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Multi-Channel Audio-Visual Speech Separation

Speech separation – isolating different speech sources from a given mixed input signal – is a fundamental task in speech processing. It is a fundamental step in many applications, such as automatic speech and speaker recognition. However, speech separation is also among the most challenging tasks in speech processing. Recent studies involving deep models to solve the monaural (single-channel) speech separation problem provide improved results over traditional methods. However, monaural speech separation methods still suffer from low performance while dealing with acoustic variations resulting from the presence of reverberation. Speech separation can benefit from multi-channel processing due to availability of directional information. Other recent studies have reported that using visual cues can also improve monaural speech separation. In this project, we plan to investigate the use of both visual features and multi-channel processing in speech separation. The proposed approach consists of the following model-based steps. First, an audio-only speech separation (single or multi-channel) model will perform separation. The separated signals will get matched with their corresponding visual features by the audio-visual match model. Then, the predicted spectral magnitudes will get refined by an audio-visual magnitude refinement model…To be continued.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivan Bajic

Student:

Partner:

Singular Software

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Recruiting Global Talent for Innovation: Thuringia & Berlin

This project aims for a regional comparison concerning the current state of affairs and the strategies and policies that exist in recruiting and retaining foreign (‘global’) talent for innovation and growth in the two German regions (‘Laender’) of Berlin and Thuringia. Since the 2000s, Germany and many of its ‘Laender’ have developed various initiatives to actively encourage the immigration and retention of high-skilled foreign professionals with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) degrees and skills. While Berlin has been able to attract a lot of global talents and has become a leading ‘start-up’ cluster, Thuringia in contrast is struggling with a lot of difficulties. Persistent racism and repeated attacks against foreigners have severely undermined the recruitment efforts of Thuringian technology companies, government agencies and other stakeholders. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Geiger

Student:

Partner:

Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

International student retention and innovation: The UK

This project examines the international mobility of students in sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and the importance of international student retention for innovation. Applying a gender-based analysis and focusing on the Greater London area, the project explores the particular challenges that affect both female and male students’ transition to post-graduate work and permanent residency in the U.K. There are pronounced gaps in scholarship concerning the transition of international students to post-graduate work or permanent residency, and the relevance of international students and other forms of talent mobility for innovation and growth. By conducting research on the current approaches and practices of U.K. universities, businesses and government entities, the aim is to foster greater scholarly understanding of the opportunities and challenges of international student retention and recruitment. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Geiger

Student:

Partner:

The Open University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Technology

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Shandong Migrants in Harbin During the 1940s

Manchuria, or Northeast China, was a migrant society in which the majority of the population came from Shandong and Hebei during the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. However, Manchuria’s migration history in the period of Manchukuo, a puppet state controlled by Imperial Japan from 1932 to 1945, is a topic to which most scholars have paid little attention. However, the Shandong migrant group in the 1940s has a vital role in the understanding of the nature of Manchukuo, the relationship between the Japanese, Chinese collaborators, and ordinary Chinese as well as the formation of Chinese society and nationalism. In this project, I will focus on Daowai, a Chinese community that was a hub of Shandong migrants in the city of Harbin in the 1940s. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeremy Brown

Student:

Partner:

Harbin Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Student data and learning analytics: Anonymity, confidentiality, privacy

Feedback from students is considered essential to continuous improvement in teaching at all levels, particularly in learner-centered education. This project looks at universities’ privacy and confidentiality policies and frameworks on the use of student feedback data, to inform decisions on program/curriculum enhancements and resource allocations for student success. Data can be from monitoring what students do online and what they expressed in their course evaluations. Data by itself, however, is not enough. An institution’s privacy and confidentiality policies influence how effectively such student feedback data can be used to inform decisions. This research will look at practices in universities and the state of the art research in this area in order to answer the question: How are universities providing a balance between collecting and using valuable student feedback with other student data such as online behavior and demographics, while at the same time ensuring that their privacy rights are being protected?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kimiz Dalkir

Student:

Partner:

Explorance Inc.

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Impact of Visiting Rules Changes on Australia’s Immigration Detention Centres

In January 2018 the Australian Department of Home Affairs introduced several changes to the visiting rules for immigration detention centeres on Australia’s mainland. These changes significantly restricted access to refugees detained in such facilities. Throughout 2018 Dr. Nethery from Deakin University in Australia conducted a series of interviews with visitors to such immigration detention centres in Sydney and Melbourne. Dr. Nethery’s research aimed to assess the impact of these changes on detainees and their supporters. The interview data obtained by Dr. Nethery has not been analyzed yet. I will assist Dr. Nethery in analyzing and interpreting the gathered data. Of particular interest is the identification of quotes that relate to certain common themes that emerged during the interviews.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucian Ashworth

Student:

Partner:

Deakin University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Imaging and spectral characterization of exosomes as carriers of Alzheimer’s Disease biomarkers in peripheral bodily fluids

We propose the development of tools that can help identify cognitively normal subjects at risk for developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The tests will use small volumes of peripheral fluids (blood, saliva, urine). Our goal is to evaluate the potential of exosomes to be used as “carriers of AD biomarkers”. These markers will be essential for the assessment of susceptibility/risk for AD. We also propose to identify and develop technologies for the detection of exosomes and the AD markers they contain. Exosome isolation techniques, plasmonic-based biosensor technologies, and novel optical microscopy tools will be developed and used.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sebastian Wachsmann-Hogiu

Student:

Partner:

VIS Technology

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Nanotechnology

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Exploration of Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus) movements and behaviours in response to vessel noise and marine mammals

A decrease in ice cover in the Arctic ocean is allowing for increases in vessel traffic and noise in this previously undisturbed environment. The remoteness and reduction of species richness poses a challenge when trying to monitor Arctic ocean wildlife, but recent technological advances in animal tagging have supplied further opportunities for surveillance of Arctic animals and their behaviours. Here, we set out to explore fish behaviour in a large predatory species, the Greenland shark, with the use of novel digital acoustic recording tags (DTAGs). Hydrophones and accelerometers within DTAGs allow us to compare acoustic and movement data to better understand the shark’s behaviour. Preliminary examination of the hydrophone recordings has shown a potential association between Greenland sharks and narwhals with a few occurrences of boat noise. Further analysis of accelerometer data may shed light on possible foraging events of Greenland sharks on narwhals and potential avoidance behaviours from boats.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dennis Higgs

Student:

Partner:

National Institute of Polar Research

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

The impact of governance on cemetery trees: A comparison between the cities of Malmö, Sweden and Halifax, Canada

The human population is increasing, as is the number of individuals living within cities. This is increasing the demand for infrastructure, which cities are now attempting to meet through densification instead of urban sprawl. However, densification is threatening the quality and extent of urban greenspace. One atypical form of greenspace, urban cemeteries, may be better suited to withstand this densification pressure due to their cultural and historical significance. The trees within these cemeteries provide a vast array of benefits to humans and proper management is essential to ensure their survival and prevent large losses of tree canopy. Canadian cemeteries are owned by various entities, including government, families, churches/synagogues, and private companies, and rely on funding from the sale of burial plots. Swedish cemeteries, on the other hand, are publicly owned and funded through taxes. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Duinker

Student:

Partner:

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Alnarp campus)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Forestry; Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Mechanical Characterization of Nanocomposites to Identify Structure-Function Relationships of Plant Cell Wall Components

In nature, a complex network of cellulose and hemicellulose interacts to provide plant cell walls with their mechanical strength, flexibility, and light weight. However, there is still little known about the relationship between the cellulose-hemicellulose interactions and how that influences the resulting mechanical properties of plants. In this work, we will use films thinner than a single human hair, of cellulose nanocrystals (nanoparticles extracted from cellulose) and xyloglucan (a common hemicellulose) to model the plant cell wall and study how cellulose and hemicellulose interact in nature. The films are shrunk at high temperature, or by mechanical compression, to create wrinkles on the surface. The thickness and size of these wrinkles can be measured to quantitatively evaluate the film’s mecanical properties. This success of this project will provide insight into structure-function relationships in plant cell walls, which could lead to material advancements in biosensing, packaging, and tissue engineering applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jose Moran-Mirabal;Emily Cranston

Student:

Partner:

Institut national de la recherche agronomique (Paris)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Linking foraging flexibility and energetic physiology of an Arctic seabird to environmental variability

In the Arctic, environmental variability is currently increasing. Variability in sea ice dynamics, such as the timing of ice-off and concentration of sea ice, these in turn affect distributions and abundance of fish and invertebrate species. Thick-billed murres (Uria lomvia), an Arctic-breeding seabird, are expected to be greatly affected by changes in sea ice dynamics, as they prey upon fish and invertebrates. In order for Arctic species to succeed and persist in a rapidly changing climate, they must be able to adapt their foraging strategies to match current environmental conditions. The goal of this study is to determine if thick-billed murres are able to alter their foraging strategies in response to varying environmental conditions. We will take an integrative approach using energetic physiology and diet to predict the success of different foraging strategies (measured via GPS tracking) in response to sea ice concentration at Coats Island, TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oliver Love

Student:

Partner:

Université de La Rochelle

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Resiliency to climate change in an arctic seabird: a multi-scaled trophic analysis of foraging niche, and links to reproductive parameters

The arctic is warming at an accelerated rate, and this current speed of change is largely driven by industry. These changes to the oceanic conditions in the arctic are causing perturbations throughout the water column, causing disruptions throughout the food-web. These warming patterns are not consistent across the arctic; species persisting in these regions are showing differing responses at a population-level. Common eider (hereafter eider), an abundant species of seabird, whose range spans across the arctic and temporal regions, forage on multiple different prey items throughout the water column. The abundance of an eider’s prey is tightly linked with environmental conditions, and timing of key environmental processes, such as sea-ice break up. As such, an eider’s reproductive decision making are also tied to the timing of the same environmental processes. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Oliver Love

Student:

Partner:

Université de La Rochelle

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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