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Engineering
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Engineering - chemical / biological

Consolidation and transformation of administrative data into research dataset

Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYCs) offer programming for young children (0 to 6) and their families. In Hamilton, there are five different OEYCs. The City of Hamilton helps the OEYCs with their planning and with assessing how their programs are helping families. This is complicated, because each OEYC keeps its own data. This project will develop a way to produce a single citywide set of OEYC data, on demand, out of the separate databases. This will improve the quality of the data available to support planning and local decision-making. It will also develop a way to produce a version of the data that is completely anonymous (“de-identified”), but that can be linked to other community data sources. Only by being able to follow children over time can we assess whether investments in early childhood programs are making a difference, which is of interest not just to the City, but to the Government and the citizens of Ontario.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Abigail Payne

Student:

Jacob Travis

Partner:

City of Hamilton

Discipline:

Economics

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Low cost Microchip for Point of Care high Sensitive Assays

We have developed microfluidic polymer chips, and their associated reader for rapid differential diagnosis of disease states2. Each polymer chip is 2×2 cm2, and needs only 10 μl of whole blood sample of the patient for diagnoses. The turnaround time from introducing the blood sample to get the results is 15-30 min. The chip contains all the reagents, and thus it is disposable and can be used in doctors' office/emergency rooms of the hospitals without any need for central laboratory equipment. The device is also fairly sensitive and we wish to extend the limit of detection for measuring disease biomarkers in blood down to femtogram/ml.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Juncker

Student:

Roozbeh Safavieh

Partner:

Sensoreal Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - biomedical

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Ontario Water Asset Map Research Project

The purpose of this research project is to create an existing Asset Map of Ontario’s water technology sector – including innovators, suppliers, researchers, associations and others, in order better understand the networks of innovation and to support WaterTap’s efforts to facilitate the development of innovation networks and advance water technology in Ontario.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Philip Walsh

Student:

Hossain Seraj

Partner:

Water Technologies Acceleration Project

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Diesel Generators with PhotoVoltaic (PV) Co-Generation

This project aims to develop an optimal method of integrating Photovoltaic plants into Microgrid with Diesel generators. It is expected to achieve high quality, high efficiency, and low cost of power generation by the introduction of renewable power source and its control system. Although existing researches have provided quite a lot of references for this renewable generation topic, it is the first time we look into the detail of the integration method from an economic aspect of view. Schneider, as a company with a focus on smart grid applications, could go one step further into the area of renewable power integration in conventional power systems, and therefore expand their potential customer groups by conducting this project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. William G. Dunford

Student:

Xu Yize

Partner:

Schneider Electric of Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Novel Approaches for Identifying, Tracking and Preventing Technology-Induced Error

In Canada healthcare is being modernized and transformed through a range of new healthcare information technologies and systems. Applications of information systems such as electronic health records (EHRs), electronic medical decision support and an increasing range of mobile health applications promise to transform and improve healthcare and increase patient safety. However, although such technology has huge potential benefits, research has shown that if not designed, tested and implemented properly such technology also has the potential to introduce new types of error – i.e. technology-induced error that arises during the complex interaction of health information systems with healthcare workers under the varied complex situations and environments in which healthcare IT is deployed. In this proposal AE Informatics will be able to extend its pioneering research in this area in developing new and novel methods for detecting, classifying and mitigating technology-induced error in healthcare IT. The cluster of projects include work in improving the safety of key healthcare processes for ensuring medication safety and correctness of health data, developing ways of classifying errors that inadvertently result from use of healthcare information technologies and developing an automated approach to detecting errors that may arise through the analysis of transmission of healthcare data.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Alex Kuo

Student:

Helen Monkman

Partner:

AE Informatics

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Victoria

Program:

Accelerate

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Mechanisms of Silver-oxysalt Based Wound Care Products

Infection causing bacteria often grow as a community called a biofilm, which once formed becomes protected from the outside environment. In the context of a human infection, this means a biofilm is more resistant to both the immune system and external interventions such as antibiotics. For this reason, biofilms are proposed to be the link between acute and chronic infection. Focusing on the role biofilms play in chronic wound infection, this project will evaluate the role different silver formulations play in preventing or reducing biofilm formation. Exciton Technologies Inc. produces a wound care product with highly oxidized silver species that are more reactive and effective against bacteria than silver species found in other products. Understanding the interaction with biofilm forming bacteria will lead to the production of a low-cost and effective treatment for patients suffering from chronic wounds inflicted by microbial biofilm population and improve patient care. Furthermore, this work will support and add knowledge towards understanding interaction of metal species with bacteria as alternate antimicrobial strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Raymond J. Turner

Student:

Joseph Lemire

Partner:

Exciton Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Accelerating Cycling Uptake Through Community based Social Marketing

Through the use of a community-based social marketing strategy that focuses on perceived benefits and barriers to urban cycling for transportation, the research project will serve to expand the services and usage of BikeChain: the University of Toronto’s not for profit bicycle repair shop. The work will increase the reach of BikeChain’s services within the campus population and provide a social platform to engage and support the uptake of cycling behavior. In addition, it will also create a strategy for increased revenue from sales and services to better support the delivery of BikeChain’s programs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Beth Savan

Student:

Grant McLean

Partner:

BikeChain

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Service industry

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization and Control for Bioreactors used in Wastewater Treatment

The automation of wastewater treatment plants can lead to decreased energy usage and improved effluent quality. Current technology focuses on instrumentation and displays so that human operators can make decisions on the operating point of the plant, while relying on simple computer feedback controls to guide the plant. This research program aims at developing intelligent control techniques to make decisions on the operation of the plant in a fully automatic scenario. One advantage of this approach is that the computer can calculate optimal, i.e. the most energy efficient, configuration for the plant. Another advantage is that during extreme conditions variations in the effluent quality can be minimized. Using techniques from nonlinear optimization and nonlinear control, the amount of energy usage and effluent quality will both have predictable quantities. The “intelligent'' part of the automation will adapt to changing plant conditions, like partially clogged pipes, and to extreme operating conditions. The methods will be developed for biological nutrient removal and oxygen-activated sludge wastewater treatment plants, like those found in the newest City of Calgary plants. Specifically, the project will aim to design a control for one wastewater train in Calgary's Bonnybrook plant.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Chris Macnab

Student:

Mahsa Sadeghassadi, Yiyang Wang & Hosein Hirghasemi

Partner:

City of Calgary

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Engaging youth in a developmental evaluation of Raising the Grade

Raising the Grade is an innovative after-school program launched this year by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada (BGCC) in 25 clubs across Canada. Through the use of online learning tools, mentorship, and the early promise of a scholarship, the program hopes to engage youth at risk of dropping out of high school and help them graduate from high school and enroll in post-secondary education. The proposed internship is part of a long-term developmental evaluation of Raising the Grade being conducted by the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC). The internship will support the evaluation with a comprehensive review of the literature on the use of technology to promote student engagement, and engaging youth at one Club in the development of an electronic magazine about the early results of the evaluation. Both activities will help SRDC and BGCC learn more about how to engage youth in the program and the evaluation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephanie Austin & Tim Aubry

Student:

Alyssa Louw

Partner:

Social Research and Demonstration Corporation

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Development a New Design Method for Geosynthetic Reinforced Walls and Slopes

The main objective of this research project will be to formulate a design approach for walls and slopes that are reinforced with geo-reinforcement using the basic analytical framework developed by Weerasekara and Wijewickreme (2010). The intern will participate in the development of this methodology under the direct guidance of Drs. Wijewickreme and Weerasekara. The design approach will be validated by modeling the performance of some of the well-documented reinforced slope/ wall. The design methodology will also be implemented as a user-friendly computer program, and the industry, including the partner organization, will be able to assess the performance of reinforced wall/slopes using the new analytical framework. The need for such alternative analytical techniques to capture the actual geosynthetic-soil interaction has become an importance factor in attempting to understand recent failures in reinforced earth walls.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Dharma Wijewickreme

Student:

Partner:

EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Matching video content to the developmental needs of preschool children

The proposed research will include an analysis of video content to determine its implicit learning content based on the social and emotional domains. Once the videos are analyzed, a parent profile will be used to determine what videos are most applicable to each individual child, based on their developmental profile. Further activities will be recommended to parents in addition to the video content. This project will aid the organization in becoming more individualized in terms of content and domain development, according to what the profile indicates for the child. This specificity will allow the organization to market their product as developmentally appropriate, and it will also promote the capabilities to foster particular developmental skills.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Elizabeth Nowicki

Student:

Jo Ann Iantosca

Partner:

Kidobi

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Monitoring & Assessment of Vegetation Management Techniques in BC and Alberta

This project will involve the monitoring and assessment of newly implemented vegetation management processes at Spectrum Resource Group. The efficacy and consistency of herbicide application in forestry and industrially-related environments will be observed, and notes and recommendations will be made on how new procedures compare to traditional methods. Specifically, the intern will: collect information about the consistency and efficacy of herbicides applied in various locations throughout BC and Alberta; monitor and assess biocontrol agents that are used on specific invasive weeds; and make observations concerning the efficacy of the herbicides in various locations, on various species, and how these compare to biocontrol agents in their ability to reduce invasive weed outbreak.               

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Kathy Lewis

Student:

Nayeemul Karim

Partner:

Spectrum Resource Group Inc.

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Program:

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