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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

Development of a Fuel Cell Test Protocol for faulty GDL material with varying GDL/MPL defects

This project aims to develop a standard that relates the loss of functionality in the porous transport layers (PTL) due to the presence of defects to the performance of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell. This work attempts to screen defects in the PTL using previously developed testing protocols. Currently there are no existing protocols that specify when to reject defected PTL material from external suppliers. These results will help to avoid falsely rejecting material by developing such guidelines for a failure screening method based on experimental data. This will aid to reduce cost and time of the production process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Walter Merida

Student:

Sarah Flick

Partner:

Mercedes-Benz Canada

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Mathematical and Computational Techniques for Cytotoxicity

The study of toxicity is to investigate the adverse effects of chemical and physical agents on living organisms and biological systems, and it is an important topic in the health and environmental sciences. In recent years, Alberta researchers has made great progress and contribution towards developing an innovative toxicity profiling program, and tremendous data sets have been obtained through numerous experimental studies. The present MITACS Accelerate Cluster project will present two new approaches based on the mathematical and computational techniques to extract important information and features from the available cytotoxicity data sets. The internship trainees participated in present MITACS project not only gaining research experience by studying and solving real problems, but more importantly, they are also making valuable contributions of knowledge and technology transfer from academia to industry, health and environmental sectors in Alberta and Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Yau Shu Wong

Student:

Jian Deng, Yile Zhang & TBD

Partner:

Dr. Stephan Gabos Health Consulting

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Sustainability & Environmental Management in a Private Sector Seafood Company

Clearwater Seafoods Ltd. Partnership (Clearwater) is a global seafood company concerned with the long-term sustainability of marine resources. A number of Clearwater’s products are MSC certified. This is a voluntary program which involves verifying that the rigorous standards outlined in the federal fisheries regulations are being followed. Annual audits are conducted to ensure they are meeting these standards and the intern will assist in this process. The intern will also look at fuel, electricity and water usage, as well as the waste produced in the facilities to determine areas where Clearwater is being sustainable and other areas that can be improved. Another factor which determines the company’s overall sustainability is how well Clearwater’s interacts with its community. The intern will look at past community involvement across locations to understand how much Clearwater is involved with activities such as charity work and other programs and events so that they might improve their engagement within their communities. Reports will be produced from this research that will then be used by Clearwater’s executives and managers for future planning to maximize sustainability within the company.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Peter Tyedmers

Student:

Melissa Archibald

Partner:

Clearwater Seafoods

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Fisheries and wildlife

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Validation of genomic biomarker in pooled case-cohort studies

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is a common treatment for this cancer, and after surgery, patients are still considered at risk. It’s important to accurately identify high risk patients after RP in order to reduce risk through further treatments. The genomic classifier (GC) DecipherTM, a product of GenomeDx Biosciences, has been developed to predict early metastasis in prostate cancer patients after RP. Validation of the GC has been performed on individual studies. However, there lacks methodology in validating the GC over several studies several studies through joint validation approach. This research project aims to develop methodology that can estimate the common effect of a GC over multiple studies with case-cohort designs through a joint analysis. With this novel methodology, GenomeDx Biosciences can better validate the genomic classifier and thus evaluate its value more efficiently.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Charmaine Dean

Student:

Bin Luo

Partner:

GenomeDx Biosciences

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Non-Contact condition monitoring system for outdoor ceramic insulators based on their radio frequency signatures

The research centers around the feasibility study of a method to detect faulty outdoor insulators and to classify the type of defects within the insulator. Every different type of defect results in a specific electromagnetic Signature that can be acquired using an antenna and oscilloscope. Using these Signatures some specific features (eg statistical or spectral features) can be extracted which are used to train computer learning algorithms so that they can classify subsequent signatures into their respective classes. At kinectrics, field tests will be performed to obtain this data and to study how this technique could be applied in a real world scenario. This would also allow the study of the various different forms of noise that are known to pollute the measurements. Upon successful development this technology will result in a safe to use, cost effective, accurate and convenient way to test outdoor insulators for defects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Sheshakemal Jayaram

Student:

Shaharyar Anjum

Partner:

Kinectrics Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Energy

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Story Recommender

An abundance of choice presents users of many online and mobile platforms. Sorting through this to find desirable content is a challenge for users. To assist with this challenge and increase user interaction it is common to implement a recommendation system that can predict what kind of content a user will or will not be interested in. Wattpad uses such a recommendation system to connect users with stories. The research project will seek to identify relevant factors which can be used to improve the quality of recommendations given thereby building a stronger reader community. With millions of titles available to users, having a robust and trustworthy recommendation system is seen as crucial to Wattpad’s business.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Frank Rudzicz

Student:

Craig Hagerman

Partner:

Wattpad

Discipline:

Human physical performance and recreation

Sector:

Media and communications

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Implementing A Community Model of Policing: A Case Study of Change

Over the past several years, serious concern has emerged in many Western nations over the future and sustainability of public policing. The situation in Canada is no different. Key stakeholders in the Canadian policing community have expressed serious concern about the sustainability of policing. A model of public policing has emerged in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan that may represent a way forward for municipalities as well as larger jurisdictions across the country. The Community Mobilization Prince Albert (CMPA) model is a significant departure from the way in which public policing has been delivered in this country. Borrowed from the HUB model that was put in place in Scotland, the CMPA HUB model is based on suppression, prevention and intervention. This is a community approach to policing, wherein social agencies and services collaborate with the police to stop crime before it happens. The Scottish and Prince Albert HUB models have been met with considerable acclaim, however there has not been much measurement of the model’s effectiveness. The Peel Regional Police have now decided to run a pilot project to develop a made-in-Peel HUB model.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Linda Duxbury

Student:

Greg Dole

Partner:

Peel Regional Police

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Legal

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Rethinking Waste as Resource: Identifying Best Practices for Product and Packaging Stewardship

Current global consumption patterns are creating a significant pressure on the biodiversity of the planet, challenging the business as usual linear model of production which extracts virgin resources and disposes of waste indiscriminately. Despite the large sum of waste produced, only a portion of those are recycled or reused as valuable resource for future production of consumer goods. Many businesses are recognizing this unique niche market and the benefits of reevaluating waste as a resource. This research focuses on identifying key strength and weaknesses in the current regional and municipal waste disposal and recycling initiatives in Canada. Additionally, this research will identify best practices that can be implemented to grow recycling rates of producer packaging by encouraging closed loop and cyclical waste management practices. The data generated will ultimately serve to develop pilot programs that address gaps within the current waste management initiatives in Canada. This research will greatly assist in the partner organization, Reclay StewardEdge’s mission of inspiring and supporting industry leaders in implementing leading stewardship solutions.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Ian Colquhoun

Student:

Pegah Djamzad

Partner:

Reclay StewardEdge Inc.

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Adaptive and Emotionally Aware Chatbots

This research focuses on the development of machine learning and natural language processing techniques for automated textual dialog systems called chatbots. More specifically, we will develop algorithms to allow chatbots to adapt to new topics and concepts in open ended domains. We will also develop algorithms to recognize the emotions of users through their text messages and select emotionally adequate responses. The outcome will be emotionally aware chatbots that can adapt to new domains. This will address an important need for automated dialog tools that allow organizations to engage with users in a personalized fashion via text messaging platforms. For instance, a music band or a film producer may launch a chatbot that impersonates the lead singer or main character to interact with fans, answer questions, announce new releases, etc. Kik Interactive, a leader in text messaging, will directly benefit from this research as it seeks to market such communication tools to its partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Pascal Poupart

Student:

Ricardo Salmon, Marek Grzes & Pan Pan Cheng

Partner:

Kik Interactive

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Oscillation-based Fuel Cell Diagnostics

In this project, we propose two diagnostic tools that can identify dynamical processes in various fuel cell operating regimes, using the difference in the time constant of these processes. For example, conductive transport of electrons is faster than diffusive transport of gasses. We oscillate current and pressure at different frequencies, and measure the cell voltage. We use the amplitude ratio and phase different of these oscillations to detect dynamical processes in the fuel cells. Specifically, we are interested to study water transport in the catalyst pores and hydrogen transfer leak through membrane pinholes using pressure and current oscillations, respectively. These diagnostic tools enable Greenlight to build fuel cell test stations with enhanced capabilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Michael Eikerling

Student:

Amir Niroumand

Partner:

Greenlight Innovation

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Fuel cells

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Developing an Active Worker Strategy for Office Workers

The overall goal for the Active Worker Strategy is to increase movement within the workplace. Office workers tend to be inactive within their working environment, which may cause an increased risk of developing work-related pain later in life. This investigation is going to look into creating office layout guidelines in order to promote a more active worker, and provide an early intervention to possible pain developers. Using technologies such as FitBits, we will attempt to better understand the amount of movement an office worker performs in a day. Mobility strategies will then be introduced to half of the participants to determine if education improves in-office mobility. In addition, it will be determined if worker anthropometric measures, lumbar/pelvis flexibility tests, and eVAS self-report of pain have a significant impact on identifying pain developers from non-pain developers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. David Andrews

Student:

Emilie Halle

Partner:

Teknion

Discipline:

Sector:

Furniture and household appliances

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment: Connecting Impact with Policy Intent

The Neighbourhood Sustainability Assessment: Connecting Impact with Policy Intent project seeks to conduct a sustainability assessment of the UniverCity neighbourhood on Burnaby Mountain. The Community Capital NSA tool will be used to evaluate how well the UniverCity neighbourhood is meeting its vision of being a model sustainable complete community. Results will be subjected to a comparative analysis with the results of an earlier assessment done by the Foundation for Sustainable Area Development’s FSA assessment tool. The comparative results analysis will contribute to the international dialogue surrounding rapid vs. in-depth assessment practices, sustainability assessment frameworks and indicators. The comparative analysis will also work to validate the results of the two assessments, influencing the future sustainability action and reporting priorities of one of Canada’s leading sustainable neighbourhood developments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dr. Sean Markey

Student:

Kierstin Bird

Partner:

SFU Community Trust

Discipline:

Resources and environmental management

Sector:

Education

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

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