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Exploring opportunities for new fishery-tourism products, business, collaboration and fisheries market development within the Bonne Bay area of Newfoundland

There are currently many challenges facing Newfoundland’s inshore fishery including low prices and low landings for many key species. A sustainable fishery is an essential but undervalued element of the tourism experience in the Gros Morne/Bonne Bay area, as well as being important to the longer-term sustainability of local communities. At a recent Fisheries/Tourism Forum we explored a range of opportunities to enhance the potential economic synergies between fisheries and tourism in this region. The proposed research internship is one piece of a larger, multi-pronged strategy to establish the foundations for improved economic opportunities for local fish harvesters, tourism operators and other local businesses based on closer ties between the fisheries and tourism businesses and on increased regional consumption of sea food, including among local people. Our main objective will be to work with businesses and fishing enterprises in the Bonne Bay area to document how sea food is currently integrated with tourism and in the local consumption patterns and to identify ways to enhance this integration and broaden the options for viable collaborative business opportunities for fish harvesters, processors, and tourism providers in the future. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Barbara Neis

Student:

Kristen Lowitt

Partner:

Rural Secretariat

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

The Effects of Altering Wait List Policies to the Patient Flow of Alternate Level of Care Patients

 

This project will be addressing the long-wait times that Alternate Level of Care (ALC) patients endure to go to another facility when they no longer require acute services but require another form of care. A simulation model will be produced to show the flow of the patients from surgery exiting the acute-care facility. The model will be based off of the patient flow process and historical data at Toronto General Hospital. The simulation will be altered to change the policies the hospital situates onto ALC patients such as how many facilities they are allowed to pick. The sponsoring organization, Visual8, produces the simulation software Simul8 that will be used in this research project. The organization will benefit from being involved in the project because they want to create a product specific for the healthcare experience. Being involved with the project will provide the company with feedback on how their product can be changed to be adapted to the health care environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Dionne Aleman and Dr David Urbach

Student:

Lata Grover

Partner:

Visual8 Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Reducing the Carbon Footprint at Hydro One

The purpose of the research project is to develop options for the reduction of the carbon footprint at Hydro One Networks Inc. (HONI). The research will focus on helping HONI meet a reduction goal of half of current emission levels over the next decade. The company has taken preliminary steps to assess and plan for the reduction of the company’s carbon footprint, including the collection of preliminary data and the outlining of programs to reduce their impact on the environment. The research project will further contribute to those efforts by focusing on three outputs: 1) process maps whereby HONI may systematically identify its carbon footprint, 2) scenario analyses to help HONI project its future carbon emissions over varied timelines, and 3) a set of recommended actions to reduce carbon emissions over the next decade. Completing the research will address an identified need at HONI and will provide a tangible demonstration of the company’s commitment to reducing its impact on the environment.  

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Cory Searcy

Student:

Peter Moore

Partner:

Hydro One Networks

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Governance of Outsourcing – Industry Best Practices

 

The research focuses on governance in outsourcing relationships While the outsourcing industry grows at double digit rates, satisfaction with outsourcing arrangements could certainly be improved. Often the source of dissatisfaction, governance is a broad term that includes formal issues such as contracts and service level agreements, as well as informal issues such as relationship management and trust. The intention of this research study is to provide participants with a set of best and emerging practices in outsourcing governance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ron Babin

Student:

Shane Saunderson

Partner:

Deloitte

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Alternative Labour Organizing, Hiring and Recruitment Models to End Labour Exploitation of Temporary Migrant Farm Workers in British Columbia

 

The Canadian agricultural industry stands out as an emblematic case among high income countries that have long relied on immigrant and migrant labour from poorer, non-white countries to meet its labour needs. State-sponsored programs such as the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP) and the Low Skilled Pilot Project (LSPP) have facilitated the legal entry of migrant labour from countries such as Mexico, Guatemala, Caribbean countries, among others. However, the temporary and restricted nature of guest worker contracts have commonly resulted in wide-scale employment violations and entrenched forms of labour exploitation such as substandard working and living conditions, unsafe working conditions, low wages, and no right to social entitlements and benefits. International labour recruiters and sending countries embassies cannot guarantee labour rights protection, fair wages, employment standards, and prevention/protection from illegal recruitment fees. Through a comparative cross-country study between the U.S and Canada, this research seeks to explore transnational labour organizing models for migrant farm workers and outline an alternative not-for-profit hiring hall model to replace existing models that tend to encourage the systemic violation of farmworkers rights. This project once completed will provide a practical model for discussion and input for public policy design among policy makers, labour union representatives, community agencies, researchers, industry and migrant workers advocacy groups.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jennifer Jihye Chun

Student:

Adriana Gabriela Paz Ramirez

Partner:

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Legal

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Silver recovery from scrap materials: the security and longevity of raw scrap, and the development of a sustainable business model

Approximately one fifth of all silver produced in North America comes from recycled sources. A large percentage of this is recovered from medical x-rays. Essential Silver Incorporated (ESI) is a silver recycling business based in British Columbia. The company proposes to purchase and streamline a number of silver recycling businesses across North America using x-rays as their primary input. In order to do this, ESI must have a clear understanding of the quantity of x-ray material available and any fluctuations in supply that might occur. An additional output of the recycling process is plastics; ESI hopes to understand the market for this product in more detail through research and consultation with materials experts. Finally, the project will research and analyze the most effective way for ESI to grow its business both geographically and in new market verticals that may be identified.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Elicia Maine

Student:

Stephen Wade

Partner:

Essential Silver Incorporated

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

In vivo and in silico evaluation of multiorgan variability for the detection of critical physiological changes of patients in Intensive Care Units

 

The project focuses on the characterization of the evolution with time of the properties of physiological signals recorded in different clinical settings, describing sepsis shock and other clinical complications that are common features in Intensive Care Units. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation will be studied through an array of more than 70 techniques; some will consider the signals one-at-a-time, others will analyze the signals simultaneously. The final objective is characterizing the interrelationship between the different techniques and their clinical relevance in the detection of changes in the physiological conditions of patients in the ICU. The long term goal is using the collect results to create predictors of those changes, promoting a shift from o descriptive medicine, where the disease is cured only when its pathological effects are “visible” to physicians, to a predictive medicine, where the disease is detected before having deleterious effects on the patients, improving diagnosis and treatment of illnesses.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Andre Longtin

Student:

Andrea Bravi

Partner:

Therapeutic Monitoring Systems Inc.

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Appearance Based SLAM (ASLAM) for Indoor/Outdoor Urban Terrain

The objective of this project is the research of multi-sensor Appearance Based SLAM (ASLAM) system for day/night operations in indoor and outdoor environments. These algorithms would perform place recognition based on multiple sensor data (imagery, laser, and radar) gathered from a UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) as it travels through the environment. When the vehicle returns to a previously visited scene, the ASLAM algorithm will recognize the scene, update its internal representation, report this to the UGV. MDA would benefit greatly from this internship as the research of multi-sensor ASLAM techniques by the intern would contribute to this project greatly. Moreover, the involvement of UBC professors Jim Little and David Lowe, who are experts in robotics and computer vision, would be highly valuable to this project too. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jim Little and Dr. David Lowe

Student:

Amir Valizadeh

Partner:

MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Embedded Wireless Sensor System for Applications in Building Energy Efficiency

 

Achieving energy efficiency in buildings depends on how well the energy consuming equipment are controlled while providing ease of use and comfort for the occupants. There is a growing need to use modern smart sensors that can monitor environmental variables such as temperature, lighting, and humidity and send control commands to turn on energy consuming devices such as lights and motors in a building. On the other hand, a control system needs electrical power and hardware/software for its operation which can increase total energy consumption and cost. Therefore, there is a trade-off between energy savings and additional hardware and software systems to control devices for heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), and lighting. The proposed activity focuses on developing wireless embedded systems for sensory data acquisition to be used for efficient power management. In particular, the feasibility of  implementing an ultra low power and cost effective embedded sensor system using the Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology will be investigated. Considering that the BLE sensors are new, the techniques and processes to be developed in this project can be used in other applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. M. Moallem

Student:

Younes Rashidi

Partner:

Unity Integration Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Engendering Dialogue and Meaningful Participation Among Constituencies Working Toward Ending Homelessness in Victoria, BC

 

Social exclusion is a major issue facing people in poverty and who experience homelessness. Participation in decisions affecting them, importantly, the development of programs to address housing and supports, is a key component of both inclusion and provision of appropriate services. The purpose of the research is to explore, develop, and document guidelines, mechanisms and policies based on promising practices that support meaningful inclusion of people impacted by homelessness and poverty within the work of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness (GVCEH). Based on findings from a scoping review of the literature, guidelines, policy and implementation processes for meaningful inclusion will be developed in collaboration with people impacted by poverty and homelessness in the Capital Region of British Columbia, and submitted for ratification by the GVCEH and inclusion in their ongoing policy and practices for engaging stakeholder groups.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Bernadette Pauly

Student:

Trudy Norman

Partner:

Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness

Discipline:

Nursing

Sector:

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Energy-Efficient High Dynamic Range Display

The emerging high dynamic range (HDR) displays provide a much larger range of luminance compared to conventional low dynamic range (LDR) displays, thereby improving the visual impression of the displayed images. This is achieved by expanding the effective dynamic range towards darker and lighter luminance through a combination of a conventional TFT LCD panel and a space-variant background lighting (backlight) system. The backlight can either be a projector or an array of high-luminance LEDs that are individually addressable. Moreover, the backlight can be composed of several independent panels whose power or luminance can be controlled separately. Such features enable the design of energy-adaptive displays which in turn motivates the development of energy-aware applications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ivan V. Bajić

Student:

Hadi Hadizadeh

Partner:

Dolby Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Identification of organic disinfection byproduct precursors, Waterhen Water Treatment Plant

There are about 180 public water treatment plants in Manitoba relying on surface water with high organic content as their source of supply. Organic carbon in the water reacts with chlorine during water disinfection. This reaction forms carcinogenic compounds w hich pose a health risk for people consuming the water. The Waterhen water treatment plant is an example of typical Manitoba treatment plant that is suffering from high organic carbon resulting in high concentrations of these carcinogenic byproducts. Experiments will be conducted to evaluate the types of organic compounds in the water and to evaluate their removal throughout the Waterhen plant. Improving the removal of these compounds w ill improve the overall quality of water and health in the region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Beata Gorczyca

Student:

Charles Goss

Partner:

Genivar

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

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