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Unseen Enemy: Global Pandemic Knowledge Mobilization

Our deadliest enemies are the ones we cannot see – viruses or bacteria that lurk and mutate, and grow in resistance, until they become an unstoppable pandemic. This year four interns will work alongside the Tech Samurais company to produce key communication tools that will make effective interventions into the Canadian and global conversation about pandemics. Tech Samurais will be providing access to an unparalleled content library, featuring film from the frontlines of the fight against Ebola, polio and measles. Interns will conduct research on
information flows and work with Tech Samurais to use this content to build knowledge mobilization tools, a newsgame and a social media strategy that will form the basis of a multimedia site. The project will bring public attention to the global issue of pandemics and will be one of the first in Canada to use innovative new media techniques to change the way we talk about the threat of communicable diseases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Klein

Student:

Partner:

Paperny Entertainment

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Physiological and environmental factors affecting the migratory behavior and survival of sockeye and steelhead salmon smolts

The great number and variety of factors influencing the survival of migrating salmon smolts in the early marine environment makes it difficult to understand the causes of recent declines in smolt survival and salmon population productivity. We will combine novel methodologies (biotelemetry and biomarkers) simultaneously to examine a variety of factors influencing the migratory behaviour and survival of sockeye and steelhead smolts in the Salish Sea. Using
small acoustic transmitters, the behaviour and fate of Chilko sockeye and Seymour steelhead smolts will be tracked from release through the Salish Sea. The condition of these same smolts will be assessed through the use of biomarkers for pathogen presence and load, presence of immune- or stress-related responses, and growth potential, to better understand the links between condition during initial outmigration and survival and behaviour in the early marine
environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Hinch

Student:

Partner:

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

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

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Enhancing Software Lifecycle Visibility and Traceability

Teams of specialized workers develop most software. For example, one team may specialize in the requirements that describe what the software is to do. Another team may specialize in producing the software itself. Yet another team may specialize in determining whether the software meets the desired requirements. Supporting communication between all these teams is challenging: each team is focusing on their part of the system, yet needs to have awareness of the work being performed by other teams. This project will investigate what information about the software lifecycle is beneficial to provide to software developers and will determine appropriate mechanisms for providing developers access to software lifecycle information. The intern will produce new knowledge about the awareness needed by developers how awareness
of software lifecycle information can be effectively provided. This new knowledge will help the organization plan future product offerings and will potentially help improve the productivity of its own developers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivan Beschastnikh

Student:

Partner:

Tasktop Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Learning from our Kogums (Grandmothers): Integrating Participatory Video as a Tool to Share Knowledge through OPCN’s Ithinto Mechisowin Program

Hydroelectric dams are hallmarks of colonization in Canada, as they destroy food sources, homeland, habitation, and natural resources of Indigenous peoples. O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation (OPCN), an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba, Canada, was flooded and forced to relocate from ancestral lands to a nearby settlement under such circumstances. Regaining strength from their inherent cultural values grounded in their relationship with the
land, OPCN eventually formed a community-based food program called Ithinto Mechisowin Program (IMP) (‘food from the land’). This proposed research project intends to use participatory video methods to collect stories from community members for IMP to gain a nuanced understanding of Indigenous food systems in Canada. The project will teach participatory video to community members so that they can lead the program activities. The project will inspire reconnection with land by archiving stories and recipes related to traditional food and thereby improving access to culturally appropriate healthy food to achieve Indigenous food sovereignty, a common goal for both the community and the partner organizations which is Aboriginal Economic Development by demonstrating what is possible, and encouraging community members, and other communities to begin to take steps to strengthen their own food related economies, health and cultural integration.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Kulchyski

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives;Tides Canada (MB)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Natural Resources; Aboriginal Affairs; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Risk management for agricultural insurance

The objective of the proposed research is to apply the models of Markov decision processes for better practice of agriculture insurance and reinsurance. The goal is to explore optimal reinsurance models and risk management approaches that address the tradeoff between risk retaining and risk spreading, in a dynamic, multi-period setting. The focus is on seeking sequential optimal weights between reinsurance pooling and private reinsurance, developing dynamic risk measures to describe the total risk and finding optimal sequential policies that minimize the expected total risk. The proposed research is significant and important because maintaining stability of agricultural production is fundamental and crucial for the economic and social stability over the world. Guy Carpenter may benefit from the findings and use the results to improve their pricing of insurance products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lysa Porth

Student:

Partner:

Guy Carpenter & Company LLC

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Wintering Hills Reverse Auction

This research would determine the costs of securing and restoring drained wetland areas on private lands in the Wintering Hills area of Alberta, Canada, through the use of an approach called a “reverse auction.” Collaborating with Ducks Unlimited Canada, the project would pay farmers to allow wetlands to be restored on their property. The payment levels would be determined by the landowners through the auction process. Understanding the costs of restoration is largely unknown, but is critical for the Government of Alberta as they implement the 2013 Alberta Wetland Policy. The research also aims to understand how to efficiently implement and utilize reverse auctions to gain access to ecological assets located on private lands through proper compensation to the owners of these lands. The project will also restore wetlands in the Wintering Hills region of southern Alberta, contributing to environmental
improvements in the local watershed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Boxall

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (AB)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

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

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Exposing the Invisible – Wind’s Potential in Architecture

The objective of this project is to improve the communication between architects and wind engineers so that affects associated with wind such as pedestrian comfort, building strength and ventilation may be considered earlier on within the design phase of a project. By documenting the development of the invisible yet extremely prominent winds that flow through the intersection of Bay and King in Toronto, Ontario, I hope to apply and emphasize how key concepts of aerodynamics apply to a full-scale example that is relatable. It is my intention that the visualizations included within this guide to using wind as a design tool, explain concepts in intuitive ways that architects and other non-engineers can learn from and apply. Instead of creating buildings closed off from the environment, wind could become a part of the design of a building in order to expand our ideas of what architectural form, technologies and experiences could be created.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth English

Student:

Partner:

Rowan Williams Davies & Irwin Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Identification et prévention des risques en santé et sécurité du travail pour les conducteurs de véhicules transportant des matières dangereuses

Ce projet va chercher à identifier les facteurs liés aux travailleurs, à l’environnement immédiat de travail et au contexte organisationnel qui peuvent augmenter la probabilité qu’un incident ou accident survienne avec des conducteurs. Une approche multidisciplinaire de la SST (incluant, l’ergonomie, la psychologie des comportements humains, l’ingénierie des facteurs humains et le management de la sécurité), est mise de l’avant et ce, tant au niveau du diagnostic organisationnel que des solutions apportées. Cette étude permettra à Air Liquide d’identifier et de gérer les facteurs de risque, de sensibiliser de façon efficace les conducteurs (chauffeurs-livreurs) et de mieux cibler les activités de formation et de prévention.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yuvin Chinniah;Nancy Beauregard;Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin

Student:

Partner:

Air Liquide Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Mining

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal; Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Ultra high performance grease characterization

Greases are highly structured suspensions consisting of a thickener dispersed in lubricating liquid and additives. LB Foster has recently started developing railroad greases that have exceptional product performance. The main objective of this project is to study different grease formulations on a molecular level, using rheological testing and molecular imaging techniques.
A fundamental understanding of the LB Foster grease products will be invaluable to product development and allow for the best product to be sold to customers, which is expected to result in a larger market share and the perception that LB Foster is a “grease” technology leader.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dana Grecov

Student:

Partner:

LB Foster Rail Technologies Corp (BC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of new chromatographic methods for biopolymer characterization

Biopolymers, large molecules produced by living organisms such as cellulose, are gaining potential in several industries. Plastics, electronics, and pharmaceutical industries are just few examples of the applications of biopolymers. Development of a reliable, accurate, and fast analytical tool to characterize biopolymers is one of the main challenges facing their large scale production, application, and commercialization. The main goal of this research project is to develop new, reliable, and cost-effective analytical methods to characterize biopolymers. These new methods will help Canadian companies like PolyAnalytik dealing with biopolymers to improve the quality of their products. On the other hand, other industries which use biopolymers
will have a useful tool to evaluate the quality of their raw materials form different sources. For PolyAnalytik, the partner organization, development of new methods will strengthen their position and improve their current capabilities as a quality control and quality assurance analytical laboratory. Canada is always advocating for better environment not only for
Canadians but for the entire world, this project would be a one step toward using fewer petrochemicals and, instead, using more environmental friendly biopolymers. Lastly, this project will provide the industry with new chromatographic methods employing environmentally-benign solvents.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amarjeet Bassi

Student:

Partner:

PolyAnalytik Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) telomeric analysis in pre-treatment and post-treatment patients with prostatic adenocarcinoma; a look at prognostic variability and responsive elements

The intern will analyze blood samples of patients with high-risk prostate cancer. The cancer cells will be isolated from the blood sample and the genetic material will be stained and then imaged by a high-intensity-high-focus 3D microscope. Next, the telomeres (ends of genes) will be studied and compared. The point is to see the progression of cancer cells in the blood at the time of diagnosis and then also after treatment has been given. The results will be useful in predicting possible screening methods that are much more economical and less invasive.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sabine Mai

Student:

Partner:

CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis of Big Data Implementation to Enhance Soccer in Brazil

This research will explore factors contributing to the adoption rate of big data sports analytics in Brazils’ soccer industry. The participating student will conduct interviews with major Brazilian soccer clubs and sport statistic companies to assess the root problems, perform secondary research to support analysis, and explore potential alternatives to enable Brazilian soccer clubs
to implement big data analytic. The goal of this research is to identify a feasible strategy to accelerate the adoption of data analytic and solve several major challenges of soccer clubs such as player management, fans engagement, and performance insight.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniela Blettner

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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