Innovative Projects Realized

Miss to Mrs Wedding Subscription – Data Analyst

As a business intelligence data analyst at Miss to Mrs (M2M) I will work as a part of the business development team to analyze internal operations using analytics tools in order to increase efficiency, reduce cost and maximize customer outreach. The proposed projects include scale optimization, customer analysis and cancellation policy redesign. Due to the nature of subscription box services in the wedding industry, the lifetime value of a customer is relatively low, part of the project would also involve efforts to increase that lifetime value-add. The projects are intended to help with the expansion plans at M2M to customer segments outside of brides-to-be and make sure that the internal business level strategies align with the organizational vision, thus pushing the company towards achieving those goals.

Les enjeux de la mesure de performance des politiques de diversité

La dernière décennie a été marquée par la naissance de différents mouvements sociaux (Time’s Up, Black Lives Matter, etc.) qui ont mis en lumière le chemin qu’il restait à parcourir face aux inégalités et aux discriminations, notamment au sein des institutions publiques. Bien que de nombreuses organisations s’engagent dans cette lutte depuis plusieurs années, entre autres au travers de la mise en place de politiques de diversité et d’inclusion, il leur est parfois difficile de rendre compte précisément de l’impact des mesures déployées et des changements qui ont eu lieu. Ce projet de recherche a pour but d’étudier les enjeux liés à l’élaboration et à la mise en place d’indicateurs d’impact, dont l’objectif est d’évaluer les résultats du déploiement d’un plan d’action EDI (Équité Diversité Inclusion) au sein d’une organisation policière québécoise. Les analyses menées dans le cadre de ce projet participeront à enrichir la réflexion sur les mesures de la performance en matière d’EDI et à favoriser le développement de pratiques organisationnelles plus inclusives et durables.

Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of a natural product aqueous extract

This project intends to test the antimicrobial potential of a GRAS status, natural product extracts.
Using different varieties of our natural product we will test our own extraction procedure (currently not in use industrially) against different types of bacteria and fungi to see if they can be used as an antimicrobial treatment. This antimicrobial treatment has great potential for both human health application as well as agriculture, with emphasis on grapes.
The research aims to find the active ingredients in extracts that show promise to adapt for future antimicrobial research.

Investigation of adverse effects and healing factor properties of a novel formulation from Blue-O Medical Technology – Phase II

The appearance of multidrug resistance of pathogens poses challenges for researchers and industrial communities to develop more efficacious antimicrobial treatments1. Blue-O Technology Incorporation (Blue-O Tech) has developed a novel formulation of medicine that accelerates the wound healing process, while having an excellent antimicrobial strength over a broad spectrum of pathogens. Skin is the first physical barrier of the body that prevents the internalization of microorganisms. At the same time, it is a reservoir of approximately 1000 different bacterial species distributed across 19 phyla.

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Development of a lymphatic in-vitro model to study drug uptake

The lymphatic system serves an integral role in fluid homeostasis, lipid metabolism and immune control of the human body. Lipid based nano-carriers employing lymphatic voyage offer multitude of advantages like enhanced bioavailability, selective targeting to localized as well as metastatic conditions, controlled delivery and others. Lipid-based nano-carriers have been tested on various experimental various in-vivo, in-vitro, ex-vivo and in-silico models. The in-vivo models provide the best drug transport estimation, but they are both invasive and irreversible. However, presently there is no in vitro model that can be used to accurately investigate the lymphotropic lipid-based nano-formulations. In this study, we aim at developing an in-vitro model for studying intestinal lymph targeted drug delivery including simulated lymphatic fluid and cellular environment and to establish a 3D model for lymphotropic drug transport. Attaining these objectives would open a wide door for the development of drugs targeting the lymphatic system for various indications and vaccinations.

Urban Agriculture in Kuching, Malaysia

While urban agriculture (UA) can potentially increase food security for city dwellers and beautify marginal urban spaces, it might also yield negative consequences for communities. For instance, in developing Asia, the contamination of urban-grown foods is concerning as pollution from some of the world’s largest emerging economies is difficult to regulate. Additionally, research has shown that policies aiming to promote UA may actually serve to exclude the most vulnerable groups. UA scholarship has been occurring in silos, with environmental and social aspects of UA being largely examined separately. Through a long-term, mixed-method, ethnographic approach entailing mapping, interviewing, photovoice and vegetable toxicitiy testing, the aim of my research is to examine the ways in which contemporary UA movements in Kuching, Malaysia are structured, motivated, and experienced across intersectional lines. The outcomes of this work will highlight the strategies that communities use to navigate UA in search of safe foods and sustainable, just urban futures.

Summer 2021 Co-op

The intern will work under PredictNow.ai’s business team to assist thier existing inbound sales and marketing campaign. The intern will also be asked to conduct an outbound sales campaign to generate sales calls for the team, and will participate in a secondary role in the calls. The role will also be tasked with curating marketing content. Finally, the intern will also be responsible to research the cost benefit analysis of adding an outbound marketing aspect to PredictNow.ai’s pipeline. The target customer is niche (hedge fund managers), so the intern will be responsible for determining which outbound marketing practices will be effective in generating qualified leads for this target customer, and which will be ineffective.

Miss to Mrs. Wedding Subscription – Market Research

The goal of this project is to use business knowledge and analytics to research the market, competition, and products in order to drive the Miss to Mrs business strategy. The project will include primary and secondary research, analysis of consumer and market data, and presentation of insights. The intern will apply learnings from her education in order to gain these insights. Presentation skills will also be an important development in the research project, as the intern will be required to present findings and make clear recommendations to the business intelligence team and executives. The partner organization will benefit from the research through the intern’s development of a growth strategy, as determined by the research.

Voices.com

Opportunity to identify key attributes of voice that are preferred by different brands (ex. Disney, product vs. service) and develop a model to recommend a brand voice for logos on our platform. Work with stakeholders to capture and analyze industry, product vs.service, and company data then leverage past transactional data to identify fit with various voice attributes or profiles. Voice-over talent metrics: Use ad-hoc analysis of various voice data such as mp4 audition recordings and voice attribute data and match them to new clients on the platform. This is a relatively new venture to improve our product offering. Throughout the summer, opportunities will be available to provide recommendations to the analytics team and leadership based on the analysis done for the BrandMatch venture.

Integra Technologies

Over the past 12-months, many firms have been forced to learn how to deliver the same level of service quality with less human capital and resources. Consequently, it has become more important than ever to have a deep understanding of the underlying financials of the business and ensure optimization where ever possible. This internship will focus on financial data and reporting, with a goal of gathering insights to drive process improvements and determine which jobs make the most sense for the company to pursue. This work will have genuine impact on the operations of the business and it is our commitment to ensure it is a fruitful learning opportunity for the intern.

Hydro-Québec

Pour l’organisme partenaire, cette recherche est extrêmement pertinente pour accompagner le changement actuel vers le développement de capacités d’innovation dans l’organisation afin de mieux intégrer les idées à fort potentiel de valeur, de mieux accorder les processus de gestion aux nouvelles pratiques en train d’émerger et in fine d’être plus en mesure d’anticiper et de répondre à un contexte énergétique québécois et canadien en mutation, mutation accélérée avec la pandémie de la COVID-19.

Design Cost/Cash Flow visualization for Fluor Canada

In the EPC sector, cost & cash flow analyses not only determine actual profit at the end of the project, but also estimate required cash resources or cash balances at the end of every month. Cash flow analysis is a significant challenge in managing a construction project; however, it requires extensive information that is not immediately available to the general contractor. Before companies can perform cash flow analysis, they must first complete a series of pre-requisites such as the quantity takeoff, scheduling, and cost estimating, followed by accurate assessments of project costs incurred and billable progress made. Consequently, cash flow analysis is currently a lengthy, uncertain process. This requires a detailed understanding of financial flows and a business-level vision of processes and information flow channels. This business-level vision coupled with a detailed knowledge of financial information flows is a complex challenge.