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13270 Completed Projects

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Computer science
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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

2012 Technology Industry labour study

The project is about analyzing the Technology Industry in British Columbia. The study helps predict the British Columbia (BC) technology labour market through quantitative and qualitative analysis of answered questionnaires from technology companies in BC. A report summarizing the findings will be submitted to Cindy Pearson, COO of BCTIA by the end of December. In January, BCTIA will share the report with all technology companies in the BC region. This study will benefit BCTIA by helping the association fosters the continued growth of the Technology Industry in British Columbia through programs, communications, lobbying, and any other needed services.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Hannah

Student:

Siama Toure

Partner:

BCTIA

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Community Capital Tool Pilot Project in the District of Sechelt

 

This project will test pilot the newly developed Community Capital Tool (CCT) in the District of Sechelt. The CCT has been designed to guide and evaluate municipal level community development initiatives and decisions through a sustainability lens. In Sechelt the CCT will be used to assess the community’s newly adopted Sustainability Action Plan to create a greater understanding of how it considers the core components of Community Capital Framework. The tool uses two related instruments to meet the project objectives: the Community Sustainability Balance Sheet is designed to provide a baseline measurement for each of the capitals and their associated indicators existing in Sechelt; and the Community Capital Scan is used to assess community stakeholder’s impression of the potential impacts of the initiative option on the capitals. The final product will be a transparent, visual output for measurement and evaluation of sustainable community development in Sechelt.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Mark Roseland

Student:

Julie Lowry

Partner:

District of Sechelt

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Linking research to its uses: Making sense of how decisions are informed by research

 

Linking societal impacts to research outputs is important for researchers, research funders and research organizations, in order to capture and attribute those less obvious, intangible uses of research. Understanding the process of research use and how it emerges as impact are poorly understood when the use of research is not directly linked to a specific researcher or research project. In order to identify and capture the use of research in policy and practice, where there are no direct links to the researcher, it is necessary to gain a deeper understanding of the process from the perspective of the users. The proposed research will explore the questions: In what ways are policy and pratice decisions informed by research? How can research be linked to its use? The partner organization, CASRAI will use the results of this research to improve its evolving catalogue of data elements for measuring the societal impact of research. The study proposed for this internship will provide evidence for the continued development of CASRAI’s research impact data standards.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Creso Sa

Student:

Amy Lemay

Partner:

Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Sigma factor expression in E. coli environmental isolates

 

Water quality is critical for a many human activities. With respect to recreational water, a particular type of water source, there are often relatively high levels of microbial contamination in relation to other types of water sources (e.g., drinking water). E. coli is used as a microbial indicator for water quality because E. coli accumulation is positively correlated with fecal contamination. It is recognized that this current approach, however, is not fully protective of the health of the public using beaches. E. coli strains differ enormously in pathogenic potential as only few strains carrying disease-causing genetic determinants (e.g., strain O157:H7). This study will be taken place to examine the differences in genetic composition and gene expression between E. coli laboratory strain and environmental strains. Well-understood sigma factor genes will be employed as model genes to operate this study.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Herb E. Schellhorn

Student:

Wenjie Zheng

Partner:

Canada Centre for Inland Water

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Towards a complete ATM fraud detection scheme using advanced Video Analytics and Biometric Identification Technology

 

Solink Corporation is a video analytic company that transcribes video streams into searchable metadata. Their flagship solution, Searchlight, proactively monitors, identifies and alerts investigators of suspicious activity at ATMs to reduce fraud and improve customer experience. Solink’s current ATM Skimming detection product (Searchlight) analyzes both transaction and video at an ATM to detect suspicious activity and automatically generates an alarm in the event of fraudulent operations. Solink’s team is excited to collaborate with Dr. Andy Adler at Carleton University in order to develop new software and video analytics to address and detect ATM fraud in video surveillance. Our objective is to develop a complete solution that combines the power of video analytics and Biometrics, and that allow s for detection of ATM fraud centrally using a 100% software solution. A mutual contribution with Carleton University w ill ultimately lead to new product development and groundbreaking technology, emerging in this competitive field.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Andy Adler

Student:

Peyman Rahmati

Partner:

Solink Corporation

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Show Me the Love:” Barriers to Sexual Intimacy Among Persons with HIV/AIDS

The diagnosis of HIV & AIDS complicates sexual activity. Physiological and psycho-social factors such as body image, fear of rejection, and stigma can lead to shame and isolation. The purpose of the present study is to gain a greater understanding of the range of barriers to sexual intimacy that persons living with HIV and AIDS (PHA’s) encounter, as well as the strategies this population may utilize when successfully forming new sexual relationships. A community-based research approach using qualitative analysis will be used. Specifically, twenty persons living with HIV & AIDS will be recruited from Guelph and the surrounding area. Semi-structure interviews will be conducted and data will be analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings from this study will help the AIDS Committee of Guelph & Wellington County to better serve, and inform, its clientele and will advance the academic literature by improving understanding of how PHA experience intimacy. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Robin R. Milhausen

Student:

Sarah Hunter Murray

Partner:

AIDS Committee of Guelph & Wellington County

Discipline:

Gender and sexuality studies

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Design and Testing of a Novel System for In-Situ Die Lubrication

 

Stamping presses are widely used to make metal parts in the automotive industry. Currently, lubrication for a die in a stamping press is applied to the whole sheet. Although this is the industry standard, this approach has a problem. By the time the sheet exits the press, the lubricant may have run out. This can result in defective parts. To correct this, it is proposed to have lubrication nozzles built into the die so that lubricant is applied locally. Thus, the objective is to design, test and implement a control system for automatic in-situ die lubrication. A prototype die with lubricant injectors is available for test purposes. Experiments are needed to identify the optimum conditions for delivery of the lubricant. In order to optimize the controller, an intelligent (neuro-fuzzy) algorithm will be used. If the project is successful, the immediate benefits are: 1) fewer defective parts, 2) reduced consumption of lubricant and 3) a cleaner work environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Brian Surgenor

Student:

Greg Szkilynk

Partner:

Van-Rob Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Improving Concrete Sustainability and Durability by Optimization of Total Aggregate Gradations

 

To reduce the impact on natural resources and extend the lifetime of existing quarries, this research will attempt to reduce the large quantities of quarried rock that are currently wasted for simply not meeting current aggregate grading requirements in standard construction specifications, even though some of those wasted size fractions would improve the quality and sustainability of concrete. By optimizing aggregate particle packing, more workable and durable concretes can be produced while also reducing the carbon dioxide producing, and energy-intensive, cement content.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. R.D. Hooten

Student:

Majella Anson-Cartwright

Partner:

Holcim (Canada) Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Mining and quarrying

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Requirements Investigation and Practical Application of Neural Interface for Treatment of Cognitive Impairment

 

The goal of this internship is to support a project that NorDocs Technologies Inc. has undertaken to develop and improve a biomedical therapy device. This device contains a human-computer interface, and is smartphone-based. The device will be used for treating mild cognitive impairments resulting from an adverse response. An example of mild cognitive impairment is a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), also referred to as a mini-stroke. The internship will involve the evaluation of the device in a realistic setting, and extensive testing of the device design and application is expected to result in modifications to the design. Three literature reviews will be carried out during the internship: two related to the device efficacy and one related to compliance of the subjects. NorDocs Technologies Inc. is expecting to benefit from a tweaking of the product design, potential validation of their medical device, and finally, a positive outcome can lead to clinical trials.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Miodrag Bolic

Student:

Multiple

Partner:

NorDocs Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Real-time Analytics and Decision Support for Patient Flow Management

Large community hospitals and teaching hospitals in Ontario operate at congestion levels most of the time. This translates into long wait times for the patients, cancelled procedures, undue stress for the clinical staff, and inefficiency in hospital operations. In order to address the bottlenecks in patient flows, decisions are made by the clinical staff based on incomplete data which may be several hours to several days old, manually, in an ad hoc manner. Furthermore, these decisions may be optimal for the Unit (the Emergency Department, or the Cardiology Department, for instance), but sub-optimal for the hospital as a whole. Our proposed research project is to investigate an information system to facilitate and guide the decision-making on patient flow management when needed, in order to address the root causes of the bottlenecks, and hence decrease the patient wait times. This would improve the patient outcomes and user experience, and increase the efficiency of hospital operations.

 
 
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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Liam Peyton

Student:

Alain Mouttham

Partner:

William Osler Health System

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Design guidance for novice designers

 

Providing guidance that is relevant and timely can result in better business outcomes. In this project we will focus on how to provide human computer interaction guidance in a timely, low effort way to novice software designers. The Mitacs intern will be embedded at the Apps Factory where he will provide guidance to a team of four interns working on four apps projects. Using cognitive work analysis techniques he will uncover leverage points for guiding novice designers. This project is unique in several ways in that it extends a research technique, Cognitive Work Analysis to the modeling of a team in an agile programming environment. This project also provides key design guidance and recommendations that will remain with the Apps Factory for future projects and, on publication, contribute to other design project with novice design teams.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Catherine Burns

Student:

Yeti Li

Partner:

Communitech Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Social Matching for Health Researchers

 

The Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute is interested in addressing an organizational challenge associated with its size and the geographical location of its partners, which form a research community that is spread over multiple sites located in distant parts of the city. The large number of researchers and physical disconnection of the buildings limit social interaction amongst researchers, and lead to unawareness about opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. To address this problem, the Institute desires to evaluate innovative solutions based on online social matching. The objective is to create a research collaboration network designed to break down social and physical barriers. We will evaluate possible algorithms to match and connect researchers automatically based on their interests, expertise, program affiliation, and discipline. We will integrate the algorithms into a social network, and perform a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Robert Laganière

Student:

Diego Macrini

Partner:

Elizabeth Bruyère Research Institute

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

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