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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

Smart fusion of multi-sensors for UAVs Navigation – Year 2

The main outcome of this Mitacs-sponsored project will be a robust navigation software capable of providing accurate navigation solutions for commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Such a software will further elevate the industrial competitiveness for the partner corporation, the Profound Positioning Inc. (PPI). After finishing this project, PPI will be able to offer more comprehensive embedded integrated UAV navigation products. Furthermore, Canada will benefit from the established knowledge and expertise in technologies of growing demand worldwide, thus making the Canadian academia and industry sectors leaders in commercial UAVs operation and navigation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Steve Liang

Student:

Haiyu Lan

Partner:

Profound Positioning Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Elevate

Developing a new magnetic sensor for application in biosensing and surveying – Year 2

Detecting subtle chemical and physical changes occurring at the early stages of chronic disease and many other infectious diseases caused by harmful bacteria is still a challenge, as ultra-sensitive sensors with large signal-to-noise-ratio are required to detect them. We recently explored new ways to enhance the sensitivity of magnetic nano-sensors and theoretically demonstrated that under optimum design conditions, the sensitivity can be improved by up to a thousand – higher than any of the biosensors currently available on the market. This new sensor merges three branches of physics: magnetics, optics, and plasmonics. Due to the tunability of light and magnetic fields, this sensor configuration can detect as small as 100 parts per billion changes in material optical properties. This work would allow GEM Systems to diversify their product development, complementing their ongoing effort in magnetic field sensor development for surveying, mineral, oil and gas exploration, to name a few.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Simone Pisana

Student:

Conrad Rizal

Partner:

York University

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Design and advancement of Graft Enabled Antibody Therapies (GrEAT) – Year 2

Membrane proteins such as ion channels, transporters or G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are excellent but difficult drug targets involved in a large number of life-threatening diseases and conditions. These proteins, over-expressed and essential for disease onset and progression, are naturally targeted by toxins from venomous organisms. During evolution, these toxins have been optimized to efficiently target physiologically-relevant proteins involved in ion channel opening or closure, thus incapacitating the prey or defending against predators. We propose to generate synthetic antibody (Ab) libraries that integrate natural toxin-based polypeptides grafted in place of one of the complementarity determining regions as a scaffold. Such libraries will be a formidable resource for discovery and subsequent directed-evolution of graft-enabled antibodies against pharmacologically challenging or previously thought as “undruggable” targets, as well as be a starting point for further biological therapeutic lead development and commercialization, in line with the vision and mission of the partner organization, CCAB.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason Moffat

Student:

Valencio Salema

Partner:

University of Toronto

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

Development of a High Power Picosecond Infrared Laser for Medical Applications

This project will focus on furthering the development of a compact picosecond infrared laser (PIRL) system for use in surgical applications. This laser system, which represents a new paradigm for laser surgery, is unique in its ability to provide high-speed cutting of biological tissue without the collateral damage to surrounding tissues inherent in current surgical laser technologies. Furthermore, this laser allows for the possibility of real-time diagnostics, as molecular fragments of the ablated tissue are left intact and can be analyzed through mass spectrometry. As an intern, I will be working on furthering the development of the existing PIRL system to raise the output power by an order of magnitude compared to existing designs. Additionally, I will be working on a fibre-optic delivery system to be used as the surgeon’s “scalpel”. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Dwayne Miller

Student:

Ryan Field

Partner:

Synaptive Medical Inc.

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Fiber-optic ultrasound generation and detection system for high-resolution ultrasonic and photoacoustic imaging

Our vision is to develop fiber-optic high-frequency ultrasound generation and detection system for ultrasonic and photoacoustic imaging in biological and biomedical applications such as intravascular imaging in ICU for patients with real-time imaging and monitoring capability.The research will be conducted with our partner organization iNano Medical to provide the need of the spatially resolved ultrasound imaging, for which better location and identification of cancer cells could be offered using our ultrasound generator and detector. This will be enabled by the thermo-optic effects in graphene-coated chalcogenide-PMMA fibers for high-frequency ultrasound generation and high sensitivity of the random fiber grating based random laser sensor, thanks to the advantages of fiber optics, such as immunity to electromagnetic interference, compact footprint, durability, and multiplexing capability, which will benefit our partner company in developing novel biomedical imaging modality and especially paving the way for novel technique in ICU sonology in diagnosis and guiding treatments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaoyi Bao

Student:

Yanping Xu

Partner:

iNano Medical Inc

Discipline:

Physics / Astronomy

Sector:

Advanced manufacturing

University:

Program:

Elevate

Integrated Far- and Near-Field Human Exposure Modelling for Organic Substances

While we enjoy the modern convenience brought by a multitude of man-made organic chemicals, such as surfactants and flame retardants, the exposure to these compounds, some of which are bio-accumulative, persistent and even toxic, may endanger our health. Humans are exposed to chemicals in consumer products during both product use in the indoor environment (near-field exposure), and consumption of contaminated animal- and vegetable-based foods (far-field exposure). The proposed research will use mechanistic models as powerful tools to systematically explore two fundamental but poorly understood questions: (i) What are the relative contributions of the two general chemical exposure fields to overall human exposure? And (ii) what factors influence these relative exposures the most. The proposed research will build upon the steady-state mechanistic human exposure models RAIDAR and RAIDAR-ICE. Batch simulation will be conducted to systematically investigate the influence of selected key parameters. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frank Wania

Student:

Li Li

Partner:

University of Toronto

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Elevate

Assessment of Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni inhibition using lead single domain antibodies in combination with dysregulators of the master protease ClpP

The human pathogenic bacteria Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni are commonly found in the intestine of poultry. Consumption of infected chicken and eggs, and its derivatives, is the main and most important source of infection outbreaks in humans causing diarrhoea, fevers and abdominal cramps. In some cases, severe diarrhea and dehydration followed by systemic spreading of these infections is life-threatening. At present, no widely effective strategy is available to control both Salmonella and Campylobacter colonization of broiler chickens to prevent the infection in humans. To this end, AbCelex has developed a novel strategy of using single domain antibodies (sdAbs) to control the level of Salmonella and Campylobacter in poultry meat by administering them as feed additives. sdAbs are the smallest antibodies known in nature and are produced by members of the family Camelidae (like camels, llamas and alpacas) and sharks. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Walid Houry

Student:

Philbert Ip

Partner:

AbCelex Technologies Inc

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Investigating Ecosystem Change in British Columbia’s Coastal Habitats

Nearshore marine ecosystems are undergoing change, with ecological, economical and cultural ramifications. Yet, we lack empirical understanding and observation of the nature of this change, over long periods of time and across continental coastlines. Additionally, the drivers of change in coastal systems are numerous: climatic forcing, predator recovery, and development of foreshore areas, amongst others. As such, deciphering the agents of change remains challenging. A clear need exists to determine the relative importance and magnitude of these agents of change in order to predict and mitigate change. Finally, resolving the factors that mitigate change, including species interactions, biodiversity and ecosystem processes, can also be complex. However, these needs and knowledge gaps can be addressed through synthetic research of nearshore marine species, communities and ecosystem-level attributes. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Chris Harley

Student:

John Cristiani

Partner:

Tula Foundation

Discipline:

Zoology

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

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

Student:

Adela Kincaid

Partner:

Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

ADVANCED TRAINING PACKAGE DEVELOPMENT – RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE COST TRAINING

Maintenance Engineering (ME) at Bombardier Aerospace, Toronto is currently offering a 3-day-in-class Reliability and Maintenance Cost Training to airlines operating Bombardier products. The idea behind this training package is to increase the understanding of the breadth of data that needs to be collected to make logical inferences and analytical methods that can be applied to make judgements about improving both the reliability performance and availability of the fleet, aircraft, system, sub-system or component. Maintenance Engineering’s operational analysis services looks at an operators data and sets about making recommendations to improve a combination of fleet maintenance costs, fleet performance and maintenance downtime. ME has a plan to convert this 3-day training into online modules and start offering an advanced training package in classroom setting for airlines interested in a more in-depth understanding of reliability and maintenance cost concepts. TO BE CONT”D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fengfeng Xi

Student:

Amanpreet Singh Rooprai

Partner:

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft

Discipline:

Aerospace studies

Sector:

Aerospace and defense

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Feature-based process modelling and customized software development for adopting ISO 10002 and ISO 10004 in Food Industry

Several customer satisfaction problems are identified in service industry as the causes of inefficiencies, and then further they could potentially lead to value destruction and loss of competitiveness. Such emerging organizational threats can be turned into opportunities by integrating a customer satisfaction management module into the existing operating software tool. The objective is to develop and prototype an integrated management software module in a current operating system for complaint handling processes based on ISO 10002 and measuring and monitoring customer satisfaction based on ISO 10004. The expected potential benefits are the elimination of procedural conflicts between individual management procedures; applying Kaizen method for service quality improvement; reduction on time, costs, and the number of audits and added efficiency value for the business through lean process design. The idea behind the project concept is that an organization can manage its standardized processes and associated risks through one management system.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yongsheng Ma

Student:

Anish Varudharajulu

Partner:

Kathir Food Experience Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Cognitive and well-being impacts of tunable LED lighting in secondary school students

The current project aims to examine how tunable LED lighting influences productivity and well-being in students at the Port Coquitlam’s Riverside secondary school. The project aims to identify the optimal lighting conditions in order to maximize productivity and well-being in healthy students as well as students with special needs. We hypothesize that the tunable LED lighting that is consistent with the natural daylight cycle will be more beneficial to students than standard constant lighting condition in an average classroom. The project aims to provide psychological benefits of tunable LED lighting beyond electricity conservation for BC Hydro, and academic and well-being benefits of the lighting to students in the secondary school.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jiaying Zhao

Student:

Adri Khalis

Partner:

BC Hydro

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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