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Comparative Analysis of Pedestrian Movement and Behaviours in Shanghai and Montréal

The objective of this research project is to try and understand differences between pedestrian behaviors in Montréal, Canada and Shanghai, China. These two countries have very different cultures and because of this are an interesting matchup for comparison studies. The comparison between pedestrian behaviors will be done by studying existing data from each city. As the datasets have different origins, it will be a challenge to analyze them and turn them into comparable forms. The different datasets will also provide insight on how culture affects crowd movements and urban design, but also how urban design affects how pedestrians interact with their surroundings. Possible comparisons include travel time in crowded situations, attendance patterns (week vs weekend), reactions to weather changes (rain, snow, smog), etc. The results of this study can be useful for the development of new pedestrian design strategies as well as the improvement of current infrastructures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bilal Farooq

Student:

Partner:

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Education

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Thermoplastic injection molding of bioprinter cartridges using silicon inserts

Patients who suffer from severe burns require immediate wound closure to ensure survival and facilitate healing. The current gold standard in surgical practice is the use of split-surface autographs, allographs, or skin substitutes, but limitation range from the lack of layered tissue organization, the potential for immunological rejection, and the need for high quantities of donated tissue. At the Guenther laboratory, we aim to address these issues by designing a microfluid cartridge-based 3D bioprinter which allows the synthesis of cell-embedded, multi-layered gels in a single, continuous process in contrast to traditional top-down assembly approaches. In close collaboration with engineers at SMT Americas, we will improve the design of existing microfluidic cartridges to enable scalable manufacturing of these 3D bioprinting components.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Axel Guenther

Student:

Partner:

SMT Americas Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Conversion of crude glycerol into higher value chemical products

The exponential growth of biodiesel production all around the world has created a significant surplus in the production of the principle co-product, crude glycerol. Therefore, effective utilization of crude glycerol is imperative for bringing new revenue to the biodiesel producers and the sustainability of the biodiesel industry. There have been numerous papers investigating the potential applications of crude glycerol as value-added products. However, the significant variation in the chemical composition of crude glycerol due to different type of catalyst used, transesterification efficiency between producers, and impurities in the feedstock has limited the widespread of the procedures proposed by those papers. Therefore, this research project is designed to: (i) accurately determine the chemical composition of the crude glycerol produced by Invigor Bioenergy Corporation, (ii) identify the current most economical procedure to convert crude glycerol to higher value product, and (iii) bridge the gap between laboratory experiments and industry scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abdulmajeed Mohamad

Student:

Partner:

Invigor Bioenergy Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Diversité et leadership au sein de la Banque Nationale

“L’objectif principal du projet est de dresser un portrait global de la diversité et du leadership à la Banque Nationale et d’émettre des recommandations concernant les stratégies à mettre en place afin d’augmenter la présence des femmes et des minorités visibles au niveau de la direction. Les recommandations serviront à alimenter le Plan Triennal Diversité (2017-2019). Le projet tentera de déterminer les facteurs expliquant la faible présence des minorités visibles et le recul de la présence des femmes à des postes de direction malgré un bassin d’employés diversifié à ces deux niveaux. À travers les récits des gestionnaires et des membres de la direction sur leurs perceptions concernant le développement du leadership, nous espérons identifier quelles seraient les stratégies à mettre en place pour les femmes et les minorités visibles et déterminer si ces stratégies peuvent être identiques ou s’il faudrait plutôt favoriser une approche différente pour chaque groupe. “

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sébastien Arcand

Student:

Partner:

Banque Nationale du Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Sleep spindle and K-complex activation and duration in patients with circadian rhythm disorders

Circadian rhythm disorder is when the body’s biological clock is altered, leading to patients sleeping 3-4 naps of 1-4 hours throughout the 24-hour period instead of a continuous 8-hr sleep session. This form of insomnia greatly decreases the quality of life in the patient. We want to know whether if the altered circadian rhythm reduces the brain’s ability to maintain sleep. This will be found by measuring the time for appearance and duration of sleep spindle and Kcomplex using EEG and MEG recording of 15 patients and 15 healthy individuals. Since circadian rhythm disorder patients are not sleep deprived and still experience normal stages of sleep, the hypothesis is that there will be no difference in the time and duration of spindle formation. If the hypothesis is true, then it can be said that the altered circadian rhythm does not affect the brain’s ability to maintain sleep.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Baillet

Student:

Partner:

Peking University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Communalism and Terrorism in India

The general theme of this project is homegrown Islamic terrorism in India. Since 1993, a new trend of religiously motivated terrorist activities involving bombings in urban areas with the primary aim of targeting civilians has been taking place in the major cities in India. While a number of attacks have been conducted by Pakistan-sponsored militant organizations such as Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad as part of the jihad against India, Indian Muslims have formed militant organizations of their own such as the Indian Mujahideen and the Student Islamic Movement of India, claiming responsibility for a number of attacks in Indian cities. The discourse on terrorism in the early years related it as Pakistan sponsored or cross-border terrorism. It was primarily seen as asocial and any causes or relations to the society it targeted were considered secondary. In light of the rise of Hindu nationalism and its antagonism towards minorities, especially Muslims, domestic terrorism in India, I suggest, needs to be re-evaluated with a focus on internal or domestic factors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gavin Cameron

Student:

Partner:

University of Delhi

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Iceberg and Ice Island Drift Modeling Tools and Techniques

Icebergs off the East Coast of Canada pose a risk to shipping and offshore activities including offshore oil and gas platforms. All Canadians have an interest in understanding these risks and improving safety for individuals while safeguarding wildlife and the natural environment. Recently very large ice islands have been observed which could pose unique threats. A new collaborative research project will use the latest field data to compare and improve competing models which predict where icebergs and ice islands may drift under changing weather and ocean conditions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Derek Mueller

Student:

Partner:

ASL Environmental Sciences Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Can Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) developments in Northwestern BC contribute to social and financial sustainability in First Nations communities?

This thesis seeks to investigate initiatives that address the enhancement of benefits to indigenous people in northwestern BC while minimizing socioeconomic effects from LNG construction phase developments through to operations. Detailed education, training, employment, housing, health, mobility and business aspirations data and information from one community provides an example of the necessary detailed information is required for good baseline characterization for future monitoring and for the development of target specific programs to enhance benefits for First Nations and minimize socioeconomic effects. Interviews with industry, government, First Nations and special interest groups resulted in a list of common approaches to modify and add to the tools developed by others to address the very important issue of working towards reconciling past colonization effects and improve First Nations overall standard of living and financial and economic sustainability. The partner company is trying to increase local participation in its workforce and expand or establish new business opportunities with leverage provided by the LNG construction phases anticipated to occur in the near future in the Region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcello Veiga

Student:

Partner:

Kitsumkalum Economic Development Corporation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Mining; Public administration

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Caractérisation microstructurale et comportement en fatigue de l’acier 13Cr4Ni utilisée dans la fabrication des roues d’eau

La fatigue des matériaux est un phénomène d’endommagement. Ce dernier a donc un impact négatif sur les équipements qui sont sollicités de telle sorte dont les turbines hydrauliques servant à produire l’hydro-électricité. Il devient donc nécessaire d’enrichir les connaissances dans ce domaine pour diminuer l’importance de cette dégradation sur des composants aussi critiques que les turbines hydrauliques. L’acquisition de ces connaissances s’effectuera en partie par l’utilisation d’une nouvelle technique sophistiquée permettant d’obtenir les propriétés intrinsèques du matériau à l’échelle du nanomètre. Les informations recueillies permettront d’en savoir davantage sur le comportement des différentes constituants des aciers utilisés dans la fabrication des turbines et par le fait même, de prioriser certains constituants pour acquérir de meilleures propriétés en fatigue. D’autre part, des assemblages soudés simulant les zones critiques des turbines seront par la suite éprouvés de façon à reproduire les chargements en fatigue observés en service. Les résultats obtenus permettront d’améliorer la performance des équipements et choisissant des conditions de fabrication et de réparation optimisées pour la tenue mécanique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Myriam Brochu

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Creativity as Knowledge: Indigenous Film and Video in Brazil

The project Video in the Villages was founded by the Franco-Brazilian anthropologist and filmmaker Vincent Carelli in 1986 to promote film and video practices of indigenous communities in Brazil. The project provides training, production, and distribution of audio-visual resources in indigenous communities to strengthen and preserve cultural and territorial identities and heritages. My research project entails an in depth study of Video in the Villages. Through textual and filmic analyses of the Video in the Villages films, I will examine self-representation in contemporary Indigenous media, with a focus on indigenous women filmmaking. Archival research is essential to my project in order to compile and consult materials. The expected outcomes will be three articles to be published in top academic journals in the field, a doctoral dissertation to be published as a book in a top academic press in Canada, presentations in academic conferences, and a short documentary film to be disseminated through my website, film festivals, and social media.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alessandra Santos

Student:

Partner:

Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Le modèle coopératif comme moyen de reconnaissance identitaire. Le cas des coopératives de la Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec

La Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (FCNQ) est une fédération qui regroupe les quatorze coopératives situées dans chacun des villages du Nunavik. Ces coopératives mutli-services (alimentation, tourisme, commercialisation de l’art inuit, transport de biens et de personnes, distribution de carburant, etc.) existent depuis la fin des années 1950 et ont joué un rôle de premier plan du point de vue du développement des communautés inuites. L’activité des coopératives du Nunavik s’inscrit dans une perspective d’autonomisation et à partir d’une volonté de reconnaissance économique, politique, culturelle et sociale.
À l’aube de son 50e anniversaire, la FCNQ a identifié la question du rôle des coopératives dans le développement social des communautés comme prioritaire, particulièrement dans un contexte d’évaluation interne des cause du haut taux de roulement des employés. Une meilleure compréhension des spécificités du modèle coopératif inuit en matière de reconnaissance et une amélioration des pratiques de gestion des employés pourraient résulter en des impacts positifs pour l’ensemble de la communauté. Ce projet de thèse aura donc comme objectif principal de mieux comprendre la contribution des coopératives à la reconnaissance identitaire des individus et des collectivités et usera de l’exemple des coopératives inuit du Nuvavik afin d’en saisir les spécificités.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yves Couturier

Student:

Partner:

Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Predictive Model of Steel Prices for Decision-Making

The goal of this project is to create a statistical model to forecast the future price of steel, which will rely on sector indexes and material prices. We will identify which variable has the most explanatory power. Multiple models will be created to identify the one that performs best. In order to increase the accuracy of the information generated by the model, risk forecasting will be added. The resulting model is meant to aid internal buyers in decision making. As our partner buys over 100 M USD worth of steel annually, an improvement in profits will be of great benefit to him.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Labib

Student:

Partner:

Acier AGF Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

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