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Evolutionary Housing Strategies for Canadian Cities

This project examines the feasibility of low-cost evolutionary housing strategies to accommodate changing uses in Canada. It is a partnership between the University of Waterloo school of Architecture and architect John van Nostrand who has developed numerous prototypes for evolutionary housing in Canada and internationally. The research will begin with an analysis of existing prototypes in order to develop best practices. It will then test the feasibility of two types of evolutionary housing on sites in Toronto: the first, from the ground up, which starts low rise and builds up, the second, above ground, which starts with an existing building or structural frame and builds within. Both types will be tested through both a financial proforma and a life-cycle analysis to determine their environmental performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Adrian Blackwell

Student:

Partner:

SvN Architects + Planners

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

AI-driven detection of anomalous supplier profiles at web scale

Information gathered from internet sources has high variance and different types of noise. This causes out-of-distribution problems with downstream ML modules such as category classification and keyword extraction. The extremely large size of internet-scale datasets requires a solution that is efficient and scalable. The objective of this project is to develop a start-of-the-art anomaly detection system. The system must have low false positive rate,

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Chignell

Student:

Partner:

Tealbook

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Personalized relevance content recommendation

PC Optimum was originally built as a rewards platform. As we are moving in the path to engage more meaningfully with our customers by way of personalized & interactive experiences (content), we are building a targeting engine as a solution to surface personalized content tailored for each individual customer. The problem we are solving then becomes, given our best knowledge of the user, what is the most relevant content we can push to the user’s inspirational feed? In the project, we tackle the problem by improving product embedding and CTR prediction models.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Sanner

Student:

Partner:

Loblaws Digital

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Valorisation des données au service de la gestion énergétique des bâtiments

Le nouveau contexte dans lequel e?voluent les ba?timents du 21e?me sie?cle impose clairement le de?veloppement de nouvelles technologies de l’information et de la communication a? la fine pointe afin de constituer des outils d’aide a? la de?cision pour la gestion efficace d’e?nergie dans les ba?timents. L’intelligence artificielle (IA) joue un rôle important facilitant le traitement des données massives, l’apprentissage des habitudes des usagers et l’adaptation automatique des consignes des équipements. Cela améliore les performances énergétiques tout en réduisant la facture d’électricité sans compromis de confort des occupants. Ce projet vise à soutenir le travail des gestionnaires des bâtiments chez FusionEnergie en développant des modèles de prédiction de la consommation énergétiques court-terme et très-court terme dans plusieurs types de bâtiments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hanane Dagdougui

Student:

Partner:

Fusion Énergie

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Energy and Utilities

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Next generation membrane electrode assemblies for high power density fuel-cells for heavy duty zero emission vehicles

The proposed project involves pre-commercial research and development for a BC-based Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) product, including: i) development and characterization of novel materials – transport layers in the (MEA) of high-power density PEM fuel cells; and ii) establishment of standardized material testing protocols/procedures to be injected into Ballard’s next-generation products, targeted at the heavy-duty commercial truck ZEV industry.
The project will support growth in BC’s ZEV sector through improved BC based product offerings; address specific ZEV challenges, through reducing FC cost and increasing power density; showcase BC expertise and technology leadership; train the next-generation of highly qualified personnel; and support pre-commercial R&D for a BC based product.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Majid Bahrami

Student:

Partner:

Ballard Power Systems Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Étude par simulation de la fluidité du transport routier aux guérites d’un port durant la construction d’un nouveau terminal

Un projet d’expansion portuaire soulève plusieurs enjeux, notamment au regard de l’atténuation des impacts négatifs qu’auront les activités de camionnage pour la construction du nouveau terminal. L’enjeu de la fluidité aux points de contrôle (guérites d’accès au port) du transport routier entrant et sortant est ciblé dans ce projet. Les deux guérites existantes sont sujettes à des épisodes ponctuels de congestion avec le trafic actuel de 55 000 camions/an auquel doit s’ajouter un trafic significatif en camions de construction durant le projet d’expansion d’une durée de trois ans. Les gestionnaires du port doivent prendre des décisions d’investissement avisées sur la nature des améliorations requises à l’infrastructure actuelle et de leur utilisation pour atténuer les impacts négatifs. Pour atteindre cet objectif, divers scénarios d’amélioration et d’utilisation des portails seront coconstruits avec les gestionnaires du port et leurs impacts opérationnels et en émissions de GES seront évalués par simulation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Audy;Amina Lamghari;Pascal Forget

Student:

Partner:

Administration portuaire de Trois Rivières

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse de pratiques de responsabilisation au sein des organismes membres du réseau à coeur d’homme

La responsabilisation des conjoints ayant des comportements violents (CCV) compte parmi les principes-clés des actions visant à contrer la violence conjugale. À notre connaissance, peu d’études y ont pourtant été consacrées et l’identification des meilleures pratiques de responsabilisation reste un objet de réflexion. Le réseau à cœur d’homme, qui regroupe 31 organismes québécois qui offrent des programmes d’aide aux CCV, a souhaité s’y attarder et une recherche a été financée pour: (1) Cerner les principales dimensions de la responsabilisation; (2) Situer le travail de responsabilisation dans la démarche de changement proposée aux CCV; (3) Analyser les défis liés au travail de responsabilisation dans des situations plus complexes et (4) Rendre compte d’interventions jugées efficaces pour développer la responsabilisation. En plus de contribuer à l’avancement des connaissances scientifiques sur la responsabilisation, les connaissances développées nourriront les échanges au sein du réseau à cœur d’homme, aideront à l’édification d’un langage commun et feront émerger une vision à la fois plus fine et plus globale de la responsabilisation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Valérie Roy

Student:

Partner:

À cœur d’homme - réseau d'aide aux hommes pour une société sans violence

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Development of an ROS-sensor for the microfluidic bioreactor

Climate change puts new stresses on plants like severe weather conditions or the easier spreading of diseases. Thus, protecting our native and agricultural plants becomes a key challenge for the agriculture and forestry industry. However, present approaches e.g., using strong herbicides are lacking in the sustainable point of view. A more sustainable approach to plant protection could be to target the (chemical) communication between plants and their aggressors. For my Ph.D. thesis research I develop, adapt, and manufacture a modular microfluidic bioreactor that is used to investigate this communication by dissecting the communicational path through cultivating cells of one kind in a modular microfluidic bioreactor (MBR) and then linking the different MBRs through a unidirectional supply flow.
In my research at the laboratory of Prof. Sanati Nezhad, I would like to develop a way to detect and measure reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the MBR. Since, ROS are a natural byproduct of standard aerobic metabolism, they play significant roles in cell signaling. This includes the research on and selection of a suitable ROS-sensor. A leakproof connection design for removably attaching the sensor to the MBR. And the manufacturing and testing of the chosen sensor-connection-combination for and in the MBR.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amir Sanati Nezhad

Student:

Partner:

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Technology Acceleration of Selected Water Treatment Processes

Teck Resources Limited is exploring ways to improve water treatment efficiency as part of its commitment to responsible environmental practices. While various technologies are currently in the piloting stage there is no need to continue exploring potential treatment options for future implementation. The objective of this project is to generate technical and engineering information that will help determine whether the water treatment technologies developed by the University of Alberta have the potential to move into the engineering/scoping phase by the end of 2013 for possible field implementation. Students will have the opportunity to participate in an applied research environment on projects that could eventually be tested on pilot commercial scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Qingxia (Chad) Liu

Student:

Partner:

Teck Metals Ltd (Trail, BC);Teck Ltd (Trail, BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Application of Data Mining Methods for Detecting Irregularities in Securities Market

Current procedure for monitoring securities market in Canada relies heavily on tips from outside and hard coded rules and thresholds. This approach leaves many suspicious cases out of investigation (i.e. false negatives). We introduce a data mining approach to identify irregularities in securities market. These irregularities are known as suspicious cases that might be associated with fraudulent activities and need to be investigated by auditors. Developing such methods requires a deep understanding of strategies that investment componies employ. During this internship, Koosha will work on building strategies for investments in securities market at FreeThink Capital, a hedge fund based in Edmonton. FreeThink Capital uses statistical analysis to understand the market and build investment strategies. Koosha will focus on time series analysis methods to detect patterns in securities market. This internship provides him an understanding of investoors’ approach and various investment strategies in securities market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Osmar Zaiane

Student:

Partner:

First Canadian Financial Group

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

New sensing appoach for illicit drugs by supramolecular chemosensors

The opioid crisis in North America lead to the emergence of illicit drugs sold on the streets that are mixed with „buffs“, thereby possessing additional harm. Fast, low-cost and reliable drug tests applicable by the layman could therefore reduce the danger associated with polluted opioids, but are not available so far. The Hof and the Biedermann groups have both developed different chemosensors, which are able to detect drug molecules with a fast read-out. The proposed project combines both chemosensor types to an array of supramolecular chemosensors that should establish the detection and identification of drugs and their ‘buffs’ from a complex mixture. The student will therefore synthesize a new chemosensor based on former work of the hosting group and combine these with existing chemosensors from the student’s home working group. This will explore fundamentally new science in the area of complex systems chemistry, and in the long term will help establish a cheap and accessible identification of complex mixtures of drugs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fraser Hof

Student:

Partner:

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

L’entrepreneuriat international féminin à l’ère du numérique

En se positionnant dans un contexte d’économie numérique, nous nous attachons au travers de ce projet de recherche à étudier le processus d’internationalisation des entreprises créées et dirigées par des femmes. En effet, nous nous apprêtons à identifier les spécificités de l’entrepreneuriat international féminin dans le domaine du numérique et de la digitalisation, à s’interroger sur les stimuli décisionnels de leur internationalisation et à comprendre le rôle de la dimension réticulaire et des liens sociaux dans le déploiement international des entreprises féminines naissantes. De surcroit, dans la logique de comparaison internationale, l’objectif de ce projet est également d’examiner les caractéristiques contextuelles et entrepreneuriales qui différencient l’entrepreneuriat international féminin et masculin dans les deux contextes étudiés, à savoir le Canada et le Maroc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maarouf Ramadan

Student:

Partner:

Université Ibn Tofaïl

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Artificial Intelligence; Other

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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