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Using dance to promote physical literacy in children and youth: An examination of the Sharing Dance program

Children in Canada have become less physically active; in fact, only 9% of Canadian children meet the guidelines that are recommended. A number of different programs have been created to help children move better and feel more confident with their movement skills. Sharing Dance is a community program that uses dance to help children become healthier and more physically active. We are interested in seeing if it also helps children move better and feel more confident with their movement skills. We will do this by looking at two different groups of children – those taking part in the Sharing Dance program and those who are not – and seeing if there are any differences in their movement skills and their confidence in their movement skills. We will also talk to the children taking part in the Sharing Dance program to learn about their experiences in the program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Cairney

Student:

Partner:

Canada’s National Ballet School

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Medium and Macro Scale Editing for the Synthesis of Facial Meshes for Video Game Applications

Ubisoft has an extensive database of 3D scanned heads. It would be convenient to use it to mix-and-match parts of characters to create new human-like character heads. Let’s say we want to adjust medium-scale features of the face, such as replacing the nose of one character with another nose. We will design an editing workflow allowing the artist to create a new nose from mixtures of noses found in the database. Also, we want to derive a workflow to edit the macro features of the face, for example to change a head from “oblong” to “square” or to adjust large regions such as the cheeks and forehead. This macro feature editing should not interfere with the medium scale features: changing the chin and jaw should preserve the shape of the mouth. We will derive approaches to ease both types of editing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eric Paquette

Student:

Partner:

Ubisoft Toronto

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Elaboration of a Phase II clinical study protocol for the treatment of metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) using AB-16B5, an epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) inhibitor, in combination with docetaxel

The molecular mechanisms responsible for the occurrence of metastatic cancer are beginning to be elucidated with the identification of key regulators. Increasing evidence points to tumor cell epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) as an important contributing process to metastatic evolution. The identification of factors that are stimulated during EMT might provide the means to develop new drugs required to increase the effectiveness of current regimens and improve patient outcome. Alethia Biotherapeutics is developing its AB-16B5, a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets secreted clusterin, a protein that is stimulated during EMT and contributes to invasion of tumors cells. The treatment with a true inhibitor of EMT is predicted to increase the effectiveness of current therapy and decrease metastasis, which should result in improved patient survival. Alethia Biotherapeutics has recently completed a first-in-human Phase I study with AB-16B5 in patients with advanced carcinomas. The primary objective of the proposed project is to elaborate a Phase II clinical trial protocol to test the hypothesis that treatment with AB-16B5 in combination with docetaxel, a cytotoxic agent, will result in an increased response rate. To be continued

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Faculty Supervisor:

Grégoire Leclair;Caroline Boisvert

Student:

Partner:

Alethia Biotherapeutics Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Numerical modeling and evaluation of mixing behavior and grinding efficiency in FLSmidth VXP vertical stirred mill

Stirred mill grinding is a complex and energy-intensive process that involves multiple phases. Multi-scale phenomena that drive hydrodynamic and particle breakage processes in the stirred mill are still not fully understood, due to a number of operating and design parameters that affect mill performance, including disk and barrel geometry, agitation rate, grinding media size and fill volume, and slurry properties, which are further limiting our abilities to monitor, model, and predict this complex operation. To this end, the proposed study will focus on the development and validation of high-performance (GPU- and MIC-accelerated) multiscale numerical models that will allow evaluation of mill design and process state parameters for a range of FLSmidth VXPmills (with different geometries) running over different operating conditions. The primary goal of this research is to develop a better understanding of the effects of operating and design parameters on grinding efficiency, specific power consumption, and level of mixing (residence time) in existing and new VXPmills. Obtained results will help development of new scale-up rules and power models, which will capture parametric dependences between operating and design variables and help optimize VXPmill grinding performance and energy consumption

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sanja Miskovic;Ilija Miskovic

Student:

Partner:

FLSmidth Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Secrecy enhancement of linear and non-linear multihop relaying networks

The deployment of WSN in various field actually boost the quality of our daily life. Unfortunately, with the increasingly exponential growth of devices and vulnerability of wireless transmission being exposed to the air, secure transmission of WSN has drawn plenty of attention both in the community of communication and signal processing. For the sake of providing some analytical basis and optimal secure transmission scheme, considering the randomly distributed eavesdropper, the secrecy issue of linear and non-linear multihop relaying network is primarily investigated in this project. This project is divided into two major steps: secrecy analysis and secrecy enhancement. The fulfillment of this project is in high requirement of knowledge on the physical layer transmission and V2X application. As anticipated, the expected results of this project correspondingly includes one conference paper and one journal paper, which are targeted to be published in IEEE high quality conference and journals.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Georges Kaddoum

Student:

Partner:

University of Oulu

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

RLCapture: A deep reinforcement learning based control strategy forswitching between motion capture inspired controllers.

Making robots walk and balance as well as humans is extremely difficult. New techniques involving machine learning have shown promise in getting robots to mimic the movements of humans recorded using motion capture
technology widely used for videogames and movies. While these techniques show promise, they are still in development, and have difficulty switching between behaviours. It’s still very difficult for robots to go from standing still to running. They also fall over very easily when pushed or tripped, since they don’t have a concept of reacting to pushes in the same way that people do. This research aims to solve this problem by training robots to switch between mimicked behaviours as they move, so that they can learn how to react from human examples. Ubisoft will benefit by utilizing this technology to create more realistic games where characters can react, move, and fall more like real people do.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Richard Forbes

Student:

Partner:

Ubisoft Toronto

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Comprehensive study of VCSEL-MMF coupling techniques

Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELs) are in high demand in short-reach optical interconnects. Reflex Photonics is a leading company in developing VCSEL-based optical transceivers for the harsh environments. So far, the speeds up to 12.5 Gb/s for a reach of 100 m have been achieved. One of the key bottleneck in developing rugged transceivers is the loss associated with the coupling light from the VCSEL to the multimode fiber (MMF). By analyzing the overlapping modes from the VCSEL to the MMF, the optimum launching condition can be determined. In this project, Lumerical mode, which is an optical modeling tool, will be used to perform the mode overlap analysis at several launching conditions. The results of this project helps the partner organization to improve the performance of the existing transceivers by modifying the optical interfaces used for the VCSEL-MMF coupling.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur

Student:

Partner:

Reflex Photonics

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Integrated Project Delivery – Unlocking the Advantages of Innovative Technologies

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) defines IPD as:
“…a collaborative alliance of people, systems, business structures and practices into a process that harnesses the talents and insights of all participants to optimize project results, increase value to the owner, reduce waste, and maximize efficiency through all phases of design, fabrication, and construction.”
Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) has emerged as a project procurement and delivery method with the potential to deliver significant value to owners and building occupants by unlocking the time, cost and quality advantages offered by recent technological advances. IPD requires early involvement of key parties who share the risks and rewards of the project through multi-party contracts to improve project outcomes.
IPD and Technology may hold the key to addressing the housing affordability crisis today, while revolutionizing the way buildings are design and built in the near future. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sheryl Staub-French

Student:

Partner:

Brantwood Consulting

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Collaborative Storytelling – Foundation HCI Research for The Kids Book Company Online

Relatively few interactive narrative-based systems support storytelling as an activity that takes place between children and their parents or guardians. This project is the initial foundation HCI research to explore and prototype tools and methodologies as a contribution to the development of an innovative collaborative online storytelling application – The Kids Book Company. This is an online hub for kids aged 2 – 10 to build and publish their own books. Based on an engaging, easy to use interactive platform, kids choose from a variety of templates and themes to write, illustrate and customize stories. Using innovative new creative interaction styles, children will be able to harness their creativity and imagination while taking pride in their own creations. Fusing the endless possibilities of technology with the enduring sentimentality and timeless traditions of storytelling and books, Kibooco will delight both parents and children alike.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alissa Antle

Student:

Partner:

Kibooco

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Processus d’amélioration continue dans les mines

Durant les années où les prix des métaux ont permis une hausse des revenus pour les minières, ces dernières ont constaté que cette hausse ne s’est pas traduite par des profits substantiels pour les investisseurs. Ce constat a amené les minières à réfléchir à leur mode opérationnel et à développer un processus d’amélioration continue inspiré de celui utilisé dans le domaine manufacturier. Ce développement consiste à adapter les pratiques actuellement utilisées en grande partie dans le domaine manufacturier et surtout à développer des indicateurs de performance propres à l’industrie minière. De plus, cette transformation s’inscrit dans un contexte où de nouveaux modes de communication dans les mines souterraines ouvrent plusieurs opportunités aux opérations minières : l’acquisition et le transfert de données massives; l’analyse de celles-ci par des techniques d’intelligence artificielle pour améliorer les opérations, l’automatisation des équipements et le contrôle à distance, une information plus fiable sur les données utilisées dans les logiciels de planification et le développement de logiciel de planification en temps réel permettant de réagir plus promptement aux divers changements. Les projets de recherche proposés dans cette demande s’inscrivent dans cette optique d’amélioration continue et d’optimisation des opérations minières. Ces projets, pilotés par groupe MISA, impliquent trois[…]

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Rioux;Michel Gamache;Guyh Dituba Ngoma;Michel Gamache;Christophe Danjou;Robert Pellerin

Student:

Partner:

Groupe MISA

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure; Polytechnique Montréal; Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Program:

Accelerate

Level the field: sport and disability inclusion

UBC’s School of Kinesiology and viaSport British Columbia have received unding through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant program for a collaboration, titled Level the Field: Disability Inclusion in Sport. This work combines UBC’s research expertise and viaSport’s applied knowledge in an effort to understand how the sport sector can be made more inclusive for people with disabilities. Key to this work is understanding the roles of different provincial sport organizations and disabilty sport organization in delivering sport opportunities that are disabilty inclusive. The Mitacs Intern will conduct interviews with key actors in the BC sport sector to understand what the organizations are currently doing and the interdependencies between organizations. This knowledge will enable viaSport to more effectively fund organizations to deliver disability inclusive programming and to evaluate their investment based on areas where the organizations can reasonably be expected to have influence and impact.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrea Bundon

Student:

Partner:

viaSport British Columbia Society

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The Effect of Artificial Intelligent (AI) Agent’s Self-Disclosures on Human-AI Interaction Outcomes

With increasing involvement Artificial Intelligenct (AI) technology in our daily lives, we need to learn about factors that can facilitate people’s trust in and liking of an AI, which can promote better human-AI interactions and eventually help humans to benefit from the service that AI provides. Self-disclosing behaviours, or acts of revealing one’s personal information to another, are crucial to interpersonal relationship development among people. We have found in our previous experiments that people tend to like those who appear to be more similar to themselves through self-disclosures. In this project, we will test the effectiveness of using AI’s self-disclosing behaviours to facilitate liking and trust from its human partner. Specifically, using the virtual human software developed by Dr. Gratch’s lab, we will investigate whether people will like an AI more when it reveals greater similarity to themselves through self-disclosures. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erin Heerey

Student:

Partner:

University of Southern California

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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