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Applied machine learning for health insurance fraud detection

Research and develop a machine learning application to detect fraud in health insurance claims. The project will seek to understand how machine learning can contribute significantly to health insurance fraud detection, and develop a methodology to yield the best results using available data and current machine learning best practices. The output of the project will be a unique machine learning framework to enable health insurance fraud detection, an engine that can be integrated with existing insurance claim software and a front-end dashboard for analysts. The contribution of this research will be to provide a new, automated approach to insurance fraud detection, saving significant time and money to the public and private sector alike.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Vladimir Makarenkov

Student:

Partner:

Solutions Ségic Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation de la capacité d’adaptation aux changements climatiques des communautés canadiennes dépendantes de la forêt

Les impacts des changements climatiques pourraient avoir des impacts considérables sur les forêts (augmentation des feux de forêts, hausse des épidémies d’insectes, etc) et sur les communautés qui en dépendent pour assurer leur bien-être économique, social et culturel. Une solution prometteuse et nouvelle consiste à renforcer les caractéristiques sociales (cohésion, capital politique, diversification économique) de ces communautés afin qu’elles puissent mieux s’adapter face aux changements anticipés. Cette recherche tente donc de mieux comprendre quelles sont ces caractéristiques et comment les évaluer au sein d’une communauté. Pour l’Institut des Territoires, cette recherche permettra d’améliorer leurs connaissances sur les forces qui permettent un meilleur aménagement intégré des territoires forestiers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sara Teitelbaum;Frederik Doyon;Guy Chiasson

Student:

Partner:

Institut des Territoires

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Développement d’une méthode d’analyse chromatographique des vitamines A et E pour les algues fraîches et transformées et autres produits marins

Au Québec, l’industrie des algues est appelée à se développer dans le futur. Ces dernières sont considérées comme des superaliments de par leur excellente valeur nutritive. Par exemple, elles contiennent souvent des teneurs importantes en vitamine A et E. Elles peuvent ainsi être ajoutées dans des recettes en tant que légumes. Pour ce faire, les algues doivent subir des procédés de transformation et de conservation tels que la cuisson ou le séchage. Toutefois, l’effet de ces procédés sur la stabilité des vitamines est méconnu. De plus, peu de méthodes existent pour mesurer le taux de vitamines dans les algues. Ainsi, le stagiaire développera une méthode simple et rapide pour l’analyse des vitamines A et E dans les algues pour ensuite la tester sur les plantes aquatiques transformées et sur d’autres produits marins. Cette méthode pourra ensuite être utilisée par l’organisme partenaire pour ses analyses de routine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucie Beaulieu

Student:

Partner:

Merinov (Rimouski, QC)

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Vers la détection de micropolluants dans les eaux municipales entemps réel par fluorimétrie avancée

La présence de polluants en faible concentration dans les eaux municipales est un réel problème dû aux rejets industriels et à l’utilisation croissante de produits pharmaceutiques et cosmétiques. Les techniques de détection des micropolluants nécessitent des équipements sophistiqués, couteux et demandent des techniciens qualifiés pour les faire fonctionner. L’absence d’équipements portatifs, robustes, qui pourraient être utilisés sur les sites de prélèvements engendre des délais d’identification des composés toxiques et donc un retard dans les actions correctives à prendre par les instances municipales lors de l’apparition d’un excès de polluants. L’Université Laval en collaboration avec l’INO de Québec propose l’utilisation d’une technologie optique, la fluorimétrie avancée, pour faire une détection rapide, simple et surtout portable des micropolluants qui peuvent naturellement fluorescer. Après avoir défini les micropolluants les plus critiques au Canada, une analyse détaillée des mesures de fluorescence sera effectuée pour permettre l’élaboration d’un nouvel appareil d’analyse portable de pointe.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Vanrolleghem

Student:

Partner:

Institut national d'optique

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Using a Blockchain Cryptocurrency to enable an Educational Business Ecosystem

This project is to build the educational peer-to-peer infrastructure for young high schoolers or athletes to access services and goods from the experts in the respective field. For example, organizing or providing all the details for any sport’s session conducted by skilled instructor, and the system for instructor to be able to verify the session’s worth in a long run via feedbacks. In order to get this system more efficient, first a cryptocurrency “wisdom pearls” will be created on peer-to-peer private network to mitigate the financial costs of payment gateways and bank. Second, an event based ticketing system to increase the awareness and participation of Canadian youth to increase their skills.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ralph Deters

Student:

Partner:

Elite Academy

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Experience and Health Impact of University Students Accessing a Digital Nutrition, Fitness and Mindfulness Platform

Universities across Canada are facing a mental health crisis with an increasing number of students reporting anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. This is of special concern in first-year undergraduate students. First year university students will be asked to use an electronic platform which encompasses three pillars of health (nutrition, fitness and awareness) for 12 weeks. The goal is to investigate whether using this tool will reduce stress, improve dietary choices and quality of life. If successful, our project can be expanded to other Canadian universities to provide a resource to all university students as a tool to manage their health and well-being.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carla Prado

Student:

Partner:

Revive Wellness (My Viva Inc.)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Agriculture and Food; Information and Communications Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Image Maximum: The Invention and Early History of IMAX

IMAX is a Canadian-born invention that has had little scholarly investigation despite its continued commercial success. The importance of this research project stems from the lack of scholarly research about the beginnings of IMAX as a Canadian-born invention and its place within the history media technology. In celebration of IMAX’s 50th anniversary, The Public Access Collective, through their project entitled XL-Outer Worlds, will be commissioning five Canadian artists to create new large-format films in order to foreground the Invention of IMAX, explore the technological and aesthetic imaginaries of the early years of the Invention. In 2019 XL-Outer Worlds will be showcasing the commissioned films at Cinesphere (the first permanent IMAX theatre) in Toronto in addition to other IMAX venues across Canada. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Allison

Student:

Partner:

PUBLIC Journal

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Entertainment and Media; Education; Technology

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Development and implementation of novel processor cooling technologies

Processors are the computational core of a computer system, and the most important component governing a computer’s overall performance. As processors increase in computational power, their required electrical power and the resulting heat generated correspondingly rise. A processor cooling system is therefore necessary to prevent the processor from overheating. Although processor cooling research has been ongoing for years, there still exists significant room for improvement that can lead to enhanced processor performance, which is the primary goal of applications ranging from supercomputing to high-frequency (equities) trading. State-of-the-art techniques for processor cooling include the use of microchannels, spray cooling, jet impingement, heat pipes, vapour chambers, and thermoelectric cooling.The objective of the proposed research is to develop a processor cooling method that outperforms the current state-of-art methods (most of which use microchannels). This project is a continuation of a previous Mitacs project with the same objective. TO BE CONT”D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Mydlarski

Student:

Partner:

Hypertechnologie CIARA Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Design guidance for novice designers

Providing guidance that is relevant and timely can result in better business outcomes. In this project we will focus on how to provide human computer interaction guidance in a timely, low effort way to novice software designers. The Mitacs intern will be embedded at the Apps Factory where he will provide guidance to a team of four interns working on four apps projects. Using cognitive work analysis techniques he will uncover leverage points for guiding novice designers. This project is unique in several ways in that it extends a research technique, Cognitive Work Analysis to the modeling of a team in an agile programming environment. This project also provides key design guidance and recommendations that will remain with the Apps Factory for future projects and, on publication, contribute to other design project with novice design teams.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Catherine Burns

Student:

Partner:

Communitech Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of injectable dense collagen gels in vitro and in vivo for bone tissue engineering

Bone defects may arise from trauma, congenital disease, tissue/vascular necrosis or tumor radiotherapy/excision. Rising rates of the ageing population are expected to dramatically increase the demand for orthopaedic procedures and associated waiting periods for patient treatment. Current techniques to repair and regenerate of mineralized tissues possess inherent limitation and may be overcome by tissue engineering. In this Globalink Research Award Proposal we will use an innovative technique for bone repair that will impact orthopaedic and dental (craniofacial) applications. By using a unique combination of tools already used in the clinic, we have developed a novel system for the production of highly defined injectable dense collagen-based gels for the delivery of bioactive glasses and cells in bone tissue engineering applications. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Showan Nazhat

Student:

Partner:

Université Paris Descartes

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Entrepreneuriat hybride: l’impact de l’auto-efficacité et l’engagement de carrière

Depuis quelques années, les travaux en entrepreneuriat indiquent une prévalence d’entrepreneurs « hybride », soit le fait de conserver un emploi salarié tout en démarrant et opérant une entreprise (Folta et al., 2010). Bien peu de choses sont connues quant à ce phénomène, notamment ce qui fait en sorte qu’une personne choisisse de demeurer dans un mode hybride plutôt que de faire un transition directe ou échelonnée de l’emploi salarié vers l’entrepreneuriat.
L’objectif de ce projet sera de voir l’effet de l’auto-efficacité entrepreneuriale et de l’engagement dans la carrière entrepreneuriale dans le choix du mode opératoire (hybride vs classique). Nous posons l’hypothèse qu’une auto-efficacité entrepreneuriale élevée amènera un engagement plus grand dans la carrière entrepreneuriale et que ces deux éléments influenceront négativement le choix du mode hybride. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Étienne St-Jean

Student:

Partner:

Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Joint Range of Motion, Muscle Strength, and Gait-Derived Ground Reaction Forces Pre and Post Novel Rehabilitation Program for Lower Limb Amputees

This project is being undertaken as a part of the Gait Rehabilitation Analysis for Amputee Locomotion (GRAAL). GRAAL is a 3-year project focused on the continued rehabilitation of people with lower limb amputations. Through this research I will use gait analysis technology to kinetic measures of gait including ground reaction forces and muscle torque and force. Together with clinical measures of static joint motion, this will be used to help physiotherapists determine the limitations of each patient’s current mobility. A tailored physical rehabilitation program will be designed for each patient with the intention of improving mobility and reducing pain. After four weeks of participation in this rehabilitative program each patient will undergo a second series of tests to allow researchers to determine the efficacy of each program. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandra Hundza

Student:

Partner:

Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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