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Engineering - chemical / biological

Smart empathetic speaker based on real-time EEG-based music therapy

During COVID-19 outbreak, many people are suffering the negative emotions, causing anxiety, fear, and depression in daily life. To improve the individuals’ mental health, musical therapy will be employed due to its high value of treatment in the mental health field. In our project, a smart empathetic speaker based on real-time emotion recognition system will be developed. Through electroencephalography (EEG) measurement, the types of signals reflecting the listener’s emotion will be extracted. The deep learning method will be used to recognize the emotions of the user in real-time. By continuous and extensive deep learning process, the emotion recognition system is expected to become more intelligent, and a personalized database of popularly used songs in music therapy will be organized. Finally, the speaker can assign known music to a listener based on existing music therapy experience and adjust the music according to the feedback obtained from the brain signal sensors.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anthony G Straatman;Jun Yang

Student:

Junfeng Xiao

Partner:

PI Electronics Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

What athletic therapists need to know about pain and pain medication: an evidenced based approach

The Canadian Athletic Therapy association (CATA) is the governing board for athletic therapist, health care professionals who rehabilitate athletes who are injured or in pain. Over-the-counter and prescription medications are often used by athletes as a pain management strategy, although they can have negative impacts on their health if misused. Since Athletic therapists follow athletes on the field and in the clinic, they are likely their most available health care professional. They should therefore be able to accurately educate and answer questions regarding pain medication and management. The goal is to create a list of competencies regarding pain management and medication to be included in the curriculum of athletic therapy academic institutions, and a CEU course for those already certified. This will be derived through a focus group, a systematic review, a pain induction study, and a study applying psychological practice in addition to standard care in a clinical setting.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Geoffrey Dover

Student:

TRISTAN CASTONGUAY;Matylda Lentini

Partner:

Canadian Athletic Therapists Association

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Rapid metagenomic characterization of surface microbiota in Emergency Medical Services Vehicles

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) occur in approximately 7% of hospitalized patients in developed countries producing unnecessary burden to healthcare systems. The frequency of HAI caused by antibiotic resistant pathogens that spread via surfaces, for example methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is also rising. To address this growing concern, dsBioscience Inc. is partnering with the University of Lethbridge to examine pathogen prevalence on surfaces in the healthcare sector. Our specific focus will be examining the prevalence of microorganisms in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) vehicles, as there is limited data available regarding the role of EMS vehicles in spreading HAI. This research will allow first responders to examine the efficacy of cleaning practices and improve the safety of patients and workers alike. The partner organization, dsBioscience Inc., has a long-term goal expanding their business through developing and supplying standardized sampling kits to customers that enable detailed analysis of the microbes present on a surface.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hans-Joachim Wieden

Student:

Dustin Smith

Partner:

dsBioscience Inc

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Lethbridge

Program:

Development of Next Generation High Entropy Alloy Coatings for Extreme Environments

The integrity and performance of hydraulic components in the maritime sector may be altered due to extreme environmental conditions that result in wear and corrosion. The industry in Canada spends around $0.92B per annum for maintenance (around 69% of GDP) to improve component service life. Therefore, materials that can sustain high life during extreme operating conditions are in demand. Next-generation advanced materials, known as high entropy alloys (HEAs), have gained attention of the scientific community by breaking the bottleneck of conventional alloy design strategy. These materials possess immense properties such as higher strength-ductility with significant wear and corrosion resistance than traditional alloy counterparts. This proposed research project will be structured to design and develop next-generation HEAs with the help of semi-autonomous cold-spray technology that can significantly contribute to sustainable industries through economic advancement. The next-generation HEAs coupled with cold-spray technology require detailed studies involving i) good correlations between the chemical compositions of the alloy and microstructure, microstructure and mechanical properties, and ii) where microstructure and wear/corrosion resistance will be established to understand the mechanisms of HEA coatings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

André McDonald

Student:

Rakesh Bhaskaran Nair

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

The Sex-Specific Effects of Alternating Computer Work Postures in Young Adults

Adults exposed to extended periods of static seated computer work, especially females, have elevated risks of developping musculoskeletal symptoms. However, static standing work is also associated to issues with the musculoskeletal and vascular systems. To address this, alternating between seated and standing postures has been proposed in the form of sit-stand desks; however, their sex-specific impacts on biomechanical, performance and discomfort outcomes remain unclear. As a result, repeated measurements will be taken during a 90-minute computer task, involving both typing and mousing. Muscle activity, head-neck postural angles, visual fatigue, shoulder-neck and lower back discomfort and muscle blood flow will be measured. The project will provide sex-specific quantitative data to help improve computer workstation evidence-based ergonomic interventions which will provide the collaborating company a better understanding of how computer work postures impact the musculoskeletal system, leading to disorders and injuries, which is of utmost importance in a technology-dependent world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julie Cote

Student:

Samuel Lamanuzzi

Partner:

Ergonomyx

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

AI Empowered Transaction Interpretation for Ledger Reconciliation

Recent improvements in Cloud Accounting software have reduced the demand for data entry and challenging analysis. However, industry has not totally adopted these new resources and many still use traditional accounting and bookkeeping methods, which require a lot of manual efforts. Paperless system has seen improved accuracy and speed of delivery. With the advance of AI technologies, we are confident that machines will exceed human procedural performance with accounting and bookkeeping tasks.
The business problem WOWzer Technologies aims to solve is to automate the repetitive tasks and use inference to make decisions, specifically for Xero, (accounting system) and Hubdoc, (digital file cabinet and publisher). This Mitacs solution will achieve error reduction, speed of task completion, and delivering up to date financial information to small businesses, allowing them to compete with larger firms that can afford an accounting team.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Irene Cheng

Student:

Minshan Xie

Partner:

WOWzer Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Other

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Updating Laubscher’s empirical method to estimate subsidence limits

The increasing global demand for mineral resources and the depletion of significant of high grade near-surface deposits is driving mining companies to consider cave mining as the ideal method to exploit large low-grade deposits at depth. A key characteristics of cave mining is the formation of a significant surface subsidence crater, which may impact nearby infrastructures, as well as have important environmental impacts. The objective of this research is to update empirical subsidence charts using new cases from recent cave mining operations. This research represents a valuable contribution to caving geomechanics in the preliminary prediction of surface subsidence limits, which are of fundamental importance for the design and planning of adjacent infrastructures and for protection of the environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Davide Elmo

Student:

Constanza Patricia Contreras Canales

Partner:

SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development and commercialization of epigallocatechin monolaurate as a novel antioxidant alternative in preventing oxidative deterioration of marine omega-3 products

Canada is known globally for its prosperous fishery industry. Meanwhile, omega-3 lipids are extensively manufactured and commercialized as value-added by-products of fishery processing wastes in Canada. However, the marine omega-3 lipids are highly unsaturated and oxidizable. The oxidization of omega-3 lipids leads to significant quality loss of products. The addition of lipidic antioxidants prevent lipid from oxidation and therefore becomes one of the main-stream strategies in preserving omega-3 oil. However, the desire to replace the current food antioxidants has last for decades because of their safety concerns based on a plethora of theoretical/empirical proofs. This project will provide, epigallocatechin laurate, a safer/healthier novel lipidic antioxidant for marine omega-3 (unsaturated) oil manufacturers/consumers under the supports of Lab2Market program in commercialization training. Overall, this work is expected to benefit the partner organization with understanding the scientific/industrial trends and the impact of present/emerging technologies on marine lipid and antioxidant industries. Meanwhile, a successful commercialization of this innovative technology will significantly contribute growth, vitality, and competitiveness to Canadian economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fereidoon Shahidi

Student:

Han Peng

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

QUOREM: A data science platform for microbiology research

In the genomics era, microbiologists are collecting data at an accelerating pace. We have created a data science platform called QUOREM that significantly reduces the technical burden experienced by microbial ecologists associated with managing ever-increasing quantities of data. We believe that public and private research groups in Canada could benefit our platform, and the ability to provide commercial support and hosting services is key to driving adoption and growth. We hope to learn how to take the next steps to realizing this vision through Springboard Atlantic’s Lab2Market program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Robert Beiko

Student:

Michael Hall

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

An automated approach for microplastics identification using vibrational spectroscopy and image analysis

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles of size < 5mm and are considered an emerging contaminant in our environment. The rate at which these contaminants are accumulating in our environments is growing at an alarming rate which needs to be addressed. Scientists who try to study these class of contaminants find it laborious and use unstandardized processes to carry out this task. Hence, the process can be prone to error and human bias making decision making based on such results unreliable. This project aims to develop an efficient decision support system for identifying and classifying this particular class of environmental contaminants leveraging a combination of contemporary human and artificial intelligence technologies. Using camera images, data from on-site sensors combined with knowledge about their chemical make-up will help better understand the sources from which they enter the environment, how much accumulates in our environment and their possible effects on the ecosystem.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tom Cooper

Student:

Ivo Agbor Arrey

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Automatic detection and classification of marine biogenic habitats, species, and substrates

Canada works towards designating 30% of our national waters as Marine Protected Area (MPA) by 2030. The need to collect baseline information and monitor such a huge territory, which is equivalent to the area covered by Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia altogether, will be next to impossible without a paradigm shift in the way field observation data are processed. We propose a platform for automatic classification of bedrock and species for habitat classification, coastal monitoring, and resource assessments. During the Lab2Market program, our overarching goal is to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered software that classifies > 30 features including species and types of habitat in the coastal subtidal zone of the Atlantic Coast of Nova Scotia.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anna Metaxas

Student:

Masoud Aali

Partner:

Springboard Atlantic

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Energy and emissions reduction through local municipal planning tools in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe

Municipalities across Canada have declared climate emergencies but are they able to deliver solutions and make change in their communities? What is the role of municipal land use planning tools, such as zoning, green performance standards, and urban design guidelines? Which tools are poised to have the highest impact? Climate change policies related to energy and emissions reductions are now included in virtually all comprehensive municipal plans. The purpose of this research is to understand how policies set out in community climate action plans are going to be implemented. What is the role of municipal land use planning tools, such as official plans, zoning, green performance standards, and urban design guidelines? Which tools are poised to have the highest impact? This research will help Hemson Consulting Ltd. in providing the best support for Canadian municipalities in. Municipalities in Ontario’s Greater Golden Horseshoe will be used a case study of emerging planning tools delivering energy and emissions reductions to help mitigate climate change in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Laura Taylor

Student:

Chinoye Sunny

Partner:

Ontario Professional Planners Institute

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

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