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Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of upper-arm wearable 24/7 electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor device

HelpWear is currently developing HeartWatch, a 24/7 wearable heart monitoring system with an embedded emergency contact system for furthered prevention and better treatment of heart-related illness. Currently, the HeartWatch device operates by fixating the core device on the left Bicep, in the under bicep and frontal bicep location. The core benefit of this is that the location yield signal similar to clinical ECG data, but less of a hindrance compared to current clinical-grade ECG devices. This research will address two issues with the current design by increasing the acquired signal from use of an array of sensors and a hardware redesign.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ning Jiang

Student:

Nargess Heydari Beni

Partner:

HelpWear

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Cell Designs for High-Energy Electrically Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries

The objective of this project is to design and fabricate electrically rechargeable zinc-air batteries. These batteries are highly promising due to their ability to store up to double the amount of energy as current commercialized lithium-ion batteries, based on both energy-per-mass and energy-per-volume measurements. This advantage, as well as their low cost and inherent safety, could enable rechargeable zinc-air batteries to replace or supplement lithium-ion batteries to boost the driving range of electric vehicles and enable widespread integration of clean renewable power sources by storing and releasing energy on demand. The main task of the project is to research and develop commercially feasible battery designs. The proposed project builds off the laboratory-scale advancements in zinc-air battery electrode materials made during the applicant’s PhD thesis at the University of Waterloo. The specific research conducted will include designing a zinc electrode material which can store several hundred battery charges, a gel-like electrolyte which resists evaporation and leakage, and a multiple-cell battery design for serving high-power applications. The intern and partner organization will aim to patent the designs, allowing the partner organization to enter license agreements or partnerships with battery manufacturers to produce industrial-size rechargeable zinc-air batteries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Fowler

Student:

Zachary Cano

Partner:

Maplenergy Power Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Promoting economic development and vitality of rural communities in Ontario

Many rural regions do not have a sufficient labour force providing the skills that rural businesses need. Many job vacancies go unfilled or are filled by less than ideal candidates. This research looks at strategies to attract and retain the workers that Ontario rural communities need to generate economic development and vitality. By engaging local actors, the researcher will analyze the various dimensions influencing attraction and retention of an appropriate labour force such as affordable and attainable housing, transportation, access to health services, education/training services. The role of migration in the context of key local industry sectors will be included in the analysis. Best practices and stories of success will be identified, collected and shared. This research contributes to achieve two of the objectives of the Rural Ontario Institute which are 1) Facilitating dialogue and collaboration on rural issues; and 2) Collecting and sharing ‘stats and stories’ for impact and effective outreach.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Gibson

Student:

Lissel Hernandez Gongora

Partner:

Rural Ontario Institute

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Elevate

Production of in vitro and in vivo bison embryos derived from sexed semen

In mammals, the sperm determines the sex of the resulting offspring. Semen sexing is a process whereby sperm are sorted into Y- (male) or X-chromosome (female) bearing gametes. Sexed semen may be used for artificial insemination or in vitro embryo production to create offspring of a desired sex. In a zoo setting, fewer males are required because of their ability to breed multiple females. A collaborative effort between the University of Saskatchewan and the Toronto Zoo has been resulted in the birth of live wood bison calves from in vitro embryo production, cryopreservation, and embryo transfer. The objective of this project is to produce bison sexed (female) semen for use in both in vitro and in vivo embryo production at the University of Saskatchewan. The female embryos will then be cryopreserved and transported to the Toronto Zoo where they will be transferred to surrogate bison to produce live bison calves. This Mitacs internship with the Toronto Zoo will not only produce the first female bison calves from sex-sorted semen, but will also serve as proof-of-concept for the advancement of a bison germplasm biobank for both conservation and commercial application.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregg Adams

Student:

Eric Matthew Zwiefelhofer

Partner:

Toronto Zoo

Discipline:

Animal science

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Elevate

Modeling Exfiltration Events in Sunlife Cybersecurity Data

Many governments and other organizations hold confidential data. Theft of that data can be extremely damaging both to the organization and to the people whose data has been stolen. Massive breaches each involving millions of people have been occurring on a regular basis in recent years. New Cyber Security tools are needed to help people determine the threats that exist and to provide active online monitoring that can detect unusual behavior as it happens. In this project researchers from the Interactive Media Lab at the University of Toronto are working with Sun Life Financial to carry out research towards the development of these tools using expertise in machine learning, human factors, and data visualization and user interface design. We will begin by developing a kind of dictionary of the kinds of events and transactions that occur on the organization servers. We will then develop methods for detecting unusual events with the assistance of domain experts at Sun Life. Methods will then be developed to screen which unusual events are more likely to be associated with data theft attempts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Chignell

Student:

Lu Wang;Yuhong Yang;Miles Chung

Partner:

Sun Life Financial

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a softab nutraceutical formulation

Softab Technologies is a fast-growing company in Windsor, Ontario that is developing new formulations and methods to provide nutraceuticals: vitamins, natural extracts, and minerals in a revolutionary new form of chewable and dissolvable gel. They are working with a research team in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Windsor to refine the formulation and make it flexible for utilizing a number of different ingredients so that it can be customized and tailored to specific ingredients. The partnership involves a combination of analytical chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical engineering, and toxicology and will provide unmatched training opportunities as the MITACS interns will be working directly with both the company leadership and a team of dynamic young faculty. Softab Technologies is positioned to be a leading exporter of these products in the future and their growth will economically benefit Windsor-Essex by creating new technology-intensive jobs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Trant;Simon Rondeau-Gagné

Student:

Matthew J. Coady

Partner:

Softab Technologies

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Upgrading of heavy and high heteroatoms containing Hydrofaction™ Oil, to fuel blendstocks via Hydroprocessing and in-situ hydrogen production

The Project’s objective is to continue with development and optimization of the promising HTL biocrude upgrading approach that has been executed during the previous MITACS Converge/Accelerated project. The activities are going to be focus on in-situ hydrogen production to limit external cost of hydrogen and process optimization for the obtention of Jet and Marine fuel blend-stocks for transportation fuels. The main challenge in upgrading Hydrofaction™ Oil is not only oxygen removal and minimization of residue fraction (>550°C) but also elimination of phenols and maximization of in-situ hydrogen generation. The pathway of choice is the combination of hydrotreating with catalytic steam cracking/steam reforming steps. The upgraded oil should achieve low heteroatoms content, low total acid number and a maximum of 7% of residue fraction. Through the proposed Project, Dr. Pereira’s and Steeper Energy’s teams will expand expertise on upgrading biomass-derived hydrocarbons and potentially scale-up this competitive-driven process cost.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pedro Pereira-Almao

Student:

Nicolas Santana;Diego Moreno;Jesus Daniel Fuenmayor Contin

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation of cybersecurity issues in using electric vehicle fleets with battery exchange infrastructure

Sustainable public transfer systems are getting a lot of attention, and many organizations are transforming their fleets into systems that rely on alternative fuels; the Electric Vehicle (EV) being most popular. The environmental, geopolitical and financial advantages of EV vehicles are well studied; however, security of these systems is not given full attention. The most common method of recharging EVs is to use exchange or recharge stations. Main components of a charging station include the main computing board, communication equipment connected to a central unit, RFID readers, and other electrical and power electronic components. Essentially, a computer is placed on the street, with potential access to the Grid and central infrastructure of the city. This research will investigate weak security points in hardware and electronic components that can provide adversaries with possible access to the primary network, and proposes a few alternative methods to be applied.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mitra Mirhassani

Student:

Harikrishnan Balagopal;Madhan Balakumar;Hamidreza Esmalie Taheri;Meiton Pan

Partner:

Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Determining the value of community based police teams

In an era where the costs of policing are constantly under scrutiny, the time has come for policing organizations to re-evaluate the services they provide. To do this, these organizations need to answer questions relating to the value these services create in the communities they serve and change the focus of the conversation from “what does this service cost?” to “what value does this service provide to key stakeholders?” In the summer of 2019, in response to pressure from the community, the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) decided to reintroduce community-oriented police (COP) teams back into three Ottawa neighborhoods. This decision gives us a unique opportunity to conduct research to determine the value COP programs create (if any) and for whom. We propose to work in partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa and a variety of community groups and social service providers to undertake a longitudinal, multi-method case study to identify the value COP teams provide to a variety of key stakeholders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Linda Duxbury;Craig Bennell

Student:

Tiffany Cross Walker;Sean Campeau;Andre Lanctot

Partner:

Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Advancing municipal natural asset management through monitoring & engagement

Canadian local governments are seeking new strategies to deliver their core services in more financially and environmentally sustainable ways, including turning to infrastructure asset management as a key tool to manage infrastructure. Municipalities are increasingly recognizing that natural assets such as aquifers, forests, streams and foreshores can provide equivalent or better services to many engineered assets. Municipal natural asset management offers a sustainable solution to the multifaceted problems of supplying municipal services in the face of aging infrastructure, urban growth, and declining budgets. As this approach is being implemented in a growing number of Canadian municipalities, it is important to monitor results and outcomes in a rigorous manner to facilitate widespread adoption of municipal natural asset management. This project will address this issue by developing a framework to monitor, track results, and evaluate outcomes, and reporting to stakeholders and the public on what is happening in key local governments with which the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative is involved.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Drescher

Student:

Lucas Mollame

Partner:

Municipal Natural Assets Initiative

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

A New Way Forward: Using Biocultural Approaches to Conservation in Key Biodiversity

Canada is a signatory to global conservation agreements to increase the number and coverage of protected areas in the country. Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are a science-based planning tool that can help governments, industry, environmental groups and Indigenous Nations target the right places to protect in terms of habitat for wildlife and to ensure these areas are connected on the landscape. The proposed research will expand on the concept of KBA’s by integrating Indigenous bio-cultural information, such as traditional knowledge on cultural keystones or culturally-significant species like caribou, salmon and wild berries, to help identify and prioritize candidate protected areas with local Indigenous Nations. The intern will work with WCS Canada and Indigenous partner communities to develop a framework for incorporating biocultural information into KBA planning to identify potential areas that should be protected for their ecological and cultural significance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Faisal Moola

Student:

Jeff Wall

Partner:

Wildlife Conservation Society Canada

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Additive Manufacturing Engineering Design and Analysis Tools for Machine Tool and Robotic Based Bead Deposition Systems

Additive Manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, has captured the public’s imagination, but it is not a ‘done in one’ process for metallic components, although this is the perception. It is a relatively new manufacturing process which is increasing its presence in the manufacturing domain. Advanced design and manufacturing software solutions need to be developed to leverage the process potentials for machine tool or robotic-based systems, which is the focus of this project. This research proposes to develop and validate specialty tool paths, collision detection solutions, and speciality verification modules for APlus (an additive manufacturing process planning solution that leverages the Mastercam CAD/CAM software). The build strategies influence the product quality – the geometry, as well as the resultant physical and mechanical properties. This research will provide innovative solutions to assist process planners in developing a desirable build strategy and to enhance the product quality for metal-based AM processes for complex components.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jill Urbanic;Ofelia A Jianu

Student:

Hamidreza Setare Kokab;Seyedeh Elnaz Mirazimzadeh;Mojtaba Moshtaghzadeh;Morteza Alebooyeh;Alireza Davoud Pasha;Hamed Kalami

Partner:

CAMufacturing Solutions Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

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