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OCE INTRODUCTION FORUNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
DATA SCIENCE &PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS
Ken Schultz April 27, 2018
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OCE’S MANDATE
OCE Accelerates Innovation• Supports collaborative R&D between industry and academia• Invests in early-stage commercialization of emerging technologies• Fosters youth entrepreneurship• Leads and develops networks around high-potential, business-led
opportunities
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• Support applied industry-academic R&D and commercialization projects
• Support youth entrepreneurship
• Advance innovation agenda
• Drive economic development outcomes
• Enable access to advanced research capabilities
• Enable access to highly skilled talent
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PROGRAM PORTFOLIO
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OCE offers a comprehensive suite of provincially funded programs to commercialize innovation that helps create jobs, drive prosperity and equip the next generation of entrepreneurs to continue building a globally competitive, innovation-driven economy for Ontario.
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INDUSTRY-ACADEMICCROSS-SECTORAL: VIP
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• VIP1: OCE $20K cash to leverage $5K from industry partner
Combine with application for $25K NSERC Engage
• VIP2: OCE $150K cash to leverage $75K from industry partner
Combine with application for $150K NSERC CRD
• OCE BDs can help make the connection!
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TALENTEDGE
TalentEdge Internship ProgramUniversity masters and doctoral students and recent masters grads work on collaborative industry-driven projects • 4 months: $5K co + $10K OCE
TalentEdge Fellowship ProgramPostdoctoral Fellows (PDFs) • 1 year: $25K co + $35K OCE
Both programs have campus-based and company-based optionsSuccess = commercial benefit + innovation + intern/fellow expertise fit + career dev’t
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AUTOMATED VEHICLE INNOVATION NETWORK (AVIN)
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• Created by the Ontario government in partnership with OCE to build on the economic potential of automated vehicles and further ability of the province’s transportation system to adapt to the technology
• $80-million program • An extension of OCE’s earlier programming in connected and
automated vehicles • AV R&D Partnership Fund Stream 1 provides up to $100K funding• AV R&D Partnership Fund Stream 2 provides up to $1M funding
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ONTARIO-ISRAEL RESEARCH NETWORK PROGRAM - MAGNET
Five-year partnership with Israel Innovation Authority:• Supports consortia comprised of SMEs, large firms and academic
institutions to jointly develop innovative technologies• Addresses challenges identified by multi-national enterprises (MNEs)
in key sectors• The target area for 2018 is Smart Mobility
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NEW IN 2018
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STRATEGIC INITIATIVES IBM INNOVATION INCUBATOR PROJECT
A partnership between IBM and OCE• Drive adoption of disruptive technologies like cognitive computing• Provide Ontario SMEs access to IBM services and global supply chains• Direct research support for SOSCIP• Partnerships with regional innovation centres for specialized services to
help SMEs scale-up A $54.5 million initiative supported by the Ontario government through itsJobs and Prosperity Fund – Strategic Partnerships Stream
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CYBERSECURITY FINTECH
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• Intake is currently closed for the pilot year of this program• We anticipate renewal for 2018-19• Now is the time to make introductions, understand industry needs,
cultivate relationships
Cybersecurity Fintech InnovationPilot Program (CFIPP)
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APRIL 30 – MAY 1, 2018MTCC | TORONTO
• Hosted by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Discovery is Canada’s leading innovation-to-commercialization conference
• Discovery brings together key players from industry, academia, government, international delegations, the investment community, entrepreneurs and students to pursue collaboration, employment and sales opportunities
• Discovery is Canada’s largest showcase of leading-edge technologies, best practices and research - 3,600+ attendees / 500+ exhibitors
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THANK YOU!
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Connecting universities with industry and community partners
Ashley Hannon, [email protected]
519.282.1119
April 27, 2018
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Why Mitacs?
National research network17 years in operation16,000+ research projects65+ academic partners
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Mitacs by the NumbersWhy Mitacs?
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Building research collaborations
From $15,000 to $2M+ in funding4 months – 5 years in lengthLeverage R&D fundsSupports grad students and PDFsAccess to expertise, equipmentNon-competitive: apply any timePeer reviewed; quick turnaround
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Scalability: build large-scale projectsMitacs Accelerate
4-6 months 4-6 months 4-6 months 4-6 months 4-6 months 4-6 months
(1 intern & prof)
Can build bigger projects from simple 4-6 month unitsMatching starts at 1:1; stronger Mitacs leveraging available with bigger projectsProjects can be multi-disciplinary (and multi-partner)
4 -6 months
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Funding ModelMitacs Accelerate
Standard Cluster: 6 or > internships & 3 or > interns
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Accelerate Fellowships
Research collaborations between companies and grad students, faculty at Canadian universities Longer-term collaborationMatching 1:1.22All disciplines, no application deadlines Professional development
Mitacs Accelerate
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Accelerate International
Research collaborations between international companies and grad students, faculty at Canadian universities 16 – 24 weeks, 75% abroad, 25% -home universityAll disciplines, no application deadlines
Mitacs Accelerate
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Examples of Projects at Waterloo
Customer Intelligence Predictive Models
Property Insurance Pricing Investigative Research
A Generalized Model Predictive Path Planning for Autonomous Vehicles
Monitoring Health of Underground Mining Equipment
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PartnershipsMitacs Accelerate
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Our Funding Partners
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Next steps
Contact me to discuss research goals:
Register to receive updates: www.mitacs.ca/signup
Ashley [email protected]
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Accelerate Fellowships
Masters PhD
Project length 18 months 36 months
Total research award $40,000 $80,000
Minimum intern stipend $30,000 $72,000
Partner contribution $18,000 $36,000