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Flare Systems

Le secteur de la cybersécurité est en grande croissance dans le monde mais principalement au Canada où le potentiel d’innovation est élevé grâce à son capital humain reconnu comme hautement qualifié. En parallèle, les menaces cyberattaques sont en hausse et l’objectif de Flare Systems est de pouvoir répondre à la demande du marché canadien conséquente ainsi que la pénétration du marché américain. Cependant, les pratiques de présence sur le Web ainsi que les supports marketing sont en constante améliorations.
Ainsi, le projet contribuera à l’amélioration et l’innovation en matière de marketing et la présence digitale. En effet, à l’aide d’analyses approfondies des différents aspects liés au marketing (positionnement, personas, concurrence, performance, etc …), le projet contribuera à Flare Systems de consolider sa présence dans le Web et de concurrencer les leaders mondiaux dans le secteur.
D’autre part, la communication marketing dans ce secteur est souvent synonyme d’apeurer et d’effrayer pour des fins de vendre, or, Flare Systems aspire à la transparence ainsi qu’au pragmatisme pour ce faire. Ainsi, le projet inclut la participation à relever ce défi avec l’équipe marketing à travers la communication digitale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

Flare Systems

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Identification of Physiologic Biomarkers in Patients with ObstructiveSleep Apnea (OSA): A Step Towards a Precision Care Approach

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disease characterized by recurrent collapse of the airway during sleep leading to sleep fragmentation and daytime sleepiness. OSA is usually diagnosed based on an overnight sleep study (polysomnogram) which collects detailed physiologic information over the night. OSA patients are also at increased risk of cardiovascular disease such as heart attacks and strokes. However, it is difficult to predict which patients are at particularly high risk; knowing which patients are at greatest risk would be helpful in guiding therapy as they would be candidates for more aggressive OSA therapy and cardiovascular risk reduction. Currently, one neglected opportunity is more in depth analysis of the polysomnogram as currently, very little of the data is used in clinical decision making. The purpose of this project is to use a large dataset of patients studied with a sleep study (1500 patients) who have detailed demographic and symptom data. These patients will be linked to population databases to ascertain validated cardiovascular events in them. Using advanced signal processing and machine learning techniques, information from the polysomnogram (and clinical data) will be used to develop a robust prediction model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Najib Ayas

Student:

Partner:

Cerebra

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Vers le développement d’une mesure de la vitalité des artères commerciales : proposition d’un indice synthétique

Face aux transformations rapides que le secteur du commerce de détail a connu ces dernières années, l’Association des sociétés de développement commercial de Montréal (ASDCM) souhaite développer un outil permettant de mesurer la performance économique des artères commerciales de la Ville de Montréal. Présentement, aucune base de données ne permet d’avoir une vue d’ensemble de la vitalité des artères commerciales, ce qui limite l’efficacité des initiatives mises en place afin de dynamiser le commerce à Montréal.
Ce projet de recherche a donc pour objectif de développer une mesure fiable du concept de « vitalité commerciale » en proposant un Indice synthétique de vitalité des artères commerciales.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fabien Durif

Student:

Partner:

Association des sociétés de développement commercial de Montréal

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Recovery and Resilience Project

Beyond the immediate disruption to healthcare systems, the COVID-19 pandemic is also causing major disruptions to the regional economy and labour market. In Eastern Ontario, this shock to the $85 billion/year economy and 570,000-strong labour market is already very serious, with potential debilitating consequences for the prospect of a rapid economic recovery. The factors enabling a region to bounce back rapidly after economic or labour market shocks of this magnitude remain poorly understood. Prior work suggests that factors promoting resilience include flexible governance structures, a resilience ‘mindset’, an adaptive workforce, collaborative mechanisms, strong entrepreneurship and innovation, and so on. But prior literature examining sources of resilience in local economies also points to somewhat conflicting tendencies. While sectoral diversification appears to mitigate the impact of economic shocks, it may also erode the market leadership that could come from specialization and comparative advantage. This project aims to develop a holistic understanding of the way various characteristics of a local economy – including its workforce characteristics, governance mechanisms, ecosystems for innovation and entrepreneurship, etc. – interact to either promote or diminish the collective capacity to respond to large economic shocks.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Baptiste Litrico

Student:

Partner:

Eastern Ontario Leadership Council

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public administration

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Survie et pérennité d’un restaurant en contexte de Covid-19 via l’informatisation de ses stratégies et procédés

Le projet vise à implémenter une stratégie à la fois innovante et performante pour l’organisme partenaire (un restaurant), qui lui permettra d’assurer sa survie et sa pérennité dans le contexte actuel de covid-19. Il est question de mettre en place une stratégie de vente adaptée au contexte actuel et s’arrimant aux mesures gouvernementales applicables dans les régions en zone rouge. Concrètement, la stratégie proposée consistera à booster les ventes à travers un mécanisme de livraison rapide et le prêt-à-emporter. Pour cela, le restaurant devra revoir son système de gestion des ressources humaines et l’orienter dans cette nouvelle dynamique. D’autre part, en vue de vulgariser les produits et services de l’entreprise, un site web sera créé et renseignera la clientèle existante et les potentiels clients en temps réel. Ledit site sera doté d’une plateforme qui permettra aux clients et potentiels clients de faire de manière autonome leurs transactions, et aux employés à l’interne de recevoir les commandes clients de manière automatique. La livraison pourra se faire à partir de partenaires de livraison (Uber Eats, DoorDash et Foodora) ou les clients pourront être informés sur l’heure approximative de récupération de leur commande.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Armel Brice Adanhounme

Student:

Partner:

Restaurant Pili-Pili

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Accommodation and food services

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Marketing Intern

Marketing Internship

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mika Westerlund

Student:

Partner:

Shiphrah Biomedicals

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

A Community-Orientated “Skills for Success” Research Project

This research internship project with Ms Birdsall shall investigate and develop a functional plan for a corporate social investment (CSI) model that integrates: (i) Douglas College’s Skills for Success recommendations with the industry partner’s current CSI program and future Social & Labour Plan [SLP] obligations; and (ii) the capabilities and potential resources of the South African partners – Northwest University and Orbit College, located in Rustenburg near the industry partner’s WBJV mine. In order to assess the proposed projects for feasibility and priority, several methods will be used. Semi-structured interviews will be conducted with both community members and key partners. The goal of the interviews is to determine whether these proposed projects are suitable for the local community and whether the key partners are able to fulfill their role in implementing the proposed projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Craig Janes

Student:

Partner:

Platinum Group Metals Ltd

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Enabling Vehicle Fleet Electrification in British Columbia: Understanding the trends, barriers and opportunities

The barriers, trends and opportunities around using electric vehicles as commercial vehicles is not well understood. SFU, together with Fraser Basin Council, are researching the potential opportunities in deploying electric vehicles in commercial vehicle fleets in BC to provide policy advice and to identify the impacts and benefits of electrification. The outcomes of these studies will enable the government to establish policies to support electric vehicles for commercial fleets, allow automakers to better understand the use and operation of electric vehicles in commercial fleets and allow fleet managers to better identify where electric vehicles can save money. These studies will enable more electric vehicles on BC streets, reducing air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Taco Niet;Erik Kjeang

Student:

Partner:

Fraser Basin Council

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a novel methodology for predicting reliability of battery energy storage in marine applications

Battery energy storage systems (BESS) play a critical role in the electrification of the transportation industry. Despite many recent advancements in lithium ion chemistry at the cell-level, prediction of battery system lifetime remains a challenge at the system-level. Corvus Energy is the world’s leading supplier of safe, innovative, and reliable energy storage solutions for all segments in the maritime industry. This project will study the reliability of Corvus Energy’s market-leading Orca Energy BESS to better predict reliability of future BESS. It will then test Corvus Energy’s next-generation Blue Whale BESS to validate the models developed for Orca Energy. This work will allow for a comparison of next-generation BESS with existing BESS and traditional diesel generators. From the results of this work, a deeper understanding of the BESS’ lifetime will be obtained, allowing for increased adoption of BESS in marine transportation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Ordonez

Student:

Partner:

Corvus Energy

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Additive Manufacturing of Automotive Components

As an additive manufacturing (AM) technique, the laser powder-bed fusion (L-PBF) process produces metal objects layer-by-layer using a laser source. This project aims at increasing and improving the implementation of additive manufacturing (AM) technology in the automotive industry for producing lightweight heat exchangers. The proposed research is focused on developing technologies for designing automotive components with the aid of integrating topology optimization into the design process while exploiting the capabilities of metal additive manufacturing. The project also aims at monitoring part defects during the laser powder-bed fusion of metals using acoustic emission technique. Weight minimization and topology optimization subject to constraints on mechanical and thermal loads are major research issues in this project. The overall research objective of this proposal is to develop a comprehensive approach for the production of lightweight automotive components by integrating topology optimization with novel additive manufacturing technologies using L-PBF.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mo Elbestawi

Student:

Partner:

FCA Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Structural Geology and Controls on Gold Mineralization, MaginoDeposit, Wawa Subprovince, Northern Ontario

The intern will determine which factors determine the distribtuion of gold at the Magino gold project, near Wawa Ontario. This will be accomplished by geologic mapping and examination of drill core at the Magino site during two summer field seasons. Samples and data collected in the filed will be returned to Laureitan University and examined using petrographic microscope and scanning electron microprobes as well as preparation of a geologic map and cross section focused on the structural geologic framework of the deposit. The partner Argonaut Gold will benefit from this research through an improved understanding o nthe distribtuion of gold within the Magino deposit and the geologic events which resulted in this distribution. This will help the partner in exploration at the deposit and surrounding areas.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bruno Lafrance;Ross Sherlock

Student:

Partner:

Argonaut Gold Inc.

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

White Sturgeon Movement and Habitat Use in the Lower Columbia River

The White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus) population in the lower Columbia River was listed as endangered under the Species at Risk Act in 2006. Natural recruitment failure has occurred since the 1970s, with regular spawning occurring but insufficient numbers of viable offspring reaching juvenile stage to sustain the population. A recovery strategy has included the establishment of a successful hatchery to supplement the population while research into recruitment failure and collection of baseline biological data continues. Since 2007, BC Hydro has tagged adult sturgeon to track their movements. With these data, we will investigate the effects of BC Hydro river regulation on movement and habitat use and interaction between sturgeon of different river sections and origin. This research will directly support the recovery of this endangered White Sturgeon population, will be applicable to other sturgeon recovery programs within Canada and will support the development of sustainable hydropower operation and river regulation in British Columbia.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eduardo Martins

Student:

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Utilities

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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