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Improved Radiative Recombination in Silicon Carbide Through Neutron Irradiation

White light emission from blue-emitting Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) is now replacing virtually all other types of lighting and display lighting in commercial and residential sectors.
Currently, such LEDs are made using gallium indium nitride, gallium indium aluminum phosphide and gallium arsenide compounds that are expensive to produce. Instead we are seeking to use very low cost silicon carbide by introducing damage into the crystalline structure of this material. This damage is known to enable improved radiative efficiency. Without modification, silicon carbide provides virtually no light emission.
Damage as a result of neutron bombardment will be studied. High energy neutrons are available from the nuclear reactor at McMaster University. This gives us a unique opportunity to study neutron damage in silicon carbide and its effect on the radiative efficiency of silicon carbide LEDs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ray LaPierre

Student:

Liam Dow

Partner:

AVT Solutions Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McMaster University

Program:

Accelerate

Advantages of Automation of Communication between Security Platforms

In the technology sector, there are so many different computing systems that they need a way to communicate with each other. When different technologies can share information and work together to solve tasks, the benefits of computing are amplified. For example, smart home devices are much more convenient when they all communicate with one platform that can be accessed by the homeowner. In the field of cybersecurity, there are a variety of monitoring platforms which perform surveillance activities in order to inform cybersecurity analysts of potential threats. Two of such platforms, FireEye Security Orchestrator and McAfee Enterprise Security Manager, are highly useful but are not built to communicate with each other. This project seeks to build a single interface which communicates with both security platforms, so that their results can be easily compared by cybersecurity analysts.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Charlie Obimbo

Student:

Kassidy Marsh

Partner:

ISA Cybersecurity

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

WiFi-based Driving Activity Recognition in Vehicles

With the increasing requirements for smart vehicles in recent years, driving activity recognition in vehicles becomes a promising direction given its unique advantages in safe driving and human-car interaction. It can not only alert the driver when there exist distracted driving behaviors but also enable novel human-car interactions with gesture-based control. Most state-of-the-art systems use camera-based approaches for activity recognition, which highly rely on enough visible light and have a high risk of user privacy leakage. We propose that WiFi signals can be leveraged for driving activity recognition in vehicles as WiFi is replacing Bluetooth for in-car deployment. The objective of this research is to develop a WiFi-based driving activity recognition framework using advanced signal processing and deep learning techniques for driving assistance applications. This research is closely related to PANOMOTION TECHNOLOGY INC., a local startup working on intelligent driving sensing and assistance. Our research can greatly benefit the company by applying the research outcomes to its main products.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Jane Wang

Student:

Fangxin Wang

Partner:

PanoMotion Technology Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Multi-source data fusion to assess the impact of roadworks on secondary travel demand

Since recent years, many roadwork projects and nearby events will affect the flow of visitors at Casino de Montreal, a model is needed to analyze the impact of these roadwork events and provide solutions to mitigate the effect. In this project, multisource data will be provided and applied into traffic flow prediction. The main objective of this project is to build a predictive model and then using the results of this model to perform analysis. After the analysis, the company could improve customer experience by proposing different options to access Casino de Montreal or offering personalized promotions and special events.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Lijun Sun

Student:

Tianyu Shi;Zhenyuan Ma

Partner:

Loto-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering - civil

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

McGill University

Program:

Accelerate

System Design and Integration in Residential Student Housing

The project targets the design and implementation of a residential solar system on the roof-top of a student residence near the UBC Okanagan campus to determine actual performance and cost data for the region of Kelowna and its unique environmental conditions. Theoretical modelling will be conducted to maximize both the profitability and energy output of the PV system per unit area. The research collaboration between VEDA and UBC will provide an excellent platform to validate the technical and economic viability of solar systems in the Okanagan, inspire and train students in green technologies, and promote clean and renewable energy for the region.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Alexander R Uhl;Shahria Alam

Student:

Noah McIntosh;Sunil Suresh

Partner:

Veda

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Real estate and rental and leasing

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Reporting Automation Platform (RAP)

The overarching objective of this research project is to design, develop, and test, a reporting automation platform that is able to gather data (in the form of metrics, graphs, tables) from several security software and 3rd party tools, aggregate the data if needed, generate metrics, build reports and upload them to another tool with a dashboard to view and change data/metrics and, also, facilitate download.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rozita Dara

Student:

Curtis Collins

Partner:

ISA Cybersecurity

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

How do people labelled with intellectual disabilities experiencing care in the developmental services sector define person-centered care?

The purpose of this project is to understand what person-centered planning and care means to people labelled with intellectual disabilities experiencing care in the developmental services sector. If we are able to question labels of intellectual disability, celebrate body-mind difference; desire disability, neurodivergence, and disabled/neurodiverse futures, how will the western industrial complex of care exist (or cease to exist)? What can replace it? This is intended to be an emancipatory research project, one of the key elements of which is the “oppressed” group gaining power in the research process (Garbutt, 2009). People labelled with intellectual disabilities whose collective, intersectional experience of care is absent in scholarship and public policy, and who are barriered from access to the academy and governance, might use this project to make their experiences of, and desires for, care known. The Meta Center will gain the opportunity to set benchmarks for care and service provision, defined and determined by their clients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Rachel da Silveira Gorman

Student:

Sabine Fernandes

Partner:

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Health care and social assistance

University:

York University

Program:

Accelerate

Secure Business Transformation and Enablement Services

Cloud, which is no longer a future trend, has led to a paradigm shift in the design of security services. With so many dynamic features offered by cloud service providers, the assessment of potential threats, cloud vulnerabilities and software security concerns can help in securing cloud customers from inside and outside threat. In this research, the goal will be to examine cloud services security, perform threat modelling and to map threats with the Mitre ATT&CK (Adversarial Tactics, Techniques and common knowledge) framework. To mitigate existing and potential attacks on critical applications of the finance sector, cloud services security will be evaluated from a cybersecurity standpoint and a few known security controls will be outlined based on security gaps in an application hosted on the cloud. The developed mitigation strategies and mapped threat model will be used to create the final risk report which will enable the current organizations to secure the existing cloud architecture

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Faculty Supervisor:

Deborah Stacey

Student:

Akansha Handa

Partner:

Long View

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Digital Fabrication and Design using Ultra-High Performance Concrete

3D concrete printing and the digital design processes associated with this technology are developing quickly across the world, both in academia and in practice, moving from the realm of the artisan to the early stages of automated manufacturing.
How do architects engage this emerging new field that combines fabrication technologies with material in their design processes? Emerging use of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) creates designs without steel reinforcing in thinner structures by using fine sand and integrated fibre reinforcements. By combining this advanced concrete mixture with 3D printing technologies, this research looks to engage how the digital design and fabrication knowledge and processes in architecture will inform not only what our structures of the future are like, but how they are made in a continuous process of design thinking in a series of prototype structures and hands-on experiments.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sheryl Boyle

Student:

Sinan Husic

Partner:

Canadian Precast Prestressed Concrete Institute

Discipline:

Architecture and design

Sector:

Construction and infrastructure

University:

Carleton University

Program:

Accelerate

Data collection to support an oyster aquaculture development area

The Nova Scotia Municipality of Argyle is exploring the potential of establishing the province’s first shellfish Aquaculture Development Area (ADA) in Lobster Bay. If an ADA is approved, individual site and lease applications benefit from an expedited licensing process. Spatial marine planning is required for ADA approval and must consider oceanographic data, ecological data, and stakeholder interests. Data that exist are often housed in multiple platforms. Extensive collection, consolidation and assessment is required to identify data gaps. This initial data identification and assessment effort is not trivial, and crucial to guide additional field sampling efforts needed for spatial planning. Consequently, this initial project phase is well suited for a student intern, who will gain valuable marine spatial planning and shellfish aquaculture experience. In turn, the intern will provide a valuable service for the Centre of Marine Applied Research by helping CMAR’s mandate of furthering sustainable aquaculture development as a point contact for scientific collaboration with Dalhousie University and the Municipality of Argyle.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ramon Filgueira

Student:

James Cunningham

Partner:

Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc

Discipline:

Oceanography

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Dalhousie University

Program:

Accelerate

Deep retrofit strategies for long-term care facilities and multi-unit residential buildings

Deep retrofits are a holistic approach to increasing a building’s capacity to be resilient to and adapt to climate events, such as: heat waves, flooding, air pollution, and earthquakes. Deep retrofits also help to lower a building’s energy use and operational and embodied carbon emissions. Operational carbon emissions are the greenhouse gas emissions associated with daily operation of the building, while embodied carbon emissions are associated with the materials and processes used in construction of the building. One of the most significant co-benefits of deep retrofits is the impact on occupant health, but there is a need for more research on these impacts, specifically in long-term care (LTC) facilities and multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs). This research project will aim to identify strategies for decreasing embodied carbon of LTC facilities while reducing operational carbon and enhancing resilience to climate change related events; highlighting the benefits of these strategies on occupant health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ayan Sadhu

Student:

Sara Wollschlaeger

Partner:

Pembina Institute

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Test-taker perceptions of an occupation-specific language proficiency test: Evaluating workforce access for internationally educated nurses in Canada

The objective of this research project is to study the perceptions of internationally educated nurses who are taking a language proficiency test, the Canadian English Language Benchmarks Assessment for Nurses (CELBAN) in order to practice nursing in Canada. Since effective communication is critical to quality healthcare, the CELBAN has an important role in evaluating the language skills of internationally educated nurses intending to work in Canada. This research, by gathering data on the perceptions of CELBAN test-takers on how the test impacts their access to the workforce, will aid the CELBAN developers (Touchstone Institute), in the ongoing evaluation and development of this assessment’s reliability and validity as a measure of English language proficiency for nursing professionals. The findings of this study can help provide evidence to inform regulatory policy to facilitate reliable and coherent labour force deployment of qualified nursing professionals who have immigrated to Canada.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Tweedie

Student:

Lei Tian

Partner:

Touchstone Institute

Discipline:

Education

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

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