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Accuracy Assessment of Optical Tracking for Orthopedic Robotic Surgical Tool

Highly accurate spatial measurement systems are among the enabling technologies that make image-guided surgery possible in modern operating theatres. We consider the problem of positional accuracy assessment for robotic surgical tool while using a multiple camera optical tracking system (OTS). Since the position of the surgical tool with respect to the bone is guided by tracking markers placed on the patient, to properly assess the surgical tool accuracy, the positional accuracy of the OTS must first be well understood. Since OTS assessment statistics from their manufacturers typically minimize underlying error distributions, it is essential to simulate specific surgical theatre usages to understand the actual error characteristics. In the proposed project, we conduct an accuracy assessment of the OTS used for the TNAV robotic surgical tool being developed by Think Surgical. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Thomas Fevens

Student:

Partner:

THINK Surgical

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Financial Contagion Measures Based on Co-movements

This project aims to study various aspects related to the contagion of financial crisis between markets, including the improvements on contagion measures, test of the existence of contagion, and the application of contagion measures in portfolio diversification across markets. The contagion of financial crisis is defined as the phenomenon that there is a significant increase in the extend of extreme co-movement between market indexes when financial crisis occurs in one market. With this definition, this project is expected to provide a couple of ways to probabilistically improve contagion measures in existing literature. Moreover, in order to test whether financial contagion exists, non-parametric estimators for corresponding contagion measures as well as their statistical properties are also targets of this project. Last but not least, this project is expected to provide illustrations of the application of contagion measures in time series clustering and portfolio construction accordingly.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ricardas Zitikis

Student:

Partner:

Central University Of Finance and Economics

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Création d’une filière biosourcée issue du saule : définition d’un modèle de transition énergétique et de développement régional au Québec

L’objectif est d’identifier les facteurs de développement à mobiliser favorisant l’émergence d’une nouvelle filière de valorisation de la biomasse. Il s’agira de décrire la chaîne de valeur permettant de tirer le meilleur des propriétés du saule, salix sp, et d’identifier les acteurs industriels de la filière pour ensuite les mobiliser afin e définir les conditions et modalités des transferts technologiques requis pour en faire un véritable secteur industriel. L’ambition du projet est donc de contribuer à définir les voies d’utilisation de la filière du saule pour inscrire sa production et sa transformation dans un modèle de développement local adapté au territoire et aux collectivités du Québec.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frédéric Pitre

Student:

Partner:

Institut de recherche en économie contemporaine

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating Sustainable Governance for Non-Profit Organizations in Rural Canada

Non-profit organizations play an increasingly important role in rural regions. Yet, these organizations are chronically lacking in capacity, including being both understaffed and underfinanced, as well as having high turnover rates and loss of institutional memory as a result. This research project aims to explore how non-profit organizations and charities in rural communities deliver their mandate in light of these challenges, with a particular emphasis on human resources. The objective is to identify and understand the critical factors that contribute to successful governance of their organizations and what strategies and practices have been successful in other places. This research will conduct 3-5 case studies on rural based non-profit organizations and/or charities to determine how they finance human resource supports, and what lessons learned may be transferable to other cases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Gibson

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration d’oreilles artificielles dédiées à l’étude du confort acoustique et physique

Au Québec, environ 360 000 travailleurs sont exposés quotidiennement à des niveaux de bruit susceptibles d’engendrer des problèmes d’audition. Les bouchons d’oreilles individuels sont souvent utilisés pour pallier ce problème. Cependant, l’inconfort lié à l’utilisation de ces protecteurs limite leur durée d’utilisation et donc leur efficacité. L’objectif de ce projet est de concevoir des outils capables d’évaluer cet inconfort. Des calculs assistés par ordinateur et des oreilles artificielles proche d’oreilles réelles permettront d’estimer les principales caractéristiques influençant ce confort comme par exemple l’atténuation des bouchons d’oreille ou encore la pression qu’ils exercent sur les parois du conduit auditif. Cette étude permettra à terme d’améliorer l’efficacité des protections auditives

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olivier Doutres;Eric Wagnac

Student:

Partner:

Université de Sherbrooke

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Étude de la dynamique de population des caribous migrateurs de l’Est du Canada à l’aide de données multi-sources et de modèles intégrés de population

Le caribou migrateur de l’Est du Canada est en déclin. En 2017 le comité sur la situation des espèces en péril au Canada a recommandé le statut d’espèce en danger pour ces populations. Comprendre les changements démographiques de ces troupeaux et les effets de l’environnement qui influent est nécessaire pour améliorer la gestion et la conservation des populations. Mon projet a pour but de modéliser les changements dans la taille de population du caribou migrateur de l’Est du Canada pour ces 30 dernières années et d’identifier les effets potentiels de l’environnement (climat, ressources, niveaux de prélèvements par la chasse) sur ces changements. En plus de répondre à ces objectifs, les modèles créés me permettront d’une part de valoriser des données de différentes sources tels que la survie des caribous adultes et des faons, les résultats d’inventaires de population et des observations de terrain. D’autres part ils serviront à prédire les changements d’effectifs des troupeaux suivant différents scénarios de changements climatiques et de ressources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steeve Côté;Marco Festa-Bianchet

Student:

Partner:

University of Aberdeen

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Application of concrete electrical resistivity technique for monitoring thesetting and hardening of concrete

The measurement of concrete electrical resistivity is a very fast method providing reliable information about the pore structure and durability parameters in concrete. This measurement can be related to the setting of concrete. Time of setting when concrete’s workability decreases significantly is an important parameter for concrete production in different climates and construction conditions. This project is designed in order to better understand the underlying mechanisms in concrete setting as it is related to the electrical resistivity of this material. Three students will work on various aspects of this project, including the correlation of setting and resistivity, optimizing the electrical current frequency for various concrete mixtures, and application of electrical resistivity in determining the time to remove concrete formwork. This project will ultimately result in the development of a comprehensive guideline for the application of electrical resistivity measurement for the improvement of current quality control practices in the construction industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Beatriz Martin-Perez

Student:

Partner:

Giatec Scientific Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Sami Reindeer Domestication Studies

My interest in the displacement of animals that play key roles in Indigenous food systems that resulting from habitat loss associated with climate change has led me to consider the potential for domestication and animal husbandry as a potential adaptive management strategy. The unique instance of reindeer herding by the Sámi people provides an important point of comparison for my research into Indigenous food sovereignty and climate change. This international collaboration will allow me to develop expertise within my specific focus in the consideration of potential applications of similar domestication strategies for the conservation of at risk species and improvment of Indigenous food security locally. The opportunity to collaborate with the Domestication in Action project led by Dr. Anna-Kaisa Salmi at the University of Oulu and access extensive literature available at the university library would be crucial to gaining an adequately in-depth understanding of this relatively obscure area of interest.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lisa Myers

Student:

Partner:

University of Oulu

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

York University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Expanding Cultural Heritage Stewardship Knowledge and Capacity with Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council and Teck Highland Valley Copper Operations

Many agree that the future of economic and community development in British Columbia hinges on the successful creation of innovative, broadly beneficial partnerships among First Nations, governments, and industry. The proposed research collaboration between the Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council and Teck Resources Limited would harmonize and advance three complementary goals: (1) boost the efficiency and productivity of Teck’s Highland Valley Copper Operations, (2) expand Nlaka’pamux cultural and environmental heritage stewardship capacities, and (3) enhance the quantity and quality of information obtained from field investigations of the cultural and archaeological sites and artifacts documented within the Highland Valley Mine’s footprint. The project would engage up to seven interns to conduct research and write archaeology master’s theses on topics ranging from the sources and distributions of stone used for tool making to the application of satellite imagery to assist in the identification and mapping of ancient villages, trails, and land use patterns.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Welch;Jonathan Driver;Rudy Reimer;George Nicholas

Student:

Partner:

Teck Highland Valley Copper Partnership;Nlaka’pamux Nation Tribal Council

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Usages et appropriation des médias sociaux par les parlementaires : quelle innovation de la communication politique ?

Réalisé en partenariat avec l’École de Communication de l’Université Catholique de Louvain, notre projet interroge l’utilisation des médias sociaux par les politiciens européens et canadiens au regard des discours d’accompagnement qui tendent à célébrer leur potentiel démocratique. Par le biais de l’analyse de publications Facebook et Twitter émises par les élus dans leur action politique au quotidien et lors de campagnes électorales, nous souhaitons mieux comprendre les pratiques des acteurs politiques sur le Web 2.0 et voir comment ceux-ci peuvent jouer des potentialités sociotechniques de ces dispositifs pour valoriser des éléments de proximité et de spontanéité avec les citoyens. Comme l’indique le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada dans son récent rapport (2017) sur les « Défis de demain » dont fait partie l’étude de la contribution des nouvelles technologies au profit des individus, il devient essentiel de former, dans la durée, les élus à une culture de la participation citoyenne et à une appropriation effective des outils numériques […]

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Faculty Supervisor:

Éric George

Student:

Partner:

Université Catholique de Louvain

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Is the psychological profile of the mentor a predictor for the success of the mentoring relationship?

Our research project is to verify the effect of two psychological concepts, emotional intelligence (IE) and the Big Five, on a mentoring relationship developed in an entrepreneurial context. We collected data from 188 mentoring dyads as part of the Réseau M of the “Fondation de l’entrepreneurship du Québec”. A positive association is expected between the mentor’s EI and the mentee’s learning, the functions received, and the characteristics of the relationship (trust and perceived similarity). Similarly, personality factors such as openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are presumed to influence trust in the mentor, perceived similarity, functions, and learning. As far as the EI can be developed by an awareness of the mentors, it is a potential track for intervention in the future in order to improve the impact of learning for entrepreneurs that are supported by a mentor.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Étienne St-Jean

Student:

Partner:

University of Sydney

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Design and optimization of the layout, energy systems, and district energy plant for a Mothership in a UK case study

The ‘Mothership’ concept aims to provide a holistic alternative to urban sprawl. A ‘Mothership’ is a large (more expansive than tall) building or cluster of buildings with high residential density plus a mix of others use types. The idea is that this building will encompass all the necessities of a typical suburb into a compact footprint. This could potentially free up large areas that would otherwise be taken up by the alternative forms of buildings such as single detached homes. It is also an excellent platform for district energy systems, and renewable energy integration. The project will investigate the application of the Mothership in a UK context, accounting for the different energy generation mix, climate, resource availability and development scenarios. The tasks will include optimization of the Mothership layout and massing for energy efficiency, and design and optimization of the energy system and district energy plant.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ralph Evins

Student:

Partner:

Loughborough University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Green/Alternative Energy; Sustainability & the Environment; Construction

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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