Detecting Epiletic Seizures using Artificial Intelligence
Investigators in the ICICS Biomedical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence (BMIAI) research cluster have developed a technique to account for the variability in EEG signals of people with epilepsy, for automatic detection of seizures that might not otherwise be apparent. The team, led by electrical and computer engineering professors Rabab Ward and Jane Wang, is based […]
HATCH Foundation Week
New HATCH ventures participated in a week-long series of workshops from September 9-13 in ICICS, designed to help them grow their business. Seasoned veterans presented on a range of topics from team leadership, culture, and recruitment, to messaging and pitching. Ventures emerged at the end of the week weary but wiser.
UBC Engineering Physics Grads Hit Above Their Weight in Tech Innovation
Graduates of UBC’s Engineering Physics program have a disproportionate influence on the tech innovation scene in Vancouver and beyond. Here’s why.
SWAVE Ultrasound Elastography Eliminates Need for Biopsies
June 15, 2019
ICICS researchers have invented a new technique to measure the health of tissue without a needle.
Blockchain Summer Institute 2019
The ICICS research cluster Blockchain@UBC held its annual Summer Institute from May 27-June 10. Two weeks of training sessions culminated in a two-day “Blockathon” on June 8-9, followed by the Blockchain@UBC Annual Conference on June 10. At the close of the conference, UBC Faculty of Applied Science Associate Dean Walter Merida announced that Canada’s first […]







