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Investigating the Implementation of Machine Learning Algorithms on Adiabatic Quantum Solvers

Machine learning is an active field of research and development to provide tools and technologies for finding significant patterns in data. Behind every face detection and face recognition software in digital cameras or social network websites a constantly under-development machine learning algorithm is working. Nowadays in any practical applications of machine learning we have to analyze huge amounts of data. Using classical approaches to train machine learning algorithms for some classes of algorithms is either very slow, requiring a lot of computing resources, or inefficient. Quantum computers are promising candidates to deal with computationally difficult problems, which makes development and study of quantum algorithms inevitable. I propose two promising machine learning algorithms that can be developed by drawing on the expertise 1QB Information Technologies has in the development of such algorithms for adiabatic quantum computers, which will speed up the training process in the current version of adiabatic quantum computers, developed by D-Wave Systems Inc.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Schmidt

Student:

Partner:

1QB Information Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Other; Finance and Insurance

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

A Security and Privacy Model for M-Services in Toy Computing

The research project aims to develop a systematic methodology to link safety policy in terms of security and privacy considerations to the realization of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), which encourages users to use their own mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablet PCs, to access various services to support a workflow in a Cloud infrastructure. Since the services may contain sensitive information or even trade secrets of an enterprise, the safety policy usually specifies the security and privacy rules in End User Level Agreement (EULA) format as realistic regulatory measures and assessment. The first phase of the project will develop a methodology to support security and privacy assessment over services via BYOD in the context of Cloud infrastructure. The second phase will develop hardware and software prototypes to test feasibility and usability of the methodology in a scalable and interoperable approach. Sample workflow scenarios with mobile devices, such as Android tablet PCs, involving security and privacy features will be developed with the support of business intelligence modules which then undergo data analytics and data mining tools for information retrieval and knowledge discovery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Hung

Student:

Partner:

Universidade de São Paulo

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development of agricultural machinery emission inventory of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei

In China, with the rapid advancement of agricultural practice, agriculture machineries have become an essential tool. The widely use of agriculture machineries also make them a significant source of air pollutants, including nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM), because most agricultural machineries are not equipped with an emission treatment system and some are poorly maintained. This study will develop an agricultural machinery air emission inventory of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei; this region often experiences the worst air quality in China. Survey questionnaires will be used to collect inventory and usage data of agriculture machineries. Emission factors will be selected from the literature. An estimation of air emissions in Beijing, Tainjin and Hebei will provide valuable information on the current impact of agricultural machinery on regional air quality and identify direction of improvement. The information collected will help policy makers enforce necessary regulations to improve air quality in the region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Iris Xiaohong Xu

Student:

Partner:

Nankai University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Effectiveness of a Toilet Training Workshop for Parents of Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Although researchers have identified a number of successful toilet training interventions, parents of children with autism and other developmental disabilities continue to have difficulty toilet training their children. The resulting lack of toileting competence can have negative effects on the lives of these children and their families. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative workshop designed to teach parents to toilet train their children with disabilities in a short period of time. The primary goal of the study is to provide parents with an efficient, effective, and low cost alternative to expensive toilet training interventions that are typically implemented by professionals, thus making toilet training more accessible to families. The partner organization, which regularly provides toilet training supports to families of children with autism and other disabilities, will incorporate the toilet training workshop protocol into its service and offer it to families, if it proves effective.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pat Mirenda

Student:

Partner:

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

A case study on the influence of fuel quality on the concentration and chemical components of PM2.5 from vehicle emission

Recently, poor air quality due to fine particles (PM2.5) in large areas of China has gained much international attention, and vehicle emission is a significant source of PM2.5. Fuel quality is one of the influencing factors on vehicle emission. However, due to a large number of potential factors including fuel attributes, emission control devices, and driving conditions, there is a lack of systematic investigations on the relationship between fuel quality and PM2.5 emission quantities as well as its compositions. This study aims to improve our understanding of current practice and knowledge gaps in the fuel quality-PM2.5 emission relationship. This will be archived by a literature review and a pilot experimental study. A better understanding of relationship between fuel quality and vehicular PM2.5 emission will provide decision makers useful information. This information will lead to improved fuel quality thus to reduce discharge of air pollutants and to mitigate its health effects

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Faculty Supervisor:

Iris Xiaohong Xu

Student:

Partner:

Nankai University

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink Research Award

A new beetle species associated with honey bees (Vietnam)

Beetles, possibly of an undescribed species, frequently inhabit honeybee (Apis cerana) hives in Vietnam. They walk over and around honeybees in their nest with no apparent harm to the bee colony. Surveys of beekeepers and their hives will enable us to determine the distribution and incidence of the beetles. A number of biossays will provide information on the tightness of the relationship between the two insect species (e.g., preference of beetles for various foods; honey bees vs. other bees; beeswax vs. paraffin; etc.). We will rear the beetles to unravel their life cycle. The beetle will be identified and if it is a species new to science, it will be formally described. The proposed research will greatly enhance our understanding of this apparently unique bee-beetle relationship. In turn, this enhanced knowledge should improve understanding of the highly detrimental small hive beetle, a pest of western honeybees.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gard Otis

Student:

Partner:

Vietnam National University

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Multiband phased antenna array feasibility study

Disruptive antenna technologies are required to provide performance and fabrication advantages in developing multi-functional antenna array solutions that could provide various capabilities, including multi-band frequency operation and two dimensional electronic steering. The internship will investigate the technical feasibility of such multi-functional antenna arrays for commercial applications in the context of fabrication constraints

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Klymyshyn

Student:

Partner:

DragonWave Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Retention of Bioactives in Haskap Berry Powder Produced by Refractance Window Drying

Haskap berries are a recent arrival to the North American market. They have extremely high levels of bioactive compounds that are associated with various health benefits including antioxidant activity and the reduction of many degenerative diseases. This research investigates the use of Refractance Window (RW) drying for the production of a high quality haskap powder for LaHave Forests Inc. Benefits to the company include an assessment of the bioactive quality of the powder throughout the manufacturing process and during various storage conditions. In addition, the potential use of the powder in beverages will be assessed and bioactivity determined. The results from this research will aid LaHave Forests Inc. in the development of new healthy haskap berry products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Su-Ling Brooks

Student:

Partner:

LaHave Forests Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

La gamification : le pouvoir du jeu au service des organisations et des utilisateurs

Le mémoire porte sur la gamification, un nouveau terme qui désigne une pratique qui consiste à utiliser des éléments de jeu dans d’autres contextes que le jeu (ex: éducation, travail, applications web et mobile, etc.) dans le but d’engager et de motiver les utilisateurs à résoudre des problèmes et à atteindre des objectifs. L’objectif de ce mémoire est de comprendre comment la gamification se fait à travers diverses entreprises. Quels sont les principes fondamentaux et le processus de design au coeur d’une expérience gamifiée? Notre collaboration permettra de concentrer des efforts sur les projets qui sont en lien avec le design de formations gamifiées, donc qui utilisent des éléments de jeu pour atteindre les objectifs de formation. Le stagiaire contribuera à l’amélioration du processus de gamification des produits en ligne. De plus, le stage sera une occasion de tester ses connaissances en gamification par cette expérience et de les intégrer dans son mémoire. Finalement, il est à mentionner que le directeur de ce projet de recherche, Laurent Simon, est co-directeur du pôle MOSAIC et travaille depuis 15 ans sur le management et la stratégie dans l’industrie du jeu vidéo.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laurent Simon

Student:

Partner:

Ellicom Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Energy Harvesting and Power Management Techniques for Hybrid-Powered Wearable Devices

Bigmotion Inc. was created to develop wearable health monitoring sensors and service the ‘at-home’ care segment of the elder care market. This project involves studying of existing literature and development of novel solutions for power management and energy harvesting for the product including tracking and fall detection systems using hybridpower. Analysis of proper control approaches for maximum power point tracking of flexible photovoltaic cells along with the integration of renewable energy harvesting system with the wireless-chargeable battery structure will be studied during this project. The energy harvesting systems will be used to utilize available solar energy to extend the lifetime of the battery, while wireless charging techniques improve the usability of the device by elderlies. The main barrier in system development is the size of the final product, which will be optimized through proper design. The results will be an efficient power electronic system to be in the hybrid-powered product.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward Park

Student:

Partner:

Bigmotion Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Using Engaged Philosophical Inquiry in Drug Education – Year Two

Research has shown that “no use” drug education programs, with the objective of scaring or shaming youth into abstinence, have not been effective in addressing problematic substance use. The ineffectiveness of such scare tactic approaches has led program developers to focus on prevention and harm reduction associated with drug use, or in general, health literacy promotion. While significant ‘discussion-based’ drug education programs have been developed over the past decade and has encouraged students to be expressive and critical thinkers about their drug use ideas, their effective implementation has been a challenge. This project proposes using a ‘philosophical inquiry’ approach both as the content and means of professional development for teachers to help them develop skills related to effective techniques and tools, while simultaneously re-shaping the deep structures that operate on their attitudes and behaviours. The results will assist the partner organization to provide optimal prevention supports to help children and youth with substance misuse.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Barbara Weber

Student:

Partner:

ARC Programs Ltd

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Using Engaged Philosophical Inquiry in Drug Education

Research has shown that “no use” drug education programs, with the objective of scaring or shaming youth into abstinence, have not been effective in addressing problematic substance use. The ineffectiveness of such scare tactic approaches has led program developers to focus on prevention and harm reduction associated with drug use, or in general, health literacy promotion. While significant ‘discussion-based’ drug education programs have been developed over the past decade and has encouraged students to be expressive and critical thinkers about their drug use ideas, their effective implementation has been a challenge. This project proposes using a ‘philosophical inquiry’ approach both as the content and means of professional development for teachers to help them develop skills related to effective techniques and tools, while simultaneously re-shaping the deep structures that operate on their attitudes and behaviours. The results will assist the partner organization to provide optimal prevention supports to help children and youth with substance misuse.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Barbara Weber

Student:

Partner:

ARC Programs Ltd

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

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