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Hydrogen supply chain design

The research focuses on designing and optimizing hydrogen supply chains (HSC), from production to consumption, to enhance the flexibility, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, contributing to the global energy transition towards renewable sources. The project will develop and refine mathematical models, validate these models with real-life data, and integrate sustainability metrics to ensure environmental and economic viability. The project will foster interdisciplinary and international collaborations by coupling expertise about supply chain analytics and optimization with hydrogen production with experts from École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Canada and Universidad de La Sabana in Colombia. The project is expected to significantly contribute to clean energy goals worldwide, enhance innovation capacity, and provide valuable insights into the logistics and efficiencies of hydrogen supply chains.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jairo Montoya Torres

Student:

Partner:

Universidad de La Sabana

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Green/Alternative Energy; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Globalink Research Award

External Validation of MERCI, a machine learning algortihm for the early detection of retinal toxicity.

Chronic diseases incur a significant socio-economic cost to both patients and the health care system. Physicians must continuously monitor and modify therapies to best meet the patients’ changing requirements, often requiring regular health care visits for specialized testing.
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug often prescribed to patients with chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). HCQ is generally safe but can occasionally cause sight threatening damage to the eye. It is recommended that patients treated with HCQ receive annual eye care appointments with a battery of specialized testing including visual fields, optical coherence tomography, retinal imaging and multifocal electroretinography.
We developed “The Multifocal Electroretinogram Classification Interface (MERCI)”, a machine learning approach to automate the identification of patients at risk of vision loss due to HCQ. By establishing and maintaining an open, accessible and sustainable archive of high-quality bio-specimens and rich annotated clinical data from diverse clinical populations recruited from multiple centers across Canada, this proposal will validate the performance of the MERCI algorithm and support it’s uptake as a clinical tool.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brian Ballios

Student:

Partner:

Kensington Eye Institute;Kensington Health

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University Health Network

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Parallel intelligent multiple-run facility for optimal design of power systems

The research aims to develop a new computer algorithm for automating simulations of complex power systems when simulations are used for design. The new algorithm will be able to find multiple optimal solutions, which will give the designer the ability to scrutinize and select the most suited option. Additionally the algorithm will be parallel in nature, which means it can be executed simultaneously and in unison on several computing machines.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shaahin Filizadeh

Student:

Partner:

Manitoba Hydro International Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Researching ethical LLM applications for improving the therapy note-taking process

Mental health professionals are evolving as they use a multitude of therapy modalities in every session. Already, therapists each have a different way of writing notes to each other, which becomes more complicated when applying a different set of modalities. This research will enable generating LLM case notes for therapists that are unique to their own individual-style of writing, rather than generic prompting. Further, notes go beyond case-notes into formulating treatment plans, intake forms and other admin work that could be minimized to allow therapists to focus on client care.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Norman Farb

Student:

Partner:

Klarify

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Kicked into action: Constraining the width of afterslip in an exhumed strike-slip shear zone

The Quetico shear zone is an ancient, large, dextral, strike-slip shear zone which has accommodated hundreds of kilometers of displacement. The shear zone has been exhumed from greenschist facies conditions (depths of ~15km) and represents an ancient analogue for active deformation along the San Andreas fault. We plan to use the Quetico shear zone as a natural laboratory to better understand rock deformation in active plate margins (such as the San Andreas fault) and determine the state of stress in active shear zones which we cannot directly access due to their great depths. Detailed geologic mapping and sampling by Hanna Tiitto has already been accomplished on this exhumed shear zone, and this collaboration will enable the student to collect high resolution electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) data on her natural rock samples. These data will be used to analyze the subgrain sizes from various phases, and to use the measured subgrain size to calculate the stresses the rocks were subjected to when they deformed. These data will provide valuable constraints on stress partitioning within active plate boundary faults, with the hope of being able to exploit these observations to better predict earthquakes in active plate boundary fault/shear zones.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pete Hollings

Student:

Partner:

University of Southern California

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education

University:

Lakehead University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Prototype for Critical Metals Liquid-Liquid Extraction

Hatch Ltd. is a global multidisciplinary consultancy company that provides engineering and business knowledge within the metals, energy and infrastructure sectors. The project proposes constructing a scaled-down, modular proof-of-concept prototype enabling extensive testing and validation studies for liquid-liquid extraction of critical minerals and metals. The design and construction of a custom-made mixer and settler unit targets the following outcomes for safe and sustainable extraction: improve mixing performance, minimize separation time, reduce plant footprint, increase efficiencies (i.e. use less organic solvents and lower capital/operational costs), improve environmental impact and safety. Key elements of proposed project are: 1) design and construction of a prototype bench-scale unit which enables exploration of different types of in-line mixers and rapid experimental progression, 2) design and construction of a scaled-down conventional mixer-settler unit to demonstrate the key benefits of the prototype design, and 3) an integrated droplet size testing system and analysis protocol for in-line characterization of extracted products. These enhanced capabilities will enable definitive results regarding the advantages of innovative approaches to metals extraction and will pave the way to the scaled-up unit and comparative validation in the later stage of the project.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anita Usas Neving

Student:

Partner:

Hatch Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M – Artificial intelligence based system to improve quality of life of sound sensitive individual on the autism spectrum

Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often experience sound sensitivity, leading to distress, anxiety, and difficulties in daily life. The challenges for youth experiencing sound sensitivity can be both acute and downstream. This ongoing stress leads to avoidance behaviours, reduced social and community engagement, and distractions that impact performance at school or work and engagement at home.
Approaches for accommodating children with sound sensitivity include avoiding noisy settings or allowing them to leave to take breaks in a quiet area. Many children make use of wearable devices to block sound, like earplugs, earmuffs or noise cancelling headphones. As such strategies block or avoid all sounds indiscriminately, they interfere with the child’s full participation in family, community, and school. Our project aims to develop a mobile application to help autistic youth cope with DST. The goal is to increase youth’s comfort level and their engagement in the community. Using AI, the software intelligently detects environmental sounds that the youth find distressing, and then manages these sounds for them through headphones with different options available to the user. This is a unique, innovative, and individualized solution for increasing comfort in the presence of distressing sounds.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elina Birmingham;Siamak Arzanpour

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for improved and sustainable swine production

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven decision-making are finding widespread applications in various sectors, and pig production is no exception. In this fast-evolving landscape, there is a need to assess which areas would benefit the most from AI and to evaluate their impact on productivity and sustainability of the Canadian swine industry. There is also a need to objectively evaluate these new tools under controlled environments, and assess whether they are practical, accurate, affordable and sustainable in commercial settings, with a focus on the use of real-time data in a production context. In this project to be conducted at Prairie Swine Centre, the intern will develop an advanced AI technology with machine learning techniques to accurately detect farrowing onset and identify farrowing distress situations, test and validate the newly developed AI algorithms in in-barn tests, and perform cost analysis and develop recommendations for commercial application of the developed technologies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lifeng Zhang

Student:

Partner:

Prairie Swine Centre Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Analyse des performances d’un dispositif de qualité de l’onde pour la mesure en temps-réel

Ce projet vise à analyser et optimiser des dispositifs pour améliorer la surveillance des réseaux électriques. Le stagiaire identifiera leurs limites et proposera des solutions. Hydro-Québec bénéficiera de recommandations pour moderniser ses outils, renforçant ainsi la résilience et l’efficacité de ses infrastructures énergétiques.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tarek Ould-Bachir;Jean-Pierre David

Student:

Partner:

Hydro-Quebec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

L2M- Degradable membrane and styrofoam from forest waste

The project aims to make eco-friendly, degradable membranes and Styrofoam alternatives from forest and yard waste. This innovation aims to reduce plastic pollution and carbon footprints. It will reduce dependency on traditional, non-degradable materials with sustainable options. The technology will benefit the partner organization. It will provide a cutting-edge solution to meet new environmental regulations. It will enhance their market position as a leader in green technologies. It will also open new opportunities in sustainable packaging and related industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Erik Kjeang

Student:

Partner:

I-INC Foundation for Business Development

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

De-risking Recycled Product Manufacturing: Establishing an Open Innovation Model for Circular Plastic Products Made From Canadian ALDFG

Nets for Net Zero is creating a circular economy for abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Canada and globally, alongside their circular network partners. This project will address data and innovation gaps, collaborate with Canadian recyclers for infrastructure development, and innovate with local manufacturers to integrate recycled materials made from recycled Canadian Fishing Gear into new products, This project will primarily focus on specific needs and fishing gear waste in eastern Canada, in collaboration with Divert Nova Scotia. The project will enhance environmental sustainability and economic resilience in coastal communities, while giving a new life to the biggest plastic problem in our oceans today. Through innovation and collaboration, we can protect life underwater and avoid biodiversity decline by diverting ocean pollution into new resources for circular product solutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Abdellah Ajji

Student:

Partner:

Nets for Net Zero

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Polymath Global – Medical Home Project

Polymath Global is a federally registered Canadian technology company based in Saskatchewan. Our primary activities leverage our innovative cloud computing platform to develop, deploy, and scale SaaS solutions across various sectors. Currently, we are focusing on developing an AI-native electronic medical record (EMR) system, named the “Medical Home,” to address critical needs in healthcare.
This project arises from the growing demand for secure, efficient, and scalable EMR systems that enhance provider efficiency and improve patient outcomes. The Medical Home will provide healthcare providers with AI-driven insights, including an AI-Scribe for automated note-taking, secure patient data management, and personalized care recommendations. Partnering with MITACS-BSI program will equip Polymath Global with the necessary resources to advance this healthcare innovation, enhancing medical providers’ capabilities nationwide.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Md. Sami Uddin

Student:

Partner:

Polymath Global

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

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