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Characterization of the colloidal properties of concentrated casein micelles and improvement of the functionality of concentrated milk products using membrane filtration – Year 2

Whey proteins in milk are detrimental to the rennet-induced coagulation of milk. In this project, we will use microfiltration membrane technique to concentrate the milk and to remove whey proteins. A process called diafiltration (DF) will also be used to further remove whey proteins by adding water to the MF concentrated milk and then filtered. MF and MF-DF milk have different whey protein contents and ionic concentration, which will change the coagulation behaviour of milk. The objective of this project is to investigate the influence of MF and MF-DF milk on the textural and sensory properties of cheese products when they are used as ingredients. The project is expected to improve the yield and structure of current cheese products. Moreover, the company can increase its competitiveness by selling liquid concentrated milk as material compared to traditional milk powders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arthur Hill

Student:

Partner:

Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative Ltd;University of Guelph

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Characterization of the colloidal properties of concentrated casein micelles and improvement of the functionality of concentrated milk products using membrane filtration

The project aims at obtaining new ingredients from concentrated milk, and understanding how changes in their physical and chemical properties may affect their functionality. Membrane filtration processes are widespread in the dairy industry and they are all based on physical separation of the components because of their size. During these processes, the protein particles in milk become concentrated and the physical properties and composition of the concentrates will change. We are proposing to study how such systems may be stabilized and used as ingredients in the dairy industry. This project will be carried out in partnership with Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative Ltd, the largest cooperative in Ontario, with more than 1200 farmers. In the project, we will study how to concentrate fresh milk and obtain ingredients easier to transport with tailored functionality. The design of liquid ingredients will allow Ontario to compete against powder imports.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arthur Hill

Student:

Partner:

Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative Ltd;University of Guelph

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Reddit Community Analysis

People are social creatures and interacting with others is a fundamental human behavior. As people spend more time online, a larger part of their social life also become online. Online Forums such as Reddit have become very popular because of this. In this project, we want to define the what health means with regards to online forums – is it the quality of the comment, the average length of the comments, frequency of posts, number of users, the language of the posts or a combination of these. We also hope to determine which factors can affect the health of an online forum. Through this research, the partner organization hopes to gain better understanding on online community dynamics and do future investigation whether toxicity like cyberbullying, sexting and cyber threats play a major role in death of a community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fred Popowich

Student:

Partner:

Two Hat Security Research Corp

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Activity recognition using physical layer information from wireless communications infrastructure

Sensing technologies require the deployment and maintenance of complex and large infrastructures. This research proposal is focused on people’s activity recognition technologies though existing WiFi infrastructures. The information gathered by this technology can be applied to different industries like home automation, security, etc. In the future, this technology will powered applications in the home automation industry as the one described next. Mary comes home and leaves her cellphone on the couch. As the system recognizes her, no alarm is activated. Given the time of the day and her habits, the platform understands that she wants to prepare dinner. Cooking is a defined profile for her so the kitchen starts to react based on her presence and activity profile (turning on lights, changing temperature, turning on cooking music). If Mary wants to sleep, the system gathers the necessary information again and changes the whole environment. This project is bringing a new technology to the partner organization and the Canadian Industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Doina Precup

Student:

Partner:

TandemLaunch Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Étude minéralogique et métallurgique du gisement d’or de la mine Kittilä dans le but d’augmenter le taux de la récupération de l’or réfractaire

Le projet proposé pour l’été 2016 est lié à une division d’Agnico Eagle en Finlande (la mine Kittilä). Le gisement est un minerai d’or autour de 4 g/t. Son exploitation devrait se poursuivre jusqu’en 2035, ce qui en fait la mine présentant la durée de vie la plus longue de l’entreprise. Ses réserves d’or prouvées et probables contiennent 4,4 millions d’onces (28 millions de tonnes titrant 4,80 g/t d’or). L’exploitation souterraine de la mine a démarré en 2010. L’objectif principal du projet et de proposer des options d’amélioration des performances de récupération de l’or via une étude minéralogique et métallurgique pour atteindre des taux de récupérations satisfaisants. Ce projet permettra de développer une expertise novatrice sur la récupération de l’or réfractaire dans les minerais carbonés associé aux arsénopyrites et pyrites riches en arseni

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benoit Plante;Mostafa Benzaazoua

Student:

Partner:

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Distributed collaborative recommendation engine for Asset Store.

In this project we attempt to research and develop from ground up a scalable distributed computing based recommendation engine using machine learning. A computer science student from the University of Toronto will work with Side Effects Software at their Toronto office to implement the research intensive recommendation engine algorithm and integrate it in the smart asset online store. This recommendation engine when developed will be first of its kind for 3D smart digital assets. We expect and hope that this will result in high quality recommendation, is scalable and has a strong foundation in statistical machine learning based algorithm approach.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eugene Fiume

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Développement et élaboration d’une stratégie de gestion intégrée de processus normatifs : cas d’application d’un OBNL de production de boîtes de carton

Cartonek effectue la récupération d’équipements informatiques et électroniques. L’entreprise doit implanter la norme ISO 14 001 (norme environnementale) et OHSAS 18 001 (norme en santé et sécurité). De plus, l’entreprise doit faire la mise à jour de la nouvelle version de la Norme de Recyclage des Produits Électroniques (R2 2013) et aussi de la norme ISO 9 001 (qualité), version 2015. Le stagiaire devra uniformiser les différents éléments de ces normes en tenant compte des réalités de l’entreprise. L’uniformisation des normes va permettre à Cartonek de diminuer la gestion administrative de ces normes. L’objectif de Cartonek est d’obtenir les accréditations nécessaires dans le but de poursuivre ses activités. La protection de l’environnement est une valeur de l’entreprise, c’est pourquoi nous misons sur la récupération et que nous désirons poursuivre nos activités en ce sens.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mourad Ben Amor

Student:

Partner:

Cartonek Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Geologically-constrained geophysical inversions of a kimberlite pipe: A new approach to diamond exploration

Diamond-bearing kimberlites are enigmatic deposits due to their complex volcanic plumbing systems and variable preservation. Diamond concentrations will vary greatly with deposit-type, however, it is often difficult to effectively distinguish between types (without drilling) due to alteration or poor preservation. Furthermore, while geophysical methods are well established and effective techniques for kimberlite exploration, they require independent and costly constraints (e.g., drill hole data) to limit the number of geologically plausible targets. As such, there is a need to enhance interpretation of near surface geophysical data to optimize target determination.
We will take advantage of the wealth of data available from development of Stornoway’s Renard 2 kimberlite pipe to construct geologically-constrained 3D geophysical models. By progressively varying the geological/geophysical constraints, a recently graduated geophysicist (Ph.D.) will investigate the degree to which geological contrasts within the kimberlites can be confide ntly characterized. This will allow us to develop an enhanced exploration methodology that optimizes exploration target drilling of kimberlites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Glyn Williams-Jones

Student:

Partner:

Stornoway Diamond Corporation (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Software Framework for Smart Building Energy Audits

With more and more buildings being controlled by automation systems, one would expect their energy performance to be optimised. This is not the case however. Buildings can still go out of tune, and building operators can become overwhelmed by the alarms sounding from the automation systems, not knowing how to prioritize them. SES consulting is well poised to provide a “human in the loop” performance analysis service, leveraging their expert knowledge and the data from the building automation system. For this project, SES plans to field-test the open source platform Volttron in a client building. On top of testing the core functionality of Volttron, the intern will build an analysis layer and a visualization layer to realize the infrastructure of the whole system. The partner will benefit by gaining an automatic data processing system, which will be used to decrease the energy consumption for commercial and institutional buildings. This project will help reduce our impact on the living environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arrvindh Shriraman

Student:

Partner:

SES Consulting Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Élaboration d’une plateforme virtuelle en soins de proximité

L’importance des dimensions psychologique et sociale de la santé s’impose comme centrale lorsque l’on souhaite intervenir auprès des personnes en rupture sociale. Depuis bientôt trois ans, un médecin de famille et plusieurs professionnel de soins (travailleurs sociaux, éducateurs de rue, infirmières) ont monté une équipe d’intervention auprès des personnes les plus démunies dans une perspective d’inclusion sociale. Dans ce contexte, nous aimerions développer une plateforme web qui se veut un outil clinique supportant l’intervention médicale auprès des populations les plus vulnérables permettant ainsi de bonifier l’offre de service dans la lutte contre l’itinérance et pour l’inclusion sociale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lyne Douville

Student:

Partner:

Point de Rue

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Identification du ou des composés responsables de la cytotoxicité des écorces de Thuya plicata

FPInnovations a récemment procédé à l’évaluation de différentes activités biologiques de résidus de plusieurs essences ligneuses canadiennes. Certains extraits ont montré des résultats intéressants au niveau de différentes activités biologiques testées telles que les activités antioxydante, antifongique, antibactérienne, etc. Parmi ceux-ci, les extraits d’écorces de cèdre rouge de l’Ouest (Thuya plicata) ont montré une activité intéressante. Dans ce contexte, l’entreprise désire identifier le ou les composés responsables de cette activité. Les objectifs de ce stage sont de : I) déterminer les conditions d’extraction permettant d’obtenir les extraits les plus actifs avec un rendement optimal, II) effectuer un fractionnement bioguidé afin d’identifier le ou les composés responsables de l’activité et III) caractériser d’une manière détaillée l’activité des composés identifiés.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André Pichette

Student:

Partner:

FPInnovations (Québec, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Improving government performance through pay-for-success and pay-for-performance approaches

Governments around the globe are trying new approaches to solving complex social problems. They are increasingly moving away from the direct provision of social services towards more collaborative partnerships with the private sector. Pay-for-success, also known as pay-for-performance or Social Impact Bonds, is a method for engaging the private sector that has been gaining attention and support for their ability to raise non-government funds to finance social programs and increase collaboration between the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Pay-for-performance mechanisms are not new, however, the unique Social Impact Bond model is a relatively novel concept. The first Social Impact Bond was launched in 2011 and four years later there were 41 projects in development and operation. Although the approach shows promise, scholars have raised some concerns and questions. Some researchers argue that the pay-for-success approach might not be as effective and efficient as advocates claim. There is a clear need for theoretically driven empirical research into these new forms of financing government programs to determine if they are indeed more effective and efficient at helping those in need compared to more traditional public service delivery mechanisms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caroline Andrew

Student:

Partner:

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

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