Mono-SOS app is helping prevent howler monkey executions in Costa Rica
When howler monkeys swing from branch to branch in the canopy of Costa Rica鈥檚 forests, they sometimes encounter a deadly hazard: power lines. An app developed by 看片视频 and Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, who spearheads the Costa Rica Experiential Learning Course and Study Trip, is helping identify the hot spots where electrocutions occur.
看片视频 Desautels BCom Wins McCAIS Undergraduate Research Award 2024
Bachelor of Commerce student Nikki Tye is the recipient of the 看片视频 Collaborative for AI & Society (McCAIS)鈥檚 Undergraduate Research Award (McURA) for Summer 2024. The $8,700 award, aimed at promoting interdisciplinary AI research in society, recognizes Nikki's project on "Protecting the Amazon Forest from Illegal Activity through Image Recognition and Operations Research: A Partnership with JungleKeepers and Peruvian Indigenous Communities."
Desautels-developed AI app is helping monkeys avoid injury in Costa Rica
When endangered howler monkey populations cross Costa Rica鈥檚 roads, they are vulnerable to injury from electrical wires and passing cars. Associate Professor Juan Camilo Serpa, partnering with Reserva Conchal, is using artificial intelligence to help prevent these injuries from occurring.
Artificial intelligence is helping Costa Rica NGOs preserve biodiversity
During a sabbatical year, Prof. Juan Camilo Serpa visited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Costa Rica, and found that while they were doing a lot of great work to help animals, they had little access to advanced technologies like data analytics and artificial intelligence.
看片视频 Desautels Costa Rica study trip applies data analytics to sustainability projects
看片视频 students are working with Costa Rican non-governmental organizations to safeguard howler monkeys from road hazards. Through their research, they鈥檝e created a "Mono-SOS" website for accident reporting in partnership with a local NGO, SalveMonos.
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
Delve: Using International Supply Chains For Peace in Times of War with Juan Camilo Serpa
Risk is a fact of life in business鈥攊t鈥檚 also an ever-present reality in times of war. Wars and armed conflicts embroil 60% of the developing world, and now Ukraine and Russia, posing a constant threat to commodity production, the flow of international supply chains, and the economic lifeblood of these nations.
Desautels鈥� Juan Camilo Serpa earns Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Juan Camilo Serpa, Associate Professor of Operations Management, was recently recognized with the Principal鈥檚 Prize for Excellence in Teaching for an approach that engages students by asking them to use data analytics to see familiar data in novel ways.
COVID-19 pandemic spurs growth in data analytics and business intelligence
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, companies are relying more heavily than ever on data analytics and business intelligence applications to weather the storm. Led by Professor Juan Serpa, a student-run initiative called COVID-QC is providing approximate real-time information about infection, death, and recovery numbers in Quebec to help leaders make more strategic, data-informed decisions.
看片视频 team creates COVID-19 dashboard to monitor Montreal and Quebec cases
Under the supervision of Professors Juan Serpa聽and聽Mehmet Gumus,聽a team of 看片视频 Desautels students have partnered with students from the Faculty of Engineering to develop a dashboard that tracks COVID-19 cases in Montreal and Quebec.
Queen鈥檚 and 看片视频 partner up through the Conflict Analytics Lab
Two of Canada鈥檚 most storied universities have joined forces to apply cutting-edge technology to the legal profession.
The Queen鈥檚 University Faculty of Law and the Desautels Faculty of Management at 看片视频 University have partnered to advance the work of the Conflict Analytics Lab, a research lab that will widen access to justice using technology.
Delve: Optimizing Oversight for Improved Project Delivery
Holding someone accountable is no simple undertaking. Oversight is a necessary part of doing business but it鈥檚 cumbersome, requires resources, and is riddled with paperwork.
2019 SSHRC Grants awarded
Congratulations to the Desautels professors who received 2019 SSHRC Grants.
SSHRC Insight Development Grants
Celebrating excellence in teaching at Desautels
Across programs and subject areas, the Desautels Faculty of Management recognizes the vital role that teaching plays in enriching the student experience and in inspiring the next generation of leaders.
On May 16, the Desautels community gathered to recognize faculty who have gone above and beyond in their teaching. Congratulations to the following recipients of the 2018-19 teaching awards!
Building a better business through data analytics
Discover how Professor Juan Serpa and a team of Desautels students are using data analytics to streamline operations for Santropol Roulant.
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