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A DevOps framework for developing, operating, and evolving SDN infrastructure and applications

Software-defined networking (SDN) leverages software to virtualize networking resources and make them more customizable and versatile. SDN is at the core of many ground-breaking advances and a key enabler for major technologies (e.g., 5G, IoT, Industry 4.0, and Smart Cities) that promise to have far-reaching economic and societal impact. To maximize SDN benefits, DevOps, an approach used in the software industry to increase productivity and quality, is ideally suited to support the development and evolution of SDN software. In collaboration with Kaloom and TELUS, the proposed research will develop an SDN DevOps framework to support the implementation and continuously measurement and improvement of SDN software lifecycle. These results will improve the state-of-the-art in the Canadian software industry and allow Canada to realize the innovation potential
of SDN. Moreover, the research will give 11 HQP the opportunity to acquire skills and expertise that are in high demand in the Canadian industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francis Bordeleau;Sebastien Mosser;Juergen Dingel

Student:

Partner:

Kaloom Inc;TELUS (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

École de technologie supérieure; McMaster University; Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

FRP Strengthening of Underground Reinforced Concrete Structures

Corrosion of the reinforcing steel is an extensive problem that reduces the service life of the structure and results in costly repairs and safety hazards. As a result, such deteriorated concrete structures must be replaced or extensively repaired, rehabilitated or strengthened. As a result, engineers worldwide are continuously seeking durable materials and robust systems to strengthen structures to reduce the financial costs and improve the service life of our damaged and deteriorated infrastructure.
The ENMAX’s Calgary’s downtown power supply network and general distribution assets, most of the underground structures (manholes and transformer vaults) are significantly aged (over 40+ years), and some show signs of deterioration are in serious need of repair. Therefore, strengthening these structures is critical for the safety and livelihoods of Calgarians. Therefore, ENMAX would like to investigate the use of various non-corrosive, high strength to weight ratio Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) systems on these structures to ascertain if it is an appropriate strengthening method. This project will evaluate the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of two techniques using externally bonded (EB-CFRP sheets) and Near-Surface Mounted (NSM-CFRP strips) systems by strengthening RC walls dismantled from existing deteriorated manholes and transformer vaults from the Calgary underground network.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raafat El-Hacha

Student:

Partner:

ENMAX Power Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Favoriser la santé mentale des travailleuses et travailleurs du secteur tertiaire: Exploration d’une approche novatrice basée sur l’exposition régulière à un environnement artistique immersif

La prévalence de détresse psychologique au travail, déjà préoccupante, s’est exacerbée ces deux dernières années en raison de la pandémie, particulièrement dans le secteur. Or, les travaux manquent quant aux interventions novatrices à grande échelle pour promouvoir la santé mentale des travailleur.se.s du secteur tertiaire. Misant sur le potentiel inexploré de l’art public et des installations artistiques offertes par les nouvelles technologies (multimédia, réalité virtuelle, etc.) pour favoriser la santé mentale, le projet vise à mieux comprendre les impacts à court et moyen termes associés à l’immersion régulière dans un environnement artistique multimédia sur des indicateurs de bien-être et santé mentale chez des travailleur.se.s du secteur tertiaire. La recherche est menée de concert avec l’organisme à but non lucratif La Piscine, qui travaille à soutenir l’art et la culture au service de l’avancement de la société, et qui a entamé des travaux pour comprendre l’impact d’expériences culturelles sur la santé mentale au travail.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Coulombe

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;La Piscine

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring Trauma- and Violence-Informed Physical Activity Approaches: Refugee Women’s Perspectives

This proposed research aims to understand the barriers to mental health and physical activity supports for self-identified refugee women, from both youth and older populations, who have experienced trauma and/or violence. Limited access to adequate mental and physical health services for refugee women has led to underdiagnosis of mental illness amongst refugee women and the underutilization of important mental health services and resources. From this research, I aim to understand if a trauma and violence-informed approach to physical activity (TVIPA) may serve as a useful strategy to promote the uptake of physical activity in refugee dominate communities. Core principles of TVIPA includes providing individuals with a physically, socially, and emotionally safe space to engage in physical activity. In collaboration with Women’s Health in Women’s Hands Community Health Centre (WHIWH), barriers to physical activity can be identified by meaningfully engaging with self-identified refugee women at this center. From this interaction, we also aim to understand if/how TVIPA designed through an intergenerational lens with/for refugee women have the potential to increase access to PA programming. Findings from this study could also serve to inform strategies for ethnic-based community organizations to strengthen intergenerational connectedness and mental well-being through physical activity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francine Darroch

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;Women's Health in Women's Hands

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Vers un tableau de bord interactif pour mieux soutenir la santé mentale au travail chez les personnes issues de groupes marginalisés

Ce projet vise à aider les employeurs à prendre le pouls de la santé mentale de leurs employé.e.s d’une façon qui soient rigoureuse et sensible, notamment pour les travailleur.se.s de groupes marginalisés. Un module web interactif sera développé, afin de dresser un portrait global de l’état de santé mentale chez les employé.e.s d’une organisation (à l’aide d’un questionnaire global de santé mentale) et d’en visualiser les faits saillants de façon interactive. Le développement et le raffinement de l’outil se basera sur une recension des écrits et sera bonifié par une approche grâce à laquelle des travailleur.se.s et des gestionnaires/employeur.e.s auront l’occasion de s’exprimer sur le contenu de l’application et d’apporter leurs suggestions. Il s’agit d’un ajout important pour Relief qui lui permettra de mieux cerner les besoins des travailleur.se.s de groupes marginalisés et de mieux aider les milieux de travail, et par ricochet les Canadiennes et Canadiens qui y travaillent.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Coulombe

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;Relief

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Black Locust Distribution and Management Recommendations for the Lower Columbia River Valley near Trail, BC

Vegetation in the Lower Columbia Valley in the West Kootenays of BC has been affected by historical emissions from the smelter in Trail, BC. Following logging of the valley for fuel and building materials, metal and SO2 emissions impaired forest regeneration on low valley slopes. A hardy tree species in the legume family native to Southeastern North America, black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), was planted in disturbed sites along the valley to support revegetation. Black locust has now invaded habitats outside of its planting zones and is a threat to biodiversity and further ecological restoration. My research will map and field survey black locust stands to assess natural habitat and human disturbance conditions associated with black locust invasion. I will identify sites at risk of invasion and suggest management strategies for modifying and restoring forests to be more resilient to black locust colonization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anayansi Cohen-Fernandez

Student:

Partner:

Teck Metals Ltd

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Quantifying gas phase chlorine compounds in sewer system headspaces

The presence of chlorine-bearing compounds in sewer headspaces is a potential risk to personnel and can cause decay of valuable infrastructure through increased rates of corrosion. There is however little information available on their speciation and concentration in these systems as standard methods for sampling them from sewer headspaces do not exist. In addition, the system factors influencing their presence have not been studied. The project will assemble methods for sampling and analyzing chlorine-bearing compounds in sewer headspaces. The techniques will then be employed to characterize concentrations in York Region sewers and pump stations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wayne Parker

Student:

Partner:

The Regional Municipality of York

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Can hatcheries help to conserve Interior Fraser River Steelhead?

Since 2000, interior Fraser River steelhead (IFRS) have declined to historic low abundance. Due to this, COSEWIC in 2018 designated IFRS as endangered. Hatchery propagation can reduce interannual variability in egg-to-fry survival rates and increase the freshwater abundance of juveniles. There remains controversy over the effectiveness of hatchery operation as a conservation measure. Some studies show positive relationships between returning adults and juvenile abundance. Deterioration in the genetic integrity and fitness of wild salmon populations due to competition between wild and hatchery produced salmonids in the natural environment, inbreeding and potential decreases in fitness in hatchery populations may also occur. Population dynamics models will be applied to evaluate the potential long-term conservation outcomes of hatchery propagation and quantify the potential risks of hatchery production. The BC Wildlife federation will benefit from better informed decisions on conservation measures for IFRS that will be made with the use of information provided by this research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Murdoch McAllister

Student:

Partner:

BC Wildlife Federation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Using knowledge graphs and AI to recognize similarities between politicians

IOTO International Inc’s work is recognized as innovative by some of the largest media organizations in Canada. Their Goverlytics software applies Machine Learning to political data. They intend to extend their software to provide statistical measurements of political discourse similar to performance statistics available in other domains like sports. IOTO is in the process of obtaining political data from using Natural Language Processing on political audio. By determining how they can classify and store this resulting data, they will be able to provide media organizations with more robust statistics on legislators’ actions and performance in government. This project looks at how their political data can be standardized, collected, and presented in order to support the comparison of political figures and their careers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cyril Coupal

Student:

Partner:

IOTO International Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Program:

Accelerate

Sequence comparison of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreaks in mink occurring in North American/Canadian- and Danish farmed mink, and investigation into the post infection the antibody response

Aim of the study:
The aim of this study is to compare the SARS-CoV-2 sequencing data available from the north American/Canadian SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in mink to the Danish SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks in mink, and compare genetic similarities. Moreover, a secondary aim is to investigate the antibody response in relation to SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in Canadian mink to evaluate the specificity and duration of the antibody response.
Methods:
North American/Canadian and Danish SARS-CoV-2 sequences available in NCBI GenBank will be compared, to investigate mutations occurring over time. In addition, information of the farm and time of sampling will be included, when available. Moreover, 20 serum samples from ten North American/Canadian farms having a history of previous SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks will be sampled and subjected to ELISA testing and virus neutralization tests.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Younes Miar

Student:

Partner:

University of Copenhagen

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Photo-Stabilization of Polymers Using Graphene

The main challenge in using polymers in outdoor application is to extend their life time and make them stable against sunlight. Recently, graphene has been suggested as a new type of polymer photo-stabilizer to replace toxic and harmful photo-stablizers commonly used. The main challenge is to understand protective mechanisms of its action. Is it a UV absorber? Is it a free radical scavenger? Or does it act as a physical barrier to oxygen ?
In this project, we are going to investigate the role of graphene as a physical barrier and understand the effect of its morphology on its performance as a photo-stabilizer. this project is under supervision of Prof.Guilhermino Fechine, from Graphene and Nanomaterials Research Center (MackGraphe), Mackenzie Presbyterian University, in São Paulo, Brazil, who has remarkable expertise on the field of polymer photo-degradation and Polymer/graphene nanocomposites. this project might open a new field of commercialization for graphene.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicole Demarquette

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Nanotechnology; Environmental Science and Technology; Other; Quantum Science

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Caractérisation de modules photovoltaïque pérovskites

La transition énergétique mondiale nécessite le développement et le déploiement massif des énergies renouvelables, telles que les technologiques photovoltaïques. Les technologies photovoltaïques à base de matériaux pérovskites sont parmi les plus prometteuses pour les prochaines générations de modules photovoltaïques. Éventuellement combinées avec des cellules à base de silicium, des rendements de conversion photovoltaïques proches de 30% (29.8%) ont récemment été reportés, ce qui est au-delà des performances des technologies bien établies comme le photovoltaïque à base de silicium. Dans ce projet de recherche, nous proposons d’évaluer le comportement en conditions réelles d’opération de modules photovoltaïques à base de cellules solaires en pérovskites fabriqués par Pi-SOL Technologies Inc. . Pour cela, nous installerons des prototypes de modules pérovskites dans la zone expérimentale du parc solaire de l’Université de Sherbrooke, nous mettrons en place un banc d’étude dédié, et nous déterminerons les caractéristiques électriques des modules prototypes dans des conditions réelles d’opération, et en comparaison avec des technologies commerciales à base de cellules en silicium.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maxime Darnon;Sylvain Nicolay

Student:

Partner:

Pi-SOL Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

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