University of Victoria Overview

• Website: University of Victoria

• Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology (CAMTEC): CAMTEC at UVic

• Open Science & Innovation: UVic Research

Overview

The University of Victoria (UVic) is a research-intensive institution known for its advancements in materials science, technology, and open source innovation. CAMTEC (Centre for Advanced Materials and Related Technology) leads UVic’s open science efforts, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration in material sciences. While UVic actively participates in open source research and collaboration, it does not currently have a formal Open Source Program Office (OSPO).

Notable Open Source Contributions

• Propagation Lab Initiatives: UVic’s Propagation Laboratory contributes to open source projects like the Modular CubeSat Radio, an open source software-defined radio (SDR) designed for the Skya’anaSat project.
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• Humanities Computing and Media Centre (HCMC): The HCMC collaborates on projects using open source technologies and internationally recognized standards to ensure reusability and accessibility.
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• MoEML Project: The Map of Early Modern London (MoEML) is an open source and open-access project that provides freely available content licensed under Creative Commons.
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• Open Insights Project: UVic collaborates on the Open Insights project, which develops open source models for climate policy modeling, fostering transparency and continuous improvement.
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Contact

For more information on UVic’s open science work, visit CAMTEC or contact camtec@uvic.ca.