Innovative Projects Realized

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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
9%
Engineering
1%
Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of Stable and Sustainable Saffron Extracts for Commercialization

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is considered the most expensive spice in the world, costing between $500 and $5000 USD per pound. It is one of the most highly regarded and highest value botanical plants in the world and is a recognized natural health product. It is traditionally used for different health conditions, including sexual dysfunction, depression and mood disorders, cancer, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), baldness, asthma cough, and weight loss.
The main objective of this project is to develop a sustainable line of saffron products to ensure limited waste and maximum health benefits. This project will focus on identifying the optimum techniques, from farming to extraction and final product manufacturing, so as to promote health of the earth, as well as health of the Canadian public.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cory Harris

Student:

Malini Ghosh

Partner:

Himapure Research Laboratories Inc

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Designing a Great Slave Lake Fishery by Northerners for Resilient Futures in the NWT

The Great Slave Lake Fishery can enhance food security and food sovereignty for northern residents of the Northwest Territories as indicated in many Government of Northwest Territories strategic plans. The Arctic Research Foundation will work with a Post Doctoral Fellow based at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, to engage northern residents and governments of Northwest Territories in the project. The project will begin with compiling secondary documents to understand the historic benefits and trends of the fishery and then partner with northern residents and governments to understand the contribution of the fishery to food security during the COVID-19 pandemic and the contribution the fishery can make to sustainable futures. The outcomes of the project will support the Arctic Research Foundation in building relationships with northern residents and governments to develop a learning community to support sustainable Arctic fisheries as part of their evolving 20 year research strategy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Iain Davidson-Hunt;C. Julián Idrobo

Student:

Sölmundur Palsson

Partner:

Arctic Research Foundation

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Canadian Optical Satellite Communications Consortium Technology Roadmapping

As part of the Optical Satellite Communications Consortium (OSC) and in partnership with Satellite Canada Innovation Network (SatCan), this two and a half year project will build towards developing a new Technology Roadmap for emerging optical technologies applicable for future satellite communications (SatCom) developed in Canada. Graduate students from the University of Ottawa will intern at SatCan, interfacing with the subject experts of the OSC members to analyze and integrate inputs for the OSC vision, state-of-the-art technologies, foreign government initiatives, standardization initiatives, use cases, and systems architecture. This will determine the technology readiness levels, identify knowledge and technology gaps, and propose opportunities to fill those gaps. An impact assessment report will evaluate the value of the OSC roadmapping project on the OSC and the Canadian satellite industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Karin Hinzer

Student:

Robert Hunter

Partner:

Satellite Canada Innovation Network

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Efficacy of end-to-end digitizited eye movement therapy for trauma desensitization, on Savyn’s app for treating PTSD symptoms

One of ten Canadians will experience trauma at least once in their lives and will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Many people cannot access PTSD care because of the high cost, long-waiting time, stigma and other barriers etc. Amygdala (deep brain) is important to traumatic emotions and memories. One way to access these memories is to use bi-lateral eye movements. Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well-established treatment for PTSD. Savyn’s app is based on some aspects of EMDR so more people who face barriers to accessing PTSD mental health support can have better access.
This is a research project to determine the efficacy of Savyn’s app in treating PTSD patients and to determine if it improves their PTSD symptoms The study will benefit Savyn in providing insight into how well PTSD symptoms are reduced, therefore providing evidence of benefit for trauma survivors to heal and feel better.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Benjamin Dunkley

Student:

Mubeenaa Rahmath Rahman

Partner:

Savyn

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a robust SPR system for the detection of growth factors in an insect-based expression platform

Growth factors are signaling molecules used in cell culture that provide cues to cells. They are one of the key inputs and main consumables in lab growth meat production. Because of this, they are the main driver of production costs. Future Fields is a Canadian biotechnology company that has developed a more cost-effective and scalable platform for producing key growth factors for lab grown meat production; however, analysis of growth factors produced in Future Fields’ system is costly and time consuming. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) is a novel method of efficient and highly sensitive detection of proteins. The implementation of SPR into Future Fields’ production system would have profound impacts on their ability to produce growth factor products faster and more cost effectively.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark McDermott

Student:

Thuy Nguyen

Partner:

Future Fields

Discipline:

Chemistry

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

An end-to-end IoT framework for reliable remote and contactless measurement of biometric data

Veyetals online smartphone-based application that can be downloaded through the Apple Store or the Google Play Store. It uses Remote Photoplethysmography (rPPG) technique to extract Blood Volume Pulse (BVP) signal from a face video captured using smart phone camera, and then applies multiple computational algorithms to measure heart rate, heart rate variability, oxygen saturation, and stress level from the BVP signal. In the proposed multidisciplinary research project, Queen’s researchers will collaborate with the industry partner to enhance the Veyetals platform to add new capabilities such as body temperature and blood pressure measurement and increase its overall performance and accuracy. New face video and signal processing techniques will be developed to improve signal extraction, remove noise, and apply advanced error handling routines to enhance the robustness and reliability of the Veyetals application. The improved Veyetals application can be used for public health monitoring, at care facilities, or for providing online medical advice through services such as YourDoctorsOnline where doctors can obtain patients’ vital signs to provide a diagnosis. The proposed work will greatly increase the performance and business value of the Veyetals application and leverage remote health care services in Ontario and around the globe through online health care platforms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farhana Zulkernine

Student:

Amtul Haq Ayesha

Partner:

MarkiTech

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating the impacts and acceptability of a fresh food prescription program on health, food security, and social connectivity in Guelph, Ontario: A quasi-experimental study

Food security is a serious public health concern in the Guelph region, with prevalence of food insecurity surpassing the provincial and national averages. There is a need for community-based interventions to support individuals and families struggling with food insecurity and related poor nutrition and health. The proposed research aims to evaluate the impacts and acceptability of a fresh food prescription program, in which healthcare providers ‘prescribe’ fresh food to participants and provide them vouchers redeemable for fresh fruits and vegetables through an online delivery service. Within this project, an intern will facilitate baseline and follow-up food security, dietary intake, and clinical health evaluations to determine the impacts of the intervention on food security, fruit and vegetable consumption, self-reported and clinical health measures, and social connectivity. This research therefore evaluates an innovative new model for healthcare that connects patients with non-therapeutic solutions. We expect that this research will contribute important evidence that will improve patient care and alleviate burdens on the healthcare s

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matthew Little

Student:

Eleah Stringer

Partner:

Guelph Community Health Centre

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Optimizing Pretrained Clinical Embeddings for Automatic COVID-related ICD Coding (Phase II)

We are building a machine-learning algorithm to be able to understand the unstructured clinical notes better and to identify the most appropriate ICD codes for each visit. This algorithm will help healthcare systems standardize and extract insights from these notes to make them more useful for determining how sick patients are, what procedures are performed and how patients are improving over time.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Helen Chen

Student:

Georgios Michalopoulos

Partner:

Semantic Health Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Oblivious IDS using Homomorphic Encryption

Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is used to protect internal networks of companies and organizations against malicious activities and policy violations. These systems are typically under the full control of the local system administrator. In this project, we propose to use Homomorphic Encryption techniques to design and implement an Intrusion Detection System that can run as a service on the cloud. In this model, the cloud system administrator who runs and operates the IDS does so while being completely oblivious to the underlying policies and matching rules.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mostafa Taha

Student:

Mahmoud Sayed

Partner:

Solana Networks

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Pathways to a More Inclusive Labor Market in Calgary

An inclusive economy aims to provide all members of society with the opportunity to contribute to and benefit from a community’s economic activities and systems. Calgary Economic Development acknowledges that helping all Calgarians achieve their personal potentials is imperative to leveraging Calgary’s rich diversity to bring innovation and creativity into our industries and businesses. However, we are still facing challenges regarding diversity, equity and inclusion in Calgary labour market. Through this project, we intend to further Calgary Economic Development’s understanding of: a) how inclusive is Calgary’s economy? b) what are some identified causes of varying labor force outcomes in Calgary, and c) what are some tangible next steps to address varying labor force outcomes?

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Faculty Supervisor:

Atsuko Tanaka

Student:

Zahra Espanani

Partner:

Calgary Economic Development Ltd.

Discipline:

Economics

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Mineral carbonation for global warming mitigation and concurrent nickel and cobalt extraction from laterites

Both global warming and increasing supply of nickel and cobalt are urgently world-wide issues to be addressed. Mineral carbonation is a promising method to permanently store greenhouse gas CO2 into stable mineral carbonates but energy-intensive requirements and low-value products limit the successful application. Meanwhile, with the increasing demand on global nickel and cobalt supply for electrical vehicles and gradual decrease of nickel sulphides deposit, it becomes more important to extract nickel and cobalt from dominant laterites of nickel resources. However, poor selectivity and hazardous wastes detrimentally affect surrounding environments and communities. In fact, these two global issues can be potentially addressed in an integrated process by utilizing mineral carbonation to concurrently and selectively extract nickel and cobalt from laterites. This project is to develop an innovative and environmentally-friendly process which can selectively extract nickel and cobalt extraction from laterites for industries and also simultaneously sequester CO2 for global warming mitigation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Dreisinger

Student:

Fei Wang

Partner:

LeadFX

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

A DNA-based approach for evaluating the impacts of wood waste on benthic biodiversity

Coastal habitats are critical for the health, livelihoods and social well-being of Canadian communities. In British Columbia, log handling and storage areas create wood waste that falls to the seafloor and does not decompose, degrading important habitats and substantially reducing the number of species can live there. To manage the impacts of habitat degradation, it is important to have accurate methods for measuring species diversity, but marine animals are difficult and time-consuming to identify and many remain unknown to science. One possible solution is to measure species diversity using DNA barcoding, which uses short sequences of DNA to rapidly identify species. When applied to environmental samples such as seafloor sediments, barcoding can identify many species at once, substantially increasing efficiency and reducing the costs of monitoring. This project will address key challenges in applying DNA-based methods to monitoring marine environments. We will build a reference library of DNA barcodes for seafloor animals, refine methods for using DNA to study the impact of wood waste, and evaluate the strengths and limitations of DNA-based methods compared to visual identification. In doing so, we will significantly improve our ability to monitor marine species, thereby improving policy and planning strategies for TOBECONT.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Hebert

Student:

Jessica Schultz

Partner:

Biologica Environmental Services Ltd

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

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