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Design and Control of an Intelligent Mobile Robot with Open Architecture – Phase I

Atlantic Business Express is looking at bring the service robots to Canada, starting in Nova Scotia through working with Dalhousie University. Many commercial robots that the company currently own, do not offer open architecture integration with new modules and only provide an interface which is not compatible with many devices for further development. The objective of this project is to design and control of an intelligent medium size mobile robot base with an optimal payload of around 10 kg. The intelligent mobile robot is designed to be an open architecture with ROS2 being used as the software integration for all components. The project will help the company to grow and have larger share of the market in service robots. The Canadian community will benefit from the state-of-the-art research project. Autonomous service robots offer improved capability in freeing up people from unsafe tasks and allowing people to handle more complex workload.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ya-Jun Pan

Student:

Partner:

Atlantic Business Express

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Exploring the function of the Pic2 protein in copper transport

Yeast will be used as a model to investigate inherited mitochondrial diseases in this research project, with a particular emphasis on the functional role of the Pic2 protein. Although initially identified as a mitochondrial phosphate transporter, recent studies have proposed its involvement in copper transport. To gain insight into Pic2 and its function, a combination of genetic, molecular cell biology, and biochemistry techniques will be utilized. The project’s overarching objective is to improve our comprehension of inherited mitochondrial disease mechanisms and potentially discover new treatments for these disorders.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Moira Glerum

Student:

Partner:

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Life Sciences (not health); Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Electrically controlled 1-DOF forearm-hand active prosthesis for children

The essence of the project is to create an adaptive electrically controlled prosthesis for a child’s hand. The prosthesis should be able to be resized for the patient at the stage of computer-aided design. To realize this, it is proposed to create a parametric model of the prosthesis in a CAD system. Also, during the project, it is necessary to create a prototype of the future device with one degree of freedom i.e., the hand can make only one movement – closing or opening the fingers. This design is quite easy to use and does not require much time for patient training. At the same time, it restores the patient’s grasping function, which significantly improves the child’s quality of life. To implement the control system, a system of myosensors is envisaged, which will be located on the patient’s stump.

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Faculty Supervisor:

John McPhee

Student:

Partner:

National Technical University of Ukraine

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Biotechnology; Advanced Manufacturing

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Development of Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Canadian Snakes

The research project will focus on the development of assisted reproductive technologies for Canadian snakes at risk of extinction. Assisted reproductive research include studies focused on increasing the fecundity or reproductive success of a species; many technologies such as artificial insemination are well developed for mammals. In contrast, studies on augmenting snake reproductive success are lacking. This study will specifically focus on developing appropriate methodology for the collection and cryopreservation of spermatozoa cells. Work will include ex situ (in human care) populations and focus on species at risk in Ontario including the Massasauga Rattlesnake and Grey Ratsnake.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Lougheed

Student:

Partner:

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Canada;African Lion Safari

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Ontario Provincial Police School Resource Officer Program Review

The study aims to address the call for police reform and removal of police officers from schools by examining the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) School Resource Officer Program and its interactions with youth. The research seeks to explore whether police officers should be present in schools, and if so, to what degree, in what circumstances, and with what objectives in mind. The student is going to perform in the role of co-athor on a peer-reviewed journal, the second interim report to the OPP, and participate in a presentation to the Commissioner of the OPP Command Team (August 10).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer L. Schulenberg

Student:

Partner:

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Towards an improved representation of potential evapotranspiration for oil sands reclamation and monitoring projects

Potential Evapotranspiration (PET) is an important input variable for hydrological models, however, accurately estimating it can be costly. Several simplified models exist for estimating PET, however, their accuracy depends on the quality of input data, assumptions, and land type. For the various oil sands reclamation and monitoring projects, a wide range of estimations currently exist. The purpose of this research is to utilize existing field data from Suncor projects to assess the effectiveness of several generalized approaches for calculating PET and assessing how they compare to field-measured values. The results generated in this proposed study will provide recommendations on how to establish standards for generating accurate PET measurements across monitoring and reclamation projects.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Richard Petrone

Student:

Partner:

Hatfield Consultants

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Accelerate

Advanced investigation of amphoteric reagent-based cyclization of peptides

Encycle Therapeutics is a Toronto-based company that develops new therapeutics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases. Our competitive edge derives from a platform technology that allows for the more efficient synthesis of macrocycle- (ringlike peptides) based therapeutics. This platform involves a proprietary reagent called aziridine aldehyde. This new technique has demonstrated significant potential for the synthesis of macrocycles, however the full utility and versatility as it applies to the development of drug-like compounds has not been fully researched. The proposed Mitacs internship will allow a skilled synthetic organic chemist, Dr. Sai Kumar Chakka, who is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Andrei Yudin at the University of Toronto, to closely investigate the synthetic method over an eight month period. This work will allow the company to better apply its technology, and therefore create better therapeutics, faster, which can significantly enhance the quality of life for sufferers of inflammatory bowel disease, lupus and other illneses. It will also better position the company to attract strategic partnership with full-scale pharmaceutical companies and investment from foreign venture capitalists.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Aaron Wheeler

Student:

Partner:

Encycle Therapeautics;Quebec Consortium for Drug Discovery (Montreal, QC)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Voice-to-Text & Text-to-3D Content Pipeline in Virtual Reality using Unity

This research project aims to create a system that allows users to communicate with a virtual environment using their voice. The system will convert the user’s voice commands into text and use natural language processing techniques to understand the user’s intent. Then, the system will generate 3D content based on the identified intent using AI models. Finally, the system will integrate with the Unity engine, allowing users to manipulate the 3D content in a virtual reality environment using their voice. The expected outcomes of this project are a pipeline that enables users to interact with virtual environments using their voice, as well as an understanding of the human-AI integration in the context of virtual reality. The project will also provide valuable experience in the VR/AR/MR Metaverse.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Barnett-Cowan

Student:

Partner:

National Technical University of Ukraine

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Artificial Intelligence; Entertainment and Media

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Classification of Lane changing behavior from trajectory data using self-supervised learning method

This project seeks to develop a system to accurately identify car-following (CF) and lane-changing (LC) behaviors using trajectory data from the pNEUMA dataset, an urban trajectory dataset collected from drones. Previous methods relied on fixed thresholding or manual labeling to separate the phases of a vehicle’s trajectory (CF or LC), which can be time-consuming and less accurate. We aim to develop a generalizable and accurate model that automatically identifies different phases of car-following and lane-changing behavior without requiring manual labeling. To achieve our goal, we will employ a self-supervised learning method that involves training an auto-encoder on the dataset to capture underlying patterns and features without manual labeling to classify different behaviors. The system will be evaluated on the pNEUMA dataset, expecting high accuracy in behavior identification. We expect the results to demonstrate the effectiveness of self-supervised learning in classifying complex driving behaviors. The proposed method can be further used in transportation planning, driver assistance systems, and autonomous vehicles in urban environments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lijun Sun

Student:

Partner:

École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

McGill University

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Russian Nuclear Threats: Deterrence or Blackmail

The research project aims to study the way international laws and politics govern the reaction to nuclear threats in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War. This study aims to investigate the legal and political frameworks in place to deal with the nuclear danger in Ukraine, including international agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. It will also explore the role of organizations like the United Nations in responding to the Russian threats to use nuclear weapons.
The expected outcome of this research project is to gain a better understanding of the international laws and political frameworks governing the response to nuclear threats, which can help in mitigating the risks of nuclear war and enhancing global security.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander Lanoszka

Student:

Partner:

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Public Service, Policy, and Governance; Education; Other

University:

University of Waterloo

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Prédiction des bactéries hôtes de phages grâce à l’analyse des profils de méthylation de génomes bactériens et viraux par apprentissage automatique.

L’objectif général du projet est le développement d’outils de prédiction des bactéries hôtes des phages par apprentissage automatique. Le premier objectif consistera à développer un prédicteur reposant sur les profils de méthylation dans les séquences métagénomiques bactériennes et virales, grâce à des réseaux de neurones avec des mécanismes d’attention, et des prédicteurs de similarité basés sur des ‘string kernels’. Chez les bactéries, la méthylation de l’ADN protège les cellules bactériennes de l’ADN envahissant. Il existerait cependant un nombre substantiel de génomes viraux méthylés par leur bactérie hôte, et donc partageant les mêmes profils de méthylation. Grâce à l’entraînement des algorithmes d’apprentissage automatique, nous espérons ainsi prédire les bactéries hôtes de phages. Le deuxième objectif sera de combiner, à partir d’un algorithme multi-vues, ce prédicteur à celui précédemment développé par l’étudiante, basé sur les données CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats), dans un prédicteur global dans le but d’obtenir de meilleures prédictions basées sur une diversité d’informations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Elsa Rousseau

Student:

Partner:

Université Grenoble Alpes

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Étude d’un système de reconnaissance professionnelle en évaluation environnementale (SRP)

Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux comprendre, d’une part, les besoins en compétences, savoirs et connaissances pour réaliser des études d’impacts et pour les réviser, et, d’autre part, l’offre de formation existante au Québec dans le domaine de l’évaluation environnementale.
La mission de l’organisation partenaire (AQÉI) est d’outiller le mieux possible ses membres dans le domaine des études d’impacts, notamment en offrant des services de formation continue.
Le travail réalisé dans le cadre du stage renforce l’accomplissement de cette mission. Il appuie les travaux d’un comité de l’AQÉI, formé de représentant·e·s des gouvernements provincial et fédéral, d’universités, des bureaux de génie conseil réalisant des études d’impacts et d’ONG représentant la société civile. Ce comité doit identifier en 2023, les besoins en compétences et la nature d’une formation continue à partager entre les institutions québécoises œuvrant dans le domaine de l’évaluation environnementale.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jean Cadieux;Jean-Philippe Waaub

Student:

Partner:

Association Québécoise pour l’évaluation d’impacts

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Sherbrooke

Program:

Accelerate

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