Speaker: Maurizio Trevisan MD, Professor and Dean, College of Health Sciences Abstract Alcohol use is a widespread habit throughout the world. Countries differ in the amount, the type and the way they consume alcohol. Forces that shape the use of alcohol and its potential health effects are numerous and the use of alcohol has an important web […]
Speaker: Stephen P. Schiffer, Professor, College of Health Sciences Abstract Normal sexual development is a complex sequence of genetically and hormonally controlled steps. Any alteration to this sequence can lead to a group of conditions called disorders of sex development (DSDs). Congenital adrenal hyperplasia is one of these DSDs and is the most common cause of […]
Speaker: Nguyen Thi Nhung, Lecturer, College of Health Sciences Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality from non-communicable diseases, but it often remains asymptomatic until the stage of the disease progresses. In 2017, the number of individuals with all-stage CKD reached almost 700 million in which diabetes and hypertension […]
Speaker: Le Duy Dung, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science Abstract Personalized recommendation, whose objective is to generate a limited list of items (e.g., products on Amazon, movies on Netflix, or pins on Pinterest, etc.) for each user, has gained extensive attention from both researchers and practitioners in the last decade. The necessity […]
Speaker: Toni Marie Biskup, Pediatrics Residency Program Director, College of Health Sciences Abstract The idea that humanity can be divided into “races” has existed for centuries and the definition continues to change with the political climate. There is no genetic basis for “race”, however socially and politically it is very real and has significant impacts […]
Speaker: Amita Verma, Executive Director, Research Management and Accreditation, Senior Fellow, College of Business & Management Abstract Having a Global Mindset is an essential trait for anyone who wishes to an engaged citizen, and a successful and effective contributor and leader in the interconnected world that we live in. While we might have an intuitive […]
Speaker: Anupama Devendrakumar PhD, Senior Lecturer of Global Political Economy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic is raising difficult political, economic, social, and institutional questions. The ongoing impact of the pandemic has not only questioned the globalization processes but also has laid bare the loopholes in them. The leaders, scholars, academia, businesses, and the […]
Speaker: Angel Wong PhD, OpenSafely, a project of the Oxford Data Lab (UK) Abstract Much electronic health record clinical research involves a traditional model of running analyses on large datasets extracted from data providers to a local machine which may carry data security risk. Other limitations of this model are lack of research transparency and out-of-date data. […]
Speaker: Rohit Verma, PhD, Provost, Professor, College of Business and Management (Joint research with Prof. Mike Dixon, Utah State University and Prof. Liana Victorino, University of Victoria) The most salient or “peak” encounter (either pleasure or pain) often defines customers’ perceived value (or utility) of a service or an experience. Past research suggests that the […]
Speaker: Vaughn Tan, Ph.D, Assistant Professor at University College London’s School of Management, in the Strategy and Entrepreneurship group. Vaughn received his PhD in Organizational Behaviour from Harvard University Abstract: “Risk” and “uncertainty” are usually conflated—but they are fundamentally different and have different implications for management research and practice. In particular, treating uncertain situations as […]
Speaker: Kok-Seng Wong, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Engineering and Computer Science Topic: In the awakening of cutting-edge technology, companies such as Apple, Waymo, and Tesla are racing to launch the industry’s first fully autonomous car. Besides the technical challenges (safeness and infrastructure), privacy and data protection have attracted the autonomous vehicle industry and researchers’ attention. […]
Speaker: Huynh Dinh Chien, PhD, Director, Pre-Clinical Medicine and Teaching Labs Topic: Some early results of the study will be shown with some discussion about the quality of the measurement.