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13270 Completed Projects

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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

GPU-oriented Structural Variation Detection in Human Genomes

Fast structural variation (deletion, insertion and inversion) detection between genome of different individuals is the main goal of this project. The internship team is planning in extending new algorithms to reduce the number of false positive calls (especially for deletions) and to parallelize it using Graphics Processing Unit (GPU). The standard approach implementation of the algorithms, as a result of high computational needs, is not fast enough for every day use by health science centers (such as hospitals). Thus, using the GPU hardware which gives us the ability to highly parallelize the computation will make it more efficient. We will implement the algorithms using GPU and Compute Unified Device Architecture (CUDA, which is the compute engine of the GPUs) such that it is much faster than and more cost efficient than before.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Cenk Sahinalp

Student:

Fereydoun Hormozdiari

Partner:

BC Cancer Agency

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Framework to Assess Fire Risk

The intern will assist in developing a component of a probability and statistical risk based methodology for completing quantitative risk assessments of building designs and a corresponding probabilistic failure based methodology on fire causation and spread. Data collected by Sereca Fire will be applied to construct more specific models, which can predict the frequency of occurrence of fire given the type of occupancy and construction. The second part of the project includes data collection and cleaning. The data collected by of Office of the Fire Commissioner of BC will be cleaned and applied to the models obtained in the first part. These models will allow the partner to predict risk associated with fire safety design and promote changes to the building regulations that are reflective of statistical based models. It helps the partner to find a performance driven building code system that is dynamic and will allow for changes with time based on risk.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Harry Joe

Student:

Eva Luo

Partner:

Sereca Fire Engineering

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Development of an Ultra High-performance Concrete

The overall objective of the proposed project is to develop an innovative ultra-high performanceconcrete (UHPC) material that would provide a unique combination of ductility, strength, durability, and aesthetic flexibility at a competitive cost using local materials. Besides their very high strength, theUHPC materials are known to be air and water-tight, thereby resulting in reduced environmental impactand reduced maintenance, often leading to the complete elimination of other protection technologies such as waterproofing membranes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Moh Boulfiza

Student:

Zhe Song

Partner:

Eneray Sustainable Structures

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Determining the Socio-demographic and Environmental Risk Factors for Intentional Injury

This aim of this project is to determine the social characteristics of neighbourhoods and elements of the urban environment that may be associated with increased rates of intentional injury (injuries resulting from violence and self-harm). Conducting comprehensive area-based assessments of intentional injury is difficult in Vancouver because of restrictions on reporting sensitive health information. To get a sense of typical neighbourhood social and urban environment characteristics related to intentional injury, an examination of high injury locations in Cape Town, South Africa will be undertaken. It is expected that results will also be applicable in Vancouver, a city with a growing problem of violence related injury. The identified characteristics of these high-incident locations can then be assessed in Vancouver. Vancouver neighbourhoods with similar characteristics to those identified in Cape Town will be identified as potentially high-risk areas to target for intentional injury prevention efforts. This project is in partnership with GEOIDE.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Nadine Schurrman

Student:

Jonathan Cinnamon

Partner:

Vancouver Coastal Health Authority

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Best Practices in Business Education

This project will focus on experiential education and how it can be used to enhance the learning processes at Blyth Education. As an introduction to the subject, the report will explore current literature surrounding the topics of ‘Experiential Education’ and ‘Business Education’. The project will then turn its focus to Blyth Education, and identify the various experiential teaching tools it uses in its programs. Particular attention will be paid to the ‘International Business’ trip and the novel approaches it will be using for the first time. From this analysis, it is expected that valuable insight will be gained into what works, what doesn’t, why, and how much. This evaluation or ‘scorecard’ will be the first of two significant deliverables this project aims to produce. The second deliverable will be the recommendation of an additional set of experiential education techniques to be used in future programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. John Ries

Student:

Michael Stern

Partner:

Blyth Education

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Applications of Covering Arrays in Cyber Risk and Security Compliance

With the integration of once independent control systems into business networks there lies a major security risk that organizations may not be prepared to assess or manage effectively. Without proper testing, these real-time systems are vulnerable to attack which creates a significant risk to the reliability and integrity of these systems. With the use of a mathematical object, the Error Locating Array (ELA), we are able to detect errors in the system whenever the structure of the faulty interactions satisfies certain reasonable assumptions. The main goal of this project is to integrate the ELA and it's generalizations into the current testing packages of Wurldtech. We will also be working with the design team at Wurldtech to assess how good of a fit our mathematical model of a Covering Array is to their testing environment and if possible design new mathematical generalizations of the Covering Array to match the needs of the organization. The benefits to Wurldtech would be that at the end of this project they will have significant data to determine the usefulness of ELA's in their current testing methods and have full ELA implementations to use.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Brett Stevens

Student:

Gary Bazdell

Partner:

Wurldtech Security Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles with Disease Simulation Models in Community Pharmacies: The Healthy Option Study/L’etude Option Santé

The primary objective of this study is to demonstrate the feasibility of training graduate students, with at least a bachelor’s degree in health sciences or a related science, to complete health screenings in community pharmacies. These screenings will include completion of a diabetes and CVD risk profiles developed by Clinemetrica and the McGill Cardiovascular Health Improvement Program (CHIP) teams and currently available on the web at www.chiprehab.com and www.myhealthcheckup.com. These risk profiles are based on multivariate Markov models that have been scientifically validated and published. Clinemetrica is interested in developing turn key health promotion programs that can be shown to improve the health of participants and reduce the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and CVD. One of the primary mandates of the McGill Cardiovascular Health Improvement Program (CHIP) is to expand its health promotion programs into the community.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Lawrence Joseph

Student:

Mohammed Kaouache

Partner:

Clinemetrica

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Low-Energy Envelope Design on Toronto High-rise Apartment

One of the most effective ways to reduce energy consumption in buildings is to construct them with more advanced envelope systems. There appears to be a lack of study in this area for apartments in North America and this research project aims to fill that gap. The objective of this project is to provide a deeper understanding and recommend standards on optimal envelope systems for apartment buildings tailored to the Canadian climatic conditions. The study will be completed with a series of energy simulations in conjunction with sensitivity analysis to evaluate and determine the effectiveness of the different building envelope characteristics in reducing overall hearing and cooling energy consumption. Regent's Park Block 12 apartment building will be used as a reference building for this study. The expected outcome will provide the necessary information and insight for apartment building envelope designs in Canada in the future.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Zaiyl Liao

Student:

Ka Long Ringo Ng

Partner:

Trow Associates Inc.

Discipline:

Architecture and design

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Knowledge Translation: Nursing Uptake and Patient Outcomes Examined

Best practice guidelines are vital resources in the provision of consistent and equitable cancer care by Registered Nurses. However, best practice guidelines are not readily used in cancer care and when they are available, this use is inconsistent. Previous research about the use and impact of practice guidelines has focused on the problems of professionals (mostly nurses and physicians) or the workplace itself. The purpose of this project is to use the expertise and knowledge of Registered Nurses while studying the interactions of the many different people involved in patient care (e.g. patients, family members, nurses and other members of the inter-professional care team) with each other and the workplace itself. These interactions influence and shape the everyday practices of healthcare. Greater understandings of these interactions leads to improved care and better outcomes for patients and their families.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Mary Ellen Purkis

Student:

Lorelei Newton

Partner:

BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre

Discipline:

Nursing

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Is the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality-Institutional Rating Scale Suitable for Use at Correctional Facilities?

Although a large number of inmates are estimated to have personality disorders (primarily antisocial personality disorder or psychopathy), mental health screening and treatment programs in correctional facilities rarely focus on maladaptive personality patterns. Given that the effectiveness of mental health screening has great implications for the safety of staff and inmates, as well as for treatment outcomes, it is crucial to address the feasibility of incorporating screening for personality disorders into existing procedures. This study will evaluate the psychometric properties of a newly developed measure of psychopathy – the CAPP-IRS: Staff Rating Scale – intended for use by staff at secure institutions. Participants will be correctional officers (COs) and inmates from Corrections, BC. Inmates will be interviewed and asked to fill out questionnaires; COs will rate the inmates on the CAPP-IRS: Staff Rating Scale. To evaluate the construct validity of the CAPP-IRS: Staff Rating Scale, the relationship between the CAPP domains and the five factor model of personality will be examined. Further, to evaluate inter-rater reliability, two COs will be asked to rate each offender that has been interviewed. This study will determine whether the CAPP-IRS is in fact suitable for assessment of psychopathy, and whether it could enhance the mental health screening process at correctional facilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Kevin S. Douglas

Student:

Natalia L. Nikolova

Partner:

BC Ministry Public Safety and Solicitor General

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Geo-spatial Data Mining Applications in Marketing

The project will develop methods for constructing profiles and predictive models for geo-spatial data. The socio-demographic profile will be developed for the geographical areas of interest. In addition, the models will be developed to identify areas with high potential; for acquiring new customers. The targeting of these areas may be conducted through unaddressed direct mail. Methods of testing effectiveness of marketing campaign and predictive models will be developed. With the help of the company the intern will use geo-spatial data and statistical software (SAS, etc) to develop programming code that generates geo-profiles and predictive models. He will also use the software to construct maps to visualize profiles and models. Intern will evaluate different approaches to constructing profiles and models and will recommend the best solutions.This project is in partnership with GEOIDE.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Charles Dugas

Student:

Sylvain Pannetier-Lebeuf

Partner:

Fido Solutions

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Controls on Sediment Production from Forest Roads in the Honna Watershed

Forest roads can contribute significant amounts of sediment to nearby streams with subsequent impacts on aquatic ecology and water quality (including drinking water quality). This project will determine the triggers for sediment generation from forest roads in the Honna Watershed through controlled experiments using a large and small scale rainfall simulator and continuous turbidity monitoring. During the internship the main roads and streams within the Honna Watershed will be surveyed under different conditions to determine the connectivity between the road and the river in order to locate where sediment enters the river directly, and to map the sections of road that produce the most sediment. Twenty-four large scale rainfall simulation experiments will be conducted. The large-scale rainfall simulation experiments will be augmented by a number of smaller scale experiments to determine the variability in sediment production from the roads. The methods developed and results produced from this proposal will be used in other regions of BC. Turbidity monitoring will continue after the end date of the internship until winter 2010. The study will strive to provide practical solutions for Island Timberlands, the Village of Queen Charlotte and BCTS to improve management of forest roads and water quality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ilja Tromp-van Meerveld

Student:

Elizabeth Baird

Partner:

Island Timberlands

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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