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Developing the Innovation Capabilities of a Specialized Manufacturing Firm: A Longitudinal Action-Research Case Study

This field research project is a continuation of an on-going multi-year action-research program, undertaken in a large Manufacturer of Industrial products in the Energy Sector. Like many Canadian corporations, faced with pervasive globalization, economic uncertainty, fierce competition and strict legislations, this Family-owned Company aims at revitalizing its product lines, entering new specialized market niches and upgrading the technological level of its offering through the introduction of Internet of things (IoT). Using a multidisciplinary perspective of technological and organizational change, our action-research program will study the dynamics of innovation during the unfolding of 3 major initiatives aimed at improving the long-term innovation capabilities and propelling the Company under study into the Digitalization age: 1) Digitalization of products/services (Internet of things, etc.); 2) Market Scanning & Analysis Methods; and 3) Open and collaborative innovation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Deschamps

Student:

Riad Hadou, Anne Mercier, Gabriel Oliva

Partner:

Velan Inc

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Cooperative economy in the era of collaborative economy platforms

This project’s overarching goal is to spur cooperative enterprises to move into the collaborative economy. Even though the “collaborative economy” shares many values with cooperative enterprises, too few of them have entered the pace in Quebec and Canada, but also globally. This paradox puzzles Quebec’s cooperation and mutuality council (CQCM). They want to reverse this trend and help old and new cooperative companies to offer services linked to the collaborative economy platforms. In order to do so, the CQCM want to know why there is such a paradox, and how to act upon it. The CQCM need academic expertise to collect solid evidence and requested help from Polytechnique Montreal to help them with their reflections.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marcelin Joanis

Student:

Laurent-David Beaulieu

Partner:

Conseil Québecois de la coopération et de la mutualité

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Benefits of VaR for capital management process of credit unions.

PRO Financial Solutions (PRO) is looking to investigate the benefits of actively including Value at Risk (VaR) in the capital management process of credit unions. Whereas Earnings at Risk (EaR) is a well-established risk measure, VaR still lacks understanding among credit unions. In this research project, the intern will illustrate the relationship between EaR and Duration of Equity, a VaR proxy, and therefor explain VaR in terms of EaR ? a number credit unions are more familiar with. As a conclusion to the project, she will investigate the relative performance of PRO?s clients that actively use VaR for their portfolio management against the complementary group. In a second step, she will enhance the current model by implementing a stochastic VaR model. Based on the outcomes of this calculations, not only credit unions but financial institution in general will be able to actively include VaR in the risk management process of their non-trading portfolios.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Andrey Pavlov

Student:

Leonie Wilcke

Partner:

PRO Financial Solutions

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Program:

Accelerate

HAT TRICK: An innovative health promotion program for men

Despite the benefits associated with staying physically active and eating a healthy diet, men are less likely than women to engage in these behaviours. Healthy lifestyle programs that are offered in collaboration with professional sport teams have been found to engage men in being more active and eating healthier. HAT TRICK was designed to specifically target men and is being offered with major junior ice hockey teams in the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Researchers at the University of British Columbia have partnered with the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation (CMHF) to expand and evaluate HAT TRICK in communities across British Columbia. The results of this research will provide evidence into the effective delivery of health-related information to men and directly support CMHF’s mission to inspire Canadian men to live healthier lives.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Cristina Caperchione

Student:

Paul Sharp

Partner:

Canadian Men’s Health Foundation

Discipline:

Human physical performance and recreation

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling transient flow in hydropower stations

Modelling the movement of water through a hydropower station is an important tool for understanding this very complex behaviour, where water is pushed and pulled through long tunnels and spinning turbines, resulting in a vast range of pressures and speeds. There are generally two types of models: 1-dimensional (1D) models, which are simple and cost-effective, but do not provide adequate detail for the more complex features in the power station. The second type is 3-dimensional (3D) models, which are very detailed but cost both time and money. The proposed research plans to use the strengths of these two types of models by applying them where they would be most beneficial, for instance 1D models are best suited for simple parts of the station such as long pipes. The final product will hopefully inform better decisions around the operation and management of these valuable public assets.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bryan Karney

Student:

Sharon Mandair

Partner:

Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of combined membrane filtration, electrocoagulation, and adsorption processes for treatment and reuse of laundry wastewater

The wastewater from laundries (greywater) is contaminated by several products and requires specific treatment to remove the various contaminants that are hazardous to the environment. Therefore, appropriate treatment system must be applied in order to reuse wastewater and minimize its release into the nature. The objective of this project is to develop a process for treatment of these kinds of wastewater without addition of chemicals by utilizing combined membrane filtration and adsorption processes. The trainee participating in this project will have the opportunity to put into practice the knowledge acquired in water sciences during his training at INRS Québec. The success of this project will allow the partner company Groupe VEOS Inc to use this novel technology for greywater treatment.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Patrick Drogui

Student:

Ali Khosravanipour Mostafazadeh

Partner:

VEOS Group Inc

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring optimal trading rules in a high-frequency portfolio

Given a set of financial instruments with inherent characteristics at different time intervals, we are interested in finding an optimal trading rule in a high-frequency trading context. A trading rule is defined as a combination of indicators as well as an entry threshold (and potentially other trading parameters). The objective function we are trying to maximize is the profits of the strategy based on the trading rule. One impact of the non-linearity of such problems is that the gradient of the objective function is hard to estimate using a black-box approach. High frequency tick data are used so a high volume of samples is available and this fact compounds the problem. In this project, we set to explore different methods to perform an efficient random search such as the use of low discrepancy sequences, simulated annealing and evolutionary procedures. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Manuel Morales

Student:

Cédric Poutré

Partner:

Squarepoint Technologies

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Machine Learning for Improved Automated Valuation Model (II)

To estimate the market value of a real estate, a computer software program can produce the result by analyzing the location, market conditions, and other characteristics relevant to it. This is known as the ‘automated valuation model (AVM)’. The previous Mitacs Accelerate project with ‘Data Nerds’ has conducted a series of experiments with the attributes of real estates and geographic dependencies. This project is to further develop the AVM by incorporating temporal factors. The deep learning based approaches will be employed in this project. This development work will enable Data Nerds to achieve more accurate estimation of the real estate market by using all relevant data and information.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zheng Liu

Student:

Junchi Bin

Partner:

Data Nerds

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

Program:

Accelerate

The health effects of separation on transnational families: A multi-country study of temporary farm workers in Canada and their families in Mexico

With increasing rates of economic and forced migration globally, there is a great need to deepen our understanding of the relationship between health and family separation due to migration. Under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, farm workers from Mexico are hired to work in Canada for up to eight months a year. From a social determinants of health perspective, the precarious work and migratory conditions paired with the cyclical and long-term separation of families, increases the risk of workers and their families for mental, physical and emotional health problems. Using qualitative methodologies and critical social theories, I will examine the role of family separation due to migration as a social determinant of the health of Mexican transnational families. In particular, the expected outcomes of the Mitacs Globalink project in Mexico are: enhancement of the quality and cultural sensitivity of the study; a comprehensive literature review on migration and health with sources not available in Canada; interviews with subject matter experts; and data collection at the community level.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Denise Gastaldo

Student:

Astrid Escrig Pinol

Partner:

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

University:

Program:

Globalink

An analysis of non-structural flood-management measures in Shanghai, China

This research project will involve analyzing non-structural flood management measures in Shanghai, China – one of the world’s most flood vulnerable cities. The Chinese government has invested heavily into structural barriers to flooding, such as the Three Gorges Dam, but there is no fail-safe in times of extreme flood levels. Despite extensive research, there is no information in English literature on the use of public-education and outreach by the government to better prepare Shanghai’s most vulnerable residents. It has been proven that effective flood-management must involve both structural and non-structural risk reduction measures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brent Doberstein

Student:

Dana Moss

Partner:

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

University:

Program:

Globalink

Shear Behaviour of Concrete affected by Alkali-Aggregate Reaction

The first part of this thesis project consist in a study of the structural behavior, mainly focusing on shear resistance, of concrete elements affected by alkali-aggregate reaction (AAR), an internal swelling reaction. Especially in the presence of moisture, this reaction causes the concrete to expand and form internal cracks. This expansion and formation of cracks is generally associated with a decrease in the mechanical properties of the concrete material. Shear issues of affected concrete is one critical thing to investigate, as they can lead to brittle failures. The chemical and physical processes associated with AAR have now been the subject of considerable research, but there’s a current lack of knowledge with the actual implications on shear performance of affected concrete structures. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Noel

Student:

Francis Thériault

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

University:

Program:

Globalink

Cooking Technology and Regional Identity during the Shang Dynasty

This project explores regional differences during the Shang dynasty (1600-1045BCE) in China by investigating cooking practices and cooking technology. Since cuisine is intimately connected to local culture, researching different approaches to cooking in the archaeological record can help us understand how different regions developed their own culinary traditions and identities even under the same political rulership. I explore this using three sites during the Shang dynasty – two from Northern China, Zhengzhou and Yinxu, and one in the south, Panlongcheng. Panlongcheng was a military outpost in the south for Zhengzhou, which means its settlers were Shang migrants that became exposed to different resources, soils and groups that likely impacted their cooking and cooking technology. This research will not only help develop our understanding of differing Shang dynasty populations, but also our understanding of the complex processes involved in the development of regional identity and local cultures in the ancient past.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zhichun Jing

Student:

Jasmine Sacharuk

Partner:

Discipline:

Anthropology

Sector:

University:

Program:

Globalink

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