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Investigation of optimal underground (geothermal) seasonal thermal energy storage systems within smart energy communities

The growth of underground seasonal thermal energy storage systems has been relatively slow due to limited understanding with regard to optimal system design for different locations and building/community archetypes. Thermal interactions between underground storages and the surrounding strata as well as the effects of seasonal changes are not entirely understood making the development of optimized systems difficult. Development of advanced tools that address these issues are required for accurate modeling, simulation, analysis, design and optimization of underground seasonal thermal energy storage for a variety of building and community archetypes. The objective of this research is to determine the most appropriate underground seasonal thermal energy storage system(s) for the S2E smart energy community through developing an integrated approach that allows for optimal design of such systems given local conditions and proposed building/community archetypes. S2E will benefit from this project as it will illustrate the relevance of seasonal thermal energy storage within smart community designs and the benefits and limitations associated with various system designs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Rosen

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Bioponics growth system to promote beneficial root traits in small fruit and vegetable crops

Bioponics is an innovative form of container gardening that uses patented processes to create ideal growing
conditions for edible crops. The company, Bioponix Agricultural Corp., has developed a specialized Bioponix
growing container, along with a liquid organic fertilizer and soil conditioner with a bioactive nutritive consortium.
This partnership project will document the growth of strawberry, tomato, cucumber, bell pepper, lettuce and basil
in a bioponics system, compared to hydroponics and field soil. We will measure the antioxidant capacity and
vitamin C content of all harvested fruits and vegetables, and study their root traits to understand the yield
responses. Rising food prices are encouraging Canadians to purchase more nutritious, locally-grown fruits and
vegetables. The bioponics system may be a good option for urban households with limited gardening space, and
for commercial greenhouses who are concerned about production costs. Study results will demonstrate the technoeconomic
benefits of the bioponics system, a novel method of container gardening with potential to meet the needs
of households and commercial growers in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joann Whalen

Student:

Partner:

Bioponix Agriculture Corp.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Sensors-based Driving Behavior Monitoring System

Video surveillance on mobile platforms such as school buses and public transit systems is increasingly important to ensure the safety of the public and the drivers. These systems are typically equipped with various sensors, e.g., GPS and accelerometer. In this project, the intern will develop a pattern recognition algorithm for our partner organization to fuse and analyze the data from various sensors, identify dangerous driving behaviors, give timely warning to drivers, and create driver behavior profiles, which can be used to improve drivers’ driving skills and identify candidates for re-training. The result will improve the safety of the driver and the passengers, and enhance the competitiveness of the partner’s product in the market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jie Liang

Student:

Partner:

Seon Design Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation non-destructive de l’effet des coupes partielles sur les propriétés mécaniques du bois de l’épinette noire

Les coupes partielles sont parmi les solutions envisageables pour assurer la pérennité des ressources forestières. Cependant, exception faite de la masse volumique et de quelques caractéristiques macroscopiques, les connaissances essentielles sur les effets réels des coupes partielles sur la productivité forestière, la qualité du bois et sa valeur marchande sont manquantes. Le recours aux essais destructifs et l’immaturité des plantations aménagées par coupes partielles sont parmi les raisons de ce manque. Plusieurs travaux ont démontré que l’éclaircie des peuplements naturels accélère la croissance, mais peut diminuer significativement la masse volumique du bois. Il est donc nécessaire d’étendre la caractérisation du bois issu de forêts aménagées à d’autres propriétés du bois, notamment celles mécaniques, en recourant à des essais non destructifs. Ce projet vise à mettre en place une procédure rapide et non destructive pour évaluer les effets des coupes partielles sur les propriétés mécaniques du bois de l’épinette noire.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmed Koubaa

Student:

Partner:

Rayonier A.M. Canada S.E.N.C. - Tembec;SPG Hydro International

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Forestry; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Hollow Fiber Recovery for Sustainable Water Treatment: Optimization, Automation, and Advanced Materials

Membranes are becoming the dominant technology in treating drinking water and wastewater. Membranes can be made in various geometries, but hollow fibers are the preferred form factor; they can be packed more efficiently, reducing the plant size and they are often easier to clean than alternative geometries. Nevertheless, during use, membranes will become fouled, which limits how much water can pass through them as well as potentially impacting the quality of the treated water. As such, membranes need to be cleaned frequently. Membrane cleaning is complicated and time intensive, requiring analysis of what fouled the membranes and a trial-and-error approach to identify which chemicals will be most effective in recovering the membrane’s performance. This research aims to evaluate and clean fouled hollow fiber membranes from drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, develop automated processes for cleaning protocols, and explore the use of new electrified membrane processes to limit fouling.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charles-Francois De Lannoy

Student:

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Federated Learning (FL) Interoperability, Access and Latency Optimization on The Edge and Cloud

As the underlying networks transition into 5G and 6G infrastructure, the optimal task performance across different WIoT devices with different energy consumption and computing power require coordination at both the software and hardware levels to maximize accessibility and minimize latency to support emerging applications. The proposed research will explore the various parameter space to determine how federated learning should be optimally executed in real-time, in the edge and cloud, to maximize user experience supported by upcoming 6G networks. The proposed research will explore the interoperability scenarios of an optimized Federated Learning model for the company’s digital services & product development strategy with focus on Mobile Edge Networks (MENs). This project aims at providing recommendations of optimum pathways for hardware & software interoperability to integrate WIoT (parameters) with FutureCite company’s digital strategy for a 5G to 6G transition scenarios, and the identification of costs of these optimum pathways for partner company.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Yam;Rasha Kashef

Student:

Partner:

FutureCite Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University; Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

The importance of brand identity: Researching and developing a comprehensive design language and adaptable visual components

Today, there is an abundance of stakeholder engagement and data visualization platforms. However, they are overwhelming to use, and the data is not easy to interpret. To explore how new methods of visual design and data visualization, Veras Technologies Inc. will work with intern Divine Okonkwo to research, design, and test a comprehensive design language, adaptable visual components, and a interactive data visualization system. The intern will test the data visualization system with internally company data and publicly available population statistics. Veras hopes to use this research to establish a strong brand identity and further develop their verified AI-driven stakeholder engagement platform. The intern hopes the results of this study will advance their understanding and abilities in visual communication.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniela Sirbu

Student:

Partner:

Veras

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

New and Digital Media; Information and Communications Technology; Technology

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Accelerate

Interactive online engagement: Researching, developing, and integrating permission-based public ledgers

Today, there is an abundance of social media and user engagement platforms. However, they are disorganized and unverified which creates unreliable engagement data. To explore new methods of creating an engagement platform, Veras Technologies Inc. will work with intern Md Hasan Tareque to research and develop a verified and secure engagement platform that leverages blockchain and AI. The intern will research, design, develop, and internally test various forms of blockchain technology including permission-based and public blockchain ledgers and AI integration methods. Veras hopes to use this study to research and develop their verified engagement platform. The intern hopes the results of the study will help advance the collective knowledge of blockchain and AI.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Anvik

Student:

Partner:

Veras

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Technology; Artificial Intelligence

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Accelerate

Reconceptualizing the T?i?ch? Archive

The proposed research seeks to contribute to Indigenous cultural health and resilience by employing a three-phased approach of re-centering, re-animating, and repatriating archived belongings. These three phases involve the rethinking of archival structures in terms of Indigenous categorical systems (re-centering), the organization of collection spaces to promote Indigenous knowledge transmission (re-animating), and the return of cultural belongings to their communities (repatriating). Each phase will use qualitative Indigenous research methods (such as learning circles) to address unique research questions. The objectives of this research are as follows: one, to reconceptualize archival systems within an Indigenous worldview; two, to apply this reconceptualized archival system and investigate its impact on cultural resilience; and three, to generate recommendations for how repatriation policies should include Indigenous Knowledge Systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andie Palmer

Student:

Partner:

Institute for Circumpolar Health Research

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Détresse psychologique et bien-être entrepreneurial des entrepreneures québécoises

Depuis des années, les chercheurs en entrepreneuriat ont tenté d’étudier les facteurs qui influencent la propension des individus à s’engager et à persévérer dans une activité entrepreneuriale. Le rôle de la santé et du bien-être des entrepreneures comme facteur de maintien dans la carrière entrepreneuriale reste à développer, car le maintien d’une bonne santé physique et mentale pour les entrepreneures constitue l’un des plus importants défis à surmonter d’ici les dix prochaines années selon le ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation. L’objectif de ce projet de recherche est de comprendre les facteurs de détresse psychologique et de bien-être entrepreneurial pour les fondatrices de startups et de saisir le rôle et l’influence des structures d’accompagnement entrepreneurial sur le maintien de la santé mentale. Enfin, l’ambition est de proposer le co-développement comme méthode de soutien pour la santé mentale des entrepreneures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maarouf Ramadan;Florence Guiliani

Student:

Partner:

Réseau des femmes d'Affaires du Québec

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Promouvoir l’autodétermination chez les adolescent.es et les jeunes adultes à travers une activité réflexive-créative afin de favoriser une prise de décisions reflétant le soi authentique

Le développement identitaire est central pour les adolescents et les jeunes adultes. Cependant, divers défis existent, par exemple l’influence des médias et les attentes des parents et des pairs. De plus, peu d’emphase est portée au développement identitaire dans les milieux fréquentés par les jeunes (ex. : écoles). Apprendre à connaitre notre soi authentique – qui l’on est véritablement (valeurs, intérêts, etc.) – est primordial pour prendre des décisions significatives et vivre un plus grand bien-être. Ce projet de recherche vise donc à examiner chez les jeunes ce que signifie être son soi authentique, ainsi que les stratégies qui favorisent son émergence et la prise de décisions significatives. Ce projet est réalisé avec le Mouvement santé mentale Québec et s’inscrit dans leur campagne annuelle « CHOISIR, c’est ouvrir une porte ». Ce projet permettra de construire une activité réflexive-créative à offrir gratuitement à divers milieux (ex. : écoles) avec l’objectif de cultiver le soi authentique et l’autodétermination pour favoriser des décisions significatives dans la vie.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Lane

Student:

Partner:

Mouvement santé mentale Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Holocene sea-level history and environmental change, Calvert Island, British Columbia Year Two

Changes in sea-level are attributable mainly to crustal deformation, changes in global ocean volumes (eustasy) and the response of the Earth’s crust to glaciation (isostasy). On the British Columbia coast, sea-level history is complex owing to regional differences in these factors. A geographic data gap exists in our understanding of Holocene (past 10,000 years) sea-level change and landscape evolution along the central coast. The proposed research will help close this gap, by studying post-glacial sea-level and landscape response on Calvert Island. Preliminary geoarchaeological research in the area shows evidence for early Holocene human occupation that, coupled with archaeological evidence from elsewhere on the coast (eg Haida Gwaii) may support a West Coast model for peopling of the Americas. The project addresses the mandate of the Tula Foundation, which is the creation and dissemination of knowledge about the ecosystems and cultural history of the central BC coast.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Walker

Student:

Partner:

The Hakai Institute, part of the Tula Foundation

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Natural Resources

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Elevate

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