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Scalable Fraud Detection Methods for Micro-donation Processing Platforms

The goal of this project is to investigate fraud detection methods for micro-donation processing platforms. Fraud detection is a popular topic in both industry and academia, but usually in the context of payment processing. Through this research we aim to develop a practical, scalable and robust fraud detection system for the specific use-case of micro-donation processing in an ecosystem which contains three primary entities consisting of donors, corporations and recipient charities. The partner organization (Benevity) will benefit from this research through improvement of its fraud detection activities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Antony Ware;Matthew Greenberg

Student:

Partner:

Benevity, Inc.

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mapping Social Media Use in Kyrgyzstan: A Pilot Study

The research analyzes the structures of social networks, the varying uses of social media and information diffusion among social networking sites’ users in Kyrgyzstan as a pilot study and possibly expand in a subsequent project to Central Asia. We will study social media consequences on politics, the rise of populism, democracy, equality, participation, diversity, deliberation, privacy, surveillance, community building, informal social networks, public sphere and everyday life. The information heterogeneity of social media content in Kyrgyzstan will also be analyzed in this research. Using visualizations of complex networks and network matrices, this research will reveal the structure of the network, calling out cliques, clusters, communities, and key participants. Through mapping attribute data and network metric scores this research will also visualize network matrices. While in Kyrgyzstan social media has grown exponentially and has growing significance as a medium where social and political attitudes are shaped, and is the platform where civil activism and volunteering is developed, there is virtually no analysis of content and audiences.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmed Al-Rawi;Peter Chow-White

Student:

Partner:

Aga Khan Foundation Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un cadre pédagogique visant le développement des habiletés musicales des enfants de 4 à 6 ans

Chez l’enfant de 4 à 6 ans, l’approche d’apprentissage par le jeu est recommandée pour stimuler les domaines du développement global : affectif, physique et moteur, social, cognitif et langagier. En ce sens, le jeu musical serait un vecteur artistique pour favoriser le développement de l’enfant. De plus, à l’ère numérique, les jeux éducatifs évoluent et deviennent interactifs, coopératifs, et personnalisés. Le projet propose donc de documenter les interventions pertinentes pour guider adéquatement les enfants dans leur cheminement développemental dans une approche d’éveil et d’activités spontanées pour ensuite collaborer avec Mazaam Interactive Inc. dans l’élaboration de ressources pédagogiques combinant la musique et la technologie. Ce projet sera en lien avec le programme de l’école québécoise.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jonathan Bolduc

Student:

Partner:

Mazaam

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Simulation-based truck dispatching for minerals transportation in open-pit mines

In this project, we replicate the dispatching operation of mineral transportation trucks using a discrete-event simulation model, then we use the data generated by the simulation model to train an AI algorithm to dispatch trucks to loading/unloading shovels. The use of AI in this scheduling problem will improve the system’s performance

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Faculty Supervisor:

Soumaya Yacout

Student:

Partner:

SimWell

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Development of targeted degradation of Nuclear Receptor Binding SET Domain Protein 2 (NSD2) by Proteolysis-targeting chimera (PROTAC) for the study of its role in SARS-CoV-2 infections

The recent outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 associated coronavirus disease, COVID-19, had been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. There is still only a minimal understanding of the virus and an absence of effective targeted therapy for its treatment. Epigenetic regulations in cells control the expression of genes without modifications to the genetic codes itself, and epigenetic-targeted therapy development had been widely proposed as a promising approach to antiviral therapeutics. NSD2 is protein involved in epigenetic control to silence genes and has been reported to be upregulated and known to interact with some key proteins in SARS-CoV-2 infected cells. This project focuses on developing a method to precisely target the degradation of NSD2 via a technique called PROTAC. This could provide a first-in-class method for targeted degradation of NSD2 that could be used to study the protein function and to develop potential therapeutics for COVID-19.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mathieu Lupien;Cheryl Arrowsmith

Student:

Partner:

Structural Genomics Consortium

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Multiple functional nanoscale MOF particles for anticancer drug and siRNA delivery system

Nanomaterials as carriers are very suitable for the delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer treatment. Because nanomaterials as a carrier platform have strong permeability and retention delay in the treatment of tumors, they can passively target tumor cells. Metal organic framework ?MOF ?is a kind of porous material with large pore size and high specific surface area, which can achieve drug encapsulation. We adjusted the size and morphology of MOF to obtain biocompatible materials with an average particle size of less than 200nm. The surface of MOF was further modified to design a nano MOF@drug system combining chemotherapy, photodynamic therapy and gene therapy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Partner:

Enerclean Technology Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Data Science: From Principle to Practice

Data science is an interdisciplinary field that combines statistics, computer science, and domain knowledge. The rise of data science has fundamentally changed how people solve problems in all kinds of industries. To fill the talent gap, SFU professional master’s program (PMP) was launched in 2014. In this Mitacs cluster project, SFU PMP will collaborate with multiple industrial partners to investigate innovative solutions to address various data science challenges in data management, model development, and application & product

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiannan Wang;Steven Bergner;Ali Mahdavi-Amiri

Student:

Partner:

IFIVEO;Flex AI;Koan Analytics Inc.;Lantronix Inc;LongTail Financial;Caliber Data Labs;Digitalist;Xtract AI

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Pricing model from econometric perspective and visualizing promotion cannibalization effect on promotion activities

Leveraging the entirety of point of sale and loyalty data collected across a category, as well as additional socio-economic and other supporting data sources, apply statistical modelling to identify the own-price elasticity of demand and cross-price elasticity of demand at regular and promoted price points across Unilever’s portfolio within that category. Subsequently measuring the promotional cannibalization of Unilever’s temporary price reduction activities across the market to assess the promotional events with the highest return on investment and revenue optimization potential.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ricardas Zitikis

Student:

Partner:

Unilever Canada Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Wholesale trade

University:

The University of Western Ontario

Program:

Accelerate

Student Placement Project: Mobile Solution

Preferred Health Care Services is implementing a Blackberry scheduling and
documenting system to replace the traditional telephony system. The new technology is
envisioned to improve personal support workers and nurse managers’ business processes.
The study examines the changes in key performance indicators including the number of
missed visits, unarranged visits, duplicated (double booked) visits, data accuracy, and the
employee’s satisfaction level. From the broader perspective, the study will conduct a costbenefit
analysis and to prove/reject the recent trend of mobile technology deployment home
care sector. The study will also briefly touch upon the change management aspect since it is
extremely difficult and especially challenging for home care organizations due to many
reasons including: difficult communication due to geographically scattered frontline
practitioners, wide range of services, and larger proportion of older frontline practitioners. The
change management is the key to the successful implementation of new technological
solutions and the study will outline how the blackberry solution is to be deployed and
implemented.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Twylla Bird-Gayson

Student:

Partner:

Preferred Health Care Services

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Advanced Oxidation Process in Fresh Produce Processing: Reducing water usage, extending shelf-life and enhancing food safety

Fresh produce remains the leading cause of foodborne illness and highlighted for carrying pesticide residues. Moreover, fruit and vegetables have been highlighted as one of the leading sources of food waste, in addition to a major user of water. Currently, post-harvest washing is used as a step to remove field acquired contamination. However, both microbes and pesticides are not inactivated by washing but more distributed between batches. In addition, washed produce spoilers quicker than unwashed and the amount of water used in the process can be in the order of 4 liters per kg of product. The proposed project will overcome all these issues by developing a process that harnesses the oxidative power of chloride radicals (through a process termed Advanced Oxidation Process; AOP) to inactivate microbes and degrade pesticides while using minimal amounts of water. In a further process, the oxidative power from AOP will be applied to degrade pesticides and chlorine-consuming constituents in water. This is primary to make the washing process more effective and reduce the water usage by negating the need to keep replenishing wash tanks. Collectively both technologies will enhance the food safety of fresh produce and extend shelf-life.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Keith Warriner;Ryan Prosser;Ryan Prosser;Keith Warriner

Student:

Partner:

George Weston;Pride Pak Ltd;Clean Works

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Retail trade

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Back to Basics: A Sustainable Response to COVID-19

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments and communities revisit the conceptions of sustainability and resilience. While many of the businesses in the retail, food services, and tourism and hospitality sectors experienced a drastic drop in sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping and delivery sectors are dealing with a dramatic increase in sales and orders. Demand of local and sustainable goods are increasing as the disruption of the supply chain has impacted the accessibility and affordability of goods. In this Mitacs Accelerate internship, the UBC research team will partner with the Okanagan Lifestyle, a local business in Kelowna, examine the marketing benefits of the sustainable goods as well as to review marketing traction and interest in sustainable goods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Li

Student:

Partner:

Okanagan Lifestyle

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

The University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Program:

Accelerate

Éthique, Santé et Bien-être au travail chez les professionnels de la santé en temps de pandémie de la COVID-19

La recherche du domaine de la santé au travail démontre clairement que le stress est associé à différents troubles de santé et/ou de maladies. Dans le but de préserver la santé au travail de ses travailleurs(ses), les organisations doivent veiller à ce qu’il y ait un équilibre entre les demandes en milieu de travail (facteurs de risque) et les ressources (facteurs de protection).
Notre équipe de recherche a été mandatée par cinq (5) ordres professionnels afin de mener cette enquête qui vise à établir un portrait des facteurs de risques et de protection organisationnels qui nuisent et contribuent à la santé et au bien-être au travail des professionnel-les de la santé exerçant dans le réseau public. Les résultats obtenus, à l’aide d’un questionnaire, alimenteront la réflexion et les efforts visant à améliorer le contexte de réalisation du travail au sein de votre établissement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manon Truchon;Mahée Gilbert-Ouimet

Student:

Partner:

Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec;Ordre des hygiénistes dentaires du Québec;Ordre des technologues en imagerie médicale, en radio-oncologie et en électrophysiologie médicale du Québec;Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec;O

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

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