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13270 Completed Projects

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Projects by Category

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Engineering
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The making of a woman feature filmmaker: Gender and cultural production in a Montreal-based film school

In Canada, women have made significant inroads in television, web series, documentaries, and experimental films. But few women directors and screenwriters participate in big-budget feature film production. This study explores the marginalization of women in the feature film industry through the lens of film production training. As previous studies have shown, film education can shape student filmmakers’ professional identity and aesthetic repertoires. Situated in a Montreal-based film education center, my project will analyze socio-structural arrangements that influence women student filmmakers’ subject formation, career choices, and artistic approaches. Also, this study will explore the strategies that women students employ to succeed in the film school and in the job market. Using qualitative research methods, such as participatory photography, interview, focus group, and on-site observation, this study will generate new insights to promote a gender-sensitive approach to film education. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Catherine Russell

Student:

Tracy Zhang

Partner:

Femmes du cinéma, de la télévision et des médias numériques

Discipline:

Journalism / Media studies and communication

Sector:

Education

University:

Concordia University

Program:

Elevate

Efficient and low-complexity video coding for virtual reality and 360-degree video streaming

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) offer a unique immersive video experience by providing 360-degree video in a panoramic view. Limited bandwidth, demanding high quality, encoder delay, network latency and lack of standards are the main problems to deliver true VR immersive experience. To address these challenges, in this research, we intend to design a VR system based on learning concepts to provide efficient bandwidth usage where the encoder makes smart decisions to assign different qualities to different parts of the spherical frame based on the user’s view using features such as video content and user’s movement patterns. The 360 frame is split into segments such as tiles where the size, number and the quality of tiles are determined adaptively and on-line. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stéphane Coulombe

Student:

Mohammadreza Jamali

Partner:

Summit-Tech

Discipline:

Visual arts

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Elevate

Development of easy-to-prepare pulse-based meals for consumption by office workers to combat the negative health consequences of a sedentary work environment

The project will involve the development of seven “pulse-based” lunches, which are designed to be easy to prepare (i.e. “out of the package”) for people in a typical busy office work environment. Pulses include non-oil legumes such as lentils, chickpeas, beans, and peas, which are a major component of the Canadian agricultural industry and an environmentally sustainable crop (i.e. they require low greenhouse gas input). The post-doctoral applicant (Maryam Kazemi) helped develop a pulse recipe book from a previous clinical trial where pulses reduced risk factors (i.e. blood cholesterol) for heart disease. Ten of the meals from this recipe book will be developed into pre-packaged, ready-to-eat meals and consumer testing will allow identification of the seven favourite meals. 

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philip Chilibeck

Student:

Maryam Kazemi

Partner:

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Elevate

Understanding Jewelry Consumers’ Response to CSR Advertising Messages

The research project will look at the appeals, elements, and themes present in luxury goods advertising and determine how luxury brands can integrate pro-social and empowerment messages into its advertising targeted toward women. This will be examined in the context of jewelry advertising as the partner organization for this project, Hillberg & Berk, is a Canadian jewelry company with the goal to create a purpose-driven international brand to empower women through design.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Barbara Phillips

Student:

Stephanie Pankiw

Partner:

Hillberg & Berk Accessories

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Accelerate

Quantitative risk measurement techniques for insurers

This project will assist Sun Life Financial to build, implement and validate quantitatively sophisticated state-of-the-art models of its risk portfolio. This will result in a better quantitative and qualitative understanding of company’s risk, liability and capital profile, and thus in more effective risk management decision making process.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Edward Furman

Student:

Kosal Chhin

Partner:

Sun Life Financial

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

A novel home cage testing environment for frontal cortical neuronal recording in marmosets – Year two

Marmosets are a valuable model for investigating the neural bases of behaviour and cognition, and there has been a substantial increase in marmoset use in translational neuroscience research over the last few years. A comfortable environment is critical for marmoset neurophysiological testing. At Rogue Research the fellow will be involved in developing a unique apparatus that attaches to the monkeys’ homecage and will permit automated neurophysiological testing using a touchscreen, reward systems, variety of sensors, and physiological setups for recording brain activity during research tasks. In testing the apparatus, several marmosets will be trained on a series of working memory tasks followed by the acquisition of neurophysiology data. This product will significantly simplify the process of training and recording from marmosets by different investigators.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Petrides

Student:

Veronika Zlatkina

Partner:

Rogue Research Inc

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

Applications of deep learning to large-scale data analysis in mass spectrometry-based proteomics – Year Two

As a result of recent advances in high-throughput technologies, rapidly increasing amounts of mass spectrometry (MS) data pose new opportunities as well as challenges to existing analysis methods. Novel computational approaches are needed to take advantage of latest breakthroughs in high-performance computing for the large-scale analysis of big data from MS-based proteomics. In this project, we aim to develop new applications of deep learning and neural networks for the analysis of MS data. In particular, we focus on three fundamental problems in a typical MS analysis workflow: peptide feature detection and quantification, de novo peptide sequencing, and protein identification and quantification. Once successfully evaluated, the proposed techniques will be implemented and integrated to PEAKS Studio, the current MS analysis platform of the partner. We believe that the project results will contribute major advances to the research field of MS-based proteomics and substantially improve the performance of the partner’s software products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Giesbrecht

Student:

Ngoc Hieu Tran

Partner:

Bioinformatics Solutions Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and communications technologies

University:

Program:

Elevate

Investigation of the strength of bonded joints for lightweight vehicle assembly

In this research project, strength and behaviour of bonded joints is investigated under various loading and geometrical conditions. The interns will prepare specimen in accordance with industry guidelines, test the specimen and record data. Interns will study and investigate the joint behavior under several different scenarios, will model material behavior from the test data. This will enable making reliable prediction of joint performance under different application-specific conditions, using finite element modeling and analysis. The result of this study will enable automakers to use adhesively bonded joints instead of spot welds, thus benefiting from the cost savings.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Daniel Green

Student:

Mohammad Shirinzadeh Dastgiri

Partner:

Reticom Solutions

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

Automotive and transportation

University:

Program:

Accelerate

BC Pulp and Paper Bioproducts Alliance: Upgrading black liquor lignin through fractionation and chemical modification

Lignin represents the largest reservoir of natural aromatic compounds available on earth. It is a potential substitute for a range of chemicals currently derived from petroleum, but product development and identification of market opportunities remain challenging. The objective of the research is to utilize industrial softwood kraft lignins from the black liquor of British Columbia mills, process them into uniform lignin streams with known performance specifications by fractionation and chemical modification. The outcome of the research will be to generate and characterize various grades of lignin, with different degrees of reactivity and size, offering tailored lignins to be marketed to different industrial sectors. Finally, a special emphasis will be given to identifying and leveraging any specific lignin properties that are unique to the BC resource and/or applicable to products of interest to BC industries (e.g. wood products, mining, food).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Renneckar

Student:

MiJung Cho

Partner:

West Fraser Timber

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development and trial of evaluative frameworks for inclusive employment programs

The Canadian Panel on Labour Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (2012) found that 795,000 persons with disabilities in Canada are unemployed, even though their disabilities do not prevent them from working, and almost half have some form of post-secondary education. The exclusion of this section of the Canadian workforce is not only a key health and social issue, but also an economic and labour market one. Governments and private sector organizations have tried to address this disconnect in labour market engagement through a range of policies and supported employment programs. Yet it is unclear how well these programs are working, and the evidence-base is lacking around the best way to balance and improve their intended outcomes. This research project aims to develop a framework for evaluating and making recommendations for improving inclusive employment programs, specifically for individuals with mental health conditions and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Audas

Student:

Aleksandra Stefanovic-Chafe

Partner:

Lennika Consulting Inc

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Transitioning from Print to Interactive Digital Publishing

PUBLIC is an innovative print periodical with a 25 year history exploring the intersection between art, design, technology and contemporary culture. This Mitacs fellowship will develop the journal’s open access interactive web platform, PUBLIC:PORTAL, using information visualization and design to showcase the journal’s cutting-edge collaborative and cross-disciplinary work. This project designs and tests graphical user interfaces and information visualization strategies in order to investigate the ways that abstract and complex information can be conveyed through intuitive design. PUBLIC:PORTAL will capitalize on the unique potential of the digital platform to construct a responsive, flexible and adaptive digital infrastructure to facilitate collaborations and experiments between researchers and artists/designers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Longford

Student:

Shawn Newman

Partner:

Public Access

Discipline:

Medicine

Sector:

Digital media

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Harnessing the power of horizontal gene transfer for yeast strain development – Year two

Yeast are used on a massive scale in many industrial settings, such as production of food and beverages, nutrient supplements, pharmaceuticals, and others, totaling over $5 billion dollars in annual market value. Most yeasts currently used for industrial purposes are taken directly from nature and not optimized for the specific process requirements of industry. Currently, many tools for strain improvements require genetic modification of organisms, which does not allow for a non-GMO “clean” labeling. Yeast strain improvements can also be derived by classical methods – such as selective breeding and evolution – however the scope is limited to traits already present in the broader yeast species capable of mating. Yeasts also acquire new traits by horizontal gene transfer (HGT), which is the acquisition of genetic material by mechanisms other than reproduction. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

John Smit

Student:

Cedric Brimacombe

Partner:

Renaissance BioScience Corporation

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Life sciences

University:

Program:

Elevate

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