A prototype of an online tool designed by UBC students could help Vancouver city planners get a better snapshot of the region’s biodiversity and maintain healthy ecosystems.
UBC AI group awarded $2.8 million
UBC’s programming languages for artificial intelligence group has received 2.8 million in the first DARPA prime contract ever awarded to UBC. The research will automate machine learning so users with subject expertise but no data science background can model complex real-world processes.
Zooming in on whales
UBC researchers are using aerial drones to understand the behaviour of killer whales. Knowing how whales hunt, forage and where they find their food could aid in their conservation.
Dragonflies Are Way Cool
Head to the Beaty Biodiversity Museum to learn about dragonflies and their importance as climate change indicators. Feb 2
Visualization Analysis and Design
Join 2019 Test of Time Award winner Tamara Munzner as she discusses the design of visualization systems. Feb 27
UBC Alumni Book Club
Is your New Year’s resolution to read more books? Join UBC’s online book club. A new title is selected every two months. Ongoing
2019 BC Tech Scholarship winners
Three UBC undergraduate students—Daphne Liu, Beriwan Ravandi and Jobina Tamminga—have received 2019 BC Tech Scholarships. The scholarships recognize students who have a proven passion for technology and are pursuing a post-secondary education in a technology related program.
Avoiding a deep impact
Astrophysicist and UBC alumnus (BSc '00, MSc '01, PhD '04) Jason Kalirai talks about his work overseeing NASA projects–including a planetary defense mission to deflect asteroids. Yes, it sounds like a movie.
Updates
UBC has been awarded $1.3 million from the US government to develop more efficient machine learning solutions that reduce the amount of labeled data needed to train accurate models.
Statistician James Zidek has been appointment to the Order of Canada for his contributions to the field of statistics.
Ecologist Mary O'Connor has been awarded the Steacie Prize for Natural Sciences.
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