The Mapping our Common Ground Mitacs- supported Internships will support the Evaluation and Communications functions for the UVIC Community Mapping Collaboratory. Supported by lead Academics from UVIC and UBC, key staff working at the Collaboratory and key advisors from the Community Mapping Collaboratory Steering Ctte (including Wendy Brawer from the global Green Map system and […]

Organization Name: Zen Energy Inc Intern Name: Manish Kumar Shinde Zen Energy works with intern to build complete digital transformations and implementation of Accounting systems, and processes which helps our company to improve efficiency and maintain records.

When building predictive ratemaking models in Property & Casualty insurance, the quality of the models and the adequacy of the premiums we charge to clients are dependent on the quality of the data used when building those models. In certain cases, we know that some variables have the potential of being misrepresented in our data, […]

Our research initiative, titled “Tech-Law Synergy: A Roadmap for Blockchain Regulatory Compliance,” aims to bridge the gap between blockchain technology and Canadian and Ukrainian legal frameworks. Interns on this project will explore the most recent advancements in blockchain while scrutinizing existing laws that apply to this technology. Through interviews with industry professionals and hands-on workshops, […]

In this research project, we plan to explore potential uses of generative AI models, such as ChatGPT, to enhance financial modeling. Trusting financial advice from Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) models is a challenge due to model “hallucinations”, necessitating careful verification and validation of the output. Therefore, we plan to take an alternative approach. We would […]

Wetlands restored by Ducks Unlimited within the Central Interior of British Columbia are experiencing differences in the reproductive success of waterfowl. While some wetlands are facilitating the production of large broods of young, others are seeing low yields. During their breeding periods, waterfowl are dependent on food resources within wetlands to reproduce. Benthic macroinvertebrates (BMIs) […]

Eudemian Ventures is a top-performing Silicon Valley venture capital firm that supports innovative entrepreneurs by investing in early-stage software startups. Typical focus areas are Business-to-Business Software-as-a-Service (B2B SaaS), Consumer, Fintech, Marketplaces, eCommerce, AdTech, Digital Health, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The firm is now strategically expanding its presence to Canada by establishing an office in Toronto […]

Financial institutions gather vast amounts of data from our transactions. However, using this data directly can risk our privacy. A potential solution is generating “synthetic data”, which contains real data information without copying the original data. Generating this data, especially for bank transaction sequences, is challenging. During our research internship, we will use recent developments […]

This project will develop computer-based decision support tools for portfolio constructions for retail investors. The tools will enable investors to access powerful quantitative frameworks for structuring investment portfolios as well as analysing existing portfolios in terms of risk and return. Typically, these tools have been only accessible to institutional investors or large financial institutions but […]

Detecting financial fraud is complex. One important source of information is textual data, such as the text within reports, descriptions, or comments. Two different words may have similar meanings but vary differently in their characters and length. In this project, we evaluate how the meaning of a word may be used to improve financial fraud […]

The future of energy supply in Ontario is uncertain. We are faced with an aging nuclear fleet and pressure to avoid future energy generation near communities. Building demands are a strain on energy supplies. A solution is to reduce building energy needs while providing sufficient distributed energy generation on a community-scale. A net-zero energy (NZE) […]

As the demand for healthier and ‘clean label’ food products is ever increasing, there is a need to develop novel food processing methods to address the risks associated with food safety while ensuring sustainability. Cold plasma activated water (PAW) and plasma activated mist (PAM) are gaining attention for potential applications in food products as a […]