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Advanced pricing methods for Property and Casualty Insurance

Pricing risks is of pivotal importance for the insurer’s well-being. Indeed, inappropriately determined prices, whether too high or too low, may result in insolvency of insurance policies, failure of business lines, and even bankruptcy of entire insurance enterprises. This project will help Wawanesa Insurance to develop sophisticated pricing techniques that will take into account (a) exogenous pricing factors, and (b) interdependencies among risks. Wawanesa Insurance will therefore benefit from the resulting competitive advantage. Also, as strong insurance sector is often linked to the stability of the state’s financial system, the entire Canadian community will benefit from the outcomes of this research project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward Furman

Student:

Partner:

Wawanesa Insurance

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the effectiveness of mental health services offered through the Zebra Centre: Assessing what works for children who have been abused

This project will serve as the first formal program evaluation for the Zebra Centre, which has been serving victims of abuse in Edmonton and the surrounding area for 15 years. Program evaluation would open up opportunities for the Zebra Centre to learn about their strengths and areas of need in regards to their ability to support families who have undergone childhood trauma. As the Zebra Centre is preparing to expand their services to include on-site mental health support, it will be critical to investigate factors that are more likely to produce positive outcomes in families who have experienced trauma. The results gath

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christina Rinaldi

Student:

Partner:

Zebra Centre

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Natural lime biocomposite panels for sustainable building applications

This project deals with the development and optimization of natural biocomposite panels for sustainable, cost effective housing application. The application of these novel panels has several benefits for the public. First of all, pollution by carbon dioxide will be dramatically reduced as these panels not only emit less carbon dioxide for their production, but are made of materials such as natural limes that absorb carbon dioxide from the environment over time and carbon-based biomaterials which are sequestered in the composite. These materials are also non-toxic, and have very good performance in terms of acoustic and thermal insulation as well as moist retention. With these research projects, the panel design will be optimized considering multiple performance requirements (structural, thermal and sound insulation, and durability) and considering the most cost-effective and sustainable materials available in Canada. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cristina Zanotti

Student:

Partner:

Calmura Natural Walls Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating the causes of asphaltenes formation during visbreaking of deasphalted oil

Canadian bitumen has high viscosity compared to conventional crude oils which unable its transportation to upgraders and refineries by pipeline. In order to improve its fluidity, bitumen is submitted to high temperatures that will allow the break of chemical bonds. This process is called visbreaking. Nevertheless, the product is unstable due to the presence of asphaltenes which can precipitate and cause clogging of equipment and olefins that can further polymerize and form gums upon storage. BituMaxTM process (developed by Nexen Energy Inc.) integrates visbreaking with deasphalting process, i.e., the feed is first deasphalted before visbreaking. However, it is observed the formation of asphaltenes during the process. In order to mitigate asphaltenes formation during BituMaxTM, it is necessary to first understand the nature of molecules and the chemical conversions that take place during the process that will ultimately lead to an increase in asphaltenes content. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Arno de Klerk

Student:

Partner:

CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Emerging Building Systems and Wood Innovation

The primary objective of this project is to develop and test an innovation feedback platform and methodology that will help the Canadian construction industry overcome significant, industry-wide barriers to innovative uses of wood, and become confident in embracing new ideas, products and processes, thereby advancing the uptake of innovative timber solutions at home and abroad. The idea is to establish a collaborative system that will help practitioners to gain access to leading experts so they can resolve technical and regulatory barriers to innovative wood buildings in a timely way, and share the learnings without fear of challenge.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Tansey

Student:

Partner:

Brantwood Consulting

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Investigation of a Vertical Roller Mill for Metal Ore Processing

This research focuses on dry comminution technologies and specifically on the Vertical Roll Mill. Goldcorp recently announced a new initiative referred to as H2zero with the goal of reducing water usage in their mining operations by 80 to 100%. The study will compare energy usage in comparison to conventional wet ball mill grinding. The study will investigate the effect of dry comminution with the VRM on downstream flotation by comparing the effects of physical properties of the ground product and surface chemistry in comparison to wet grinding in ball mills.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bern Klein

Student:

Partner:

Newmont Goldcorp (Vancouver, BC);Loesche GMBH

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mathematical Foundations of Hybrid Quantum Technologies and Quantum Leap Africa

We are on the doorstep of a quantum revolution in modern science, perhaps most significantly in the development of new types of information and communication technologies, and Canada has positioned itself as a world leader in these efforts. This proposal includes an expansion of research into quantum information and communication by the University of Guelph’s David Kribs, in collaboration with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), which has identified quantum information as an area of fundamental importance to its network. The internships held by Kribs’ students under this project will support the AIMS-Canada chapter in its mission goals of partnership building and public engagement, and include fieldwork time spent at AIMS centres in Africa in support of its quantum information science development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Kribs

Student:

Partner:

AIMS-Canada

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Registering the Chinese Dream: Student Reception of Public Intellectual Debates in China

Since reforms carried out in China in the 1990s, public intellectuals and academics have experienced an unprecedented amount of freedom with which to conduct research and examine the relationship between China’s past and present and its future. In recent years, however, changes in the political climate in China indicate this period of relative openness may be coming to an end. This project will consist of long group discussions with young scholars and graduate students in Beijing and Shanghai. The goal of the project is to understand what the future generation of China’s leaders think about China’s most significant, controversial, and long-lasting public debates. It will proceed contextually and from the issues raised by participants in the discussions. The project will contribute to a historical understanding of intellectual trends in China and reveal aspects of public discourse in China that are often neglected by stereotypical narratives of repression or free-market excesses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Timothy Cheek

Student:

Partner:

East China Normal University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Globalink Research Award

In vivo evaluation of smart nanocarriers for cancer therapy

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite of development of arsenal of medications to treat cancer, the efficiency of marketed medications has been drastically compromised by their unwanted and uncomfortable side effects. To address this problem, we have developed new nano-sized drug transportation carriers to deliver the drugs to the tumor tissue and break down and release them only once they are inside the environment of a tumor or cancer cell. This method cannot only prevent damage to the healthy tissues and organs in the body but can also protect drug against various physiological barriers in the body. Investigation of these drug nanocarriers in animal models is an integral stage for their entry into clinical application. Our research supported by Mitacs is aimed to investigate the therapeutic potentials of these nanocarriers by examining them in mice. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Oh

Student:

Partner:

Peking Union Medical College

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Multi-sensor mapping system Integration

Using maps is an integral part of our life especially in our digital era whether it is for navigation, used in geographic information system,resources monitoring, surveying and many others. The pace of technological progress in the mapping sensors is rapidly accelerating. LIDAR sensors and optical sensors are two different types of mapping sensors. LIDAR and Optical sensors have their strengths and limitations. The integration between the LIDAR and optical sensors can boost the strengths of both while greatly mitigating the limitations. The advances in the sensors technology allow a higher rate and volume of data acquisition. GPS and inertial measurement unit IMU(used for sensor orientation) are also sensors that have to be integrated adding to the integration challenge. A careful and smart integration scheme is required to build an efficient low-cost mapping system. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ahmed Shaker AbdElrahman

Student:

Partner:

Wuhan University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Low Cost Aptamer-Based Technology for Mycotoxin Detection in Grains

Mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol, ochratoxin A and fumonisin B1, are toxins produced by moulds that can adversely affect human health as well as grain industry profitability. Mycotoxins are one of the most important barriers to competitive agriculture in the Great Lakes Region. Corn and wheat production are at the greatest risk of contamination, which is of major concern in Ontario, the largest producer of soft wheat and corn in Canada. Reliable, inexpensive mycotoxin detection tools for use on farms, in country elevators and at processors need to be developed. We seek to develop low-cost, easy-to-use mycotoxin testing tools using a combination of a new technology called “aptamers” and established techniques of thin layer chromatography and lateral flow, or “dipstick”, assays. The proposed internships will allow for the development of optimized mycotoxin aptamers (DNA “antibodies”) that can be integrated with thin layer chromatography and “dipstick” platforms. The marriage of inexpensive and…

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maria DeRosa

Student:

Partner:

Canadian National Millers Association

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Academic Supports in Secondary Schools

The inquiry will involve observations of two Chinese classrooms of different grades (11, 12), research of articles examining stress levels and academic success, and observations of after-school programs in order to gauge the available academic support for students in high-stress positions. I will refer to the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results between Canada and China, especially in regards to testing as a reference point for my reflection. I will be focusing on testing such as the Higher Education entrance exam (the Gaokao exam) in China, and Canadian testing equivalents, such as the Education Quality and Accountability Office Assessments (EQAO), the Literacy Exam, the Canadian Achievement Tests (CAT), etc., in order to compare schools in Ontario with those in Chongqing China.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shi Jing Xu

Student:

Partner:

Southwest University

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

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