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Land-use regulation modelling and conflicts detection in 3D city models: A proof of concept based on Bentley software solutions (3D CityLuR)

In the process of issuing building permit, urban planners need to check the compliance of proposed development with all required rules, policies, and land-use regulations (e.g., 2D and 3D) of the city mostly by using 2D graphical representations. In this internship, we will assess the value added of having 3D digital representation of land-use regulation to support this process. Currently there is not such commercial solution or professional services dedicated to this end. Based on conceptual framework developed at Université Laval, the internship proposes to apply those concepts and develop a proof of concept on Bentley products (iTwin and OpenCitiesPlanner). This may represent a main commercial advantage for Bentley Canada. Based on the case study of city of Melbourne (Australia), the internship will investigate how, in using iTwin, the regulations related to planning permits can be modeled in 3D (called 3D CityLuR) and combined with the 3D city model (Building Information Model). Then, a procedure developed on OpenCitiesPlanner will be utilized to verify the possibility of locating and ranking the potential conflicts between the 3D CityLuR and the 3D model of the proposed and existing buildings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jacynthe Pouliot;Davood Shojaei

Student:

Partner:

Bentley Systems Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Construction

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis of Quality Control Processes & Consumer Journey within the Agri-Food Industry of Canada

The focus of this internship is to build upon initial market research conducted on consumer segments currently focused on by Allos Bioscience. There will be a comprehensive analysis to detail and refine the consumer journey within the industry / market, as well as the development of a decision matrix used to rank industrial feedback. The decision matrix will allow Allos to determine what additional biosensors and additional features should be prioritized from a qualitative and quantitative / economic standpoint such that Allos can best utilize its financial runway. Financial models and tools will be utilized to make forward looking projections that will help analyze market growth in each consumer segment – working in tangent with the decision matrix to outline the best path(s) for Allos moving forward.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lukas Neamtu

Student:

Partner:

Allos Bioscience Ltd.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Validation of Android-based NFC technologies as a Platform for Authentication Solutions

Today, a growing number of mobile devices come enabled with Near Field Communications (NFC) “out-of-the-box.” This has opened the door to an explosion of new possibilities for smartphones, such as those running on the Andriod platform. These new NFC capable Android devices could potentially replace RFID technologies, which are widely used in a variety of authentication applications, such as control access cards. However, it is unclear that all such cards can actually be “cloned” on the Android platform, which only offers a limited access to its NFC capabilities. Moreover, the simple act of re-placing an insecure RFID access cards with an Android App that is as vulnerable, does not solve the serious security issues that currently plague these wireless technologies. On the road to producing a secure NFC authentication solution, Ubique Technologies first needs to reproduce current solutions in order to ensure backward compatibility, which is an essential barrier – that needs to be eliminated – for market adoption.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Langlois

Student:

Partner:

FFD Security Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Technology

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Innovative Economic Model Development for the Ferryland Courthouse

In an effort to assess the long-term operation of a newly restored heritage building in the Town of Ferryland, this project will provide a detailed analysis and recommendation for potential building uses that will help to grow the economy in Ferryland, as well as the surrounding Irish Loop region. As part of the project, the intern will conduct a variety of experiments, including several pop-up events (i.e. retail store / cafe / restaurant / brewery / community centre / multi-purpose space / etc). With expertise from an experienced MBA student intern, Fresh Fruit & Architecture will gain valuable insight into how the restored building can function well into the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Cooper

Student:

Partner:

Fresh Fruit & Architecture

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Cloud Technologies, Operation and Training Project with Ocean Supercluster

CARIS is leading a project with the Ocean Supercluster for the development of new innovative cloud technology for delivering CARIS software applications in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model. CARIS tools used worldwide for the processing and management of hydrographic data will be deployed over cloud services, lowering the capital costs through a SaaS subscription business model, making the tools easier to access, lowering the demands on user hardware, and making the tools more secure.
CARIS is working with the Marine Institute to leverage its expertise in the hydrographic domain. Marine Institute will define a comprehensive test plan for testing and validating the cloud technologies developed by Teledyne CARIS, and also participate in the execution of the tests. In addition, Marine Institute will contribute to the creation of a blueprint for using the cloud technologies in virtual classroom environments.
This is an opportunity for 2 college level students to work on this innovation-driven project with a leading company working in this area.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Elliott;Paul Brett

Student:

Partner:

Teledyne CARIS

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Central Expansion Project

Salt Water Bath Bombs is a small business in Newfoundland & Labrador based out of St. John’s, NL. After previous years of succesful pop up shops (temporary store locations) in Gander, NL, the company is looking to understand whether or not it is sustainable to open a permanent location in Gander, NL once many locals have been vaccinated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Skanes

Student:

Partner:

Salt Water Bath Bombs Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Criterium Group Fall 2021

Criterium Group will support the Energy Client in transforming operations and determining the most sustainable and economic decarbonization technologies to utilize at The Asset. The Asset site has important characteristics that facilitate bridging to the new technological solutions being pursued as well as beneficial infrastructure, integration, and geological attributes that could improve the feasibility and competitiveness of sequestered CO2 from the site. The intern will support Criterium Group’s team in providing project management and well as project execution (report and business case development) for The Energy Client.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

Criterium Group

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

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

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Legal Innovation Zone Feasibility Study

The Legal Innovation Zone Feasibility Study project brings together the University of Alberta Faculty of Law and Donna Purcell QC Law to consider the feasibility of a collaborative centre or “zone” that might support cross-disciplinary innovation in the legal system. Such a zone would aim to increase access to justice in a digital age, with special attention to the problems and opportunities that fall between the mandates of existing institutions (including but not limited to pro bono service delivery). With support from Hero Laird and the engagement of the Digital Law & Innovation Society, this project will bring together stakeholders to consider those problems and opportunities and how an innovation zone might support groups to collaboratively address them.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Percy

Student:

Partner:

Donna Purcell QC Law

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Digital Strategy & Sales Internship

This Digital Strategy & Sales Internship involves several business development activites along with content marketing and advertising to help bizXL Solutions, a boutique consulting firm, to constult and assist other businesses that have been impacted by COVID-19. Market development is the current focus with special attention to brand positioning, acquiring more customers through digital media and attracting their interest through high-quality content marketing. The major benefit for bizXL Solutions will be exapnding its customer base, finding more sustainable ways to attract new clients and expanding itsbrand image within several digital media.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

BizXL Solutions

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Amélioration de l’ajustement des masques respiratoires grâce à la numérisation 3D, à l’analyse par éléments finis et à l’intelligence artificielle.

La pandémie de COVID-19 a souligné l’importance du port du masque pour prévenir la propagation du virus et le confort associé, notamment pour les travailleurs de la santé. En effet, l’efficacité d’un masque respiratoire dépend fortement de son ajustement. Avec les masques traditionnels, réaliser une étanchéité parfaite avec le visage s’avère difficile, voire impossible sans le serrage excessif de ses sangles. Or, le personnel médical porte généralement des masques protecteurs pendant plusieurs heures, entraînant une gêne, des inflammations voire des blessures plus graves. Ce projet démontre l’efficacité de la combinaison de technologies de pointe telles que la numérisation 3D, la simulation par éléments finis (EF) et l’apprentissage automatique (ML) pour générer des masques personnalisés stérilisables, réutilisables et validés. D’abord, une application dédiée sur un appareil mobile grand public réalise la numérisation du visage. Ensuite, un masque adapté à la morphologie du visage est généré. Une simulation biomécanique du serrage du masque est réalisée pour évaluer son ajustement à partir d’un modèle EF spécifique de l’assemblage masque-visage. Une série de scans faciaux et de masques correspondants, leurs simulations de serrage respectives et les modèles de pression faciale serviront de base de données pour l’entraînement et la validation d’un modèle d’apprentissage automatique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Luc Duong

Student:

Partner:

Numalogics;Shapeshift 3D

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

1.1 Designing a Sustainable and Cooperative Business Model for Visible Minority Immigrant Women in St. John’s

As a result of project called “Her Own Boss” community-based project done by the Women’s Economic Council, aimed at exploring the challenges in self-employment for visible minority immigrant women in British Columbia, Ontario, and Eastern Newfoundland in 2019-2021, one hundred twenty women were interviewed. At the same time, weekly training sessions were held in the three regions to address the specific needs of participants for running their businesses. Digital literacy, marketing, legal advice, etc., were covered in the training sessions. Collective Interchange, NL delivery partner on the “Her Own Boss” research project decided to introduce a business model for the participants in St. John’s to accommodate their business needs and help them address their barriers more effectively. Collective Interchange has suggested a cooperative business model to mitigate financial burdens and create a higher level of social capital and networking. In this MITACS project, different cooperative business models, including creating a Sociocracy platform encompassing multiple cooperative circles, will be explored to develop the most cost-effective and well-designed hybrid cooperative model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Cooke

Student:

Partner:

Collective Interchange

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Behavioral mapping Using Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing to Predict Individual Behaviors and Team Dynamics

This project tackles the issue of knowledge incompleteness and lack of domain coverage in resume and job posting matching caused by the exploitation of domain-general resources. A variety of co-operative semantic/ontological resources will be used to filter out irrelevant resumes. A two-way (candidate to job and job to candidate) semantic-based automatic suitability ranking is proposed. The suitability is determined by the semantic distance of resumes and job postings, evaluated by their word embeddings. An efficient semantic space created through the Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks will be utilized with different word embedding mechanisms along with different classification methods. The project also investigates the potential of knowledge graphs in illustrating inconsistencies between the resumes and job postings will be investigated. This study improves an automatic system capable of precisely detecting, extracting, and visualizing the resume and job posting’s relevant skills as well as the implicitly encoded semantic dimensions of applicant resumes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Behrouz Far

Student:

Partner:

AccuMatch Behavior Intelligence

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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