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Develop integrated management of bacterial canker disease for greenhouse tomato

Greenhouse industry is an important agricultural sector in Canada. Approximately half of the Canadian vegetables is produced in commercial greenhouses. Ontario greenhouse industry contributes to 40% of greenhouse production in Canada. As one of the most important greenhouse crops, tomato production is threatened by canker disease leading to significant loss for growers. Tomato canker disease is caused by Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. michiganensis (Cmm), a Gram-positive bacterium. This is a very difficult plant disease to eradicate or manage. In this proposal, the academic supervisor Dr. Ze-Chun Yuan and the participating intern will work closely with Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG, the partner organization) to develop integrated strategies based on natural chemicals and biological controls to reduce and manage tomato canker disease. The proposed research may also help improve tomato production and quality, nutritional value and flavor, thereby enhancing the market value and profit/revenue for greenhouse growers in Ontario and Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ze-Chun Yuan

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Spatial and Temporal Linear Induction Motor Harmonics

Linear Induction Motors (LIMs) are used in a significant portion of existing rail transport systems, and Bombardier Transport Canada Inc. is a global leader in the industry. LIMs will be ever more important in the future with the expansion of Maglevs globally. In this project, the intern will explore the mathematical models used in designing LIMs. The main objective will be improving the mathematical treatment in order to increase the efficiency of LIMs and eliminate or minimize undesirable effects such as overheating. Improving the efficiency leads to savings in energy consumption of operating LIM rail transport systems, and eliminating undesirable effects leads to savings in maintenance costs. The results will help maintain Bombardier’s position as the world leader in LIM design and manufacturing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jordan Morelli

Student:

Partner:

Bombardier Transportation (Millhaven, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

A Body-Sizing Model to determine Personalized Spring Stiffness forthe Personal Lift Assistive Device (PLAD)

The Personal Lift Assistive Device (PLAD) is an “on-body” ergonomic aid comprised of: 1) a springbox to assist workers’ back muscles; 2) padded cables to tension the springs at the shoulders and feet; and, 3) apelvic spacer to provide improved leverage. In all previous tests, the PLAD has reduced back forcerequirements by ~ 20% during lifting and static holding tasks. This proposed research project has three phases:1) develop a sizing chart for small, medium and large workers using previous data and lab tests, 2) determine itseffectiveness in a field trial at a local nylon company, and 3) create a spring stiffness chart, PLAD sizingbrochure and computer interface to be used by Peakworks Inc. This work will help the company: i) manufacturePLAD systems that are ideally suited to workers’ personal characteristics and their job demands, and ii) reachthe marketplace sooner with a simple and cost-effective marketing aid.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joan Stevenson

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Méthodes de lutte intégrée contre la cécidomyie du chou-fleur dans le canola au Québec

La cécidomyie du chou-fleur est un insecte exotique envahissant observé pour la première fois dans le canola au Québec en 2006. En 2009 et 2010, des suivis entomologiques ont permis de démontrer qu’il était présent dans toutes les régions productrices de canola du Québec. Les premiers dommages sévères ont été observés depuis 2 ans au Témiscamingue et en 2015 au Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean. L’insecte menace sérieusement la culture du canola au Québec. Ainsi, dans la région du Temiscamink en Ontario, la production de canola est passée de 25 000 ha en 2013 à 4400 ha en 2014, car les producteurs avaient subi des pertes de rendement allant jusqu’à 85%. La cécidomyie du chou-fleur a une attirance particulière pour certains composés à l’intérieur de la plante. Certains cultivars de canola pourraient être moins intéressants pour le ravageur. Une évaluation en laboratoire permettrait d’évaluer si certains cultivars de canola pourraient être utilisés pour réduire les dommages au champ. Une date de semis hâtive du canola peut limiter les dégâts, mais les conditions climatiques compliquent le plus souvent le semis. Une méthode de lutte alternative, basée sur la culture-piège, permettrait d’allonger la période de semis. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Éric Lucas

Student:

Partner:

CÉROM

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture and Food

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Multi-point shear-stress measurements on an impulsively started cylinder

Envenio is a Canadian company that specializes in advanced analysis of fluid dynamics and fluid structure interaction in the technological and environment settings. Envenio is also a software development company that owns an advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics solver, EXN/Aero, that uses many core technology in the parallel computation of unsteady and fully turbulent flows. Envenio seeks experimental data to validate their unsteady separation codes. To this end, an intern in Dr. Joseph Hall’s Turbulence and Flow Noise Laboratory is proposing to provide unsteady shear-stress data on the surface of an accelerating cylinder

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joseph Hall

Student:

Partner:

Envenio Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Establishing baseline heart rate variability profiles for exercise prescription and health monitoring among Special Olympics athletes

The change in the time intervals between adjacent heartbeats is known as Heart Rate Variability (HRV). The HRV of a well-conditioned heart is generally large at rest, whereas low HRV has been associated with adverse outcomes/conditions, including congestive heart failure, diabetic neuropathy, depression, and hospital admissions. As beat-to-beat variation is desirable, there has been considerable interest in improving HRV in the general population but very little research attention among individuals with intellectual disabilities
This project will build on the existing data being collected by Special Olympics British Columbia (SOBC) during the Functional Fitness testing by adding two simple measures: heart rate monitoring and the Six-Minute Walk Test. The findings will help monitor the health of individuals with intellectual disabilities and help ensure safe prescription of exercise in this population.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Viviene Temple

Student:

Partner:

Special Olympics Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Reconstitution des conditions paléoécologiques et paléohydrologiques en lien avec la dynamique du carbone des tourbières dans le bassin versant de la rivière Romaine, Côte nord

La région est caractérisée par un complexe de forêts, lacs et tourbières soumis à différentes perturbations naturelles et anthropiques dont les feux de forêts, les épidémies d’insectes et plus récemment la construction d’un nouveau complexe hydro-électrique dont la mise en eau de trois bassins (Romaine-1, 2 et 3) est déjà complétée. Le projet proposé vise à documenter l’effet des variations du climat et des événements de feux la dynamique du carbone des tourbières du bassin-versant et de comparer ces changements aux effets des perturbations anthropiques récentes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Garneau

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Technology; Sustainability & the Environment; Mining

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de l’effet de l’expérience utilisateur sur l’intention d’utiliser un progiciel de gestion de la relation clientèle (CRM) dans une PME

Lorsqu’une entreprise fait l’acquisition d’un CRM, elle doit s’assurer que les utilisateurs en font une utilisation adéquate, sans quoi l’achat ne rapportera pas les bénéfices escomptés. Encore aujourd’hui, on remarque que plusieurs organisations n’utilisent pas leur CRM à son plein potentiel.
L’objectif de cette étude est donc de comprendre comment assurer une meilleure utilisation d’un CRM dans le contexte de PME. Cette étude sera menée en collaboration avec OVA, une jeune Start-up qui a récemment acquis le CRM Salesforce et qui éprouve présentement de la difficulté à en assurer une utilisation adéquate de la part de son personnel. Pour se faire, des tests utilisateurs seront effectués en laboratoire pour évaluer la réaction des utilisateurs, dans ce cas-ci les employés d’OVA, lorsqu’ils utilisent le CRM. En plus de contribuer à l’avancement des connaissances scientifiques, ce projet permettra à OVA d’obtenir des connaissances répondant à ses problématiques actuelles en matière de CRM.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre-Majorique Léger

Student:

Partner:

OVA Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

La mesure de la contribution des aménagements physiques, sociaux et technologiques à la performance des équipes de production de jeux chez Ubisoft

Dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo l’innovation est la règle et les investissements sont donc importants et fréquents. Conséquemment, les enjeux concernent le support à l’innovation et la capacité d’attirer et de garder les meilleurs employés. Dans les deux cas, la réponse passe par l’environnement physique, social et technologique des équipes de développement. L’objectif de cette recherche s’oriente autour des différents environnements (physiques, sociaux et technologiques) des équipes de production de jeu vidéo pour créer une méthodologie capable de guider les décideurs lorsque des changements sont requis.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrée De Serres;Hélène Sicotte;Pierre-Léonard Harvey

Student:

Partner:

Ubisoft Divertissement, Inc - to merge

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; New and Digital Media; Commercial Services

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Transborder Food Systems: Prospects for Regional Coordination in the Paso Del Norte

This project aims to discover how policies around food security circulate. It seeks to understand what makes certain policies attractive and other not. The relevant literature ackowledges that local territories react differently to projects, because every locality has a unique configuration of actors which influence policy outcomes. Because of the bi-national context of the regional economy of the Paso Del Norte (El Paso/Ciudad Juarez and Las Cruces), it offers opportunities to discover what factors are helping or hindering the implementation of “best practice” policies. This requires an analysis of local networks of actors and their spheres of influence, the linkages between these actors and the physical territory. Research will be primarily qualitative, involving interviews, ethnographies and both participant and non-participant observations. Databases of relevant contacts will be created to map out actor networks and to help promote collaboration and coordination between stakeholders seeking to inprove regional food security planning initiatives

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Faculty Supervisor:

Norma Rantisi

Student:

Partner:

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Validation of a Machine Vision-based System for the Recognition of Indian Coins

Counting coins, with speed and accuracy, has been a challenging issue for banks and stores. People used to count coins manually before the arrival of coin counting machines. The process of counting coins manually is a very time consuming and tedious job. Moreover, mistakes are likely to occur due to various reasons such as fatigue, eye tiredness and too many coins of nearly same shape and size cause confusion in sorting and counting. Coin sorters are common in North America and can be found in most commercial banks and even some grocery stores. By contrast, they are not available in India, where the number and similarity of the coins make for a very challenging problem. The objective of this project is to determine whether advanced machine vision techniques are able to sort coins from India with acceptable speed and accuracy. If the answer is yes, then the outcome will be used to develop a machine that can recognize and count Indian coins, with Indian banks as the initial market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian Surgenor

Student:

Partner:

9293507 Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Debugging, Tracing, and Monitoring of Real-time Embedded Software

Embedded software is the essence of our modern computerized standard of living. New functionality drives innovation of products in automotive, medical, avionics, and consumer electronics. To develop such new functionality, programmers must thoroughly test and debug the software until it is working correctly. This project surveys and evaluates current tools for debugging software.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastian Fischmeister

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

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