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A Framework for Assessing an Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion

This research project is part of a broader initiative to establish an “Innovation Nexus on Social Inclusion”, a center for collaborative action-oriented learning to initiate and evaluate innovative strategies for social inclusion. It is being hosted by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario in partnership with the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) and Conrad Grebel University College. The Innovation Nexus will advance social inclusion by: 1) determining program effectiveness, 2) assessing collective impact, and 3) informing new action.
This proposal focuses on the initial design phase of the Innovation Nexus where research will be conducted to determine the conceptual and operational framework to assess the Innovation Nexus. The project would be carried out under the guidance of a design advisory committee of social inclusion experts/practitioners and carried out by an Action Research Team comprised of MCC/CCBR staff and students. The research project would use a community-based approach.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Heidebrecht

Student:

Raphael Freston

Partner:

Mennonite Central Committee Ontario

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Probabilistic based Ultra-low Supply Voltage Noise Tolerant Circuits and Systems Design

As very large scale integrated circuit (VLSI) technology progresses, power consumption and power density of VLSI circuits increase when design complexity and transistor density increase. Low-power design becomes a major design challenge. Lowering the supply voltage is one of the most efficient ways to save power because power consumption is proportional to the square of supply voltage. Electronic devices are expected to operate at much a lower supply voltage than traditional designs, which is very useful for portable electronics and biomedical implants. Unfortunately, when supply voltage decreases, soft faults (e.g., noise and cross talk) does not decrease proportionally. For instance, one of the major challenges in ultra low-power and deep-submicrometer circuit design is noise fluctuation. Ultra deep-submicrometer VLSI circuits are expected to operate at much smaller noise margins, and thus, VLSI circuits are more sensitive to soft faults. In this project, a probabilistic-based fault-tolerant circuit design methodology based on Markov Random Field (MRF) theory is proposed. This iPDF grant is to support the applicant to team up with the industrial partner in applying the MRF-based design methods to implement large-scale signal processing and communication systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jie Chen

Student:

Xiaoxue Jiang

Partner:

Hidaca Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Earth Data Store – A Networked Ecosystem for Earth Observation Data Analytics

The Earth Data Store project provides a cloud-based repository for information about our earth. This encompasses satellite information, environmental models, sensors, and many other types of data that allow users to ask questions of this data to help inform their understanding of the world. The outputs of the project will allow economic development to be balanced with environmental protection. Interns on this project will interact with organizations such as BC Parks Foundation and port authorities to understand what information they need to make the best decisions possible and keep interested parties involved in the vital work that they are doing. The needs of our coastal first nations and many businesses in maintaining highly private geographical data sources, while still being able to share the information that they decide to is an important element of the distributed data store that we are building.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yvonne Coady

Student:

Derek Jacoby

Partner:

UrtheCast

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

The role of internationally transferred mitigation outcomes in reducing global carbon emissions: Developing theoretical foundations and overcoming implementation challenges

The Paris Agreement, which was signed in December 2015 and went into effect in November 2016, outlines a framework for a new market mechanism that could incentivize countries to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs). ITMOs enable countries to transfer emissions reduction credits between countries to efficiently find those areas where emissions could be reduced most efficiently and cost-effectively, thus resulting in greater net reductions globally. However, we still lack a coherent theoretical foundation for how ITMOs can be created and implemented, and it is therefore unclear how Canadian companies and the Canadian economy might benefit from this new market mechanism. In this project, a Postdoctoral intern will first develop a theoretical framework for ITMO creation, and apply this to study how Canadian liquified natural gas (LNG) producers could benefit from ITMO implementation. This includes understanding new carbon accounting methods, relevant technologies, and analyzing the business case and potential returns on investments into offsetting carbon emissions under difference scenarios. The partner organization (FortisBC) will benefit from a deeper understanding of whether and how it could implement ITMOs to gain a return on investment for upstream emissions reductions and create competitive advantages.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Harish Krishnan;Kasun Hewage

Student:

Hosain Zaman

Partner:

FortisBC

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Crystal Engineering of Energetic Materials: Co-crystals and Ionic Salts with Enhanced Performance and Improved Chemical and Thermal Stability

Materials that can store and release significant amounts of energy are a high priority in the modern world due to the reliance of today’s society on propellants, explosives, pyrotechnics, aerospace and mining. Although there has been a thrust in the development of high energy materials, this has only been at the academic level. Industry continues to use old fashioned energetic materials which are primarily composed of highly toxic substances. To bridge the gap between academic advancements and industrial use, knowledge transfer, safety, scalability and cost-effectiveness are critical. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems – Canada Inc. and the Murugesu/Brusso research groups have joined forces to design, develop and scale-up novel N-rich energetic materials. This is the only way to achieve the knowledge/tech transfer of high performing green energetic materials from academic laboratories to industrial production.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Muralee Murugesu;Jaclyn Brusso

Student:

Alexandros Kitos

Partner:

General Dynamics Canada

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

StreamSight: Deep Learning Techniques for Managing Contaminants in Residential Curbside Recycling

This project works to classify contaminants found in residential curb-side recycling. This is done automatically using computer vision techniques. As recycling is tipped into the recycling truck, cameras take pictures of the recycling and computer vision software works to identify contaminants found in the load. With municipalities equipped with this fine-grained data, they will have the ability to produce targeted education campaigns to improve the recycling process and reduce contamination found in recycling. Image data collected from household recycling will be stored securely and images are not captured with the household’s address or any personally identifiable information connected with the image.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamed Eldarieby

Student:

Raymond Knorr;Noah Rowbotham

Partner:

Prairie Robotics Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of Pea Protein and Pea Resistant Starch Consumption at Breakfast on Glycemic Control in People with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Roquette, the fifth largest global producer of food ingredients, is building the world’s largest pea processing plant in Manitoba. Pea protein is a plant-based alternative to animal protein. Pea starch is a secondary by-product. Both pea protein and ‘resistant’ starch may aid the control of blood sugars. The objective of this clinical study is to compare the effects of pea protein versus pea resistant starch, singly and in combination, on blood glucose control, metabolic parameters, and the profile of gut microbes in individuals with type 2 diabetes. A total of 80 men and women with type 2 diabetes will consume smoothies containing pea protein and/or resistant starch at breakfast for 12 weeks. If the pea protein and or pea resistant starch performs well, Roquette will be able to use this information as a new strategy for marketing its pea protein and starch ingredients beyond their current applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carla Taylor;Peter Zahradka

Student:

Chelsey Walchuk

Partner:

Roquette Canada

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

A novel cell-pairing microchip for transcriptional profiling

The proposed initiative is different from conventional small molecules or biologics therapies. The living “drugs” are patients’ own immune cells. However, due to factors, such as age, and genetic differences between individuals, there is no magic “one treatment for all patients”. Intrinsic interpatient heterogeneity requires “personalized immune-therapy”. We have to adopt a “quality control” when we re-engineer immune-cells. Or, in a clinical setting, doctors can use our developed companion diagnostic tool to help them design proper treatment strategies and follow up on the effectiveness of the treatments. Our point-of-care device will be used to measure single-cell transcriptome expression of both cancer cells and manufactured chimeric antigen receptor (CAT) T-cells. For comparison purposes, we will also perform tests in parallel using the existing Chromium 10X and droplet-based single-cell RNA sequencing platform.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jie Chen

Student:

Jie Zeng

Partner:

Hidaca Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

5G-enabled Smart Buildings for Energy and Space Management

This project aims to propose a novel fifth generation (5G)-enabled machine learning based edge computing solution for the optimal energy and space management of smart buildings and implement it in hardware to validate its performance. The proposed solution exploits the energy and space management databases, enriched by the emerging advanced sensor technologies and 5G wireless communication networks in smart buildings. The proposed solution combines machine learning technologies with the edge computing paradigm to improve the proposed solution’s scalability, reliability, and efficiency while preserving end-user’s privacy. By leveraging the advanced 5G-enabled sensors and data analytics technologies, advanced control and 5G mobile edge computing (MEC) systems provided by the partner organization, the proposed solution will be implemented in hardware to evaluate its performance in practice. The expected outcome also includes a software monitoring platform, which can be utilized by the partner organization for their commercial building management systems.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bhushan Gopaluni;Yu (Christine) Chen;Vincent Wong

Student:

Peng Zhuang

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Catalysing Network Change: Exploring Practical Tools to Spark Food Network Action

Food systems organizations work brings together planners, community organizers, public health professionals, food producers, distributors and other food champions to transform food systems through direct action in communities, and collective action across organizations and regions. Many regions across Ontario have identified a fundamental challenge: moving from collaboration to action within their region. This includes the challenges of engaging policy-makers; finding ways to identify and include relevant, absent voices; creating a space where uncomfortable conversations can lead to constructive engagement; and agreeing on a specific area of focus in a food system rife with issues, among organizations whose mandates target not only food but health, climate change, poverty and social justice, among others. This project will help to provide pathways to action by collecting and assessing the merits of different approaches used with success in other regions to move from strategy to action.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charles Levkoe

Student:

Kirsti Tasala

Partner:

Sustain Ontario

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Accelerate

Validation of the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) in a student-athlete population

The proposed project is designed to address the gaps in knowledge as described above and critical issues by capturing a large amount of student-athlete sleep data using the Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire© (ASSQ©), which is a sleep screening questionnaire specifically designed for athletes. It is a highly efficient and convenient tool, given training and travel time constraints where polysomnography, the gold standard of objective sleep measurement is not feasible. The ASSQ© can be deployed online and provides clinical cutoff scores associated with specific clinical interventions to guide management of athletes’ sleep. The first step in acquiring accurate, valid and reliable information regarding the sleep behaviors of student-athletes is using the right tool for information gathering. The second step is deploying the tool efficiently to a wide population of specialized student-athletes. The third step is having the methods in place to capture, analyze and interpret the data. Finally, the interpretation of the data will provide interventions to improve the overall health, well-being and management of student-athletes over the course of their careers. The goal of this project is to continue gathering epidemiological data, refine the current systems that are in place to improve the quality of research that is being done on this topic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Penny Werthner

Student:

Jonathan Charest

Partner:

Centre for Sleep and Human Performance

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Organizing Digital Film Festivals During and After COVID-19

This project aims to assess the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on film festivals locally, nationally, and internationally. Though a partnership with the Toronto Queer Film Festival (TQFF), we will survey and interview festival organizers and their audiences in order to assess how film festivals are adapting their programming online and how audiences are engaging with this new programming. As a partner in this project, TQFF will benefit from gaining expert knowledge on film festival operations around the world that can be used to help it sustain and grow its operations throughout the pandemic.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Moore

Student:

Jonathan Petrychyn

Partner:

Toronto Queer Film Festival

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

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