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<\/p>\nLast month, BrainStation hosted Demo Day for the graduating classes of the Spring 2019 Diploma programs. This graduate project showcase was one of the best yet, with hundreds of attendees and Hiring Partners joining us at our Toronto and Vancouver campuses.<\/p>\n
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We\u2019ve rounded up some of the top projects from our Data Science, User Experience Design, and Web Development Diploma Program graduates:<\/p>\n
Peter Crout<\/span><\/a> – UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Grover<\/span><\/a> is a smart, personal plant assistant designed to help busy plant novices preview, select, and maintain houseplants. This app makes it easier to choose plants that will thrive in your space and gives you a better understanding of their behavior and needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Become a UX Designer in just 12 weeks!<\/p>\n BrainStation’s User Experience Diploma Program<\/a> is a full-time, 12-week program that equips professionals with the skills and experience to start a new career in design.<\/p>\n Speak to a Learning Advisor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Iskandar Kurbanov<\/span><\/a> – Web Development Diploma Program\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Iskandar created theCook, an app built to engage a community passionate for healthy eating. Use the app to discover what world-class athletes and fitness gurus eat to reach their peak performance. See Iskandar’s portfolio<\/a> to see more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Zack Ginies<\/span><\/a> – UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Calling<\/span><\/a> is an app that works to bridge the gap between volunteers and organizations by helping volunteers connect with and apply to volunteer organizations. You can learn more about Zack\u2019s projects on his <\/span>website<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Julie Yip<\/span><\/a> – UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Kindred aims to bring together solo travelers to do two things: connect and explore. Travelers can discover a city’s best kept secrets through adventures designed around their interests, all while building meaningful connections with like-minded travelers. See Julie\u2019s full <\/span>profile<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Andrew Russel<\/span><\/a> – Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Andrew uses reinforcement learning to train an AI to play <\/span>PONG<\/span><\/a>. Before training, the AI acts randomly, storing all the results of its actions in memory. After seven hours of training using a neural network, it is able to match the other AI PONG play for points. See Andrew\u2019s <\/span>portfolio<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Become a Data Scientist in just 12 weeks!<\/p>\n BrainStation’s Data Science Diploma Program<\/a> is a full-time, 12-week program that provides professionals with the skills and experience to start a new career in data.<\/p>\n Speak to a Learning Advisor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Michal Domanski<\/a> – UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Krypto simplifies the process for trading bitcoin and other digital currencies with an intuitive and seamless trading platform. See Michal’s design process on his portfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n Grace Laemmler<\/span><\/a> – UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Link<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was created to help foster strong connections between volunteers and organizations. Through strategic filtering, this app focuses on the volunteer’s passions and allows them to find like-minded companies.<\/span><\/p>\n Lauren Taylor – Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Lauren created a <\/span>model<\/span><\/a> that predicts consumer behavior on an eCommerce website based on a customer’s relationship with online channels (such as display ads, social, and organic search).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Eman Smadi\u00a0<\/span><\/a>– Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Eman built a <\/span>classification model<\/span><\/a> to predict the rank of top NBA prospects, using 10 years of NCAA player\u2019s advanced stats, historical data, and draft results. Eman\u2019s model allowed her to predict the results of the draft\u2019s first two rounds with 82 percent accuracy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Joshua Taguicana<\/a> – Web Development Diploma Program\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Web Development Graduate, Joshua T., created Warcraft Auctions<\/a>. The platform is a source for people who play World of Warcraft to view the game\u2019s auction house details. Users can compare price and quantity history of auction house items to flip them and earn more gold. Want to see more of Josh’s work? See Joshua’s full portfolio<\/a>\u00a0or Github<\/a>.<\/p>\n Become a Web Developer in just 12 weeks!<\/p>\n BrainStation’s Web Development Diploma Program<\/a> is a full-time, 12-week program that equips professionals with the skills and experience to start a new career in development.<\/p>\n Speak to a Learning Advisor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Ivan Rickard Liow<\/a>\u00a0– UX Design Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n RescU<\/a> helps people suffering from depression by allowing users to book training sessions with rescue shelter dogs so they can experience the benefits of animal therapy, group therapy, and a greater sense of life purpose. See more of Ivan’s work<\/a>.<\/p>\n Douglas Guglielmelli – Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n This automatic text summarization tool extracts the most relevant information from articles. Each sentence is represented by a node and the links represent how similar they are. Then, a ranking algorithm identifies which sentences are most relevant. See his <\/span>portfolio<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Alex Beeson<\/span><\/a> – Web Development Diploma Program\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Politik<\/span><\/a> is a platform for modern voters to research and learn more about the parties they will be voting for in a language they will understand. See Alex\u2019s <\/span>portfolio<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Luke Keller<\/a> – Web Development Diploma Program\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Turn your photos into a graphic work of art with PhotoSprite<\/span><\/a>. This web application converts your images into pixel art that you can then save to a gallery. To see more of Luke’s work, check out his Github Portfolio<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bart Fransen<\/a> – Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Bart extracted 11 years of market demand information from BCW’s sales quotes in order to provide more insight into their customers. Then, he trained a price calculation model to give an instant provisional quote which can be accessed by a web app. See the details of Bart’s project<\/a>.<\/p>\n Parvaneh Z.<\/a> –Web Development Diploma Program\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n TexDio can take images with text and generate an editable text file or audio file in an array of languages. TexDio is beneficial for people with communication and learning challenges. It is also useful for educational purposes, such as learning a new language or improving listening and pronunciation skills.<\/p>\n Nimmy Thomas<\/a> – Data Science Diploma Program<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Peter-Crout2-1024x1024.png\")
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<\/div>\n\ntheCook<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nCalling<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nKindred<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPONG<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\n\nKrypto<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nLink<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPurchase Behavior Predictor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nNBA Draft Picker<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nWarCraft Auctions<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\n\nRescU<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nTL;DR Automatic Text Summarizer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nPolitik<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/h2>\nPhotoSprite<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nBCW Trailers: Instant Price Calculator<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nTexDio<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nSales Predictor<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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