HACKATHON | Data Intelligence for Smarter Communities
Rogers and UBC, in collaboration with Databricks, are hosting a weekend hackathon. This event is open to all UBC students interested in creating smart community solutions focused on transit and/or security using synthetic cellular tower traffic data. Students from various academic disciplines are welcome to apply, including but not limited to computer science, engineering, and […]
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Rogers and UBC, in collaboration with Databricks, are hosting a weekend hackathon. This event is open to all UBC students interested in creating smart community solutions focused on transit and/or security using cellular tower traffic data. Students from various academic disciplines are welcome to apply, including but not limited to computer science, engineering, and business. […]
From Lab to Impact: How the Rogers-UBC Partnership is Rethinking Research Commercialization with Support from Mitacs
EInsTein is a process innovation, developed and successfully implemented at UBC’s Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), for accelerating the translation of outcome to impact in a strategic industry-academic partnership. Rogers Communications, UBC, and Mitacs collaborated to create a structured framework for assessing research opportunities, guiding interdisciplinary teams, and supporting decisions grounded in […]
AI Tackles Traffic Congestion, a Global Issue
As cities across the globe continue to grow, so do the number of vehicles on the roads. Traffic congestion has become one of the world’s most widespread transport challenges, and existing traffic management infrastructure is increasingly overwhelmed by the growth in traffic volume. The problems caused by traffic congestion go far beyond driver frustration. Prolonged […]
ICICS Supported team completes Cross-Continental trek on custom Biodiesel Motorcycle
We met with Alexandre Jennison, the founder and Team Lead of BioMoto, an engineering startup focused on developing biofuel technology to reduce CO2 emissions on existing utility vehicles. Alexandre spent some time in the HATCH Makerspace. We were excited to catch up and hear all about his latest adventure. Can you tell us a little […]