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Characterizing modulating retroreflectors for laser comms

Laser comms is a branch of wireless communication using a laser beam which directed at a given target, allowing higher speed connections. Specifically, we consider devices called modulators, these are used to encode information into a laser beam, analogously to sending a Morse code message. The modulator allows more of less of the laser beam to pass through it creating pulses equivalent to on and off signals (binary data). These devices have been computationally designed to predict improvement on the current technology. This project will test the existing devices of the current technology and then the new designs to show the predicted improvements. The results will inspire further design of an optimized device for search & rescue applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Holzman

Student:

Partner:

Cardiff University

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Nanotechnology; Aerospace

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Globalink Research Award

New generation of Diagrammatic Monte Carlo methods

The goal of this project is to combine the respective strengths two novel, complementary approaches to solving the Quantum Many Body Problem, the name given to the problem of the equations of quantum mechanics becoming impossible to solve by conventional methods due to very large numbers of particles being involved, such as in materials. To deal with this, an abstract mathematical formalism was developed, which requires advanced numerical alorithms, implementation and large-scale calculations on a computer. We will attempt to
bring together the key advantages of two pf the most promising algorithms, the well established Diagrammatic Monte Carlo method, and the more recently discovered Algorithmic Matsubara Integration (AMI). The new technique produced will allow physicists to reliably describe and control the most challenging, and most important, phenomena of strong electron correlations in a class of problems previously out of reach for any state of the art method.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Leblanc

Student:

Partner:

King's College London

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Education

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Co-op Analyst / Junior Consultant

The intern team will be dedicating half their time to strategy development for other clients and the other half supporting UWCA. This inters will provide UWCA with the resources, insight, and fresh perspective. As an intern I will support with consulting activities for Criterium Group’s private sector clients (non pro-bono), as well as UWCA (pro-bono). These private sector clients range from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Criterium Group

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

E-Commerce Marketing Coordinator

Identify the ecommerce partner (web design company) most suited for the role of building the site for online marketing and sales. The key responsibilities would be to ensure that the project is moving forward, and we are meeting ourdeadlines for launch of the web store. Arranging and coordinating action items in our project charter and work with the internal and external partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Helsley

Student:

Partner:

Divine Specialty Teas

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Timing of passage through an aperture between approaching people

The ability to perceive the motion of approaching person and to make appropriate adjustments to avoid collisions is an essential component of safe locomotion through the environment. The proposed project will investigate young and older adults’ collision avoidance behaviours with an approaching young adult in order to understand the visual information used to accomplish the task. The proposed research project will have two individuals approach an open doorway from opposite sides and pass through without colliding with each other. Both individuals’ movements will be tracked as they approach and pass through the doorway. The project will determine whether individuals use optical information, such as Time-to-Contact (TTC), to determine who will pass through the doorway first and avoid colliding with the other individual. It is believed that young adults will be in-tune with this optical information and use it to guide their actions whereas older adults may not use this information. The results from this project will help provide insights into any age-related behavioural changes and whether older adults are at a greater risk of collisions with other pedestrians in natural environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Cinelli

Student:

Partner:

Université de Haute Bretagne Rennes 2

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Does Spiroplasma protect against trypanosome infection in Drosophila?

Maternally inherited bacteria are commonly found in insects. Many of these have been found to provide beneficial traits to their hosts. One particular bacterial-mediated trait which is being found to be increasingly common within insects, is protection against natural enemies. For instance, the maternally inherited bacteria of fruit flies, Spiroplasma, can protect against nematodes and parasitic wasps. The defensive properties of these bacteria are important in terms of application. Maternally inherited bacteria are now being deployed to help control the spread of vector transmitted diseases such as Dengue and Zika. Trypanosomes represent a parasite of medical and economic importance as the causal agent of several human and animal diseases such as African sleeping sickness. In this project we will determine whether the natural bacteria of fruit flies, Spiroplasma, is able to protect fruit flies against trypanosome infection. This project will further our knowledge on the generality of Spiroplasma-mediated defense within insects and more generally, a greater understanding of a relatively novel model system within the laboratory.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steve Perlman

Student:

Partner:

University of Liverpool

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Understanding how amino acid handling influences protein synthesis: a new paradigm in back pain research

Back pain caused by intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is a major health problem in both the UK and Canada, for which there is no successful treatment. With degeneration there is loss of IVD tissue which impairs function and causes pain. This project will initiate a collaboration to investigate an unstudied area of IVD biology: whether changes in how cells handle amino acids, the building blocks of protein, might cause or contribute to disease and whether ‘rescue’ of amino acid handling might be a potential treatment for IVD degeneration. This will be done initially in skeletal muscle where the mechanisms of amino acid handling are better understood. The project aims to determine how inhibiting transport of the essential amino acid leucine into cells affects protein production by muscle cells and whether high amounts of other amino acids can rescue any damaging effects of transporter inhibition. The findings will provide vital information on how leucine transport and protein production are controlled in muscle and allow the techniques and knowledge to be applied in IVD research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Moore

Student:

Partner:

University of Manchester

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Superhydrophilic Membrane Technology for High-Efficiency Produced Water Treatment

Brine water is often produced in mineral extracting processes. It can cause damage to soil and biota when being spilled during storage and transportation. The damage can last for decades. Even after a mineral extracting process is closed, the damage of soil structure and composition would still not be recovered. The long-lasting devastation may cause irreversible environmental impacts and huge economic losses. Therefore, it is necessary to develop low-footprint on-site remediation technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gordon Huang

Student:

Partner:

Petroleum Technology Research Centre

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’une méthode d’ajustement de biais des précipitations simulées par les modèles climatiques

Selon le plus récent rapport du Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur le climat (GIEC), les événements extrêmes tels que les précipitations intenses sont susceptibles d’augmenter en intensité et en fréquence au Canada. Au Québec, cette augmentation aura des impacts considérables sur l’ensemble des secteurs d’activité de la province, tels que l’agriculture, l’énergie et l’aménagement du territoire. La quantification de cette augmentation ainsi que l’étude de ces impacts se font généralement à l’aide des précipitations simulées par les modèles climatiques. Ces modèles comportent toutefois des biais qu’il est nécessaire de corriger avant de pouvoir utiliser les résultats de simulations dans les études d’impact. Les méthodes de post-traitement actuellement utilisées pour corriger ces biais modifient la distribution empirique des précipitations simulées en fonction d’une distribution de référence. La correction n’est cependant pas précise pour les valeurs extrêmes. Le projet proposé a pour but de développer une méthode de correction de biais paramétrique adaptée pour les valeurs extrêmes. Les précipitations simulées servent, entre autres, pour les études d’impacts hydrologiques. L’amélioration du post-traitement des précipitations simulées aura une influence directe sur la qualité des simulations hydrologiques, surtout au niveau de la simulation des événements extrêmes tels que les crues.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Jalbert

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec (Varennes, QC);Ouranos Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Utilities

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

How have differential alcohol policies affected alcohol use and harm across Canada during the outbreak of COVID-19?

The applicant will join an active alcohol policy research team at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) who are engaged in looking at interactions between changes to alcohol policy during COVID-19 lockdowns and implications of these for alcohol consumption and related harms. The applicant will be given training in the use of an international resource developed at CISUR, the International Model for Alcohol Harms and Policies and will have access to unique Canadian data on alcohol sales and related harms. He will be helped to prepare at least one first authored publication arising from this work. He will also be able to join project team meetings on a variety of alcohol policy and epidemiology topics, including estimating the economic costs of substance use and the assessment of alcohol policy implementation in Canadian jurisdictions. He will participate in in-house seminars and deliver at least two of these himself. CISUR will contribute CAN$2,000 for research expenses from internal resources to support the student.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tim Stockwell

Student:

Partner:

University of Portsmouth

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Prompt

Le programme ENCQOR 5G implique 5 multinationales technologiques et 3 paliers de gouvernement. Le projet a pour but d’accélérer le virage numérique des PME canadiennes et de faire en sorte que ces dernières s’approprient dès maintenant les capacités offertes par la technologie de rupture qu’est la 5G. ENCQOR permettre aux PME de développer leur offre 5G en mode précommercial et permettra de libérer l’immense potentiel des villes intelligentes, de la télésanté, de l’éducation en ligne, des véhicules connectés et automatisés, des services de divertissement et de médias etc.
Le stagiaire en communication travaillera à maximiser la visibilité du Programme ENCQOR et à mobiliser les PME du Québec à réaliser un projet 5G au sein des infrastructures de ENCQOR.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

Prompt

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Aligo Innovation – Sport unifié

Ce projet consiste en une ligue de soccer unifié à laquelle participe des étudiants universitaires dans les secteurs de la santé et des services sociaux. Elle est une réponse à une triple problématique : (1) la faiblesse de la participation sociale des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle; (2) la prévalence de certains problèmes de santé découlant de la sédentarité chez les personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle; (3) les lacunes des formations des professionnels du secteur de la santé et des services sociaux quant aux spécificités des besoins des personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

Aligo Innovation LP

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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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.