Innovative Projects Realized

High Fidelity Modeling, Control and Coordination of Multi-Vehicle Systems for Traversing Cluttered Off-Road Terrains

This project is on system and algorithm design for motion control and coordination in a vehicle team composed of one ground vehicle (GV) and one or multiple cooperating unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The GV here is either an advanced light armored vehicle (LAV) or an all-terrain unmanned GV (UGV) to traverse a cluttered off-road terrain for surveillance, terrain mapping, and other missions. The UAVs continuously surveil the current locality of the GV and update the mapping and navigation information. The main project objectives are provision of rapid advancement of the GV over complex off-road terrains and enhancing the performance of such vehicular surveillance and mission applications. The project will achieve these objectives via optimal adaptive deployment within the vehicular network and UAV trajectory generation and tracking to optimally accommodate continuous local surveillance . The developed systems and algorith

Understanding the priorities for quality of life in people after brain injury

We will use a four-phase process to obtain group consensus on the needs and priorities of individuals with brain injury. Throughout the process, participants will meet in virtual focus group to identify, by consensus, the most relevant needs and priorities among those listed previously. The most relevant indicators from the previous stage will be finalized and prioritized by the participants in a final virtual meeting. This research is novel as no research to date has identified the priorities of research and rehabilitation to improve quality of life after TBI using a patient-partnered approach. The expected benefit to the partner organization is having increased material and resources on their website (Brain Streams), providing opportunities for their clients to contribute to TBI research and contribute their ideas and lived experience and being involved in community initiatives for people with TBI and making connections with the UBC community.

Développement d’un système RAS de contention pour Homarus americanus

Dans l’industrie des pêches, la commercialisation des produits vivants requiert l’utilisation de viviers, dont l’efficacité dépend de l’accès à l’eau de mer et des performances techniques et technologiques de contention. S’intégrant dans un chantier d’implantation d’une vitrine technologique, le présent projet propose de développer et tester une solution innovante adaptative pour les industriels, afin d’optimiser la performance de contention (en lien avec la qualité du produit) tout en réduisant leur rejet en mer. Basé sur les principes des systèmes aquacoles en recirculation (RAS), l’adaptation proposée permettra aux opérateurs de viviers de bénéficier d’un traitement de l’eau au sein même de l’infrastructure afin de limiter les coûts énergétiques et éliminer les rejets de polluants associés à la contention prolongée d’organismes vivants. Le projet couvrira les phases de conception en 3D du système en recirculation, de mise en place en condition réelle, de sa validation et du suivi des organismes en contention.

Evaluation of psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms of pain perception in trance experts

The term “cognitive trance” has been proposed to define a voluntary, self-induced modified state of consciousness that is abstracted from any ritual or cultural expression. A decrease in the perception of pain and an increase in the feeling of happiness have been reported during trance. The aim of this project is to better understand how an altered state of consciousness can help patients suffering from pain. The aim is to characterise the psychological traits of expert trance practitioners and to assess their perception of pain during trance. To characterise the psychological profile of trance experts, we will conduct a prospective study on 120 participants using online psychological questionnaires. We will evaluate the perception of pain through the use of electrical stimulation in normal consciousness and in trance in 30 experts. We will use machine learning to find the EEG markers that best predict pain perception.

Exploring the experience of leadership and career advancement of newcomers to Canada in small urban and rural settings

It is a special experience for newcomers to move to a small urban or rural Canadian community. This study explores what that experience is like, particularly related to work. It also looks at what the community and its leaders see as things that either help or get in the way of new Canadians succeeding in their work and becoming part of their community. We will explore these experiences with newcomers and community leaders/individuals both old and new and then come together to explore ways the experience can be even better for all concerned. As a group we will co-develop recommendations for action to improve the experience of newcomers to Canada in their work and becoming a part of their community.

Healthcare IT Consultant

Collaborating with healthcare organizations to improve technologies and operational efficiencies.

Good Local – Developer 3

The intern shall participate in a research and development project to create applications for the Goodlocal organization, that will help the organization expand it’s support of local businesses by providing logistical and operational services. Goodlocal’s body of work have confirmed that their successful online marketplace has largely benefited local business owners and in line with their mission, a new logistical service will be launched to help small businesses. Student interns will participate in developing an application to help Goodlocal offer delivery services aimed to help vendors outside of the Goodlocal marketplace, to delivering products and orders to buyers in the fastest and most economical route possible and help businesses reach a new range of customers both far and wide. The application will consist of both desktop and mobile app components. In addition to developing this application, students will also participate in developing a mobile application for existing vendors. Goodlocal analytics show that 67% of their users are mobile based, yet no mobile app exists for vendors to manage their store fronts.

Good Local – Developer 2

The intern shall participate in a research and development project to create applications for the Goodlocal organization, that will help the organization expand it’s support of local businesses by providing logistical and operational services. Goodlocal’s body of work have confirmed that their successful online marketplace has largely benefited local business owners and in line with their mission, a new logistical service will be launched to help small businesses. Student interns will participate in developing an application to help Goodlocal offer delivery services aimed to help vendors outside of the Goodlocal marketplace, to delivering products and orders to buyers in the fastest and most economical route possible and help businesses reach a new range of customers both far and wide. The application will consist of both desktop and mobile app components. In addition to developing this application, students will also participate in developing a mobile application for existing vendors. Goodlocal analytics show that 67% of their users are mobile based, yet no mobile app exists for vendors to manage their store fronts.

Sales Coordinator

As the entire team is working remotely, we are finding that it is more crucial that our back-end systems are up to speed. Online File Management, financial analysis, marketing tools, and customer data. An intern would help us establish our back-end systems to ensure they are being used effectively.

– Project Management.
– Sales Data entry.
– R&D new market opportunities.
– Financial audits.

Junior Consultant

The Junior Consultant position will be responsible for writing business plans and creating financial forecast projections for Mikel Business Consulting. The intern will be responsible for carefully analyzing organization’s operations, creating high level organizational strategies and implementing a thorough, strategic business plan for our clients. The Junior Consultant will also be responsible for building business plans, financial modelling and pitch deck creation. This includes carefully analyzing organization’s operations and thoroughly creating a strategy for implementation. The intern will be responsible for building robust financial modelling as well as other aspects of the business plan, including (but not limited to) marketing plan, industry research, competitive analysis, keys to success and more.

Investigation of temporal patterns in fish presence and abundance at intertidal weirs in Minas Passage and Minas Basin

The Bay of Fundy is recognized as an area of high ecological importance and is home to a diverse fish assemblage. FORCE, Canada’s leading test centre for tidal energy research and development, is currently assessing the potential for tidal energy development in the Upper Bay of Fundy’s Minas Passage. Since 2009, FORCE’s Environmental Effects Monitoring (EEM) program has included a variety of strategies to better understand fish use of the turbine test area. It has been proposed that commercial intertidal weirs along the shores of the Minas Passage and Basin be used to help address identified information gaps within the EEM program, in particular the seasonal abundance and movements of fishes in and near the Minas Passage. A cooperative monitoring and research project with selected commercial weir fishers will be conducted to collect pre-turbine baseline data on the presence and abundance of resident and migratory, commercial and noncommercial fishes.

Junior Analyst

I will be working as a Junior Analyst in the Research, Valuation, and Advisory team at Altus Group’s Vancouver office. My responsibilities include:
– Conduct research and collect data from both internal database and third-party sources with respect to market rental rates, comparable building transactions and general market knowledge.
– Draft market, sector, and other research-driven overviews for use in client reports.
– Assist with the development of cash flow projections to be used in the appraisal process, using industry-standard software such as Argus or other appropriate software.
– Perform other duties in support of research and valuation functions as assigned.
– Ensure data collected as part of on?going assignments are entered accurately into the company database in a timely fashion.
Altus Group Limited provides software, data solutions and independent advisory services to the global commercial real estate industry through its two core business segments: Altus Analytics and CRE Consulting.