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Anomaly Detection in SCADA Networks

SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems enable network-based monitoring and/or control of processes in various industrial sectors including electrical power distribution, energy, waste water and water. These systems serve as the backbone of much of Canada’s critical infrastructure. Security compromise of SCADA systems allows malicious attackers to gain control of the industrial processes in question – with devastating results. The objectives of the proposed research are to conduct academic research into anomaly detection algorithms for SCADA network threat detection. As the intern will conduct research in the network security area they would develop expertise that is in a huge demand. This will immensely benefit both the intern and Canada as well due to enhanced secure infrastructures. Solana Networks will be enhancing their security monitoring tool to include SCADA networks. Hence this research will directly influence the company’s’ product space.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sudhakar Ganti

Student:

Partner:

Solana Networks

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Makerbloks Kit Video Analysis using Computer Vision Techniques

MakerBloks is a creative solution to introduce children to the world of electronics. Our first products, MakerBloks, are small, reactive, color-coded building block that allows the user to learn and build electronic circuits without any technical background. In order to bring electronics learning to a new level of interactivity, MakerBloks want to develop a block recognition software that will allow the physical building blocks to interact with a tablet application. The video analysis project will allow user to react with a virtual environment, solve puzzles and get exposed to a new level of possibilities while using real physical electronic components. This will enhance the child learning abilities and capabilities in a way that have never been approached before. By using video analysis, users will be able to have a completely interactive learning platform with enhanced reality, virtual assistant and personalized learning by combining the physical product and the virtual world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Omair Ahmad

Student:

Partner:

MakerBloks

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Brain changes after 1 year of treatment with an injectable antipsychotic in people with a first-episode psychosis.

The proposed project will explore variations in the whole brain after 1 year of treatment that may exist between those who are taking an injectable antipsychotic versus those who are taking an oral antipsychotic in a cohort of first-episode of psychosis. All patients are treated in a naturalistic, early intervention setting at the Douglas Institute in Montreal, Canada. Janssen will benefit from the proposed project as it will help determine the benefits, if any, for prescribing an injectable earlier on in treatment,
namely related to brain tissue change. Increased knowledge about the effects of using injectables earlier on in treatment is needed so that more clinicians would consider starting this type of treatment sooner in hope of achieving a better outcome for more people.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Lepage

Student:

Partner:

Janssen Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Performance issues for embedded and random problems in adiabatic quantum optimization

Current and near-future D-Wave processors implement optimization using quantum effects on a fixed processor layout. This layout can be modeled as a graph with certain constraints, and the optimization is applied to a specific problem: fixed-topology Ising spin optimization. It is therefore important to study how best to use this hardware to solve combinatorial optimization problems in various forms, and to study performance versus conventional optimizers. The intern will study problems in this area, as well as the problem of predicting performance of proposed processor topologies. D-Wave expects to benefit from this partnership by gaining a clearerview of these issues, which are of fundamental importance to designing software applications for
quantum annealers

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew DeVos

Student:

Partner:

D-Wave Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and Communications Technology; Technology

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Écosystème de l’immobilier dans la grande région de Montréal : programme de cartographie et d’étalonnage

Cette grappe de projets couvre deux volets distincts. Le premier, vise à caractériser et évaluer l’écosystème formé des organisations du secteur de l’immobilier avec leurs partenaires, dans la grande région métropolitaine. Il s’agit, par un étalonnage, de diagnostiquer régulièrement la compétitivité de ce secteur et fournir les données essentielles aux décideurs gouvernementaux et aux dirigeants d’entreprises. Nous visons combler un besoin criant puisqu’il n’y a aucun observatoire ou autre organisme qui fournit ce genre de données au Canada alors que la Banque du Canada considère que l’immobilier représente le plus grand risque systémique du pays. Le deuxième sous-projet « compétitivité » vise spécifiquement les bouleversements réglementaires et économiques ainsi que les adaptations essentielles, de conformité ou de performance, qui en découlent. L’objectif est alors de reconnaître les turbulences et les impacts sur les organisations et, à travers une étude approfondie des pratiques, de fournir une réponse générique adaptable par les entreprises avec l’assistance du programme Mitacs et des stagiaires.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrée De Serres

Student:

Partner:

Ivanhoé Cambridge;BOMA Quebec;Université du Québec à Montréal

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

Université du Québec à Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a slit die system for on-line rheological measurements of polymeric melts

Our industry partner, EHC GLOBAL, is a world leader in the design, manufacture and sale of escalator handrails products including recyclable handrail that features built-in antimicrobial properties and the ability to display custom graphics. They also deal in many other products such as escalator safety brushes, urethane rollers and engineered polymer products and are continuing to introduce new products in the market. However, escalator handrails continue to be one of their major product lines, which they consistently look at improving the performance of this product. Therefore, they have established a pilot production line for investigating new material formulations and production methods. They want to undertake detailed scientific studies of all the factors that have a bearing on material properties and production technology. The rheological properties are key parameters that affect not only the production processes but also mechanical performance of the elastomeric handrails during operation. The rheological behavior of materials can vary widely with both formulations and process parameters. Therefore, having an in-situ measurement system will be very helpful in carrying out the scientific studies and modeling that they desire to undertake for product improvement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ghaus Rizvi

Student:

Partner:

EHC Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

A Mathematical Model of the Political Organization of a Classic Maya City based on Scale-Free Networks

This project aims to study the complex political organization of the Maya cities during the pre-Hispanic classic period using computer models based on game theory. Our main interest is to test if a stable political organization could have emerged from a free-scale network. This kind of network organization has proven to be a useful concept for explaining different complex selforganizing systems, including social networks. We will implement a computer model to test the
specific hypothesis that the extreme rituals performed by the Maya elite had a functional role in promoting the self-optimization of social connections. We will analyze the model’s resilience against different levels of perturbation in the system until we find critical values that cause a collapse of the political system. After that, we will compare and contrast the simulation results with current theories about Maya political organization in the archaeological literature.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rafael Montano

Student:

Partner:

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education

University:

Western University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Digital Pre-Distortion for Concurrent Multiband and Multiple Antenna Transmission

The proposed project aims at the design and implementation of low complexity digital pre-distortion (DPD) algorithms for concurrent multiband wireless transmitters. The power amplifier (PA) is one of the major sources of power dissipation in wireless base stations. The DPD techniques enable the PA to operate in higher power levels where it has its highest efficiency. To address the ever increasing demand for higher data rates, the carrier aggregation techniques are being adopted by the current and upcoming wireless standards. The requirement for concurrent transmission over multiple bands in carrier aggregation schemes poses a great challenge to the design of feasible DPD algorithms. The multiband DPD algorithms currently available in the literature are computationally too complex to be implemented in practice. TEKTELIC believes that the proposed research project will result in low complexity and yet effective DPD designs that can be used in the company’s future multiband radio products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fadhel M. Ghannouchi

Student:

Partner:

TEKTELIC Communications

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

The Academic Physician Retirement Project

This research project will investigate retirement planning among academic physicians within the Department of Medicine (DOM) at the University of Toronto. The overall objective of this project is to investigate the range of perspectives held by members of the DOM about retirement and to develop a later career transition assessment tool that will facilitate institutional succession planning and enhance individual adjustment to retirement. This assessment tool will be developed based on three subprojects: analyses of a survey instrument administered to the entire DOM, interviews conducted with a purposive subsample, and validating the tool. Findings from this project will have implications for retirement planning within the University Health
Network in Toronto and that are potentially relevant to succession planning at other institutions employing individuals with strong work identities. Hay Group will benefit from the addition of validated and generalizable later career transition tool.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Pannor Silver

Student:

Partner:

Hay Group Health Care Consulting

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Documentation de l’utilisation du QFD dans un projet de conception ergonomique d’un casque VR

Le développement des fonctions qualité (DFQ) est un outil qui guide les équipes de conceptions de produit en tenant compte des besoins de l’usager. Dans le domaine de l’ergonomie, l’utilisation de cet outil est encore très peu documentée. Le projet consiste à documenter l’utilisation du DFQ dans un projet d’amélioration de l’ergonomie d’un produit. Le produit en question est un casque de réalité virtuelle développée par l’équipe montréalaise Vrvana. L’entreprise bénéficiera de l’amélioration de son casque et sera dotée d’un outil pour de futures améliorations de leurs produits.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Imbeau

Student:

Partner:

Vrvana

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Bioprocessing of microalgae for functional food applications

Microalgae have potential for use in both the food and feed industries. It is already used in a number of different applications, including biofuels, flavour enhancers, colouring agents and emulsification agents, as well as sources of protein, polysaccharides, lipids and vitamins. Microalgae also contains proteins which can serve as precursor of small fragment (3-20 amino acids), or peptides, that have functions beyond their nutritional value. The peptides potentially act as antioxidants, regulate immune response and lower blood pressure during hypertension. Although there is evidence that these peptides can serve a functional role, the optimal extraction techniques for microalgae peptide production have not been identified. This project will focus on determining the processing techniques for the production of microalgae peptides and evaluating
their cellular antioxidative properties for potential use as functional ingredients in food for health products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Beth Mason;Chibuike Udenigwe

Student:

Partner:

Saputo (NS)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology; Agriculture and Food; Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Cape Breton University

Program:

Accelerate

NaLnF4 nanoparticles as high-sensitivity reagents for mass cytometry immunoassays

One of the goals of modern bioanalytical chemistry is the simultaneous (multiplexed) detection of multiple biomarkers in individual cells. Biomarkers are defined as characteristic proteins, genes, or small molecules that can be measured and evaluated as indicators of normal biological or pathological state of a cell. Mass cytometry is a recently developed technique developed by Fluidigm Inc to detect multiple biomarkers. Detecting fewer number of biomarker copies is essential because we can identify for instance a cancer causing biomarker at an early stage. This is important for detecting diseases in their early stage of development. The current reagents (polymers-metal tags) used in mass cytometry do not have the sensitivity to perform the task of detecting fewer number of biomarker copies. To achieve this task we plan to employ nanoparticles (the size of a nanoparticle is a million times smaller than the thickness of single human hair) which will have a much higher sensitivity when compared to current reagents. Once this reagent is developed the company will be able to sell them in the market for research purposes. The intern will learn a great deal about mass cytometry and different biological functions and cancer causing biomarkers in cells.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mitchell Winnik

Student:

Partner:

Fluidigm Canada

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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