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Certifiable Fly-By-Wire Robust Control Laws for Flexible Civil Transport Aircraft : Structured H-Infinity Synthesis

New generation of civil transport aircraft can present aeroelastic coupling between flight mechanics and structural dynamics. The lower-frequency flexible dynamics can be perceptible by a fly-by-wire controller. This requires control law design that take into account the flexible dynamics. Robust control techniques have been investigated over the past 20 years for this purpose. They result in highly complex black box dynamical controller with a large number of states. It requires strong efforts to simplify the controller. This causes major challenges for industrial application and certification. Consequently, Canadian civil transport aircraft industry remained unconvinced that robust controller synthesis technique can lead to efficient and certifiable control law. However, most of industry concerns seem to be alleviated by the recent progresses at theoretical and tool levels. This project investigates if the new method can truly result in a certifiable control law for flexible civil transport aircraft by applying it to the tuning of certifiable control law considering a real flexible aircraft model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Saussié

Student:

Partner:

Bombardier Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Transportation and warehousing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Bidding in electricity day-ahead markets : a dynamic programming approach

Les marchés d’énergie dérégulés sont de plus en plus utilisés de par le monde pour gérer l’achat et la vente d’énergie. Ces marchés permettent à n’importe quelle compagnie productrice de participer à la vente et tentent de minimiser le prix de l’énergie pour les acheteurs. Chaque jour, les compagnies productrices souhaitant vendre sur le marché dérégulé doivent proposer des offres à l’opérateur de marché pour le jour suivant. Une fois les offres reçues, l’opérateur sélectionne celles qui sont les plus intéressantes et seront achetées le jour suivant.
La difficulté pour une compagnie productrice est de choisir comment placer ses offres en tentant de maximiser son profit et d’éviter de produire à perte. Ce problème d’offre contient des problèmes qui sont difficiles à résoudre séparément : planifier la production à moindre coûts pour une demande connue et fixer le prix de l’électricité en connaissant toutes les offres. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrice Marcotte

Student:

Partner:

Inria Lille - Nord Europe Research Centre

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Mapping land-based renewable energy production opportunities: a systematic approach for integrated land-use and energy planning

The initiative is best described as two interwoven threads: mapping renewable energy potentials at the landscape scale, and using these maps to engage local stakeholders in a dialogue to identify acceptable locations for particular kinds of RE development. The Project Team will use the Town of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, and the City of Markham, located in York Region as pilot case studies for this initiative. The Town of Caledon was selected because it is a semi-rural municipality experiencing urban growth pressures that has articulated a goal to show leadership in the development of RE systems that are compatible with other land use planning objectives. The City of Markham was chosen because it has identified an objective of achieving net zero energy and carbon by 2050 as part of its municipal sustainability plan. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kirby Calvert

Student:

Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (Vaughan, ON)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

New economic strategies for the design, analysis, and evaluation of international projects and development of teaching materials

The objective of the research is to provide international development agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with decision making and evaluation tools that are practical and, at the same time, are based on sound academic foundations. These tools are specific to a sector, such as nutrition, and a country, such as Guatemala. The resulting documents will assist analysts in design of international development projects as well as their assessment, monitoring, and evaluation. The immediate benefit of such practical guidelines would be their utilization by the partner organization in the analysis of ongoing projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Huw Lloyd-Ellis

Student:

Partner:

Limestone Analytics Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Hydrogen Storage and Fuel Cell for UAV Integration

The joint objective of the consortium is to undertake R&D necessary to produce a scalable, cost-effective combined hydrogen storage and fuel cell solution for UAV’s that addresses weight and volume and improves refueling logistics. The novel hydrogen storage system will be combined with a high-power density optimized fuel cell stack for UAV’s that integrates with the low pressure, volumetrically efficient, hydrogen storage solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erik Kjeang;Byron D Gates

Student:

Partner:

Hydrogen in Motion

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Responses of lakes to experimental fertilization: harmful algal blooms and trace metal cycling

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) represent a global water quality issue of increasing importance. HABs, often dominated by cyanobacteria, produce unsightly growth, noxious compounds, and toxins that impair aquatic ecosystems for recreational and drinking water use. The drivers of HABs are not well characterized, which has led to the minimal success of management efforts to date. Evaluating multiple drivers, including nutrients, trace metals, and climate will help us to gain a greater understanding of HABs and how future management efforts can be applied successfully. This project will evaluate these potential drivers in concert through a partnership between University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, and IISD-ELA. The latter organization specializes in the use of whole-ecosystem manipulations to inform management of water quality impairments, presenting an opportunity for interns to conduct cutting-edge research in a world-class facility.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sherry Schiff;Jason Venkiteswaran;Jason Venkiteswaran;Sherry Schiff

Student:

Partner:

IISD Experimental Lakes Area Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo; Wilfrid Laurier University

Program:

Accelerate

Programme favorisant le développement positif des élèves-athlètes : une analyse des besoins du milieu

Ce projet vise à optimiser l’encadrement des élèves-athlètes faisant parti d’un programme de type Sport-études au secondaire, dans le but de favoriser leur développement positif. Le projet vise spécifiquement à évaluer les connaissances et les pratiques professionnelles des intervenants scolaires (entraîneurs et enseignants) et les besoins des élèves-athlètes concernant les thèmes suivants: les comportements alimentaires, les habiletés d’entraînement, les habiletés mentales et de vie et les comportements sécuritaires. Des questionnaires seront conçus et des entretiens seront réalisés auprès des participants pour réaliser une évaluation en profondeur des besoins du milieu. Les résultats seront analysés dans l’optique, ultimement, de concevoir, implanter et évaluer un programme de formation multidisciplinaire et intégrateur destinés aux intervenants scolaires. L’organisme partenaire bénéficiera de ce projet en acquérant des connaissances sur les besoins réels du milieu, ce qui leur permettra d’améliorer leur propre programme de formation en ayant un impact plus grand auprès de la communauté.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christiane Trottier

Student:

Partner:

Pour 3 Points

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Effects of driver’s cell phone use while driving on collision risk in different traffic conditions

The objective of this project is to understand how cell phone use leads to risky driver behavior and how such behavior affects
vehicle interaction and collision risk in different traffic conditions (e.g., uncongested and congested). The study will include the
following tasks:
1. Identify the association of driver characteristics (age, gender, frequency of cell phone use, driving experience) with cell phone
use while driving
2. Understand how cell phone use while driving affects driver performance measures
3. Understand the difference in the effects on driver distraction between the conversation on cell phones and the manipulation of
cell phones (dialing and texting)
4. Examine how behavior of distracted drivers due to cell phone use changes in different traffic conditions
5. Evaluate the effect of cell phone use on collision risk based on surrogate safety measures and vehicle conflicts
The findings of this study will help understand more general impacts of cell phone use while driving on traffic safety.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Lee

Student:

Partner:

Tongji University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

La sécurité adaptative pour l’IoT en se basant sur la théorie des jeux

L’exploitation des réseaux de capteurs corporels WBAN (Wireless Body Area Network) est une solution prometteuse qui favorise l’ubiquité de surveillance médicale et améliore la qualité du soin. Ils permettent par la mobilité, et la portabilité,de révolutionnee le concept de la surveillance et de la gestion des diagnostiques à distance permettant ainsi une continuité du suivi des patients en temps réel. Néanmoins, cette nouvelle technologie soulève de nouveaux défis en termes de sécurité (authentification), protection de vie privée et détection des anomalies (pannes, attaques, …) qui devraient être adressés en considérant les contraintes des ressources limitées des dispositifs portés. et les changements de contexte du patient (mobilité, activité, etc.). TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Soumaya Cherkaoui

Student:

Partner:

Université Bourgogne Europe

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

To analyze and identify White Box techniques that can be used to protect cryptographic operations of various ciphers, starting with SM4 Symmetric Block Cipher

White-box cryptography seeks to maintain the secrecy of cryptographic keys used by software, despite an attacker having full control over the software. This project extends the work by Dr. Lin on the Chinese cipher SM4, as well as its application to a further cipher.
The goal of this project is: 1) To implement a complete white-box design of SM4 based on the concepts, and to implement tests, as identified by Dr. Lin; and then to determine the level of security that has been achieved. 2) To repeat point 1, but in which SM4 is replaced by a second cipher, for which we expect to select one of SHA2, SHA3, SM3 or ECC during the second half-year of the project based on market analysis and customer feedback.
The deliverable of the first part of this project will be the first generation of white-box SM4 implementation, which will put Irdeto in a strong position to improve its market presence and influence in China and to benefit from the Chinese market. Development of a white-box version of a widely used cipher selected by Irdeto for the second phase will maintain and extend this position in the Chinese market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Zulkernine

Student:

Partner:

Irdeto Canada (Ottawa, ON)

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Elevate

Evaluating the performance of starch and flour ingredients using Rapid Visco Analyzer 4800 at high heating temperatures

In this project, the intern will have the opportunity to work in Perten Instruments Canada and Carbohydrate Chemistry and Utilization Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan to use the latest model of one instrument (Rapid Visco Analyzer 4800; developed by Perten Instruments) to evaluate the functionality of starch and flour ingredients. The new instrument has the capability to heat starch/flour slurry up to 140°C, which is a significant improvement from previous models as they can only reach a heating temperature of 95°C. This unique feature will enable food ingredient and processing companies to evaluate the performance of starch and flour ingredients during high temperature food processing, such as in the manufacture of canned, extruded, and dairy products. The research will generate new knowledge that will be useful for the food industry to utilize this new instrument to better identify ingredients for the preparation of high-quality food products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yongfeng Ai

Student:

Partner:

Perten Instruments Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Wholesale trade

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Preliminary Investigation of Innovative Processes to Recover Nickel from the Decar Deposit

The Decar nickel deposit is located in British Columbia. With more than 2 billion tons of reserves grading 0.2% Ni the deposit represents a significant resources. The nickel occurs in an uncommon mineral awaruite which is an alloy of nickel and iron. Due to its strong ferro-magnetic properties and high density (SG 8.0) it should be readily recoverable using magnetic separation followed by gravity concentration. However, the presence of significant amounts of magnetite which as similar physical properties makes it difficult to separate the awaruite from the magnetite. The deposit has been studied since the mid 1990s and thus far there has been no metallurgical solution. The proposed investigation is a scoping level study aimed at investigating a range of novel approaches. This short term study will be the basis for a larger longer term investigation of the more promising approaches.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

FPX Nickel Corp

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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