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Speaker Diarization for Audio Transcription

This research is concerned with speaker diarization for the purpose of facilitating automated speech transcription. This problem has multiple depths depending on the prior knowledge provided to the system. The type and amount of information about the number and characteristics of the speakers can differentiate this problem in a range from a 1-to-N matching, where the voice is compared against different templates, to a clustering problem, where no prior knowledge is available. We intend to find a solution for the speaker diarization problem by incorporating state-of-the-art supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods. This internship will help the interns gain professional work experience in the field of natural language processing with the help from experts in both industry and academia. It is an opportunity for them to practice and improve their industry skills and gain a better understanding of what they are learning in the academia.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Otman Basir

Student:

Partner:

TRINT NORTH AMERICA INC.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration de l’instrumentation tibiale lors de l’arthroplastie du genou

Le système iASSIST® Genou est un système d’assistance par ordinateur conçu pour l’arthroplastie totale du genou. Ce système est composé d’instruments réutilisables, d’un contrôleur ainsi que de senseurs inertiels (des PODs) permettant de déterminer les axes d’alignement du fémur et du tibia par rapport aux repères anatomiques. L’objectif de l’outil est d’aider à positionner avec précision les instruments d’alignement et composants d’implant par rapport à ces axes osseux. Le but de ce projet est de finaliser le développement de iASSIST2 par la conception d’un système guidant l’installation de la prothèse tibiale lors de l’arthroplastie totale du genou. Cette dernière fonctionnalité représente actuellement un frein à l’adoption du produit complet.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Delphine Perie Curnier;Delphine Périé-Curnier

Student:

Partner:

Zimmer Biomet

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Advanced Manufacturing; Technology

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Testing Mechanisms for Electrical Distribution Systems in Buildings

Nexeya is an innovative industrial group that provides test, integration and control-command solutions mainly in the Defense, Aeronautics, Energy, Railway, and Automotive sectors. Nexeya’s current products are able to test characterise wiring harnesses and detecting and localising wiring defects, in the Aeronautics, Automotive, Railway, and Space industries. This proposed research project aims to advance the existing products of Nexeya to provide testing and detections of poor contacts and wiring defects in energized low-voltage electrical installations in buildings before and after failure. To that end, the existing Nexeya products will be evaluated for the aforementioned functions, where product updates/upgrades and recommended changes in the design will be investigated.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hany Farag

Student:

Partner:

Nexeya Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Hydrogen Production From Utility-Scale Electrolysis for Fuel Cell Electric Bus Supply in Ontario

Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology is actively pursued as a viable, sustainable and long-term solution for resolving transportation-related emission issues on a global scale. While Canada has a strong presence in this technology space in various parts of the world such as Europe, the USA, and China, hydrogen technology integration at the transit level is still not a reality in this country. CUTRIC’s leadership through the Pan-Canadian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Demonstration & Integration Trial Phase I is enabling Canada to regain its leadership in hydrogen technology innovation by utilizing electrolytic hydrogen as a fuel source. This proposed research project aims to evaluate the technical and economic challenges and opportunities to electrify Ontario’s transit bus networks using hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs). The production and storage of hydrogen in Ontario from large-scale power-to-gas technologies will be investigated in order to supply the required hydrogen to power FCEBs. Several models will be tailored and/or developed in this project to study the technical and economic feasibility related to the production of hydrogen to supply FCEBs in Ontario.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hany Farag

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Development and Understanding of ‘old’ and ‘new’ initiators for cationic polymerization

Butyl Rubber has become one of the most important polymers in the modern world, impacting everyone’s daily lives. Interestingly, the processes to make butyl rubber can be convoluted and while they are effective, it makes it difficult to fine tune the production to systematically improve yields. This project will use newly developed methods in our lab to explore this process in order to better elucidate the reaction in order to optimize the reaction conditions and develop new catalysts for the synthesis of butyl rubber. As a global leader in butyl rubber production, Arlanxeo will greatly benefit from the knowledge generated from this project, allowing them to more efficiently make butyl rubber, increasing the yields and reducing their energy requirements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Caputo

Student:

Partner:

Arlanxeo Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerate development of new technologies and applications for advanced water treatment

Global population growth, urbanization and changing climate patterns have increased the demand for potable water, wastewater reuse and value recovery from wastewater, and treatment of industrial process water. Population growth also results in increased demand for the shipping of goods by ocean freight, with the associated risk of the transport of unwanted marine life from one location to another by the discharge of ballast water. Also, the increasing sophistication of food and drug production requires a corresponding development of fluid protection technologies to prevent contamination by undesirable microbes. Consequently, there is increased demand for improved technologies that can provide sustainable treatment of water and wastewaters, protection of the water supply, and development of new fluid treatment methods. This research project will develop knowledge and technologies to allow the development of new Trojan Technologies products in these three areas. Treatment technologies to harvest energy from wastewater, treat ballast water with ultraviolet light and filtration to treat invasive species, and remove harmful bacteria from liquid foods and drug fluids, are examples of proposed outcomes of this project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carol Jones

Student:

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Elevate

Management of public greenspace to improve urban environmental and social services

The current aesthetic of urban greenspaces as uniform lawns creates a variety of environmental and social-medical issues. Highly managed lawns not only reduce urban biodiversity and contribute to greenhouse gas emission but are also susceptible to invasions from nuisance pests and highly allergenic weeds. This project builds on existing research in the City of Trois-Rivières to investigate the ecological, social, and economic benefits of low-impact greenspace management. Partnerships with the Innovation et Developpement Economique Trois-Rivières will permit large scale field trials of different management methods and integration of this approach into public greenspace management. The project will provide practical methods to reduce public and private costs associated with lawn maintenance to promote healthy, resilient urban greenspaces that enhance biodiversity, reduce pest and allergen abundance, and improve both public health and the usability of greenspaces.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Raphael Proulx

Student:

Partner:

Innovation et Développement Économique Trois-Rivières

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Development and Assessment of Cognitive Workload Toolkit for Atlas Copco Operators in Manufacturing

Understanding cognitive workload of the operator is paramount in Ergonomics. Despite the danger that human factors like distraction, inattention and mental stress have on operators’ performance, little is known on how to measure operators’ cognitive load and mental state in a reliable and valid fashion. Atlas Copco is at the forefront of designing adaptive tools that minimize the risk of injuries. This partnership with Dr. Biondi, a Cognitive Ergonomics expert, at the University of Windsor will allow Atlas Copco to develop a comprehensive toolkit for the assessment of mental state during manufacturing tasks. Dr. Biondi and the intern will also conduct lab testing to examine the extent to which reliable cognitive workload metrics borrowed from other fields of Human Factors can be adopted in dynamic, mobile manufacturing settings. The development of the Cognitive Workload Toolkit will inform on viable metrics of cognitive workload and help design next generation Atlas Copco tools.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francesco Biondi;Joel Cort;Cheri McGowan

Student:

Partner:

Atlas Copco Canada Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Lignin-based Polymers and Nanomaterials for High Performance Engineering Applications

Lignin, a substance in the cell walls of plants, is produced as a waste when wood is processed into pulps, papers, and similar products. In addition, this organic polymer exists in massive waste wood chips generated by various forestry and wood processing industry sectors. To advance the circular economy and diversify forestry products, there has been a recent surge of interest to isolate and reuse lignin, especially in manufacturing of novel bioplastics and lignin-based nanomaterials. Advanced BioCarbon 3D (ABC3D) is a startup company based in Trail BC which has developed a proprietary method to extract lignin from waste wood. This project aims to develop a wide range of innovative products from ABC3D lignins, including polymer/lignin blends for high performance 3D printing filaments, and lignin-based carbon fibers for energy storage and composite reinforcement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Parisa Mehrkhodavandi;Savvas G Hatzikiriakos;Frank Ko;Laurel L Schafer;Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani;Frank Ko;Parisa Mehrkhodavandi;Abbas Sadeghzadeh Milani

Student:

Partner:

Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia; The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Wise Practices in Indigenous Entrepreneurship Education

In partnership with Tribal Resource Investment Corporation (TRICORP), the University of Victoria (UVic) Gustavson School of Business co-created and designed the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) program. The ACE program provides entrepreneurial training, mentorship and coaching for members of First Nations communities, governments and financial institutions in their home communities. While the ACE program has made tremendous effort to weave Indigenous ways of knowing with “mainstream” entrepreneurship, past and present ACE students have continuously asked for more culturally relevant approaches to business and entrepreneurial education in Indigenous communities. This proposed research will seek to improve the curriculum of the ACE program by further exploring entrepreneurial business education through a wise practice lens. “Wise practices” are locally and culturally appropriate practices and principles (Wesley-Esquimaux & Calliou, 2010). The proposed research project would use the ACE program to identify the “wise practices” for business and entrepreneurial education and measure how it affects student outcomes, success, and learning using participatory action research (PAR) and other culturally appropriate qualitative methods.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brent Mainprize

Student:

Partner:

Tribal Resources Investment Corporation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

LiDAR-based object detection and tracking for real-time parking availability monitoring

This project will develop a smart parking solution, including both hardware sensors and the analytics platform, that provides real-time parking availability data, which can support decision makings, such as policy refinements, demand-responsive pricing, etc. Our project aims to optimize the rate of parking facilities’ utilization as well as improving drivers’ parking experience. In terms of urban planning, our solution will reduce traffic congestion, carbon emission, parking-related accidents and frustration, creating a more habitable community. This project will be a showcase of our expertise in LiDAR-related technology. The development of the project will help Akasha Technology Inc. to improve our reputation in the 3D mapping industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kin Fun Li

Student:

Partner:

Akasha Technology Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Tackling Food Insecurity through Innovations in Collaborative Food Systems Governance

Food security is a growing concern in communities across Canada, along with a host of other challenges impacting the health and equity outcomes of our food system. Municipalities, whether big or small, find themselves at the front lines of these issues and there is growing recognition of the potential for municipalities to play a leading role in addressing food security and promoting healthy sustainable food systems. At the same time, there is growing interest in developing collaborative and inclusive approaches to food policy and food governance – the relationships, rules, practices and structures through which power and control are exercised and decisions are made over how food is produced/harvested, processed, distributed and consumed. This project brings these two elements together, to explore, model and evaluate innovative approaches to municipal food governance that enable governments and civil society actors to be active partners in fighting hunger in their communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amanda Wilson;Julie Châteauvert

Student:

Partner:

Makeway Charitable Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Saint Paul University

Program:

Accelerate

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