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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

Genome Sequencing and analysis of two bacteria for applications to biofuel wastes

 

The project will investigate the genomes of two naturally occurring bacteria. These bacteria are of interest because they can convert the wastes from biodiesel and bioethanol production into valuable compounds. This is novel in comparison to other bacteria used for similar processes because these bacteria are generally regarded as safe, naturally occurring, and contain no genetic modifications. By sequencing and analyzing the genomes of these two bacteria, we hope to gain further insights into how these bacteria work, how we can use them in industrial scale applications, and what other applications they might be useful for. The partnering organization will benefit from this project through increased capability for technological innovation and development with the potential for future job creation through eventual application of these organisms in industrial settings. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Takuji Tanaka

Student:

Doug Grahame

Partner:

Contango Strategies Ltd.

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

PLC Design for Wastewater Treatment

This project is aimed at designing a comprehensive PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) system for the automatic operation and control of three wastewater treatment plants under construction in northern Saskatchewan. We are going to use mathematical modeling to complete this task. In order to maximize the safety level of the operating plant, we will carefully investigate and incorporate each possible error case into the PLC system. The deliverables from this project will enable deployment of similar wastewater treatment plants to improve availability of clean water, and to reduce environmental impact, in diverse communities, and particularly in underserved communities in northern Saskatchewan. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Nathaniel Osgood

Student:

Mahshid Atapour

Partner:

NexLev Solutions

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Technology Strategy Analysis for Resilience Software

 

A frequent prescription for managers tasked with leading a company’s technology assets (e.g., Chief Information Officers) is that the firm’s business strategy should lead the firm’s technology strategy. However, many firms, technology firms in particular, find themselves in the opposite position: having a technology resource that can alter the firm’s business strategy. In such a case, questions arise as to the appropriate business response. Resilience Inc. – a software company located in Vancouver, BC – faces exactly that issue. This firm has a mature presence in the medical education market and offers two software applications to serve that market. It now owns an application designed to provide an affordable and fully integrated data management application for police personnel management. This product would allow Resilience to serve an entirely new and vastly different market from that of medical education, namely, law enforcement. This research will investigate whether such a market penetration should proceed and, if so, how. The research will shed light on the market potential, the synergies with Resilience’s present assets, and in general how firms can adapt their business strategy to the ever changing capabilities of technology assets at their disposal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ron Cenfetelli

Student:

Dharini Sundaram

Partner:

Resilience Software

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Calibration of a first passage model for CVA applications

Regulatory change, driven in part by the recent credit crisis, has created demand for banks to undertake a highly intensive risk calculation known as Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA). CVA is essentially the price of an insurance contract covering the bank’s losses in the event that one of its trading counterparties defaults. QuIC, the sponsor of the proposed research project, is in the business of selling similar types of high-volume calculations to large investment banks. While QuIC has sold systems based on a somewhat simplified approach to CVA, it has also developed “on paper” a more comprehensive model of counterparty default that is still easily calibrated to various market observables. A key aspect of the model is that it accounts for correlation between the credit worthiness of its trading counterparties and market risk factors, such as interest and foreign exchange rates. This correlation plays a crucial role in a CVA calculation. The model also accounts for variations in the credit rating of the bank’s trading counterparties, which impacts CVA through the amount of collateral posted by the counterparty. The project will involve further development of this model and thorough testing vs. market data provided by Markit, QuIC’s new parent organization. The project will provide the intern with valuable exposure to practical software and business development issues. Likewise, if meaningful benefits can be demonstrated as part of this project, QuIC expects to be able to sell products based on it.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Andrey Pavlov

Student:

Helen Yin

Partner:

QUIC Financial Technologies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Research on Cross Platform Mobile Development Methodologies

 

Great improvements in telematic technology and fleet management systems lead developers to provide numerous applications for location awareness, road emergency assistance, and remote control. Some fleet management systems that are used commercially are Fleetilla and Emun LifePilot Fleet. On the other hand, by fast growth of handheld devices and wireless networks, there is a huge need for mobile application development. Due to the diversity of mobile platforms, migration and pc-based applications to mobile devices is a challenging issue to be addressed. The goal of this project is to investigate different cross platform methodologies to migrate the WebFleet fleet management system to different mobile platforms. Moreover, migrating applications to mobile platforms involve some constraints like processing power, memory and battery life of mobile devices; therefore, functionalities of the WebTech application that are eligible to run on mobile devices should be explored. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Qianping Gu

Student:

Maryam Hamidirad

Partner:

WebTech Wireless

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Bringing the Personal Web to Clinical Decision Support

IBM CAS Research Canada has created the Personal Web initiative, a new form of web interaction that is user-centred, restful, and fueled by understanding of personal context and semantics. This project will apply the principles of the Personal Web to the problem of clinical decision making, utilizing the powerful data analysis capabilities of IBM SPSS and IBM Cognos. Working with researchers at IBM and the IBM Canada Centre for Advanced Studies, and physicians at Sunnybrook, and other Toronto Hospitals, we will develop an innovative prototype tool for clinical decision support based on analysis and visualization of similar patients. The user interface for this tool will be based on the Principles of the Personal Web. The tool will be developed with a user-centred design approach, with user testing and iterative design. Research results will inform the design of the Personal Web and future IBM Healthcare products. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Mark Chignell

Student:

Shadi Ghajar-Khosravi

Partner:

IBM Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Analyzing and benchmarking a large-scale laboratory utilization data through network analysis and visualization techniques

Dr. Calvino Cheng Incorporated aims at developing higher health care quality and efficiency through the increased use of automation and better data visualization. Within Capital District Health Authority (CDHA), 3/5 of laboratory ordering originates in the outpatient setting. This is at approximately a cost of $3.3 million per month (CDHA quality assurance data). Unfortunately it is currently not possible to interpret any laboratory ordering data without insights into size, type, network, and practice patterns of both family practices and walk-in clinics. Using the laboratory information system data, the intern will extract, visualize, and benchmark existing laboratory test ordering landscape. This will allow the partners to understand the future demands on lab testing, development of new partnerships, methodology into data digestion, as well as allow policymakers more insight into the primary care landscape. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Anatoliy Gruzd

Student:

Conrad Ng

Partner:

QEII Health Sciences Centre

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Integrated Power-Management Solution for Class D Audio Amplifiers

 

This proposal targets a fully-integrated power management circuit for a high efficiency class D audio amplifier in a standard CMOS process. The project will focus on optimizing efficiency, reducing cost, and enabling wide input voltage and load current handling well-suited for battery driven applications. The converter will operate directly from a battery to provide the optimum voltage level for the audio amplifier and the proposed solutions will be able to exceed the voltage rating of the technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Stefano Gregori

Student:

Younis Allasasmeh

Partner:

Kapik Integration

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Development of Actuation and Control Systems for the Synchronized Segmentally Interchanging Pulley Transmission System (SSIPTS)

This research project is responsible for the design, development, and experimentation of the actuation and control systems for the synchronized segmentally interchanging pulley transmission system, SSIPTS. SSIPTS is a novel variable mechanical transmission that offers the combined benefits of existing transmission systems for both automotive and wind industries. To ensure high reliability at the high speed and load conditions required for both automotive and wind turbine applications, SSIPTS will need high speed actuator and control systems. Moreover, development of the high speed transmission control unit (TCU) is another key component of SSIPTS. The main contribution of this internship is to develop highly efficient and reliable actuation and control systems for SSIPTS. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Jean W. Zu

Student:

Vahid Mashatan

Partner:

Vicicog

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Challenges for drug-using mothers with children in the care of family members

 

The purpose of the study is to identify and respond to experiences of and potential challenges faced by drug-using mothers when their children are placed in the care of family members (otherwise known as "kinship care") as an alternative to a formal foster care placement. As an outcome, we will develop an information package for drug-using mothers whose children may be, or already are, placed with relatives in kinship care arrangements. This information kit will include birth mothers’ rights pertaining to access and custody; legal and therapeutic support services; and options available in respect to kinship care arrangements.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Paule McNicoll

Student:

Sydney Weaver

Partner:

VANDU

Discipline:

Social work

Sector:

Education

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Increasing Marketing Campaign Performance Using Influential Users in Social Networks

Social networks have become an important information hub with a huge customer base. Hence businesses are trying to leverage social networks in their advertising and marketing campaigns. One of the advantages of social networks is that users can influence their community and friends. Detecting influential users provides multiple benefits for businesses such as more effective advertisement and better user involvement. Many techniques, focusing on network centrality metrics, have been developed to detect influential users. However, these techniques do handle spammers and fake friends effectively and may even return inaccurate results. Moreover, social network content can also be influential. Knowing who can influence who and in what area is important in advertisement and sale prediction. The effect of influence increases when influential content is distributed by influential users. We aim to provide a solution to accurately detect influential users by integrating sociometric techniques with topic-based influence models while solving the shortcomings of both techniques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Morad Benyoucef

Student:

Amir Afrasiabi Rad

Partner:

IBM Canada

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Smart Energy Management Algorithms for Commercial Building Retrofit

 

The Unity Integration Smart Energy Management System (SEMS), of which the internship applicant Michael Fischer will participate in the technical development, will be a technology that fills a critical niche in realizing the Smart Grid of the future. Green building codes will drive energy efficient design and operation of new buildings, but many owners and operators of the vast stock of existing buildings – responsible for 30% of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – will not benefit from this, and overall GHG reduction potential will be limited. Clearly there is a need for an integrated and low-cost solution to building retrofit, initially in the commercial sector where the current  economics to do so are most attractive. Michael will develop advanced predictive control algorithms building upon existing academic research that will make use of current advanced lighting and thermal modeling technologies and be realised in buildings via new low-cost and low-power wireless networking technologies. The successful development will be targeted at providing an integrated energy saving solution for retrofit of small/medium commercial and light industrial buildings and will create the capability to make these buildings active participants on the Smart Grid, thus opening up further opportunities for customer energy and cost savings, and integration of much-needed renewable energies onto the grid at a larger scale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Kui Wu and Dr. Pan Agathoklis

Student:

Michael Fischer

Partner:

Unity Integration Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

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