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Improving statistical literacy and accessibility of big data using dimension reduction

Information and data are more accessible and abundant than ever before, but this presents challenges in the face of rising misinformation and mistrust in science. Large-scale datasets or “big data” is particularly suited to a set of statistical analyses called dimension reduction techniques that can reduce the complexity of a dataset while preserving its information, but these analyses are currently difficult and costly for the average citizen to learn and implement. This project aims integrate dimension reduction techniques into an online platform that individuals can use to automatically run and visualize these analyses to answer questions in large, publicly available datasets. The platform will output the results using plain language and visualizations rather than test statistics to help users better understand and interpret the results. This will make analysis and exploration of big datasets more accessible, tracking with the increasing general availability of such data, and it will promote statistical literacy in the general population.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian Levine

Student:

Partner:

Dacture

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

BLH Personalized Smart Wig Simulation and Health Monitoring

Wig is a wearable device that can be used to help with many aspects of our lives. Since it is in close contact with the human body, it makes it a great tool for human health monitoring. This can be done through the hidden sensors in wigs that keep collecting information about physical and mental health of users. Since different wigs match different people, considering the shape of their head, skin color and their own preferences, it is important for users to know how a certain wig changes their appearance. In this work, we plan to develop a smartphone application that lets users see themselves with new wigs without necessarily having to wear them, using their smartphone cameras. Users will be able to take a short video of themselves and see whether a wig that they chose fits them or not, only by a few clicks on their smartphones.

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Faculty Supervisor:

WonSook Lee

Student:

Partner:

Beauty Lives Here Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Comparison of gaseous and droplet-bound breath biomarkers using Thin-Film Microextraction (TFME) and Needle-Trap Devices (NTD) Coupled with Comprehensive Two-dimensional Gas Chromatography Time-of-flight Mass spectrometry (GCxGC-TOFMS)

Organic compounds in water can be potentially hazardous. We will develop a green and solvent-free method for screening the organic pollutants in different water samples. Also, we will study the changes in water during the different treatment process. This research will benefit the community and provide a protection protocol.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Janusz Pawliszyn

Student:

Partner:

SepSolve Analytical Ltd.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Summer Analyst – Impact Investing, Acceleration, and Advisory – University of Victoria, University of Toronto, HEC Montréal

The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to support the financial analysis needs of social purpose organizations across Canada. These needs may include (but are not limited to): research of potential sectors; impact measurement; and financial modelling. In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and financial analysis for social purpose organizations over the duration of the 14-week internship.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason Spicer;Basma Majerbi;Justin Caron;Takashi Fujitani

Student:

Partner:

Propel Impact

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Social Innovation; Sustainability & the Environment; Finance and Insurance

University:

HEC Montréal; University of Toronto; University of Victoria

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Emmertech Research Project – Conexus Venture Capital Inc.

The project focuses on conducting macro research on the Agtech, Clean-Tech and North American Venture Capital landscape with the goal of providing private capital to fund Canadian Agtech and agribusiness innovation. We believe some of the futures best agricultural and agribusiness companies are being built right here in Canada and Saskatchewan! Emmertech was built by the industry, for the industry- with our investors being some of Canada’s most innovative farmers, agribusiness owners and ag-centered financial institutions. Emmertech is also a founding partner in the Agtech Accelerator, which is a venture-backed accelerator program that runs annually with the purpose of providing Agtech start-ups with the resources, programming and funding they need to scale and grow their businesses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sanobar Siddiqui

Student:

Partner:

Conexus Venture Capital Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Sustainable and Resilient Neighbourhood Design

This research investigates how a neighbourhood in London, Ontario may be designed to be both sustainable and resilient, where “resilient” means capable of dealing with future shocks and stresses. One major future shock/stress will be climate change impacts, such as extreme temperature or precipitation. This research will also conduct preliminary energy modelling of a simplified community using both current and future London temperatures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Kennedy

Student:

Partner:

S2E Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

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

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

DECAP – Marketing Summer 2022

DECAP’s market, which is needle safety devices, has few competitors with little to no online presence. Market data on these products is difficult to find, or non-existent. The intern will be conducting marketing activities including SEO, Advertising, Digital Marketing, and Marketing Research, and will be responsible for creation of all components for these activities. The goal of these activities is to create exploratory campaigns to discover what the best marketing options and solutions are for this type of product, in an effort to learn more about this market and fill a gap in the marketing research space.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew Larson

Student:

Partner:

DECAP Research and Development Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Douglas College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

CTRS Solutions Limited-Market Intelligence Intern-Anna (Lukmeesa)

CTRS is an impact business. A market intelligence agency doing work throughout North America, we are also a certified B Corporation that gives more than 5% of its billable hours as pro bono contributions to eligible non-profits such as the Downie Wenjack Fund and Food Banks of BC. Our pro bono community work is far ranging in portfolios such as homelessness, immigrant services, sexual violence, education, services for children, community economic development and entrepreneurship. We take environmental stewardship very seriously and we are a living wage employer.
This project is designed to support our leadership team to rethink and streamline some of our market intelligence offerings, so that we can better support non-profit and government business incubators throughout Western Canada. Although we have completed a significant number of small scale projects for these incubators over the past two years, we still have several challenges and this project’s scope would be to support us in overcoming these difficulties. This project will involve looking for new machine learning and AI-driven software tools, developing templated reports, re-defining our normal process, as well as piloting this new deliverable with some of our actual clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Harrison

Student:

Partner:

CTRS Solutions

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Summer Analyst – Impact Investing, Acceleration, and Advisory – Simon Fraser University

The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to develop national-scale backend infrastructure resources for incubation and acceleration organizations across Canada. These resources may include (but are not limited to): initiatives for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion; impact measurement frameworks; In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and financial analysis for social purpose organizations over the duration of the 14-week internship.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Geoff Mann

Student:

Partner:

Propel Impact

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Social Innovation; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Westland Insurance-Learning & Career Development Intern-Komal

Westland Insurance has grown into one of Canada’s largest independently owned insurance distribution businesses. Our head office is located in Surrey, British Columbia and we have over 190 locations across Canada. This internship project will involve identifying the best local and national practices around talent acquisition and employee retention and will support our organization to maintain its place as an employer of choice. As part of this project, the Learning & Career Development Intern will create career pathing documents, record and catalogue findings, launch materials, present reports to our human resources team, and develop content for appropriate career paths at national level, for positions such as: Branch Manager, Senior Personal Lines Broker, Commercial Account Manager, Claims Advocate, Underwriter, Senior/ Specialty Underwriter and others.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Harrison

Student:

Partner:

Westland Insurance

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Using novel approaches to understand mountain pine beetle impacts on upper elevation sites in Jasper National Park

This proposed research will evaluate changes to ecosystem composition and configuration in the subalpine and alpine zones from the recent unprecedented outbreak of MPB in Jasper National Park (JNP), Alberta. New extended time-series data and innovative spatial assessments will be used to consider the impact of novel disturbances on species-at-risk, including whitebark pine, limber pine, and mountain caribou. An integral part of the proposed research will be building relationships with the Indigenous Peoples whose traditional lands JNP occupies to facilitate project co-design and knowledge co-production. The outcomes of this research will support decision-making by Parks Canada on restoration interventions in JNP as part of a larger assessment of the implications of rapid ecological change for environmental management in Canada’s mountain landscapes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Higgs

Student:

Partner:

fRI Research

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

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

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a CRISPR screening platform for the oncology market

Preliminary clinical trials harnessing the immune system of cancer patients to combat disease have shown to have impressive efficacy. Immune cells
isolated from a patient are genetically altered to allow for improved detection of cancerous cells and subsequently re-introduced into the patient. Yet despite its promise, rapid and cost effective manufacturing of this therapy remains a barrier to widespread adoption. This collaboration will refine a lab-on-a-chip approach, allowing for automated liquid handling and optimization of experimental conditions specific to the genetic engineering of primary breast cancer cells at scale. Streamlining the process will reduce costs and allow for screening targets at scale, while automation will improve standardization and reproducibility.

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Faculty Supervisor:

William Muller

Student:

Partner:

Dropgenie

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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