Innovative Projects Realized

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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Computer science
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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
4%
Engineering - chemical / biological

Faecal sludge desiccation rates for optimal design of passive ventilation sanitation systems

VIP latrines and the Aerosan emergency toilet demonstrate tremendous potential for achieving in situ faecal sludge treatment objectives in volume reduction, odour control, etc. In order to determine the potential to scale, lab-based studies and field validation are required to optimize the design. This project seeks to optimize faecal sludge desiccation by simple enhanced passive ventilation to reduce the waste to be taken off site by 75% in volume. By reducing the desludging frequency this project would substantially reduce the costs of desludging an quantities of faecal sludge that requires handling. Thereby, this project would be addresssing knowledge gap with regard to faecal sludge a volume reduction in emergency settings with benefits for latrine users in urban, peri-urban areas, and refugee/IDP camp contexts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caetano Dorea

Student:

Claire Remington

Partner:

Aerosan

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Numerical Simulation and Experimental Validation of a Large Scale Industrial Biochar plant

Slow pyrolysis is a process to convert biomass residues to valuable biochar products, which are used in agricultural, wastewater treatment, animal feed, carbon sequestration etc. IRSI focused on identifying optimal pathways for converting biomass into high quality biochar with maximum energy efficiency and minimal environmental degradation. This project focusses on modelling and simulation of a large-scale biochar reactor in order to enhance the efficiency of pyrolysis processes and increase the reliability of biochar products for the global market place. This project will involve collaboration with Prof. Nikrityuk (University of Alberta) and will utilize his world-class experience in modeling and simulation of complex thermochemical biomass conversion.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Petr Nikrityuk

Student:

Hassan Khodaei Jalalabadi

Partner:

Innovative Reduction Strategies Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

STEAM Robotics for Teachers: How Educators Learn

Teachers are being challenged to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) across the curriculum more frequently and effectively. Many teachers are challenged with these aspects for several reasons. In particular, subject areas are still isolated in British Columbia (BC), and only a few schools truly have STEM/STEAM programs. Secondly, STEM is more often accepted than the “A”. Thirdly, many of the “technology” or “engineering” elements lie outside of the comfort zone of some teachers. This proposed research project will work with educators from the Lower Mainland of BC and understand their perspectives of STEAM vs. STEM, the challenges or concerns with STEM/STEAM, and their thoughts about training and resources. Select teachers will be chosen for case study phenomenological research with resources created by a Vancouver-based company (Marginally Clever Robots). This case study will be grounded in situated cognition theory within constructivism. It will explore the integration of STEAM in the classroom. This research project will provide important insights from BC teachers on the role of effective STEAM resources.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yvonne Coady

Student:

Rachel Ralph

Partner:

Marginally Clever Robots

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluating offline functionality of progressive web applications in e-commerce business: A/B testing and causal models

The project is to understand the potential impact of enabling the offline functionalities on progressive web application utilized as e-commerce platforms. For instance, will enabling offline functionalities help increase revenue by providing a more engaging environment when the connection is poor? Traditional evaluation method is to run online controlled experiments by randomly assigning users into two groups: with and without the feature. However, to accurate assess the impact, one needs to identify appropriate key metrics to quantify the performance. There is no universal guideline for the choice of key metrics and it might not be economically-feasible and slow to run experiments. This research tries to explore a class of emerging methods for causal inferences and counterfactual analysis to establish causation by asking what would have happened in the absence of the intervention, namely the introduction of the offline functionalities in our setting. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalia Nolde

Student:

Yiwei Hou

Partner:

Mobify Research and Development Inc

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a leadership development impact assessment toolkit

CHLNet identified the need for valid, reliable tools to determine the impact of these health leadership development programs. This project will develop a practical, easy to use toolkit to facilitate the measurement of program outcomes and impacts. The toolkit will be pilot tested and evaluated across the country according to defined selection criteria. The finalized toolkit will be electronic and other knowledge produced during the project will be broadly disseminated. The immediate outcome of this research will be a collection of usable tools to determine impact of leadership development programs on key organizational measures.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ivy Bourgeault

Student:

Mariam Stitou

Partner:

Canadian Health Leadership Network

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Probiotics and their role in an intestinal inflammation: Use of a novel in-vitro model to understand mechanisms of action

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the role the gut plays in our overall health and wellbeing. Changes to this gut microbial population has been linked a host of disorders, ranging from metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity to mental disorders such as depression and anxiety. Depending on lifestyle factors, diet, antibiotic use and age, certain populations can be at a greater risk of microbial imbalances. In order against such conditions, probiotics are used as therapeutic agents. However, there has been limited success in developing long term solutions, mainly owing to the lack to understanding the relationship between these supplements and the gut microbes. Our proposed study aims to bridge this gap by using a novel model developed in our lab to study these interactions in more detail and help develop more targeted therapeutic strategies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stan Kubow

Student:

Mohd Gaisawat

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Pharmaceuticals

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Connecting Healthcare Data with the Blockchain

This project focuses on using blockchain technology and smart contracts to manage the health care data access. Blockchain is the distributed ledger based on verified transactions, and the smart contract is the programmable part of the blockchain which can automate more complex transactions. Blockchain provides a secure and durable distributed database to store data accesses and we can automatically grant or revoke access to the users by using smart contracts. Diffusing health care data over different organizations and managing these data is still a challenge which jeopardizes patients’ privacy. The main goal of this project is investigating the potential and performance of the new health data access management system with the blockchain as an infrastructure.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ralph Deters

Student:

Sara Rouhani

Partner:

Trioova

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of novel crop protection technologies using Canadian microbes

Development of new and improved plant biotimulants through the combination of soil-borne bacteria like Pseudomonas chlororaphis PA23 should provide new opportunities for crop improvement in the Canadian Agri-Food market. The proposed MITACS Accelerate project will support collaborative research and develop synergies between industry and scientists at the University of Manitoba to investigate the effect an an established plant growth promoting bacteria, PA23, in the presence and absence of one of Stoller Enterprises most well-known biostimulant product, BioForge. Together, the Belmonte lab and Stoller Enterprises Canada will work towards the commercial development of PA23 with existing Stoller products. Through formulation enhancement, we will development a deeper understanding into the products and timing of product application for crop improvement. Our work is driven by innovation and will train one MSc level student. The impact of this work will be realized by broad agricultural application to crops grown in Canada and around the globe and will dive innovation through discovery based science.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Belmonte

Student:

Joey Wan

Partner:

Stoller Enterprises Ltd

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Efficacy of the plant extract CELEXT07 and the botanically derived Thymox in suppression of Cannabis fungal diseases under greenhouse production systems

The legalization of Cannabis (marijuana) is now supported by 66% of Canadian voters. Aphria Inc., was the first approved and licensed producer under the MMPR to begin growing in a greenhouse and is currently the second-largest marijuana producer in Canada. Unfortunately, Cannabis is attacked by a plethora of phytopathogens leading to a number of diseases with the most commonly reported are grey mold and powdery mildews. Pesticide use is regulated by the Health Canada Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) ensuring compliance and appropriate guidelines for use of the pesticides and maximum residue limit (MRL) so as to not pose any health concerns in humans. The project will focus on the use of biodegradable botanically-derived compounds CELEXT07 (pending registration) and Thymox® with strong antimicrobial properties to suppress disease incidence and severity of Cannabis fungal diseases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Suha Jabaji

Student:

Jamil Samsatly

Partner:

Mondias Naturals Inc

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Innovative Designs in Methane Sourcing

The purpose of this project is to change the way piplelines are sourced for potential leaks. Currently, gas sniffers that detect gas near the pipeline monitor subsea pipelines. However, these sniffers do not differentiate between gas types and are unable to determine the source of the detected gas. Therefore, sniffers are unable to confirm if the detected gas is thermogenic methane leaking from the pipeline or an alternative nearby gas. This can lead to costly false positives that make the process inefficient. This project will utilize finite element analysis and various other design tools to revolutionize this sourcing process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sam Nakhla

Student:

Liam Morrissey

Partner:

NuGen Consulting Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development and validation of a machine learning predictor for the early detection of prostate cancer

Prostate cancer is the third leading cause of death from cancer in men in Canada. However, prostate cancer is highly treatable if diagnosed early. Unfortunately, due to lack of cost-effective and meaning test detecting the early presence of the cancer. Most prostate cancer (92%) are found when the career is spreading to nearby organs. This project aims to address the gap by using machine learning methods to build a classifier for the early detection of prostate cancer which has higher accuracy and higher sensitivity than PSA testing (the current standard).Our partner organization, Metabolomics Technologies Inc. (MTI), has conducted a clinical trial and generated metabolomics data on Prostate cancer and health-control serum samples. If this test is more meaningful to currently used PSA test, it will increase the survival rate for prostate cancer.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Li

Student:

Zhengjun Liu

Partner:

Metabolomic Technologies Inc.

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of a Novel Marine Icing Prediction Model

All shipping and marine activity is subject to risks, such as flooding and capsize in extreme seas. Shipping in cold winter conditions is subject to additional risks, such as ice accretion on the topsides, which in extreme cases can cause capsize. The catastrophic capsize of smaller vessels due to icing is still taking place, with the subsequent loss of life (Arctic Operations Handbook 2013). The consequences of a capsize in a remote area has a large financial and regulatory impact as well as subsequent environmental damage to the ice prone areas. Accurate estimation of loads due to ice accretion is thus necessary. The objective of the research is to develop an icing prediction model and to develop a risk framework for a corresponding icing event and its effect on ships and offshore structures.TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

David Molyneux

Student:

Shafiul Mintu

Partner:

Zol Dynamics Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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