Re-engineering business process of an insurance broker group

This project aims to identify and fix the gaps in existing business processes of commercial insurance brokers group. In order to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes, I plan to redesign the processes to eliminate bottlenecks and improve the service quality by developing workflow management system for the organization. Workflow management system deals […]

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Prompt Privacy in the era of Large Language Models

In recent years, large language models (LLMs) have significantly impacted text-related tasks, including translation, code generation, and answering questions. However, due to their computational demands, these models are typically available only through closed doors-APIs, with opaque operations that obscure data usage. This creates privacy concerns for users who frequently engage with these models, as their […]

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Revolutionizing Financial Wellness Through Integration & Empowerment

QUBER, a financial wellness program addressing financial stress and promoting short-term saving habits. QUBER generates revenue by charging a per employee per month fee to employers/organizations. Organizations offer QUBER as a financial wellness benefit to their employees. With large growth expected in 2024 and beyond, our systems and team must scale to support the onboarding […]

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Deep Semi-supervised Fraud Detection in Derivatives Market

In the previous projects with TMX some unsupervised techniques have been explored to detect anomalies in trading for the derivative market. All have their pros and cons but they all have provided promising results. The first objective of this collaboration with TMX is to treat all these techniques that have been explored in previous projects; […]

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Optimizing Credibility Complements in Property and Casualty Insurance: A Data-Driven Approach for Enhanced Premium Estimation

Within the field of property and casualty insurance (P&C), one of the most pertinent dilemmas is the estimation of the insurance premiums required to accommodate potential losses. Due to the inherently random nature of losses, one of the tools utilized within P&C insurance is credibility theory, which utilizes a weighted average between past portfolio data […]

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Determining the effectiveness of GIS habitat models for beaver (Castor canadensis) to locate watercourses with high beaver habitat potential in British Columbia

Streams and rivers benefit people and wildlife. Climate change has caused streams and rivers in British Columbia to become drier. Man-made dams retain water but are difficult to maintain. North American beaver (Castor canadensis) build dams that retain water, and quickly repair damage, which help solve man-made dam challenges. Ducks Unlimited Canada wants to use […]

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Fund Student Operations Project

The operational framework of the University of Alberta Innovation Fund has been structured with a specific mandate to actively engage students. Sara Moore is set to spearhead the project, focusing on comprehensive development in all aspects of student involvement, encompassing management and organizational structuring.

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The Evaluation of Risk and Return for Community Impact Investments

The ‘Evaluating Risk and Return for Community Impact Investments’ projects seeks to engage one masters level student intern for one semester to work with the partners in designing a new evaluation tool or framework for the risk and return of community impact investments. The intern will gain an understanding of the investment policies and risk […]

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Innovation Due Diligence Project

The initiative is dedicated to the refinement and enhancement of the University of Alberta Innovation Fund’s deal flow procedural framework, specifically concentrating on the systematic identification of emerging enterprises within the ecosystem. The primary objective is to streamline the transition of innovative concepts from theoretical inception to practical implementation – The fund facilitates this by […]

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