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Practical portfolio management beyond mean-variance analysis

Portfolio management is crucial to both individual investors and our economy as a whole. For example, pension funds have large amounts of money to invest, taking their risk and gain potential into consideration. The project partner, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), is one of Canada’s largest and most diversified institutional investment fund managers. AIMCo manages more than $80 billion for Alberta pensions, endowments and government funds. Each AIMCo client sets its own asset mix policy and asset mix ranges, based on recommendations by AIMCo. This project attempts to enhance some of the tools that are currently used by AIMCo to give recommendations to its clients on their investments. In particular, we analyze how trading costs, illiquidity of some assets and stress scenarios can be incorporated in the portfolio management tools. This will allow AIMCo’s clients to make even better informed decisions on their choices of the asset mix.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christoph Frei

Student:

Partner:

Alberta Investment Management Corporation

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Production d’un anticorps recombinant permettant une mesure quantitative de la protéine FMRP à des fins diagnostiques et pronostiques chez les individus avec syndrome du X fragile

Le syndrome du X fragile est la première cause de déficience intellectuelle (DI) héréditaire. Il résulte de mutations entraînant une absence ou une baisse d’une protéine appelée FMRP jouant un rôle important pour l’apprentissage et le développement du cerveau. Les garçons atteints ont une DI de sévère à modérée tandis que les filles ont le plus souvent une DI légère. Leurs capacités intellectuelles sont donc très variables et leur niveau d’autonomie également. Il serait donc très avantageux pour l’équipe traitante et les parents de connaître le potentiel de leur enfant afin de mettre en place les ressources nécessaires. Nous avons montré récemment avec une méthode très sensible que les capacités intellectuelles de ces individus étaient en relation directe avec la quantité de FMRP détectable dans leur sang. L’objectif principal du projet de collaboration avec Immune Biosolutions (IBS) vise à développer un anticorps unique permettant la mise en place d’un test clinique. Grâce à cette collaboration, IBS pourra affiner son expertise dans la fabrication d’anticorps recombinants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Francois Corbin

Student:

Partner:

Immune Biosolutions Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Program Design and Evaluation of Conservation Messaging at Ducks Unlimited Canada Events and Centres

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is an established non-governmental organization (NGO) which promotes conservation. In recent years, support for the organization has dwindled. For the organization to continue its work and maintain necessary support, DUC must improve their understanding of how they gain and retain both volunteer and financial supporters. The objectives of the internship are to determine (1) the importance of early/youth engagement in DUC for their later, continued support for the organization, and (2) the impact of introducing conservation messaging at DUC dinner events on support-related behaviour. Results will assist DUC to make decisions about youth education programming, event planning, and outreach, all of which will assist in fund raising. Through this project, the intern will be able to identify key factors that influence long-term retention of volunteer and financial supporters, and to identify important ways which DUC can move forward to encourage conservation behaviour.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kate Sherren

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (NS)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’un procédé hybride couplant ultrafiltration et électrolyse pour le traitement des eaux résiduaires de buanderies commerciales

Les buanderies Blanchelle souhaitent traiter leurs eaux utilisées pour le lavage de la lingerie et literie afin de les réutiliser dans un second lavage et minimiser le rejet dans la nature. Ces eaux usées sont contaminées par plusieurs produits, et nécessitent un traitement spécifique afin d’éliminer les différents contaminants dangereux pour la nature. L’objectif de ce projet est de développer un procédé permettant le traitement de ces eaux usées sans ajout de produits chimiques.
Le stagiaire qui participera à ce projet, aura l’occasion de mettre en pratique les connaissances acquises en sciences de l’eau, pendant sa formation à l’université INRS Québec. Le succès de ce projet permettra à la compagnie partenaire Groupe VEOS Inc d’utiliser cette nouvelle technologie dans de nouveaux projets similaires et avoir de nouveaux horizons.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Drogui

Student:

Partner:

VEOS Group Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Accelerate

Detecting Malicious Insiders in Cloud Computing Environment

Cloud Computing represents a significant shift in how computing resources and services are being used. While it opens up an era of promising innovations, it raises significant security challenges which must be addressed for ubiquitous adoption of the technology. Malicious insider activities have been identified as one of the top threats faced by cloud environments. The purpose of the current MITACS proposal is to research and develop an insider detection scheme for cloud computing environment based on user behavioral activities and patterns. The new insider detection model will be implemented in a future release of BioTracker, which is the flagship product of Plurilock Security Solutions Inc., the industrial partner for this project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mihai Sima

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Création d’indices de Performance du Conseil des Gestionnaire en Émergen

Dans le but de développer l’entrepreneuriat dans le secteur financier, le Conseil des Gestionnaires en Émergence (CGE) a vu le jour en 2014 et regroupe actuellement une cinquantaine de firmes du secteur financier (gestionnaires de portefeuille, firmes de capital de risque, firmes de consultations).
En accord avec la fondatrice du CGE, Geneviève Blouin, nous voudrions, avec la participation de Finance Montréal, créer des indices de performance regroupant ces gestionnaires en émergence locaux dans le but d’accroître leur visibilité à l’échelle nationale en plus de leur créer un outil de référence à leurs analyses (Benchmark). Ces indices refléteraient la performance ajustée de tous ces gestionnaires de portefeuille.
Ce projet comportera quatre parties fondamentales. Tout d’abord nous ferons une analyse des différents types d’indices existants pour en dégager une méthodologie intéressante. Ensuite nous collecterons les données nécessaires concernant les rendements des gestionnaires de portefeuille membres du CGE. Dans un troisième temps, un modèle mathématique adéquat serait créé, puis finalement la création ultime de ces indices pourrait avoir lieu.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal François;Nicolas Papageorgiou

Student:

Partner:

Finance Montréal;Conseil des Gestionnaires en Émergence

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Microbiota characterization and modulation through the use of generated probiotic strains to combat colitis-associated colon cancer

A higher incidence of colon cancer is reported in populations consuming high amounts of red meat, as well as in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, where gut bacteria participate in the development of inflammation. We found that dietary supplementation with heme, an element found at high levels in blood, is detrimental to gut health and it fosters the growth of harmful bacteria. In this project, we propose to establish new procedures for both the manipulation of the gut bacteria (microbiota), as well as its characterization using a new state of the art sequencer. We will generate probiotics (live bacteria that promote health) to reduce intestinal heme levels in order to protect the gut from inflammation. Novel technologies and equipment for fast and cost-effective characterization of the gut microbiota will allow the introduction of microbiota characterization in the clinic and implementation of personalized medicine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manuela Santos

Student:

Partner:

Institut du cancer de Montréal

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

“PLAN BASSE CÔTE NORD”: DIVERSIFYING THE PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL BIOMASS IN A REMOTE REGION THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINGREDIENTS FOR MULTIPLE APPLICATION

Les municipalités, intervenants économiques, entreprises et associations de la région de la Basse Côte-Nord se réunissent pour trouver des solutions durables à la relance de leur économie. Plusieurs initiatives ont mené à la création de la Coopérative de solidarité des bioproduits de la Basse Côte-Nord et à la construction d’une usine de transformation de petits fruits. Désireuse de diversifier les produits issus de la biomasse locale et pénétrer les nombreux marchés de la bio-économie émergente, la Coop et l’UQTR ont à leur tour réuni plusieurs joueurs pour développer de nouveaux bioingrédients biosourcés et couvrir l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur. Des extraits de camarine noire et d’algues brunes marines pour le marché des cosmétiques sont ciblés. Le projet compte aussi contribuer au développement et aux applications d’une technologie d’extraction assistée aux micro-ondes. Quatre stagiaires de haut calibre réaliseront ces travaux.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simon Barnabé;Isabel Desgagné-Penix

Student:

Partner:

Lower North Shore Bioproducts Solidarity Cooperative

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Regional predictive mapping of paludification black spruce forests in the north eastern Canada using remote sensing and statistical modeling

As researchers at the UQAT we are currently undertaking with our partner, Tembec, a project on the regional mapping of the extent of the organic layer accumulation over time on the forest floor of the boreal black spruce forests (paludification) in the Abitibi and North of Quebec regions. Gaps that this project will address include exploring for the first time new remote sensing imagery (i.e., Landsat-8 and Sentinel) and alternate image analysis statistical approaches. This project builds on exiting UQAT and UQAM projects that dealt with different aspect of paludification that have been undertaken during the last 15 years; and will be using this 15-years extensive ground soil/vegetation data to produce the first predictive paludification map at the regional scale north of the 49th parallel. By using a broader range and combination of alternatives there is greater likelihood of finding a feasible (economic and practical) method that could be sustained for paludification management assessment using remote sensing methods.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Osvaldo Valeria;Nicole Fenton

Student:

Partner:

Rayonier A.M. Canada S.E.N.C.

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Forestry; Natural Resources; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Identification of Blood Biomarkers for Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Fasting blood samples from persons with Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and healthy individuals were previously collected during a prior Mitacs project.
A comparative analysis of the blood samples by metabolomics will be performed to identify potential biomarkers.
The intern will assist with the necessary correlation analysis for selecting compounds capable of serving as blood biomarkers for PAD.
Koven expects to directly benefit from the outcome(s) of this research by having the opportunity to commercialize any promising blood biomarker(s) into a diagnostic kit for early diagnosis of PAD.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Zahradka;Carla Taylor

Student:

Partner:

Koven Technology Canada Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Intestinal microbiota transplantation: a potential new therapy for colorectal cancer

Although it is known that the human gut is colonized by a wide variety of microbial populations, many effects of the complex interactions between the human host and microbial symbionts are still not completely understood. The dysbiosis or microbial imbalance of the gastrointestinal tract microbiota is considered to be one of the most important contributing factors in the development of many gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome and colorectal cancer. This project uses high throughput genomic methods to characterize the microbiota in healthy and diseased mouse gut. It also investigates whether normal gut flora can be restored by fecal microbiota transplantation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guido van Marle

Student:

Partner:

Harbin Medical University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Comparative study of the Canadian and Chinese health care system

The healthcare system of China has been shaped by the co-existence of Traditional Chinese Medicine and evidence based medicine as well as the political reforms of the last century. The ultimate aim of this study is to provide the operational strategies, path selection and scientific evidence for reconstruction the medical insurance system to realize the goal of universal health coverage in China.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Guido van Marle

Student:

Partner:

Harbin Medical University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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