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CMCI Airport Heated Matting Product Marketing Study

CMCI is an indigenous-owned business that works closely with First Nation’s members and corporations. Through our industry association, we learned of the significant disadvantages of traditional gravel runways in Northern Canada and how it adversely impacts access to remote communities, SAR capabilities and artic security. In this project we will work on developing a new modular airport runway solution which will be more suitable for artic conditions. This product would be made from recyclables, extremely durable and much more cost effective and environmentally friendly, as opposed to conventional solutions. We need to conduct studies to determine industry requirements, regulations, demand, and costing. This innovative product can have significant market traction and would be a potential new source of revenue for our business. We have already garnered interests from the DND, the US Embassy, Boeing and Isokon.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ashrafee Hossain

Student:

Partner:

Composite Mats Canada Incorporated

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Leveraging Computer Vision to improve the estimation of Postural Balance.

Improving postural balance is a part of many rehabilitation programs and plays an important role in clinical evaluation of residual motor ability. The assessment of center of pressure (COP) displacement is commonly done by laboratory-grade force plates that are expensive and require specific measurement set-up. The Nintendo Wii Balance Board (WBB) was proposed as an available, portable and low-cost device for balance assessment. WBB can be connected to a personal computer via a Bluetooth device with a customized software written on Python. The program will then calculate the COP using the center of the board as the origin and board dimensions from the forces at each transducer of the WBB. The intern will further use cameras connected to raspberry pi to collect and process data and create algorithms for object detection that will be used to fine tune machine learning models to calibrate the COP from the WBB.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ornwipa Thamsuwan

Student:

Partner:

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Traitement d’images et acoustique passive par l’intelligence artificielle pour la détection de l’avifaune en lien avec la réduction des interactions négatives avec les activités humaines

La biodiversité apporte à l’humanité une grande quantité de services écosystémiques essentiels à la vie sur terre qu’il convient de protéger. Pour le stage proposé à Léonie Kilani Joli, nous nous intéresserons à l’étude de l’avifaune à partir d’une plateforme multimodale de caméras et de microphones connectés pour détecter la présence d’oiseaux, classifier les espèces présentes et les localiser. Ceci pour comprendre les interactions entre les oiseaux et les activités humaines et proposer si nécessaire des actions d’évitement ou de réduction des effets négatifs. Nous nous focaliserons sur les écosystèmes marins littoraux et côtiers avec plusieurs applications :
– évaluation du dérangement des oiseaux sur l’estran par les promeneurs et leurs animaux,
– évaluation du dérangement des oiseaux nicheurs (dont le balbuzard) par les activités de croisière,
– évaluation des interactions entre les éoliennes en mer et les oiseaux marins en lien avec l’étude des collisions avec les pâles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Moulay Akhloufi

Student:

Partner:

École nationale supérieure des sciences agronomiques de Bordeaux Aquitaine

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Artificial Intelligence; Environmental Science and Technology; Ocean Tech

University:

Université de Moncton

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Développement et validation d’un système de rétroaction portable adapté aux besoins spécifiques des para-athlètes : de l’évaluation des besoins au transfert technologique

Les technologies sont de plus en plus utilisées pour optimiser le développement des athlètes sans incapacités.
Malheureusement, les para-athlètes sont peu impliqués dans ces innovations, limitant leurs accessibilités. L’objectif est de développer/valider un système d’évaluation adapté aux besoins de para-athlètes grâce à des technologies portables et facilement utilisables en contexte terrain. Spécifiquement, le projet vise à évaluer les besoins technologiques des para-athlètes et de leurs entraîneurs. Puis les qualités métrologiques d’indicateurs de performance lié à l’entrainement jugés comme prioritaires par ces parties prenantes seront évalués. Un système de rétroaction répondant aux besoins et intégrant les meilleurs indicateurs de performance sera ensuite développé et mis à la disposition du partenaire. Ce projet contribuera à optimiser le développement des para-athlètes récréatifs et compétitifs, conformément au besoin et à la mission du partenaire. Par ailleurs, le transfert accéléré des résultats aux partenaires facilitera l’établissement d’un partenariat durable, notamment pour l’amélioration continu du système.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason Bouffard;Alexandre Campeau-Lecours;Katia Turcot;Katia Turcot;Jason Bouffard

Student:

Partner:

Parasports Québec

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Essential performance verification and validation for a middle ear optical coherence tomography imaging system

Audioptics Medical is a startup company dedicated to advancing diagnostics for diseases of the ear. Our optical imaging technology allows doctors to see through the intact eardrum into the middle ear and to use sound to stimulate middle ear structures and observe how they vibrate. This information can help to determine the cause of conductive hearing loss, decide on and plan for ear surgery and avoid imaging technologies that expose patients to radiation such as CT imaging. In this Mitacs project the intern will be responsible for planning and executing tests on our new prototype ear imaging system that will assess its performance and evaluate its ability to obtain reliable measurements of middle ear status.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rob Adamson

Student:

Partner:

Audioptics Medical Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

UPTAKE: Using Personalized risk and digital tools to guide Transitions following Acute Kidney Events – A pragmatic randomized controlled trial in Connect Care

Nearly one in ten people that are hospitalized in Canada develop a complication with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), which may lead to other severe health problems such as kidney failure requiring dialysis treatment, heart attacks and failure, stroke and even premature death. Discharge from hospital can be a difficult transition where there are often gaps in the identification, communication, care coordination, education and planning around AKI. The Mitacs-funded post-doctoral fellow will participate in and lead aspects of the UPTAKE study, which will involve co-design and evaluation of an intervention to reduce the risk of people with AKI as they transition out of hospital. This is a unique opportunity as it will involve a province wide clinical trial that will be fully embedded into Alberta’s new provincial electronic health record, called Connect Care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew James

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Health Services

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Public administration; Retail trade

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

In vitro tissue culture methods for ornamental propagation and new varietal development

The innovation of plant cell and tissue culture (TC) techniques has supported plant propagation programs and allowed for the development of new ornamental varieties. Van Belle Nursery is interested in adapting TC as a method of cultivation but lack the technical expertise and understanding of infrastructure requirements to establish an on-site TC program. Specifically, they are interested in developing TC methods for two economically important varieties. In partnership with Van Belle, the designated intern will establish the following techniques in the chosen varieties: (1) sterile propagation of plants from shoot-tip culture, allowing for the exportation of product to the United States, (2) a method for shoot regeneration from plant cells, avoiding the need for propagation from seed and (3) the development of novel varieties using chemical mutagenesis. Output from these techniques will be used to determine technical feasibility for a commercially scaled TC operation at Van Belle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Adams;Mathias Schuetz

Student:

Partner:

Van Belle Youngplants Inc.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture and Food; Biotechnology; Other

University:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating the potential for biogas production from beer liquid waste arising from a recycling plant

The beer industry is one of the oldest and high demand industries in the world. The major limitation associated with beer can recycling with its content is that it produces large volume of liquid waste that cannot be discharged to water bodies. The expired beer is unsuitable for to be converted as animal feed due to the health safety aspects. There is a need for recycling this liquid waste as it contains valuable nutrients and energy. There is potential for using the waste beer as substrate for biogas production thereby recovering energy as biogas and nutrients as organic fertilizer. There is also the possibility that the liquid supernatant of the anaerobic digestion can be used as hydroponic medium for growing crops. The aim of this research study is to evaluate the potential for recycling waste beer from a can recycling industry for biogas production for energy and nutrient recovery. Beer waste and food waste material characteristics which will be used for biogas production will be determined. We will design and conduct a number of lab experiments to find the best solid/liquid ratio, C:N, and retention time for maximum gas production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mano Krishnapillai;Lakshman Galagedara

Student:

Partner:

Ever Green Recycling

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Pratiques adoptées, retombées positives et empowerment des entrepreneur-es lié-es à l’accompagnement en Développement Durable (DD)

Après 5 années de mise en œuvre du programme PROAction par la Société d’Aide au Développement des Collectivités de Nicolet -Bécancour, il est important de porter un regard sur son impact chez les bénéficiaires. PROAction vise à accompagner les entreprises, les organismes et les municipalités de son territoire à mettre en place des actions de développement durable correspondant à leurs enjeux et leur réalité. Il est maintenant opportun d’évaluer son efficacité en matière de pratiques adoptées par les entrepreneurs, de retombées obtenues, et, ultimement, de vérifier si la démarche d’accompagnement échelonnée sur 9 mois a favorisé une appropriation de la culture et des processus de gestion qui permettent de s’améliorer à cet égard sans le support continu d’un organisme externe.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Labelle

Student:

Partner:

Société D'Aide Au Développement Des Collectivités de Nicolet-Bécancour

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Quantifying future changes in internal climate variability over northern Québec and Labrador

The climate of northern Quebec and Labrador is strongly influenced by climate change and internal (natural) climate variability on time scales ranging from years to decades. Internal variability occurs without human influence and can superimpose onto the anthropogenically forced climate change signal, thus adding uncertainty in the assessment of local climate change impacts. Northern communities being highly vulnerable to changes in their natural environment, it is therefore critical to better quantify internal variability and how it may change in the future. The objective of this project is therefore to quantify the future evolution of internal climate variability in the context of climate change over the region of northern Quebec and Labrador. In line with the Ouranos mission to improve the climatic information delivered to decision makers that develop climate change adaptation strategies, this project will help to find solutions that are in phase with the northern reality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Leduc;Alejandro Di Luca

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

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

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Optimisation d’algorithme d’analyse d’empreintes olfactives

Ce stage a pour objectif l’optimisation de l’algorithme d’analyse olfactive développé par Odotech. Une expertise poussée du domaine des mathématiques et plus particulièrement en statistique sont nécessaires à ce stage. C’est dans cette optique, qu’Odotech a offert un stage à un étudiant à la maîtrise en statistique du département de mathématique de l’Université de Montréal. Plusieurs solutions innovatrices ayant été identifiées par Odotech, ce stage permettra de compléter l’équipe de recherche et développement d’Odotech et d’ainsi pousser encore plus loin leurs recherches, leurs analyses et leurs conclusions. Le but visé est de mainten

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Lafaye de Micheaux

Student:

Partner:

Odotech Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Incertitude en route vers l’asile : trajectoires de vie rompues et stratégies quotidiennes de migrants ukrainiens forcés

Depuis le début de la phase aiguë de la guerre russo-ukrainienne, plus de 12 millions d’Ukrainiens ont été contraints de quitter leur foyer. Plus de 4 millions d’entre eux sont partis à l’étranger, principalement dans les pays voisins. Qu’ils soient déplacés dans les régions occidentales ou vers d’autres pays, la principale préoccupation des Ukrainiens est l’incertitude quant au présent et à l’avenir. Cette incertitude omniprésente a poussé des millions de personnes à reconsidérer leur monde matériel et social. Je propose d’explorer cette expérience d’incertitude, en utilisant les méthodes ethnographiques d’entretiens et d’observation participante, au sein de l’infrastructure humanitaire rapidement développée par les travailleurs humanitaires et les bénévoles indépendants à la frontière entre l’Ukraine et la Pologne. Ainsi, l’objectif de ma recherche est d’examiner la construction sociale de l’incertitude, en tant que phénomène social produit dans les contextes de migration, ainsi que la manifestation de l’incertitude dans la zone de transit à la frontière, où les gens recréent leurs trajectoires de vie.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bob White

Student:

Partner:

University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszów

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health); Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Other

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.