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Mesurer, accroître et pérenniser les retombées des projets d’occupation transitoire

Depuis le début des années 2000, des projets d’occupation transitoire émergent dans différents pays et dans des villes de toute taille pour réfléchir au devenir de certains bâtiments ou terrains devenus vacants. Bien que certaines grilles d’analyse aient, d’ores et déjà, été développées pour évaluer l’impact de ce type de projets, elles sont peu nombreuses et reposent généralement sur des méthodes peu adaptées pour leur généralisation. Cette recherche a notamment pour objectifs de compléter la grille d’évaluation actuellement en développement par l’organisme partenaire en la comparant à d’autres grilles et en y associant de bonnes pratiques d’évaluation, et d’appliquer cette grille à trois études de cas afin de suggérer des mesures ou des outils pour accroître les retombées observées ou souhaitées. Cette recherche permettra à l’organisme partenaire identifier certaines lacunes, d’améliorer sa pratique et d’accroître sa visibilité auprès de différents partenaires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Rochefort

Student:

Partner:

Entremise

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Centre de pilotage de la planification des besoins de maintenance par la donnée

La Société de Transport de Montréal cherche à valoriser les données captées au sein de son progiciel de gestion d’entreprise (ERP) dans le but d’améliorer l’expérience client et accroître son efficience opérationnelle. Des méthodes de simulation et d’intelligence artificielle peuvent notamment permettre de mieux gérer les pièces de rechange et les ressources de maintenance en proposant de nouvelles approches de prédiction de la demande. Certaines pratiques internes doivent toutefois être revues. Ainsi, cette grappe de projets vise ainsi à mettre en place un centre de pilotage par la donnée des opérations de planification intégrée de la maintenance des véhicules et du matériel roulant, des infrastructures et des équipements fixes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Pellerin;Bruno Agard;Camélia Dadouchi

Student:

Partner:

Société de transport de Montréal

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Métropole solidaire par le design et l’architecture: Recherche-action sur l’architecture et l’itinérance

Ce projet questionne le rôle de l’architecture dans la lutte à l’itinérance – un problème public qui occupe une place croissante à la fois dans l’espace public, médiatique et politique (réglementaire, législatif) et dans l’espace urbain.
Plus spécifiquement, il porte sur des pratiques en design et en architecture dans les processus d’inclusion et d’exclusion sociale que vivent les personnes en situation d’itinérance (PSI). En s’intéressant aux pratiques architecturales qui existent au Canada et à l’international, les travaux des stagiaires permettront de mettre en lumière comment l’architecture peut soutenir, inclure ou encore stigmatiser, invisibilité ou exclure la présence des PSI. Grâce à ceux-ci, Architecture sans frontières Québec, appuyé par une équipe de recherche de l’École de travail social de l’Université de Montréal, souhaite sensibiliser les professionnels du design et de l’architecture, les acteurs de la Ville et les parties prenantes du développement social et urbain aux pratiques et projets exemplaires à privilégier pour lutter contre l’itinérance et, éventuellement, favoriser les trajectoires de réintégration sociale des PSI.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carolyne Grimard

Student:

Partner:

Architecture Sans Frontières Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Harrow Tines: Fatigue Prediction & Real-Time Crack Detection

The agriculture sector of the Canadian prairies including the province of Saskatchewan is one of the major contributors to the Canadian economy. Farmers are the main driver of this sector, who often face delays in their harrowing process due to unexpected breakage of the harrow tines that they use. In this project, the team will develop a scientific method to predict the failure of harrow tines, as well as a live monitoring system to detect any crack in harrow tines. These will allow the farmers to replace those harrow tines before they fail, obviating the possibility of forced stoppage of operation. The partner organization in Swift Current, SK, S3 Wireform Inc., one of the largest North American manufacturers of harrow tines, is strategically positioned to integrate these technologies into their product and offer their customers unprecedented capabilities for a smooth, time-sensitive harrowing process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker;Golam Kabir

Student:

Partner:

S3 Wireform Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Impacts of Captive Overwintering Conditions on Physiology and Breeding Success of the Endangered Oregon Spotted Frog

Oregon spotted frog (OSF) is Canada’s most endangered amphibian. This frog inhabits the wetlands of Lower Fraser Valley in British Columbia, where it is estimated that only a few hundred breeding individuals are left in a widely distributed population. Since this frog is very endangered, a conservation program is in action to save this species from extinction. Part of the conservation program is to breed the frogs in captivity for future reintroductions. Unfortunately, the captive breeding program is facing some difficulties. The project’s main goal is to better understands OSF’s physiology and rearing conditions to help improve captive breeding for this species. The project’s outcome will benefit the organizations responsible for the recovery of this species, such as Wildlife Preservation Canada and Toronto Zoo, by improving their captive breeding methods.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vicki Marlatt;David Lesbarrères;Arne Mooers

Student:

Partner:

Wildlife Preservation Canada;Toronto Zoo

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Data mining from computer-aided design files

Currently, the service provided by Axya links manufacturers and buyers of manufactured goods. In order to find a
perfect match between a manufacturer and a buyer, the computer-aided design (CAD) files they share need to be
analyzed. However, manual analysis of large amounts of CAD files is too time-consuming while requiring high
engineering expertise. Based on this, it is proposed 1) to investigate ways of automating the analysis of CAD files
with data mining; 2) to retrieve and analyze crucial features from CAD files; and 3) to identify future venues for
CAD data mining system development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yaoyao Fiona Zhao

Student:

Partner:

Axya Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Laser printing of plasmonic colour photos within secure ID documents

The Canadian Bank Note (CBN) is interested in a laser printing solution to create high resolution colour images in the bulk of ID documents. One approach the CBN will investigate in collaboration with the University of Ottawa is to use plasmonic nanoparticles that will generate colours upon laser irradiation. These nanoparticles will be embedded in a polymer matrix and irradiated with a laser to create colours. The interns will work on the nanoparticle fabrication with the goal being to produce various sizes and shapes of nanoparticles and characterize them using electron microscopy and spectroscopic techniques. These nanoparticles will then be embedded in the polymer, laser printed, and the resulting colours characterized in collaboration with the other students involved in the NSERC-Alliance part of this project. This laser colour printing technique will enable CBN to establish global leadership in emerging standards for picture ID used by government and private organisations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arnaud Weck;Pierre Berini

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Bank Note Company Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Implementation Evaluation of the DAC Flagship Study

Currently more than 55 million people globally are living with Alzheimer’s which is estimated to impose a 1.3 trillion dollar annual boat. By 2050, it’s expected that the number of cases will rise to 152 million at an annual cost of 2.8 Trillion annually. The Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative (DAC) was initiated in 2020 by the World Economic Forum to accelerate the discovery, testing, and delivery of precision interventions for Alzheimer’s disease. A key part of this initiative is a Health Systems Preparedness workstream which aims to expand access to screening and diagnosis by offering novel tools in non-specialist settings globally. Access to screening and diagnosis is currently confined to specialist settings and thus inaccessible to the majority of people. Research has shown that 3 out of 4 people with dementia are never diagnosed or treated. The present study aims to evaluate the implementation of digital cognitive screening and a blood-based biomarker test across 7 different healthcare settings globally. This study will use implementation science to identify barriers and facilitators to
implementation and capture resources and lessons learned in a durable digital toolkit.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sara Ahmed

Student:

Partner:

Bridgeable Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Smartphone-based Real-Time Automatic Image Tagging

Mobile phone, media and entertainment sectors are of critical importance to our economy. With the massive usage of mobile devices (e.g., British Columbia has the highest smartphone penetration among all provinces in Canada) and increasing popularity of smartphone camera applications and mobile social networks, automatic image tagging is crucial for the next-generation mobile social media services. The tag is basically an automatic description for the photo. In this project, we will develop innovative approaches for auto scene understanding and automatic facial expression recognition to facilitate the automatic image tagging process. The industry partner will have access to HQP with relevant expertise and advanced technologies developed by the project. The developed technologies will be important new components of the company’s new Apps and services

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jane Wang;Mohamad Hefeeda;Jane Wang

Student:

Partner:

Pantoscope Media Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University; The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of microfluidic electrochemical biosensors for point-of-care quantification of multiple diabetic biomarkers

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is related to the improper use of insulin in the body and cell resistance to the insulin receiving or loss of cell sensitivity to insulin. Early diagnosis is critical to prevent this disease and postpone or even prevent the serious complications. The blood glucose concentration and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) are the major diagnostic criteria for T2D. Measurement of blood insulin concentration has also shown to be vital for disease diagnosis and treatment. The intern will develop a new capillary microfluidic electrochemical biosensor strip that can address this gap and use it to simultaneously detect glucose, insulin, and HbA1c in the blood of T2D patients. The clinical performance of this PoC will be examined by testing it with blood samples of patients with T2D and compared to the gold standard assays. The project will benefit the partner to develop a minimum viable product that can be used for rapidly diagnosis of T2D, putting the technology in a higher readiness level for further developing clinical experimentation needed for regulatory submission.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amir Sanati Nezhad

Student:

Partner:

Scanbo

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Carbon Sequestration and Decarbonization Technologies for Sustainable Cement and Concrete

In the global effort to combat climate change, the cement and concrete industry has been identified as a key decarbonization target owing to accounting for approximately 8% of CO2 emissions. Avenues for decarbonizing this sector include energy efficiency improvements, reuse/recycling, and carbon capture utilization and storage. This project consists of two sub-projects focused on different avenues to decarbonization. The first sub-project focuses on development of a ground recycled post-consumer glass alternative supplementary cementitious material to be treated with CO2 before use as a replacement for Portland cement. The second sub-project focuses on development of a novel CO2 stable foam for use as a component in cellular concrete. Cellular concrete is a non-structural form of concrete that does not use aggregate but rather air bubbles to produce a low density product. Replacing air bubbles with CO2 bubbles provide a potential avenue towards carbon sequestration in this niche deployment of concrete.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maen Husein;Rahil Khoshnazar

Student:

Partner:

Progressive Planet Alberta

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mise en oeuvre d’une stratégie de phytoremédiation novatrice sur un ancien site de production d’explosifs à Brownsburg-Chatham, QC (Orica)

Dans le cadre d’une restructuration, Orica souhaite réhabiliter une partie de son site localisé à Brownsburg-Chatham au Québec. Le site qui accueille depuis 1870 une usine de production d’explosif est non seulement contaminé, mais présente des risques importants pour les écosystèmes et la santé humaine. Ainsi, l’entreprise souhaite développer une approche verte qui vise à réduire, entre autres, la présence, la disponibilité ou la persistance de ces contaminants. Depuis le début des années 1990, la phytoremédiation a montré qu’elle pouvait être une alternative, à la fois, respectueuse de l’environnement, durable et peu coûteuse aux méthodes conventionnelles pour le traitement des sols et eaux in situ. C’est dans ce contexte qu’Orica et l’IRBV collaborent et souhaite prolonger un banc d’essai de phytoremédiation débuté en 2020 qui cherche à 1) évaluer la faisabilité locale de cette technologie et 2) optimiser les procédés conventionnels via l’intégration de stratégies novatrices (p. ex. agronomique, botanique ou microbiologique).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Labrecque

Student:

Partner:

Orica

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

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