Do levels of state-owned capital and regime type explain countries’ decisions to refuse foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals from authoritarian regimes? Do democratic institutions – with separation of powers, a mature civil society, and unrestricted lobbying – add an element of unpredictability to FDI decision making? This project investigates how business interests, security concerns, and […]

The Summer Internship Cluster project organized through the Centre for Operations Excellence at UBC is a cluster of nine Operations Research sub-projects done for a number of different clients. These projects form the centerpiece of the Master of Management in Operations Research at UBC and are the key link in the three part mission of […]

Deer populations have increased in recent years throughout Europe; deer browsing of plants and tree seedlings is an important contributor to the overall species composition of the forest. Over the last decades, data has been collected in several forests throughout France, measuring deer browsing activities and their effects on the understory diversity, based on fencing […]

I will be studying within the Archives Nationales and the Bibliotheque Nationale of France to uncover information regarding the foundations of how the international community created communications regarding health and disease to try to prevent epidemics. I will be focusing on the International Sanitary Conferences and the records of the Office International d’Hygiène Publique to […]

The p53 protein plays a major role in cancer prevention, and over 50% of cancer diagnoses can be attributed to mutated p53. The main function of p53 is to prevent uncontrolled growth of damaged cells and inhibit tumour formation. A common mutation, Y220C, creates a cavity at the protein’s surface and causes protein unfolding. Our […]

This environmental citizenship study loks at how underserved residents understand and influence laws and governance to solve water problems in their communities. The field work was conducted in Cape Town and Accra, a multi-sited approach which draws from activists and legal professionals to consider a broader range of legal rules (human rights, customary law, local […]

This research project will be a sub-component of a more extensive three year project called Gait Rehabilitation Analysis for Amputee Locomotion (GRAAL). The aim of GRAAL is to improve the rehabilitation and follow up of individuals with lower limb amputations (LLAs). The research project I will take part in will utilize gait analysis as a […]

The Nisga’a Business Alliance Corporation is creating a strategy for economic development activities within the Nation and requires innovative business research to facilitate this initiative. As such, this research cluster is comprised of six projects: • Project 1: Commercial Recreation Tenure Investigation • Project 2: Harbour Enhancement Feasibility Study • Project 3: Nisga’a Nation Tourism […]

The dramatic trend of the first decade of the 21st century in the information technology industry was the emergence of society?scale systems: online services such as Google, eBay, iTunes, Yahoo!, Twitter, and Facebook that routinely served millions of simultaneously?connected users. These systems gave rise to entirely new programming models and systems problems: management of the […]

First Nations are developing protocols and web- and mobile-based software tools (i.e. “systems”) to assist them with data management for planning and decision making by Stewardship Offices. These systems are key capacity building tools that will enable First Nations’ participation and leadership in the conservation and responsible use of renewable and non-renewable resources in their […]

Drone technology has recently gained wide-scale acceptance in multiple military and commercial applications, including security surveillance and medicine delivery. In 2017 alone, the market revenue from drones is estimated to be around $6 billion. With this, there is also an emerging need for sophisticated anti-drone technology to detect rogue drones entering secure territories, such as […]

This project is being undertaken as a part of the Gait Rehabilitation Analysis for Amputee Locomotion (GRAAL). GRAAL is a 3-year project focused on the continued rehabilitation of people with lower limb amputations. Through this research I will use gait analysis technology to kinetic measures of gait including ground reaction forces and muscle torque and […]