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Enhancing service quality in community health care through preference-based scheduling

In this project, the intern will develop an integrated patients and care givers scheduling system for the allocation of health care resources in community health care. This system provides patients with an online preference collecting interface for them to express their preferences on time, location, and care givers when estimating their service costs and booking a service appointment. In addition, the system will also provide care givers with the opportunity to express their preferences and availability constraints in taking service appointments. The objective of the system is to enhance patients’ and care givers’ satisfaction by optimizing their preferences in the scheduling process. The system also accommodates dynamic changes from both patients and care givers during and after the scheduling process. The optimized service configuration, lowered service costs, superb user experience and time-saving benefits provided by the proposed system will attract more patients and care givers to require and provide their services through the Medialpha platform. By providing such a service to their
customers, Medialpha materializes its vision of making everyone win in healthcare by providing great customer experience to the patients, clinics and other partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chun Wang

Student:

Partner:

Medialpha Laboratories Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Information and Communications Technology

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Clinical development of avocado-derived lipids as modulators of fatty acid oxidation for the treatment and management of obesity and diabetes

Obesity and diabetes are a significant global burden and there is an immediate need for novel treatments and management strategies. Our lab has shown that an avocadoderived lipid is a potent inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation (i.e., the cellular breakdown of fat for energy) which reduces mouse weight gain without toxicity. Inhibition of fatty acid oxidation for the management and treatment of obesity and diabetes is an established therapeutic strategy. The objectives of this project are two-fold. First, we will isolate and develop the avocado-based lipid as a supplement suitable for oral consumption. Second, clinical investigation of the oral supplement in healthy human subjects will assess safety and effectiveness in reducing therapeutic markers of obesity and diabetes. Upon formulation of the avocado-based oral supplement, the partner organization and the intern will directly benefit given their mutual objective of conducting translational research that improves human health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Anthony Spagnuolo;Paul Spagnuolo

Student:

Partner:

Advanced Orthomolecular Research

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Wholesale trade

University:

University of Guelph; University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

DiverseCity onBoard

The scope of our research project is to assess the level of representation of visible minorities in leadership roles in the public and non-profit sectors in London, Hamilton and Ottawa. The findings of this report will provide the partner organization with a baseline to assess changes in visible minority representation in subsequent years. By taking stock of who leads various organizations, we hope that our research will encourage these organizations to reach their full potential through the inclusion of visible minorities in their most senior decision-making positions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Victoria Esses

Student:

Partner:

Pillar Nonprofit Network

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of new approaches to promote proliferation of insulin producing pancreatic ?-cells in diabetic patients

The loss of insulin producing ?-cells in the pancreatic islets (clusters of cells containing ?-cells) contributes to elevated blood glucose levels, which is a characteristic of diabetes. Development of therapeutic approaches that focus on prevention of ?-cell loss or promoting ?-cell proliferation is therefore of great importance. Studies performed in this project to-date (first internship period: Aug – Nov 2015) have shown that five of the tested purified natural compounds provided by Blue-O Medicals Inc. promote ?-cell proliferation. This renewal project aims to investigate the mechanism(s) of the proliferative effects of the effective compounds and test if these effects are ?-cell specific. We will also examine the potential effects of these compounds on other islet cells, mainly ?-cells which also release a hormone that contributes to blood glucose regulation. Findings from this project will lead to further characterization of these compounds and development of compound structures that may be used as a new therapeutic agent to maintain the number of ?-cells in diabetic patients needed to regulate their blood glucose levels within a normal range.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lucy Marzban

Student:

Partner:

Blue-O Medical Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Decision Support Systems for Massive Data

With the rapid development of computing and sensing technologies, such as ubiquitous wireless sensor networks, the amount of data from dissimilar sensors and social media have has been increasing at a rate beyond using traditional tools to analyze. Big data poses interesting information and requires different tools in various layers of the multi-sensor decision support system to be applicable. Conventional data fusion and sensor processing algorithms in a decision support system such as registration, association and fusion are not effective for massive datasets. In this project, we will develop big data analytic techniques based on
approximation theory and implement these algorithms on distributed computing platform for multi-sensor decision support. In particular, based on the needs of the industrial partner, we will focus on three data mining functions widely used in multi-sensor decision support system, namely, classification, association and estimation, for big data analytic research and development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Henry Leung

Student:

Partner:

Norpax Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mise au point d’un entraînement perceptivo-cognitif couplé à la reconnaissance tactique chez les athlètes

Le but du projet de recherche sera de développer un nouvel entraînement cérébral (perceptivo-cognitif) de pointe pour améliorer la performance des sportifs de haut niveau. Cet outil virtuel multitâche (Figure 1) combinera un exercice de traitement de scènes visuelles dynamiques complexes (NeuroTrackerTM) et un
exercice de reconnaissance tactique spécifique (ex : tir ou passe). Les effets du «NeuroTrackerTM Tactical Awareness » seront évalués entre autre au sein des Académies de soccer professionnel de l’Impact de Montréal (Canada) et de l’Olympique Lyonnais (France), qui sont des clubs partenaires de Cognisens
Athletics Inc. Ce produit sera un attrait pour divers clubs de sport. Il redonnera un nouvel élan à la gamme de produit développé par Cognisens Athletics Inc. en ciblant l’expertise propre à chaque sport. Pour Cognisens Athletics Inc, ce projet représente la validation d’un futur produit dont tous les clubs de sport professionnels sont en demande à l’heure actuelle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Labbé

Student:

Partner:

CogniSens Athletics Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Creating a platform to collect / publish / analyze / control communication data streams

The NSERC Strategic Network for Smart Applications on Virtual Infrastructures is a five-year partnership between Canadian industry, universities, researchers, research and education (R&E) networks, and high performance computing centres to investigate the design of future application platforms that will deliver software applications of greater capability and intelligence. These application platforms will be supported by an extended computing cloud, encompassing a
virtual converged infrastructure and control software that also serves as a live testbed for exploring novel concepts in application-oriented networking, cloud computing, integrated wired/wireless access, and smart applications. Novel software applications will build on advanced services provided by the platform, including context, mobility, location, identity, social network, media recognition, and intelligence. The SAVI network will involve the academic community in the creation of new content and novel applications. This MITACS proposal is to support a SAVI internship program that will strengthen the Canadian industrial base in information and communications technology through the preparation of highly qualified manpower with expertise in the design and operation of globally competitive ICT infrastructure and the creation of innovative and disruptive products, services, and applications. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alberto Leon-Garcia

Student:

Partner:

TELUS (Scarborough, ON)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Speech perception and working memory in noisy environments

As the average age of Canadians increases, so too does the number of people who experience hearing loss. One of the primary complaints of hearing aid users is listening to speech in environments with a high degree of background noise. Advances in hearing aid technology may be able to address this problem, but understanding how cognitive factors like working memory, cognitive control and processing speed affect listening under poor conditions is a critical first step.
The proposed research aims to examine this issue and to develop tools that will enable clinicians to measure critical cognitive components efficiently and reliably. Such information will help clinicians determine the best course of action for each individual (hearing aid types or other treatments). This research will inform hearing aid development in an area of utmost need and will help Canadians hear and function as they desire.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Watter

Student:

Partner:

Starkey Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation et amélioration de la performance à l’étanchéité à l’air d’un système de murs-rideaux

Étude d’étanchéité d’un nouveau type de murs-rideaux modulables développé pour le marché des bâtiments commerciaux et institutionnels de 1 à 2 étages. L’objectif est d’améliorer l’efficacité énergétique de ce dernier en annulant le passage de l’air au travers des parois. Le projet de recherche consiste d’abord à détecter les fuites d’air et d’eau du système, tout en déterminant le meilleur protocole scientifique et les meilleurs outils pour collecter l’information via des capteurs. Les résultats seront analysés et intégrés dans des modèles de calculs qui serviront à optimiser et à adapter le système à ses différentes applications et aux conditions climatiques avec lesquelles il pourrait être utilisé.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hachimi Fellouah

Student:

Partner:

UNIPI CANADA INC

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of Diesel Exhaust Exposure on Epigenetics in Individuals with Specific Allergies: A Translational Approach to Understanding the Role of Particulate Matter

Exposure to traffic related air pollution (TRAP) damages the lungs, particularly in people who are at risk of developing long-lasting lung diseases including asthma. This project will examine whether the chemical “coating” attached to many parts of DNA, known as methylation, is changed by TRAP exposure, as this may affect the immune system contributing to asthma development. We also want to discover whether breathing in TRAP reduces how well asthma drugs work. We will identify whether increasing drug dosages or taking additional medications reduces the effects of TRAP exposure on the lungs and thereby immune system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christopher Carlsten

Student:

Partner:

British Columbia Lung Association

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Bacterial cellulose production using a novel microbe and its wound healing products

Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a natural nano biomaterial, which has been investigated for a broad range of applications ranging from headphone diaphragm to wound dressing and medical implant. We will investigate a recently discovered facultative bacterium for BC production. This bacterium has the potential of increasing the efficiency of BC production by more than ten folds thus significantly increase the cost effectiveness of virtually all BC applications. The BC
production process will be optimized for max yield and min production time. Product BC nanofibers will be characterized. Wound healing applications in the form of a regular and an antimicrobial wound dressing will be developed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Wankei Wan

Student:

Partner:

Axcelon Biopolymers Corp

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Water and Energy Recovery from Flue Gas

The main objective of this work is to identify and evaluate technologies which capture water from natural gas combustion flue gas from oilsands steam generators, as well as recover energy from the hot flue gas. This includes classification of technologies to evaluate their fundamentals and technical viability (1), feasibility for a particular SAGD scheme with current technology (2), promising technologies identification (3), technology readiness and attributes (4), and evaluation of advantages and disadvantages to help COSIA to screen the top winners. The outcome of this project is the first phase of a major project leaded by COSIA, which attempts to implement technologies to reduce environmental impacts and higher energy efficiency of in-situ bitumen extraction.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nader Mahinpey

Student:

Partner:

Canada’s Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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