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13270 Completed Projects

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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

WiFi Indoor Localization and Geofencing

Many mobile devices that are used in an enterprise are considered mission critical as they are heavily relied upon, allowing a worker to do their job. Locating these devices anywhere and anytime becomes that much more important, especially if they become lost or stolen. SOTI’s technology leverages GPS on a device to track its location and can also alert if a device leaves/enters a predefined geographical fence on a map, otherwise known as geofencing. Outdoor and GPS based geofencing is widely adopted by many SOTI customers, yet indoor location and geofencing remain relatively novel. Many existing solutions rely on BLE sensors, but they require constant hands-on maintenance and offer low location accuracy. While there are multiple technological approaches to enable indoor location, SOTI is interested in researching the indoor location and geofencing capabilities through analysis of telemetry from already deployed enterprise Wi-Fi capabilities. This approach relies on existing infrastructure and does not require installation of additional sensory hardware and completely avoids the corresponding maintenance overhead.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eyal de Lara

Student:

Zichun Zhuang

Partner:

SOTI Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

SOTI SNAP Widget Enhancement

SOTI has developed a software product called SOTI SNAP that allows anyone to create an app with no programming or technical knowledge. SOTI SNAP allows users to create apps by dragging and dropping widgets onto a canvas and connecting them together to create an app. The research problem to be addressed is to solve customer challenges by first understanding what the customer is asking for, then research on what is the best way to meet their needs, and finally, create brand new or enhance existing widgets so anyone can use them easily and effectively. The objective of the research is to take SOTI SNAP widgets to the next level of usefulness by creating new and updated widgets that will excite and delight SOTI’s customers without a single line of code.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Yashar Ganjali;Fanny Chevalier

Student:

Yuhan Wang;Weijia Sun

Partner:

SOTI Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

Road Accident Severity Detection using Telematics and Environmental Data from Connected Vehicles

Road safety affects everyone, not just Geotab customers. With several years of driving and environmental data collected from over 2 million connected vehicles, there is a great opportunity to leverage big data and machine learning to establish an accident detection system. On top of driving data and environmental data, it also contains machine diagnostic data which is hypothesized to have highly correlated features when it comes to accident detection. As such, the objective is to use this to detect the severity of an accident through a combination of ML approaches which fall under the umbrella of supervised, semi-supervised, and unsupervised learning. Based on our findings, both Geotab’s customers and the entire community will benefit from it as the end goal is to use this as a proactive measure for their clients and the respective city planners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Marsha Chechik

Student:

Amish Patel

Partner:

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

An Investigation of Service Mesh(es) and Security Models Within and Across Multiple Distributed Systems

Global service providers in highly regulated financial sectors must accommodate an ever-changing, sometimes competing, landscape of regulatory concerns. This project seeks to determine a reasonable path forward in technology design and adoption to accommodate current and anticipated infrastructure changes. Moreover, bridging the service layer across multiple, distinct distributed systems of varying complexity will pose new challenges while performance and observability of these systems become critical consideration. Parallel architectural patterns require multiple service integration points and the ability to negotiate the movement of data securely. The objective is to review the industry landscape of service meshes and/or cryptographic patterns for suitable accommodation of multiple system architectures. Specific targets for latency (with defined upper bounds) and parity performance for read and write rates must be met. Adjustments based on the assumption of network behaviour are expected to be addressed, including failure conditions and stale data concerns, where applicable.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ashvin Goel

Student:

Yao Tu

Partner:

Ethoca Technologies

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

The Short- and Long-Term Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ontario Manufacturers, Manufacturing Employees, and Supply Chains

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on Canada’s economy. More specifically, it has:
1) exposed deficiencies in supply chains, causing manufacturers to pivot production in order to improve the supply of essential goods (e.g. medical devices, personal protective equipment, sanitizer),
2) demonstrated the important role that manufacturing plays in a well-functioning economy and society, and
3) brought to light the lack of comprehensive information related to Canadian manufacturers capabilities.
This project attempts to address questions related to the role of manufacturers in mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, better understanding the capabilities of manufacturers (especially as they relate to the production of essential goods), and ensuring that government policies and programs designed to support manufacturing during the anticipated economic recovery and during future crises are effective.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Gregory Zaric

Student:

Han Sheng Chiang;Talissa Watson

Partner:

Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing

Discipline:

Other

Sector:

Information and cultural industries

University:

Western University

Program:

Accelerate

Photodynamic Therapy for Annihilating COVID-19 Virus

There is a paramount need to treat symptoms, find cures, and reduce/contain the virus’s continuous spread due to the global pandemic caused by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The most life-threatening symptoms of COVID-19 result in severe respiratory failure due to pneumonia complications. While antiviral treatments and vaccines are under development globally, patients in critical condition cannot wait. It usually takes one to two years to develop vaccines, and cases continue to present with severe complications requiring immediate, life-saving intervention in the meantime. Thus, this research proposes to develop a photodynamic therapeutic device to treat the severe respiratory failure associated with COVID-19, to supply hospitals with a device to save lives while awaiting the medical community’s vaccine.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Majid Pahlevani

Student:

Iman Abdali;Aria Moaven;Amir Hashemi

Partner:

Genoptic LED Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - computer / electrical

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Accelerate

Does cannabidiol mitigate the effects of COVID-19 and potential therapies for COVID-19?

Patients most vulnerable to COVID-19 have pre-existing illnesses, including diabetes and heart disease. Two potential treatments in clinical trials for COVID-19 are the anti-malarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, and the antibiotic, azithromycin. These drugs can cause side-effects, including cardiac arrhythmias which can lead to heart failure, that make them inappropriate for the most vulnerable COVID-19 patients. Cardiac arrhythmias also are a major cause of death in diabetic patients. We discovered that cannabidiol (commonly known as CBD), the main non-psychoactive chemical in Cannabis, restores normal function in cells previously exposed to high glucose, as in diabetic patients. Recovery of normal function means cannabidiol might prevent cardiac arrhythmias associated with diabetes.If cannabidiol prevents cardiac arrhythmias in diabetes, then cannabidiol may prevent arrhythmias in COVID-19 patients treated with antimalarial and antibiotic drugs. We will test whether cannabidiol guards against these side-effects and be used alongside drugs to safely treat patients most vulnerable to COVID-19. Until a vaccine for the novel coronavirus is developed, expected to take 12-18 months, drug therapies are required to treat those who develop COVID-19. Meanwhile, cannabidiol may be one key to improving the safety of treating COVID-19 with anti-malarial/antibiotic drug combinations by preventing cardiac arrhythmias in the most vulnerable patients.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Peter Ruben

Student:

Dana Page

Partner:

Akseera Pharma Corp

Discipline:

Biochemistry / Molecular biology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Program:

Accelerate

Rural Response to COVID-19: A case study of Perth Huron, Ontario

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are far-reaching and extend beyond the spread of the disease and efforts to quarantine it. With emergency management efforts underway, opportunities exist to develop more effective and efficient response measures to increase the resiliency of our communities amidst this and future public health crises. Developing impactful resilience strategies requires a regional- and community-scale focus. While most Canadians live in urban centres, nearly 20% of the national population resides in small and/or rural centres. Across Canada’s rural landscape are communities facing unique realities, complex challenges, and numerous opportunities. In partnership with the Social Research and Planning Council and the Huron Arts and Heritage Network, this project will examine Huron and Perth Counties as case studies to explore what planning activities are required in small and rural communities to best support ongoing recovery efforts and to increase resiliency and well-being over the long-term. Outcomes from this project will support rural communities to develop effective local policies and planning strategies to respond to the coronavirus pandemic and future disruptive events.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leith Deacon;Wayne Caldwell;Silvia Sarapura;Sara Epp

Student:

Rachel Neiser;Patrick Fung

Partner:

Discipline:

Environmental sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Guelph

Program:

Accelerate

Effect of Hydrostatic Testing Pressure on High-temperature Fatigue Life of Boiler Wall Tubes

Boiler wall tubes are important components in boilers for safe and efficient operation. After service exposure, boiler wall tubes often require replacement or repair, in which new sections of boiler tubes are welded onto the old boiler walls. Following the repair welding, the code requires the boiler be hydrostatic tested before putting the boiler back to service. Our long-term objective is to develop a safe boiler tube hydrostatic test standard. Our short-term objective is to measure the effect of pressure test on welded and repaired boiler wall tube performance.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Leijun Li

Student:

Nitin Saini;Suvan Dev Choudhury

Partner:

Suncor Energy Inc

Discipline:

Engineering - chemical / biological

Sector:

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Accelerate

Advancing Community Energy Transitions in BC with Online Tools

The Community Energy Explorer (CEE) is a unique, interactive and visually compelling web-resource to build capacity of citizens, decision-makers, and local government staff on community energy and related land use issues. The current phase lays out a program to roll-out, host, and scale-up use of an enhanced CEE platform to better support community transitions and decision-making on sustainable energy, leveraging previous support from REFBC and much input from partners.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Sheppard

Student:

Cheryl HT Ng

Partner:

Real Estate Foundation of BC

Discipline:

Forestry

Sector:

University:

University of British Columbia

Program:

Accelerate

Understanding the impact of microfinance on women’s wellbeing: A case of Vietnam

The project is based on focus groups discussions to look at the impact of microfinance on women’s wellbeing in rural parts of Vietnam. This approach will support to evaluate the different ways through which economic burden associated to microfinance may affect women’s well-being and what are the initiatives involving financial institutions and advocates of women’s wellbeing that help women to overcome these burden. From this project, WEF hopes that the benefits of microfinance on women’s health will be evaluated and wide spread to other countries where WEF has partnership.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Scott Venners

Student:

Thuy Vi Vu

Partner:

Women Explorers Fellowship

Discipline:

Kinesiology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Accelerate

An Integrated Decision Support Framework for Off-site Construction Supply Chain

Energy generation and industrial fabrication produce almost 50% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Hence, industrial fabrication is one of the major contributors to global warming. This has led to an increasing need for environmentally friendly practices that focus on reducing fabrication time and waste. Digital simulation is a great decision-support tool that helps in analyzing waste in processes and investigating improvements in complex manufacturing projects. Construction is among the main industry sectors in Canada, and New Brunswick (NB), that can significantly benefit, both economically and environmentally, from adopting innovative off-site construction improvements. In NB construction industry, OSCO is the industry leading off-site construction group. In this project, an integrated decision-support framework (IDSF) is being developed based on simulation methods to analyze and improve the off-site fabrication supply chain of the company Ocean Steel and Construction Ltd. (an OSCO member). The Off-site Construction Research Center (OCRC) at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) is leading this research.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Zhen Lei

Student:

Ala Suliman

Partner:

Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

University:

University of New Brunswick

Program:

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