Innovative Projects Realized

Explore thousands of successful projects resulting from collaboration between organizations and post-secondary talent.

13270 Completed Projects

1072
AB
2795
BC
430
MB
106
NF
348
SK
4184
ON
2671
QC
43
PE
209
NB
474
NS

Projects by Category

10%
Computer science
9%
Engineering
1%
Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Accelerating Technical and Market Readiness of Solid-State Nanopores

Solid-state nanopores—small holes in thin membranes comparable in size to individual molecules—are promising candidates as sensors with which to revolutionize DNA sequencing, personalized medicine, point-of-care diagnostics, and next-generation information storage methods. A method by which these nanopores can be fabricated on an industrial scale was recently invented, but challenges remain, particularly in quality-controlling source materials with which to make them and in analyzing and interpreting the signals generated. This project seeks to both develop generalized analysis methods and software for nanopore applications, as well as optimize the manufacturing processes upstream of sensor fabrication, providing a recipe for reliable and consistent materials to be used in scaling up fabrication of solid-state nanopores going forward, greatly increasing the pace of academic research and making these critical sensors viable on an industrial scale.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Marc Ekker;Andre Beauchemin

Student:

Kyle Briggs;Dmytro Lomovtsev

Partner:

Northern Nanopore Instruments Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Service industry

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Research into an Implementation Framework for National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in NL

On June 3, 2019, the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released its Final Report. Among its 231 recommendations, Calls for Justice 5.7 and 9.2(iii) urge the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to take specific steps to strengthen civilian oversight of police services by ensuring stronger Indigenous participation in police boards and other oversight authorities.
Frameworks for civilian oversight of police services exist in many Canadian and other common law jurisdictions. Yet the current framework in use in Newfoundland and Labrador is comparatively weak. The purpose of this study is to work with Indigenous community stakeholders in order to determine ways of strengthening civilian oversight of police services in the province. It will do so with a view toward reducing the prevalence of gender-based violence while also recognizing the province’s unique legal context and history. The study will seek to identify effective models and best practices that are already in use in other Canadian and common law jurisdictions, propose possible innovations and/or improvements upon such models and practices, and develop a set of detailed recommendations for implementing stronger civilian oversight of police services in Newfoundland and Labrador.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Constance MacIntosh;Naiomi Metallic

Student:

Rebecca Kirkwood

Partner:

First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre Inc.

Discipline:

Law

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Examining the effectiveness of a feminist framed transformational leadership development program for young female coaches in university/college athletics

The project aims to examine the effectiveness of a leadership development program to increase competence and confidence of Female Apprentice Coaches to lead in sport in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association. Th leadership development program looks to increase knowledge and practice of effective leadership skills while addressing common barriers women face in sport and sport leadership. The process also engages key sport leaders in the FAC environment including respective mentor coaches and athletic directors. The program has the capacity to be a successful tool to help the CCAA recruit and retain female head coaches in its national championship sports. The research also has the potential to drive organizational change in university sport programs to support effective leadership development for FACs and current female student-athletes.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Walinga

Student:

Danielle Cyr

Partner:

Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Accelerate

Redesigning the organization of the future: an investigation and experimentation of new impact-driven business and operational models.

Groundswell, a Toronto-based design consultancy, is seeking to understand, study and experiment with new non-hierarchical organization structures. In partnership with UofT’s Business Design Initiative research team, they will investigate and experiment with the redesign of for-purpose and value-driven organizations to better respond to today’s economic climate described as volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous or VUCA. They will engage in a series of generative design sessions and prototype new organizational and operational models that prioritize equity, inclusion, and impact over growth and profit-making, for themselves and the clients they serve. This project is significant in generating new knowledge and new models of non-hierarchical organizational structures and processes that will be piloted by Groundswell, resulting in potentially new innovation-service blueprints and/or offerings (aka product, process or service innovation). In addition to applying BDM to their organization, Groundswell has agreed to co-author an instructional case study for use at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Angele Beausoleil

Student:

Sofia Lazarte Abarca

Partner:

Groundswell Projects Inc

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Applied Flood Modelling System for Flood Inundation Simulation

The team of interns will together build a complete framework for collecting quality data, building flood models, and visualizing the results in an understandable and comprehensive manner. The benefit to the partner organization will be the development of the services to communities at risk of flooding in British Columbia. The deliverable product developed by the intern team will be a flood forecasting application hosted with cloud services.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Nicholas Hedley

Student:

Hirokazu Jay Matsushiba;Man Ho Hui;Rafael Rigon

Partner:

Above Atlantis

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Using machine learning to identify and contextualize residential rainwater downspouts and guide stormwater outreach programming

Municipalities are seeking ways to reduce the effects of uncontrolled rainwater and one of the primary contributors to the problem is residential downspouts. Downspout disconnections and redirections are low-cost ways to reduce the overall imperviousness of urban and suburban landscapes and ameliorate stormwater issues. This project will use machine learning to analyze Google street view data to find all visible downspouts and contextualize the areas where they drain as permeable or impermeable. The analysis is relevant to almost every municipality in Canada, because stormwater management is a responsibility of the municipal level of government under the Municipal Act of Ontario (2001) and other legislation elsewhere in Canada.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jeffrey Wilson

Student:

Lukas Weber

Partner:

Synergy Sustainability Development Group

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Deep Learning based Real-time Object Recognition and Tracking for Immersive Training and Maintenance Applications

The immersive software market, which includes virtual, augmented and mixed reality, is expected to see tremendous global growth over the next five years as players from all sectors race to identify and capture market opportunities of the technology.
This project investigates into the business and technical aspects of immersive training and maintenance applications by taking various case studies. The initial of the project will investigate into the learning implications of immersive training and marketing, analyze available market opportunities and competition as well as develop a positioning strategy for the partner organization. A major part of the project would focus on the design and development of a comprehensive deep learning system for robustly detecting, superimposing and tracking 3D objects in digitally augmented applications under challenging environmental settings. The proposed MITACS Accelerate project will support the partner organization’s strategic plans to become a worldwide market leader in immersive VR/AR/MR training and maintenance solutions for manufacturing and automotive industries.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jiju Poovvancheri

Student:

Nursultan Sulaimanov;Sumesh Thakur;Vivek Kamra

Partner:

Modest Tree

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Accelerate

Mass spectrometry analysis of beneficial compound profiles of medicinal mushrooms

Mushrooms represent a source of diverse medicinal compounds that have been exploited for centuries. Beneficial compounds have proven efficacy against disease, including anti-fungal, anti-viral, anti-tumoral, anti-bacterial traits. These compounds, along with potential for new discoveries, drive the exploration of mushrooms as a powerful medicinal source and supports their application in the health sector to discover new treatments against disease. Moreover, the increased accessibility and popularity of medicinal mushrooms requires a thorough understanding of the properties and present within different mushroom species and their potential influence on the consumer. In this proposal, we will evaluate the production of beneficial compounds and nutrient availability within medicinal mushrooms under a variety of environmental growth conditions. We will use the information collected to advise our industrial partner, Wake Network Inc. of optimal growth conditions to promote production of the beneficial compounds.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Geddes-McAlister

Student:

Reid Buchanan

Partner:

Wake Network Inc.

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Effects of cannabinoids on ACE2-rich cells

The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by SARS-CoV2 coronavirus. This virus which infect cells that are vital in human organs leading to multiple diseases in need of timely medical treatment. There is a great need in search of inhibitors to block such viral infections as a means for disease prevention and/or treatment. Cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD), and high-CBD producing plant species of the Cannabis genus will be tested for the inhibition effects.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Li

Student:

Abdul Qudeer Ahmed

Partner:

MedCan

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Lives with Houseplants in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

This is a research project that will explore human’s relationships with houseplants in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and unpack the psychological, sociological, and environmental significance of these relationships. By digging deeply into our relationship with houseplants and creatively telling stories about them, the project seeks to uncover and deepen our connection with nature in times that we are deprived of it, build connections with living things in times that we can’t connect with other humans, and nurture intimacy in times that intimacy is scarce. The insights from this project will shed light on how we can better nurture our mental health and forge connection with our immediate lived environment when responding to societal wide stress and crisis.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Suzanne Stein

Student:

Betty Xie

Partner:

Common Factor Media

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

OCAD University

Program:

Accelerate

Application of Topology Optimization for Efficient Composite and Additively Manufactured Structures

Additive manufacturing offers new opportunities for designing high performance composite structures. However, sophisticated numerical approaches are required to tackle the complex task of designing structures which take full advantage of additive manufacturing capabilities. The proposed research project aims to apply topology optimization, a numerical approach capable of determining the best shape of a structure, to develop a design process producing optimal composite sandwich structures which include a 3D printed core. Using high performance computing, relevant structures to the field of aircraft interiors will be optimized in 3D. A post-treatment procedure of the topology optimization results will be implemented to allow further processing of the structures with other software and to prepare for manufacturing. Selected structures will be fabricated and experimentally tested to showcase the advantages of the numerical design approach. The industrial partner will benefit of an advanced design process that will further their manufacturing capabilities and possibly open new business opportunities.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Pascal Hubert

Student:

Derek Harvey

Partner:

Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Species traits as clues for who will win or lose: Large mammal responses to landscape change

Resource extraction has caused extensive landscape change that impacts wildlife. This is especially true in Alberta, Canada, where forestry, oil and gas and similar industries stretch across the province. While these industries are known to negatively affect some wildlife species, other species benefit from the features that these industries introduce, such as roads. In consequence, wildlife communities in human-modified landscapes consist of ‘winner’ and ‘loser’ species. Though this pattern is consistent across the province, the mechanisms that cause mammal species to experience either positive or negative impacts are unclear, which makes conservation difficult. However, ecological theory suggests that species’ characteristics, such as diet, determine how they respond. Using motion-activated camera traps to survey wildlife, this project will examine whether species’ characteristics explain whether species ‘win’ or ‘lose’ in human-modified landscapes. This will provide a better understanding of how landscape change impacts wildlife, which will also help wildlife and economically important industries coexist.

View Full Project Description
Faculty Supervisor:

Jason T Fisher

Student:

Macgregor Aubertin-Young

Partner:

InnoTech Alberta Inc

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Previous
1…297298299300301302303…1,106
Next

Join a thriving innovation ecosystem.

Subscribe to our newsletter now!

Subscribe