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AWE Technology Development Project – The Virtual History of Fort York

Divani’s AWE Augmented Reality product is expected to assist Fort York to create a more engaging experience for the attraction’s 100,000 annual visitors. By combining the historical value of Fort York with the immersive experience of AR, the organization will be able to increase revenue to assist with its financial goals. Divani Films is expected to benefit from a successful rollout by generating new revenue streams from the licensing of AWE technology and/or forming additional partnerships within the tourism industry as well as other industries (gaming, sports, etc.).
The intern will provide research services to assist Divani Films in the commercialization of results of current technology and products. With the Fort York project serving as proof of concept, the intern will assist Divani to develop a business and technology innovation strategy (focusing on use of current technology as a platform, identification of next steps in other AR application markets, assessment of investment needs to create a suite of products and services, and identification of business models to support commercialization), accompanied by an investment plan.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Davis

Student:

Partner:

Divani Films Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Collision detection algorithms in Mandatory Entry-Level Training virtual reality truck simulator

The Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) virtual reality (VR) truck simulator under development by Serious Labs Inc. offers a training solution for boom and scissor lifts. MELT in Alberta is a Class 1 training program in compliance with the National Safety Code Standard 16 Commercial Truck Driver Entry Level Training. The purpose of this research project is to create physics simulation software that is more accurate, functional, and optimized for the simulators, as opposed to typical physics simulation software used for games. Specifically, the collision contact detection algorithm requires more work to be able to satisfy the performance demands of the MELT VR Simulator. A tangible goal of this project is to extend the functionality of the contact detector and optimize its performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raymond Spiteri

Student:

Partner:

Serious Labs

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation de l’impact de l’historique de production de la crème sur les rendements en beurre et leur texture

La demande en beurre est en forte croissance au Canada ce qui nécessite de maximiser sa production. Toutefois, les différentes étapes de production de la crème en usine peuvent avoir un grand impact sur la texture du beurre. Il est donc primordial de développer des outils d’évaluation des crèmes afin de pouvoir proposer des stratégies pour optimiser leur comportement au barattage et la texture du beurre comme la fermeté et la tartinabilité. Ainsi l’effet des traitements thermiques, de l’âge de la crème sur l’état physique (solide versus liquide) et sur le profil de points de fusion de la matière grasse seront étudiés afin d’identifier des leviers permettant d’optimiser la production du beurre et sa texture. Ainsi, ce projet en collaboration avec Agropur permettra de proposer des stratégies d’optimisation des paramètres de production pour améliorer les rendements en beurre et la qualité du produit fini.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guillaume Brisson

Student:

Partner:

Agropur Coopérative

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Predictive depth-to-bedrock mapping to assess groundwater vulnerability at the catchment scale on the Canadian Shield

Most rural municipalities on the Canadian Shield rely on underground aquifers as their primary source of drinking water. Groundwater is prone to many anthropogenic and natural sources of contamination. The objective of the research project is to develop an innovative technique to predict and map the depth of the bedrock surface across large scales using different kind of field instruments and statistical mapping. Depth-to-bedrock is one of the most important variables required to assess the vulnerability of groundwater resources because it represents a significant change in physical properties of the subsurface and it controls runoff as well as near-surface groundwater flow on hillslopes. However, depth-to-bedrock is still a difficult variable to measure and map. The research project will therefore address this challenge and provide a new framework for groundwater vulnerability assessment on the Canadian Shield.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Fortier;Roxane Maranger

Student:

Partner:

Municipality of Saint-Hippolyte

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Performance Evaluation of Hybrid Architecture for Mission Critical Communication Scenarios

Human safety represents an ensential key feature in future samrt cities, which can be improved by mission critical vehicles that can operate in remote locations where rescue teams cannot reach due to various factors such as unavailable roads, floods, or fires. For example, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or simply drones, that work together in a swarm scheme to distribute food and aid to distant unreachable areas. MCVs have the ability to serve as tiny data centers (NDCs) having their own computing, communication, and storage resources that, even small, can be used as processing infrastructure at the edge. Processing data at the edge, in near proximity to where it was collected, will ensure low latency and avoid the cost of communication with cloud infrastructure. Therefore, MCVs can communicate with each other through direct communication in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) or communicate centrally through a medium such as relays, also known as software defined network (SDN) controllers. SDN contorllers are central entities seen as the intelligent part of the network, that for instnace, can ensure the resource allocation operations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Soumaya Cherkaoui

Student:

Partner:

Humanitas Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

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

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Elevate

Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Villes Durables – Year Two

La contamination des sols est une problématique qui touche la majorité des municipalités canadiennes. Plusieurs facteurs font en sorte que ces terrains peuvent rester vacants pendant plusieurs années avant qu’on ne leur trouve une seconde vocation. En plus des risques toxicologiques qui leur sont associés, certains sites sont pauvrement végétalisés et exacerbent les effets d’îlots de chaleur. Cette pratique va à l’encontre de plusieurs cibles collectives qui visent à augmenter l’indice de canopée urbain pour améliorer la résilience aux changements climatiques. Plusieurs grandes villes, comme Montréal, reconnaissent davantage les multiples bénéfices écosystémiques qu’apportent les végétaux en milieu urbain. Les terrains contaminés vacants pourraient présenter une excellente opportunité pour ces villes d’atteindre leurs objectifs en matière de verdissement. Une première phase exploratoire a été conduite dans l’optique de développer un outil cartographique d’aide à la décision pour la priorisation de conservation et de verdissement de terrains vacants potentiellement contaminés sur un petit secteur de l’île de Montréal. Ce projet pilote a permis d’explorer une méthodologie et de valider son applicabilité. Une seconde phase permettrait d’étendre la méthodologie sur l’ensemble du territoire Montréalais, et de mettre à jour les données utilisées, tout en ajoutant de nouveaux critères au processus décisionnel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louise Hénault-Ethier;Geneviève Bordeleau

Student:

Partner:

David Suzuki Foundation (BC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Elevate

Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques et Villes Durables

La contamination des sols est une problématique qui touche la majorité des municipalités canadiennes. Plusieurs facteurs font en sorte que ces terrains peuvent rester vacants pendant plusieurs années avant qu’on ne leur trouve une seconde vocation. En plus des risques toxicologiques qui leur sont associés, certains sites sont pauvrement végétalisés et exacerbent les effets d’îlots de chaleur. Cette pratique va à l’encontre de plusieurs cibles collectives qui visent à augmenter l’indice de canopée urbain pour améliorer la résilience aux changements climatiques. Plusieurs grandes villes, comme Montréal, reconnaissent davantage les multiples bénéfices écosystémiques qu’apportent les végétaux en milieu urbain. Les terrains contaminés vacants pourraient présenter une excellente opportunité pour ces villes d’atteindre leurs objectifs en matière de verdissement. Une première phase exploratoire a été conduite dans l’optique de développer un outil cartographique d’aide à la décision pour la priorisation de conservation et de verdissement de terrains vacants potentiellement contaminés sur un petit secteur de l’île de Montréal. Ce projet pilote a permis d’explorer une méthodologie et de valider son applicabilité. Une seconde phase permettrait d’étendre la méthodologie sur l’ensemble du territoire Montréalais, et de mettre à jour les données utilisées, tout en ajoutant de nouveaux critères au processus décisionnel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Louise Hénault-Ethier;Geneviève Bordeleau

Student:

Partner:

David Suzuki Foundation (BC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Elevate

Pilot-scale experimental study and Machine-learning Modeling application on Side-Stream EBPR (S2EBPR) by adaptation of operational factors

? Comprehensive review of S2EBPR, with a focus on operation, performance and microbial structure
? Evaluate and understand the effect of operational factors on conventional and S2EBPR systems by water quality monitoring, carbon, phosphorus and nitrogen mass balance, metabolic activity and kinetic tests and microbial ecology analysis
? Design and optimization of an S2EBPR system with considering the underlying fundamental mechanisms leading the performance including hydrolysis and fermentation steps in VFA generation
o Development and construction of a machine-learning based model to highly incorporate various aspects of process operation
o Prediction of S2EBPR process performance through a validated model
o Investigate and compare microbial community structures, process rates and kinetics in conventional EBPR and S2EBPR systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmed Eldyasti

Student:

Partner:

Stantec Consulting (Toronto, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

York University

Program:

Elevate

Bioenergetics and population dynamics of polar bears past, present, and future: Understanding the effects of climate change – Year Two

In the Arctic, climate change is leading to declines in seasonal sea-ice cover. Polar bears are increasingly at-risk from sea-ice loss because they use the ice as a platform to hunt seals, their preferred food source. When the ice retreats seasonally, bears rely on their stored energy reserves as fuel, but climate-driven changes in sea-ice melt and refreezing have forced bears to go for longer periods without access to seals. With temperatures expected to increase, it is important to know how polar bear populations will respond to never-before-seen declines in sea ice. This research aims to understand how bears allocate their energy towards survival and reproduction across the year, and then use this knowledge to predict how populations across the Arctic will respond to scenarios of future sea-ice loss. This insight on how future polar bear populations will fare under climate change will directly benefit conservation efforts by the partner organization, Polar Bears International, and aid in the proactive management of vulnerable polar bear populations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Péter Molnár

Student:

Partner:

Polar Bears International

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Bioenergetics and population dynamics of polar bears past, present, and future: Understanding the effects of climate change

In the Arctic, climate change is leading to declines in seasonal sea-ice cover. Polar bears are increasingly at-risk from sea-ice loss because they use the ice as a platform to hunt seals, their preferred food source. When the ice retreats seasonally, bears rely on their stored energy reserves as fuel, but climate-driven changes in sea-ice melt and refreezing have forced bears to go for longer periods without access to seals. With temperatures expected to increase, it is important to know how polar bear populations will respond to never-before-seen declines in sea ice. This research aims to understand how bears allocate their energy towards survival and reproduction across the year, and then use this knowledge to predict how populations across the Arctic will respond to scenarios of future sea-ice loss. This insight on how future polar bear populations will fare under climate change will directly benefit conservation efforts by the partner organization, Polar Bears International, and aid in the proactive management of vulnerable polar bear populations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Péter Molnár

Student:

Partner:

Polar Bears International

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Dialogic Pedagogy in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Learning – Year Two

This project examines multidisciplinary methodologies in adult Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) education, particularly focusing on strategies involving dialogic processes. Dialogic modes in learning broadly refer to activities of collaborative meaning-making through shared expression and communication rather than monologic processes, whereby fixed meaning is transferred through a one-way approach. As the demand for more conscientious pedagogical strategies to develop individuals’ awareness of EDI concepts is rising across organizations in North America and beyond, this project aims to generate more impactful, sustainable, and effective learning designs for individual and organizational learning. This project has three objectives: 1) to build a repository of integrated interdisciplinary strategies for EDI learning optimization, 2) to examine the granular processes, goals, and impact of dialogic modes in EDI pedagogy and practice, and 3) to generate new methodologies for adult EDI learning that maximize the effects of dialogic processes to stimulate learners’ awareness, knowledge, skills, and action.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sonia Kang

Student:

Partner:

The Humphrey Group

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

Dialogic Pedagogy in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Learning

This project examines multidisciplinary methodologies in adult Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) education, particularly focusing on strategies involving dialogic processes. Dialogic modes in learning broadly refer to activities of collaborative meaning-making through shared expression and communication rather than monologic processes, whereby fixed meaning is transferred through a one-way approach. As the demand for more conscientious pedagogical strategies to develop individuals’ awareness of EDI concepts is rising across organizations in North America and beyond, this project aims to generate more impactful, sustainable, and effective learning designs for individual and organizational learning. This project has three objectives: 1) to build a repository of integrated interdisciplinary strategies for EDI learning optimization, 2) to examine the granular processes, goals, and impact of dialogic modes in EDI pedagogy and practice, and 3) to generate new methodologies for adult EDI learning that maximize the effects of dialogic processes to stimulate learners’ awareness, knowledge, skills, and action.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sonia Kang

Student:

Partner:

The Humphrey Group

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Elevate

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