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13270 Completed Projects

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Engineering - chemical / biological

A behavioural risk model for deposit only customers

In this joint collaboration with BNS, we will develop a behavioural risk model to predict the likelihood of future risk of breaking the promise to pay debt for customers who only hold deposit products with BNS. The model will be utilized to support business operations such as credit card and loan pre-approvals. That is to say, if you are a customer who only have chequing, saving and/or investment accounts with BNS and plan to buy a car, you will be scored in this model for the car loan pre-approval. This model will also contribute to building a centralized retail models system to model all retail customers of BNS.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Natalia Nolde

Student:

Wenzheng Zhou

Partner:

Scotiabank

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Finance, insurance and business

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Statistical and Physiological Beat Modelling of Seismocardiogram Signal – Year 2

“Seismocardiogram (SCG) is a signal that is captured by placing an accelerometer on the human chest. This signal captures very important timing information such as opening and closing of the heart valves. In addition to these timing information, the non-invasive nature of this signal makes it an attractive solution for remote monitoring of patients with heart conditions.
The morphology of SCG signal changes depending on different types of heart conditions and diseases. A mathematical model represents the morphology of a signal in terms of certain parameters. The hypothesis is that different signal morphologies could be represented by different set of parameters. The ultimate goal of this project is design and implementation of a model that captures the morphology of SCG signal. Heart force medical is producing medical devices that incorporates SCG for diagnosis/monitoring of patients. The company could utilize the implementation of such model on their devices.”

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kouhyar Tavakolian

Student:

Farzad Khosrow-khavar

Partner:

Heart Force Medical Inc.

Discipline:

Statistics / Actuarial sciences

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Toward an Understanding of Beautiful Feather Cover in Laying Hens – Year Two

Feather pecking (FP) in egg-laying hens, where individuals peck at other birds to pull out and eat their feathers, is a challenge for the sector with large economic and welfare implications. It is especially of concern in systems where birds are housed in large social groups as it is harder to control.
With new policies in Canada leading to the transition from conventional cage to alternative housing systems, it becomes imperative to reduce the risk of large scale FP outbreaks. This project aims to develop a Canadian FP Management Plan (CFMP) by identifying risk factors for FP in alternative housing systems while developing an illustrated guide for farmers to assess plumage condition. This will be translated into the CFMP and provide the Egg Farmers of Canada (EFC) with advice on how to prevent/redu

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexandra Harlander

Student:

Nienke van Staaveren

Partner:

Egg Farmers of Canada

Discipline:

Animal science

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Elevate

The development of CO2-switchable polymers as draw solutes for forward osmosis

Current methods for concentrating (removing water from) food and drinks for their transportation and/or storage rely on thermal or ultraviolet processing that is ultimately detrimental to the food product. This research proposes a novel method to remove the water that is based on forward osmosis, which solely depends on the ability of the draw solution to “draw” the water from the food across a membrane without the need to use pressure or heat. As might be anticipated, the need for complete recovery of the draw agent is of paramount importance for reducing the risks of contaminating or tainting the food product and depends on the choice of draw agent. We believe that the use of CO2-switchable polymers offers an ideal solution – as the polymers cannot back-diffuse into the food product and can easily be removed from solution after CO2 has been removed from the solution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Cunningham

Student:

Anna Riabtseva

Partner:

Forward Water Technologies

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Natural resources

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Pulse Positive: An educational campaign to increase awareness and consumption by integrating pulses into Elementary Schools

Saskatchewan is among the largest producer and exporter of pulses to various countries across the globe. However, pulses are not widely consumed in Canada. In Canada, the variety of pulse-based products is limited compared to those made from other legumes such as soybeans or from cereal grains. Consumers, including young children, will consume newly developed pulse-based products and ingredients if these are introduced into their diets. The project seeks to increase the demand for pulse by focusing on increasing pulse awareness and consumption among elementary school children and their caregivers in selected elementary schools in Saskatchewan. This will be achieved through a school-wide campaign and trainings targeting students, their caregivers and school teachers. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carol Henry

Student:

Hiwot Haileslassie

Partner:

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers

Discipline:

Food science

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Development of Cerebral Perfusion Technology

Medtronic is a global medical device company and leader in patient monitoring technologies that has a key area of interest for developing technology to effectively monitor patients’ cerebral blood flow (i.e., perfusion) in relation to systemic blood pressure.
Maintaining a prescribed intra-operative blood pressure range for patients does not guarantee a healthy cerebral blood flow, as they are two independent feedback mechanisms. Studies have demonstrated that current intra-operative blood pressure ranges may lead to an unhealthy cerebral blood flow in some patients which indicates that a healthy blood pressure range is patient specific. As a patient’s blood pressure begins to increase or decrease outside of this healthy range, so does cerebral blood flow in commensurate fashion begin to move outside of a healthy blood flow range. Sub-optimal cerebral blood flow perfusion during surgery predisposes patients to a higher risk for delirium or stroke. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Philip Ainslie

Student:

Ryan Hoiland

Partner:

Medtronic of Canada

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Elevate

Aboveground Storage Tank(AST) testing using statistical approach

Based on the original Statistical Inventory Reconciliation(SIR) Test Method (Quantitative), K-folds cross validation is used to increase P(D) and decrease P(FA) by adjusting K, which are related to bias and standard deviation. There is a trade-off between bias and variance, with very flexible models (overfit) having low bias and high variance, and relatively rigid models(underfit) having high bias and low variance. When K is larger, we have lower bias and larger standard deviation. Also, K-folds cross validation is very useful, when data size is small. So this methods has a higher validity with a lower data requirement.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xuewen Lu

Student:

Jinying Wu

Partner:

Cantest Solutions

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Creation of an AI framework for the Restorative Action Program

The Restorative Action Program (RAP) is an incorporated, community-based initiative that provides support to students and staff within public and Catholic school systems, to address conflict and bullying through conflict management and leadership development. The organization has been in existence since 2003 and is currently serving approximately 9,000 students per year and growing. The addition of an intelligent analytical platform will help move the program forward. The main goal is to start quantifying various aspects of their programming that are currently impossible given the constraints that exist within small not-for-profit organizations. Through this project, students, counselors and other small not-for-profit organizations across Canada will gain access to utilities only large organizations can afford.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Susan Blum

Student:

Draden Sawkey

Partner:

Restorative Action Program

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Genome sequencing and analysis of the Echinacea genome to unravel new natural products

Echinacea purpurea is a popular herbal medicine with a global market of ?$1 billion but there is tremendous variability yet limited distinction between the products on the market. Amway Canada is a leader in the production and distribution of Echinacea products, and now aims to leverage the company`s unique Echinacea resources by sequencing the plant`s genetic code and identifying new and improved traits related to both agriculture and natural health products. The proposed project builds on an ongoing Echinacea breeding collaboration between members of the Department of Biology (Cory Harris) by adding new expertise in genome acquisition and analysis (Nicolas Corradi). Through comparisons of the Echinacea genome with plant relatives, Amway Canada will identify putative new genes and biochemical pathways to guide development of new products with improved medicinal properties for Canadian consumers.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicolas Corradi

Student:

Mathu Malar

Partner:

Amway Canada

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Forestry

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Application of Advanced Numerical Simulations in Development of Unconventional Reservoirs

Mathematical modeling is a powerful tool to understand fluid flow mechanisms, well performance and future resources recovery in petroleum industry. Better and more powerful tool can lead to better reservoir management and more oil production with less cost and less environmental impact. This project, collaborating with Saskatchewan Research Council, aims to improve the current mathematical modeling tools in three different aspects: fluid flow in tight formation with multiple stage horizontal well hydraulic fracturing, two-phase fluid flow in tight oil formations and two-phase fluid flow in heavy oil reservoirs. Heavy oil and unconventional oil and gas resources are major petroleum resources in Canada. The research results will have strong impact on Canadian’s petroleum industry and bring new business for Saskatchewan Research Council.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Fanhua Zeng

Student:

Qiushi Zhang

Partner:

Saskatchewan Research Council

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Oil and gas

University:

Program:

Accelerate

The influence of biomass pretreatment technologies on the residual lignin fast pyrolysis

Recently, global society has been trying to develop biorefinery processes to produce renewable, biomass based, fuels and chemicals to enable the transition to a more environmentally friendly economy that is less dependent on fossil fuels. However, it is still very challenging to achieve the cost-effective biorefinery process due to some issues associated with the recalcitrant biomass structure and the potential utilization of lignin. Lignin is world’s second largest biopolymer and a major potential source for production of advanced materials and aromatic chemicals. Lignin valorization is a key-issue for enhanced profitability of sustainable biorefineries. The major goal of this proposed research is to unlock the utilization of lignin residual in the bioethanol production by fast pyrolysis process. Meanwhile, the influence of the pretreatment technology in bioethanol production on the fast pyrolysis bio-oil production will be explored. TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Xiaotao Bi

Student:

Na Zhong

Partner:

St1 Renewable Energy Oy

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Alternative energy

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Do Physical Activity Levels Predict Functional Improvements following a Structured Exercise Program for Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Treatment?

Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in Canadian women, representing 26 percent of all diagnostics. The overall cancer survival rate has increased from 25% in the 1940s to 60%. Thus, the proportion of breast cancer survivors is increasing significantly. There is a consensus that survivors benefit from exercise during and after treatment. However, the benefits of exercise may vary as a function of the stage of disease, the nature of the medical treatment, and the current lifestyle of the patient. Based on a review of the oncology-exercise programs in Canada, there is no formal exercise program offered as an adjuvant therapy for cancer survivors in Atlantic Canada.
• Create opportunities for women currently being treated for breast cancer to exercise;
• Raise awareness of the benefits of exercise during breast cancer treatment; TO BE CONT’D.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Danielle Bouchard

Student:

Courtni Soucy

Partner:

Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Medical devices

University:

Program:

Accelerate

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