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Cooperative ramp control in mixed traffic environment

This research will develop a novel freeway control approach for the era of co-existence of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) and human-driven vehicles (HDVs). Fully connected and autonomous vehicles can navigate roads without a human driver and connect and interact with other vehicles, roadside infrastructure, and their environment. It is anticipated that the technology will be made available to consumers in the very near future. However, generic market adaption and phasing out of the current vehicle fleet is likely to take years or even decades. Meanwhile, CAVs, with various levels of automation, should co-exist and interact with HDVs. The current congestion control measures might become ineffective since they are mainly formulated based on humans’ driving behaviors and models. Recent research focused on developing control solutions for a fully automated driving environment. In this research, a multi-level freeway control approach will be developed for a mixed traffic environment that leverages the automation and connectivity features of CAVs to optimize their path while regulating the freeway corridor inflow traffic to optimize the system performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lina Kattan

Student:

Partner:

City of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Public administration; Utilities

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Embedding Simulation Modelling to Inform Team-Based Staffing at Urgent and Primary Care Centres

Overcrowded emergency rooms and inadequate primary care, especially for marginalized segments of society, are two of the most important challenges faced in the Canadian Healthcare System. A new initiative by Vancouver Coastal Health is working to address both challenges through Urgent and Primary Care Centres, which provide care on a walk-in basis to people with urgent health problems as well as ongoing primary care to people who are unable to obtain a family doctor. Health care in these Centres is delivered on a team-based model, with teams consisting of physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and social workers. Team-based staffing schedules to address both urgent walk-in care and booked primary care are complex. This project will use simulation modelling to develop staffing formulas for Urgent and Primary Care Centres in Vancouver.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander Rutherford

Student:

Partner:

Vancouver General Hospital;Vancouver Coastal Health

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of lignin-based amendments for hydrocarbon remediation applications

Leaky fuel tanks and spills from fuel storage and retail locations have resulted in over 30,000 hydrocarbon contaminated brownfield sites across Canada. The objective of this project is to develop an injectable solution that will encourage local bacteria in the subsurface to degrade oil, diesel, and gasoline hydrocarbons on brownfield sites. Lignin, a by-product from the pulp and paper industry, will be modified to form a material that can both adsorb fuel hydrocarbons and attract hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria. Experiments will be conducted at the bench scale to evaluate the material and to ensure the biodegradation process is environmentally safe. In addition to helping cleanup the environment, the results from this project may help to expand the lignin market for West Fraser and drive job creation in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paolo Mussone;Victoria Collins

Student:

Partner:

West Fraser (Quesnel, BC);CO-OP;United Farmers of Alberta

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Adoption and enhancement of a primary care management pathway for obstructive sleep apnea: an implementation evaluation project – Year two

A clinical pathway for primary care Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) management has been developed in Calgary to address specific barriers to OSA management by primary care physicians (PCPs) that were identified in a series of stakeholder consultation activities. This study’s primary goal is to maximize use of the clinical pathway to support evidence-based primary care OSA management. The results of this study will support more effective implementation of the pathway in the Calgary Zone and facilitate its scale and spread across Alberta. The Lung Association is a non-profit and volunteer-based charity that raises money to fight lung disease, fund lung health research and support patients in need. This partner organization advocates on behalf of the hundreds of thousands who are touched by lung disease to government, industry and the community. This organization champions policies and practices that improve respiratory care for Albertans and residents in Northwest Territories. OSA is a highly prevalent respiratory disease that affects many Albertans and is a focus area for this organization. The proposed project will improve access and quality for the large population of patients with suspected or confirmed OSA. This research project will improve the respiratory health of Albertans and directly fulfill Lung Association mandate.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sachin Pendharkar

Student:

Partner:

The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Adoption and enhancement of a primary care management pathway for obstructive sleep apnea: an implementation evaluation project

A clinical pathway for primary care Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) management has been developed in Calgary to address specific barriers to OSA management by primary care physicians (PCPs) that were identified in a series of stakeholder consultation activities. This study’s primary goal is to maximize use of the clinical pathway to support evidence-based primary care OSA management. The results of this study will support more effective implementation of the pathway in the Calgary Zone and facilitate its scale and spread across Alberta. The Lung Association is a non-profit and volunteer-based charity that raises money to fight lung disease, fund lung health research and support patients in need. This partner organization advocates on behalf of the hundreds of thousands who are touched by lung disease to government, industry and the community. This organization champions policies and practices that improve respiratory care for Albertans and residents in Northwest Territories. OSA is a highly prevalent respiratory disease that affects many Albertans and is a focus area for this organization. The proposed project will improve access and quality for the large population of patients with suspected or confirmed OSA. This research project will improve the respiratory health of Albertans and directly fulfill Lung Association mandate.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sachin Pendharkar

Student:

Partner:

The Lung Association, Alberta & NWT

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Elevate

Business Intern

This project aims to develop an strong e-commerce strategy for a Toronto-based biomedical start up, Shiphrah Biomedical Inc.. Shiprah Biomedical Inc. is tackling one of the biggest challenges in pregnancy: sleep, and one of the biggest challenges in sleep: pregnancy. Through this project, Shiphrah Biomedical Inc. will be able to get their flagship product to market sooner

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Faculty Supervisor:

Donna Smith

Student:

Partner:

Shiphrah Biomedicals

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Assessing potential interactions between wild and hatchery Chinook salmon in the early marine environment

Estuaries are crucial stopover areas for juvenile salmon during outmigration and especially for Chinook salmon who can reside in this habitat for over a month. Many populations of Chinook salmon from the Pacific Northwest are threatened and endangered making conservation important for this species. In response to relatively small returns to spawning grounds, hatchery production of salmon has been used to bolster population numbers. Utilization of eelgrass habitat in the estuary contributes to dietary reserves needed for early marine life. Hatchery and wild Chinook may use estuary habitat differently resulting in potential competition and dissimilar diets which impact overall survival. Raincoast Conservation Foundation has funding to study habitat use of hatchery and wild Chinook and diet over different temporal scales. This research will describe hatchery impacts on wild Chinook and aid improve understanding of Chinook habitat usage throughout the Fraser estuary.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Hinch

Student:

Partner:

Raincoast Conservation Foundation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Verification of Smart Contracts for Security Properties Rooted in Computational Complexity

Smart contracts are digital code similar to physical contracts, but hosted, executed and guaranteed by a trusted network called a blockchain. They are a significant step forward in the specification and enforcement of contracts because they can be executed and their conditions enforced much faster than physical contracts. A significant technical issue regards the verification that a smart contract indeed satisfies some desirable property, e.g., that a clause will indeed be triggered if some condition is satisfied. This issue arises because a smart contract is typically specified imperatively, whereas properties of interest are stated declaratively. While a number of software tools have been proposed for this problem, recent work has identified significant gaps in them. This proposed work takes a systematic approach to the design and implementation of two verification tools for smart contracts that is rooted in computing foundations. The partner organization has interest in exactly this kind of technology, and intends to leverage it to positively impact their core business.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mahesh Tripunitara

Student:

Partner:

Mosaixsoft Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Behaviour of a double angle connection in a composite beam-to-steel column joint system

The purpose of this project is to determine the rotational stiffness of a double angle assembly used to support the beams forming part of the floor supporting a composite slab with shear studs. Although this type of connection is considered to be free to rotate, the hypothesis that this type of connection can transmit bending to the columns will be verified through this research project. These results will allow the designers of the connections, as well as the designers of the structure as a whole, to better understand the load path of the forces in this type of steel structure, and potentially leading to savings of the fabrication costs for such connections. The industrial partner will benefit from the contribution of a research intern who will contribute to the development of the company and allow this company to stand out in the North American market due to its applied technological advancement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nathalie Roy

Student:

Partner:

Groupe Maryan inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization of noncoding RNA products of the Pax-5 gene

Our research team studies genetic elements that lead to the development and progression of cancer. One of these genes, called Pax-5, normally controls cellular activity and growth of healthy cells. However, deregulated levels of Pax-5 products also lead to cell hyperactivity and cancer. Recently, we have identified a new class of products, which derive from the Pax-5 gene; called circular RNAs (circRNAs). Studies on circRNAs show that they usually bind and inhibit important regulators (ex: microRNAs) of cell hyperactivity and homeostasis. Our preliminary findings show that circRNA levels of the Pax-5 gene are 20 times higher in cancer patients in comparison to healthy individuals. Consequently, elevated levels of Pax-5 circRNAs bind and inhibit microRNAs, which are required to inhibit cancer behaviour. The aim of this study is to characterize the specific microRNAs regulated by Pax-5 circRNAs in blood cancer. The knowledge gained from this study is important to understand the regulators of blood cancer and to develop better anticancer strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gilles Robichaud

Student:

Partner:

Atlantic Cancer Research Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Moncton

Program:

Accelerate

Engineering of glycan-binding proteins for mapping cancer glycomics

Over the last decade, chemical biology approaches have proven increasingly successful, delivering new solutions to problems that were previously unresponsive to traditional chemical and biochemical techniques. In the fields of proteomics and genomics, new diagnostics and therapeutic strategies are revolutionizing healthcare. However, in the field of glycomics, tractable strategies to study glycan (carbohydrate)-mediated processes remain scarce. In addition, current approaches cannot capture the glycoconjugate ligands of glycan-binding proteins (lectin) in physiologically relevant environments, like living cells. Current methods like glycan chips often overlook the multivalent complexity of glycoproteins on living cells and ignore the protein part of glycoconjugates. Thus, the physiological ligands of most lectins remain unknown. Using protein engineering and synthetic biology, the primary aim for this project is to generate tools that will enable us and others to capture transient glycan-protein interactions in an efficient way. Ultimately these tools will be used to characterize altered glycan recognition in disease models and clinical samples.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Samy Cecioni

Student:

Partner:

Tecnológico de Monterrey (Monterrey Campus)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Optimisation de l’efficacité antimicrobienne des dons de granulocytes destinés à la transfusion.

Le but de cette recherche est d’améliorer les propriétés thérapeutiques d’un produit sanguin qui peut sauver des vies des patients avec une infection sévère due à un système immunitaire affaiblie. Ces patients ont un nombre insuffisant de neutrophiles ou des neutrophiles qui ne fonctionnent pas très bien. Les neutrophiles sont des globules blancs qui jouent un rôle crucial dans le combat de notre corps contre des infections. Un produit sanguin enrichi en neutrophiles connu sous le nom de concentré de granulocytes, est une thérapie de dernier recours pour ces patients quand ils ont des infections résistantes aux traitements habituels. Toutefois, les concentrés de granulocytes sont seulement certifiés pour le nombre de neutrophiles est pas leur activité antimicrobienne. L’objectif de ce projet est de développer un test pour certifier l’activité antimicrobienne des concentrés de granulocytes. De plus, nous proposons d’améliorer les conditions d’entreposage de ces concentrés pour mieux préserver les neutrophiles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maria Fernandes

Student:

Partner:

Héma-Québec (Quebec city)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Pharmaceuticals; Biotechnology

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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