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Non-intrusive failure diagnosis for distributed systems

Software failures are catastrophic. For example, a software failure resulted in the 2003 northeast blackout which lasted 7 hours and took over 55 million people in Ontario and U.S. out of power. Unfortunately, it is dauntingly difficult to diagnose such failures because the underlying software systems are extremely complex. This research is the first to propose non-intrusive failure diagnosis that does not require any modifications to the software. The expected results include the discovery and dissemination of knowledge on novel non-intrusive failure diagnosis techniques, software artefacts that include the failure diagnosis tools, possibly patents and technology transfers. The importance of the problem and the experimental nature of this research, together with the world-leading expertise of the supervisor in this area, provide the student with invaluable training opportunity. If successful, the research result can be directly used by our industrial partner, improving their system’s availability, and save their system management cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ding Yuan

Student:

Partner:

Huawei Technologies Canada Co Ltd (Waterloo, ON);University of Toronto

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Management of posttraumatic stress disorder: a multiple treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Traumatic events such as work related accidents, injuries or assault may result in the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This condition is associated with sleep disruption, nightmares, anxiety, and avoidance of the environment where the traumatic event occurred. Significant proportions of patients diagnosed with PTSD are disabled from working; however, little is known regarding which treatments are most effective for improving functional recovery. Existing research mainly focuses on the effect of treatment for reducing symptoms, and looks at treatments in isolation (e.g. compared to care-as-usual instead of direct comparison of active treatment options). We will perform a review that allows for comparison of available treatments for PTSD to inform the relative effectiveness of treatments, with a focus on the functional recovery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason Busse

Student:

Partner:

Homewood Health Inc;Homewood Research Institute;McMaster University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

State of diversity on the boards of directors of non-profit and public organizations in the Montreal region

This research project aims at studying diversity representation on the boards of directors of non-profit organizations in Montreal. Diversity has been proven effective at contributing to better organizational performances. Consequently, it will be interesting to find out if the boards are getting more diverse and becoming more representative of the society.
On the more academic perspective, studying board interlock will allow us to get a better understanding of what are the factors contributing to a more or less diverse board of directors. For instance, if two organizations are close in the network (i.e. sharing at least one board member) are they more likely to have a more similar diversity representation on their respective board?
TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marine Agogué;Brian Rubineau

Student:

Partner:

Concertation Montréal

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Pérenniser les pratiques agro-environnementales: une analyse institutionnelle pour augmenter la résilience face aux changements climatiques en milieu agricole

Afin de limiter les impacts négatifs des systèmes agricoles et d’augmenter leur capacité d’adaptation aux changements climatiques, des initiatives (programmes, politiques, réglementations) ont été mises en oeuvre au Québec pour encourager l’adoption des pratiques agroenvironnementales (PAE), des pratiques qui diminuent notamment la pollution des sols et de l’eau, augmentent la biodiversité des fermes et génèrent une large gamme de bénéfices écologiques. Le présent projet de doctorat portera sur le cadre institutionnel nécessaire pour assurer la pérennité des PAE dans un contexte de changements climatiques. Cette recherche comptera trois étapes. La première visera à analyser l’état de l’adoption des pratiques environnementales chez les producteurs de trois régions de grande importance pour le secteur agricole au Québec : le bassin versant du lac Saint-Pierre, la région de la baie Missisquoi et la région de la Montérégie-Est. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jérôme Dupras

Student:

Partner:

Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Accommodation and food services; Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Accelerate

The role of cyclodextrins in repairing dysfunctional lung surfactant

My work will provide an important insight of the newly developed S1229. Cyclodextrins (S1229) are cyclic molecule composed of 7-sugars, with a unique structure. S1229 forms a hydrophobic core, which interacts with cholesterol and phospholipid by-products and removing them from the membrane. SolAeroMed has shown that S1229 was able to repair lung surfactant function. Lung surfactant is protein-lipid mixture covering the air-water interphase in the lung. Surfactant is an essential component of healthy lung function and without it, breathing would be near impossible. Therefore, to build on the information SolAeroMed has for S1229, the project will answer crucial questions for the successful clinical development of S1229. By understanding which CD sub-class shows better ability to repair the surfactant film, examine toxicity and possible side effects, SolAeroMed would be better equipped for the development of S1229 and commercializing it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chang-Chun Ling

Student:

Partner:

SolAeroMed Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Congestion Control for Ethernet Networks supporting ICN and 5G – Year 2

Ethernet networks are typically best effort networks where traffic flows may contribute on creating network congestion and lead the switches to start dropping packets randomly. This results in unstable network latency that some applications cannot tolerate, especially in the context of 5G networks where delay constraints are very tight. The proposed research project aims at exploring and developing an innovative switch behavior for handling proactively traffic congestion in Ethernet network as a common Layer 2 infrastructure for the Core and Transport Network in C-RAN (Cloud Radio Access Network). The new knowledge, innovation and developed technologies will be integrated to Ericsson 5G scenario as a value added feature.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Halima Elbiaze

Student:

Partner:

Ericsson Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Elevate

Adsorption of tannins on copper surface

Tannins, natural renewable molecules, have exhibited excellent corrosion inhibition properties, comparable to those of non-renewable counterparts. TGWT Clean Technologies Inc. has a portfolio of tannin-based corrosion inhibitors, which are being used in industry to protect mild steel (MS) steam boilers, high efficiency condensing aluminium boilers, as well as multi-metal heating and cooling closed-loop systems. Copper equipment is ubiquitous in industry, e.g. heat exchangers. Industrial case studies have shown that green tannin blends perform efficiently on copper corrosion inhibition, based on copper coupons exposed to industrial waters for about 210 days. However, the exact mechanism by which tannins protect copper hasn’t been studied.
In this work, the adsorption of tannins on copper surfaces will be studied using different methods. The effect of copper ions concentration (0-50 ppm), pH (from 7 to 10), and ionic strength (0-20 mM) will be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nathalie Tufenkji

Student:

Partner:

Technologies propres TGWT inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Clean Technology; Nanotechnology; Natural Resources

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization and compatibility study of a pH-responsive terpolymercomposite membrane for controlled release dosage forms

A new film coating that can respond appropriately to different pH conditions of the stomach and small intestine (GI tract) was successfully prepared by combining pH-responsive nanoparticles with ethylcellulose polymer. However, the performance of the composite membrane has not been optimized for controlling drug release in the GI tract. Therefore, improvements are to be made through experimental design, such as central composite design, to find the appropriate composition of the nanoparticles to achieve the best overall combination of coating properties. The final membrane, then, can be tested for compatibility with different drugs and their release. The best ratio of composition, and different drug compatibilities are expected to be found. The field is of intern’s main interest for graduate studies, and is a great opportunity for hands-on experience, and can be of great contribution of new knowledge for partner organization.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shirley Wu

Student:

Partner:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Graphene-Based Drug/siRNA Nanocarriers for Cancer Treatment

In this project, carbon-based nano-materials were used not only to capture CO2, but also function as a nano-carrier platform to uptake the drugs and genes for cancer therapeutic applications. In other words, the main objective of this project is to tackle two major issues in our society: greenhouse gas emission and cancer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Partner:

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc;University of Waterloo

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Machine Health Monitoring and Condition Based Maintenance through Industrial big data and Deep Learning

Manufacturing system reliability is significant in modern industry that requires high speed and low cost in production. The proposed work is aiming to establish a systematic and applicable approach for machine condition monitoring and condition based maintenance with the help of large amount of data from the industrial internet of things. Deep learning, as an emerging technics successfully applied in many areas will be utilized to automatically extract the knowledge behind the massive industrial data for more accurate machine fault diagnosis and prognosis. With the developed system, a more accurate and appropriate maintenance strategy can be carried out to ensuring the system reliability and low maintenance cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Clarence de Silva

Student:

Partner:

Istuary Innovation Labs Inc (Vancouver, BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Étude du comportement au stockage d’enrobé bitumineux ensaché pour réparation d’urgence de chaussées

Au Québec, malgré les investissements massifs récents pour maintenir le réseau routier dans un état acceptable, nous faisons face à des conditions climatiques rigoureuses qui endommagent plus rapidement le réseau routier. En période hivernale, des interventions palliatives d’urgence sont nécessaires afin d’assurer la sécurité des usagers.
Dans le but préserver « les actifs » de la collectivité, l’entreprise BauVal travaille assidûment dans le développement d’enrobé bitumineux de réparation d’urgence stockable et performant pour permettre aux municipalités l’entretien continu de leur réseau routier et ainsi assurer la sécurité des usagers. Ces matériaux sont adaptés pour permettre les interventions en période hivernale.
Dans le cadre de ce projet, il est proposé d’étudier l’impact du procédé de fabrication sur les caractéristiques des enrobés stockables pour rapiéçage manuel et mécanisé. Ce procédé sera ensuite reproduit en laboratoire afin de quantifier l’impact des paramètres de production. La validation du procédé sera suivie d’une optimisation/amélioration du produit fini par l’ajout d’additifs. Ces travaux de recherche permettront une meilleure compréhension du matériau et de son procédé complexe de fabrication.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Perraton

Student:

Partner:

Bauval

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Manufacturing and Construction; Natural Resources

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Fabrication additive de composantes d’aluminium de haute performance par soudage ultrasons

La fabrication additive par soudage ultrasons combine la soudure par ultrasons de métaux et l’usinage de ces derniers à l’intérieur du même appareil. Cette méthode de mise en œuvre est principalement présente dans les domaines de l’aéronautique, de l’aérospatiale, de l’automobile et de l’électronique. Il s’agit d’un type de soudure dit « à froid » puisque la création des joints est réalisée à l’état solide. Des feuillards sont superposés tour à tour et usinés au fil des étapes de fabrication additive, ce qui permet d’obtenir des pièces difficilement réalisables par méthodes conventionnelles, voir impossible. Ce procédé automatisé permet entre autres, de joindre des matériaux dissimilaires, de fabriquer des composites à matrice métallique, d’inclure des sondes à l’intérieur des pièces, etc.
L’objectif du travail est de produire des pièces d’aluminium de haute performance par soudage ultrasons et de caractériser leurs propriétés mécaniques en traction en fonction de différentes concentrations en magnésium.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl Blais

Student:

Partner:

Cégep de Trois-Rivières (Centre de Métallurgie du Québec)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Advanced Manufacturing; Aerospace; Automotive

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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