Browsing by Author "Mercado, Joseph"

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    Modelling the impact of unemployment on Calgary Food Bank usage
    (2017-11-30) Mercado, Joseph
    If unemployment increases by one percent, how much more food will the Calgary Food Bank (CFB) distribute? CFB serves the city’s working poor, unemployed, and vulnerable. A predictive model was created, which also describes how food distribution has historically been impacted by unemployment.
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    Using machine learning to find optimal locations for food bank depots
    (2018-12-06) Mercado, Joseph
    Aside from the main food bank location, the Calgary Food Bank also distributes food to clients through food distribution depots located throughout Calgary. The K-Means clustering machine learning algorithm was applied to Calgary Food Bank data to determine where future depots should be located in order to minimize the time clients spend travelling to depots. This would reduce carbon emissions and increase food accessibility in the city.