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Between free market and national regulation: Chinese telecommunications and Internet policy in post-WTO era

My research project examines the regulation of China’s Internet telecommunication sectors in the post-WTO era. It situates the current state of regulation (media ownership, competition,
foreign-direct-investment, and content controls) against the historical development of Chinese telecommunication and internet industries. Using two case studies to illustrate contradictions
and problems in regulating national internet and telecommunication service in an increasingly globalized market, this project looks at how media regulations are tangled in conflicting and
converging political and economic interests. The study of how Chinese internet and telecommunication regulation accommodates the Central Communist Party’s political goal while
harnessing the economic benefits of the internet is significant because internet and telecom policies do not only have a direct baring on free speech, democratic communication, but also on international trade and economic development. This study will provide key insights on the role of high technology in China’s rise in the changing global political and economic order.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tokunbo Ojo

Student:

Partner:

Peking University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

York University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Characterizing microflora composition during the spontaneous fermentation of cassava flour

Quejos Ancient Foods (QAF) Inc. manufactures a line of dough-based food products that are gluten-free, grain-free, yeast-free, sugar-free. The dough is made from cassava flour, which has high concentration of carbohydrates and is rich in micronutrients. Traditionally, the cassava flour undergoes fermentation without the addition of yeast before the dough is made, and this process is not strictly regulated. In order to develop a standardized fermentation procedure for the production of a consistently high-quality product, we expect to generate critical information for the development of science-based quality control in cassava flour production. Specific objectives include: (1) to study the diversity and dynamics of the indigenous microflora during the fermentation of cassava flour using a combination of microbiological and molecular methods; (2) to evaluate the quality of cassava flour at different stages of fermentation, and (3) to evaluate the effectiveness of biomarkers in assessing the quality of fermented cassava flour.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Siyun Wang

Student:

Partner:

Quejos Ancient Foods Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Declassification and valorization of char materials from biofuels production

This research project is focused on char, a carbon compound which is similar to activated carbon found in water filters such as Brita. This char is produced as a by-product of a municipal waste treatment processes. The char currently produced has high levels of naphthalene, the volatile organic compound used as the principal ingredient in mothballs. Naphthalene is slow to break down, and thus we want to limit its leaching into soils and waterways. One method to do this, is to combine it with cement to prevent water from contacting the material. This process may be improved by adding other materials, such as contaminated soil, to dispose with the char. In this manner we would be dealing with two waste streams rather than one.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Alessi

Student:

Partner:

KBL Environmental Ltd

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of search operations in maritime search and rescue

In response to an emergency involving a maritime incident, the first task of a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission coordinator is to develop plausible scenarios to help identify the area likely to contain the missing vessel and/or person(s) in water. Once the area likely to contain the search object has been determined, the SAR mission coordinator deals with the logistics of the search operations by allocating the available and limited resources to search the area of interest. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has identified the need to develop and to integrate a planning module in existing operational SAR planning systems in order to improve the probability of success. The goal of this project is to develop and adapt optimization algorithms based on search theory to help SAR mission coordinators in the task of planning search operations. One of the anticipated benefits is the potential to save lives by helping in locating survivors quickly.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irène Abi-Zeid

Student:

Partner:

Neosoft Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Molecular characterization, autogenous vaccine manufacturing and vaccine potency studies of two pathogenic Avian Reovirus (ARV) field isolates from the Province of Alberta

Avian Reovirus (ARV) is an economically important virus that is affecting poultry flocks in Alberta. Birds infected with pathogenic ARV may develop a disease named viral arthritis/tenosynovitis which is characterised by lameness, swollen joints, rupture of tendons and increase mortality. The disease is controlled by parent stock vaccination with live and/or inactivated antigen to provide passive immunity to the chicks. As local strains have been found to be different from commercial vaccine strains, protection can only be achieved with vaccines made from local strains. The proposed studies will lead to the characterization of existing ARV field strains, the local development of antigen production protocols and potency studies for two ARV field isolates to be included in an autogenous vaccine for the poultry farmers in Alberta.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Faizal Abdul-Careem

Student:

Partner:

Institute of Applied Poultry Technologies

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Reconstitution paléohydrologique et paléoécologique des tourbières de la région du projet minier Renard, Centre-Nord du Québec

Les tourbières dans la région du Centre-Nord du Québec, n’ont jamais fait l’objet d’études détaillées. Ces tourbières seraient des tourbières minérotrophes pauvres s’apparentant morphologiquement à celles des secteurs de LG4 et de Laforge situés plus au nord. Dans cette région, les tourbières présentent des signes de déséquilibre hydrologique notamment par l’expansion et la coalescence des mares. Le projet de recherche proposé dans cette demande vise à identifier les variables environnementales potentiellement responsables de ce déséquilibre hydrologique qui risque de modifier la dynamique du bilan de carbone par des émissions plus élevées vers l’atmosphère.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Garneau

Student:

Partner:

Les Diamants Stornoway (Canada) Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Pool-riffle design for river restora

Professionally practicing Civil Engineers and Earth Scientists engage in stream restoration actions in order to enhance freshwater habitats for salmon, trout, and a variety of other species. There is a wealth of procedures and standards available to help practitioners develop design plans. However, there is a lack of specific guidelines to help identify stream reconstruction details that will give the overall effort a greater likelihood of meeting performance expectations and criteria after the project has been constructed. Our work will help fill this gap by using physical experiments to develop specific guidelines on how to design stream segments commonly used by salmon and trout for egg nest building, and rearing of young.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marwan Hassan

Student:

Partner:

Stantec Consulting (Burnaby, BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Delivery of DNA nanoparticles coding for an immunosuppressive agent (ISA-PP) to gut mucosa for GvHD treatment

Bone marrow transplantation is an effective treatment for blood-related malignancies. However, it frequently results in graft-versus-host disease (GvHD), a life-threatening condition where donor immune cells attack host tissue. It is due to individual genetic differences, present even when the donor is closely related, and results in damage to several organs including skin, liver and digestive tract. Novel approaches to treat GvHD are needed as current immunosuppressive treatments work only in a fraction of patients and result in other problems, such as increased mortality due to infections. This research project explores the therapeutic potential of DNA delivery platform technology developed by EnGene Inc. in a mouse model of GvHD. The technology will be used to induce gut-localized expression and release of a therapeutic protein to dampen the immune response specifically in the gut, an important target organ in GvHD.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Krista Heinonen

Student:

Partner:

enGene Inc (St-Laurent, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de l’efficacité de deux modalités de coaching exécutif et examen de certains de ses déterminants

Les entreprises investissent d’importantes sommes annuellement pour développer les compétences de leurs leaders au moyen d’activités comme le coaching exécutif. Si le coaching réalisé en face en face et le e-coaching (p. ex., utilisation de Skype) sont des pratiques très populaires, peu d’appuis scientifiques nous renseignent sur leur efficacité. La présente recherche vise d’abord à développer et à tester un outil 360°, qui consiste à sonder plusieurs évaluateurs par personne évaluée, pour mettre à l’épreuve l’efficacité de ces deux modalités d’intervention. Elle s’intéresse également aux conditions qui en favorisent l’efficacité. Spécifiquement, l’équipe de stagiaires supervisés, en collaboration avec l’organisation partenaire, utilisera l’outil 360° créé sur mesure pour l’entreprise pour tester des interventions de coaching exécutif. Les participants rempliront des questionnaires validés à plusieurs reprises durant le projet. Ce faisant, les parties prenantes mettront en commun leurs efforts afin de fournir des preuves scientifiques susceptibles de guider la pratique professionnelle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie Malo

Student:

Partner:

Domtar (Windsor, QC)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Agriculture; Manufacturing

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Géologie, activité hydrothermale et évolution tectono-métamorphique du secteur Amaruq; implications pour la genèse des minéralisations aurifères du nord de la Province de Churchill, Nunav

Le projet Amaruq, détenu à 100% par la compagnie Mines Agnico Eagle Ltée., est situé à 50 km au nord-ouest de la Mine Meadowbank et à 120 km au nord-ouest de la communauté de Baker Lake, au Nunavut. Le projet Amaruq fait présentement l’objet de travaux d’exploration intensifs suite à la découverte en 2013 par Mines Agnico Eagle de zones minéralisées aurifères. L’objectif principal du projet de recherche proposé est de définir la nature des éléments et évènements géologiques exerçant un contrôle sur le style, la géométrie et la distribution des zones minéralisées du secteur Amaruq de façon à permettre l’optimisation des travaux d’exploration dans ce secteur à fort potentiel, tout en en limitant l’impact par le développement de meilleurs outils de ciblage. La proximité du projet Amaruq par rapport à la mine Meadowbank est un élément favorable à la définition de zones économiquement exploitables et au prolongement possible de la durée de vie de la Mine Meadowbank, pour ultimement continuer à créer de la richesse dans cette région du Nunavut. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane de Souza;Patrick Mercier-Langevin

Student:

Partner:

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Blockchain Technology Research

Blockchain is an emerging technology that has the potential to change the way financial participants transact with each other. It enables direct transfer of value and financial assets between participants over networks without the need for a central authority (internet of value). It does this by combining the functionality of different technologies – distributed systems, smart contracts, mutual consensus verification, and cryptography. Given its potential Scotiabank is investing in technical research and business application. The intern will:
• Research blockchain protocols to understand how they operate, their strengths and weaknesses, and key differing characteristics.
•Collaborate with Product and Business Units to apply the technology through proofs-of-concept to determine how it can alter business models and to gain applied insights into the technology.
• Engage with the Blockchain ecosystem to further advance our research and, if possible, make contributions to the open source communities related to the technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ding Yuan

Student:

Partner:

Scotiabank

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Finance and Insurance; Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Création d’un algorithme d’optimisation des tournées de navires-vraquiers pour une entreprise de transport maritime canadienne

Pour une entreprise maritime, il incombe de répondre à la demande des clients voulant transporter une cargaison d’une origine à une destination. Les entreprises de transport doivent donc allouer efficacement leur flotte de navires entre les différents ports dans une région donnée pour répondre à la demande, tout en minimisant les distances de navigation à vide, ce qui réduit ses coûts. Ce projet de recherche tente de trouver une formulation du problème d’optimisation de tournée des véhicules et l’adapter à l’industrie du transport maritime de marchandises en vrac, sous une demande connue à l’avance. Le projet de recherche se penche également sur une façon de résoudre le problème le plus efficacement possible afin de permettre à l’entreprise partenaire de réajuster le problème et de le résoudre rapidement. Le projet de recherche mesurera les économies potentielles réalisées à l’aide du modèle développé.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Francois Cordeau

Student:

Partner:

Groupe CSL Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

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