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Estimating Loss Given Default by Mixture Beta Distribution Model

Although beta distribution models are a well-known tool for evaluating the recovery risk of credit instruments, concerns are raised regarding tractability its analysis and simulation. The project attempts to address such concerns by incorporating a mixture beta distribution model. The project will compare the efficiency of the proposed model with the commonly used beta distribution model. In addition, the intern will compare the mixture beta distribution model with the credit risk model that is currently employed by Sun Life Financial. Finally, the undertaken work may recommend ways of enhancing the internal quantitative techniques of Sun Life Financial that would allow more accurate and reliable assessment of credit risk.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Miu

Student:

Partner:

Sun Life Financial

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Développement et diversification touristique du secteur de l’île-Verte/Isle-Verte

Le territoire de l’île-Verte/Isle-Verte dans la MRC de Rivière-du-Loup est considéré par les acteurs touristiques locaux comme un pôle touristique potentiel. Toutefois, depuis les 5 dernières années, la fréquentation touristique y est en baisse. De plus, deux changements majeurs, l’arrivée d’un nouveau traversier et la prolongation de l’autoroute 20, modifient la dynamique touristique du territoire. Ces changements offrent des opportunités, traversier moderne avec une période d’opération plus grande, mais aussi des impacts, les touristes se dirigeant vers l’est ne seront plus obligés de traverser le village de l’Isle-Verte. La corporation des maisons du phare de l’île Verte est au coeur même de l’attractivité de ce territoire avec son phare et l’auberge qu’elle opère dans l’ancienne maison du gardien. Sa capacité à remplir sa mission de conservation et de mise en valeurs du phare est directement relié à l’attractivité de la destination île-Verte/Isle-Verte, attractivité qui est aussi amplifié par la qualité de la conservation du phare et de l’animation du site.
Dans ce contexte, le stage de recherche visera à analyser la grappe touristique du territoire, les représentations du territoire des acteurs touristiques ainsi que le profil et la satisfaction des visiteurs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dominic Lapointe

Student:

Partner:

La Corporation des maisons du phare de l’Île Verte

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Accommodation and food services

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling User Behaviour Over Time from Chat Messages

As online communication among children and young adults grows in popularity, concerns about online safety are receiving vast attention. The Two Hat Security (2HS) company has a rule-based filtering system to detect malicious chat messages and identify abusive users. The proposed project will improve the predictions of the trustworthiness (trust-level) of the users which can change over time and also influences what users are allowed to say in chat messages. We will use classification and clustering algorithms to obtain predictions of the trustworthiness of the users over time using data features obtained from the chat messages. This will provide 2HS with a tool that will improve the accuracy of the trustworthiness predictions and ultimately will lead to satisfied 2HS customers as well as safe online communication for Canadian youth.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Campbell

Student:

Partner:

Two Hat Security Research Corp

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development and Assessment of Modalities for Adult Science Engagement at Science World

Scientific literacy and life-long scientific education is becoming increasingly important for everyday life in our society. One of the mediums through which the public can find accessible information on science and technology advancements is their local science centre such as Science World. Science World would like to increase their adult-oriented content by 2020 and support me in assessing which modalities are most effective at educating, engaging and entertaining adult audiences. I will assess the abilities of 3 different modalities at fulfilling these goals and determine which aspects of each framework are most effective in order to help Science World develop successful modalities for adult engagement with science. I expect that coupling scientific education with tasks applicable to everyday life will increase attendance, enjoyment and engagement thus increasing appreciation and literacy of scientific knowledge through free-choice learning approaches.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandra Scott

Student:

Partner:

Science World

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of Systemic Implementation of Collaborative and Proactive Solutions for Improving the Well-being of Students at Risk and Their Teachers

One in five youth exhibit maladaptive (i.e., externalizing, oppositional, explosive, aggressive) behaviours. These behaviours are costly in that they are linked to elevated levels of student, teacher, and familial stress. Collaborative and Proactive Solutions (CPS), developed by Dr. Ross Greene (project collaborator) at Harvard University, teaches individuals to explore cognitive, emotional, social, and learning challenges to better understand factors that underlie problem behaviours that when targeted improve child outcomes. Past research has shown that CPS is associated with decreases in parenting and teacher stress and oppositional behaviours in children. This project will extend this research by exploring the process and impact of community-wide training for professionals across the multiple sectors serving these children. We will examine outcomes for children (e.g., behaviour, school engagement and achievement, self-esteem), and professionals and parents (e.g., empathy, stress). A training manual to support further dissemination of CPS in this community (and beyond) will be developed.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karen Milligan

Student:

Partner:

Point in Time Centre for Children, Youth, and Families

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

First-principle study on effects of electric field on perpendicular magnetocrystalline anisotropy

The physical properties of materials not only depend on the chemical composition but also their microstructure. The properties and their relationship with the composition and microstructure were mainly studied by experiments and try-and-error method before. With the combination of physical principles and computers, now people may study the properties of materials through computer simulation. First-principle method, based on density functional theory, and molecular dynamics method are two often used methods for electron state level and atomic level calculations respectively. In this program, students will study how to use VASP and LAMMPS, a first-principle software and a molecular dynamics software respectively, and related concepts. They will perform a case study on some physical properties of a material, such as electron states or defects development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shantanu Basu

Student:

Partner:

University of Science and Technology Beijing

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Assessing Attitudes of Architects and Builders towards Forest Certification in British Columbia.

Forest certification is a voluntary market-based instrument to promote sustainable forest management (SFM). Although, large areas of forests have been certified against different certification schemes in British Columbia, there has been a recent slowdown in the uptake of forest certification due to a number of factors, including a lack of awareness. Architects and builders have a key role in creating or translating demand for certified products due to their position in the value chain for forest products as they are could be both buyers and sellers of certified products. Understanding their attitude towards forest certification is vital for the further development of forest certification and the market for certified products in British Columbia. Thus a survey of architects and builders will be conducted in British Columbia to assess their willingness to adopt forest certification and to identify barriers in adoption of forest certification.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Innes

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mise en valeur des matières textiles récupérées postconsommation

La recherche se penche sur la problématique de la récupération des textiles postconsommation, tels les vêtements, literies et autres textiles domestiques. Bien que ceux-ci soient minutieusement triés, environ 30% sont tout de même jetés, n’ayant pas de débouchés sur le marché du ré-emploi. Mais quand est-il des matériaux dans lesquels ils sont fabriqués? Présentent-ils un potentiel de réutilisation? Inspirée du modèle de l’économie circulaire, la recherche a pour but de faire la caractérisation (matériaux, propriétés physiques et chimiques, qualités esthétiques) du gisement de ces textiles rebutés pour ensuite explorer des méthodes de transformation et des applications possibles dans de nouveaux produits durables. Pourb l’organisme partenaire, Certex, les résultats de la recherche ont le potentiel de soutenir la mise en oeuvre de nouveaux procédés, de réduire les frais d’enfouissement, de développer de nouveaux marchés et positionner l’organisme comme chef de file dans le traitement des textiles postconsommation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Denyse Roy

Student:

Partner:

Certex

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Wholesale trade

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Hybrid journalism in the context of antipsychotic treatments for neurodevelopmental disabilities

Media reports on socially and biologically complex neurological conditions such as autism and fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) often fail to engage audiences in meaningful discourse. Research is needed to identify new models of scientific reporting in journalism to counteract this gap. Our goal is to investigate and analyze a new model of science reporting that combines traditional and non-traditional approaches to effectively communicate complex scientific findings about treatments for autism and FAS. The intern will work with the partners, under academic supervision, to develop a new model of science reporting and get hands-on training at the Vancouver Sun to support the research. The industry partner will benefit from the development of a new model for science reporting as part of their ongoing work. As well as the partnership to advance research in science reporting, the Neuroethics Core Program will be able to build on to promote meaningful public discourse about neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Judy Illes

Student:

Partner:

The Vancouver Sun

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Contribution des banques de graines à la diversité végétale riveraine dans un contexte de restauration par plantation d’arbres

Planter des arbres dans les bandes riveraines de milieux agricoles a de nombreux avantages. Les arbres diminuent la pollution des eaux, limitent l’érosion et améliorent le cadre de vie des gens. Toutefois, la biodiversité végétale des bandes riveraines peut parfois ne pas se rétablir suite aux plantations d’arbres. Tout dépend des graines présentes dans les sols de ces bandes riveraines, c’est-à-dire dans leurs banques de graines. Ce projet vise à comprendre comment les banques de graines contribuent à restauration de la biodiversité végétale des bandes riveraines plantées d’arbres. Ce projet permettra ainsi d’améliorer les techniques actuelles de restauration de bandes riveraines et de déterminer la nécessité des ré-introductions, souvent coûteuses, d’espèces végétales en bandes riveraines. Ainsi, restauration de la biodiversité et efficacité économique seront conciliés pour le développement durable de nos territoires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Monique Poulin

Student:

Partner:

Organisme des Bassins Versants de la Côte-du-Sud

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Active ingredients and key antioxidants in natural skincare products

Intern will be determining active ingredients in Iceberg mist which is a toner based on iceberg water. Several tests will be conducted to determine the antioxidant potential of this product. The partner organization will be able to make a claim on the product using the information based on this project which will help in marketing and sales. Intern will also study antioxidant enzyme activities as well as antioxidant metabolites in other botanical samples including some specific berries and their leaves. Chaga and Birch sap will also be studied for their antioxidant potential. This study will help the partner organization to develop new products based in the results of the project. Overall, the partner organization will be able to improve existing products, develop new product and market their products based on the information obtained from this project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrei Igamberdiev

Student:

Partner:

I.C. Spa Products Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Tailoring few-cycle pulses: Terahertz time-domain differentiator

The employment of THz radiation, i.e. radiation with frequencies falling between the microwaves and infrared domains, is arousing an ever-increasing interest in the last decade. Thanks to its invaluable features, such as transparency to the most part of the materials, negligible ionizing energy and availability of high frequency carriers, this technology is penetrating in lots of areas, spanning from medical care and homeland security to cultural heritage and telecommunication systems. However, the lack of reliable devices devoted to THz wave handling still has to be properly addressed. The project aims at developing the first demonstration of a completely integrated THz pulse differentiator, without the need to switch between the THz and electronic domains. This device will be the base for the design of THz modulators/demodulators and filters. TeTechS Inc. will use this technology to commercialize interconnects for broadband THz telecommunication networks, enhanced THz Time Domain Spectroscopy and new sensing technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roberto Morandotti

Student:

Partner:

TeTechs Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Accelerate

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