Projects

UBC's CIC is a public-private collaboration between UBC and Amazon. A CIC tackles problems or opportunities that matter to the community, and provides subject matter expertise and CIC leadership to drive innovation and provide digital solutions. UBC’s CIC focuses on Community Health and Wellbeing.

    Open Source AI Model for COVID-19 CT Diagnostics and Prognosis Summary – Experiment

    Vancouver General Hospital radiologists began looking into the feasibility of developing an AI model in January 2020, focusing on analyzing CT scans of COVID-19 infected patients. The goal became to empower radiologists and provide metrics and statistical information about the infection that can’t normally be assessed by the human eye alone. View Project

    1. Open Source AI Model for COVID-19 CT Diagnostics and Prognosis Summary – Experiment

      Vancouver General Hospital radiologists began looking into the feasibility of developing an AI model in January 2020, focusing on analyzing CT scans of COVID-19 infected patients. The goal became to empower radiologists and provide metrics and statistical information about the infection that can’t normally be assessed by the human eye alone. View Project

      View Project Nov 2022

    2. Demo – Version 1

      Project phases   View All Projects This demo displays the predictions from the 2D UNet model on a random sampling of the test set after it has been processed using an automatically generated mask. This mask is calculated by finding the two largest connected components in the predictions for the entire scan, which correspond to […] View Project

      View Project Jul 2020

    3. Upload Your Own Data – Version 1

      Project phases View All Projects IMPORTANT NOTES Your study must consist of only DICOM files. We are currently not accepting NIfTI files at this time. The online viewer also only accepts one series at a time. Please put all the DICOM files in a folder, and then zip that folder. The files and folder do not need to […] View Project

      View Project Sep 2020

    4. Version 2: L3-Net

      Project phases   View All Projects ABOUT L3-NET VERSION 2.0 In a second phase of the Open Source AI Model for COVID-19 CT Diagnostics and Prognosis, Version 2 was trained with more data from other sites and machines. This model was also trained using more confirmed COVID cases. This model evolution resulted in a significant […] View Project

      View Project Dec 2020

    5. Version 3.0 L3-Net

      Project phases   View All Projects   Continuing the project to use a machine learning approach to develop the segmentation algorithm COVID-L3-Net and build on the utility of CT Scan as a triaging tool, radiologists sought to further refine the outputs of the L3-Net to materially improve prognostication of COVID-19 severity and patient outcomes. In […] View Project

      View Project Sep 2022

    Tapestry : A New Way to Connect Course Content

    1. Tapestry : A New Way to Connect Course Content

      The Tapestry Tool is an online learning platform that allows users to collaboratively develop and interact with content through “nodes” to improve conceptual understanding and engagement. In collaboration with Tapestry, the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) has employed graph database architecture to evolve the application beyond its limitations and enhance application efficiency and efficacy. View Project

      View Project Aug 2022

    Commit2Act – App to Combat Climate Change

    1. Commit2Act – App to Combat Climate Change

      In collaboration with TakingITGlobal, the UBC Cloud Innovation Center develops a web and mobile application called Commit2Act which allows for youth to submit, track, and visualize the progress of their environmentally-friendly actions, with the goal of educating youth to lead a more environmentally-sustainable lifestyle. View Project

      View Project Aug 2022

    Health Platform for People on the Autism Spectrum

    1. Health Platform for People on the Autism Spectrum

      Together with 2m Foundation, First Place Global Leadership Institute and Pacific Autism Family Network, the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) have developed an iOS app and web administrative application that enables care teams with a method to collect, store, monitor and access information on variables that may trigger or precede a seizure or meltdown for individuals on the spectrum. View Project

      View Project Aug 2022

    Heart Failure Patient Prognosticator

    1. Heart Failure Patient Prognosticator

      In collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and Providence Health Care (PHC), UBC Cloud Innovation Centre (CIC) developed Machine Learning models to enable cardiologists to predict outcomes of Heart Failure patients, to better inform decisions regarding treatment plans and improve overall survival in patients. View Project

      View Project Jun 2022

    TapGives – Clean Water Subscription Service

    1. TapGives – Clean Water Subscription Service

      We Make Impact creates and manages potable water sites in rural Kenya and Uganda, in regions where clean drinking water is limited. To help manage water distribution, UBC CIC developed TapGives, a solution that can easily connect villagers to a nearby water site for a nominal monthly fee, using only a cellular phone and USSD technology. View Project

      View Project May 2022

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    Low-cost Transcription and Translation Tool

    1. Low-cost Transcription and Translation Tool

      UBC CIC develops T2, a prototype that transcribes and translates audio data for helping reporters obtain relevant information from recordings that are not in their primary languages. View Project

      View Project May 2022

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    EC2Ensemble: Multi-Regional EC2 Instance Launcher

    1. EC2Ensemble: Multi-Regional EC2 Instance Launcher

      The UBC Cloud Innovation Centre, in collaboration with the Pacific Chamber Music Academy, has developed EC2Ensemble, a multi-regional EC2 instance launcher that facilitates JackTrip, an open-source music technology that enables low-latency audio transmission across the internet. View Project

      View Project Nov 2021

    Empowering Nonprofits to Make Decisions for Good: Unlocking Census Data

    1. Empowering Nonprofits to Make Decisions for Good: Unlocking Census Data

      The UBC Cloud Innovation Centre (UBC CIC) and Imagine Canada collaborated to develop a tool for charities and nonprofits to visualize Census Canada datasets in a user-friendly way. View Project

      View Project Oct 2021

    Leveraging the Cloud to Improve Hospital Occupancy Planning

    1. Leveraging the Cloud to Improve Hospital Occupancy Planning

      Trillium Health Partners (THP) Institute for Better Health (IBH) develops a prediction algorithm to improve hospital capacity forecasting and better match bed supply with patient demand. View Project

      View Project Oct 2021

    The Sea Around Us In The Cloud

    To improve data access, avoid time delays, and provide a better user experience to enhance meaningful analysis and research, broadening the impact of this valuable dataset. Sea Around Us in collaboration with UBC Cloud Innovation Center (UBC CIC), developed a solution that uses Jupyter notebooks, SAU data, and AWS services using a server-less architecture. View Project

    1. The Sea Around Us In The Cloud

      To improve data access, avoid time delays, and provide a better user experience to enhance meaningful analysis and research, broadening the impact of this valuable dataset. Sea Around Us in collaboration with UBC Cloud Innovation Center (UBC CIC), developed a solution that uses Jupyter notebooks, SAU data, and AWS services using a server-less architecture. View Project

      View Project Aug 2021

    2. The Sea Around Us in The Cloud – Phase 2

      Sea Around Us seeks to broaden the impact of their geospatial functionality and allow users access to additional analyses and data filtering options. Sea Around Us in collaboration with UBC Cloud Innovation Center (UBC CIC), developed a solution that uses Jupyter notebooks, SAU data, and AWS services using a server-less architecture View Project

      View Project Nov 2021

    UBC Okanagan: Student Connect Application

    1. UBC Okanagan: Student Connect Application

      The University of British Columbia Okanagan (UBCO) builds a prototype that can connect first-year university students to their preferred activities, clubs, and campus news feeds, tailored to each student's interest. View Project

      View Project Aug 2021

    Digitizing Medical Forms

    1. Digitizing Medical Forms

      The IBD Centre of BC has automated data ingestion from dictated consultation letters, improving the efficiency of the digitization process. View Project

      View Project Aug 2021

    Virtual Communication for Remote First Responders

    1. Virtual Communication for Remote First Responders

      The Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service (STARS) increases critical care support for first responders in remote areas by creating a new communication platform to provide medical and logistical assistance in emergencies. View Project

      View Project Jul 2021

    Hand wearing a surgical glove holding a small bottle of the SARS-CoV-2 Viral Vector Vaccine.

    Vaccine Distribution Supply Chain Prototype – UBC/MCG

    1. Vaccine Distribution Supply Chain Prototype – UBC/MCG

      The UBC CIC worked with faculty members in the Faculty of Applied Science at the University of British Columbia and start-up MCG to develop a prototype that demonstrates how distributors could review information from a dashboard and decide to take action if a vaccine batch begins to exceed its temperature requirement. View Project

      View Project May 2021

    Virtual Assistant Tool: E-Comm Connect

    1. Virtual Assistant Tool: E-Comm Connect

      E-Comm Connect is a virtual assistant tool that provides real-time recommendations to call takers, enabling them to be more efficient and engaged when taking non-emergency calls from the public. View Project

      View Project May 2021

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    People Density Meter: UBC Orchard Commons Residence

    1. People Density Meter: UBC Orchard Commons Residence

      The University of British Columbia Food Services builds a prototype that demonstrates how live queue information could be captured so that student residents could plan their visits to the dining hall. View Project

      View Project Apr 2021

    Preparing a Pandemic Response: The Open Virome

    1. Preparing a Pandemic Response: The Open Virome

      “The Open Virome” is preparing the global medical and research community with the tools and knowledge to better anticipate and respond to the next pandemic. View Project

      View Project Apr 2021

    Blue stethoscope on a wooden table.

    Antimicrobial Dashboard

    1. Antimicrobial Dashboard

      The UBC Department of Medicine partnered with the University of British Columbia Cloud Innovation Centre to create a prototype enabling clinicians to efficiently prescribe antimicrobials. View Project

      View Project Mar 2021

    Screenshot of a PDF displaying archival economic data in a tabular format.

    Automating Large-Scale Data Extraction from Archival Documents: University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Economics

    1. Automating Large-Scale Data Extraction from Archival Documents: University of Toronto Mississauga Department of Economics

      Researchers at the University of Toronto Mississauga’s Department of Economics build a database of trade information with the help of automatic data extraction. View Project

      View Project Dec 2020

    CIC-NET : A platform for UBC CIC alumni students

    1. CIC-NET : A platform for UBC CIC alumni students

      Current and previous UBC Cloud Innovation Centre (UBC-CIC) student employees, with a passion for innovation, can now stay connected and up to date with CIC updates, challenges and events. The UBC-CIC has launched the Cloud Innovation Centre Network (CIC-NET), a platform designed to keep student alumni engaged with CIC challenges and activities after their co-op work term is over. View Project

      View Project Dec 2020

    Automatic Zoom Transcriptions

    1. Automatic Zoom Transcriptions

      As classes transition online for the fall, universities are working to lessen the impact on students’ learning and the strain on instructors working to adapt to these new circumstances. Accessibility is one of the major areas disrupted by this change, and the UBC CIC investigated this challenge with the tools and solutions available to us. View Project

      View Project Nov 2020

    BC Smart Access to Guide Emergency care

    1. BC Smart Access to Guide Emergency care

      The BC Smart Access to Guide Emergency Care (SAGE) is a result of a collaboration between the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia (RCCbc), the BC Emergency Medicine Network, and the UBC Cloud Innovation Centre. The purpose of SAGE BC is to provide emergency workers with important logistical, medical, and regional information when treating and transporting individuals in rural BC communities. This repository allows healthcare services in these communities to be delivered in a more efficient and time-effective manner. View Project

      View Project Oct 2020

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    Vancouver Coastal Health MRI Project “CAN’T WAIT”

    1. Vancouver Coastal Health MRI Project “CAN’T WAIT”

      The Lower Mainland MRI Central Intake Advanced Neural Network for Triage and Waitlist Management of MRI Exam Scheduling. View Project

      View Project Aug 2020

    Serratus: Ultra-high throughput discovery of new coronaviruses

    An Open Science project for ultra-rapid discovery of known and unknown coronaviruses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by screening all public RNA-sequencing data. View Project

    1. Serratus: Ultra-high throughput discovery of new coronaviruses

      An Open Science project for ultra-rapid discovery of known and unknown coronaviruses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by screening all public RNA-sequencing data. View Project

      View Project Jun 2020

    2. Serratus: Ultra-high throughput discovery of new coronaviruses – Phase 2

      Serratus is an Open Science project for ultra-rapid discovery of known and unknown coronavirus in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. View Project

      View Project Oct 2020