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Benchmarking Indigenous/Non-Indigenous Employment, Business and Social Development Partnership Capacities in Major Resource Projects

Indigenous communities continue to be excluded from the mainstream economy due to a lack of successful partnerships with non-Indigenous businesses. In this project, we will conduct ‘partnership benchmarking’ with resource companies and Indigenous communities establishing the organizational competencies and capacities needed to accelerate economic development. This project will conduct research resulting in Indigenous communities and mainstream companies to accelerate and grow their partnerships together and thereby build incremental Indigenous employment, business and social development.
We will also develop a learning program and certification system which will catalyze Indigenous/non-Indigenous partnerships. This project has the potential to be transformational by growing opportunities for Indigenous communities to participate more fully in the Canadian economy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ken Coates

Student:

Partner:

Indigenous Works

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Aboriginal Affairs; Mining; Oil and Gas

University:

University of Manitoba; University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Applying Machine Learning Techniques to the Identification and Correction of Anomalies in Transaction Sale Data

SAP provides software infrastructure and tools to help companies, big and small, realize their business. SAP Labs Montreal, focuses on supporting the consumer products industry. It provides these industries with the software infrastructure that allows its customers to run end-to-end processes including the capturing and analysis of sales transactions. Sales transactions include for example purchases made by each and every customers of the retail industry. Sales transactions are generated by point of sale systems used by cashiers and sent to a central server for validation and consistency checks. Many issues can lead to inconsistencies in transaction data, for example, an incorrect transaction date, an incorrect product price, or an erroneous product code, etc. Currently, because of there are no semi-automated approach and because this process has not been studied in details, erroneous sales transactions data are verified manually, which is a time-consuming, labor-intensive, error-prone process. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yann-Gael Gueheneuc;Foutse Khomh;Foutse Khomh

Student:

Partner:

SAP Canada Inc (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Segmentation automatique des artères coronaires dans les séquences angiographiques par apprentissage profond

La séparation visuelle automatique des artères coronaires dans les images médicales, appelée segmentation, est un prérequis pour le diagnostic et l’évaluation automatisée de pathologies cardio-vasculaires. C’est également un outil très important pour les cliniciens dans la planification des interventions. Nous proposons dans ce projet d’améliorer la segmentation automatique des artères coronaires en profitant des récentes avancées en intelligence artificielle. Une technique semi-automatique, ayant déjà fait ses preuves, permettra de sélectionner les données nécessaires au processus d’apprentissage de l’algorithme. Par la suite, avec ces données, l’intelligence artificielle pourra être entraînée à reconnaître automatiquement les artères coronaires avec une précision très élevée. Le stagiaire mettra en oeuvre plusieurs méthodes développées durant son doctorat. Pour l’organisme partenaire, la technique de segmentation actuellement intégrée dans son logiciel sera significativement améliorée par cette avancée

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Faculty Supervisor:

Farida Cheriet

Student:

Partner:

Corstem

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Genetic profiling of disease progression in myeloma

The intern will be studying the way genetics are changed during the progression of multiple myeloma and cancers in general. The changes in the genetic profile will help understand the disease. Throughout the project, genetic alterations of chromosome ends, known as telomeres, will be analyzed through complex mathematical and computational 3D architectural softwares to predict how certain cancer patients will do in the future or even if they will respond to certain medications.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Cattini

Student:

Partner:

3D Signatures Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Accelerate

Design and construction guidance for composite geomembrane/clay barrier systems

At landfills and industrial waste containment facilities, synthetic polymer membranes (known as geomembranes) are placed along the bottom and sides of the containment cell to prevent leakage of contaminants to the environment. These geomembranes are subject to large loads from the overlying waste, resulting in bulging of the geomembrane due to the overlying particles. By adding a protection layer between the waste and the geomembrane, the deformations in the geomembrane can be limited and failure can be prevented. However, the degree of deformation may be highly dependent on the stiffness of the soil below the geomembrane. The goal of the research is to provide industry with a better understanding and design guidance to minimize the failure of geomembranes and prevent leakage from waste containment facilities.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Fleming

Student:

Partner:

1219146 Alberta Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Pilot scale process flow sheet development for sustainable recycling of LED lamps from the waste stream

Lamps and lighting products are the most commonly used electrical product around the globe. With the improvement in lamp technologies, from incandescent bulb to compact fluorescent lamp to LED bulbs, the products have grown complex and hence they require an improved recycling process. In general, lamps consist of various valuable metals such as iron, copper, aluminium, chromium, silver, gold and some hazardous metals such as lead, mercury and arsenic. It also contains plastic and glass. A proper recycling process should be able to recover the valuable metals, plastic and glass while it should be able to deal with the hazardous materials in an environmentally friendly manner. Using the previous study results, this project aims at developing a pilot process flowsheet for sustainable processing of used electric lamps.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maria Holuszko

Student:

Partner:

Contact Environmental Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Preparation and testing of a sawdust-based phosphate filtration matrix

High concentrations of phosphate in the waterways cause algae blooms which are detrimental to water quality and fish habitat. The research project conducted by the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry and the Upper Thames River Conservation authority, is attempting to alleviate this problem by chemically altering sawdust so that it can act as a phosphate filter thus removing excess amounts of phosphate. This filtration system is being tested with phosphate-rich wastewater produced from manure at a truck wash operation in the Upper Thames river basin. The expected benefit of this research is the availability of simple and inexpensive phosphate filtration units for use by the agriculture and food industries.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bulent Mutus;John Trant

Student:

Partner:

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Public administration

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Accelerate

Novel membrane mimetics in HT antibody screening and structural biology

Many therapeutic targets are proteins embedded in the membrane that surrounds the cell. Traditionally, such targets present major challenges, because they required the use of detergents to extract them from the membrane and to purify them. Such detergents can cause artefacts, hampering the development of novel therapeutics. Here we will test new methods that get rid of detergents during extraction, purification, or both. The membrane proteins thus isolated can then be used for screening of therapeutic antibodies; for example the binding strength of an antibody against the target protein can be determined. In a different part of the project the purified protein can be used to determine the 3D-structure of the protein. The more native environment provided by the novel approaches is likely to improve stability of the sample and therefore increase the chances of success.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Filip Van Petegem

Student:

Partner:

Amgen British Columbia

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Biotechnology; Pharmaceuticals; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

System on Chip for aerospace embedded equipment

The aeronautic and aerospace industries are exploring new approached to reduce the mass of cables, bulky electronic systems. This rationally leads onto aircraft weight reduction as well as the amount of CO2 and greenhouse gas emitted by aircrafts. To reduce the mass of cables, power harvesting technique could be utilized. In this approach, the energy needed to power on electronic systems can be harvested from available and reliable sources such as vibration, passenger’s seat heat, data line idle states etc. Merging/embedding different electronic systems in a single chip could be another alternative. In this approach, massive electronic modules are miniaturized in a so-called SoC. Having had above techniques, it is anticipated to have better international green environment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohamad Sawan

Student:

Partner:

Thales Canada Inc (St. Laurent, QC)

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Local community engagement: White Butte Eco-museum Heritage Ecology Project

Ecomuseums are primarily community-based endeavors that respond to local needs while concentrating on sustainability. They help guide and develop democratic projects that focus on connections to local history and heritage, which include local physical geographic features, natural resources, natural habitats and agricultural practices. This research concentrates on creating an educational program to be delivered on a local conservation easement in southern Saskatchewan. The White Butte Ecomuseum is embedded within the context of rural-urban connections and has identified education on environmental sustainability as one guiding principle. My aim is to create the program in collaboration with the local ecomuseum (FRSM), with researchers from the University of Regina and with local schools. The anticipated results will help identify the process of organizational collaboration tied to the unifying concept of sustainability. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amber Fletcher;Kyle Hodder

Student:

Partner:

Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Regina

Program:

Accelerate

Building the Case for Sustainable Forestry in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia forests boast the second highest private ownership rate in Canada, with almost 3 of 4.5 million hectares owned by 30,000 woodlot owners and private corporations. Because of this, forest management practices vary widely. Though the Nova Scotian forests traditionally consist of large, mature, unevenly aged trees that support both important biodiversity and a thriving forest sector, mismanagement of these forests for decades has led to a decline of the forests and the rural communities that depend on them. This project will identify potential policies, tools, and/or programs that will overcome the barriers faced by private woodlot owners to enacting forest management practices that enable both environmental and community prosperity. Ecotrust works with communities to increase sustainable forest management practices and developing economic solutions that generate greater social, cultural, ecological, and financial outcomes in communities. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nancy Olewiler

Student:

Partner:

Ecotrust Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Forestry; Natural Resources; Sustainability & the Environment

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

Social Media Impact Tool: Measuring ROI for Social Media Engagement

Currently there are no effective tools to capture and measure return on investment (ROI) in social media in conjunction with more traditional data points that come from sources such as Flyer Tracking and Point of Sale (POS) systems. Using visual analytics techniques, this project will develop and evaluate a set of ROI metrics that will incorporate available data points about shoppers and their purchasing patterns and will help Unilever Canada to (1) understand shoppers’ online behaviour, (2) reveal causal links between social media engagement and purchasing habits, and (3) establish effective ROI metrics for social media engagement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Anatoliy Gruzd

Student:

Partner:

Unilever Canada Inc

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Manufacturing; Wholesale trade

University:

Toronto Metropolitan University

Program:

Accelerate

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