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Challenge and Virtual Environment Research to support Social and Economic Recovery from the Coronavirus Crisis

The coronavirus crisis has disrupted the social and economic fabric of communities around the world. This has profound implications for the sustainability and innovation challenges those communities are facing, and for the higher education institutions and professional educational businesses who have missions to prepare and support those communities to tackle those challenges.
This research will identify, document and generate recommendations for addressing several aspects of the social and economic disruption caused by the coronavirus crisis. The knowledge generated by this research will be invaluable for How to Change the World Canada and its partner network of Canadian universities and colleges, business and governments as they develop and implement their strategic adaptions to the coronavirus crisis.
This underpinning aspiration of this research is to inform and stimulate a social and economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis in Canada that is as sustainable, inclusive and empowering as possible for every Canadian.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cao Thang Dinh;Medhat Shehata;Jim Nicell;Usman Khan

Student:

Partner:

How to Change the World Canada Incorporated

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University; Queen's University; Toronto Metropolitan University; York University

Program:

Accelerate

Validation numerique du logiciel de simulation GHE_SIM

En 2011, les professeurs Bernier, Kummert, Marcotte et Pasquier de l’I~cole Poly technique
de Montreal ont entrepris Ie developpement d’un logiciel de simulation en geothermie
(GHE_Sim). Ce logiciel utilise une approche spectrale afin d’accelerer Ie calcul de la
superposition temporelie et une technique novatrice pour tenir compte adequatement de
I’interaction thermique entre les puits d’un meme champ geothermique. II en resulte un
algorithme de calcul pouvant simuler la temperature du flu ide entrant a une thermopompe
geothermique tres rapidement. Le projet de recherche propose vise a valider numeriquement
les resultats fournis par GHE_Sim et ainsi assurer aux utilisateurs futurs du logiciel des
resultats exacts.
Geo-Energie inc. souhaite utiliser a moyen terme GHE_Sim afin d’ameliorer la qualite des
services offerts a ses clients. La participation de Geo-Energie inc. a ce projet permettra a
les resultats fournis par GHE_Sirn et ainsi assurer aux utilisateurs futurs du logiciel des
resultats exacts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philippe PASQUIER

Student:

Partner:

Geo-energie inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Improving & Evaluating Aerosol PPE & Containment Devices for COVID-19 Virus

The coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has rapidly changed the way we live and work. Across Canada, many non-essential workplaces were directed to suspend normal operations and, though the pandemic continues, these restrictions are slowly being lifted, and workers are returning to work. Workers, employers, unions, and policy makers need guidance on how to best reduce exposure and prevent transmission of the novel coronavirus.
The Canadian Standards Association (CSA Group) and researchers from the University of Toronto are working together with experts across the country to develop evidence-informed guidance to help protect workers during the pandemic. This project will support safer re-opening of workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic and help to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 in Canadian workplaces.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Victoria Arrandale

Student:

Partner:

CSA Group

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Biogeographical modeling of coronavirus dispersal

The project will reformulate the coronavirus dispersal hypothesis to food web disturbance caused by ‘social mood’ of human behaviors. We will develop a dynamic system-theoretic model to capture the change pattern of such a “social mood” and identify early warning indictors. The approach will be an advance for understanding the pathogen dispersal risk among those known- and unknown- susceptible species along the food web. This will be very important for contingency plans of COVID-19, especially in travel recommendations and pathogen containment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kai Liu;Shafiqul Islam

Student:

Partner:

Fanta7 Media Group

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Prince Edward Island

Program:

Accelerate

Surdité et sécurité en situation d’urgence : le cas de l’Outaouais

Le projet vise à décrire le vécu des personnes sourdes et malentendantes de l’Outaouais lors de situations d’urgence comme les pandémies ou les catastrophes naturelles, et de proposer des interventions pour répondre à leur besoins. Il se fait en partenariat avec l’Association de l’ouïe de l’Outaouais qui le seul organisme reconnu par le gouvernement du Québec ayant pour mission de regrouper les personnes vivant avec une surdité sur le territoire de l’Outaouais. Le projet permet aussi de développer des partenariats avec d’autres organismes qui œuvrent auprès des personnes sourdes et malentendantes au Québec et au Canada, ainsi qu’avec des partenaires qui travaillent pour prévenir et intervenir en situation d’urgence. Le projet permet ainsi de renforcer les liens entre les personnes impliquées ou concernées par l’accès aux services en situation d’urgence et de développer leur pouvoir d’agir. Le projet permet aussi de produire de nouvelles connaissances sur la thématique, d’inspirer d’autres interventions et d’améliorer ainsi la sécurité et la santé des personnes sourdes et malentendantes en Outaouais, et au Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Châteauvert

Student:

Partner:

Association de l'Ouïe de l'Outaouais

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Saint Paul University

Program:

Accelerate

Leveraging a social learning space for disability sport to mitigate the impact of Covid-19

The project aims to understand and support Canadian wheelchair curling leaders (i.e., coaches, athletes, and sport administrators) to return to sport and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing coaches together virtually and educating them to provide athlete support remotely can have a positive effect on the sport landscape post-pandemic. The intern will identify the sport gaps and strengths and align Curling Canada’s resources and goals with provincial return to play guidelines. The research activities include conducting interviews with stakeholders, analyzing the data, writing both research and applied reports for knowledge translation. The applied learning activities involve nurturing the social learning space based on the needs of the stakeholders as per the research activities. The expected outcomes are facilitating the communication between wheelchair curling leaders by providing a social learning space and publishing of two papers in peer review journals. The project will inform other Canadian disability sport organizations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Diane M Culver

Student:

Partner:

Curling Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Predicting risk of unplanned hospital readmission within 30-days of discharge using machine learning approaches

Unplanned hospital readmissions are a preventable and costly outcome in the health care system. There are limited tools to estimate risk of readmission. The machine learning process offers an opportunity to develop a risk predictor to identify those at high risk of readmission upon discharge. OKAKI has an opportunity to diversify the commercial products it can offer to health care administrators.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dean Eurich

Student:

Partner:

OKAKI

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Improving Surveillance of Healthcare Associated Infections in Canada

People should never have to worry about getting an infection while in the hospital or in a long-term care home. Yet every year, many Canadians suffer harm and, in some cases, death following the development of an infection while receiving healthcare. Counting and reporting these infections is a very important step in the prevention of infections. However, the methods used to collect, and report infections differs across regions, provinces, and territories in Canada. This makes it difficult to know where problems exist, set goals for improvement, and monitor results across the country to be sure things are getting better. Every patient deserves safe care in Canada. This project will help protect Canadian patients from harmful infections by providing better information in order to intervene and provide prompt preventative actions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caroline Quach-Thanh

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Patient Safety Institute

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Briser l’isolement des ainés en temps de COVID-19 grâce au système d’échange local mis en place par l’Accorderie de Sherbrooke

L’urgence sanitaire liée à la COVID-19 a forcé les ainés à adopter des mesures drastiques de confinement qui les mettent à risque d’un isolement. À long terme, ce confinement peut conduire à un désintérêt de la vie. L’organisme communautaire l’Accorderie de Sherbrooke, qui propose un système d’échange local entre ses membres, a mis sur pied dès le début du confinement un programme de jumelage entre un membre et un ainé pour les livraisons à domicile, générant 120 nouveaux membres. Dans un deuxième programme, l’Accorderie souhaite que les ainés renouent avec leurs proches en utilisant les applications informatiques pour communiquer avec eux et participer à des activités en ligne. À cause de la fracture numérique des ainés, l’Accorderie propose un jumelage d’accompagnement dans l’utilisation des outils informatiques. Devant l’afflux de nouveaux membres, l’organisme s’est tourné vers le laboratoire DOMUS pour développer deux axes de recherche : (1) évaluer les impacts des programmes sur l’isolement des ainés. En décrivant le réseau social des ainés, il s’agit de documenter les facilitateurs et obstacles qui réduisent l’isolement; (2) concevoir la structure logicielle des jumelages selon les chaines de blocs (crypto monnaies) pour s’adapter au contexte de COVID-19.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hélène Pigot;Sylvain Giroux;Véronique Provencher;Sébastien Carrier

Student:

Partner:

L’Accorderie des monts et des lacs

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; New and Digital Media; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; COVID-19 related Research and Solutions

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

BCCSA Silica Control Tool Gap Analysis

Inhalation of Respirable Crystalline Silica (RCS) generated during construction activities such as cutting or grinding can cause lung cancer and the irreversible lung disease. Exposure to RCS is common on construction sites because silica is a naturally occurring mineral that is present in many construction materials. The Silica Control Tool is a risk assessment tool that was developed by the BC Construction Safety Alliance and the University of British Columbia to assist construction employers to create exposure control plans for managing the health risks of RCS on construction worksites. It uses an RCS exposure database to generate exposure estimates for construction activities both with and without exposure controls The Silica Control Tool was launched in 2017 and is freely available to all employers in British Columbia. It currently has over 2300 registered users. However, there remain gaps within the database which limit the applicability of the Tool. We aim to conduct on-site field measurements to determine the effect of these missing control methods to expand the applicability and effectiveness of the Silica Control Tool.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hugh Davies

Student:

Partner:

Aura Health and Safety Corporation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Advancing Autonomous Thermalling of Unmanned Aerial Gliders

As Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) become more ubiquitous, a special class of UAVs known as Unmanned Aerial Gliders (UAGs) promises to offer more efficient flight by using atmospheric energy to remain afloat. In order to facilitate the usage of UAGs in various applications, researchers have developed algorithms which allow for autonomous flight of UAGs. The developed algorithms, however, still lag in performance as compared to piloted UAGs, and require an extensive amount of calibration upfront, making them difficult to implement on gliders of various sizes and properties. The proposed work will focus on improving the decision-making of the algorithms, allowing them to capture more of the surrounding atmospheric energy and improving overall performance. Furthermore, the algorithms will be adapted to simplify the implementation process, making it easier to implement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Meyer Nahon;Inna Sharf

Student:

Partner:

TandemLaunch Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Procédure d’audit et d’entretien des systèmes detraitement d’air dans les espaces confinés exposés à la COVID-19

La recherche consiste à développer et valider un protocole d’utilisation des tests de contamination d’air et de surface par d’ATP-metrie, afin d’évaluer le niveau de contamination des systèmes de climatisation d’espaces confinés exposés à la Covid-19. La première étape consiste à mesurer la qualité de l’air par la méthode ATPmetrie afin d’être en mesure d’établir un diagnostic. La seconde étape consiste à évaluer les performances du système de traitement d’air d’abord au niveau sanitaire, relativement au service rendu. À partir des résultats et livrables des étapes 1 et 2, l’étape 3 sera consacrée à la conception et au test de protocoles améliorés de test de contamination et de désinfection des systèmes de climatisation. L’étape 4 est la mesure des performances sanitaires des systèmes de climatisation après application du protocole de l’étape 3 et validation des résultats.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Claudiane Ouellet-Plamondon

Student:

Partner:

Tecnea Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

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