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Object Recognition Systems on Digital Cameras

Point Grey Research Inc. is a worldwide leader in the development of advanced digital camera technology products. Point Grey designs, manufactures and distributes IEEE-1394 (FireWire) cameras, stereo vision cameras and spherical digital video cameras to a broad spectrum of industries. To take fully advantage of the advanced digital camera technology and reduce the extra cost in data transmission between cameras and servers, it is preferred that most image processing tasks could be done on-camera. This project will focus on some fundamental object recognition functions like barcode reading and automatic license plate recognition, with a goal to circumvent the common difficulties that object recognition algorithms usually need to deal with, such as poor image resolution, blurry images and object occlusion. This project will also investigate the efficient implementation of on-camera object recognition functions based on the performance, complexity, and stability for hardware.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jie Liang

Student:

Jing Wang

Partner:

Point Grey Research Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Numerical Simulation of Fluid-Structure Interaction in Liquid Metals

General Fusion is currently working to develop a relatively small, low-cost fusion reactor; work has reached the proof-of-concept stage. The reactor consists of an enclosure filled with molten lead, spun about one axis to create a plasma-filled cavity. A mechanically-induced shock wave travels radially inwards, focusing as it propagates and collapses the plasma cavity. This collapse heats and pressurizes the plasma and initiates a fusion reaction that releases energy, re-expanding the cavity and causing another shock to propagate radially outwards through the lead. The proposed research will develop numerical models to simulate the coupling between the reactor enclosure and the molten lead for both the inwards and outwards moving shocks. The simulation results will be used to improve the design and operation of the reactor.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch

Student:

James Gregson

Partner:

General Fusion Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Modeling Flow and Dissolved Heavy Metal Sorption through a Sloped Compost Filter Bed for the Prediction of Service Time under Diverse

The intern will be completing experimental work on compost-based stormwater filters. The experiments will provide necessary data for the development of a predictive mathematical model that will be used to predict the service and maintenance schedule of a compost-based stormwater filter. Specifically, the intern will be collecting data for the dissolved metal uptake capacity of the compost, determining how fast the metals are uptaken, and finally, constructing and gathering data from a pilot site at the University of British Columbia.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Royann Petrell

Student:

Davis Chiu

Partner:

Filtrexx Canada Inc. and Denbow Environmental Services

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mapping the Human Kineome and Phosphoproteome

This internship is the first in a series of four which Kinexus is undertaking with ACCELERATE BC which will support its overall ambitious goal of creating high resolution maps of internal cell communication networks that are gender, age, tissue and disease-specific. These maps will be needed for identifying disease diagnostic biomarkers that are phospho-sites and drug targets that are kinases. The dividends of these efforts will be improved diagnostics and therapeutics for personalized medicine delivery.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ladislav Stacho

Student:

Alireza Hadj Khodabakhshi

Partner:

Kinexus Bioinformatics Corp.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Making Connections for Conservation: Restoring the Coastal Dune Ecosystem of Island View Beach and the Cordova Spit

This study seeks to work towards a restoration plan for one of the most significant coastal dune ecosystems ties remaining on Vancouver Island. The dune ecosystem at the Cordova Spit represents a unique and fragile environment that offers vital habitat to a number of plants and animals that are at-risk in BC, including several different groups and dozens of species of migratory birds. A large pt of the study site is located on the Tsawout First Nation reserve and is culturally significant to the community. During the internship, the student will complete work on an ecological site inventory, which will involve synthesizing a variety of file observations into a spatial model of human impacts as well as a year round avian census. He will also conduct a values assessment study through a series of interviews with Tsawout community members in order ot gain a greater understanding of the cultural and ecological significance of the site. This knowledge, in addition to images of the birds and plants which are found at the study site will be compiled and turned into a book which will serve as a resource for the Tsawout community. Recommendations for conservation and restoration, based on the information gathered during the internship, will be provided to a working group which includes members of the Canadian Wildlife Service and the Capital Regional District.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Eric Higgs

Student:

Glenn Bartley

Partner:

Tsawout First Nation

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Liability to Electricity – BC Foothills Geothermal Energy

CanGEA – the Canadian Geothermal Energy Association – is a non-profit association encouraging research, exploration and development of high temperature geothermal energy resources in Canada. Geothermal energy is a renewable, reliable source of electricity and heat. Geothermal power sources produce long term revenues with no fuel costs and no emissions. Thus, the purpose of this project is to investigate the possibility of generating environmentally-friendly electricity from abandoned gas and oil wells in the Canadian Foothills in eastern BC. Depth, volume flow and temperature of water in these wells are some basic elements to be considered as potential geothermal resources for “green electricity”.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. John A. Meech

Student:

Nastaran Arianpoo

Partner:

CanGEA

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Improving Care for Depressed Clients in an Employee and Family Assistance Program

Clinical depression is common among workers and leads to significant personal and economic burden. Previous research has shown that almost a third of workers presenting to Interlock, an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), reported symptoms of depression. Although all clients show significant improvement after EFAP intervention, depressed clients continued to have higher scores on work impairment and work absence than clients seeking help for other concerns. In response to this, Interlock incorporated several initiatives to improve care for clients with depression, including use of a standardized assessment and outcome scale and a pilot project using telephone-based cognitive behaviour therapy. In this project, the intern will systematically evaluate these initiatives by interviewing clinicians using these measures and by analyzing outcome data on more than 10,000 clients using Interlock services. The results will be used to develop pathways of care to improve outcomes for clients with depression attending an EFAP.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Raymond Lam

Student:

Kevin Lutz

Partner:

Interlock Employee & Family Assistance Corporation of Canada

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Recommendations for Improvement of the Industrial Mineral Sector

Industrial minerals are an important part of the economy in British Columbia, however, this sector faces several serious challenges due to lack of a national instrument for industrial minerals. “National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101)” is a rule developed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and administered by the provincial securities commissions that govern how issuers disclose scientific and technical information about their mineral projects to the public. It covers oral statements as well as written documents and websites. It requires that all disclosure be based on advice by a "qualified person" and in some circumstances that the person be independent of the issuer and the property”. There is currently no national instrument available for industrial minerals. Thus, the objective of this project is to develop recommendations for the development of NI-43-101 (Industrial Minerals sector), based on a case study of an existing industrial minerals scenario. This research will help provide groundwork for the development of such a National Instrument.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Michael Hitch

Student:

Pooya Mohseni

Partner:

Electra Gold Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Developing a Fourier Transform Imaging Spectrometer in the Visible Field and Determining Abundance Gradients in Barred Spiral Galaxies

This doctoral project consists in developing and validating a Fourier transform imaging spectrometer for astronomy applications from 350 to 950 nm. The prototype discussed is called SpIOMM (Mount Mégantic Observatory Imaging Spectrometer) and is developed at Laval University. The concept of such an instrument combines the advantages of a Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS), or interferometer, with an imagery system, in order to generate a spectrum for each point of an image without compromising the width of the spectral band, the spatial resolution or the coverage of the camera's field of view. We therefore aim to carry out three-dimensional spectrometry of vast astronomical objects such as planetary nebulae, galaxies and star clusters.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Laurent Drissen

Student:

Anne-Pier Bernier

Partner:

ABB Bomem Inc.

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Assessing the Feasibility of an Automated Public Bicycle System in Metro Vancouver

This project involves working with Translink – the Greater Vancouver transit authority, covering buses, skytrain, seabus, trains, and ferries – to conduct initial research to examine the viability of an automated public bicycle system similar in scale and design to systems recently initiated in Paris, Lyon and Oslo. Current understandings of these models, combined with the local socio-political climate and upcoming 2010 Olympics point to a potential opportunity for Vancouver, and later the entire Metro Vancouver area, to be one of the next major cities to successfully implement such a system. The research will include a comprehensive review of existing schemes, a compilation of a best practices guide and the development of a preliminary feasibility study/demand analysis specific to the potential market of Metro Vancouver based on the available data and ongoing internal Translink market research. The intern will produce a report highlighting her findings and presenting the opportunities and potential challenges of a public bicycle sharing systems and make recommendations for next steps.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Karen Ferguson

Student:

Tara Irwin

Partner:

Translink

Discipline:

Urban studies

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Analysis and Quantification of the Textural Information in Pigmented Skin Lesions

There are certain features of skin lesions or moles that are indicative of cancer. Texture (spatial variation of colour/intensity) or patterns is known to be one of these features. This research seeks to quantify this textural information in order to improve the performance of methods to automatically diagnose melanoma. Currently, dermatologists are very proficient at interpreting this textural information, and easily outperform automated techniques. This research will analyze how experts perceive this information, as well as the relative importance of various textural patterns and their locations. A mathematical model of texture will then be developed, attempting to incorporate the prior knowledge gained from analyzing the experts. Additionally, digitally removing occluding hair from images of skin lesions is a critical element in any automated system of melanoma diagnosis. This research will also seek to improve on existing methods of hair detection in images, as well as estimating the underlying skin color of ‘hair pixels’.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. M. Stella Atkins

Student:

Paul Wighton

Partner:

BC Cancer Agency

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Legal

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Optimal Landfarming Strategy for Treating Oil Refinery Sludge

In this project, a comprehensive review of relevant literature and case studies regarding landfarming of oily sludge will be conducted, and the optimal landfarming operation strategies will be proposed. A number of field experiments will be implemented to examine the impacts of different environmental factors on microbial activity. Specifically, the impacts of bulking agents and nutrients on bioremediation efficiency will be investigated through sludge landfarming at various experimental plots, while the method of factorial design will be used to design such experiments. The experimental plots are corresponding to the following treatments of oily sludge + bulking agent of wood chips and oily sludge + bulking agent of wood chips + nitrogen fertilizer (urea) and phosphate. The bioremediation efficiency will be evaluated using percent reduction of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH). The experimental results will then be analyzed statistically to determine the impacts of the environmental factors on oily sludge landfarming at the field scale, and would provide sound basis for selecting and developing correct enhancements of oily sludge bioremediation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jianbing Li

Student:

Xinyuan Song

Partner:

Husky Oil Operations Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

University of Northern British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

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