Student organizations include:
Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE)
Business teams work on projects in marketing, project management, advertising, fund raising, conference and event planning. ACE supports the development of all business students in areas such as Project Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems Design, Production Management and Business Practices. ACE students compete in entrepreneur events such as the Alberta Venture Business, Micro-Business development, and cross-Canada ACE competitions. For more information, contact instructor Rebecca Walsh at 403-207-3102.
Aerospace and Electronics Systems - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (AESS - IEEE) and Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS)
Electronics and computer engineering design teams create and implement systems for operational effectiveness in support of peacekeeping and border security. Students attend conferences (e.g., at the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) and the International Society for Optical Engineers (SPIE)). Projects are usually directed at homeland security or personal security. For more information, contact instructor Peter Bovell at 403-207-3182.
Computer Systems IEEE (CS-IEEE)
Teams within IEEE DeVry Computer Society develop unique software packages, which can be loaded on any platform for UVS groups. These are Linux-based, Visual C, GUI and methods for database management (e.g., a landmine database ID system for Mine Action Canada (MAC)). CS students compete in computer/software design competitions such as Advanced Computing Machines (ACM) and the Computer Science International Design Challenge (CSIDC) competitions. Projects include designing high-density, scalable, 3D computer architecture, using neural networks, fuzzy logic and other innovative ideas.
DeVry Advanced Robotics Enterprise (DARE - IEEE)
DeVry Calgary's extensive robotics teams, DARE supports the Alberta Government Advantage to develop aerospace/robotics implementation and applications. The group's projects showcase the pending Calgary Center for Excellence in Aerospace and Robotics and the Alberta NE Aerial flight-testing corridor for UVS civilian applications. DARE teams include:
- PROWLER: ground robot system for autonomous terrain navigation and land mine detection
- DRAGOON: unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for far field ID/recon and reporting
- FALCON: aerial robotics competition using robot “senses” such as GPS and DSP imaging
- MARSS: underwater design test drones for inspection of pipelines, ship hulls and mines
- AGR-S-R: unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) for pipeline inspection and pipeline integrity
- RHINO: aerial drone with autonomous navigation in 3D for forest fire inspection or weather
- MAV-ISS: small aerial (hand-held) robotics platform, testing concepts for Mars flight
- Micro-GRV: swarm of micro-robots, testing AI concepts for inspection of disaster areas
- NATCAR: unmanned ground robot for testing control technology for highways/industry
- MF021: Micro-Air Vehicle (MAV) for testing hand-held launch vehicles for reconnaissance
- Mech-Biped: competition to design biped robots for hazardous environmental inspection
- Delta-TALON: UGV test bed for DND
