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Document Understanding

Management of digital content (documents, screenshots, webpages, etc.) spread across many apps and platforms is becoming an ever-pervasive problem for professionals and businesses alike. Most existing solutions are focused on the storage and distribution of digital content, and there is yet a gap in the market for a tool that addresses the content management problem by gaining an understanding of their text content. Charli AI strives to address this gap by providing an easy to use platform for everything content-related; such as filing/ folder organization, optimal search, team collaboration, and analysis-driven insights and actions such as reports and reminders.
We propose to apply a set of empirical studies for document classification and information extraction from these documents. Specifically, character level language models, pre-trained neural language models, and transfer learning techniques in zero shot and few shot settings will be studied. The studies aim to determine the best document embedding for document classification, and Named Entity Recognition models for information extraction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fatemeh Hendijani Fard

Student:

Partner:

Charli

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Nickel-Catalyzed ?-Arylation of Secondary Amides

Within the realm of transition metal-catalyzed reactions, considerable interest lies in the ability to generate carbon-carbon linkages using cheap and abundant catalysts and reagents, as products derived from these couplings are widespread amongst bioactive molecules including pharmaceutical and agricultural agents. The importance of catalyst design in facilitating particularly challenging couplings of this type cannot be overstated, as even small perturbations in reaction conditions can have profound effects on the governed catalytic performance and selectivity. In this project, we seek to utilize Earth-abundant Nickel-based catalyst optimization to perform the alpha-arylation (alpha to carbonyl-carbon) of secondary amides with heteroaryl pseudohalide electrophiles. Success in the proposed research is likely to be broadly impactful in terms of the improved conceptual understanding of Ni catalysis in terms of potential applications in both the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. In particular, the proposed methodologies involve use of more sustainable Ni catalysts (vs. Pd) for converting inexpensive and abundant reagents into useful bioactive molecules.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Stradiotto

Student:

Partner:

Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Végétalisation de sites miniers en milieu arctique par plantation en sillons.

Pour restaurer les sites miniers, il est souvent nécessaire de les ramener à un état préexploitation, incluant une mise en végétation. Pour ce faire, l’industrie minière doit surmonter plusieurs défis. Ceci est d’autant plus vrai dans un milieu arctique comme celui des mines nordiques du Québec. Deux des plus grands défis à relever pour ces mines est l’accès aux plants qui seront utilisés pour végétaliser le site et la résistance de ces plants aux impacts du vent intense commun dans cette région. Le présent projet vise à répondre à ces défis. D’abord, en essayant de produire des plants pour la végétalisation à partir de bouture d’espèces indigènes locales. Et ensuite, en testant une méthode de plantation en crêtes et sillons permettant de protéger du vent les arbres et arbustes plantés. Les résultats obtenus pourront aider à la restauration des sites miniers nordiques et à leur retour à un état satisfaisant.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie Guittonny-Larchevêque

Student:

Partner:

Glencore Canada Corporation - Raglan Mine

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Mitigating goose herbivory at Westham Island tidal marsh.

Tidal marshes are essential ecosystems both economically and ecologically. They provide many natural resources, such as filtering pollutants from water and providing flood protection. However, since the 1980s, we have lost about 80% of the world’s wetlands including many tidal marshes. This internship aims to identify the role of goose herbivory on marsh vegetation as well as to identify the best way to mitigate impacts of goose herbivory on marsh vegetation. To accomplish this goal, the intern will be setting up an experiment that tests the effects of using snow fencing versus steel fencing along the substrate as a goose herbivory deterrent. This project is being conducted to better understand whether goose herbivory is contributing to loss of tidal marshes, and to inform management decisions that guide marsh vegetation restoration.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Anderson

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Lean and Green: Developing Environmental Management Processes for Industry

The intern will be engaged in developing a Lean and Green road map that establishes the current environmental performance of the study facility, identifies opportunities for improvement, and provides a systematic process in order to achieve sustainability goals. By engaging in the development of Current and Future Value Stream maps, applying relevant process management tools, and studying the impacts of soft skills on implementing and maintaining an environmental management system, the intern will identify operational management improvements at the study facility. This process will allow for identification of best practices in implementing Lean and Green processes across various industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Colquhoun

Student:

Partner:

Knowlton Development Corporation (KDC) Body Blue

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

IN_SITU: A research study to evaluate & address the digital challenge of Co-Creation between the Arts and Artificial Intelligence

IN_SITU is a research study that investigates the possibilities and challenges of connection and bridge-building between Canadian arts sectors and the most advanced academic research centres dealing with Artificial Intelligence in Canada and beyond. The study will explore how artists and artistic organizations can augment their digital strategies, literacy and intelligence when artists co-create with tech/AI research environments. By examining and evaluating programs that integrate artists with emerging digital technologies, this study will aggregate best practices in residencies, fellowships, and incubators.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Lachman

Student:

Partner:

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Valeur à vie de clients dans une entreprise de commerce électronique

Le projet consiste à prédire la loyauté et le montant qu’un(e) client(e) serait porté(e) à dépenser au cours de sa vie en relation avec une entreprise en commerce électronique. Pour ce faire, un modèle de prédiction sera développé afin de capturer les dépenses cumulatives d’un client ainsi que la durée attendue de la relation avec l’entreprise. Ce modèle sera calibré sur base de données réelles fournies par l’entreprise et les facteurs clés expliquant la valeur à vie de client seront identifiés.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fabian Bastin

Student:

Partner:

Altitude Sports

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

An Intelligent Data Acquisition and 3D Visualization System for Remote Monitoring

The aim of this project is to investigate and develop a 3D dashboard and protocol conversion mechanism for monitoring of equipment/devices in remote facilities. The 3D dashboard allows TriVision’s employees to take corrective actions when needed and gives them the visual effect of the layout and equipment of the facility for better interaction. The proposed research project is introducing a multimodal approach such as multi-touch, speech, etc. to enhance the user experience. Simultaneously, the backend data/protocol converter allows the dashboard to be integrated with third-party SCADA irrespective of the data structure and communication protocols. Upon completion of this project, TriVision will have efficient, reliable, and flexible remote monitoring system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abdulsalam Yassine

Student:

Partner:

TriVision Broadband and Telecom Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Accelerate

Microchannel Plate & Shell Heat Exchanger for Flue Gas Heat Recovery

Natural gas power generation is a cost-effective method of generating electricity. NG power generators have been successfully installed in a wide variety of energy intensive facilities in Canada, including district energy systems, wastewater treatment facilities, schools, nursing homes, hospitals, office buildings, and residential buildings. However, more than 60% of the energy is wasted in the form of heat loss, and major heat loss is carried by the hot flue gas. The waste heat of flue gas can be recovered for domestic hot water supply, and also can be used to provide space heating in winter and space cooling in summer. In partnership with FEED Engineering Inc., the Thermal Management and Multiphase Flows Lab at UBC will develop a microchannel plate & shell heat exchanger for the effective recovery of waste heat from the flue gas of natural gas power generation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sunny Ri Li;Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani;Joshua Brinkerhoff

Student:

Partner:

FEED Engineering

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

AI Empowered Transaction Interpretation for Ledger Reconciliation

Recent improvements in Cloud Accounting software have reduced the demand for data entry and challenging analysis. However, industry has not totally adopted these new resources and many still use traditional accounting and bookkeeping methods, which require a lot of manual efforts. Paperless system has seen improved accuracy and speed of delivery. With the advance of AI technologies, we are confident that machines will exceed human procedural performance with accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
The business problem WOWzer Technologies aims to solve is to automate the repetitive tasks and use inference to make decisions, specifically for Xero, (accounting system) and Hubdoc, (digital file cabinet and publisher). This Mitacs solution will achieve error reduction, speed of task completion, and delivering up to date financial information to small businesses, allowing them to compete with larger firms that can afford an accounting team.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Cheng

Student:

Partner:

WOWzer Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Variable rate fertilization for grapevines: Effects on fertilizer use and the uniformity of vine vigor, yield, and grape quality.

Soil nutrients are integral to plant growth and development, and affect the quality of grapes and wines. Soil nutrients are highly variable within and among vineyards, which leads to nutrient deficiencies or excesses and differences in vine growth and grape quality, even within vineyards. The common approach to fertilization involves the application of a constant rate of nutrients to an entire vineyard. This can not only create excess runoff that is toxic for the environment, but also fails to account for individual vine’s needs and improves the variability among vines potentially resulting diminished wine quality. Variable rate fertilization (VRF) is a potential solution for these issues that applies fertilizer to vineyard soils based on individual vine’s needs. In Okanagan Valley vineyards, we will apply fertilizers at a variable rate based on localized soil nutrient status to determine the effects of this new technique on vine growth and grape quality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simone Diego Castellarin;Wesley Zandberg

Student:

Partner:

Vintality

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling Fetal Heart Rate and Fetal Circulation during Labor

Recent progress in the development of computer algorithms for detecting pathological changes in fetal heart rate (FHR) variability (fHRV) and electroencephalogram (EEG) points to a potentially groundbreaking technology for detecting fetal acidemia and inflammation during labour. Using FHR and EEG as a diagnostic tool is an attractive option because they can be acquired noninvasively. Despite its promises, however, the current methodology has limitations. In this project, we aim to develop a computational model that can be used to gain insight into the physiological connection between fHRV and EEG variability. One of the challenges for a purely statistical approach is the inability to distinguish correlated processes from coupled processes. Another important feature of the current problem is the non-stationary nature of the data as the underlying processes are highly dynamic. Our model will provide guidance for identification of the relationship between fHRV and EEG, which will promote building next generation algorithms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Huaxiong Huang

Student:

Partner:

Therapeutic Monitoring Systems Inc (Ottawa, ON);NeuroDevNet

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

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