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Investigation of the practicality and benefits ofintegrating photovoltaic (PV) arrays with greenroofs

Throughout Canada manufacturers and distributers of green roof and photovoltaic (PV) panels compete for installation projects on top of industrial, commercial and high-density residential rooftops.
These technologies are often viewed as direct competitors as both systems reduce the environmental impact of buildings, albeit through different mechanisms, and consequently, rooftop designs rarely, if
ever, apply both technologies. However, when integrated together, green roofs systems may improve the energy performance and lifetime of PV arrays through evapotranspirative cooling in combination with solar reflectance. Curently, there exists no published data on the practicality and benefits of integrating Solar PV with green roof systems in Canada. The research at the Green Roof Innovation Testing (GRIT) lab will deliver to our industrial partners Tremco and Bioroof: improved models, design tools and guidelines, and Canadian-based performance data which are essential to build consumer acceptance of new roof systems and to drive innovation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liat Margolis

Student:

Partner:

Tremco;Bioroof Systems Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

AI-based Platform for Population-level Social Isolation Detection and Prediction

Social isolation is a serious public health issue which has many negative effects on quality of life and well-being of individuals. This research project aims to develop and test a Minimally Viable technology platform (MVP) to tackle population-level social isolation. This platform is designed to collect and analyze surveys from the users and detect socially isolated people and identify individuals at risk of isolation in a community using AI and social network analysis techniques. It is capable of analyzing real-time data obtained from the users through multiple channels such as web portal or mobile app. Our approach is to map the network to an attributed weighted multi-dimensional social graph and use graph theory, network science, and AI techniques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pooya Moradian Zadeh

Student:

Partner:

Community Support Centre of Essex County

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

The impact of social distancing on biological rhythms and mental health: a study of the effectiveness of interventions in biological rhythms and sleep

Under the conditions of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, most individuals are experiencing a major shift in daily routines. For some, having a flexible work schedule may be beneficial to their natural bodily rhythms. For others, the lack of structure that was previously provided by an external schedule may impose misalignment on behavioural circadian cues, such as eating and sleeping schedules, physical activity, and social interactions. Therefore, there is a need to understand how social distancing has impacted circadian rhythmicity and mental health, and if adhering to recommendations focused on maintaining circadian organization improves mental health outcomes. These are the primary aims of the study. Specifically, the student will assess daily variability in affective, cognitive, and somatic symptoms and their relationships to scores of anxiety and depression. The current project examines the effects of social distancing one year after the emergence of COVID-19 restrictions, and is complementary to a similar project that was launched at the start of the pandemic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benicio N. Frey

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

High-Throughput Linguistic Content Sentiment Analysis

Explosive growth of social media has transformed how people communicate, interact, and actively express their opinions about different topics. Scrawlr’s unique model for platform management allows extensive freedom for users to generate their content, creating a novel opportunity to evaluate user opinions and network structure. A popular method to analyze online content is sentiment analysis. While research on sentiment analysis is growing explosively, most methods rely on lexicon-based or machine learning approaches. The majority of research efforts are designed to work with only English content, while a significant share of information is available in other languages. In the proposed research, using machine learning algorithms, we develop an automated content sentiment analysis in multiple languages and take a different step into this field, which is providing the capacity to enable comparison of sentiment conclusions against the evaluation and classification of content by users. In other words, we train a set of data, then predict the labels for the rest based on the train set.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ketra Schmitt

Student:

Partner:

Scrawlr Development Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Artificial Intelligence; New and Digital Media

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Structuration d’un accélérateur d’entreprise spécialisée en intelligence artificielle : Thales AI@Centech – Suite

Thales vient de lancer son accélérateur AI@Centech. Situé à Montréal, l’accélérateur a pour objectif d’accompagner, sous forme de cohortes de 6 mois, des start-ups qui fournissent des solutions basées sur l’intelligence artificielle (AI). Cette grappe Mitacs, qui réunit des stagiaires de l’ÉTS et HEC, vient appuyer Thales dans la structuration de son accélérateur d’un point de vue de gestion de l’innovation. Les stagiaires auront notamment à cartographier l’écosystème d’innovation, identifier des partenariats potentiels, recenser les meilleures pratiques, créer des outils d’accompagnement pour les cohortes et soutenir les start-ups dans le développement de leurs solutions

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mickaël Gardoni;Patrick Cohendet;Patrick Cohendet

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure; HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

The Effects of Release Size, Location and Timing on Chinook Salmon on the West Coast of Vancouver Island

Throughout Western North America with few exceptions all species of Pacific Salmon stocks have been in steady decline for over 50 years. On the West Coast of Vancouver Island, Chinook salmon stocks are of particular concern. These fish provide ecological, cultural and economic value to the region and current numbers are at an all-time low. This research will use PIT telemetry and capture-recapture techniques to study survival, growth and habitat use of Chinook salmon during outmigration and early marine life to identify habitat bottle necks or other limiting factors to production/survival as well as study success of hatchery released fish. It is important to study the early life history as egg-to-smolt life stages of salmonids experience high mortality rates and survival during this time is a key factor contributing to population growth for Pacific salmonids.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eduardo Martins

Student:

Partner:

Toquaht Management Ltd.

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of electromagnetic shielding for electric vehicle composite battery enclosure

SMC battery enclosure with electromagnetic (EM) shielding properties for electrical vehicles. The main objectives of this project are to identify a low-cost EM shielding material to integrate in the enclosure and to develop a manufacturing process which can ultimately reach a production rate of less than 10 minutes per part.
Through the additional support of a Mitacs grant, a postdoctoral student will work on the development, characterization and simulation of the EM shielding material while four collegial interns will support through process development, performance analysis and destructive inspection of the moulded parts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl Ouellet

Student:

Partner:

Magna Exteriors

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Collège d'enseignement général et professionnel Edouard-Montpetit

Program:

Accelerate

Trauma Informed Land Based Pilot

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) is proposing to build a culturally inspired shelter structure in one or two parks to support trauma informed, land-based learning and community gathering for urban Indigenous communities. Participatory Action Research (PAR) with the NCFST community will answer questions about the needs and desires of the community about how structure should be built to support their cultural journeys. Preliminary discussions suggest that community would like to have a traditional circular, covered gathering space in Scarborough and another location in the west end in conjunction with the Mt. Dennis location. The intern will produce a 7-10 page literature review, conduct three community consultations and support research for an eventual proposal to City of Toronto. The literature review, community consultations and proposal will lead to the construction of a permanent shelter structure that will provide culturally safe space for urban Indigenous communities to do healing and education.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Janet Miron

Student:

Partner:

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Trent University

Program:

Accelerate

Health’s Wayward Sisters: An Examination of Diet, Disease, and Mortality Using a Syndemic Perspective

My proposed Mitacs-funded research will study health and disease in the medieval (11th-15th centuries AD) population from St. Peter’s Monastery in Osor, Croatia through a study of disease patterns, biochemical analysis of diet, and mortality trends. I will use syndemic theory to frame my research, which maintains that diseases and health conditions can interact with one another to significantly impact health burdens and mortality outcomes. When we investigate diseases and facets of health as disconnected variables, we can miss important data by overlooking their interconnected relationships. My research addresses significant questions within bioarchaeology concerned with more comprehensive approaches to the study of health and disease in the past, and how we can thus better apply our research to aid contemporary health issues. My objectives for this doctoral project are to produce at least three publications, to present my results at conferences both locally and internationally, and to develop networks with scholars in my field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tracy Prowse

Student:

Partner:

Institute for Anthropological Research

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Assessing Consumer Preferences for By-Catch Fishery Products

This project extends the development of an innovative fishery by-product business of an earlier Mitacs-funded project (McKay, McLachlan, O’Gorman, Oldroyd and Rad-Spice (2020)). The disposal of by-catch fish in Manitoba has been identified by fishers in Misipawistik Cree Nation as not only environmentally wasteful but also a missed opportunity for sustainable and culturally-relevant economic development. The earlier project is developing a restaurant/grocer survey to estimate the market for fish by-catch products in Manitoba. The current project proposes to extend this work by surveying consumers (online) regarding their preferences for by-catch fish products. We will ask questions aimed at gauging consumers’ health preferences, willingness to pay for an environmentally superior product, and concern for fishers’ remuneration, and their willingness to pay for such attributes. This information will bolster the business plan that Alex is developing for Misipawistik Cree Nations fishers by revealing characteristics of fish products that appeal to consumers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Melanie O’Gorman

Student:

Partner:

Farmafeed Consulting

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of Heat Treatment of DC Cast Aluminum Ingot Plates

PCP Canada, the industrial partner of this project, is planning to produce new categories of DC cast aluminum plates with high quality and competitive prices for the manufacture of large molds used in automotive and plastic industries. The present work is undertaken to optimize the heat treatment practice of the plates of certain DC cast alloys, including AA2219, AA2024, and AA7005 alloys, in order to achieve the best combination of microstructural characteristics and mechanical properties that fulfils the specifications of large molds. The project studies the effects of various heat treatment procedures (solution treatment, quenching, and aging) on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the plates to find the optimum heat treatment practice that achieves the targeted specifications. The project will help PCP Canada to develop the production of the precision cast plates and to open new markets through the addition of new categories of these plates.

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Faculty Supervisor:

X-Grant Chen

Student:

Partner:

PCP Canada

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Estimation of Contagion Risk of Infectious diseases by Uncertain Mobility Pattern and Social Interaction Analysis

The present worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has already caused enormous loss of human lives, and massive economic and social upheaval. Even as COVID-19 vaccination has started, it may be many months before normalcy returns. Public health interventions can play a major role in containing and mitigating infectious diseases by disrupting the propagation of contagion. The choices of intervention measures are critical for the policy makers to be able to make wise decisions. To determine the optimal intervention, it is necessary to understand the transmission dynamics of infectious diseases within a population. The goal of this research project is to understand the spatio-temporal transmission dynamics of COVID-19. Specifically, the project aims to develop a contagion model that is realistic and to incorporate this into a rapid simulation tool for a private sector company Black Arcs Inc. This tool may be employed by the provincial and federal governments to plan the reopening of offices, and assist with pandemic policy refinement and intervention strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Suprio Ray

Student:

Partner:

The Black Arcs

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

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