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Generative models for controlled generation of synthetic sequence-based datasets – Continued

At a high level, the goal of this project is to create a system for producing synthetic datasets based on real data. As a large financial crime detection firm, Verafin deals with large volumes of sensitive data which must be kept private, however they are also interested in collaborating with academics to gain new insights into their data. In this project we will use recent developments from the field of generative modeling to design a system which can create synthetic datasets which are nearly indistinguishable from the true data they are mimicking, while not exposing information which must be kept private. In addition to making it easier for Verafin to collaborate with external parties, another benefit is Verafin can use the synthetic data to create more realistic product demonstrations for potential clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Antonina Kolokolova;Ting Hu;Terrence Tricco

Student:

Partner:

NASDAQ Canada Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Identification of key monitoring activities for the Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations Stewardship Program

Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations (KCFN) identified a need to monitor ecological and cultural valued components as well as human activities on Treaty Lands and hahuulth (land and water), and are in the early stages of creating a Stewardship Program that is intended to meet this need. This project aims to support the stewardship program development by understanding key issues and concerns relevant for the program, identifying the key monitoring activities for the program to focus on, and developing methods and protocols for undertaking those activities. Ultimately, this project should provide an enduring legacy of monitoring for the Treaty Lands and hahuulth.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tony Walker

Student:

Partner:

Essa Technologies Ltd.

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Natural Resources; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating the Role of Learning and Experience on Postural Response and Fall Prevention in Offshore Environments

Slips, trips, and falls (STFs) are a major concern in occupational environments, accounting for a significant portion of all reported work-related injuries. These concerns are even greater in moving environments, like those of Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore petroleum industry. This proposed research aims to address the industry’s STF concerns through analysis of worker’s postural responses to motions similar to those experienced while working offshore. This initial research will lay the strong groundwork needed for the subsequent development of effective measures to help prepare new workers to better adapt to their work environments. It will also help address hazards through a research-based STF prevention program specifically designed for the unique rigors of the offshore petroleum industry. This work will be accomplished by one research project lasting four months and taking place in a laboratory setting. Through this work the partner industry will gain knowledge and expertise that can be used to address the immediate STF-related concerns of the company, as well as being applied to other potential issues related to worker performance in moving offshore environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeannette Byrne

Student:

Partner:

Sleipnir Logistics Inc;Petroleum Research Newfoundland & Labrador

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Mining

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

A Place to Call Home: An Evidence Based Approach to Developing Supportive Housing Programming to End LGBTQ2+ Youth Homelessness

Family Services Windsor-Essex is seeking an intern’s assistance contributing to administrative tasks associated with the grant submission proposal entitled, A Place to Call Home: An Evidence Based Approach to Developing Supportive Housing Programming to End LGBTQ2+ Youth Homelessness. This project aims to examine what programming elements lead to the development of resiliency and independence through a housing program for LGBTQ2+ youth. To support FSWE in developing a housing program for LGBTQ2+ youth, the research team will be responsible for meeting the following objectives: 1) Conduct a literature review and environmental scan to inform the design of the program and understand the conditions that lead to LGBTQ2+ youth homelessness; 2) Design a program for LGBTQ2+ youth that aims to produce positive outcomes across multiple life domains; 3) Implement and evaluate the program. During the term of the project, the Intern will contribute to the research by providing administrative assistance to FSWE and support staff. The Intern will conduct a literature review and environmental scan to inform the design of the program and understand conditions that lead to LGBTQ2 youth homelessness.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Lopez;Elizabeth Strutt-MacLeod

Student:

Partner:

Family Services Windsor-Essex

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

St. Clair College of Applied Arts and Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Valorisation de Thalassiosira nordenskioeldii pour le développement de formulations cosméceutiques

L’émergence des produits cosméceutiques représentent le segment dont la croissance est la plus rapide au cours des dernières années dans le marché des cosmétiques. Ces produits reposent sur le choix des ingrédients actifs. Parmi ces derniers, les actifs marins ou issus et biotechnologies marines sont de plus en plus recherchés. En effet, les algues et leurs extraits ont montré de multiples effets sur la peau tels l’hydratation, la revitalisation, le raffermissement ou encore des effets antioxydants, anti-inflammatoires, et anti-âge. Bien qu’il existe des milliers d’algues d’espèces variées seulement quelques souches sont utilisées en dans les produits cosmétiques.
Dans ce cadre de ce projet, les partenaires souhaitent donc évaluer le potentiel cosméceutique d’un extrait de Thalassiosira Nordenskioeldii. Pour ce faire, ce projet se décomposera en 4 volets que sont l’extraction et la caractérisation d’extrait de TN évaluation de l’activité biologique des extraits obtenus, l’évaluation du potentiel de formulation des extraits de TN et la formulation de produits cosméceutiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lionel Ripoll;André Pichette;Jean Legault

Student:

Partner:

DCP Dermoscience

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Responsible roadmap: Informing road disturbance development decision-making in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region through process-based knowledge.

In the Athabasca Oil Sands Region (AOSR) of Alberta, boreal peatland ecosystems are becoming increasingly fractionated by linear disturbances associated with resource exploration and subsequent extraction. Roads, for example, have the potential to alter peatlands through changes to flow regimes, runoff generation to downstream aquatic systems, and carbon sequestration. The heterogeneous geology in the AOSR causes a wide range of hydrological conditions and peatland types, and therefore peatlands may respond very differently to road development. However, hydrological studies of road impacts on peatlands in oil sands areas are rare. In this proposed research, we aim to better characterize the changes to the hydrology and carbon balance of a wide range of peatland types with varying watershed configurations. In doing so, this research will provide a better understanding the current hydrological state and carbon balance of northern peatlands that are currently affected by road development. The results generated in this study will also be applied to existing spatial datasets to help land managers in identifying peatlands that are at a particular risk to disturbance. InnoTech Alberta will benefit primarily through gaining access to this dataset regional-scale hydrological (groundwater and surface water) models for the AOSR, and would benefit from access to the local high-resolution data generated in my proposed study. Such data would be extremely useful for model calibration/validation, as well as upscaling and addressing wetland vulnerability from multiple stressors, an important objective of their work in the Oil Sands Monitoring program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Petrone

Student:

Partner:

InnoTech Alberta

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Water; Oil and Gas

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Repenser l’offre touristique : un format hybride pour les festivals, les événements et les attractions

Dans un contexte de pandémie où les entreprises touristiques et culturelles ont dû innover pour compenser l’interdiction de programmer des activités en présentiel, cette étude vise à se pencher sur l’opportunité de diversifier l’offre touristique, en mettant en place une programmation hybride, à la fois viable et complémentaire aux activités en présentiel. Bien que plusieurs organismes aient développé une programmation virtuelle durant la dernière année, le défi est de comprendre comment cette nouvelle opportunité peut s’inscrire de manière permanente dans le modèle d’affaires des entreprises. Il sera alors question de comparer les meilleures pratiques, tant internationales que locales, auprès d’attractions, de festivals et d’événements ayant franchi le cap du virtuel. De ce fait, cette recherche exploratoire permettra d’étudier un phénomène récent auquel on attribue tout de même des bénéfices, tels que la diversification des revenus ou une meilleure inclusivité et accessibilité pour un nouveau public.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Arseneault

Student:

Partner:

Événements Attractions Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Evaluation of CO2 Storage Potential in the Deep Mannville Coals – Phase 1: Vertical Well Injection Testing

To support blue hydrogen economy processes that generate CO2 as a by-product, and greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration studies in general, the injection and storage of CO2 into deep (~1500m), un-minable coal seams hosted in the Mannville Formation of Alberta will be studied. A vertical (pilot) well will be drilled, cored, and completed in the target Mannville coal seams, and tested to determine the suitability of deep Mannville coals of Alberta for CO2 sequestration. The interns hired for this research program will perform laboratory and field data analysis associated with the vertical pilot well testing program to assist with the evaluation of the Mannville coal as a target for CO2 storage. This evaluation is of great importance to the partner organization because they they require a suitable repository for CO2, which is a by-product of their hydrogen-generating process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher R Clarkson

Student:

Partner:

Cvictus Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Develop a broader understanding of the bacterial diversity in nearshore areas of the St. Lawrence River and the understand the influence of anthropogenic inputs.

For this project we will better understand the health of the St Lawrence River through the lens of bacterial diversity. The ability of natural waterways to process anthropogenic inputs is dependant on the bacterial health of the ecosystem. This study will help to characterise the bacterial community and allow us to better understand the processes related to carbon cycling. Through bacterial diversity assessments (including source tracking for E. Coli in particular) for 2021-2022 through this project, combined with previously collected samples 2017-2020 along the full length of the St Lawrence River, this research will contribute to the development of an ecological indicator for the river.

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Faculty Supervisor:

François Guillemette

Student:

Partner:

St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Resistant Starch Prebiotic Effects in Chronic Kidney Disease (ReSPECKD) study

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is associated with a reduced quality of life and an increased risk of kidney failure, cardiovascular events, and all-cause mortality. The goal of this project is to investigate whether the consumption of resistant potato starch (RPS) in addition to current standard care for CKD will reduce uremic toxins and symptoms by altering gut microbiota in patients with CKD. Strategies to reduce the production of these toxins by the gut microbiome in patients with CKD are highly desirable because they may lead to reduced symptoms and delay the onset of dialysis. A clinical trial will be conducted at the partner’s site, the Chronic Disease Innovation Centre (CDIC), to investigate the impact of RSP consumption on gut microbiota and whether these changes impact the concentrations of uremic toxins and uremic symptoms in patients with CKD. Delaying the onset of dialysis in a patient by 6 months has the potential to save upwards of $30,000 in healthcare expenditures. CDIC works with the Manitoba Renal Program which oversees the care of patients with CKD in Manitoba. The Elevate Fellow will support the start up and completion of the clinical trial at CDIC.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dylan MacKay

Student:

Partner:

Chronic Disease Innovation Centre (CDIC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Agriculture and Food; Other

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Autonomous Micro-Cell Multilevel Inverter for Utility Scale PV Farms

The proposed product “autonomous three-phase micro-cell multilevel inverter” comes to offer scalable and “plug and power-up” solution for both large scale photovoltaic PV farms and small-scale residential installations. These three phase micro-cells can be scaled in any direction (parallel or series) to increase output power or voltage. Furthermore, each micro-cell is small light weighted dc-ac converter that can be easily mounted on the PV module. Moreover, the proposed solution does not rely on centralized communications with a master unit to synchronize its output. Instead, it relies on stochastic engine that can estimate the physical location and order of each micro-cell and adjust its control accordingly. Hence, all micro-cells can work in harmony without any communication and supply the available solar power to the utility grid.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vijay Sood

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Digital data: linking rural innovation, access, and resiliency through community hubs

Online Digital Hubs (ODH) have the capacity to promote resiliency and connectivity, countering barriers to accessibility and disruption (Lamport-Lewis & Deacon 2020; McShane et.al 2012; Rundel et.al 2020). This is of particular relevance in rural and peri-rural spaces as traditional third spaces such as churches and community centers are in decline, taking with it opportunity for knowledge sharing and overlooking the lack of resources for new and atypical voices in community planning. In collaboration with the Social Research and Planning Council of United Way Perth Huron, this project will investigate how online forums and databases have the capacity to bridge the divide in communication and digital navigation which can exist in virtual communities. The project will illustrate the benefit, potential, and future application of ODH across Perth Huron through an analysis of existing hubs globally, emphasis on rural and Canadian context. The project deliverable will be a report outlining findings and relevance for future action which the United Way Perth Huron shall use for the planning of future projects and discussions with community partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leith Deacon

Student:

Partner:

United Way Perth-Huron Social Research Planning Council

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

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