us a disentangled multi-level encoding of molecules. Since the molecular space is so large, this characteristic is essential to learn a latent molecular space that is easier to navigate and optimize.
Our specific aim is to learn a molecular latent space which stratifies molecular compounds by their scaffold (structural family) or. The benefits of such structuring include better predictive models, constraint and global optimization, and characteristic hopping in the molecular space.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Courtney Paquette

Student:

Partner:

Valence Discovery Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals; Technology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Market Expansion & Curriculum Development Project

Bloom Youth Development is a self-development program for youth aged 6-16. This internship project will help Bloom expand into new Canadian markets to spread their vision to a wider audience. While spreading the vision, Bloom will be able to better understand their consumer, which will allow them to develop a more strategic process, which begins from marketing and ends with a satisfied customer, whether that be a parent or a student. Alongside increasing exposure to new markets, the intern will be responsible for helping develop the program curriculum as a whole. This project will drastically impact the parent organization as they will be able to rapidly grow their business and continue to innovate and make a long lasting impact on the future generations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tara Mantler

Student:

Partner:

Bloom Youth Development

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

SAGE INITIATIVE

Sage Initiative was incorporated in 2020 as Sus Loo Ltd., with a vision to enable a national ecosystem of Indigenous womxn’s trained in impact investment through a trauma-informed lens. Sage Initiative is the first Indigenous womxn’s impact investment collective across Turtle Island and have been recognized as a Bold Innovation by the Indigenous Innovation Program of Grand Challenges Canada. The Sage Initiative is specifically designed to build wealth and prosperity for Indigenous womxn and their families and communities by building the skills and capacity needed to make small to medium sized impact investments that have balanced social, environmental, and fiscal returns. Mitacs interns will support Sage Initiative in our growth period in the areas of business development and digital marketing by providing recommendations that improve effectiveness and efficiency.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Selena Martin

Student:

Partner:

Sage Initiative

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Indigenous Affairs; Social Innovation; Finance and Insurance

University:

Vancouver Island University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Data Analytics and Client Communication Services for the Skill Squirrel platform

Skill Squirrel has developed a web-based platform designed to help people in career transition, and challenged with accessing relevant career services. It serves to offer more purposeful matchmaking between job seekers, learners, trainers, and employers, while also reducing the workload of career services organizations (CSOs) and professionals that offer job search assistance, education recommendations and training programs. Through this Mitacs internship, Skill Squirrel wishes to enhance its Early Adopter Program (EAP), so that CSOs can achieve a better understanding of their client’s needs and achievements; the main project deliverable will be a prototype second iteration of the existing Skill Squirrel platform with new features that will focus on data analytics, this includes a data dashboard for career services professionals and user-to-user communication services. The enhancement of the existing EAP will support the small private and public career and education services providers, who rely heavily on government funding, some of which may not be paid out to the organization until after a job seeker they supported has been employed for a number of months.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Buchner

Student:

Partner:

Skill Squirrel

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Seneca College; Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Creating an Innovative and Accessible Service Model for Communication Training for Children with Communication Difficulties

The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is one of the most common and effective augmentative and alternative communication systems for individuals with communication impairments, including children/youth with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and other neurodevelopmental and communication disorders. Although PECS is empirically supported, the traditional approach to training is resource intensive in terms of treatment duration, staff resources, and cost to families. This is problematic as in the last few years significant changes to autism services in Ontario have occurred (i.e., funding restrictions, focus on brief intervention models, limitations in trained personnel, etc). These changes present significant challenges to community agencies in terms of providing empirically-supported services, such as PECS. This project is designed to address these challenges. The outcomes of this project will include the creation of a new PECS resource package and service model that meets the community’s need for innovative, efficient, accessible PECS training.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Koudys

Student:

Partner:

Bethesda

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Brock University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Développement d’une application utilisant l’intelligence artificielle pour faciliter la détection et l’identification des difficultés de lecture chez l’enfant

Les services d’évaluation offerts en milieux publics, et même privés, sont insuffisants pour répondre aux besoins des enfants vivant avec des troubles de la communication (12% au Canada). Afin de limiter le risque d’effets à long terme sur le développement de l’enfant ainsi que sur sa réussite scolaire, une intervention précoce et un soutien pédagogique est essentiel. Malgré le développement des technologies appliquées au domaine de l’éducation et les avancées en intelligence artificielle, aucun outil visant notamment l’identification des troubles de lecture n’existe à ce jour. Ce stage vise le développement d’un outil technologique visant l’analyse automatisée de la parole.
Pour le stagiaire, les avantages sont nombreux. D’entrée de jeu, sa contribution à un projet d’innovation et de transfert de technologie dans un domaine d’application novateur est pertinent pour sa carrière future. Le fait de contribuer à un projet de transfert de technologie en innovation dans le secteur des technologies de la réadaptation permettra de se trouver à mi-chemin entre les technologies de l’éducation et les technologies de la santé.
Pour le milieu partenaire, l’avantage concurrentiel que lui procurera l’utilisation de l’outil ainsi que le positionnement en technologie de la communication que cela lui permettra s’avèrera des plus avantageux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jihene Rezgui

Student:

Partner:

Clinique MultiSens;Les Solutions PhonIA

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

College d’enseignement general et professionnel de Maisonneuve

Program:

Accelerate

Use of hydrogen peroxide for heap leaching of secondary copper sulfides

Copper is typically extracted from secondary sulfide minerals using heap leaching, a relatively low-cost hydrometallurgical technique. In this process, leaching solutions are irrigated on top of a packed ore bed and percolate through the porous materials. Fe(III) is required as an oxidant in the extraction process and must be continuously regenerated to sustain the reaction. Fe(III) can be regenerated inside the heap via bacterial-assisted oxidation of ferrous by oxygen or outside the heap using various oxidants, such as hydrogen peroxide. This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of using hydrogen peroxide to oxidize ferrous for heap leaching of copper secondary sulfides. To achieve this goal, laboratory column leaching tests will be carried out with secondary copper sulfides, followed by kinetic modelling. The findings will help heap leach operations to manage oxidant regeneration with the use of hydrogen peroxide when the application of the traditional heap bioleaching is infeasible.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wenying Liu;David Dreisinger

Student:

Partner:

Cytec Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the Effectiveness of an Online Research Education Course to Build Capacity for Meaningful Research Partnerships Among the Spinal Cord Injury Research System

People with spinal cord injury (SCI) want to work with researchers as research partners. However, people with SCI have said they do not feel like they have enough knowledge of the research process to be involved, or that researchers have only involved people with SCI in research for the researcher’s gain. To help people learn the knowledge and skills needed for a research partnership, an online course has been created by the North American Spinal Cord Injury Consortium, which is a network of SCI groups and organizations (including the Canadian/American Spinal Research Organization). The University of British Columbia Okanagan is partnering on this research project with the CSRO to understand if completing an online course can increase one’s knowledge and skills for being in a research partnership. Through this partnership, CSRO will gain valuable information for improving future versions of the course, and can take many of the lessons learned to inform the current decision making processes they follow when deciding to fund or not fund research programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather L Gainforth

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Spinal Research Organizations

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Applying in vitro flowering systems to increase the efficiency of cultivar selection and propagation in cannabis

Since legalization, cannabis has become a multibillion dollar industry and is now one of our most economically important crops in Canada. A unique aspect of the cannabis industry is that the market demands are continually evolving and there is a constant need for new cultivars with unique chemical and flavour profiles. This is an expensive and time-consuming process, but will play an important role in the long-term success of Canadian cannabis producers. The objective of this research program is to develop new methods to refine the selection process and to bring new genetics to market quicker. Both of these objectives will be achieved by exploiting in vitro flowering, first as a pre-screen for cultivar development, then as a more efficient propagation system to rapidly multiply elite genetics. Ultimately, this will reduce the cost of genetic improvement and help bring them to market quicker and cheaper, providing a competitive advantage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Max Jones

Student:

Partner:

ArtisCannabis Ltd.;Entourage

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Biotechnology; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Eye-tracking based early detection and monitoring of neurodevelopmental disorders in virtual reality environments

The metaverse and associated technologies are opening up a wide array of opportunities, including ones that allow for the advancement of personalized medicine. This project will use a common feature of modern virtual reality headsets, eye tracking, to provide screening and monitoring of two very common conditions in Canada and the world at large: autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyper disorder. This adaptation will allow soon to be common virtual and augmented reality headsets to provide beneficial information to both care providers and the individuals living with these disorders. Nomad XR will then explore the best way to commercialize and scale this technology to make it as accessible as possible, while providing a revenue stream to itself by (1) licensing the technology for clinical usage and (2) exploring subscription style apps.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jody Culham;Emma Duerden

Student:

Partner:

Nomad XR

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

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