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Blockchain Financial and Risk Modeling with Tensor Decompositions and Deep Learning for Institutional Investors

Cryptocurrencies are a new asset class that are emerging in importance and adoption in global markets. Public blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum offer access to an unprecedented amount of financial and technical data. With the increasing amount of blockchain data, it is important that investors and policy makers can access standardized methods of financial and risk analysis to be able to make informed investment and regulatory decisions. Blockchain data are often difficult to model. Tensor decompositions have previously been integrated with deep learning models to successfully predict stock and spot prices. However, there exists a gap in the literature of how to model cryptocurrency spot prices and derivatives. The primary objective of this project is to create and compare two tensor-based deep learning models in each of the two key areas: 1) Cryptocurrency Price Dynamics Modeling, and 2) Derivatives Price Dynamics Modeling.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Victoria Lemieux;Elina Robeva

Student:

Partner:

AquaNow

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Development of Collaborative Robots for Greenhouse Harvesting

Collaborative robots, also known as Cobots, are devices that will help farmers in their farming duties to have better control over their crops, increase harvesting efficiency, and solve labor shortage issues in rural areas. These robots can operate near humans and complete a wide variety of tasks including harvesting crops, precise pesticide spraying and crop monitoring. Employing robots in agricultural settings is challenging, however, due to the variability in the environment they work in resulting in complex functional requirements. To safely operate near humans with any autonomy, these robots must have complex machine vision systems and sensors where a series of sensors connected to an on-board computer provide continuous feedback from the robot’s surroundings and the end gripper allowing the robot to collect data and complete its tasks safely. This project aims to develop a cobot using a robotic manipulator as a greenhouse harvesting device. Machine vision algorithms will be designed to allow the robot to navigate its space, identify objects and orient itself correctly. A compliant custom gripper with crops proper interface loadings will also be designed to provide proper grip while avoiding crops damage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mostafa El Sayed

Student:

Partner:

ASP Laser Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Manufacturing and Construction; Other

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Federalism and Politics of Compromise

This study will seek to build a normative theory of compromise and federalism. Several questions will serve as guidelines for our research: If federalism does depend on a specific type of compromise, what kind of compromise are we talking about? Would federalism be a normatively acceptable form of compromise?
Several analytical differences will be explored: federalism and subsidiarity, on the one hand, conflict and cohesion, on the other hand, and finally, justifications for federalism and the Nation-State.
This research project will be structured as follows: 1 – Analysis of problems and types of compromises giving rise to federal structures (risk of wars, conflicts between minorities, lack of recognition…); 2 – Possible solutions of federalism as a method of compromise; 3 – Factors maintaining the stability of the chosen solution (trust; cohesion etc.) and their relationship to compromise.
Its aim is to 1 – clarify the relationship between federalism and compromise 2 – refine our understanding of social cohesion and trust, as a preliminary condition for compromise, or effect of it and 3 – highlight instruments mobilized to ensure the stability of federal compromises.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Weinstock

Student:

Partner:

Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Improvement of RZWQM2-P model to mitigate phosphorus loss from cropland to surface water bodies

Agricultural soils in the humid temperate regions (Ontario and Quebec) of Canada are the major source of non-point pollution from Phosphorus in freshwater rivers and lakes. The incidence of cyanobacterial blooms has increased dramatically in the last decade, which has been linked to P and N enrichment by subsurface drain effluent. Agricultural soils, treated with chemical fertilizers, manures, or biosolids, are deemed to be major non-point P sources in the Great Lakes and other areas. Subsurface drainage is a major conduit for P transported from agricultural soils in humid temperature regions of Canada. Various approaches have been developed to regulate agricultural management and mitigation of P pollution. One of them is to develop computer models that can accurately simulate and assess P loss from agricultural lands. Based on most recent science found in the fate and transport of P from soil to water, we developed and released (in 2020) a state-of-the-art phosphorus management model (RZWQM2-P) to simulate dissolved and particulate P losses in runoff and subsurface drainage. This newly developed model has attracted attention of researchers in USA, Island, and China.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zhiming Qi

Student:

Partner:

Ohio State University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Water; Environmental Science and Technology; Agriculture and Food

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Innovation to Commercialization Optimization Research Project: What knowledge based tools can help WADE Canada accelerate the suitable deployment of DE technologies?

This research project will address the following question: What knowledge-based tools can help WADE Canada accelerate the suitable deployment of decentralized energy (DE) technologies? The proposed research will contribute to WADE Canada’s mission by: • Assessing the performance capabilities of DE technology providers, • Developing a tool to assess the needs of end users (those that have the potential to adopt DE technologies), • Providing recommendations as to how social license considerations can be incorporated into analytical tools, • Analyzing DE technologies and projects using Homer Energy Model and RETScreen, and • Developing a Knowledge Management (KM) framework for WADE Canada. The components of the proposed research address needs that have been identified by WADE Canada. The outcomes of this research and the development of knowledge-based tools will help build the organization’s capacity, increasing its ability to foster growth of the DE industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Herremans

Student:

Partner:

WADE Canada

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Surface engineered Iron oxide nanoparticles for biomedical applications

The proposed research aims to develop nanotechnology based on low-cost iron oxide for easy detection, targeting and separation of biomacromolecules from mixtures of proteins and nucleic acids. Iron oxide nanoparticles will be coated with polymers on the surface. The surface exposed chemical groups will be tuned through synthetic articulation of the polymers. The iron oxide nanoparticles will also be encapsulated into the aqueous polymeric assemblies. The solutions containing polymer functionalized iron oxide nanoparticles will be introduced into biological fluids. The proteins and nucleic acids will interact with the polymer coating on iron-oxide nanoparticles based on the polymeric surface. The nanoparticles with bound biological cargo will be removed by simply applying an external magnetic field. Galenvs Sciences, the partner organization, is involved in developing biosensors and delivery methods for nucleic acids. This research will enhance the scope of their manufacturing process in designing more efficient magnetic nanoparticle-based biotechnology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ashok Kakkar

Student:

Partner:

Galenvs

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Plasma-catalytic synthesis of ammonia

A new collaboration with the Chair in Energy Systems at Technical University of Munich and the Catalytic & Plasma Processing Engineering laboratory was established in October 2021 through a successful bilateral-funded project on green plasma-catalytic ammonia synthesis. The main objectives of this initial one-year project is to demonstrate the possibility of integrating a plasma source with an existing catalytic plate reactor, and to perform a techno-economic assessment of the technology. The McGill team brings in expertise in plasma and catalytic process engineering and catalysis synthesis modeling, while the TUM team bring expertise in catalyst characterization, reactor and systems level modeling. My contributions to the project are manifold. At McGill, I will contribute to the design, integration and preliminary testing of a plasma source, as well as the early characterization of the catalyst material under thermal catalysis and plasma catalysis conditions. While at TUM, I am to further develop my skills in catalyst characterization, learn systems level modeling tools and contribute to the techno-economic assessment of the technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Coulombe;Jan Kopyscinski

Student:

Partner:

Technische Universität München (Garching)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Former en éducation à la foi des adultes : formateurs et formés inscrits dans le « lifewide learning »

Depuis les années 1980, on constate que la littérature traitant de l’andragogie religieuse a jeté un nouveau regard sur l’environnement formatif aux adultes, recadrant la posture et le positionnement de la personne andragogue. De plus, cette période marque l’essor des fondements pédagogiques et des techniques d’intervention tous héritiers du courant socioconstructiviste. Une quarantaine d’années après les débuts de ces entreprises florissantes, force est de constater que trop peu d’études se sont intéressées aux processus de changement, de rupture et de fracture qui subsistent chez la personne andragogue lorsque celle-ci exerce ses fonctions. Dans le but de concevoir un modèle de formation résolument andragogique à l’intention de futurs andragogues en contexte non-formel, cette formation sera élaborée à partir des différents besoins de formation exprimés par les personnes formatrices, permettant ainsi une meilleure révision des pratiques de manière plus cohérente par rapport à cette discipline.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yves Guérette

Student:

Partner:

Frères des Écoles Chrétiennes

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Town of Torbay: Subdivision Engineering Design Guidelines

As rural areas expand for residential and commercial development, research into the approach and guidelines to be used are necessary to guide the development of rural communities. This project looks into guidelines for future development in the Town of Torbay. The project will provide research into design guidelines to review and align with current standards in other municipalities, but will also lead the way in with regards to sustainability and innovation in design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Deirdre Snook

Student:

Partner:

Town of Torbay

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration

University:

College of the North Atlantic

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Best Practices-Based Standards Development for Digitized and Hands-on Biomanufacturing Training – Advanced Therapies Workforce Development

Demand for biomanufacturing capacity has grown to unexpected levels during the current pandemic and the global vaccine supply shortage. Academic programs provide workers with the necessary background qualifications for employment; however, they are unable to meet the job role-specific requirements for cleanroom-based biomanufacturing under current good manufacturing practices (GMP) necessary for production for patients. This leaves a great void of qualified talent for the available and upcoming job roles.
The Canadian Advanced Therapies Training Institute (CATTI) is developing and scaling e-learning and hands-on GMP training programs for efficient and rapid upskilling, reskilling and new skilling of the job-ready, qualified workforce required for workflow under aseptic conditions in Canada and internationally.
Internship objectives: to assist in the development of modules and courses structured around the innovative CATTI virtual e-learning curriculum (currently available internationally) and hands-on courses. A Research Analyst (intern) is required to research and consolidate protocols under best-practices for proficiency-based hands-on learning curriculum development and to identify relevant training material. A high level of competency in scientific communication, descriptive lay language and creative thinking are required.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicoletta Eliopoulos

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Advanced Therapies Training Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Strategic Communications Officer

Connected Canadians is a non-profit organization that provides older adults with free technology support and training. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the demand for our services significantly, as our ways of connecting, interacting, and living have shifted online. Connected Canadians has been growing its mentor team significantly to help meet the rising needs of its clients. The proposed strategic communications project is meant to help Connected Canadians tell the story of those impacted by our programming, including our senior clients, our new immigrant mentors, and our Indigenous mentors.
At present, a tremendous amount of time is spent on our social media as well as our case studies, and other communications. The individual in this role would examine our existing processes, use them to create new artifacts, and help us to create a more efficient process of telling our stories. This would include the creation of templates with suggestions and guidelines to help less experienced team members create high-quality artifacts in future, and documenting best practices for communications within our organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Allan Thompson

Student:

Partner:

Connected Canadians

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

StagePage Business Innovation Fellowship

StagePage, a tourism technology company that develops solutions to contemporize decision support systems in the arts and culture sector. The company will work with an MBA student over the course of a six month fellowship to develop innovations in the areas of business modelling and strategy in conjunction with the company’s developing initiative EXPERIENCE AGENCY. The fellow will investigate and test all areas of the company’s Lean Business Model Canvas, from revenue streams, to cost structures. The fellowship will employ the methodological approach of design thinking in conjunction with the lean canvas approach to building a business model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Owais Lightwala

Student:

Partner:

StagePage Ltd.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Information and cultural industries

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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