Energy Disaggregation over Large-Scale Appliances

Energy Disaggregation is to find the energy consumption of individual appliances from only a single measure of household electricity consumption. Accurate energy disaggregation helps identify major energy guzzlers in the house and motivates users to take proper actions for energy saving. To pursue aneasy-to-use and scalable solution to energy disaggregation for contemporary large-scale appliances, we […]

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Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Magnetic Polymer Beads for Bioapplications

STEMCELL Technologies supports the research of Canadian and international scientists (academic, industrial, clinical) by supplying labs with research tools to investigate research questions tied to some of the most pressing health care needs faced by the Canadian community. STEMCELL’s high quality standards in the cell and biomolecule isolation market are continuously driving the company to […]

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Digital Design & Presence for ScopeSys, an early stage UBC spin-out company.

The project aims to enhance ScopeSys’ brand and digital presence, ultimately benefiting the company by improving its market position and attracting potential partners, collaborators, and investors. This includes developing a new logo, brand guidelines, pitch deck, one-pager, and website. These efforts will clearly showcase ScopeSys’ technology and capabilities, leading to increased recognition and trust, accelerated […]

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Development of a low-cost underwater robot for inference of localization and environmental mapping

We will continue work on an inexpensive device developed for water column monitoring, using technology in development by Kinsol Research. The overall research project currently being undertaken is to create a device that can autonomously descend through a column of water to pre-set depths, gather measurements from various sensors (e.g. temperature and light level) during […]

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Vana Health and Capilano University

VANA Health, a pioneering Canadian-owned company specializing in liquid nutritional supplements, is focused on expanding its presence in the Canadian market. Despite its success in the UK, the company faces the challenge of building brand awareness and trust among Canadian consumers. To address these challenges, VANA Health aims to optimize its online presence for Canadian […]

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Genetic diversity of Aneura mirabilis and relatives

My project investigates the genetic diversity of Aneura mirabilis, a plant that lost the ability to photosynthesize, and instead depends entirely on fungal networks to meet its energy requirements. This is the sole bryophyte lineage that made this major nutritional transition. The mycoheterotrophic lifestyle is at one end of a spectrum of plant-fungal relationships that […]

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Investigating Arctic Ringed Seal (Pusa hispida) Haul-Out Behaviours Through Acoustic and Photo Analysis

This research project focuses on understanding how ringed seals communicate during haul-out events in the Northwest Territories. Ringed seals are vital to Arctic ecosystems but face threats from climate change and increased shipping. By analyzing acoustic and photo data provided by our partner organization, we aim to discover if these seals change their vocalizations when […]

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Addressing Endogeneity in count data using a two-stage copula generated regressor approach

This research project addresses a common problem in studying medical data: understanding the true effects of different treatments when the data is not from a controlled experiment. Specifically, we are looking at patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and the number of infections they get. Often, traditional methods need special, hard-to-find data to ensure accurate […]

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Unconventional quantum annealing in many-body open quantum systems

Quantum computers promise significant advantages in solving complex problems currently intractable for classical computers by leveraging principles of quantum physics such as superposition, entanglement, and tunneling to perform operations on data. One well-known approach to quantum computation is quantum annealing, pioneered by D-Wave Systems Inc., which develops quantum annealing processors to tackle optimization and sampling […]

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Development and Testing of Advanced Energy Recovery Ventilator Geometries

Buildings globally play a substantial role in energy consumption, representing more than 30% of the total energy demand. However, this energy usage is hindered by a lack of efficiency in HVAC systems, insufficient insulation, and the continuous need for fresh air, resulting in approximately 30% of this energy being wasted. Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERVs) play […]

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Persuasive Micro-Data Videos (MDVs) to support children’s outdoor play and learning in schools

Micro Data Videos (MDVs) are short videos, typically under one minute in length, that incorporate data visualizations to tell compelling, data-driven stories. In today’s fast-paced world and with increasingly shorter attention spans, MDVs have become a highly popular format for disseminating data-based information. Their strength lies in the ability to present factual data to the […]

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