Symposium Programme - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering ...

Research Symposium LocationsBahen Centre forInformation Technology (BA)40 St. George StreetUniversity of TorontoToronto, ON M5S 2E4Galbraith Building (GB)35 St. George StreetUniversity of TorontoToronto, ON M5S 1A4Bahen Centre AtriumRegistration & Poster SessionWine & CheeseGB202Keynote LecturesBA1160Technical SessionsBA1170 & BA11803

Schedule of EventsTime Event Location8:00 Registration & Poster Setup Bahen Centre Atrium9:00 1st Round of Poster Judging Bahen Centre Atrium9:40 Opening & Welcome Remarks BA11609:45 Morning Keynote BA1160“Medical Decision Making: Challenges and Opportunities”Professor Andrew Schaefer, William Kepler Whiteford Professor of IndustrialEngineering at the University of Pittsburgh.10:30 Coffee Break Bahen Centre Atrium10:45 Technical Session 1 BA1170 & BA118012:00 Lunch & Poster Presentations Bahen Centre Atrium2nd Round of Poster Judging13:30 Technical Session 2 BA1170 & BA118014:45 Coffee Break Bahen Centre Atrium15:00 Technical Session 3 BA1170 & BA118016:15 Coffee Break Bahen Centre Atrium16:30 Afternoon Keynote BA1160“Management Consulting Life: An Industrial Engineer’s Journey“Paul Held, Managing Partner of Deloitte’s Consulting business in Canada andmember of Deloitte’s Global Consulting Executive team.17:30 Wine & Cheese Social and Awards Ceremony GB20235 St. George Street4

Welcome Letter from Dean Cristina H. AmonJune 10, 2013Dear ColleaguesWelcome to the 4th Annual Mechanical & Industrial Engineering(MIE) Research Symposium at U of T Engineering. Thisevent is an excellent opportunity to share research that spansthe many areas within our field. We are proud of our leadingedgeresearchers and dynamic graduate students here in MIEand across the Faculty for their contributions to engineeringeducation and research innovation.U of T Engineering consistently places first in Canada andamong the very best in the world. This recognition is due to theremarkable contributions of our community of scholars, manyof whom you will meet today.We are also honoured that Andrew Schaefer, the William Kepler Whiteford Professor of IndustrialEngineering at the University of Pittsburgh, joins us to share the outcomes of his tremendousresearch as our morning keynote. And Paul Held, Managing Partner of Deloitte’s consulting businessin Canada, shares his insights on management consulting in our afternoon keynote address.I encourage you to take this opportunity to strengthen your connections with colleagues, shareyour thoughts and expertise, and continue to foster collaborations with each other.Thank you for contributing to the success of this year’s symposium.SincerelyCristina AmonDean and ProfessorFaculty of Applied Science & Engineering5

Welcome Letter from MIE Chair Jean W. ZuJune 10, 2013Dear Colleagues:Welcome to the 4th Annual MIE Research Symposium. Weare pleased that you have taken the time to join an event thathighlights the ongoing research within the Department ofMechanical & Industrial Engineering. Our department is hometo a world-class faculty with diverse research interests, andthis symposium places our students at the forefront. Combinedwith the ongoing efforts and support of our graduate studentassociation, AMIGAS, MIE continues to offer a dynamic graduatestudent experience.I would like to make a special note of the new additions to theMIE Research Symposium this year: For the first time, industrypartners will participate in the symposium as a keynotespeaker and judges. We are also pleased to have corporate sponsorship for prizes. We are excitedto share our research activities with this new audience and appreciate their support. Thank youto the oral and poster presenters and the symposium organizers for making this day possible. TheMIE Research Symposium showcases our research excellence and diversity in the department. Iwould like to thank MIE graduate students for your hard work in conducting top-notch research.Through the research activities, you thrive to be innovative, forefront, and open-minded. I wishthe Research Symposium a great success.SincerelyProfessor Jean ZuChair, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering6

Welcome Letter from the Research SymposiumOrganizing TeamJune 10 2013Dear Colleagues:The organizing committee would like to welcome you to the 4th annual MIE ResearchSymposium. The goal of this symposium is to bring together graduate students, faculty, alumniand industry in a forum that promotes the open discussion of research ideas. This is a greatopportunity to learn about the exciting research conducted by members of our diverse graduatestudent body under the outstanding supervision of MIE faculty members.We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude to the Department Chair,Professor Jean Zu for her unconditional support and guidance, and to the faculty members whohelped us in the organization of this symposium or who dedicated their time to judge today’spresentations and posters:Prof. Javad MostaghimiProf. Anthony N. SinclairProf. Roy H. KwonProf. David SintonProf. Charles. A. WardProf. Markus BussmanProf. Timothy C.Y. ChanProf. Dionne AlemanProf. Sanjeev. ChandraProf. Tobin FilleterProf. Andrew ScheaferProf. Edmond YoungWe owe much of the success of this event to the help we received from MIE administrative staff,particularly Nina Haikara, Communications & Special Projects Coordinator.Sincerely,MIE Research Symposium Organizing Team7

Keynote SpeakersProfessor Andrew J. Schaefer“Medical Decision Making: Challenges and Opportunities”Abstract: The optimization of medical treatments is one of the most rapidly growing areas ofoperations research. Examples include one-time decisions, such as optimal cancer treatmentplanning, and on-going dynamic decisions, such as organ acceptance policies. This talk beginswith a brief overview of the state of the art, and then describes challenges that are particularto medical decision making, including modeling, parameterization, solution, and translation.It concludes with promising directions for future research, including the treatment of manyunexplored diseases and newly developedtherapies and devices.Andrew J. Schaefer is William Kepler WhitefordProfessor of Industrial Engineering at theUniversity of Pittsburgh. He received his PhDin Industrial and Systems Engineering fromGeorgia Tech in 2000. His research interestsinclude stochastic optimization methodologyand its application to health care problems.In particular, he is interested in optimizingdecision arising in the treatment of a varietyof diseases, including end-stage liver disease,HIV/AIDS and influenza.8

Keynote SpeakersPaul Held“Management Consulting Life: An Industrial Engineering’s Journey”Engineers are focused, disciplined and appreciatethe value and benefits of hard work. But whathappens when a hard working Industrial Engineeringgraduate ventures into the high-stakes,high-pressure world of management consulting?A fantastic career journey and a lifetime of learingabout business, about solving big problems andtackling big challenges, seeing the world, andbecoming a leader.Engineers face many career and life choices. Wecan excel in technical work and be experts inour disciplines, or we can apply our power to theworld of business, or both. Join me as I discussmy choices, my experiences, my challenges, andwhat I’ve learned in my journey in the world of top-tier management consulting.Management consultants have a unique perspective on industry and government. Our job is toadvise, support, help and make our clients successful. It’s an unusual career and engineers arevery strongly represented in the ranks of the best management consultants in the world. Join meto learn about one person’s journey.Paul Held is the Managing Partner of Deloitte’s consulting business in Canada and is responsiblefor all aspects of the performance of the business. He is also a member of Deloitte’s GlobalConsulting Executive team. Paul’s consulting focus includes strategic advisory and implementationcentred on large-scale technology and process transformation with clients in every industrysector. He has worked extensively on a global basis, helping to start new consulting business andserving global clients across borders.9

MIE Graduate Student PresentationsTechnical Session 1 — 10:45-12:00Start End Title SpeakerBiomedical Engineering BA117010:45 11:00 Characterization of the Mechanical Properties Matthew G. Doyleof Porcine Aortic Valve Leaflet Layers11:00 11:15 Microfluidic separation of spermatozoa based on Marion Vollmerwall-swimming behavior11:15 11:30 Investigation of photoacoustic imaging maximum Wei Wangdepth improvement by thermally enhanced method11:30 11:45 High-Throughput Viable Sperm Separation on-a-Chip Reza Nosratiwith Milliliter-Scale Sample Capacity11:45 12:00 Microfluidic separation of sperm based on Lise Eamertotal progressive motility in high viscosity media12:00 13:30 − Lunch & Poster Presentations −Solid Mechanics BA118010:45 11:00 A Methodology for Designing 3D Structured-Light Veronica MarinSensory Systems11:00 11:15 Exciton lifetime broadening profiles of PbS colloidal Jing Wangquantum dot thin films using photocarrier11:15 11:30 Non-Contact Belt Span Dynamic Tension Measurement Thelma Neudorfin Front End Accessory Drive (FEAD) Systems11:30 11:45 Nonlinear FEA on the Crashworthiness of Foam-Filled Phillip HouFrusta11:45 12:00 Tribological Properties of Ultrathin Films with Hang ChenApplication to Microelectromechanical SystemsLubrication12:00 13:30 − Lunch & Poster Presentations −10

MIE Graduate Student PresentationsTechnical Session 2 — 13:30-14:45Start End Title SpeakerIndustrial Engineering BA117013:30 13:45 A Social Networking Model for Influence Estimation Kevin D. Ferreiraand User Behaviour Prediction13:45 14:00 Mathematical Models for Cervix Tumor Evolution Yifang Liuunder Radiation Treatment14:00 14:15 Linear Approximation for Continuous Path Radiation Kimia GhobadiTherapy Treatment Planning14:15 14:30 Improvements to the information flow in the physician Evgueniia Doudarevaorder tracking process14:30 14:45 Robust Biologically Guided Intensity-Modulated Heyse LiRadiation Therapy14:45 15:00 − Coffee Break −Fluid Mechanics BA118013:30 13:45 Numerical Simulation Of Droplet Coalescence And Javad EsmaeelpanahBubble Entrapment13:45 14:00 Enhancement of a buckled-beam piezoelectric energy Yang Zhuharvester through second mode buckling triggered by amidpoint magnetic force14:00 14:15 Heat Transfer through Metal-Foam Heat Exchanger at Pakeeza HafeezHigh Temperature14:15 14:30 Grid Refinement for Wind Farm Layout Optimization Jim Kuo14:30 14:45 Drag on a Circular Cylinder in a Viscoelastic Stokes Terence ShiauFlow14:45 15:00 − Coffee Break −11

MIE Graduate Student PresentationsTechnical Session 3 — 15:00-16:15Start End Title SpeakerIndustrial Engineering BA117015:00 15:15 A Cognitive Work Analysis of Energy Monitoring, Antony HilliardTargeting & Reporting15:15 15:30 Optimizing Vocabulary Learning using an Automated Chirag VariawaComputational Approach15:30 15:45 Optimal Scheduling of Inspections in Condition-Based Janet SungMaintenance Models: A Myopic Policy15:45 16:00 Integer programming approaches to Gamma-Knife Curtiss Luongradiosurgery planning16:00 16:15 Resource allocation and risk analysis of renal dialysis Mahsa Shatericentres in ontario16:15 16:30 − Coffee Break −Fluid Mechanics BA118015:00 15:15 An Investigation of the Tortuosity-Porosity Relationship Ali Ebrahimiin Porous Media15:15 15:30 A Study of Phonon Transport in Suspended Single- Carlos Da SilvaLayer Graphene using Normal Mode Decomposition15:30 15:45 Forced Convection Heat transfer In Laser Sintered Reza RezaeyHeat Exchangers15:45 16:00 Steam-on-a-chip for oil recovery: The role of alkaline Thomas de Hassadditives in steam assisted gravity drainage16:00 16:15 Development of a Photographic Technique for Observing Dan ChownFlame Propagation in a Combustion Apparatus16:15 16:30 − Coffee Break −12

Poster PresentationsBiomedical EngineeringNOTES Suction Grasper for Tubular Vicera – Characterization of Gripping ForceRobert J. BrooksContinuous Formation of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Hydrogel TubesArianna McAllisterA New Drift Time Measurement Method for Ion Mobility SpectrometryKhalil ZaharIntegrated microfluidics for blood-based point-of-care diagnosticsMax GongSkin Printer: Microfluidic Approach for Skin Regeneration and Wound DressingsTropical DiseasesLian LengFrequency Domain Biophotoacoustic Radar: Tissue-phantom imaging and quantitativeabsorption coefficient studySung Soo Choi13

Poster PresentationsIndustrial EngineeringThe Vibrochord: Technology Enabling a New Art FormCarmen BranjeGraphical Interface for Interactive Parameter Selection in Radiation Therapy TreatmentDanielle RipsmanGroup Recommender Systems and Social InfluenceShadi Ghajar-KhosraviOptimal Thresholds for Pairs TradingZhengqin ZengDetecting Delirium with an Interactive Computerized ToolTiffany TongInverse treatment planning of radiofrequency ablation for liver cancerShefali Kulkarni-ThakerGait Analysis using Body-Mounted Inertial MeasurementPhil LamDevelopment of Non-Confidential Summaries of Health Data Repositories for Use in ClinicalDecision SupportMahsa RouzbahmanJoint Optimization of Periodic Inspection and Inventory for a k-out-of-n SystemErik BjarnasonEffectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening: Modality Comparison and Disease ProgressionLaurent N. Caudrelier14

Poster PresentationsFluid MechanicsFormation of Liquid Sheets by Spraying on a SurfaceAlireza DaliliOptimization of Hybrid Energy Systems for Remote CommunitiesF. ContrerasOn the Azimuthal Instability of a Liquid Jet in Gas CrossflowMohsen BehzadNumerical Study of the Development Length in Channels that are Partially Filled with PorousMaterialWeiguan HuangDetection of dew from CO2-rich mixtures using optical fiber sensorBo BaoNumerical Modeling of Subcooled Nucleate Boiling in Horizontal TubesMaryam MedghalchiTo Flow or Not to Flow: Back and Forth MixingMilad AbolhasaniOut-of-plane ion concentration polarization for scalable water desalinationin saline aquifersPei ZhangPhotosynthetic-Plasmonic-Voltaic Cell: Culturing Cyanobacteria on a Plasmonic Substrate forElectrical Power and Biofuel Co-ProductionNathan SamsonoffThe evolution of soot morphology in a laminar coflow diffusion flame of a surrogate for JetA-1 surrogateMohammad Reza KholghyMicrofluidic determination of dew point conditions for impure CO2 mixtures at highpressures and temperatures for carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS)Wen Song15

Poster PresentationsFluid MechanicsDesign and Development of Dual-beam Broadband Piezoelectric Energy HarvestersWei-Jiun SuDamage Propagation in PEM Fuel Cells Subjected to Temperature and Humidity CyclesRoshanak BananLarge-area Evanescent Cultivation of Cyanobacterial BiofilmsScott PierobonNanoparticle CO2 foam stability analysis and enhanced oil recovery via microfluidicsPhong NguyenPixel Based optimization platform for photosynthetic microorganismsPercival GrahamSolid MechanicsSelf-powered Wireless Sensor NetworkEu Jin OoiElectrical Conductivity of Polymer Composite Foams Containing Carbon NanofibersS. WangA Precision Automated Nanomanipulation System Using AFM and Piezo-driven ManipulatorsAlaeddin Bani MilhimMosaic Hydrogels for Stimulus Responsive Soft MaterialsHaotian ChenAn Analytical Measurement Model for a Novel 3-Component Piezoelectric Force SensorFu Shao16

Thank YouThe 2013 MIE Research Symposium was made possible through time and effort fromthe following volunteers:AMIGAS President and Symposium ChairJavad EsmaeelpanahAMIGAS VP AcademicM. Hossein AminiAcademic CommitteePakeeza Hafeez (Chair), Hossein Rouhani (Chair), M. Hossein Amini, Veronica MarinKimia GhobadiFacility CommitteeAli Ebrahimi (Chair), Aaron Persad, Mahsa Rouzbhmna, Shadi Ghajar, Curtiss Luong,Hang Chen, Sima YaghoubianPublicity CommitteeShefali Kulkarni-Thaker (Chair), Thelma Neudorf (Chair), Steffen Blume, Wei-HaoChangCatering CommitteeVeronica Marin, Eu Jon OoiWebmasterShefali Kulkarni-ThakerJudgesDoctors David Romero, Jon Ellis, Amir Ameli, Hanif Montezari, Mario Ventresca, CoreyKiassat, Reza Samavi, Daria Terekhov, Yasin Gocgun, Sarina Turner, Jue Wang, AntonyHilliard , Winnie Chen, Laleh Golestanirad, Amin Yazdanpanah, Hossein Fadaii, MarionVollmer, Izella Asletes, Tiago Vaquero, Davoud JahaniIndustry JudgesDr. Nima Safaei (Bombardier Aerospace, Inc.) , Dr. Joaquin Moran (Hatch Ltd.),Dr. Navid Badie (CANDU Inc.), Michael Gardiner (Siemens Industry Software Ltd.)17

Thank YouSpecial thanks to our industries partners for the generous support of the 2013 MIEResearch Symposium. Thank you for your time and donations.Bombardier, Inc.Siemens Industry Software Ltd.CANDU, Inc.18

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