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Modeling Planar and Non-Planar Geological Surfaces to Populate 3D Volumes of Surface Probability

Geologists often deal with sparse data for regional mapping and exploration work, using data from a limited number of drillholes. Consequently they must rely on their mental visualization skills to make judgments about the predicted orebody and its structure. Extending regional mappings into the subsurface to model subsurface structures is a challenging task. This research will improve the manner in which geologists and the exploration industry can predict orebody structures, extending geological interpretations into the subsurface. A backbone of mathematical modeling will be used to create three-dimensional probability volumes, and thus vastly extend the value of each point in a geological model. In doing so, the geologist, the scientific observer, as well as the financier can more effectively plan a drilling campaign and interpret the results.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Julien Dompierre

Student:

Preetpal Singh

Partner:

MIRARCO

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

Laurentian University

Program:

Accelerate

Lagrangian Actinometry for UV Disinfection Applications Involving Low-Transmittance Liquids

Ultraviolet photoreactors are commonly used to disinfect drinking water and wastewater. Recently these reactors have been proposed for treating liquid foods such as dairy products, which are much more opaque. The performance of a UV reactor is related to the distribution of UV dose delivered by the reactor. UV-sensitive microspheres have recently been demonstrated as a way to quantify the UV dose distribution in conventional reactors, but have never been used in liquid foods, which present new challenges. This project is designed to test the use of microspheres as a way to measure the UV dose distribution in liquid foods. This method will be applied to the industry-standard laboratory reference apparatus, the collimated beam, and to two custom reactors designed for treating opaque fluids. The aim is to test the applicability of these microspheres to this new regime, and to test the performance of the industry standard lab device and the new reactors. If the microspheres prove to be a practical method for quantifying dose, it will provide a new tool for the industry partner to use in reactor development. Testing the prototype reactors will provide the industry partner with previously unavailable quantification of the performance of these reactors and enable the future development of commercial reactors for application to liquid foods.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ajay K. Ray

Student:

Eric Cox

Partner:

Trojan Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing best practices for the utilization of Social Media tools by Social Enterprises and Non-Profits

The purpose of this research is to examine the use of social media tools such as blogs, social networks, forums and the organizations own website to understand how to best harness their power and influence to assist social enterprises and non-profits in achieving goals such as increasing membership/participation, brand awareness and creating a positive image. Best use will be determined according to factors such as site views and conversion rates in light of ease of implementation and cost considerations. The foundation of this research will be a case study of the organization Better The World and its associated charities. Based on this analysis, the intern will deliver recommendations for a social media and communications plan to attract certain demographics, achieve specific organizational goals, and outlining general recommendations for other non-profit organizations and social enterprises to best make use of social media tools.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Zhenyi Li

Student:

Kristen Petri

Partner:

Better the World

Discipline:

Journalism / Media studies and communication

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Royal Roads University

Program:

Accelerate

Effects of Trail Density on Biodiversity

The relationship of biodiversity to trail density (e.g. meters of trail per hectare) will be the focus of this internship, an attempt to determine the carrying capacity of ecosystems for trail density. The following tasks will be undertaken: 1) A focused literature search on selected trail management, focusing on trail density; 2) The design of the study based on literature and advisory team recommendations; 3) The collection of primary data and compilation of secondary information to support the study; 4) Data analysis and interpretation; 5) The documentation of the research and production of a concise study report; and 5) The presentation of results to TRCA staff and a stewardship group. The TRCA can use the results of the Study to update three levels of guiding documents, as follows: the Conservation Land Management Strategy, Management Plans and Trail Planning and Design Guidelines.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. George Arhonditsis

Student:

Mohammad Tarique Kamal

Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Habitat Function of Urban Trees: Benchmarks for Green-rating Systems

This project targets a major research gap of the recently proposed Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI), which is a North American green rating system for landscapes; scheduled to be released in 2011. Our research will focus on establishing the characteristics of urban trees that affect their ability to provision habitat to urban biodiversity (insects and birds)- which is a major objective of the SSI. Both of the partner companies (The Canada Green Building Council: CaGBC, and the Toronto Region Conservation Authority: TRCA) will benefit from this research, as both groupshave current (TRCA), or future (CaGBC) needs for urban tree habitat data. The TRCA is currently faced with a dilemma over the use of non-native trees in habitat management on public lands, while the CaBGC will require this same data for the development of the Canadian version of the SSI. The research proposed here will directly address these industry needs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Sandy Smith

Student:

Eric Davies

Partner:

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Forestry

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Structural Health Monitorring of Bonded Composite Joints

The goal of this internship is to support a project that the NRC has undertaken upon the request of the Department of National Defence to improve the understanding of bonded composite joints specimens and to evaluate the capabilities of existing Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) technologies as they apply to the CH-149 helicopters or other aging aircraft. To achieve this, a literature review will be carried out. A plan for further testing, analysis and modelling will be developed with the intention of filling the gaps in public knowledge discovered during the literature review. Some preliminary non-destructive evaluations (NDE) techniques may be utilized to determine the technologies effectiveness. Using the intern's research, NRC will be able to make recommendations regarding technologies that could potentially be used on commercial and military aircraft to increase aircraft reliability and therefore safety and efficiency.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Andrei V. Artemev

Student:

Fady Habib

Partner:

National Research Council

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Application of a “Knowledge to Action” Approach with Two BC Health Authorities in a Study to Design Psychometric Instrument of Collaborative Team Culture

This internship augments a post-doctoral study to design psychometric instrumentation for measurement and evaluation of collaborative team culture. The study builds upon a dissertation inquiry carried out by the applicant, in which a collaborative health care culture framework was developed. There are insufficient evaluation tools to measure collaborative team culture and this study addresses this deficit. The researcher will partner with Vancouver Island Health Authority and Interior Health Authority and utilize a "Knowledge to Action" approach to enhance practice relevance and application of the research. This four month internship, is part of year one of the study, in which a collaborative leadership group will be established to advise on study plans and progress, and exemplar PHC teams from each Health Authority will be recruited for collecting data specific to questionnaire formulation and instrument design. The researcher will also work with Health Authority decision-makers to advance understanding of collaborative culture.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Marjorie MacDonald

Student:

Judith Burgess

Partner:

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Discipline:

Nursing

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding and Mitigating Botnet Threats

A botnet is a generic term used to describe a network of machines infected and controlled remotely without their rightful owners' knowledge. The current generation of bots (i.e. Storm Botnet) leverages fairly complex command and control (C&C) systems using existing Peer-to-Peer (P2P) overlay network structures. Thus, chasing down botnet C&C structures has become a futile exercise. A combined effort of theoretical study, simulation and experimentation will certainly provide us with important knowledge on botnet C&C systems, their performance and evolution as well as realistic insight of current threats. As the result, the main objective of our project is to develop effective strategies to detect and dismantle botnets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jose M. Fernandez

Student:

Quang Vinh Ta

Partner:

GOSECURE Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Spine Motion Tracking: 3-D Spinal Motion Analysis Using Intertial/magnetic Sensors to Investigate Effects of Low-back Pain on Movements

The purpose of the proposed research is to measure and analyze the 3-D spinal movements using inertial/magnetic sensing, and to study the effects of low-back pain on spinal movements. This research will perform (i) feasibility test of using inertial/magnetic sensors in measuring spinal motion in a noninvasive and portable approach, (ii) application of inertial/magnetic sensors in gait cycle detection for stair climbing combined with the instantaneous spinal movements, and (iii) analysis and investigation of 3-D spinal motion including twisting that aims at using spinal motion to classify LBP patients from normal/control subjects. Specifically, the experimental protocol requires subjects to perform three different tests: fast flexion-extension of the trunk region including some twisting, stair climbing (one and two steps), and a neck motion test. Finally, this research will provide a proof-of-concept demonstration of novel wearable inertial/magnetic sensor technology for identifying LBP patients' motion patterns differentiated from the controls and help inform spine researchers on the kinematics of stair climbing. Supervised by Dr. Park, the intern will help Optima track spinal motion of both LBP patients and controls.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Edward J. Park

Student:

Jung Keun Lee

Partner:

Optima Health Solutions International Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Parallel Multivariate Polynomial Multiplication and Division

In this internship, the team proposes to develop high performance sequential and parallel algorithms for multiplication and division of multivariate polynomials. They propose to use a recursive data structure. One of the possible advantages of a recursive data structure is that we can also see how to parallelize polynomial division. Potentially high level algorithms such as computing polynomial GCDs and polynomial factorization will benefit from this speedup. If successful, the final code could be integrated into Maple's existing recursive dense facility (called RECDEN) which currently supports polynomial arithmetic over number fields.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Michael Monagan

Student:

Simon Lo

Partner:

MapleSoft Inc.

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling Population Dynamics of the Itcha-Ilgachuz Caribou Herd

This project will use computer modeling techniques to examine the population dynamics of the Itcha-Ilgachuz caribou herd in west central British Columbia. This large herd is a potential source, from which caribou could be transplanted to small endangered mountain caribou herds in Southern BC to help boost their numbers. Previously acquired data on the Itcha-Ilgachuz herd, including post-calving, rut and late winter population surveys, radio-telemetry data and hunter harvest data will be used to construct and fit a population dynamics model and provide information on survival and reproduction rates of these caribou. This will allow examination of past and current population trends. This model will then be used to simulate different management options (for example, various options for the number of caribou to be removed) and predict the consequences for the Itcha-Ilgachuz population as well as hunting opportunities on this herd.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Andrew Cooper

Student:

Felice Griffiths

Partner:

BC Ministry of Environment

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Market Analysis and Growth Strategy for Location-based Content

This project will attempt to validate the presence of a market for location-based user generated content that users would experience with a GPS equipped smartphone. The target markets' demographics and psychographics will be identified in order to find the most appropriate ways to address the market. A marketing plan will detail the methods for connecting with potential users. Different means of monetizing this user-generated content will be researched and an appropriate method will be suggested based on compatibility with the demographic. If the market research yields a negative result about the viability of locationbased content then the information will be used to discover new ways to use the GPS technology in directions with greater market potential, or to generate new ideas attempting to solve perceived pains in the studied market. However, based on current research it is likely that there is a substantial market for location based content.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ed Bukszar

Student:

Andrew Dear

Partner:

Dynamic Leap Technology Inc.

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Accelerate

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