Alison’s research, conducted in partnership with the Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of BC, aims to better understand what is limiting the endangered burrowing owl’s population recovery in British Columbia. The Burrowing Owl Conservation Society of BC has implemented a species reintroduction program that includes breeding and releasing owls. They then track how many owls survive, […]

This project proposes to create a standardized methodology to collect, calibrate and process thermal drone imagery into ortho-rectified maps showing accurate temperature data for streams and rivers. These temperature maps are quickly becoming a useful tool with which to detect influxes of cold water that are critical for the preservation of salmon habitat. As our […]

Scoring essays is important for learning and business. With AI and machine learning, we can save time and resources by automating the process. This project looks at automatic essay grading from three angles. First, we generate more data using automatic methods called data programming. This helps improve the machine learning models. Then, we refine the […]

Current and near-future D-Wave processors implement optimization using quantum effects on a fixed processor layout. This layout can be modeled as a graph with certain constraints, and the optimization is applied to a specific problem: fixed-topology Ising spin optimization. It is therefore important to study how best to use this hardware to solve combinatorial optimization […]

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Recent studies have shown that the gut microbiome works as an organ of the human body which produces bioactive molecules and metabolites. Since the gut microbiome is in close interaction with the human internal environment and changes in the compositions of gut microbiota can impact host physiology through many pathways. Precise determination of gut microbiota […]

Enhancing the efficiency of expanding HVAC systems is a complex task. Utilizing Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques like Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning offers promising solutions. ENA Solution’s smart thermostats provide the potential to employ AI methods for temperature control and energy optimization. In recent years, the company has made efforts to integrate AI for […]

Mining activities generate large quantities of waste rock after valuable metals are extracted. Upon exposure to air and water, a diverse range of metals and metalloids are released and mobilized to the surrounding environment. There is an urgent need to manage the environmental risk posed by mine waste rock piles given the scale of the […]

Fairness has gained unprecedented support in a world of daily emerging scientific inquisition and discovery, aiming to tackle algorithmic bias effectively. Extensive efforts have been devoted to defining and embodying what is bias (discrimination) and developing tools that enable machine learning practitioners to detect and mitigate bias during algorithm design. However, mysteries are yet to […]

L’objectif général de ce projet de recherche consiste à mieux comprendre la contribution des différentes formules de mentorat (individuel et en groupe) à la réussite des entrepreneurs novices. Plus spécifiquement, ce projet de recherche en partenariat poursuit les objectifs suivants : 1) Documenter les retombées du mentorat pour entrepreneurs selon différentes formules identifiées; 2) Comprendre […]

Originating in 2008 with Bitcoin, blockchain technologies have reached recognition as the infrastructure powering cryptocurrencies. Smart contracts have provided the programmability needed to support a second generation of decentralized applications, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and decentralized finances (DeFi). We are now ushering in a third wave, where the technology is crossing the digital boundary […]

Our study is designed to document Kananaskis visitors’ trail preferences and use patterns, their motives for visitation, their attitudes towards environmentally-friendly trail use practices, and knowledge of impacts on wildlife arising from trail use. This information will advance recreation-wildlife coexistence, by informing investment, communications and planning efforts – designed to promote more sustainable use of […]