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ABGI Canada _ Co-développement de notre nouvelle unité d’affaire: Remettre l’innovation au cœur des pratiques de nos clients

ABGI souhaite développer de nouveaux outils pour aider à la réalisation de projets innovants au Canada. Notre objectif est de donner aux entreprises les moyens de leurs ambitions : les aider à définir leurs axes de croissance et à dégager des ressources financières pour mener à bien ces projets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jacques Lemay

Student:

Partner:

ABGI Conseil Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Optimization of process equipment and parameters for upgrading bio-oil by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation (HDO)

In recent years, clean and renewable energy sources are urgently needed to partially or completely replace the fossil fuels (e.g., natural gas, petroleum, and coal). Bio-oil derived from fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass usually contains a high oxygen content (30-50%), leading to a relatively low heating value, high viscosity and poor stability. Catalytic hydro-de-oxygenation (HDO) on the other hand, is one of the most promising ways to upgrade bio-oils. SixRingTM delignification of biomass is a disruptive process that enables the conversion of underutilized lignocellulosic resources into Lignin Hemicellulose Depolymerization Organics (LHDO) and fully delignified cellulose under ambient conditions. In this project, optimization of catalytic HDO will be investigation to develop cost-effective processes for producing high-quality bio-fuels and upgrade SixRingTM bio-oil into commercially viable fuel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dominic Pjontek

Student:

Partner:

SixRing Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Acrylic Robotics Technical Product Development Internship

Acrylic Robotics is a robotics startup based in Montreal, on a mission to use technology to make fine art accessible to the general public. To make fine art accessible, this project focuses on the development of a physical motion capture system to capture and recreate the artist’s brushstrokes. The intern will assist in the development and commercialization of the technology, leading product and pilot testing ensure that the system meets the needs of the clients and company needs. The

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oscar De Silva

Student:

Partner:

Acrylic Robotics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Machine learning based data analysis and anomaly detection for high-voltage bushing health monitoring

POWER HV is a technology company focusing on carbon emission reduction. Through their sensor product, they help power plants increase the efficiency of the grid and improve its stability in challenging weather by tracking every single bushing and predicting a bushing failure. Exploiting the generated massive sensor data can contribute to an automatic and intelligent monitoring system. However, traditional data analysis methods fail to deal with large amounts of data with complex relationships. The emerging machine learning techniques enable us to analyze data efficiently and effectively. This project will apply state-of-the-art machine learning methods on the sensor network data to achieve data analysis and anomaly detection.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cheng Li

Student:

Partner:

Power HV (Manitoba)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Log Analysis of Cyber Physical Systems

Dealing with Cyber Physical Systems, this project takes two directions:
First, system engineers at Auxon (our industrial partner) are interested in understanding the reason(s) why the system fails and, more precisely, why its behavior deviates from previously observed one(s), showing anomalies. Furthermore, to help Auxon diagnose the problem, we also provide them with root cause(s) of the anomalous behaviors of the system. We are then interested in i) developing an effective and scalable sequential anomaly detection procedure and ii) designing an effective and scalable anomaly diagnosis approach.
Second, Auxon is interested in knowing the exact conditions under which a complex component (e.g., Machine Learning Component MLC) contributes to system failure(s). We then develop an effective and efficient automated approach to identify such conditions, considering the black-box nature of MLCs and addressing the interactions among the components of the system, which might cause system failure(s) regardless of whether component(s) have failed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lionel Briand

Student:

Partner:

Auxon Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Automotive; Mining; Technology

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Machine Learning Tools Development and Tool Stack Software Development for Custom Instrumar Fiber Sensor

Instrumar Limited’s core technology platform, used in both industrial and aerospace industries, is based on the measurement of electrical properties of materials that come in contact with its sensor. The sensors sample data in real time and provide feedback based on parameters that are determined through extensive testing. Instrumar receives terabytes of data from its installations worldwide. Our goal is to turn this unprocessed high volume data into value added information.
Instrumar’s legacy software cannot meet the increased need for efficient analysis and knowledge attraction from the data. We have been moving towards using the latest data analytics and data science techniques but do not have the tools needed for this work. These tools will help our customers to make informed decisions on problems that we can help them uncover.
This project will enable us to better benefit from using modern tools to find value from our sensor data in a less labor intensive and more scalable way which is instrumental in supporting our growth. Fueling success also helps us to attract more data scientists and software engineers from an increasingly competitive market.
Instrumar is also now competing with other companies who can pull in data from other sensors and be

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rebecca Newhook

Student:

Partner:

Instrumar

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Co-Owner/Director

RagnaRock Northern Brewing Company Ltd. is a 5-barrel craft brewery in St. Anthony, Newfoundland, that opened in November 2019 with three owners just before the start of the pandemic. The craft beer scene in NL is growing in popularity and with an increase in demand for our product, RagnaRock is getting ready for a busy tourism season. The pandemic impacted every aspect of our operations and this summer, we plan to re-launch our business with a fresh take on all our products and events that we offer. As part of this, a crucial component of this position is assessing our digital marketing strategy and creating a new one for us or helping us pivot our current one.

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Faculty Supervisor:

William Newell

Student:

Partner:

RagnaRock Northern Brewing Company

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Next-generation preclinical development andassessment of engraftment efficiency of Sernova’s Cell Pouch System™ in clinical islet transplantation

This fellowship will develop next generation Cell Pouch™ technology, through testing novel animal study (anti-cell death agents, insulin-producing mouse stem cells and islet health (metabolic engraftment efficiency) in parallel to a safety and efficacy (Phase I/II) clinical study of the Cell Pouch™ in Type 1 diabetic in which an in vitro measure of islet health will be correlated to in vivo graft function. The Cell Pouch System™ is a patented non-degradable polymer medical device which unobtrusively fits under the skin, rapidly incorporating with tissue and small blood vessels to form a natural environment for the long-term survival of therapeutic cells including insulin-producing islets to provide a tight feedback system allowing insulin release for glucose control in diabetes. The scalable Cell Pouch™ has undergone successful initial animal studies, initial concept testing and has been manufactured for small and large animal and human clinical evaluation. This fellowship will continue testing new generations of the Cell Pouch™, which will ultimately improve the efficacy of clinical islet transplantation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Shapiro

Student:

Partner:

Sernova Corp

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Elevate

Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning and childhood diet on the sex ratio of Medieval Tuscany (Italy)

In my doctoral research project, I will analyse infant and childhood feeding practices from three different medieval Italian sites (11th-14th centuries AD). These collections are housed at the University of Pisa where I propose to do my field work. The aim of my research is to test the hypothesis that gendered feeding patterns existed, which contributed to the shortage of women in medieval Europe that historical and archaeological records seem to support. The analysis of breastfeeding and weaning patterns will be conducted using incremental sampling of tooth dentine, a recent technique that cuts a tooth in to multiple samples (increments), where each increment corresponds to a specific developmental period during childhood. Each of these increment will then be analysed to determine the ratios of carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes, which can be used to infer diet. The fluctuations of these values allows us to detect feeding strategies and their duration. My doctoral research, in collaboration with researchers at the University of Pisa, will contribute to a better understanding of medieval infant feeding practices and their role in the reported unbalanced sex ratio in medieval Italy and the rest of Europe.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tracy Prowse

Student:

Partner:

University of Pisa

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Good Food Club Programming Assistant Coordinator

The West Broadway Good Food Club (GFC) was born from the recognition that food security and adequate access to nutritious, affordable, and delicious food is not only a major social determinant of health, but also a fundamental human need. Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic, the GFC has had to pivot some of their services, and has been forced to contend with some unprecedented challenges. The two projects I will be working on with support from the GFC team—the West Broadway Farmer’s Market and the GFC’s Virtual Garden Party—will ensure that this valuable organization can continue to serve their community in a safe, efficient, and thoughtful manner. The West Broadway Farmer’s Market builds strong networks of social and organizational relationships between both program employees, volunteers, and community members; facilitates the pick-up and delivery of fresh, healthful foods to community members; raises public awareness of the benefits of GFC membership to a wider audience of potential members; and ensures public safety is a priority as the covid-19 pandemic situation shifts and/or evolves. The Virtual Garden Party program delivers free gardening kits and capacity building virtual programming to community members on a variety of subjects from basic first-aid to cooking and

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shauna MacKinnon

Student:

Partner:

West Broadway Community Organization

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Product quality development for a corrosion performance prediction software through implementing innovative real-time corrosion data analysis

The developed software product by the qualiTEAS team requires more data to train machine learning-based algorithms. The general objective of this project is to improve the final product of the qualiTEAS team through implementing the innovative design of experiment techniques. The current project will help the qualiTEAS team overcome current challenges and barriers towards improving the final product by characterizing the time-resolved corrosion response.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ali Nasiri

Student:

Partner:

qualiTEAS Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Development of test strips for early identification of buddy maple syrup

Near the end of every maple syrup harvest season, the syrup can acquire an unpalatable off-flavour called ?buddy?. Buddy flavor cannot be detected in the maple sap prior to processing into syrup, often resulting in loss of income, and unnecessary cost in materials to produce the syrup. This proposal seeks to develop a low-cost field test to be used by maple syrup producers for the detection of compounds that are linked to the development of the buddy flavor. This will be accomplished by developing special receptors, known as aptamers, for these compounds. These aptamers will be incorporated into a lateral flow assay (dipstick test) that would allow for quick identification of the compounds in sap. The development of inexpensive on-site tests that can be used by maple syrup producers to determine if the sap should be processed or not, represents a direct economic benefit to this industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maria DeRosa;David Miller;Justin Renaud

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

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