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Development of a dynamic control strategy for automated window shades

Commercial and multi-unit residential buildings located in cities with high sun exposure often experience challenges regulating indoor temperature due to the uneven distribution of solar radiation and localized overheating. For buildings located in cold climate zones, localized overheating – and in turn, localized indoor cooling – during the winter heating season is often overshadowed by the need to meet the building’s heating demand. This study proposes the use of smart shading systems to regulate the amount and duration of sun exposure within an indoor space. A dynamic control strategy will be developed to reduce both whole-building and localized cooling demand during the day and regulate indoor thermal conditions overnight. In partnership with AI Shading, results from this study will directly impact the technological development of the next phase of the AI Shading technology to improve its applicability for implementation in commercial buildings within Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lexuan Zhong

Student:

Partner:

AI Shading

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Development of a Secure and Reliable Online Platform for Real-Estate Transactions

The primary objective of the project is to investigate, design and prototype a secure and reliable online tool that enables real-estate buyers to pay deposits on real-estate transactions electronically via credit or debit card. In addition, it will allow real-estate brokers to log in and view transaction statistics. The tool will provide a user friendly online form to accept buyer’s input from any devices (laptops/desktops/tablets/smartphones). The buyer data will be sent to the ExactDeposit server for further processing. The credit card and brokerage information will be sent to a 3rd party gateway for payment processing once the data filtering has been completed. This system will give the realestate buyer – a secure, yet simple and flexible means of sending deposit funds and give participating brokerages the ability access transaction statistics. The project will be a crucial part in the partner organization’s road to commercialization of the product. The proposal has the potential to train valuable HQP in the areas of software integration technologies and cutting edge research in secure and reliable communication protocols.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Srinivas Sampalli

Student:

Partner:

ExactDeposit Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Hybrid Multifunctional 3D bioprinting systems

Successfully fabricating complex living tissue structures demands carefully designed tissue scaffolds that mimic complex native tissues, which 3D bioprinting aims to achieve by creating 3D mimics of natural tissues. The fabrication of functional 3D tissues is challenging due to the limitation of oxygen and nutrient transport to cells inside the printed scaffold. Among the numerous bioprinting techniques recently developed and advanced, none of them are adequate to fabricate tissues with multiple cells and 3D blood vessel networks. The extrusion bioprinting has evolved to a freeform reversible embedding of suspended hydrogels (FRESH), enabling suspending 3D structure printing in the supporting gel bath. Stereolithography (SLA) bioprinting also has evolved to a volumetric SLA (VSLA) bioprinting, enabling high-speed 3D bioprinting by the light projection of 2D slices of the pre-loaded 3D models from all possible angles, while the bioink container rotates around itself. Here, we will develop a hybrid bioprinting system by integrating the FRESH extrusion bioprinting with the VSLA bioprinting system to create a solid organ (e.g., liver) with blood vessel networks. The integration requires elaborately tuned physical properties of bioinks to be suitable for the bioprinting process while maintaining the essential biological characteristics (e.g., biocompatibility, cell adhesion, and cell interactions).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Keekyoung Kim

Student:

Partner:

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Efficacy of two mental well-being interventions provided by CheckingIn, a smart device application

Smart device applications show great promise as a means to improve the mental health and well-being of users. CheckingIn is one such app. CheckingIn monitors self-reported daily mood states of users and suggests exercises to improve user’s mental health and well-being. Although the app’s well-being programs are scientifically informed, there is a general lack of research investigating how effective such apps are in improving mental health. Therefore, CheckingIn requires more research to examine the effectiveness of their app’s mental
health programs. The goal of the present project is to evaluate changes in the mental health of application users after completing either of CheckingIn’s new 30-day mindfulness programs. In doing so CheckingIn will be able to determine how effective the programs are. The results will ultimately improve the quality of well-being programs provided to application users.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Kingstone

Student:

Partner:

CheckingIn

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Adaptation et validation d’un logiciel pour la formation des infirmières

Menya Solutions est en train de développer un logiciel de simulation du raisonnement clinique appelé pour le moment DITREX, destiné à la formation des infirmières. Il leur permettra de parfaire les habiletés d’évaluation et de raisonnement clinique. Sachant que le développement de ces habiletés requiert beaucoup de pratique, l’Association Canadienne des Écoles en Sciences Infirmières recommande aux écoles infirmières d’investir dans l’utilisation des simulateurs haute-fidélité et virtuels (ACESI, 2010). Cependant, à part les mannequins de haute fidélité qui sont utilisés dans certaines écoles infirmières, il n’existe pas de logiciel de simulation pour pratiquer l’évaluation clinique par les infirmières ni pour se familiariser à la documentation électronique des soins infirmiers. Le logiciel de simulation de Menya Solutions vient combler ce besoin. Ce projet de recherche consistera à investiguer et développer le contenu pédagogique nécessaire pour le logiciel de simulation et à valider l’outil auprès des étudiantes infirmières au baccalauréat.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvie Jetté

Student:

Partner:

Menya Solutions

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

A simplified technique for the measurement of fugitive emissions during manure spreading.

Manure application supplies valuable nutrients to crops and reduces soil erosion, however, it can also be a source of pollution. Emissions of dust, gases, odors, virus, and bacteria can be released in large quantities and have negative impacts on the environment and workers’ health. This project proposes to adapt a low-cost technique called Passive Flux Sampling (PFS) for measuring fugitive emissions during manure spreading. This technique could be used for measuring airborne pollutants, such as greenhouse gases or bioaerosols emissions. The actual new PFS has been validated only to measure N2O emissions from livestock buildings. The project aims to: 1. Carry out a literature review for identifying appropriate collector material for the measure of emissions; 2. Design and test a new PFS using the best collector material; 3. Evaluate the efficiency of the new PFS in a controlled and non-controlled environment during manure spreading. The new PFS developed under this project will be used to measure fugitive emissions while applying manure spreading or other agricultural activities. This tool could be available to producers to measure their emissions and take strategies to make a safe manure application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vijaya Raghavan

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche et de Développement en Agroenvironnement

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

On Chinese Philosophy and Memory: A Thesis Project Examining Chan Buddhism Recollection, Ritual, and Narrative

I am a third-year Masters of Fine Arts candidate at the University of British Columbia School Of Creative Writing, and am working on my novel with Annabel Lyon ([email protected]), exploring familial connections, memory, and Chan Buddhism in a story where time is a fluid entity, ultimately examining and combining Chinese Philosophical concepts with non-linear narrative styles. The vivid details obtained from my research travel, including personal experiences, work with primary texts, examination of historical relics, art, and sculptures, as well as one-on-one interviews will help me become a more informed writer and a more adept communicator, philosopher, and scholar. I will be more attuned to understanding how Chan Buddhism principles can inform and integrate into narratives, as well as more expertly examine and determine the significance of Chan Buddhist rituals in recollection and memory-making. My analyses will culminate in at least three tangible texts: 1) A document postulating on how memory develops and is formed within the Chan Buddhist ideology; 2) Interviews regarding the Journey to the West and its Chan Buddhism influences; 3) Artistic renditions of sculptures and/or art, including spatial drawings and analysis on how the original spirit of Buddhist temples can be maintained after reconstruction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Annabel Lyon

Student:

Partner:

Sun Yat-Sen University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; New and Digital Media

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Assessing the potential to partner with beavers (Castor canadensis) to restore river and riparian habitat in the Gold River watershed on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Beavers are known as ecosystem engineers for their ability to modify landscapes with their dam-building activities. There are numerous ecological benefits associated with beaver dams, as they create diverse and productive wetlands that provide habitat for various plant and animal species. There is growing interest to partner with beavers to aid in the restoration of river and streamside habitat. This project uses a combination of GIS -based modeling and field assessments to determine stream segments in the Gold River watershed that have the potential to support dam-building beaver colonies. This project will outline potential restoration or management actions that can help promote the natural colonization of beavers to determined areas (eg. planting preferred tree species) and potential sites where beavers could be translocated to. The encouragement of beavers in the watershed will have cascading effects and help make ecosystems more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Douglas Ransome

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Design a 64-QAM load modulated transmitter antenna array with high data transfer capability and better energy efficiency for mmWave applications.

Millimeter wave (mmWave) is the best way to handle high data rate requirements in this era of 5G communications. High data rates could be achieved by complex modulation schemes such as QAM and OFDM. However, both make the transmitted signals with high peak-to-average power (PAPR). PAPR can be lowered with multi-carrier transmission, amplitude clipping, and interleaving to mitigate the issue of inter-channel interference. Getting a lower PAPR costs data, signal power, and processing time. In the traditional radio frequency (RF) transmission, QAM is generated by changing the input voltage to the transmitter. The load modulator (LM) is an RF circuit with high-speed RF switches. It delivers the desired transmitted signals at the antenna inputs by changing the impedance of the load modulator instead of modulating the voltage source. Innovative mmWave technology will use 64-QAM modulation and a phased antenna array to maintain the line of sight during communication. This research will boost the mmWave technology effectively. A cost-effective mmWave wireless network is needed for climate change and devices with low latency. This research plan aims to improve the high-end modulation of the transmitter while lowering the costs of making it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rambabu Karumudi

Student:

Partner:

Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Commercial Services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Client Automation – Streamlining Client Communications in Public Practice

The purpose of this project is to ensure Breakaway remains at the forefront of technology utilization in the accounting industry. Our belief is that embracing the next generation of accountants and their unique experiences and perspective surrounding technology and communications will provide our firm with innovative strategies for the adoption and utilization of tools and technology. As Breakaway is a small and technology focused business, we are in a unique position to quickly adapt to changes in technology to continually enhance operational efficiencies and methods of providing value to our clients. The assistance and fresh perspective of a student intern is critical in the identification and implementation of technology, and the most effective means of communicating with existing and prospective clients in an online environment. Through the student’s use of the three formal environmental scans (S.W.O.T Analysis) completed throughout the student’s 8-month project which identified a critical area for improvement – client communications and onboarding automation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Young;Kennedy Clayton

Student:

Partner:

Breakaway Chartered Professional Accountants LLP

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Demande SSE Apolline Longeon – Futur de l’industrie du Paid Search

Le projet est davantage axé sur la recherche et le développement puisqu’Apolline sera chargée de développer tous les processus internes / stratégies / méthodologies en lien avec le futur de l’industrie du Paid Search. Le projet aura une grande valeur pour l’agence et nos clients. En effet, il s’agit clairement de stratégies / méthodologies sous-exploitées qui viendraient compléter à merveille l’offre de service de notre département performance. Compte tenu de la forte demande pour nos services, il est difficile pour nos équipes d’effectuer le travail de recherche et développement pour la création de cette solution. La rigueur académique et l’accompagnement professoral saura certainement pallier ce défi de croissance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Amoros

Student:

Partner:

Click & Mortar

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Autonomie des Mobilités Aériennes du Futur

Le projet Autonomie des Mobilités Aériennes du Futur a pour objectif de structurer l’autonomie des nouvelles mobilités aériennes (Regional Air Mobility / Urban Air Mobility) au Québec à travers deux approches complémentaires. D’abord, en capitalisant sur le riche écosystème technologique pour faire du Québec la place forte des systèmes d’aviation numériques. Pour ce faire, Thales Solutions Numériques et Presagis s’associent pour concevoir les composants génériques de l’autonomie du futur à travers le développement de fonctions d’autonomie s’appuyant sur leur expertise dans les domaines de l’intelligence artificielle et la simulation. Ensuite, l’utilisation d’un drone à propulsion hybride permettra l’acquisition de données et la validation d’un nouvel outil de planification de mission prenant en compte l’optimisation de l’énergie pour un aéronef électrique ou hybride sur une séquence de vols, en bénéficiant de la pertinence de l’Université Laval dans ce domaine et des travaux antérieurs de Thales Solutions Numériques dans le domaine naval.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claude-Guy Quimper;Jonathan Gaudreault

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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