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Direct CO2 Capture with Amine-Functionalized Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) – Experimental and Modeling

This project supports a carbon management project involving Advanced CERT Canada active in Energy and Environment. The project aims to remove obstacle to cost effective developments of carbon emission reduction in Canada. This will be through developing strategies and techniques to capture CO2 using Amine-Functionalized MOFs. The MITACS support will be used to hire a research assistant to support the activities envisaged in the project. The researcher will be supporting computational modelling and design and operations of tests systems at Memorial University (MUN).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sohrab Zendehboudi

Student:

Partner:

Advanced CERT Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Development of RWA tools for the design,operation and migration of terrestrial andsubmarine coherent networks

The project covers the design and optimization of long-haul and ultra long-haul wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks. The objective is to develop routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) algorithms for next-generation terrestrial and undersea networks that are based on the use of highspeed dual-polarization coherent transponders. The goal is to improve the performance and accuracy of the RWA results and therefore to get more powerful tools for increasing network capacity and planning network migrations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brigitte Jaumard;Christine Tremblay;François Gagnon;Leslie Rusch

Student:

Partner:

Ciena Corporation (St-Laurent, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

Concordia University; École de technologie supérieure; Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Universal Identity Platforms and Data Residency Requirements

LockDocs is developing an innovative platform for the creation and sharing of a universal customer identity with financial services and private equity investment firms. This project will research and analyze the data residency and privacy requirements for such a platform, and will begin the identification of technology that can ensure such requirements are met and exceeded. The results will inform the development of the company’s privacy policy as well as its assessment of the impact its innovative platform will have on the privacy of its customers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Avner Levin;Ali Miri

Student:

Partner:

LockDocs Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Credit Adjudication Process Review

ATB Financial Business Credit aims to improve the velocity of credit applications through ATB’s internal adjudication processes while at the same time maintaining or improving the risk profile (“quality”) of ATB’s commercial portfolio. ATB has determined that automating the credit application process over the next 1 to 2 years is the solution to achieving the above desired outcome. The current “analog” process must be optimized in preparation for this digital transformation. The Credit Process Review project will yield recommendations for the following: 1) streamlining workflow resulting in efficiencies in anticipation of pursuing a technology solution; and, 2) building additional capacity in the Business Credit Group to ensure technological change is successful.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Maier

Student:

Partner:

ATB Financial

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Assessment of Decoating Strategies for Aerospace Structures

Removal of specialized coatings and paint from lightweight aircraft structures through laser ablation is very
promising and environmentally safe decoating process compared to existing methods such as chemical stripping.
However, research is needed to understand the effect of the laser process on the underlying materials. This
project will include an in-depth experimental study of the mechanical properties and the use of computer modelling
to predict these effects to improve future decoating processes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Laliberté

Student:

Partner:

Besnovo Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Characterizing the key aroma-active compounds and non-volatile compounds in raw and processed salmon (Salmo salar) and salmon alternative products

Fish are an important food source; however, the sustainability of current seafood
supplies is a major concern for key stakeholders. The development of plant-based seafood is an underexplored
path that could alleviate some of the pressures on aquatic ecosystems. Although, flavour is an important attribute
that determines the acceptability of alternative seafood products, emulating the flavour profile of fish in seafood
alternatives is challenging. In the proposed work the intern will gain experience conducting experiments using
instrumental and sensory analysis to determine the compounds that contribute to the flavour profile of salmon and
seafood alternative products. The student will also investigate the role of lipids in the development of flavour
profiles by testing salmon samples that have been defatted and comparing the volatile profiles to untreated
samples as well as those from low-fat fish such as haddock. Opportunities will also be provided for networking
with academic and food industry collaborators.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcia English

Student:

Partner:

New School Foods Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

St. Francis Xavier University

Program:

Accelerate

Electric Vehicles (EVs) Impact on Labour Market and Independent Retail Gasoline Dealers and Auto Service & Repair Industry

This research project involves the evaluation of scholarly journal articles, a series of interviews to anticipate the impending effects that electric vehicles will have on the Nova Scotian automobile sector. This project is in partnership with the Automotive Sector Council of Nova Scotia, a non-profit organization, to provide usable data for long term planning and adaptation of the sub-markets to service electric vehicles. This research will focus on highlighting effects to oil/gas companies, repair service companies and part suppliers. ASC will benefit from having greater awareness of the current market landscape and its expected evolution, this will better enable judgments on development of infrastructure and planning. Hudson will be handling the review of articles to source information, from this information he will work alongside the ASC contact to create a series of interview questions which will later be posed to 15 interview participants. The project will result in a presentation for the ASC team to share with the sector and academic journal publication by the researchers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heidi Weigand

Student:

Partner:

Automotive Sector Council

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Automotive

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Vehicle Re-identification using Computer Vision and Machine Learning

This work aims to design and develop an efficient visual based vehicle re-identification system for International Road Dynamic. Vehicle re-identification, which is defined as: Identifying, classifying, and position-referencing a vehicle of interest through images/video streams collected via a network of camera stations, plays a key role towards developing intelligent transportation system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mehran Mehrandezh;Abdul Bais

Student:

Partner:

International Road Dynamics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Influence of Chemical Dyes on Polyethylene Terephthalate Polymerization

This project seeks to examine how impurities affect the polymerization kinetics of recycled polyester monomers. The textile industry used over 50 million tons of polyester fibers made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) annually.1 Because polyester fibers are slow to degrade, waste textiles have accumulated in landfill and natural environments, causing near-permanent land contamination.2 The ability to recycle polyester fibers is, therefore, essential to the responsible use of textiles and environment stewardship. While the technology for turning the polyesters back to the starting monomers is well documented, it is unclear whether the impurities formed during the recycling affects the polyester’s re-usability, i.e., whether the monomers are re-polymerizable. This project aims to address this open question—can the chemically recycled polyester monomers be polymerized in the same way as the petroleum-derived polyester monomers. To address this knowledge gap, we will examine how the presence of dyes and related additives affect the polymerization. We will quantify the polymerization kinetics using the viscosity analysis and gel-permeation chromatography (GPC). Then, we will characterize the side products to understand how the dyes and additives interfere with polymerization using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Parisa Mehrkhodavandi;Derek Gates

Student:

Partner:

Sixone Labs Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Transformation du monde des affaires après une crise majeure: Enjeux de la transfert et de relève d’entreprise

Le Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec (RJCCQ) et Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton (RCGT) constatent que certains entrepreneurs dans les PME sont démunis en cette période pandémique et cherchent des moyens « rapides » de transférer leur entreprise à une relève qu’ils ont de la difficulté à identifier. Cette étude s’intéresse aux entrepreneurs sortants (les cédants) et aux repreneurs et à leurs perceptions face aux options de transmettre-reprendre une PME. Elle vise à 1) prendre le pouls des cédant et des repreneurs potentiels afin de dégager les modèles à privilégier dans le cadre d’une transmission-reprise et 2) fournir des connaissances plus approfondies sur les modèles envisagés. Les partenaires de cette étude désirent se doter d’informations fiables pour accompagner les entrepreneurs dans leurs démarches de transmission-reprise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Josée Drapeau;Étienne St-Jean

Student:

Partner:

Regroupement des jeunes chambres de commerce du Québec;Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi; Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation into the role of YB-1 in childhood sarcomas

Metastatic tumors are a major concern in childhood cancer and the single most prominent cause of patient mortality. Metastasis is a complex process involving several cellular processes, each of which involves numerous extra and intracellular events. Therapeutic targeting strategies are hampered by a large degree of redundancy in the systems controlling metastatic behaviour and by the lack of specific markers associated with tumor dissemination. Identifying markers that distinguish the metastatic cancer cell from benign or healthy tissue would revolutionize current therapy and greatly improve the outcome for patients battling childhood cancer. This internship study will investigate potential tool(s) for diagnosing and possibly treating high-risk pediatric malignancies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Poul Sorensen

Student:

Partner:

Team Finn Foundation;BC Cancer Agency

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Smart Furnitures Using Non-Contact ECG Textile Sensors

In collaboration with Vee Canada Inc and Sona College of Technology and Vee Technologies in India, we propose to create a noncontact Electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring system embedded into different furniture such as a bed and chair for fully sensing and processing human heart activity using textile-based sensors and machine learning modules. The project’s ultimate goal is to continuously track human heart activity, i.e., to measure ECG signals. Furthermore, a pressure sensor mat will be used to follow the seating activity for further processing. This system targets sensing and processing specific electrophysiological signals, namely, ECG and seating activity with a pressure mat.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Milad Lankarany;Milos Popovic

Student:

Partner:

Vee Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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