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Thermally Compensated Fabry-Perot MEMS Pressure Sensor

Pressure sensing during plastic injection molding is critical to the quality of manufactured consumer and commercial goods and need to be able to operate up to temperatures of 350°C and pressures up to 10,000 psi. In this case, pressure is measured using a membrane to infer displacement and depending on the conditions, the membrane may be directly exposed to the load. In the majority of cases, pressure transfer fluids such as mercury, are used to protect the sensor from the high temperature of the plastic melt and to facilitate remote sensing. However, the use of these fluids reduces the accuracy of the sensor and mercury is restricted in Canada and many other countries. In the proposed project, the intern will develop a first-generation of thermally compensated fiber-optic Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Fabry-Perot pressure sensors that can operate at temperatures up to 200°C and 1000 psi, using packaging technologies…

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patricia Nieva

Student:

Partner:

MorHEAT Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Étude portant sur la validation d’une technologie visant à soutenir la réalisation de routines par des enfants qui présentent une TDAH ou un TSA

La réalisation des routines quotidiennes représente un défi pour de nombreux enfants présentant des troubles neurodéveloppementaux (TDAH, TSA). Plusieurs outils d’intervention traditionnels proposés pour soutenir les parents dans la réalisation des routines familiales impliquent un investissement de temps important pour les parents et ces stratégies ne sont pas efficaces pour tous les enfants. Les technologies représentent une solution prometteuse et innovatrice pour soutenir les parents dans la mise en place d’interventions efficaces auprès de leurs enfants, mais très peu de technologies éducatives sont disponibles pour soutenir les enfants présentant un TDAH ou un TSA dans la réalisation de leurs activités quotidiennes. Le présent projet vise donc le développement et l’évaluation des effets d’un nouvel outil d’assistance pour la réalisation de routines destinées aux enfants de 6 à 12 ans présentant un TDAH ou un TSA. Cet outil, HERO, utilise une mécanique de jeu vidéo pour motiver les enfants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dany Lussier-Desrochers

Student:

Partner:

Groupe Neuro Solutions

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Accelerate

Detection of suspicious and/or abnormal real-time events from textual live data feeds

Social media and other real-time messaging applications represent valuable sources of real-time information that remain untapped by many service operators. The project is aimed at developing methodology for detecting suspicious and/or abnormal real-time events from textual live data feeds, based on predictive and/or anomaly detection algorithms applied to time series and text features.
TRT Canada is therefore interested in developing algorithms that will be able to recognize such events based on similarities with past events in order to address the mentioned scenario.
The research consists of evaluating some of the state-of-the-art methods in textual analytics in text stream processing and neural network techniques, such as deep learning and convolutional neural network. The experiments are designed to measure effectiveness of these methods at detecting anomalies and new events, event classification, and identification of event features, such as actors, locations, and time characteristics.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stan Matwin

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Technology; Other

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Les comportements pro-environnementaux en milieu organisationnel : opérationnalisation et déterminants

Étant consciente de la dégradation de l’environnement et du risque qui en découle pour la santé et la sécurité des citoyens, mon projet de thèse réalisé à Valence en Espagne permettra de dégager un portrait des comportements environnementaux pratiqués dans notre société en comparaison avec ceux de l’international. Ainsi, l’étude permettra de sortir des sentiers battus et d’innover dans le milieu de la gestion où la majorité des études en développement durable consiste à se faire sur un seul continent en négligent les différences culturelles. Ainsi, cette recherche propose de repenser le développement durable, d’une part en mettant les dimensions psychologiques, les différences culturelles et la protection de l’environnement sur le même pied et d’autre part en s’assurant que les résultats profitent à l’industrie et au milieu de la recherche. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Paillé

Student:

Partner:

University of Valencia

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Environmental Science and Technology; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Delocalization excitation and radiation

This project is to investigate a subtle new mechanism by which particles can be produced. The new mechanism, which has first been proposed by the applicant and her supervisor, is expected to occur for well isolated, small quantum systems, such as single atoms, molecules or ions, which are left to evolve freely. When such quantum systems are initially prepared in a localized state, and are then left to evolve freely, their centre of mass wave function spreads out due to quantum delocalization. An example implementation could be initially localized ions in an ion trap, which are then left to evolve freely by suddenly switching off the trapping laser beams. The quantum delocalization process can lead to the excitation of the system, as well as to the emission of a photon. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Achim Kempf

Student:

Partner:

The University of Queensland

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Advanced Battery Modelling in Electric Bus Platforms to Enable Next-Gen Low-Carbon Public Transit

With the ever-increasing growth of the consumer Electric Vehicle (EV) market and environmental awareness of federal and provincial governments, electrification of public transit systems has come under the spotlight in recent years. Currently, there is limited practical knowledge on how to efficiently deploy EV buses across different Canadian regions, which results in a wide gap between advanced EV technology and Canadian environmental parameters.
EV batteries are negatively affected by cold temperatures, bad road conditions, and aggressive driving behaviours. This results in a shorter life-span of the battery pack and it’s quicker degradation. To reduce these negative effects, public transit companies need to fully understand how batteries behave under different operating and environmental conditions, and these conditions are not the same across Canada. Furthermore, EV manufacturing companies also need to adapt their designs to these conditions for successful marketing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Olivier Trescases

Student:

Partner:

WSP Canada Inc (Thornhill, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse et recherche d’optimisation d’un logiciel d’ingénierie

Le projet est au coeur d’une initiative ambitieuse de l’entreprise PreVu3d consistant à démocratiser un outil d’ingénierie réputé complexe, à savoir la modélisation 3D. En effet, à l’heure actuelle, la compréhension et l’utilisation de logiciels tels que CATIA V.5, AUTOCAD ou encore PTC Creo demande une expertise en ingénierie que le grand public n’a pas nécessairement. Grâce aux travaux de PreVu3D, la prise en main et l’utilisation de leur logiciel est ludique, rapide et intuitive. Continuer avec cette vision de simplicité et de partage de l’information permettra à PreVu3D de développer leurs activités dans différents milieux, qu’ils soient industriels, culturels ou encore artistique.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roland Maranzana

Student:

Partner:

PreVu3D

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Amélioration du processus d’identification des camionneurs au sein du port de Montréal

L’Administration portuaire de Montréal (APM) travaille activement à déployer des initiatives innovantes, afin de se positionner comme un « port intelligent » et d’améliorer sa performance, au bénéfice de ses partenaires d’affaires. Aujourd’hui, l’APM a déjà lancé plusieurs initiatives d’amélioration avec ses parties prenantes, dont le PORTail du camionnage Le projet actuel vise à bonifier les données captées par le PORTail du camionnage en établissant une base de données des accès des camionneurs commune à tous les partenaires.
Les activités intermodales nécessitent une bonne coordination, communication et gestion des opérations. Le facteur temps est particulièrement crucial dans le processus. Une optimisation des processus d’identification s’avère une des stratégies à prioriser afin d’enrayer les enjeux négatifs liés au temps de visite des camionneurs au port. Le projet vise la mise en place d’une base de données unique qui mettra à jour automatiquement les informations relatives aux camionneurs rattachées à sa carte d’accès à partir des transactions effectuées en temps réel.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Paquet;Mustapha Ouhimmou

Student:

Partner:

CargoM

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Transportation and warehousing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Définition et étude d’une solution permettant le partage et la mutualisation des chargements entre transporteurs routiers.

Le transport routier est un vieux domaine industriel, qui fait face à une augmentation de production. En effet, les besoins de livraison sont grandissants et la flexibilité qu’offre le transport routier participent au choix de l’utilisation de celui-ci. Or ce secteur ne parvient pas à augmenter considérablement sa productivité et reste le type de transport responsable de la majorité des émissions de gaz à effet de serre. Ses résultats s’expliqueraient par l’utilisation de camions en dessous de leurs capacités de transport maximum. Il est courant que des camions ne soient pas chargés à 100% dans un grand parti de leur trajet, voir de faire de nombreux voyages à vide.
L’objectif général de la recherche est d’étudier une solution pour d’augmenter l’efficience et la productivité des camions sur les grands axes routiers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mustapha Ouhimmou

Student:

Partner:

Drakkar

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Press Councils in Canada: Models of Practice and Prospects for Alternatives

To compare existing press council models In Canadian provinces and similar democracies

abroad, analyze the effectiveness of and difficulties faced by councils with these varying models, and explore the

prospects for and stakeholder views on alternative models. Including that of a national Canadian council.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivor Shapiro

Student:

Partner:

Newspapers Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

Fabrication and Characterization of polyurethane bio-composites for high performance applications

With the increase in polyurethane foams in manufacturing applications such as car seats, shoe soles etc., there has also been a rise in demand for higher quality and more sustainable products. This project involves the collaboration of Evoco Ltd with Dr. Hani Naguib’s research team at the University of Toronto to work on the fabrication of flexible polyurethane foams containing natural fibers. These fibers will help enhance the mechanical properties of the fiber enabling a cost-performance benefit. Additionally, microbes will be added to the foam, aimed at making it eco-friendlier. The successful application of this project will help open doors to numerous Startup and job opportunities throughout Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hani Naguib

Student:

Partner:

Evoco Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

An evaluation of alternatives to diesel fuel for use in Canada’s class 8 heavy-duty vehicles.

Canada has committed to combatting climate change. To do this, Canada must find ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the country’s most polluting sectors. Transportation accounts for roughly a quarter of the country’s total GHG emissions, and though electric vehicles have been identified as a promising strategy for passenger vehicles, a viable alternative to diesel for Canada’s trucking industry is unclear. This research will identify the most promising alternatives to diesel for implementation in Canada based on their ability to reduce GHG emissions at the lowest cost. It will focus specifically on Canada’s most common truck, the tractor trailer. This research will evaluate the ease of adoption of each alternative based on the scale at which the technology has previously been used.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Posen;Heather MacLean

Student:

Partner:

Pembina Institute (ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate