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An Intersectional Analysis of the Impacts of Precarious Public Sector Employment on Women

This research project will examine how precarious work conditions (e.g., casual, temporary, contract-based, and normally poorly paid work) impact women workers, particularly those who are historically marginalized, including racialized women, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, and GLBTTQ women. It will also examine the impacts of precarious employment on women as users of public programs and services. This research is important for the Canadian Labour Congress because it will help them better understand the wide range of experiences that workers in Canada face. It will also provide them with clear language summaries and explanations of the research findings that can subsequently be used in efforts to educate people about the impacts of precarious employment on our economy and our society more broadly.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Leah Levac

Student:

Fiona Meyer Cook

Partner:

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

Discipline:

Political science

Sector:

Service industry

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Optimal Numerical-Weather-Prediction Parameters for Wind-Power Forecasting

BC Hydro purchases power from four independent wind farms in British Columbia to supplement their hydropower. But wind is not steady, so BC Hydro must compensate for shortfalls or excesses in wind power to provide steady, reliable, economical power to its customers. To achieve this reliability, BC Hydro uses wind forecasts provided by the University of British Columbia (UBC). These forecasts are made with computer codes called Numerical Weather Prediction models that describe atmospheric airflow, but each model has a range of options. This project will experiment with different model options to achieve the best wind forecasts. Intern 2 will test different representations of the bottom part of the atmosphere where wind turbines are located. Intern 1 will evaluate whether resolving the finer details of wind shifts with altitude are worth the extra computation time. Intern 3 will identify the best starting data for each forecast.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Roland Stull

Student:

Banafshah Afshar, David Siuta & Jesse Mason

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Managing Shared State for Video Games in a Networked Multi-core Environment Renewal

Video Games require a vast array of different computations to present the desired experience. These computations must be completed consistently to make the software responsive to the user. The industry trend towards many separate processors (multi-core) in the same physical device and the emergence of network based 'cloud' computing have created many opportunities, but also many challenges for the game industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Alexandra Fedorova

Student:

Micah Best

Partner:

Gaslamp Games

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

DevBrawl – Investigation of game design with cognitive analysis in multi-player games

The objectives of this research project are to deepen understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of engagement in games, especially in the context of multiplayer games. The research will be leveraged by our organization in future research projects and commercial productions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Kimberly Voll

Student:

Rafael Vázquez

Partner:

Radial Games Corp.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Program:

Accelerate

Optimization of Conductive Ink Formulations for Inkjet Printing of Circuits

The newly emerging field of printable electronics is expected to facilitate widespread low-cost electronic devices for applications such as flexible displays, identification labels, wearable electronics and rapid prototyping. This field incorporates a variety of printing technologies with conductive ink to deposit conductive traces on any material. However, companies like Voltera, who are creating new technologies around inkjet printing of electronics, are faced with a dilemma. Commercially available conductive inks do not provide the electrical and structural performance required for circuit board traces. The proposed project will tackle this challenge by understanding the properties that influence the ink behavior to ultimately optimize a quality conductive ink formulation. In addition, the project will aim to implemented multilayer circuit board printing, by formulating insulating materials that are able to be deposited through inkjet printing.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Yuning Li

Student:

Xiang Li

Partner:

Voltera Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

In-Place Technology Platform

The In-Place Technology Platform project with N. Chandolias and Alkemie Atelier, under the supervision of Dr P. Shrivastava addresses the problem of how people in everyday as well as rehearsed situations can use site-specific media to enrich public spaces: “place-making.” Alkemie will be able to develop specific projects for artist groups that can co-design meaningful in-place userexperiences. Over the course of 5 months of experimental design, the company, the intern and a research assistant will go through several iterations of design-build-try rapid design and engineering method, refining Alkemie’s existing place-making technologies and creating functional project prototypes that can be used by the company and its partners to demonstrate the technology and also be used by artists and communities to create or share media.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Shrivastava

Student:

Nicolaos Chandolias

Partner:

Alkemie Atelier

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Media and communications

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Accelerate

Addressing Racism in Toronto

Addressing Racism in Toronto’’ is a one-year project to be conducted by Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR). The aim of this community-based research venture is to identify issues of access, equity and inclusion for two highly vulnerable and marginalized groups in Toronto: the Somali Canadian community and racialized LGBTQ persons who are homeless. Specifically, we will be hoping to uncover the barriers and challenges these communities face in relation to the following key areas: 1) employment, 2) health, 3) justice, 4) education, 5) housing, and 6) any other areas derived during the research process. We hope that by identifying the key social problems faced by the diverse communities that make up the Greater Toronto area, the Urban Alliance on Race Relations will be able to maximize its role and give voice to some of the most pertinent issues as related to race relations, access and human rights. The proposed research model, which will depend on the collaboration of the research group with various community stake holders, hopes to identify and review the current opportunities, needs, and challenges faced by the aforementioned communities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Wendy Cukier

Student:

Lauren Daniel

Partner:

Urban Alliance on Race Relations

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Education

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

CRIAQ MANU-404 : Additive Manufacturing

Bombardier Aerospace, Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited and Pratt & Whitney Canada have all initiated projects on Additive Manufacturing processes. Although applications are different, all companies are facing the same challenges including the lack of a mature certification path and a mature Canadian supply chain. In order to accelerate the maturation of this technology, we are proposing the first Canadian industryled R&D program on additive manufacturing (AM). The end goal of the research project would be to reach to reach Technology and Manufacturing Readiness Level 3 on selected parts for primary and secondary aircraft/helicopter structures as well as aircraft engines and pave the way for usage in the production of parts for repair, retrofit or new products development. The expected benefits are: CO2 emissions reduction via weight reduction and cost reduction through part assemblies’ integration, lead time reduction, reduced buy-to-fly ratio, reduced inventory and optimized batch size.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Turenne, Carl Blais & Mathieu Brochu

Student:

Ali Aidibe, Guy Daniel Dutel, Marjan Molavi-Zarandi & Javier Arreguin Zavala

Partner:

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Development and Validation of the Next Generation Simulation Platform for High-Rise Buildings

Recent years have witnessed a boom in the construction of modern high-rise buildings in megacities around the world. Since many of these megacities are also located in seismically active regions, it is important to design a high-rise building that can effectively withstand both wind and earthquake loads. Nonetheless, in current practice, the design of high-rise buildings for wind and earthquakes is done independently. Hence, there is an urgent need to develop a set of integrated design guidelines for both wind and earthquake loads. The proposed research is focused on the development of tools and methods for efficient and reliable simulation, which will lead to an analysis platform for the understanding of the response of high-rise buildings, subject to both wind and seismic loads. Kinetica is a leader in the design of tall buildings and the simulation tools developed during this project will create working platforms for Kinetica to advance its competitiveness and understanding of tall building design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Evan Bentz

Student:

Deepak Raj Pant

Partner:

Kinetica Dynamics Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Creating AR computer vision applications for children’s toys

The objective of this project is to explore the uses of Augmented Reality (AR), a technology that superimposes computer-generated animations, on a mobile user’s view of the real world, in the context of children’s gaming applications. These applications will allow children to experience a game as being directly tied to reality. Specifically, using for example an electronic tablet such as the iPad, children will interact with real world toys through the addition of virtual layers presenting various digital contents such as images or animations. It is therefore required to create a computer vision application that can detect in real-time 3D objects in a reliable way, from any point of view and at different scales. Once detected, the system will estimate the position of the camera with respect to the object and then will be able to place virtual content attached to the detected object.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Robert Laganiere

Student:

Hamid Bazergani

Partner:

Habitat Seven Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Digital media

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

Research & Develop Online Tools for Climate Change Mitigation Services in Developing Countries

Through this Mitacs initiative, the Sobey School of Business, Saint Mary’s University, and OEA Technologies, Inc., will cooperatively research and develop online and social media tools that facilitate delivery of professional environmental services in developing countries. OEA Technologies’ specific interests are climate-change related oceanographic services and small-island developing states. “Innovation and diversification are not optional for ocean technology companies”, says Dr. Brian Whitehouse, president of OEA Technologies, Inc. “But you need to do it in an exceedingly cost-effective manner.” OEA Technologies hopes to achieve this objective by teaming with Saint Mary’s faculty and students who specialize in emerging marketing tools. Based in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia, the company provides professional services in the marine environmental sector. It won its first small-island developing state contract in 2012, when it designed a marine monitoring and forecasting system for the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ramesh Venkat

Student:

Emma Martin

Partner:

OEA Technologies

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Accelerate

Frost removal in the presence of an electric field on a fin and tube evaporator

High voltage electrodes will be used to remove the frost from the front part of the fin and tube evaporator inside the case of the refrigeration system provided by the company. Over the period of a few hours the frost buildup can become quite substantial on the fin leading edge. It is expected that the electrostatic forces will affect the way that frost forms on the surface and the efficiency of the evaporator can be increased. This defrosting system leads to better performance of the refrigeration system and increasing the time between the traditional defrosting cycles. The anti-frosting performance of this new defrosting system will be tested in a commercial refrigerator.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Kazimierz Adamiak

Student:

Osameh Ghazian

Partner:

Cayuga Displays Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Consumer goods

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

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