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Le capital social comme voie de transformation innovante pour la résilience

Le capital social est un concept regroupant l’ensemble des ressources sociales dont dispose les membres d’une communauté, offerts par un grand nombre de contacts au sein de cette communauté. Il peut s’agir de contacts entre voisins ou de participation à des groupes de la communauté (religieux, communautaires, sportifs, etc.). Les avantages d’un capital social élevé sont multiples pour les entités gouvernementales, en assurant un meilleur taux de résilience des communautés, ainsi que pour les citoyens, qui vivent dans les communautés à faible taux de criminalité et qui sont globalement plus heureux. Les présents projets visent à développer, en partenariat avec la Maison de l’innovation sociale (MIS), des initiatives de développement du capital social à l’échelle des quartiers, puis de les reproduire dans d’autres communautés. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Christine Therrien

Student:

Partner:

Maison de l'Innovation Sociale

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

École nationale d'administration publique

Program:

Accelerate

Ultrasonic power transmission analysis of a guide wire for angioplasty applications

This project focuses on the power dissipation study of an ultrasonic guidewire under the frequency range from 1 to 6 MHz. There has been little research done in the field of using ultrasonic power transmission in angioplasty guidewires to perform drug delivery on drug-eluting stents. By using the results of this study, a new ultrasonic actuator design would be delivered. This new devices creates an ideal condition for drugs to be absorbed by human blood vessels. Also, the device has a possible function of blood vessel plaque removal. By using this proposed new device, the Vancouver General Hospital could reduce the death rate of using drug-eluting stents as well as save funds for purchasing plaque-removal devices.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mu Chiao

Student:

Partner:

Vancouver General Hospital

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Human Heart Phantom for Catheter Navigation Assessment

Il est estimé qu’entre 4 et 5 millions de personnes souffrent de fibrillation auriculaire (battements irréguliers) aux EU et environ 350000 au Canada. Un traitement est l’élimination avec un cathéter des cellules responsables des battements irréguliers. Le cathéter transmet de l’énergie (radio-fréquence, cryogénique, ultrasonore) pour isoler les cellules erratiques. Cependant, la procédure a un taux de complication d’environ 4.5 % incluant les fistules auriculo-oesophagiens, une condition qui met la vie du patient en danger. Agile MV développe une technologie adjuvante pour un meilleur positionnement et ainsi réduire ces problèmes. Le projet vise la fabrication de modèles anatomiquement corrects pour tester la technologie de Agile MV. L’approche utilise l’impression 3D pour faire des moules à partir d’images 3D (CR, MRI) et les modèles sont ensuite réalisés avec des hydrogels pour reproduire les propriétés des vrais tissus ce qui permet de tester la technologie sous des conditions réalistes et reproductibles.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rosaire Mongrain

Student:

Partner:

Agile MV

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Using EPS Geofoam as a Seismic Buffer in Geotechnical Engineering Applications

Expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam has been widely used to reduce the effect of dynamic and earthquake loads on rigid structures (e.g. retaining walls). Limited effort has been made to date to examine the available design methods utilized for different EPS materials subjected to dynamic loading conditions. The proposed project aims at providing a comprehensive review and evaluation of the available experimental, analytical and numerical research related to the use of EPS geofoam blocks as seismic buffer in various geotechnical engineering applications and recommend the most suitable design approach in these situations. Finite element analyses will be developed to verify the assessment of the current available design methods.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamed A Meguid

Student:

Partner:

Plasti-Fab (AB)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

In vitro validation of candidate therapeutic targets for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disorder of the lung, which is characterized by shortness of breath and progressive loss in lung function, and one that affects 2.6 million Canadians and 380 million people worldwide. The current therapies are very imprecise and none modifies disease progression or mortality. Therefore, there is a pressing need to discover new therapeutic targets that may be important molecular drivers of airways disease in COPD. The goal of this project is to understand how two genetic targets discovered using genomics and computational biology (i.e. FAM13A and PTCH1) play a role in the development of COPD. By understanding the relationship between the biology of these gene targets, we may be able to provide valuable information to enhance the drug discovery and delivery process for patients with COPD in Canada and worldwide.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chinten James Lim

Student:

Partner:

Providence Health Care

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

The development of monoclonal antibodies for early diagnosis and therapeutic application in Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disorder. The recent immunotherapy brings the hope of treating AD as suggested by several preclinical studies. This project first aims to develop a humanized monoclonal antibody to target the molecules involved in generating a toxic protein of AD, named amyloid ?, and test the application of this antibody in treating AD model mice. In addition, early diagnosis of AD is of great need to achieve the maximal effectiveness of beneficial treatments. Therefore, this project will also focus on the development of two pairs of rabbit monoclonal antibodies and explore their potential to use as tools for detecting blood-derived biomarks in AD. The partner company, Artron Bioresearch Inc., will share the copyright or patents regarding antibody development. The leading-edge knowledge and related techniques in studying AD from our research team will benefit their research and development for future products in neurodegenerative disorders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Weihong Song

Student:

Partner:

Artron Bioresearch Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Valorisation des données opérationnelles en transport collectif

Les sociétés de transport collectif font la collection en continu de données opérationnelles à l’aide de différents systèmes, dont ceux de paiement par cartes à puce, de comptage de passagers, de suivi de véhicules et d’opération des réseaux ferrés. Dans certains cas, ils gèrent également des systèmes de vélopartage et d’autopartage. Dans ce projet, nous proposons de développer des méthodes permettant de valoriser ces flux de données en attaquant cinq thématiques : les méthodes de fouilles de données visant la catégorisation des comportements des usagers composant la demande, les méthodes de fouille de données liées à la catégorisation de l’offre de transport (composantes du réseau), l’analyse des impacts de certains facteurs exogènes tels que les conditions météorologiques sur les catégorisations de l’offre et de la demande,TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Trépanier;Catherine Morency

Student:

Partner:

Keolis Canada;SNCF

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal; Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring Symbolic Techniques for Fast Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control of Autonomous Vehicles

The goal of this project is to design computationally-efficient solvers that can be used for autonomous vehicle control developments. Because autonomous cars have complex mathematical models, it is usually hard to perform their necessary control computations on-line and when the vehicle is running. Therefore, it is required to come up with much faster solvers for their controllers. At the end of this project, the developed control methods will be tested on an accurate simulation platform to evaluate their performance and robustness in realistic scenarios. The partner organization will add the developed method to their resources to improve its capabilities. Moreover, Intern will generate webinars and whitepapers that the organization partner will use for marketing purposes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nasser Lashgarian Azad

Student:

Partner:

Maplesoft

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Phased array inspection of large size forged steel blocks

The objective of this project is to integrate ultrasonic imaging into nondestructive inspection process performed in industrial settings on large size steel blocks. Indeed, Fink Steel is specialised in manufacturing large size forged steel and need to warrant the quality of each part before shipping using ultrasounds. This imaging method based on the same principle as echography is commonly used for numerous industrial applications. However, the large dimensions involved in this project require new transducer design. Based on his previous material studies and simulations, the intern will validate his work by performing measurements on calibration blocks and actual blocks with the final designed phased array transducer. These results will be exploited in order to confirm the imaging probe capabilities and implement a defect database.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pierre Bélanger;Mohammad Jahazi

Student:

Partner:

Finkl Steel Sorel

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing and Construction; Advanced Manufacturing; Other

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

An advanced battery charger with a wide DC input voltage range for electric-bike applications

Thanks to the rapid development of solar power technology and the effort to use the renewable energy, charging e-bikes from a solar charging station installed in public areas will be a prospective scenario. Depending on the weather conditions and charging station specifications, a solar charging station usually provides a DC voltage within a range going from 12V to 72V.
Therefore, it is desirable to design a DC battery charger for e-bikes that is able to work with such a wide range of DC input supply voltage. In this project, an advanced battery charger, which is able to work under such a wide DC input voltage range, will be developed to charge 24V-battery-based electric-bikes (e-bikes) produced by our industrial partner, Alizeti Ubimobil Inc.. In addition, an optimal charging technique will be presented to optimize the charging current during charge, aiming to prolong the battery lifetime.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lyne Woodward

Student:

Partner:

Alizeti Unimobil Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’une méthodologie de repérage des besoins et du développement de prototypes en mode accéléré de l’internet des objets (IoT)

Développer une méthodologie de repérage des besoins de l’internet des objets pour les entreprises Québécoises afin qu’elles puissent se transformer au ‘’Manufacturing 4.0’’. Afin de vulgariser ce concept, une technique de repérage sera créée pour cibler les entreprises chez qui l’internet des objets sera le plus bénéfique. Par la suite, il s’agira de créer des prototypages rapides pour vulgariser et rendre accessibles les concepts afin de convaincre les entreprises québécoises d’aller de l’avant vers cette nouvelle technologie.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michel Rioux

Student:

Partner:

Matricis Informatique Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Production of 68Ga on High Current Cyclotron Solid Target

Gallium-68 (68Ga) is a radioactive isotope that undergoes a decay process that emits gamma rays suitable for an imaging technique called Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The 68Ga is attached to molecule which targets the isotope to specific types of cancer such as prostate and neuroendocrine. With a relatively short half-life, it means that half of the available activity decays every 68 minutes, which necessitates a method to make the isotope close to the PET scanner. Current methods for obtaining 68Ga rely on a device called a generator which is an expensive and inefficient way to obtain 68Ga. This project seeks to develop a method to make large amounts of 68Ga using a type of particle accelerator called a cyclotron. Our group has previously developed a solid target station to produce a different isotope, which will be adapted to produce 68Ga. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Kovacs

Student:

Partner:

ARTMS

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Lawson Health Research Institute

Program:

Accelerate

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