A transformer-based model for credit card fraud detection

Credit card payments are one of the most common transaction methods in our daily life, such as online shopping, e-commerce, and mobile payment. However, with the extensive usage of credit cards, numerous credit card fraud transactions occur every year and cause a huge economic loss. In order to improve the detection performance, this project proposes […]

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Modular aqua-farming system for growing fish

The proposal of the project Structure of Zero GHG Footprint Sustainable Community will benefit the community. The creation of the module design system using aquaponics methods, exploring the design of cooling system and thermal system will integrate the full process of producing sustainable food with zero pollution to the environment. As a researcher in this […]

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Past and current Bitcoin adopters in Canada

The popularity of cryptocurrency has continued to increase over the past years and has raised serious policy concerns among Central Banks. Given the Bank of Canada’s role in maintaining financial stability, its 2019 Financial System Review identified the evolution of the cryptoasset market as one of six financial vulnerabilities that need to be monitored closely. […]

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Consolidating High-Frequency and Textual Data for Optimal Anomaly Detection in Derivative Markets

In the last few years, a high increase in the interest of traders and investors towards financial instruments directly led to an important augmentation of the information received daily by exchanges. Exchange regulators, who constantly monitor markets to unveil potential infractions, traditionally perform their investigation manually and the notable growth in market activity represents an […]

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Reinforcement Learning based Graph Convolutional Recommender Systems

This project aims to use and experiment deep learning technique on modern recommender systems such as Graph Convolutional Network. The purpose of this implementation will be to drastically improve recommendation structure’s benchmark. This will allow extract user’s embedding by mapping from pre-existing features that describe the user such as ID and relevant attributes. In this […]

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Food and Beverage Golf Course Drone Delivery

University of Ottawa students have partnered with the Brookstreet Hotel and Marshes Golf Club to explore the business challenge of improving the golfer experience through the autonomous delivery of food and beverages via drone anywhere on the Marshes Golf Course property. We hope to provide innovation to the industry and enhance the golfer experience through […]

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Co-operators : Création de plongements et représentations pour l’assurance commerciale

En assurance commerciale, il est important de pouvoir comprendre l’industrie dans laquelle opère une entreprise afin de bien identifier les risques auxquels l’entreprise est exposée. À cette fin, l’approche traditionnelle consiste à assigner à chaque entreprise un code d’industrie. Cependant, cette assignation est problématique car la plupart des classifications d’industrie comptent des centaines et souvent […]

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Anonymisation et synthétisation de données transactionnelles

La science des données est une discipline clé pour la Banque National. Au cœur de sa pratique se trouve la gestion des données. La banque souhaite toujours créer plus de valeur pour ses clients grâce aux données, mais elle souhaite éga-lement protéger leurs données et empêcher tout mauvais usage qui amènerait un bris de confiance. […]

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Data-Driven Decision Support Framework for Predicting and Mitigating Structural Fire Risks

Fire-related events can result in substantial losses represented by injuries, fatalities, and structural damages. To protect Canadians, there is a real need to identify key risk factors that contribute to the frequency and severity of such events, and subsequently, devise mitigation strategies that prevent structural fire risks. The powerful combination of incident data sources and […]

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Optimal Planning of Microgrids under Uncertainty

Utilizing advanced tools for optimal planning of Microgrids with high renewable energy penetration. Our models would be robust to handle uncertainty in supply, demand and technological changes. The inputs to our model would be demand, supply data (meteorological data) and technological costs for the specified location for the past. Statistical analysis of the data would […]

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