Wujin (Dennis) Gao
I’m a Vancouver-based young community leader who works in data and analytics and is passionate about using practical technology to solve everyday problems. Through the Sprout Fellowship, I’m building ParkingOwl.AI—an edge-AI prototype that helps reduce parking-related cruising, stress and improve the street experience for residents, visitors, and local businesses. I’m motivated by projects that combine community feedback, responsible innovation, and measurable impact. I value innovation, collaboration, and learning-by-building, and I’m committed to designing tools that support safer, more sustainable, and more accessible cities.
ParkingOwl.AI — Know before you go. Less cruising. More parking.
ParkingOwl.AI is a privacy-first edge-AI prototype that helps people know before they go by providing real-time street parking availability signals. Using an on-device camera and edge computing, it detects parking occupancy and shares only non-identifying, aggregated results—no facial recognition, no license-plate recognition, and no personal data. The project aims to reduce parking-related cruising, congestion, and stress in Vancouver neighborhoods through a small pilot and community feedback to guide responsible, useful deployment.
À propos de ce projet
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Le fonctionnement du projet
From Feb–Aug 2026, ParkingOwl.AI will pilot real-time parking-availability mapping in Vancouver: select 1–2 test blocks, set up the data pipeline, launch a simple web/mobile map showing open spots, run weekly field checks with drivers, iterate for accuracy/usability, and share outcomes with community.
Résumé de l'impact
ParkingOwl.AI helps people find parking with less guesswork by showing real-time availability, reducing unnecessary cruising. This can lower congestion and emissions, save drivers time, and reduce stress for residents and visitors. The pilot will also build community trust in privacy-first innovation and create evidence for scalable, safer, more efficient curb management in local communities.
Résumé de la mission
ParkingOwl.AI exists to reduce parking stress and congestion by delivering real-time, privacy-first parking availability—using proven edge AI technology to create smarter, more efficient streets in local communities.
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