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“The Space Where Everything Flows”: Room, Trauma and Myth in Youval Shimoni’s Work

My proposed internship is part of a larger research project, my thesis. In my research, I present the first critical, academic discourse on Youval Shimoni’s body of work through an examination of the concepts and aspects of space in his works, and their relation to Israeli reality. In my thesis, Shimoni’s work is mapped for the first time, revealing his unique poetic language, and the philosophical and political themes that reoccur throughout his body of work. I hope this internship will provide me a chance to make significant progress with my thesis while benefiting from the leading researchers that are part of the vital intellectual community at the University of Toronto. By working with the guidance of Professor Naomi Seidman I hope to deepen my knowledge of modern myths and rethink Jewish-Christian relations. I wish to participate in courses and the diverse community of the Department of Religion, the Center of Diaspora and Transnational Studies, and the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto. In the three months of the internship, I plan to work on my thesis chapter dealing with the myths in Shimoni’s work, while conducting a progress meeting with prof. Seidman, participating in seminars related

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Faculty Supervisor:

Naomi Seidman

Student:

Partner:

Tel Aviv University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Other

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Arch-App

The intention of the Arch-App is to create a mobile app that utilizes geo-location and augmented reality technologies to access data (including imagery, videos, and text) on building projects throughout the city in real time. The infrastructure of the Arch-App effectively provides users a resources (ranging from historic imagery to notable interviews) and tour guides to any local landmark in the real world condensed into their smartphones. Currently, there is no such infrastructure which, supports said goals of Arch-App. The Arch-App strives to empower people with more information on any given landmark they may come across including touristic, academic, and recreational initiatives. The intern will be conducting interviews, gathering content from the firms and compiling and uploading information to the app. The app will expose the industry to cutting-edge technology and firms involved will gain exposure to the public, educational and professional level and will have the opportunity to leave a legacy through their work.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vincent Hui

Student:

Partner:

Ontario Association of Architects

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Non-Destructive Evaluation of Irradiated Single walled carbon nanotube

Semiconductors have been used in electronics for decades and are an integral part of every circuit. Because of this, evaluating semiconductor performance and tolerance in different environments is crucial. For example, evaluating a semiconductor’s radiation tolerance can be quite useful such as for the radiation detectors in the Large Hadron Collider and for the solar panels on the international space station which are exposed to lots of radiation. Unfortunately, it is still unsure how radiation affects semiconductors, for this reason the student (Nicholas Dallaire) will study the tolerance of single walled carbon nanotube semiconductors. Nicholas will use transient grating spectroscopy (TGS) to evaluate the degradation of the semiconductors which have been exposed to radiation. TGS is a method used to characterize the surfaces of materials in a nondestructive way to determine a material’s elasticity, energy dissipation, thermal diffusivity. The research done will aid in figuring how semiconductors are affected by radiation and help innovate novel circuits which may need protection from radiation, such as satellites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benoit Lessard

Student:

Partner:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Federated Learning on Sensitive Mobile Data (Python/Java)

At Lerna IA, we are building a private federated learning platform for mobile applications. Our technology allows mobile-first companies to learn about their app users without violating their privacy. Our novel security architecture speeds up the federated learning process by at least 50x, rendering it practical for real-world mobile set-ups by running the whole ML process on thousands of mobile phones in a distributed fashion. We predict the user behavior based on their context, demographics, mood, etc. in order to identify best timing for out-reach, without retrieving any data!
For the purpose of this internship, the core research portion constitutes the selection and tuning of ML algorithms that are suitable for our application – both useful and with an efficient Federated Learning version.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Charlin

Student:

Partner:

Lerna

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

High-frequency financial forecasting

Berkindale Analytics is a cloud-based company and wants to create a next-generation platform to provide both market data and packaged analytics to financial clients via direct download, interface, and dashboards accessible from a web portal. It is distinguished by its service arm that engages in data discovery, new analytics design, and ETL (“Extract, Transform, and Load”) configuration with client data.
The student will develop supervised and unsupervised machine learning tools adapted to capture stylized facts of a market or a trading platform, such as liquidity and volatility indicators. Berkindale is looking to develop a short-term (intraday) liquidity and volatility forecasting model for market indices and individual stocks. This model should use machine learning to combine forecasts obtained from different econometric models, depending on the situation (market conditions for related stocks, forecast events such as earnings announcements or macroeconomics, intensity of media coverage, etc.). This model will allow Berkindale’s clients to better manage their execution and volatility risk, thereby reducing their costs and improving their investment performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ioannis Mitliagkas

Student:

Partner:

Berkindale Analytics Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Crevettiers : enjeux de santé et sécurité au travail

Le milieu des pêches commerciales est reconnu comme l’un des secteurs de travail les plus dangereux au Canada (Grant, 2017). Le Comité permanent sur la sécurité des bateaux de pêche du Québec (CPSBPQ) est un organisme à but non lucratif qui œuvre dans ce milieu afin d’améliorer la culture de sécurité et diminuer les risques et les enjeux auxquels sont exposés les pêcheurs professionnels. Le projet de recherche intitulé «?Les crevettiers : Enjeux de santé et de sécurité au travail?» vise à mieux comprendre la relation entre la fatigue, l’ergonomie et les risques dans les pêches commerciales au Québec. Grâce à une étude réalisée à bord des crevettiers du Québec, le CPSBPQ et les stagiaires pourront cibler les sources de risques prioritaires afin de proposer des solutions innovantes pour les réduire ou les éliminer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dany Rondeau;Claude Rioux;Anne Fauré

Student:

Partner:

Comité permanent sur la sécurité des bateaux de pêche du Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Accelerate

Performance Based Design of Viscoelastic Coupling Dampers in Mass Timber Buildings

Viscoelastic Coupling Dampers (VCDs) have been developed over the past 15 years at the University of Toronto and by Kinetica for use in multi-storey buildings constructed with conventional construction techniques (steel and concrete). It has been shown the VCDs improve the wind and seismic performance of these buildings, leading to safer, higher performing and more resilient structures.
There has been a boom of mass timber construction due to the inherent sustainability, modularity and speed of construction using mass timber. Timber buildings are inherently flexible making them susceptible to wind and seismic vibrations. VCD connection details and lateral load resisting systems with VCDs have been developed for mass timber structures. This research project will assess the efficiency of VCDs within three types of mass timber lateral load resisting systems, assess connection details and develop Performance-Based Design Techniques for mass timber structures with VCDs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brent Sleep

Student:

Partner:

Kinetica Risk

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Manufacturing and Construction; Other

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation des conditions de traitement par ultrasons pour l’exfoliation à l’oxyde de graphène

Les membranes d’oxyde de graphène sont de nouveaux matériaux utilisés dans les filtrations de gaz et de liquides comme alternative aux procédés conventionnels de séparation. Le matériau composite confère aux membranes des caractéristiques sur mesure telles que la structure nanoporeuse, la stabilité chimique, la sélectivité et la résistance mécanique. Le traitement par ultrasons peut être utilisé pour préparer les films et entraîner des modifications de leurs propriétés mécaniques. Le projet vise à évaluer les conditions ultrasonores lors de la préparation de membranes d’oxyde de graphène, y compris l’utilisation d’ultrasons pulsés, et à caractériser les films composites. Les thèmes de recherche incluent la technologie d’intensification des procédés, l’ingénierie des matériaux et les procédés de séparation. Les résultats auront un impact sur le développement des domaines scientifiques et industriels, réduiront l’impact des processus et apporteront des avantages environnementaux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daria Camilla Boffito

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal de Uberlândia

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Clean Technology; Nanotechnology; Manufacturing and Construction

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Promoting OMICS for the non-invasive screening for subclinical arterial disease in heart transplant patients

Heart transplantation is the definitive therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Each year, over 5000 heart transplant procedures are performed worldwide. One of the main limitations to the long-term survival of heart transplant recipients is the diffuse narrowing of the coronary arteries, called cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV, also known as transplant coronary artery disease). The current routine surveillance methods of CAV are invasive and costly. Our goal is to investigate potential protein biomarkers as a non-invasive screening tool for detecting CAV early after heart transplantation. This clinical research project will validate previously identified protein biomarkers associated with CAV. Arterial phenotyping will be performed on heart transplant patients to assess for the presence of arterial thickening (indicating early CAV). We will subsequently evaluate the correlation of arterial phenotyping metrics with protein biomarkers collected from patients. Developing non-invasive, biomarker-based detection methods for CAV can significantly reduce costs and risk to heart transplant patients and allow for earlier treatment and better outcomes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gavin Oudit

Student:

Partner:

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Microbial production of hyaluronic acid using oat hulls

Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance that is found in the epithelial, connective, and neural tissues in the human body and rooster comb tissues. It provides lubrication and acts as a cushion in the joints for different tissues of the human body. Currently, hyaluronic acid is widely used in pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and medical applications. In general, hyaluronic acid was extracted from rooster combs; however, owing to the limited animal tissues, high production costs involved in recovery and purification of hyaluronic acid, and risks of viral contamination, alternative feedstock for the production of hyaluronic is in demand. Thus, the main objective of this proposal is to produce hyaluronic acid as a value-added product by utilizing oat hulls as a potential renewable feedstock generated from oats (cereal industry). Hyaluronic acid will be produced via microbial fermentation and further extracted for detailed characterization to identify the proper area of application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ajay K Dalai

Student:

Partner:

Hey Hey Holdings Inc.;Spectrum Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Green/Alternative Energy; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Conductance detectors using microfabricated electrodes

Universal NanoSensor Technologies (UNS-Tech) develops and commercializes microfabricated conductivity detectors. In this MITACS cluster, UNS-Tech will partner withProf. Young-June Kim to test UNS-Tech’s patented silicon microchip conductance detectors and to explore new detector architectures based on micro- and nano-patterned thin metal films. The results will be analyzed and the findings will be published in scientific journals. Interns participating in this cluster will benefit from this internship by gaining tremendous knowledge of electronics-based detectors. Working in a start-up environment will provide
interns with an invaluable experience and enhance their training as highly qualified personnel as they prepare to enter the Canadian work force. UNS-Tech – an Ontario-based start-up – will benefit by demonstrating a proof-of-principle application of its silicon-based detector technology and exploring new phenomena in metal film-based architectures for potential application. Achieving successful proof-of-principle tests in a university setting and publishing the results would be critical benchmarks for UNS-Tech before moving onto product. Developmenotf beta phase productsand, thereafters, successful commercialization will require employing more Ontarians and will, in turn, benefit both Ontario and Canada. The supervisor will benefit by receiving funding that wiil enable him to mentor students and publish papers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Young-June Kim

Student:

Partner:

Universal NanoSensor Technologies Inc (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Comprehensive evaluation of surface and adsorption properties of chitosan hydrogels with modified nanocellulose towards heavy metal removal in water

The presence of metal ions in contaminated water from industrial processes present a huge challenge that has led to great concern regarding their effects on human health. Conventional treatment processes are not adequate for their removal, so new technologies need to be investigated. The use of three-dimensional porous system, such as hydrogels, is an alternative for removing these contaminants. In addition, the presence of nanostructures to induce a chelating effect on metallic contaminants can improve their removal. Thus, chitosan hydrogel containing modified nanocellulose structures will be developed, and its adsorption properties towards metallic ions’ removal will be investigated. We intend to study the kinetics and conditions that modulate the adsorption process, aiming to understand its correlation with surface properties to optimize and enable their use in larger scales for an efficient alternative to remove these contaminants from water.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sushanta Mitra

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal do ABC

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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