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Projects by Category

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Computer science
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Engineering
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Engineering - biomedical
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Engineering - chemical / biological

The Barriers to Entry of Digital Technology in the Real Estate Industry: An Exploration of Opportunities and Solutions

For some time now the real estate industry has been lagging in the adoption of digital technology to help make the overall business and experience more efficient. Although there are large systems in place, such as Multiple Listing Service and other smaller web-based tools, the industry as a whole is lacking innovation. The focus of this project is to develop actionable insights for the real estate industry to utilize ICT tools to increase efficiency/productivity and client satisfaction. The work will focus on developing an understanding of the challenges to the adoption of digital technologies within the industry and will aim to identify opportunities for growth in the market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hossein Rahnama

Student:

Diana Ibranovic

Partner:

RE/MAX Vision Realty Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

Ryerson University

Program:

Accelerate

Examining Health & Safety Risk Assessment in the Oil and Gas Industry

This research project in intended to explore the personal health and safety factors that indicate risk in the oil and gas sector and whether there are any early-warning risk factors that exist. In this industry, organizations typically measure risk by analyzing the personal safety of its workers. Currently, personal health and safety is measured using historical data such as the number of workplace injuries over the past month, quarter, year, and so on. This research project will review the monitoring processes currently used for monitoring personal health and safety risk factors in the oil and gas sector, research the most common risks that occur and explore gaps in the existing monitoring processes. The project will use the information to further explore whether there are any preventative risk factors that exist, are measurable and may be able to provide an early warning for risk.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Tom Cooper

Student:

Sarah Murphy

Partner:

PhiasCo Collective

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program:

Accelerate

Modelling default probabilities in a credit risk portfolio

Although latent variable models are a well-known tool for evaluating a portfolio credit risk, concerns are raised regarding tractability of a subsequent analysis/simulation. The project attempts to address such concerns by incorporating a special class of Bernoulli mixture models. Then, efforts will be made to compare efficiency of these models with the commonly used latent variable counterparts and the benchmark model suggested by the regulator. In addition, the intern will produce analogous comparisons of the Bernoulli mixture model with the portfolio credit risk model that is currently employed by Sun Life Financial. At the end, the undertaken work may recommend the ways of further improving the internal quantitative techniques of Sun Life Financial that would allow more accurate and reliable assessment of a portfolio credit risk.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hongmei Zhu

Student:

Evghenii Furman

Partner:

Sun Life Financial

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Urban Economic Innovation Lab – Phase 1

Vancouver’s inner city is experiencing disproportionate levels of poverty and is under strong development pressure, with concern that few of the associated benefits are being captured by local communities and economies. An appetite exists for innovation in economic development but current community capacity to explore and support these ideas is limited. RADIUS SFU and Ecotrust Canada are developing a social innovation lab methodology and framework that works with community to design, test and launch new approaches to sustainable economic development. The Lab itself is an iterative process, receiving continuous feedback from interns and participants to help refine the methodologies to best fit the context. In a rapidly urbanizing world this becomes a useful asset to Ecotrust to lead in this type of work, Canada as the country grapples with these urban economic development challenges, and the world as we learn and share what works.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shawn Smith

Student:

Kiri Bird, Andreas Pilarinos, Brian Janes

Partner:

Ecotrust Canada

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Environmental industry

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

The Avenues and Effects of Mould and Microbial Growth in Condominiums and Apartment Buildings

Mould contamination is of growing concern in our indoor environment and affects people of all ages every day. As an ideal place for microbial growth, mould growth in HVAC and fan coil systems (individual in-suite heating and air-conditioning systems) in the ductwork is often overlooked because it is not as readily visible. However, exposure to mould spores and fragments can often cause severe problems and allergic reactions. At the Certified Group of Companies Inc., our Mitacs intern will work closely on identifying mechanical, biological and legal fundamentals of mould that can impact human health. With this information, a written protocol on specific steps to be followed upon the discovery of mould growth within the condominium industry will be used to educate people on the side effects of mould as well pushing the industry to maintain due diligence in protecting the indoor air environment of all people.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Roberta Fulthorpe

Student:

Urvashi Vyas

Partner:

Certified Group Of Companies

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Combining Structural and Behavioural Modelling of Software Product Lines

Embedded Software is designed to work with and control physical systems such as car brakes. These systems come in many configurations and the software embedded on them also has to be configured for each one. Software product lining is a methodology to develop a family of related systems that can be configured for each product, reducing development costs and reusing common parts. Our research will explore ways to model quality attributes, such as response time or cost, of different products and will provide tools to consider those attributes when designing or using a software product line.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joanne Atlee

Student:

Rafael Olaechea

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink

Flows of Water, Flows of People in Lao Cai, Vietnam

The Red River, flowing from China, runs through the northern border city of Lao Cai, in one of the poorest and most mountainous regions of Vietnam. A new expressway runs through Lao Cai and supports increased trade and investment. The economic growth draws in rural migrants, and also displaces people as it appropriates land to grow. Lao Cai’s urbanization occurs in a region that expects more intense and frequent storms due to climate change. Lao Cai already faces frequent floods and landslides that overwhelm its current infrastructure. Rapid
urbanization increases paved surfaces, which increase runoff water flows on the streets and flood risk during storms. My research seeks to learn how, as a result of urbanization and climate change, changed water flows and flood risks affect people’s homes in Lao Cai. I plan to map the changes in water flows and residents’ experiences of water.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Amrita Daniere

Student:

Lusha Zhou

Partner:

Discipline:

Geography / Geology / Earth science

Sector:

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Globalink

Yeast Mitochondrial Threonyl-tRNA Synthetase (MST1) as a Model Enzyme for Studying High Fidelity Information: a Multi-scale Computational Chemistry Study

In order for the body to function properly, information from DNA must be translated correctly into proteins. One group of enzymes critical to this process is the aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRS). These enzymes attach an amino acid to its cognate tRNA, which delivers them to make proteins. Although this process is critical to the survival of the organism, the details of how the cell achieves such high fidelity and error-free task is not completely understood. Since some amino acids are so similar to each other, aaRS must be able to remove incorrectly attached amino acid-tRNA pairs. In particular, our research focuses on the mechanism of how threonyl-tRNA synthetases (ThrRS) are able to remove incorrectly paired serine-AMP pairs using computational chemistry. This is important because ThrRS have been found to be involved in ovarian cancer, autoimmune diseases, and neurodegeneration.
Understanding the ThrRS editing mechanism may lead to possible treatment for these diseases.

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Faculty Supervisor:

James Gauld

Student:

Wanlei Wei

Partner:

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

University:

University of Windsor

Program:

Globalink

Evaluating the Impact of a Mobile Unit in a Cancer Screening Program Among Vulnerable Populations in Brazil

In Brazil, inequities in accessing healthcare are linked to socioeconomic disparities. Poor and middle-income countries – like Brazil – bear the highest burden of cancer morbidity and mortality; yet typically do not have structured screening programs. My research aims to evaluate an innovative program in Brazil for screening breast, cervical, prostate and skin cancer. To combat inequities in access to healthcare, Brazil has implemented mobile units (MUs) to
proactively reach vulnerable populations and provide essential screening and health promotion services. My research will investigate the effectiveness of MUs in Brazil, including statistical analysis on the increase of early detection and the reduction in complications that occur due to invasive cancer. I will also be assessing operational measures of MUs (e.g., cost and viability). The research findings will provide an assessment of Brazil’s MU program intended to inform decision-making at local, national and international levels, as well as how similar interventions for vulnerable populations can be implemented elsewhere. Improving cancer screening can save lives, reduce treatment costs, and reduce inequalities in avoidable cancer mortality.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eduardo Franco

Student:

Zoë Greenwald

Partner:

Discipline:

Epidemiology / Public health and policy

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink

Optimizing synergies in Eco-Industrial Parks: A multi-objective model to minimize effects of the uncertainty on sustainable design of EIP

A sustainable system is supposed to satisfy its stakeholders’ social, financial, and environmental requirements. Although there are many studies to optimize design decisions in a sustainable system, limited research is found to consider multiple objectives in sustainable system design. We study Eco-Industrial Parks (EIPs) as a sustainable system where businesses and local communities collaborated together to share resources and infrastructure
to gain economic and environmental objectives. Uncertainty, defined as lack of information, affects EIPs and hurdles optimal decisions in sharing resources. After reviewing structure of collaborations and symbioses in EIP, design decisions and uncertainty type and distribution will be investigated. The study will propose a multi objective model to optimize resource sharing decisions in EIPs under uncertainty using mathematical programing. A solution approach will be developed and its validity will be evaluated using a case study in the host research institute. This study will provide an optimal tool for EIP decision makers to share energy, water, and resources among actors, considering multiple objectives (e.g., cost, environmental impacts, etc.) under uncertainty.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Qingjin Peng

Student:

Hamid Afshari

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - mechanical

Sector:

University:

University of Manitoba

Program:

Globalink

Synthesis and Testing of Industrial Catalysts for Carbon dioxide (CO2)Reforming of Methane (CH4) in Coal Delivered Gases.

CO2 reforming of CH4 is a mean of converting greenhouse gases (environmental pollution gases) to useful industrial syn gas (fuel) through chemical reaction. This reaction cannot take place without the help of good performing catalysts. After synthesizing a stable catalyst at the laboratory level, our next step towards commercialization is to make it into shape catalyst and try it in a practically realistic source of CH4 and CO2.
Objectives
•Synthesis of Ni-Co-Al-Mg-Ox catalyst with variable Mg/Al in a cheap large scale plant using their facility.
•Activity test of the catalysts sample with their gaseous mixture using their combined Coal gasification and pyrolysis set up.
•Making of catalysts into various shapes using their facility.
•Activity test to determine the best shaped catalyst.
•Optimization of the experimental conditions.
•Characterization of the catalyst samples using their facility.
TO BE CONT’D

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Faculty Supervisor:

Hui Wang

Student:

WAHAB OLAIYA ALABI

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Globalink

Effect of surface pretreatment and zinc coating on the corrosion behaviour of Mg alloys for biodegradable applications.

Magnesium alloys are good candidates for the development of biodegradable implants for cardiovascular and orthopedic applications. A biodegradable implant would perform its desired function and then disappear, avoiding long-term complications and the need of a second surgery to withdraw the implant. Magnesium is biocompatible and its alloys have good mechanical properties, which are required properties for implant applications. However, they corrode (dissolve) too fast in the body, leading to loss of mechanical properties and premature implant failure. An interesting approach to decrease the corrosion rate of Mg alloys is the use of protective coatings. This project is aimed at the development of biocompatible zinc coatings in order to better control the implant dissolution rate. A zinc coating would dissolve at a lower rate extending the implant lifetime. The proposed research will allow us to understand the dissolution process of zinc-coated Mg alloys and to produce coatings with better protective properties.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sasha Omanovic

Student:

Mario Alberto Ascencio Pinedo

Partner:

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink

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