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Building an automated text mining algorithm to extract location-based information from online documents

Text documents often include information pertaining to geographic locations. Mapping these place names to specific geographic locations (e.g., GIS) requires a considerable amount of human effort. This becomes challenging especially when the same place name is represented by multiple places, such as in the naming of waterbodies (e.g. lakes and rivers). In this project we will develop an integrated system, bringing together Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, and one or more known text mining software tools for geographic location application in order to evaluate an online document to match any place names with a geographic location that can be used by GIS. Goldstream Publishing Inc. operates The Angler’s Atlas, which is a sport fishing service that provides detailed maps and related information for lakes and rivers across North America. Providing current information on thousands of the catalogued waterbodies is a challenge for the company.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liang Chen

Student:

Partner:

The Angler's Atlas

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Building a Digital Development Readiness Tool with Indigenous Communities

This project will develop a new tool to identify strengths and needs in communities. This tool will be designed for and designed with Indigenous communities. This project will be a partnership between an Indigenous tech company, Function Four, and a research team at the University of Winnipeg. F4 already has and digital community assessment tool and the team will build on this tool to create the comprehensive assessment tool. This tool will assess areas that include community infrastructure, food production, health, and sovereign wealth development in Indigenous communities. To develop the community assessment tool, the research team will engage Indigenous communities and leaders in all of the design and research stages. The outcome of this project will be a community assessment tool and process that is tailored for and respectful of Indigenous communities and culture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Bullock

Student:

Partner:

Function Four Ltd

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Winnipeg

Program:

Accelerate

A combination host-pathogen rapid diagnostic technology for decentralized monitoring of respiratory infections

Current testing for SARS-CoV-2 focuses on detection of the pathogen via isolated nucleic acids, routinely from nasopharyngeal swabs. To our knowledge, no approved clinical SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests using nasopharyngeal swabs incorporate measurements of host responses at the time of diagnosis. Monitoring host responses during SARS-CoV-2 infection is important, as stratification of COVID-19 patients based on host responses is predictive of mortality. Conveniently, host nucleic acids can be isolated from the same swab used for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis, providing an efficient means for early and simultaneous measurement of both host and viral transcripts.
We will generate algorithms for predicting patient morbidity/mortality and healthcare system utilization by correlating host transcriptome profile from COVID-19 diagnostic swabs with clinical outcomes of cases and controls.
Our results will define the relationship between host transcriptome responses and COVID-19 disease progression will i) identify high-risk patients that would benefit from early intervention strategies and ii) provide predictive capacity for hospitals to efficiently prepare and allocate resources for optimal patient health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Hirota

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Use of a novel interactive digital therapeutic intervention for the management of delirium in the critical care environment

There is a huge human and financial cost to delirium, which is defined as a fluctuating state of confusion and agitation experienced by up to 80% of critical care patients. Delirium is associated with increased risk of death and worsened outcomes like lasting changes in cognition. Our team has partnered with BC tech company MindfulGarden (MG) Digital Health Inc, to develop a novel digital therapeutic intervention. MG utilizes inbuilt sensors and screen based delivery systems to create a calming experience powered by patient-generated input. MG aims to distract and calm patients with delirium-related agitation. We propose a series of randomized clinical trials with critical care patients suffering from delirium to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of this technology as an adjunct to standard care. We hypothesize this will result in reductions in agitation behaviors, reliance on toxic medications and use of restraints in delirious patients in critical care environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steven Reynolds

Student:

Partner:

Mindful Garden

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Thermal analysis of heat capture and upgrade systems for thermochemical hydrogen production

In order to meet Canada’s need for emissions-free hydrogen fuel, we aim to develop the Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical hydrogen production cycle into a pilot-plant which can be used to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of the process. An important portion of this development is research into how to integrate the Cu-Cl cycle with a waste heat source. By utilizing waste heat capture and upgrade, the Cu-Cl cycle can generate hydrogen fuel using energy that otherwise would be radiated into the environment. This project will involve a thermodynamic model of the Cu-Cl cycle which integrates waste heat capture and upgrade systems, allowing for multiple industrial waste heat sources to be considered. This model would also help the integration of the Cu-Cl cycle with dedicated thermal sources to generate large amounts of clean, emissions-free hydrogen fuel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kamiel Gabriel

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of V on the fir-tree zone and Fe-rich intermetallic phase selection in AA1xxx DC cast alloy

Rio Tinto Alcan, the industrial partner of this project, is slowly faced a challenge to produce AA1XXX DC cast ingots with much higher impurity levels than before. The present project is aimed to investigate the influence of impurity elements, particularly V levels, on the fir-tree zone and its related Fe-rich intermetallic phase selection. This project will study the effect of V and Ca on the fir-tree zone and distribution of Fe-rich intermetallics in the function of the distance from the chill surface in order to better control the fir-tree zone at higher impurity levels to improve the cast quality. This project will provide the best guidelines to the industrial partner, Rio Tinto Alcan, forimproving the production of AA 1xxx alloy with high impurity levels to meet the highest standards in the marketplace.

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Faculty Supervisor:

X-Grant Chen

Student:

Partner:

Rio Tinto Alcan (Saguenay, QC)

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Program:

Accelerate

Structural Controls of Mineralization of the Sixtymile, Yukon Gold project

Demand for metals, including gold, is ever increasing particularly as modern technologies, including sustainable energy production, rely on such finite resources. As easily accessible surficial deposits in traditional mining areas such as the Sixtymile gold district, YK, deplete ever more advanced approaches to exploration are required that search deeper in the ‘bedrock’. However, exploration for gold in the bedrock of the Sixtymile gold district requires advanced knowledge of the subsurface distribution of rock types, which is controlled by geological processes such as faulting. As such, this project aims to identify, locate, and characterize the faults and related geologic structures in the bedrock that may host gold in the Sixtymile gold district. Faults are important geologic structures that provide pathways for the flow and depositions of large volumes of gold-forming fluids in the otherwise impermeable bedrock. Gaining a better understanding of these structures increases the rates of gold exploration success. Such knowledge also helps design efficient extraction designs/techniques to minimizes environmental effects of mining.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander L. Peace

Student:

Partner:

Flow Metals Corp

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

A lab-on-chip fish welfare sensor for application in aquaculture

We propose using the Cortisol hormone, secreted from the fishes during stressful events, to provide ongoing monitoring of fish welfare while in their habitats. Instrumented aquaculture pens will allow operators to continuously be aware of threats to fish health, including harmful blooms, predators, and/or poachers. As Canadian aquaculture capital investments are remote and offshore, a low-cost and low-maintenance Cortisol sensor would be ideal for these sites. By utilizing lab-on-chip technology, we aim to provide a sensor that consumes minimal reagent per measurement permitting longer deployments. In this research project, we will perform appropriate de-risking activities to address the key questions that would enable a Lab-on-chip Cortisol sensor. These include reagent shelf-life/stability, microfluidic chip material compatibility, seawater matrix effects on accuracy of the chemistry, and proof-of-concept instrumentation. Such a sensor would provide much needed insight for safeguarding aquaculture investments and ensuring responsible stewardship of our farms around the planet.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vincent Sieben

Student:

Partner:

InnovaSea Marine Systems Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

L’égalité de fait : Application et pérennité de l’analyse différenciée selon les sexes avec la perspective intersectionnelle (ADS+) en débat à la Ville de Montréal.

L’égalité entre les hommes et les femmes demeure un enjeu considérable dans la Ville de Montréal. La participation des femmes à la transformation de leur ville n’est pas égale à celui des hommes. Mais depuis, 2019, la Ville amorce un projet pilote de formation en Analyse Différenciée selon les sexes Intersectionnelle (ADS+) en partenariat avec Relais-femmes pour contrer les inégalités et le manque d’inclusion que subissent les femmes. Néanmoins, à la lumière de certains enjeux et défis rencontrés dans le cadre de ce projet pilote, Relais-femmes souhaite poursuivre, parallèlement au projet pilote, une démarche d’analyse réflexive concernant la portée tangible de l’ADS+, son potentiel de pérennité et de changement social en matière d’égalité et d’inclusion aux instances démocratiques de la Ville de Montréal pour l’ensemble des citoyens et citoyennes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Marchand

Student:

Partner:

Relais-femmes

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

COORDINATION, COLLABORATION ET CONCERTATION DES ORGANISMES DE CORPORATIONS DE DÉVELOPPEMENT COMMUNAUTAIRE : VERS UN MODÈLE DE LEADERSHIP DISTRIBUÉ

Les Corporations de Développement Communautaire (CDC) jouent un rôle central auprès des citoyens par leur offre de services complémentaires aux programmes des gouvernements. Au Québec, on dénombre plus de 60 CDC regroupant plus de 2500 organismes. Ceux-ci agissent d’une manière autonome dans différents champs d’activité (p.ex., santé et services sociaux, éducation, famille, employabilité, alphabétisation, défense des droits, logement, culture, environnement, immigration, etc.). Dans le contexte la pandémie, il parait que de plus en plus de citoyens sollicitent au même moment plus d’un organisme ; une situation qui révèle le besoin d’augmenter la capacité de ces organismes à coordonner, collaborer et concerter (3C) leurs efforts afin, d’une part, d’optimiser l’utilisation de leurs ressources, et d’autres part, de servir davantage d’usagers. Pour ce faire, la présente étude se propose d’explorer le modèle d’action (individuel et collectif) des organismes CDC afin de dégage un modèle plus intégrateur (coordination, collaboration et concertation ou 3C) favorisant la transversalité et basé sur un leadership distribué entre tous les acteurs de l’écosystème des organismes CDC. Une approche méthodologique à la fois qualitative et quantitative sera suivie et un échantillon de 50 organismes CDC opérant dans des champs variés.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jamal Ben Mansour;Zeineb Ouni

Student:

Partner:

Corporation de développement communautaire MRC de L'Assomption

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Marketing Project for Admission Advisors

Admission Advisors is an international student recruitment agency founded in 2004 located in Toronto. They mainly recruit students for over 40 different educational institutions across Canada. Their key main focus areas are academic advice & counseling. They provide academic advice to students including information on courses and programs offered by their partners’ institutions. By working with the partner organization, not only I was able to increase their revenue as a business but alongside I’ll be contributing an impact while helping the organization to find the best-fit students who can come to a country like Canada and create their future and ultimately contributing in Canada’s economy. Overall, the pandemic has had a significant impact on international students and the Canadian institutions and communities that host them. Canadian universities and colleges are facing a potential budget crunch as they try to assess the impact of COVID-19 on international student enrolment, a multibillion-dollar enterprise that has come to represent a significant portion of many schools’ budgets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jay Handelman

Student:

Partner:

Admission Advisors

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

YYC Growers and Distributors Cooperative Inc. – Summer Analyst

The disruption we all faced in 2020 was deeply experienced in the food system. As shoppers saw empty grocery shelves they understood on a visceral level the fragility of the global food system. YYC Growers did not experience this disruption and in fact increased our reach with our delicious local food. We have a vibrant, though small, local food shed that is proud to be growing food in ways that improve ecological outcomes. The project we are proposing will quantify both the economic and climate impacts of eating locally. These two impacts will be considered as the foundation to clarify the right organizational structure to scale this important work of access to clean food that improves life on the planet to other communities around Alberta and across Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

YYC Growers and Distributors Cooperative Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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