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Feature selection Impact on Models’ Performance

Data is rapidly growing in most of the applications and fields. Thus, data is becoming big data as it meets the 5V model of big data: volume, velocity, variety, veracity, and value. As a result, dimensionality reduction and feature selection become mandatory to overcome ML models’ performance and explainability issues. This project looks at feature selection as a crucial step in the preprocessing data phase and reducing the number of features to be considered by an ML model and, in turn, reduces the complexity of the problem.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jian Tang

Student:

Partner:

NASDAQ Canada Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Impact des pratiques de gestion pré-abattage sur la qualité des carcasses de veaux de grain

Le CDPQ en collaboration avec les Producteurs de bovins du Québec est à développer ces dernières années une expertise dans les secteurs de l’évaluation des pratiques d’élevage en lien avec la qualité de la viande de veaux de gains. La qualité de la viande de veaux (pH, rétention d’eau, couleur) montre des écarts entre animaux ce qui peut réduire l’ouverture sur certains marchés. Les éleveurs et les abattoirs veulent mieux comprendre les sources de variation et tenter de réduire l’écart de qualité en évaluant la
gestion des veaux à la ferme lors du chargement, du transport, du déchargement et du processus menant à l’abattage en observant les caractéristiques environnementales et temporelles pouvant avoir une influence sur la qualité de la viande. L’objectif de cette recherche est donc de mettre en relation les conditions et la gestion pré-abattage des veaux avec les qualités de viande observées afin déterminer quelles conditions ou quels modes de gestion affectent significativement l’homogénéité de cette qualité de la viande.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frédéric Guay;Dany Cinq-Mars;Jamie Ahloy Dallaire

Student:

Partner:

Centre de développement du porc du Québec

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Développer des spécifications techniques pour les services écosystémiques fournis par les arbres urbains au Québec

Les arbres urbains assurent des services écosystémiques de grande importance pour les communautés urbaines dont la séquestration du carbone et la captation des polluants atmosphériques. Toutefois, dans le but d’améliorer les pratiques de verdissement en milieu urbain, il importe de quantifier adéquatement l’efficacité des différentes essences d’arbres à fournir ces services écosystémiques. Pour ce faire, certains logiciels existent à l’heure actuelle, mais ne sont pas suffisamment calibrés pour le contexte des forêts urbaines canadiennes. C’est en partie afin de combler cette lacune que le CERFO, l’Université Laval et l’UQAM s’associent dans le cadre de ce projet pour développer des spécifications techniques pour les principales essences d’arbres plantées dans les ville québécoises (ex : kg de carbone capté par arbre par année). Ce projet contribuera au développement d’un logiciel Québécois pour quantifier les services écosystémiques en plus d’avancer nos connaissances sur les bénéfices des arbres en milieu urbain.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alain Paquette;Alison Munson;Steeve Pepin

Student:

Partner:

Centre d'enseignement et de recherche en foresterie de Sainte-Foy inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal; Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating the responses of vascular plant phenology to climate change in the Canadian Arctic from an evolutionary perspective

The Arctic climate is changing three times faster than any other eco-region in the world. As the climate warms, flowering times of many species are shifting which can affect plant productivity and reproductive success. Flowering time responses to climate change among species is diverse. The diversity of responses has implications for tundra plant community structure including altered community composition and food web interactions. This project aims to identify categories of Arctic plant species that are most at risk from climate change and those that will benefit the most from climate change. Natural history records of flowering times and modeled climate data will be used to determine how different categories of Arctic plant species are responding to climate change. This work can inform conservation management of protected areas in Arctic Canada by identifying plant species that may need protection and those that should be monitored more closely.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Heather Kharouba;Greg Henry

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Museum of Nature

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health); Sustainability & the Environment; Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Discovering causal variants controlling ripening period, phenolic content and softening during storage in apple (Malus domestica).

Apples are among Canada’s most valuable fruit crops, and the improvement of apple varieties is crucial for the success of the industry. Breeding apples is expensive and time consuming, requiring decades of investment. A better understanding of the relationship between genetics and fruit traits will allow for more efficient breeding. Current apple breeding techniques make use of genetic markers, but these markers are of limited use. Identification of the causal DNA directly controlling fruit traits will enable more efficient breeding methods and the creation of new apple varieties through genome editing. The proposed research aims to identify the causal DNA responsible for ripening period, nutritional content and softening in apples. DNA from apple trees exhibiting the most extreme manifestations of these traits will be pooled, sequenced and compared to determine which alleles are responsible for each trait. Partner organizations I-INC and iBoost will benefit from this project by contributing to innovation and technology development in Canada, and by cultivating growth within the nation’s biotechnology industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sean Myles

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Applications of tensor neural networks to financial forecasting in incomplete markets

pre-agreed price. The problem of what an option is worth is usually solved using costly numerical simulation methods.
We will apply Deep Learning methods to solve the Option Pricing Problem. This cutting edge technique has the advantage that, once trained, the model can simulate many scenarios at a low computational cost. Unfortunately, training is costly and can be unstable.
Our original contribution is to use Tensor Networks to improve this Deep Learning model. Tensor Networks are known to give an advantage when training Neural Networks, and allow for more robust training, even when the market data is incomplete.
The partner will benefit from this project by developing their software stack to tackle this commercially valuable problem.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chi-Guhn Lee

Student:

Partner:

Multiverse Computing

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring leadership development for women and girls: challenges and opportunities to diversify the culture of Canadian sport

The proposed research will explore the leadership development of girls and women through sport. A leadership development program will be designed, implemented, and evaluated with Jumpstart, providing their organization with an evidence informed program and an understanding of participant experiences in the program, which can inform future work done by the organization. Interviews will also be conducted with women who currently occupy a leadership role in Canadian sport to explore how sport influenced their leadership development and learning. Key learnings will be extracted and used to inform the creation of a model of leadership development through sport for women and girls.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Penny Werthner

Student:

Partner:

Jumpstart

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Optimizing logistics of logging debris supply for bioenergy production

Logging operations in British Columbia produce an estimated 15.5 megatonnes per year (MT/yr) (oven dry basis) of forest residues. Traditionally this logging slash has been piled and burnt on site. Due to the rising concerns around climate change and increasing demand for energy, these harvest residuals are becoming a desirable fuel source for sustainable bioenergy production. However, due to the logistical complexities, high cost, and fossil fuel intensity of collection and transportation, careful planning is necessary to provide these fuels to local energy facilities in an economically feasible and environmentally benign manner. This research proposes the optimal procurement strategy for delivering 100 000 Bone Dry Tonnes (BDT’s) per year of harvest residuals to a 112 megawatt (MW) Howe Sound Pulp and Paper power facility located near Vancouver, BC. A new transportation and logistics simulation model has been developed which implements high resolution real data from supply operations in the region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gary Bull

Student:

Partner:

Ledcor Group

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Disseminating Evidence-Based Preventive Interventions to Promote Wellness and Mental Health in Children and Youth: A Collaborative Approach

As mental health services are increasingly overwhelmed, there is a need for a more upstream, public health, focus on prevention of these concerns. Preventive interventions target the risk (e.g., bullying, family and dating violence, problem behaviors) and protective factors (e.g., social emotional learning, stress management, family, and school connections) that can undermine child and youth wellbeing. Many of these concerns can be addressed before mental health disorders onset in adolescence or young adulthood. Despite considerable evidence of their efficacy in reducing the onset and duration of mental illnesses in children and youth preventive interventions are rarely disseminated at levels that could make a significant difference to the mental health and well-being of our children and youth. This intern will assist in the process of defining a new organization for the integration of preventive interventions into the tools available to BC youth from the prevention and early treatment of mental illness.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bonnie Leadbeater

Student:

Partner:

Foundry

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Developing a surrogate marker to asthmatic tissue: the nasal cavity

Our research proposal will explore the unified airway theory and determine whether the sinuses express biological similarities to the lungs in participants who only clinically present with Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS)or asthma and not with both diseases. The unified airway theory suggests that the lower (lungs) and upper (sinuses) airways are intrinsically connected and function together as one unit and the biological processes, such as inflammation, in the lower airway are similar in the upper airway. Therefore, we will examine several markers of inflammation by measuring gene expression levels of inflammatory cells and proteins in both the upper and lower airways. We expect that participants who have CRS either with or without asthma will exhibit a unified airway by displaying similar inflammatory markers in the lungs and sinuses if their diseases are immune driven. We do not expect to see a unified airway in participants whoseCRS is due to a localized infection, structural risk factors, or isolated sinus disease. Discovering when the inflammatory profiles of the sinuses and lungs are the same in participants who only have CRS or asthma will provide novel evidence for the unified airway theory and support for the possibility of using the sinus TOBECONT’.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrew Thamboo

Student:

Partner:

Providence Health Care

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mechanochemical transformation of crustacean shell waste to valueadded products

The Crustaceans industry is a major part of Canadian seafood production, however, it results in the generation of significant amount of crustacean wastes. The disposal of the wastes is often costly and challenging. The exoskeleton of the crustacean waste contains chitin, which can be converted into value-added products. Our lab had developed an innovative, green and safe method for the production of chitin and chitosan from the crustacean waste which requires at least 14 times less energy, 10 times less water, and 8 times less chemicals compared to the traditional methods. We have achieved the production of chitosan with high purity (DDA>90%) and a high yield. Thus, our technology not only resolves the industrial effluent issue for chitosan production but also it significantly lowers the cost of production. By participating in L2M, we are seeking to identify the customers, develop entrepreneurship skills and validate our novel technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Audrey Moores

Student:

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Clean Technology; Advanced Manufacturing; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Characterization of various insulation materials, coatings, and non-metallic membrane for corrosion under insulation performance

Corrosion under insulation (CUI) is among the major damage mechanisms acting in Oil & Gas processing plants and chemical industries that causes process leaks, and the failures of thermally insulated systems. The hydrocarbon leaks from CUI result in the increased carbon footprint and can even cause catastrophic fires. CUI triggers from inevitable moisture ingress in thermal insulation, and so need to be better understood and managed for cleaner and safer operation of process facilities. The major uncertainty with CUI is from the variety of insulation materials and coatings used in the industry, the majority of which are not fully evaluated and reported for quantified corrosion risks and related implications. This research project aims to test various in market insulation materials, coatings, and non-metallic membrane for CUI performance. Other than understanding the CUI mechanisms, this project will improve the scientific literature and support refinement of industry standards on CUI.

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Faculty Supervisor:

George Jarjoura

Student:

Partner:

Integrity Products & Supplies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.