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Apprentissage automatique de paramètres de règles de sécurité pour OfficeProtect

Office 365 est une plateforme infonuagique de Microsoft qui regroupe plusieurs services très populaires tels que Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams. Sherweb, une entreprise de Sherbrooke, offre un produit appelé Office Protect qui permet détecter des activités anormales dans Office365. Office Protect est complémentaire aux services de surveillance offerts par Microsoft et il est mieux adapté pour les petites entreprises qui ne disposent pas d’expertise en sécurité informatique. Office Protect doit être simple d’utilisation et ne requérir aucune configuration pour un client, étant donné le manque d’expertise et l’absence de ressources. Afin de minimiser les alertes d’Office Protect qui sont des faux positifs, il serait nécessaire de paramétriser les règles en fonction de chaque client. Étant donné le grand nombre de clients et l’absence de ressources, cette paramétrisation est impossible à faire manuelle. Ce projet de recherche vise à automatiser le calcul des paramètres des règles de sécurité pour chaque client, sans requérir d’intervention de la part de l’utilisateur.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Frappier

Student:

Partner:

Sherweb

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the potential role of algal-derived astaxanthin for improved health and performance in AquAdvantage Salmon – Year two

The rapid expansion of the aquaculture industry has fueled significant advances in fish health and nutrition. One such innovation has been the development of the growth-enhanced Atlantic salmon, AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS), which was approved for commercial production and consumption in the US in 2015. AquAdvantage Salmon are raised exclusively in land-based operations using highly efficient recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that depend on microbial communities to degrade waste and excess feed. Understanding the health and immunity of AAS is of utmost importance in order to maintain and increase fish performance and welfare. Research suggests that fish health and immunity are directly related to their microbial communities (i.e., microbiomes) comprising bacteria, archaea, yeasts, and viruses that inhabit the mucosa. The abundance and composition of these complex microbial communities are extremely variable and are affected by a range of biotic and abiotic factors. Despite this, the microbiome of AAS and the microbial communities within the RAS production environment is not understood, nor is the degree to which these microbiota influence each other, or how they are impacted by diet, environmental conditions, and pathogenic stressors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Fast

Student:

Partner:

AquaBounty Canada;University of Prince Edward Island

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Prince Edward Island

Program:

Elevate

Investigating the potential role of algal-derived astaxanthin for improved health and performance in AquAdvantage Salmon

The rapid expansion of the aquaculture industry has fueled significant advances in fish health and nutrition. One such innovation has been the development of the growth-enhanced Atlantic salmon, AquAdvantage Salmon (AAS), which was approved for commercial production and consumption in the US in 2015. AquAdvantage Salmon are raised exclusively in land-based operations using highly efficient recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) that depend on microbial communities to degrade waste and excess feed. Understanding the health and immunity of AAS is of utmost importance in order to maintain and increase fish performance and welfare. Research suggests that fish health and immunity are directly related to their microbial communities (i.e., microbiomes) comprising bacteria, archaea, yeasts, and viruses that inhabit the mucosa. The abundance and composition of these complex microbial communities are extremely variable and are affected by a range of biotic and abiotic factors. Despite this, the microbiome of AAS and the microbial communities within the RAS production environment is not understood, nor is the degree to which these microbiota influence each other, or how they are impacted by diet, environmental conditions, and pathogenic stressors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Fast

Student:

Partner:

AquaBounty Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Prince Edward Island

Program:

Elevate

Inclusive Resettlement: Integration pathways of resettled families with disabilities in Germany and Canada

My internship will take part of a comparative study aiming at exploring structural conditions and individual integration pathways of resettled refugees with inter-sectional risks of exclusion in Canada and Germany. The study consists of 1) a scoping literature review on resettlement pathways of families with disabilities and 2) mix-method data collection from resettled refugees with disabilities in Germany and Canada. While this project sheds light on the case of resettled families with disabilities, I will also examine the case of resettled single-parent families as my small project relates to the bigger project. In this comparative study, the different contexts will be verified and how the difference affects the experience of refugees with inter-sectional vulnerabilities. This comparative study provides an important fundamental contribution to international forced migration research. In particular, the contrasting of two contexts with different migration histories and social systems offers opportunities for a significant expansion of the level of knowledge on these issues.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Masahiro Minami

Student:

Partner:

Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Connecting atom-scale bentonite clay models to macroscale mechanical and transport models for spent nuclear fuel storage – Year two

Bentonite is a naturally occurring clay containing montmorillonite, a smectic clay mineral that has a high cation exchange capacity and swells upon contact with water. The swelling capacity of bentonite limits movement of water which makes it an attractive candidate to be used as an engineered barrier system to protect used nuclear fuel containers that are stored in deep geological repositories. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is responsible for Canada’s implementation of the plan for the long-term care of nuclear-spent fuel produced by Canadian nuclear reactors. The nuclear-spent fuel is to be deposited in steel canisters coated with 3 mm of corrosion-resistant copper and buried underground. In theory, temporal corrosion of copper is inhibited by the presence of bentonite. However, water and various ions can potentially reach the copper layer and disrupt its corrosion-resistance. The aim of this study is to use novel combination of the atomistic and mesoscale state-of-art methods to simulate the transport properties of water and various of ions in bentonite. The developed method will enable NWMO to better understand the transport through bentonite’s pore network.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Karim Karim Béland

Student:

Partner:

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Utilities

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Elevate

Connecting atom-scale bentonite clay models to macroscale mechanical and transport models for spent nuclear fuel storage

Bentonite is a naturally occurring clay containing montmorillonite, a smectic clay mineral that has a high cation exchange capacity and swells upon contact with water. The swelling capacity of bentonite limits movement of water which makes it an attractive candidate to be used as an engineered barrier system to protect used nuclear fuel containers that are stored in deep geological repositories. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization is responsible for Canada’s implementation of the plan for the long-term care of nuclear-spent fuel produced by Canadian nuclear reactors. The nuclear-spent fuel is to be deposited in steel canisters coated with 3 mm of corrosion-resistant copper and buried underground. In theory, temporal corrosion of copper is inhibited by the presence of bentonite. However, water and various ions can potentially reach the copper layer and disrupt its corrosion-resistance. The aim of this study is to use novel combination of the atomistic and mesoscale state-of-art methods to simulate the transport properties of water and various of ions in bentonite. The developed method will enable NWMO to better understand the transport through bentonite’s pore network.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Karim Karim Béland

Student:

Partner:

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Utilities

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Elevate

Peptide-Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocarrier for Targeting Drug Delivery and Cancer Treatment – Year two

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc. is a technological research and development company in Calgary. They chemically adsorb carbon dioxide emissions into carbon-based materials, such as graphitic nanoplates and graphene oxide, and they commercialized the technology. Recently, extending graphene-based materials into drug delivery applications is attracted their attention. However, specific targeting and intracellular trafficking are the most important requirements in a well-performed drug delivery systems. Targeting molecules have to be attached to graphene-based materials. In this proposed project, graphene oxide will be combined with systematically designed peptide molecules to form a platform. The model drug doxorubicin will be loaded on the graphene surfaces by – stacking and the designed peptide in the platform is for targeting lung cancer cells. The interaction mechanism between the doxorubicin and graphene oxide with the controlled release of doxorubicin will be studied. Then the platform with doxorubicin will be tested in an in vitro and in vivo environment for potential efficient uptake and anti-tumor activity. With Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc., there are significant opportunities to build an effective graphene-based drug delivery system for the potential of targeted cancer chemotherapy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Partner:

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Peptide-Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocarrier for Targeting Drug Delivery and Cancer Treatment

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc. is a technological research and development company in Calgary. They chemically adsorb carbon dioxide emissions into carbon-based materials, such as graphitic nanoplates and graphene oxide, and they commercialized the technology. Recently, extending graphene-based materials into drug delivery applications is attracted their attention. However, specific targeting and intracellular trafficking are the most important requirements in a well-performed drug delivery systems. Targeting molecules have to be attached to graphene-based materials. In this proposed project, graphene oxide will be combined with systematically designed peptide molecules to form a platform. The model drug doxorubicin will be loaded on the graphene surfaces by – stacking and the designed peptide in the platform is for targeting lung cancer cells. The interaction mechanism between the doxorubicin and graphene oxide with the controlled release of doxorubicin will be studied. Then the platform with doxorubicin will be tested in an in vitro and in vivo environment for potential efficient uptake and anti-tumor activity. With Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc., there are significant opportunities to build an effective graphene-based drug delivery system for the potential of targeted cancer chemotherapy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Partner:

Carbon Upcycling Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Elevate

Investor Behaviours, Canada’s investment suitability regulations, and Robo-advising – Year two

In Canada and around the world, investors hire financial advisors and dealers to manage, monitor, and guide their investment choices purchased from a financial dealer. Dealers and advisors are obligated by regulations–introduced in 2009 by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)–to ensure that their investment products and recommendations are “suitable”. As part of the regulations, advisors and dealers conduct due diligence on clients known as the Know Your Client (KYC) protocol; they must take “reasonable steps” to establish their identity, creditworthiness, investment needs, financial objectives, whether the client is an insider, and risk tolerance. The proposed research herein will quantify the importance of the KYC information collected by Aligned Capital Partners (ACP) Inc. through their financial advisors. ACP is a financial investment dealer that licenses and supports independent financial advisors, who are interested in understanding the client-advisor relationship using a statistical and behavioural science approach. We will provide statistical analysis that will characterize client behaviours, provide unique insight into the advisor-client relationship, develop tools for dealers and advisors that provide automated feedback about their investors’ behaviours, and inform and improve KYC regulations in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

R. Mark Reesor;Matthew Davison

Student:

Partner:

Aligned Capital Partners Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Elevate

Investor Behaviours, Canada’s investment suitability regulations, and Robo-advising

In Canada and around the world, investors hire financial advisors and dealers to manage, monitor, and guide their investment choices purchased from a financial dealer. Dealers and advisors are obligated by regulations–introduced in 2009 by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC)–to ensure that their investment products and recommendations are “suitable”. As part of the regulations, advisors and dealers conduct due diligence on clients known as the Know Your Client (KYC) protocol; they must take “reasonable steps” to establish their identity, creditworthiness, investment needs, financial objectives, whether the client is an insider, and risk tolerance. The proposed research herein will quantify the importance of the KYC information collected by Aligned Capital Partners (ACP) Inc. through their financial advisors. ACP is a financial investment dealer that licenses and supports independent financial advisors, who are interested in understanding the client-advisor relationship using a statistical and behavioural science approach. We will provide statistical analysis that will characterize client behaviours, provide unique insight into the advisor-client relationship, develop tools for dealers and advisors that provide automated feedback about their investors’ behaviours, and inform and improve KYC regulations in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

R. Mark Reesor;Matt Davison

Student:

Partner:

Aligned Capital Partners Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Elevate

Control of Grid-connected Converters for Electric Vehicle DistributedGeneration Application

A hi-directional converter is proposed to implement the integration of electric vehicle to the grid
and household electric system. The proposed converter has two stages: a grid-connected convener. and
a dc/de converter. The grid-connected converter can operate in three modes. The first of which is a
battery charger. The grid-connected wi II control the power factor to unity and regulate the de bus
voltage and control the input current harmonics to be low. The second mode is vehicle-lo-grid mode:
the converter operates as the distributed generator inverter to feed real power back to the grid. The
third mode is vehi cle-to-home: the converter serves as a UPS to supply critica l10ads at home when the
grid has fa il ure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guangjun Liu

Student:

Partner:

Hydro One

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Novel Microwave Welding for Thermoplastic Polymer Components

Microwave welding is proposed as a fabrication technique for joining thermoplastic polymer based composites. Microwave welding uses microwave energy and in the present study, a domestic microwave has been proposed to carry out the microwave welding of the thermoplastic components. Thermoplastic materials studied in this project will be considered after referring technical literature and in line with the industrial partner. Thermoplastic materials generally do not absorb the microwave energy and thus an interface material has to be applied in the weld zone. Interface material has to be a combination of thermoplastic material and a microwave energy absorbent filler. Post microwave welding, specimens have to be tested for understanding the performance of the weld joint and the joined specimens. Microwave welding is an environment friendly joining technique that leads to reduced cost and ease of processing, thus benefiting the partner organization to have an edge over other competitive companies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Mertiny

Student:

Partner:

Flexpipe

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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