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Modélisation de postures dynamiques et de l’aspect temporel en vue d’une intégration dans le produit logiciel Ergonomic Workplace Designer (EWD)

Ce projet vise à produire des connaissances et méthodes nouvelles en biomécanique et en ergonomie occupationnelle qui vont permettre d’augmenter les capacités du logiciel Ergonomic Workplace Designer (EWD), dont une première version sera mise en marché par Dassault systèmes au cours de l’année 2021. Ce logiciel d’ergonomie virtuelle est destiné aux concepteurs de systèmes de production de biens. Plus spécifiquement, il vise à les aider à améliorer les aspects d’ergonomie des postes de travail qu’ils conçoivent dans un environnement virtuel. La retombée visée par ces travaux est d’une part, de réduire les risques de lésions professionnelles pour les travailleurs futurs qui utiliseront ces postes de travail et d’autre part, d’améliorer la productivité. Une autre retombée vise à permettre à Dassault Systèmes de consolider sa position de leader sur le marché des produits logiciels de conception virtuelle et de simulation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rachid Aissaoui;Daniel Imbeau;Firdaous Sekkay;Firdaous Sekkay;Nicola Hagemeister

Student:

Partner:

Dassault Systèmes

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing and Construction; Automotive; Aerospace

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Automated real-time pathogen detection unit demonstration

The intern will demonstrate the automated real time pathogen detection unit, Kraken, in close to field conditions. The unit will be installed in a controlled environment in order to develop and validate the control system operations of the unit. The unit will be assembled, installed, electrically connected and attached to the fluid source that can be used to mimic green house and industrial food processing operations. The unit will be put through a range of operating conditions, including variable sampling rate, regular cartridge changes with different number of sensors, and different concentration, sampling and cleaning regimes. Once validated in the controlled setup the unit may be moved to a green-house like space to further test the unit in the environment more closely matching the one that will be encountered in the field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Beth Mason

Student:

Partner:

Kraken Sense

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The Verschuren Centre Inc.

Program:

Accelerate

GeoDetox: proof of concept of geopolymers from bauxite residues to make adsorbents for pollutants

To help reduce the polluting impacts of aluminum production, this project investigates a use of a landfill-bound waste material called bauxite residue. This by-product is produced in large volumes globally but has no well-defined reuse or recycling application. The objective of this study is to develop a process to utilize this waste as a wastewater treatment technology. This will mitigate the polluting effects of bauxite residue disposal on Canadian soil while offering a new technology to combat municipal and industrial wastewater pollution. Due to the massive scale of aluminum production globally, this project has the potential to have a significant environmental impact and create a new technological export to the world’s aluminum producers. This synergistic methodology of using one industry’s waste to pacify another’s is an example of a successful circular economy, which minimizes its own environmental impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon

Student:

Partner:

Rio Tinto Alcan (Jonquière, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Synchrotron Imaging of Ovaries Ex Situ

Conventional ultrasonography is limited in its ability to image small structures within the ovaries (eg. the eggs and surrounding cells, small fluid filled sacs that contain the eggs known as ‘early antral follicles’, the structure of the ovulation glands). Preliminary data obtained from our research team at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) have indicated that phase-contrast Computed Tomography (CT) synchrotron methods are effective for imaging bovine and human ovaries. Further research conducted by our group at the SPring-8 synchrotron facility in Japan has shown that phase-contrast CT imaging capabilities are significantly improved with the use of diffraction grating equipment. The objective of the proposed internship is to study the effectiveness of diffraction grating techniques for imaging bovine and human ovaries at the CLS.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Angela Baerwald

Student:

Partner:

RMD Engineering

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Pairing Meteorological and Power Data for Marine Hybrid Electric Boats

Research will be conducted to determine the best way to visualize and operationalize electric and diesel engine performance data collected in real-time for vessel owners and operators. The boats involved in this research work are candidates for using hybrid electric/diesel drive. The methods of displaying data will be explored to determine the best way to visualize the interaction of the various data points in real time. The goal is to research the characteristics of a “fit-bit” for a vessel, tracking vessel performance and supplying feedback in real-time. Prior research has shown that feedback on the fuel use of a vessel in real time can cause a reduction in fuel use of 15%.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wayne Groszko;Christopher Whidden

Student:

Partner:

Glas Ocean Electric

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Wholesale trade

University:

Dalhousie University; Nova Scotia Community College

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring and Exploiting Circular Waste Synergies in the Guelph Agri-Food Eco-System

This research project is an innovative collaboration between the Guelph ‘Our Food Future’ Initiative and the Ivey Business School to advance the circular economy in agri-food sector in Canada. The project will apply Ivey’s unique research expertise in supply chains and operations management to engage with firms in Guelph agrifood ecosystem, identifying and mapping non-obvious ‘waste’ opportunities and helping firms to elevate their operational agility to source and process the waste of others into valuable products. The outcomes of this project directly contribute to the goals of the Our Food Future – especially the creation of 50 new circular businesses and collaborations are created and a 50% increase in circular economic revenues. More broadly, the project will make an important contribution to the reduction of food waste in Canada and the evolution of the circular economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jury Gualandris

Student:

Partner:

City of Guelph

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration; Utilities

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Feasibility of Stabilizing Wastewater Biosolids Using Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) Technology

The proposed research to be undertaken is intended to assess the feasibility of using black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to disinfect and stabilize wastewater biosolids. The project includes the determination of conditions to optimize performance of the BFSL and provide an on-site method of biosolids management for the Municipality of Colchester. If proven successful, the process could provide municipalities throughout the country with an alternative means to treat biosolids that could be less expensive and more environmentally responsible.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Arnold

Student:

Partner:

Municipality of Colchester

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Acadia University

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de la gestion de la chaleur dans le régime transitoire dans une motoneige à l’aide de Star-CCM+

Le marché du sport motorisé étant en constante évolution, il est nécessaire aux entreprises qui en font partie d’innover continuellement. Pour ce faire, l’utilisation d’outils numériques est essentielle au développement et à l’itération rapide de prototypes. Deux des aspects cruciaux à maitriser, lors du développement de produits, sont la répartition de l’écoulement de l’air et la gestion de la chaleur, les deux étant étroitement reliés sous le terme « aérothermie ». Les conséquences d’une mauvaise aérothermie véhicule peuvent varier d’un inconfort pilote à la fonte de pièces ou même à des défaillances mécaniques importantes. Le but de ce projet consiste à étudier numériquement l’aérothermie d’une motoneige à l’arrêt lorsqu’elle est en train de se refroidir après utilisation, connu sous le terme « heat soak ». À la conclusion de ce projet, BRP sera en mesure de simuler le refroidissement d’une motoneige de façon précise, lui donnant ainsi un outil de plus dans le développement de ses produits dans ce marché concurrentiel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Moreau

Student:

Partner:

Bombardier Produits Recreatifs

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Building sustainable midwifery associations: Application of an evidence-informed framework for midwifery professional association strengthening

There is a severe shortage of midwives in Canada and globally. As a result, there is a large unmet need for sexual and reproductive healthcare in communities. Midwifery associations are an example of largely women led civil society organizations that play a critical role in improving the profession and supporting sexual and reproductive health and rights. From our first Mitacs project, we were able to generate theory and a conceptual framework on building strong midwifery associations, arguing that they are an essential component to create formal quality midwifery education systems and support midwifery regulation and accreditation. We seek to continue our research collaboration with Canadian Assocaition of Midwiaves (CAM) in order to: 1) expand the evidence for, and CAM’s knowledge of, best practices in midwifery association strengthening; 2) apply the evidence to CAM’s advocacy and decisionmaking; and 3) support internal and external knowledge translation of findings. Our overarching objective is to mobilize and apply our new knowledge on midwifery association strengthening to improve CAM national and international programming. Specifically we aim to explore the appropriateness and responsiveness of our framework in multiple country contexts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liz Darling;Beth Murray-Davis;Karyn Kaufman

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Association of Midwives

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Managing the transportation of hazardous materials with disruptions and uncertainties

Given the harmful nature of Hazardous materials (Hazmats), the corresponding transportation and storage processes are always associated with substantial levels of risks. Targeting the real-world circumstances with disruptions and uncertainties, the proposed research aims to seek alternative and adaptive solutions for proper locations of Hazmat facilities, suitable assignment of customers to active sites, and efficient routing plans from both cost and risk perspectives. More practical and realistic considerations are brought to the model by additional time-variant assumptions, including the customer service time restrictions, different traffic densities and speeds over different hours of the day, as well as transportation risks and cost caused by different departure times. The main purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of the existing transportation networks, and to facilitate relevant shareholders, such as the government and carriers, to manage the hazmat transportation and emergency response.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ginger Ke

Student:

Partner:

Husky Energy Inc (NL)

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Threats to urban-forest sustainability in Halifax Regional Municipality

Our research aims to provide reliable information to HRM’s urban forestry staff for decision-making to enhance the sustainability of the city’s tree population. One student will investigate the factors that contribute to poor health and mortality of new street trees, aiming to assist the urban forestry staff to alleviate these factors in future plantings. Another student will document the prevalence of hemlock trees in HRM’s six large wooded parks, aiming to assist urban forestry staff to determine whether actions will be needed to cope with the impending arrival of the insect pest known as the hemlock woolly adelgid.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Duinker

Student:

Partner:

Halifax Regional Municipality

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Machine Learning Aided Self-Estimation of Device Position in Cellular IoT Networks

The research program in this project aims at advancing the use of cellular communications for Internet-of-Things applications. The academic researchers and the partner organization have identified three work items that revolve around the self-estimation of cellular IoT devices (1) to improve energy and spectrum efficient transmission of short and intermittent data packets, (2) to enable cellular non-terrestrial communication with low-cost devices, and (3) to help realize tracking applications that can benefit from device-to-device communication. The research is closely aligned with IoT use cases supported through IoT connectivity solutions and cloud-based services by the partner organization and with ongoing standardization efforts for 5G cellular communication technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lutz Lampe

Student:

Partner:

Semtech

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Artificial Intelligence

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.