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Temperature Sensitive Mat Device for Home-based Detection and Prevention of Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Eleven million people are living with diabetes or prediabetes in Canada. As many as 15% of people with diabetes develop a foot ulcer, usually due to neuropathy, a lack of pain feedback, which would otherwise allow a person to recognize areas of high pressure or friction on the foot. These foot ulcers can develop infections, and in severe cases require amputation, leading to a significant loss in quality of life for the patient and impose a large economic burden on the healthcare system. The prevalent methodology to prevent the formation of these ulcers is for patients to monitor their feet visually. However, this is difficult for many patients who may not have the flexibility or social support for another individual to check their feet. Spinal cord injury persons with lived experience are also at risk of developing foot ulcers, especially if they are able to walk with the support of crutches or otherwise with little to no sensation in their feet..

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roger Tam

Student:

Partner:

Praxis Spinal Cord Institute

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology; Biotechnology

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Drainage des sols agricoles compactés

Les sols agricoles du Québec présentent des problèmes de compaction de plus en plus importants. Elle réduit la capacité de l’eau à s’infiltrer, ce qui provoque le manque d’oxygène aux plantes et des pertes de rendements. Ces problèmes engendrent également des conditions d’anaérobies dans les sols ce qui favorise la production de N2O un gaz causant le réchauffement climatique. L’amélioration de l’infiltration de l’eau réduirait l’émission de ce gaz. Ce projet de recherche vise à comparer différentes méthodes de drainage des sols compactés dans le but d’en trouver qui améliorerait le drainage à long terme. Les parcelles d’essais seront composées des pratiques utilisées fréquemment par les producteurs soit le sous-solage et la densité de drains sera augmentée. La mise en place de drains verticaux est une pratique courante dans plusieurs secteurs et sera appliquée en agriculture dans cet essai. L’expertise obtenue lors du projet de recherche permettra d’offrir un service-conseil avec des solutions adaptées pour les producteurs faisant face à des problèmes de sols compacts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Nicholas Lefebvre

Student:

Partner:

Soleno Inc

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Human Tele-ultrasound using Mixed Reality: Validation and Optimization

In remote and especially indigenous communities, access to expert healthcare is often lacking. Human Teleoperation is a novel framework in which the input and actuation are carried out by people, but with robot-like precision. This is achieved by having a follower wearing a headset follow a virtual tool that is projected into their scene and controlled in real time by a remote expert. We are developing a tele-ultrasound system in which the virtual tool is an ultrasound transducer. By tracking the position and force of the virtual transducer with their real one, a person without medical experience (the novice or “follower”) can perform ultrasound procedures efficiently, controlled by an expert – a sonographer or radiologist (the expert or “leader’). By partnering with Rogers, we can leverage their communications expertise, infrastructure, and outreach programs to ensure successful translation of our technology to practical use for remote and indigenous communities across Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Septimiu (Tim) Salcudean;Helge Rhodin

Student:

Partner:

Rogers Communications Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Aguatineau

Développement d’un système informatique pour générer des rapports quotidiens, mensuels et annuels pour les usines de production d’eau potable de la ville de Gatineau. Le système existant doit être revu pour tenir compte de nouvelles exigences règlementaires sur de tels systèmes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alan Davoust

Student:

Partner:

Ville de Gatineau

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance

University:

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

The Transformation of Audience Interest in Academic Explanatory Journalism Post-Pandemic

The Conversation Canada is an independent journalism organization that collaborates with scholars to create research-based journalistic articles that are accessible to the wider public. In COVID-19, this form of “news-you-can-use” spiked in popularity, as people searched for understandable, but research-based, information to navigate the uncertainty of the first wave of the pandemic. This research was undertaken to understand how the value of “news-you-can-use” has changed post-pandemic, by asking what forms, topics, and authors do Canadians value in explanatory journalism in 2023, and what do they seem to steer clear from? This research will help The Conversation Canada further develop engaging explanatory journalism by uncovering the core themes that their audience values.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alfred Hermida

Student:

Partner:

The Conversation Canada

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Bow Valley College 2023

FluidPlanet.org produces and publishes digital twins for educational, academic and commercial use with the goal of bringing the benefits of digital twins to all communities. Interns will work on a combination of projects in education and energy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jeff Clemens

Student:

Partner:

FluidPlanet.org

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education; Energy and Utilities; Entertainment and Media

University:

Bow Valley College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

ESG-Focused Retail Expansion: Doggy Bathroom Enters Asian Markets and Develops European Markets

The project will focus on developing expansion strategies as Doggy Bathroom enters the European and Asian market, continues growing in the hospitality industry, and introduces new products. The project will focus on creating business development strategies to aid with the rollout of these projects while optimizing budgets. The main goal of the company is to continue growing the brand awareness throughout North America and break into the European and Asian market. The innovation to be developed is a business model catered for Europe (through logistics, feasibility, warehouse management, market research, marketing) and North America. The methodologies that will be used are various business frameworks and processes that will help Doggy Bathroom determine the needs of the business and an implementation
strategy.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Kunsoo Han

Student:

Partner:

Doggy Bathroom

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Sustainability & the Environment; Other

University:

McGill University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Survey of Jewellery Production & Manufacturing in the Atlantic Region of Canada

This project aims to grow capacity in the Atlantic region for jewellery making and manufacture. Currently, a significant amount of jewellery and metal work is sent to other provinces or internationally. The intern and partners will work to engage local industry players to understand the scope of work they are doing, build capacity understanding in the Atlantic region which will inform further scopes of joint work. This initial capacity building and industry understanding will both aim to increase the amount of work produced in the region, sharing capacity understanding to partners, and inform on what sorts of services need to be augmented locally to increase access, innovation, quality and opportunity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Greg Sims

Student:

Partner:

Craft Alliance Atlantic Association

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Nova Scotia College of Art & Design University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Étude sur l’avancement de l’art en production industrielle de métabolites par culture cellulaire végétale afin de développer un bioprocédé novateur en bioréacteur.

Viridios désire innover dans le domaine des ingrédients pharmaceutiques actifs en développant une technologie de production industrielle par culture cellulaire végétale. Ceci afin d’extraire des ingrédients actifs spécifiquement et uniquement produits par la biomasse végétale. La technologie en développement par la Polytechnique permettra à Viridios d’offrir des ingrédients médicinaux aux compagnies pharmaceutiques. Viridios n’est pas en mesure de produire ces ingrédients actifs à base de plantes dans un environnement contrôlé. Ceci permettra à Viridios et au Canada de développer une indépendance dans l’obtention de médicaments à haute valeur ajoutée présentement extraits de plantes non indigènes au pays. Les chaînes d’approvisionnement sont perturbées par les changements climatiques et le partenaire industriel désire saisir cette opportunité.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mario Jolicoeur

Student:

Partner:

Viridios

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Wave Attenuation and Response of Tidal Vegetation to Novel Restoration Techniques

The City of Delta, the City of Surrey, and the Semiahmoo First Nation in British Columbia are testing the feasibility of restoring historic salt marshes to reduce the risk of coastal flooding by installing a pilot project to test multiple salt marsh rebuilding techniques in Boundary Bay. This study will test the hypothesis that the treatment techniques will lead to higher vegetation growth and reduced wave energy at the pilot sites.
Modern salt marsh restoration methods have shown that combining sea dikes with restored salt marshes can reduce the overall cost of mitigating coastal flooding as well as promote the recovery of estuary ecosystems.
This study will involve analysis of the wave attenuation and weathering associated with the treatment methods as well as include vegetation monitoring for the transplanted salt marsh vegetation. This project will add critical information on an emerging field of engineering and science that is of significant interest globally and nationally.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ana Chara-Serna

Student:

Partner:

Ducks Unlimited Canada (BC)

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Finance and Insurance; Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

British Columbia Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Développement de surfaces nanostructurées et spatialement fonctionnalisées pour un biocapteur plasmonique ultrasensible

Mon projet de doctorat consiste à développer un capteur optique pour détecter des concentrations de micro-ARNs de l’ordre du femtomolaire alors que la sensibilité classique du système utilisé est de l’ordre du nanomolaire. Pour gagner ces cinq ordres de grandeur, nous visons à combiner deux méthodes d’amplification du signal. Dans le laboratoire Charles Fabry à Paris Saclay en France, je suis actuellement en train de perfectionner une méthode d’amplification volumique grâce à des nanoparticules d’or. Un séjour est prévu à l’Institut Interdisciplinaire d’Innovation Technologique de Sherbrooke afin de développer une méthode d’amplification surfacique basée sur la nanostructuration d’une surface d’or.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean-François Bryche

Student:

Partner:

Institut d'Optique Graduate School

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Développement de prises d’escalade en matériaux composites recyclés : Retro-ingénierie

La réduction de l’émission des gaz à effet de serre est l’un des enjeux du monde actuel. En effet comme le confirme l’explique le rapport du GIEC les prévisions sur les prochaines années sont désastreuses si on conserve le même mode de vie. Dans cette optique, le développement de matériaux innovants recyclables pour remplacer les plastiques sont un enjeux clé.
Ce projet de recherche s’établit avec une toute jeune entreprise du milieu sportif qui a pour but de développer des prises d’escalade en matériau recyclés.
Cette recherche s’inscrit donc dans un processus de retro ingénierie. C’est-à-dire faire le point sur la situation des prises d’escalade pour en déterminer des paramètres quantifiables que l’on pourra comparer en suivant un protocole similaire avec les résultats de matériaux innovants.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean Brousseau

Student:

Partner:

Guillaume Bronsard

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Program:

Accelerate

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