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Engineering - chemical / biological

Mapping the experiences and struggles of un(der)employed Afro-Caribbean “Black” (ACB) young men in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa

This project sets out to learn how young Afro-Caribbean Black (ACB) men are supported when they utilize Youth Employment Training Programs (YETP). The study will collect information, based on the lived experiences of the young men, while also taking into account of the perspectives of YETP coordinators, Employers who work with YETP, and government and non-government funders who provide monetary support to YETP’s. The research will be situated in three Canadian Cities (Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal), which have high ACB population. The goal of this study is to understand what barriers ACB young men face when using YETP programs, but also how YETP programs provide a sense of ease for these young men to gain employment considering Black masculinity is stereotyped negatively in Western societies.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jacqueline Kennelly

Student:

Warren Clarke

Partner:

United Way Ottawa

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Feasibility Study of High Temperature Pyrolysis for Producing Drop in Diesel quality Fuel

The proposed research investigates an opportunity of developing renewable bio-based diesel fuel as an alternative to petroleum based fuel to lower the emission of greenhouse gases. High temperature pyrolysis of wood chips will be investigated in multi-stage pyrolysis and fluidized bed system and the quality of liquid oil will be compared for diesel substitution.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Bishnu Acharya

Student:

Ankita Shrestha

Partner:

Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Transportation and warehousing

University:

University of Prince Edward Island

Program:

Accelerate

Enzyme-instructed siRNA release and functional self-assembly of peptide-based delivery system

RNA interference mediated gene silencing provides one of the most effective treatments for many genetic diseases such as cancer and viral infection. However, due to the many difficulties siRNAs would face during systemic pathway, a delivery system is needed to protect it from degradation and endosomal entrapment, and also to facilitate the unloading of the cargo. In such case, the main objective of this project is to produce a phosphorylation-mediated peptide-based siRNA delivery system. For such system, the connection between the siRNA and the peptide would be reduced by phosphorylating the peptide, leading to siRNA release, which would result in higher RNAi efficacy. If this delivery system can be proved efficient in vitro, it could have potential feasibility to become a pharmaceutical drug eventually.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Pu Chen

Student:

Yuxiao Jiao

Partner:

CanPeptide

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Probiotic lactic acid bacteria-derived secretome impact on intestinal epithelial and antigen-presenting cells: determining effects on immunometabolic and epigenetic reprogramming in the context of cell interactions

While intestinal bacteria are increasingly understood to be important for maintaining health, many questions remain about how probiotic bacteria act to influence the immune system. We have previously found that one of these bacteria, Lactobacillus rhamnosus R0011, produces mediators able to influence communication between intestinal epithelial cells and antigen-presenting cells, cell types important for our immune defences. The objectives of this research project are to determine whether additional probiotic bacteria also produce these types of mediators, and to examine how these mediators act on intestinal epithelial cells and antigen-presenting cells using approaches that facilitate cell interactions and allow for production of mucin, a component of the mucous layer in the gut. By investigating the impact of these bacteria and their secreted mediators in this context, we can also determine the impact on antigen presenting cell metabolic activity, now recognized as an important way in which behavior of these cells is controlled. Determining the ways in which the products of these bacteria influence activities of and interactions between intestinal epithelial cells and antigen-presenting cells will give in-depth information about the impact on our immune defences and in turn, insight into their impact on health, information of use

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Faculty Supervisor:

Julia Green-Johnson

Student:

Michael Jeffrey

Partner:

Lallemand Health Solutions

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Program:

Accelerate

Rapid Digital Twin and Ontology Builder for Buildings

Schneider Electric (SE) is developing their EcoStruxure Building Operations (EBO) system as a next generation Building Management System (BMS) that will combine data collected from the building into a Smart Digital Model (“Digital Twin”) that will be able to answer building users’ questions. This project will develop the tools necessary to develop such a Digital Twin, including defining its capabilities, identifying the information required to achieve the required functionality (including data formats and organizational structure), and developing a working prototype for a reference building. To maximize the benefit to SE, who would like to deploy this across a broad range of buildings, this approach must be replicable, scalable, and appropriately documented.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer McArthur

Student:

Caroline Quinn

Partner:

Schneider Electric of Canada

Discipline:

Architecture and design

Sector:

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Requirements management and lab testing of optical breadboard hardware for satellite systems

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson; provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (100 – 150 words) A series of Mitacs interns will be testing the capability of a range of sub-components and prototype systems to meet the performance requirements for an optical satellite communications terminal for deployment on low-earth orbit. Over the course of the project, the interns will successively march closer and closer toward the design of a functional and cost-competitive solution. Tests, which may commence under static conditions and at standard temperature and pressure, will increasingly be used to confirm system performance in the harsh environments it will face, such as high vibration at launch and wide temperature fluctuations and exposure to vacuum on orbit. A successful conclusion to the project will help position Honeywell to secure a significant share of the burgeoning market related to the transformation from the use of small numbers of large geo-spatial satellites to handle communications applications, to the deployment of constellations of hundreds of low-earth-orbit satellites.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ilya Golub

Student:

Heather Reese

Partner:

Honeywell International

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Algonquin College

Program:

Accelerate

Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) embryo development and population assessment in the Tobique River Basin: potential for impacts from industry activities

Atlantic Salmon populations are steadily declining in the Saint John River system, with environmental, physical, and biological factors likely acting cumulatively. The Tobique River catchment is a major spawning area for Atlantic Salmon in northwestern NB and features industrial land-use practices adjacent to rivers, including glyphosate-based herbicide spraying from silviculture operations and linear power-corridor maintenance. In an previous study looking at hydropeaking, 85% of salmon embryos were deformed in parts of the Tobique system, without any conclusive cause.
The primary aim of the proposed research is to investigate the deformity phenomenon, with two main components: 1) Fish community and population assessment, and 2) In-stream incubation of Atlantic Salmon embryos. Using 12 sites across 4 rivers within the Tobique catchment, relative abundance and condition of salmon populations will be assessed. Additionally, salmon embryos will be placed in incubators, buried in river substrates and monitored for development and survival as they overwinter.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michelle Gray

Student:

William Millar

Partner:

Fondation pour la Conservation du Saumon Atlantique

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

Accelerate

Evaluation of the mechanical properties of the bone-implant interface in lower limb amputees

Prosthetic limbs can provide a tremendous improvement in the quality of life and mobility of amputees. The conventional method of attaching a prosthetic limb is a socket that is custom designed to fit to the residual limb. Difficulties with socket fit attachments has led to the use of titanium implants as an alternative method for the attachment of prostheses. Using skin-penetrating implants, the prosthesis is attached directly to the bones of the residual limb. The use of these types of implants for attachment of lower limb prosthetics is now being performed in several centers world-wide. The success of these implants relies on a structural integration between the implant and the living bone. Evaluation of the integrity of the bone-implant interface is important to prescribe loading, to identify the risk of failure, and to monitor the long-term health of the implant. However, there are currently no methods available for clinical assessment of implant stability in lower limb amputees. The proposed research makes use of an experimental-numerical approach to provide a non-invasive measure of implant stability. The benefits to the partner organization will be the development of a clinically useful tool for monitoring implant stability that may potentially be commercialized and marketed

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lindsey Westover

Student:

Mostafa Mohamed

Partner:

Clinisys EMR Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Detecting deception, disinformation, and crowd manipulation on social media through machine learning, natural language processing and artificial intelligence

Recently, due to the widespread effects of “fake news”, a form of propaganda that is intentionally designed to mislead the reader, there has been a significant research effort to automate the process of detection of misinformation in social media. Although existing methods for automatic fake news detection are promising, distinguishing between true and false news is a hard task even for a human, and there is considerable scope for performance improvement. The main goal of this project is to design novel deep neural network models and architectures to detect deception, disinformation, and crowd manipulation on social networks. The project will be conducted in collaboration with researchers from Nexalogy, a company with state-of-the-art artificial intelligence for processing social media data in English, French, Russian and Korean. The aim is to deploy the developed models in the enterprise interface for augmentation of Nexalogy’s social media discovery and analysis platforms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mark Coates

Student:

Arezou Amini

Partner:

Nexalogy

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

Use of remote sensing for eelgrass mapping in James Bay

The project is part of an ongoing program led by the Niskamoon Corporation that aims to develop a bay-scale monitoring program for eelgrass beds in James Bay (Eeyou Istchee). The Niskamoon Corporation is a not-for-profit organization that provides an efficient framework for cooperation between the Cree people and Hydro-Québec, enabling the implementation of the Cree/Hydro-Québec Agreements. The project will allow to develop efficient methods for the Niskamoon Corporation that will allow the Cree peoples to monitor the eelgrass beds located in their territory using a cost-effective, sustainable monitoring tools to track their environment. The combination of remote sensing tools being applied to quantify coastal submerged aquatic vegetation is unique and will advance our understanding of how to overcome challenges related to northern coastal waters. This project is a good example of the application of traditional ecological knowledge and Indigenous expertise to develop an efficient monitoring program.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Brigitte Leblon;Maycira Costa

Student:

Kevin Clyne

Partner:

Niskamoon Corporation

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Measuring the contributions of non-crop areas to precision canola yield

Canola growers recognize that the beneficial arthropods that live in natural habitats and non-crop areas may play an important role in augmenting and stabilizing crop yields. These bees, flies, beetles, spiders and other arthropods may spill over into the crop, and through pollination or pest control, help to improve yields, decrease inputs, and increase profitability. A postdoctoral fellow will assess the relationship between natural habitats and canola yield that may result from these spillover effects, or other ecosystem services. Their task will be to use precision yield data collected by sensors on the harvesting equipment of grower-cooperators. These data will be applied to build spatial statistical models relating yield hotspots with non-crop areas in at least 60 fields. The partner organization, Canola Council of Canada, will receive an assessment of the potential for non-crop areas (which are very common in prairie canola fields) to contribute to yield, as well as advice which it can disseminate to canola growers about how to leverage any effects of non-crop areas effectively.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Paul Galpern

Student:

Samuel Robinson

Partner:

Canola Council of Canada

Discipline:

Biology

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Application testing of onboard respooling and rope handling for use in ropeless fishing

The proposed research will examine potential alternatives for respooling buoy line from trap fishing applications into caged underwater rope enclosures. Previous research conducted for Ashored Innovations found that cage rope enclosures demonstrated the most favorable results for ropeless fishing given the environmental conditions in Atlantic Canadian trap fisheries. However, one major concern highlighted from fishers is the time required to reload the system with buoy line in order to redeploy. The additional effort to respool the caged design would greatly add to the hours per day for trap fishers. Experiments will first consider the behavior of standard fishing ropes when coupled with traditional hydraulic hauler setups. This information will help guide the design of an automated tool that assists the fisher in respooling the cage.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jason Rhinelander

Student:

Ross Arsenault;Maxwell Poole

Partner:

Ashored Innovations

Discipline:

Engineering - other

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Accelerate

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