The University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Applied Science is collaborating with Seaspan Shipyards to introduce a faculty chair position that focuses on marine innovation in robotics and autonomy. The position is held between UBC’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Seaspan will provide $1M over five years for the chair; UBC will match this investment through its President’s Academic Excellence Initiative. The chair will be held by Dr Adrien Desjardins, whose research specializes in novel sensing method development, machine learning, and autonomous robotic platforms. Desjardins will focus on developing new solutions for autonomously inspecting marine vessels and monitoring the environment.
