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Création d’un panel pharmacogénomique et élaboration d’une base de données translationnelle

À chaque année, des milliers d’individus souffrent ou décèdent suite à l’administration d’un médicament qui n’était pas approprié pour eux. Grâce aux récentes découvertes en génétique, il est maintenant possible de mieux prédire comment un individu va répondre à divers médicaments en analysant ses variations génétiques. Hors, un service de séquençage génétique n’est toujours pas disponible pour la population canadienne. Le projet de recherche du stagiaire aura pour but de développer un panel de variations génétiques présentes dans la population canadienne et qui pourra être utilisé pour mieux prédire la réponse à plusieurs médicaments couramment utilisés. Le stagiaire produira ensuite une base de données qui servira de référence pour la production d’un rapport génétique. Les travaux effectués durant le stage seront d’importants avancements dans le développement scientifique de l’entreprise partenaire, BiogeniQ. Avec ce partenariat, BiogeniQ pourra faire avancer son développement scientifique afin de mieux servir sa clientèle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marie-Pierre Dubé

Student:

Partner:

BiogeniQ

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating Egress for People with Disabilities using Virtual Reality

Fire safety remains a global challenge, especially for people with functional limitations who face additional barriers when evacuating buildings during emergencies. As populations age and accessibility improves, more people with disabilities use public buildings yet evacuation designs rarely reflect their needs. This project, conducted at Lund University, forms the first phase of a broader PhD research program focused on inclusive evacuation design. This first phase will specifically develop and validate virtual reality (VR) evacuation scenarios that realistically represent building fire emergencies for diverse users, including individuals with mobility disabilities. These scenarios will later be used in controlled experimental studies to compare real-world and VR-based evacuation behaviour.
Using immersive VR allows researchers to study evacuation safely and cost-effectively, without the risks or ethical challenges of traditional physical experiments. The project will draw on principles from fire safety engineering, accessibility, and human factors to design realistic and inclusive virtual environments.
Outcomes from this phase will establish the foundation for future experimental work, advancing both the methodology and evidence base for egressibility research. Ultimately, this research aims to improve building design, policy, and evacuation planning to better protect people with disabilities during fire emergencies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamed Beshir

Student:

Partner:

Lund University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Design and Seismic performance of Ductile Steel CBFs in Canada

Steel Concentrically Braced Frames (CBFs) are widely used seismic-resistant systems in Canada and Europe. Despite their popularity, previous experimental and numerical investigations have revealed significant shortcomings, highlighting opportunities to refine the current seismic design provisions in both regions. The aim of this project is first to evaluate the seismic performance of moderately ductile steel CBFs designed to the Canadian standard, and then to assess the feasibility of braced frame designed with higher ductility capacities. Based on the outcomes, this project seeks to propose new design rules to improve the behaviour of these systems under seismic loads in both Canada and Europe. The improved seismic design rules are expected to reduce structural damage, economic losses, and risks to human life during major earthquakes. In addition, the proposed guidelines will enable the construction industry to achieve safer, more cost-effective, and optimized structural solutions. Moreover, the dataset and knowledge generated through this research will constitute a valuable resource for future investigations, advancing the state of the art in earthquake engineering and fostering the development of next-generation seismic design standards for steel CBFs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ali Imanpour

Student:

Partner:

University of Naples

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Globalink Research Award

High fidelity remote manipulation of microrobots by a new generation of electromagnetic control system

The proposed research intends to develop a generalized approach for the remote control of untethered effectors with less feedback required for stable control. Effectively, this approach doesn’t attempt to control effectors directly, instead aiming to control a weighted distribution of possible locations. In situations where imaging bandwidth is sufficient for stable control, the controlled distribution collapses to a single point, instead serving as a safety net in the event that an effector gets “lost” or otherwise cannot be resolved against the surrounding tissue. This approach translates seamlessly to controlling swarms of effectors, which are effectively weighted distributions of effectors themselves. To achieve this, a simplified polynomial form has been developed to express the controlling electromagnetic potentials, which serves as a simplified, universal interface across different controllers, effectors and designers. This inherent portability is a crucial step towards extending Machine Learning and AI into nanorobot design and control, allowing an initial human-designed model of field-effector and effector-environment interactions to be progressively refined by identifying patterns in the model’s random diffusion term.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hamed Shahsavan

Student:

Partner:

Universität Stuttgart

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Analyse comparative d’une formation en présentiel et d’une formation basée sur un jeu sérieux dans le cadre d’Hydro-Québec

Depuis quinze ans, Hydro-Québec organise des formations sur l’Initiation au code de sécurité des travaux Postes et centrales et Initiation aux risques d’induction, mise à la terre et foudre. Ces formations de trois jours s’adressent à toute personne appelée à intervenir chez Hydro-Québec. Visant un meilleur coût d’opportunité, Hydro-Québec a choisi d’intégrer une nouvelle modalité de formation constituée de deux jours de jeu sérieux suivis d’une journée en présentiel. Les jeux sérieux sont des jeux vidéo adaptés à l’enseignement. Leurs dimensions ludiques, informationnelles et communicationnelles s’articulent aux dimensions pédagogiques, didactiques et instrumentales pour en faire des instruments facilitant l’apprentissage. Cette étude consiste en une analyse comparative des deux modalités de formation, afin de permettre aux gestionnaires d’Hydro-Québec de faire un choix basé sur les résultats d’une recherche scientifique menée dans un cadre universitaire. Elle porte sur les apprentissages visés, les approches pédagogiques, l’évaluation des apprentissages et la motivation des apprenants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nathalie Loye

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

New and Digital Media; Information and Communications Technology; Education

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Integrating large-scale data sources, Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) in advanced NLP-based techniques and quantitative models.

Picton Mahoney Asset Management (“PICTON Investments”) was founded in 2004 to provide unique investment solutions to institutional, retail, and high-net-worth investors in Canada and globally. The Quantitative Research and Risk team at PICTON Investments is dedicated to developing and maintaining models that support investment decisions and risk assessments. With the increasing complexity of financial markets and the rapid growth of both structured and unstructured data, the team faces challenges that can be addressed with more effective integration of large-scale data sources and advanced machine learning methods, including Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), to strengthen insights and deliver a competitive edge in both client portfolio management and risk mitigation. This project aims to go beyond day-to-day investment operations by advancing NLP-based techniques, machine learning models, and GenAI/LLM applications to extract deeper insights from financial text and alternative data.the project requires expertise in natural language processing, generative AI, and machine learning, alongside strong foundations in statistics and finance. The primary objective involves efficiently collecting and structuring relevant financial data from a broad set of sources, including publicly available databases and sell-side analysts’ reports, in a format that supports deeper quantitative analysis. The second objective is to perform a comprehensive literature review on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative AI/LLM techniques, followed by implementation of suitable methods to analyze financial text data. Key textual sources will include regulatory filings, sell-side analysts’ reports, earnings call transcripts, and market commentary. The third objective is to generate actionable investment and risk signals based on textual data and other structured datasets, followed by rigorous back-testing. To tackle these challenges, the project requires expertise in natural language processing, generative AI, and machine learning, alongside strong foundations in statistics and finance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Luis Seco;Tracy Barber

Student:

Partner:

PICTON Investments

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Metagenomic study of dechlorinating microbial communities invitro and in situ, part 2

The project is focused on study of commercial microbial cultures for biological remediation of soils and ground waters contaminated by chlorinated organic compounds. The successful elaboration and improvement of the products requires analysis on molecular-genetic level and detailed understating of organization of the microbial communities. The work benefits to industry partner by providing comprehensive information on functional and taxonomic structure, metabolic models of the studied microbial communities and key microorganisms involved in dechlorination of chloroform.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth Edwards

Student:

Partner:

SiREM

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology; Environmental Science and Technology; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Women-Centred HIV Care Curriculum

This project aims to create and deliver an online curriculum which will teach clinicians about the Women-Centred HIV Care (WCHC) Model while help ensure clinicians provide more equitable, trauma-informed, gender-responsive, person-centred care to women and gender-diverse people living with HIV. Women and gender-diverse people living with HIV often face barriers such as stigma, discrimination, or gender-based violence, which can negatively impact their health outcomes and experiences within the healthcare system. Many clinicians do not receive formal training in recognizing or responding to these intersecting challenges. This project will close this gap by translating the WCHC Model into a series of 15-20 interactive, practical and accessible online e-learning modules that can be used in medical and nursing education. Each module will be approximately 10-15 minutes in length and present a different aspect of a woman living with HIV navigating care related to HIV. All the content will be rooted in the WCHC model and cover various topics, including trauma and violence-aware care, person-centred care, HIV care, sexual health, parenting planning, contraceptive use, menopause and menstruation, mental health, substance use, cultural responsiveness, trans and gender-diverse community sensitivity and care and peer support. By the end of the project, an online curriculum will be developed and rolled out to 50 clinicians and trainees. For Women’s College Hospital, this project will expand the reach and impact of its Women and HIV Research Program by transforming its research findings into a sustainable educational tool. The resulting curriculum will enhance training capacity and contribute to reducing health inequities for women and gender-diverse people living with HIV in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lori Ross

Student:

Partner:

Women's College Hospital

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Recherche expérimentale sur la durabilité des systèmes électromécaniques pour outils à impact répété : cas d’un arrache-bardeaux motorisé

Recherche expérimentale sur la durabilité des systèmes électromécaniques pour outils à impact répété : cas d’un arrache-bardeaux motorisé

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-Sébastien Plante

Student:

Partner:

Solutions BardXpert

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M – Subsurface Energy Storage Software

This four-month business strategy internship will focus on developing the commercialization plan for a new startup founded at the University of Alberta. The intern will take the company’s proven software, a ‘digital twin’ that helps energy companies safely manage their underground storage assets and prevent multi-million-dollar failures, and conduct the necessary market research to build a complete, investment-ready business plan. The direct benefit to the partner organization, Edmonton Unlimited, is the tangible fulfillment of their mission. By supporting this project, they are actively de-risking a high-potential deep-tech venture and helping to forge a promising local technology into a real, Edmonton-based company, ultimately creating a valuable new asset for the city’s innovation ecosystem that will lead to future jobs and economic growth.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hassan Dehghanpour

Student:

Partner:

Edmonton Unlimited

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Accompagnement entrepreneurial et nouveaux outils de développement du modèle d’affaires : analyse de leur utilisation comme dispositif de support dans le passage du temps R&D vers le temps client

Le passage d’un « temps long » de R&D vers un « temps client » est souvent charnière pour les jeunes entreprises et caractérisé par de nombreux « bouleversements » pour une équipe qui doit composer avec un nombre de plus en plus grand de partenaires externes qui ont tous leurs exigences vis-à-vis de la proposition de valeur et du modèle d’affaires de l’entreprise. Le projet d’étude consiste à accompagner une entreprise spécialisée dans la conception et l’opération d’une plateforme web et mobile de réaction et diffusion nommée Liveshout dans cette période de transition. L’objectif est double puisqu’il vise, d’une part, à tracer la réflexion de l’équipe à l’aide d’un processus de type ethnographique et de l’autre, à mobiliser des outils de stratégie associés au concept de BM pour permettre à l’équipe de conserver une vision partagée du projet dans un contexte où l’augmentation du nombre de parties prenantes autour de la start-up peut induire des changements importants sur son modèle d’affaires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Franck Bares

Student:

Partner:

LIVESHOUT

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Sexual health education needs of youth and educators in the Yukon

Research findings demonstrate that comprehensive sexual health education (CSHE) can reduce negative health outcomes and increase positive health outcomes. In order to be effective, CSHE must address the unique cultural, geographic, and social needs of youth. There are currently no studies that explore youth or educator sexual health education needs within the Yukon territory. SIECCAN is partnering with the Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre to identify youths’ sexual health education needs and educator barriers to administering sex education in the Yukon. The first half of the study involves conducting five focus group sessions with Yukon youth to understand their sexual health needs and experiences. Having support from Mitacs would enable SIECCAN to employ a MITACS intern and provide additional personnel to the project team, as a lack of personnel has been identified as a barrier to completing the project on time by SIECCAN. Specifically, a MITACS intern with a specialized background in sexual health education will ensure that the timeline for tasks associated with transcription and thematic analysis associated with the focus group data will be completed on time.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lori Ross

Student:

Partner:

Sex Information & Education Council of Canada

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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