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Innover dans son modèle d’affaires pour survivre : les restaurateurs indépendants face à la COVID-19

La pandémie de la COVID-19 qui secoue la planète est soudaine et sans précédent. L’industrie touristique est pleinement touchée par cette pandémie partout sur le globe et le Canada n’y échappe pas. Cette étude vise à étudier l’innovation dans les modèles d’affaires de restaurants indépendants québécois pendant la crise sanitaire de la COVID-19 afin de soutenir la survie de la restauration et la relance progressive au Québec et ailleurs. Cette étude qualitative nous permettra d’identifier les actions à entreprendre pour adapter les concepts du restaurant, et ce, basées sur des données empiriques provenant de restaurateurs situés partout au Québec. Les thèmes abordés avec les acteurs de l’industrie concernent la vision du gestionnaire, les stratégies émergentes et les impacts de cette crise sur leur modèle d’affaires. L’étude examinera les établissements de restauration indépendants pour identifier de nouvelles pratiques, tout en considérant les risques potentiels et les occasions d’affaires pérennes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sophie Veilleux

Student:

Partner:

Société des Casinos du Québec

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Abolitionist Dream-Mapping

We live in a world where prisons are seen as a necessary condition for public safety and accountability. But there were no prisons on Turtle Island prior to colonization! The abolitionist dr eam of a world without prisons is grounded in a concrete historical context. This project both recovers and invents decolonial abolitionist methods for dismantling colonial institutions like prisons and jails, and for building freer, healthier, and more just communities. We repurpose t he colonial instrument of the map as a creative tool for navigating oppressive struct ures and sketching concrete alternatives to the world that slavery and colonialism has built. We also activate our collective power to dream, not as an escapist fantasy bu t as a critical research method that moves beyond a n account of what is wrong with th e world to experiment with ways of making it better.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lisa Guenther

Student:

Partner:

Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Numerical Performance Assessment of Modular Two-Way Precast Slab Systems

The overarching goal of this partnership is to develop a modular accelerated building construction system that is suitable for implementation into the Canadian marketplace. The use of the post-tensioned, and friction-based, connections for modular system connections is atypical of North American design procedures and the reliance on these connections for resisting sustained gravity loads is generally not supported in existing Canadian building design standards. This research will critically examine the structural performance of such friction-based post-tensioned modular connections and will develop alternative post-tensioned RC connection details that incorporate desired redundancies. These findings will be used to develop system level models to assess the performances of buildings constructed using modular construction technologies. Research outcomes in the form of demonstrable and response-adequate structural performance characteristics for alternative modular building system connection details will enable Envision Integrated Building Technologies to introduce new cost-effective building construction technologies in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Trevor Hrynyk;Scott Walbridge

Student:

Partner:

PACE Building Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction; Manufacturing and Construction; Other

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Analyzing the impacts if implementing an RFID uniform distribution system for managing medical personnel scrubs in operating rooms

The project is about developing a decision support tool to provide a personalized handling and treatment for Autistic Syndrome Disorder patients. This decision support tool will integrate machine learning modeling that will be used to suggest optimal and personalized guidelines for a very large spectrum of ASD patients, not available so far. Theses guidelines will be used by concerned parents, teachers and therapist that are in charge of these patients. The partner is a company that offer accompanying and training services to ASD patients’ parents and therapists. Consequently, the expected outcome of this research work will allow the partner to provide services to ASD community not offered so far in any country, letting this company becoming a pioneer in this field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maïzi Yasmina;Ygal Bendavid

Student:

Partner:

Delfab

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Wholesale trade

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Utilisation du traitement automatique du langage dans un contexte législatif et réglementaire

Ce projet vise à utiliser des techniques de traitement automatique des langues naturelles et d’exploitation de données textuelles afin d’aider à prédire le contexte législatif dans lequel les entreprises oeuvrent. Nous espérons ainsi réduire le risque relié à l’incertitude entourant la législation en la prédisant le mieux possible.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gilles Caporossi

Student:

Partner:

MERCURE Conseil

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Enjeux et décisions stratégiques dans unprocessus d’innovation ouverte : étudelongitudinale d’un cas réel selon une approchede recherche-intervention

Ce stage de recherche vise le développement et le transfert de connaissances dans les domaines de
la stratégie d’entreprise, la gestion de projets d’innovation et la collaboration inter-organisationnelle.
Plus spécifiquement, le stage permettra d’appuyer une entreprise de l’industrie aérospatiale dans son
processus de décision visant à évaluer et sélectionner des partenaires dans le cadre d’un projet de
co-innovation. Le contexte particulier de l’entreprise représente une opportunité unique pour le
stagiaire d’observer et d’agir sur une situation caractérisée par des concepts théoriques qu’il maîtrise
(innovation, stratégie d’entreprise, collaboration interorganisationnelle et gestion de projet). Pour les
gestionnaires de l’entreprise, le stage constitue une façon de s’approprier des connaissances
pertinentes et de les mettre en action dans un cadre qui facilite les interactions entre les partenaires.
En somme, ce stage permet d’établir un pont théorie-pratique pour le bénéfice des deux parties

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mario Bourgault

Student:

Partner:

CMC Electronics (Kanata, ON)

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Discovery of Root Causes of Quality Deviations in Electronics Manufacturing

A typical production line in electronics generates an important quantity of data which is generally ignored and unused. Tack Verification increases efficiency of electronics manufacturing companies by collecting and transforming operational data into actionable insights and key performance indicators.
The project consists of the research and primary validation of artificial intelligence models allowing discovery of the root causes of quality deviations measured during electronics manufacturing. The discovery of these causes allows electronic manufacturers to increase their operational efficiency by targeting their efforts directly on the most critical parts of their production line and represents one part of the broader mission of Tack Verification.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ioannis Mitliagkas

Student:

Partner:

Tack Verification

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Application of multi-omics and pharmacological studies to discover potential new therapeutics for COVID-19

COVID-19 is the largest pandemic of the 21st century, affecting over 6.6 million individuals and claiming over 391,000 lives worldwide as of June 4, 2020. It is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV2), which uses a receptor to gain entry into the host and cause active infection. This project involves the expertise of PROOF Centre and Professors Don Sin and Pascal Bernatchez. We would like to apply genomic studies and test new drugs studies to 1) better understand the genetics behind COVID-19 and 2) test these newly synthesized compounds for fighting this disease. These results will be used to guide future clinical studies, enabling new treatment options for COVID-19.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Don Sin;Pascal Bernatchez;Chinten James Lim;Don Sin

Student:

Partner:

PROOF Centre of Excellence

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Influence of rearing and adult housing of laying hens on the behaviour and stress reactivity of offspring

Mothers can influence the behaviour and physiology of their young even before hatch. In birds that occurs through the deposition of hormones and nutrients into the egg. Mother-hens can be housed in various systems that offer different challenges to the bird. Our project will investigate how housing a mother-hen can affect the resilience of their offspring. This data can be used to improve farm practices and to decrease the occurrence of behaviour and welfare issues in egg production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tina M Widowski

Student:

Partner:

Egg Farmers of Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Smart Textiles for the delivery of neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy (NMES)

Up to half of patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit (ICU) will develop ICU-Acquired Weakness (ICUAW). Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) holds promise to both prevent and treat ICUAW. NMES applies electrical impulses to muscles through electrodes placed on the skin to induce muscle contractions, and is highly effective in maintaining muscle mass and strength following limb injury, when loading and exercise is limited. In the intensive care unit (ICU), use of NMES therapy is not possible because it is resource-intensive, requiring constant monitoring by a therapist and because current protocols are not designed for patients that are unresponsive.
The proposed research will explore potential biosignals for the automation of delivery of NMES therapy in the ICU and their integration into smart textiles for NMES delivery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sunita Mathur;Jane Batt

Student:

Partner:

Conveyor Built

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Smart Controls for Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems in an Era of COVID-19

Existing HVAC system design may be contributing to the spread of viruses such as COVID-19 with transmission through ventilation systems. Many HVAC systems recirculate up to 85% of the air, can have cross-contamination of the exhaust air stream with the supply air stream and virus transmission is more likely to occur when the relative humidity is outside of the recommend range of 40-60%. There is also a need to reduce energy consumption of HVAC systems producing greenhouse gases causing climate change. This project will explore the opportunity for designing a smart HVAC controller that uses sensors, algorithms and possibly artificial intelligence to control the operation of a Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) providing 100% fresh air to building occupants for healthy Indoor Air Quality in a way that minimizes energy consumption.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lexuan Zhong

Student:

Partner:

Oxygen8

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Construction; Sustainability & the Environment; COVID-19 related Research and Solutions

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Welding Alloy Formula for Wear-Corrosion Resistant Overlay

There is a strong market demand for welding filler metals to make surfaces that can resist both abrasive wear and chemical loss. The objective of this internship is to quickly design and formulate high-chromium submerged arc welding powder for overlay. The experimental core for this project involves selecting alloys and designing microstructure at the University of Alberta, welding testing at sponsor Trimay facility, and wear and corrosion testing of produced overlay at a commercial lab. The experimental tasks will be performed by considering interactions among chemical formulas, how the welding is done, changes in the metal, cracking or not cracking, how hard is the overlay, and how corrosion resistant it is. The formulas developed will greatly benefit Trimay in its quality of products and increased market share.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leijun Li

Student:

Partner:

Trimay Wear Plate Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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