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CreativePEI Administrative Systems Modernization Project

CreativePEI will undertake an internship to modernize and improve internal systems and processes such as HR admin, finance management, banking, data security, which will allow better processes and create more time for delivering on core mandate. These solutions will be shared and mapped to other local sector group NFPs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shawn MacDougall

Student:

Partner:

CreativePEI

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

Holland College

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

The Influence of Compression Garments on Running Biomechanics & Soft-Tissue Vibrations in Female Athletes

This proposed research project will be performed to understand the influence of female apparel on running biomechanics, soft tissue vibrations, and responses to neuromuscular fatigue in prolonged running. There is an emerging and growing need in sporting goods research and development departments to study female-specific running patterns in order to create products that ensure comfort, reduce the risk of injury, and improve performance based on scientific evidence. This project will use wearable technology to monitor the influence of different compression garments on female-specific running biomechanics and physiology in outdoor, prolonged running. The partner organization would also like to become world-leading experts in the area of accuracy, usability and data analytics as related to wearable technology, and this project would be a catalyst to help them achieve this goal.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Matt Jordan;Matthew Jordan;Christian Clermont

Student:

Partner:

Canadian Sport Institute Alberta

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Technology; Biotechnology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Évaluation économique et de l’implantation d’innovations pour l’adaptation des domiciles des personnes aînées vivant dans le Bas-Saint-Laurent (BSL)

Dans le cadre de la démarche Bien vieillir chez soi, cette recherche-action vise à implanter et mesurer les effets d’innovations articulées autour de deux applications que sont Hygiène 2.0 et MapIt. D’une part, Hygiène 2.0 offre une structure systématique de questionnement utilisable par la personne aînée elle-même ou ses proches conduisant à identifier soit des aides techniques permettant d’adapter son environnement tout facilitant l’hygiène corporelle à domicile, soit une situation plus complexe pouvant nécessiter l’intervention d’une personne ergothérapeute. D’autre part, MapIt est une application mobile produisant un rendu photoréaliste d’une pièce d’un domicile en moins de 5 minutes facilitant le travail et la communication professionnelle lorsqu’une personne aînée s’engage dans une démarche d’adaptation de son domicile. Ces applications peuvent atténuer des entraves à l’adaptation du domicile des personnes aînées vivant au BSL. La recherche-action vise à implanter ces innovations et à mesurer leurs effets, notamment économiques et occupationnels.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maude Laberge;Manon Guay;Karine Latulippe

Student:

Partner:

Collectif régional de développement du Bas-Saint-Laurent

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Accelerate

Learning causal world models at scale

In order to navigate the world, an autonomous agent must build a causal model to understand the effects of its actions. In many tasks (automated car driving, automated medicine), collecting causal data, by performing arbitrary actions for the sake of measuring their effect (interventions), can be impractical, expensive and even unethical. On the other hand, collecting data by observing human agents (observations), is often much cheaper, but it does not allow for measuring causal effects. The objective of this project is to expand the capabilities of current reinforcement learning algorithms to combine and exploit both interventional (causal) and observational (non-causal) data in a correct and efficient way, in order to benefit from the abundance of observational data in the world.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sarath Chandar Anbil Parthipan

Student:

Partner:

ServiceNow Canada

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Technology; Information and Communications Technology; Other

University:

Polytechnique Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Beta Redundancy in Late Ordovician Communities across the Niagara Escarpment, Ontario: Implications for Modern Conservation Policy and Science Communication

Of the five mass extinction events preserved in the fossil record, the Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction (the so-called “first mass extinction”) is unique in that it had extremely limited long-term impacts. Despite eliminating over 50% of all species on Earth at the time, shallow marine communities around the globe rapidly recovered, providing scientists a unique opportunity to understand the processes that enable ecosystems to withstand rapid climate changes. In conjunction with the Association of Professional Geologists Ontario (APGO) Education Foundation, this project aims to explore the extensive fossil communities preserved along the Niagara Escarpment, characterizing how they developed before, during, and after the first mass extinction. The APGO Education Foundation lists dissemination of research on the potential impacts of climate change as one of their key mission goals. This project will provide the APGO Education Foundation with access to leading-edge research on the ecological impacts of large-scale reductions in biodiversity.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander Peace;Elli Papangelakis

Student:

Partner:

APGO Education Foundation

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Education; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Transition to Adulthood Program

Mentoring is one identified way to support young adults as they transition out of care and are faced with the many demands of adulthood. Young adults transitioning out of care have unique mentoring needs. In recognition of these distinctive needs, a specialized mentor program manual will be developed after consulting with a variety of key stakeholders, such as mentees, mentors, and mentor organizations and partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Christina Rinaldi

Student:

Partner:

Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Education; Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Demonstrating the Effectiveness of Stabilization and Convergence Acceleration Techniques in ANSYS Fluent

Design of many new products, including transportation vehicles to wind turbines to artificial heart valves, relies on simulation of fluid flow through and around objects. With advances in computational hardware and software, such simulations have become increasingly accurate and reliable. However, these simulations can still be very slow, or even completely fail to produce a result. Recent research at UBC has used methods from applied mathematics and machine learning to develop techniques to address these problems. This project — undertaken in collaboration with ANSYS Canada, a world leader in computer-aided engineering software — will demonstrate that our approach is suitable for use with large-scale problems and commercial flow simulation software. As a result, ANSYS Canada’s flow simulation software will be improved, adding value for their customers and increasing ANSYS Canada’s market share and revenue.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Carl Ollivier-Gooch

Student:

Partner:

ANSYS Canada Ltd.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Monitoring the kinematics of a small mountain glacier with satellite radar interferometry (InSAR)

This project aims to monitor the movement of the Nevados glacier, a small mountain glacier resting above an old volcano from the central-south of Chile, using satellite radar interferometry (INSAR) to obtain velocity values for the glacier surface over the last decade. This data will be compared to a previous study on crevasse patterns to define the dynamics of ice flow for this particular glacier. Also, said velocity values will be contrasted against observations made from optical satellital imagery and digital photographs to constrain the limits of the debris covered part of the glacier. By analyzing this data, we expect to assess the role of the topography, and geological context, on the ice flow dynamics of the Nevados glacier and on its conservation potential, as the ice becomes covered by the volcanic debris.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Saeid Homayouni

Student:

Partner:

Universidad de Concepción

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Environmental Science and Technology; Water; Natural Resources

University:

Université du Québec : Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Metasomatism of the lithium pegmatite host rocks in the Winnipeg River-Cat Lake pegmatite field

The Government of Canada considers lithium as a critical element because it is a major component of rechargable batteries in, for example, electric vehicles, but it is also used in lubricants, ceramics, and glasses. Many pegmatites have been subjected to metasomatism but the origin of this and effect on the critical element contents are subjects of considerable debate. The intern will study this using data and samples supplied by the partner organization, by doing geological mapping and modelling, and by using advanced analytical methods. The benefit to the partner organization will be a much better understanding of the geology of their properties and more efficient exploration. The results will also benefit future lithium mining in Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lee Groat;Robert Linnen

Student:

Partner:

ACME Lithium

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Developing Knowledge Mobilization Strategies to create Dementia-inclusive Spaces for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE)

Multiple municipalities in Metro Vancouver have committed to making their communities dementia- friendly. This includes ensuring that streets and outdoor spaces in the communities are easy to access and help people living with dementia be out and about and perform activities outside their homes. To help municipalities achieve their vision of dementia-friendly streets and outdoor spaces, the proposed study aims to create education and training tools and resources for municipal planners, as well as members of community-based organizations. These resources will help professionals and staff 1) become informed about the influence of neighbourhood built environmental features on the ability of people living with dementia to independently and safely move around and be part of the community, and 2) learn how to apply this knowledge to make streets in their communities dementia-friendly. The activities planned for this study include: 1) conducting screenings and group discussions for a short video and photo exhibit on the importance of streets and outdoor spaces for people living with dementia,

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Faculty Supervisor:

Habib Chaudhury

Student:

Partner:

Alzheimer Society of BC

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology; Other services (except public administration)

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

ZNF768 PROTEIN HOMEOSTASIS: at the interface of controlled and uncontrolled growth

A major cause of cancer is the loss of balance between processes that promote growth and tissue repair, and signals that inhibit overgrowth. The ultimate outcome is a state where the cell/organ cannot regulate growth processes, resulting in excessive, uncontrolled growth. Our collaborators have identified a new protein that appears to play an important role in maintaining a healthy balance between these processes. This protein (ZNF768) maintains a steady growth program and is rapidly lost from the cells when they are required to arrest. Interestingly ZNF768 is present at high levels in many cancers, very likely contributing to excessive growth. In this proposal, we are speculating that the cellular mechanisms maintaining proper amounts of this protein are lost, resulting in excessive growth. We have outlined a set of experiments that will test this idea and determine the mechanism used to maintain proper protein levels. The experiments here will lead to significant insight into the functioning of this protein and its role in cancer development.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sabine Elowe

Student:

Partner:

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Education

University:

Université Laval

Program:

Globalink Research Award

Limiting Bias Drift using Generative Adversarial Network Framework

This project will outline step-by-step how to make fair financial models that do not depend on a person’s private information such as age, gender and race. It is aimed to be a guide to use machine-learning tools and adding defendable mathematical theory to improve previously existing models that have problems with producing biased results. As such, our final goal of this project is for individuals to be fairly evaluated based on relevant and unbiased decision-making processes when applying to receive any form of financial support. Additionally, this framework will ensure reduction of computational efficiency while maximizing accuracy. We wish to have our framework to be the prototypical foundation to future development of existing decision-making financial models.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Michael Kouritzin

Student:

Partner:

Scotiabank

Discipline:

Mathematics

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.