NSERC Strategic Research Grant Workshop

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NSERC Strategic Research Grant Workshop
Michael Hohner 204.786.9812 m.hohner_at_uwinnipeg.c
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Presentation Highlights

• Current University of Winnipeg Research Strengths
• Key Researchers
• Equipment and Facilities Unique to The University
  of Winnipeg
• Where Are We Going?

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Current University of Winnipeg Research Strengths

• General University Research Interests
• Northern Research permafrost, transportation,
  social issues, economic development.
• Environment and Sustainability water quality
  (Lake Winnipeg), dendrochronology, wind power,
  natural resource management, environmental
  toxicology.
• Indigenous Studies Aboriginal governance,
  health, education, oral history
• International Development economic development,
  water quality, social issues, education,
  HIV/AIDS.
• Health cognition and information studies,
  exercise physiology, sport injuries.
• Urban and Inner-City Issues social issues,
  housing, urban revitalization, city planning.

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Current University of Winnipeg Research Strengths

• Information Communications Technology Research
  Interests
• Document databases, Multimedia databases, Web
  databases, Semi-structured databases,
• Deductive databases, DNA databases, and Data
  warehousing.
• Discrete mathematics, Algorithms, Computational
  complexity, Graph theory, and Combinatorics.
• Symbolic Computing, Quantum Computing, and Formal
  Languages.
• Operating systems, Cooperative systems, and
  Distributed systems.
• Pattern recognition, Computer vision, Image
  processing, Machine learning, Artificial intellige
  nce, Theory and Methodologies for Intelligent
  Systems.
• Object-oriented methodologies, Modeling,
  Quantitative
• Software Engineering, and Project Management

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Current University of Winnipeg Research Strengths

• My Research Interests
• Digital Libraries and Digitization
• Library Systems and Library Automation
• Open Source Software
• Open Access
• Electronic Publishing
• Intelligent Agents and Artificial Intelligence
• Information Architecture and Semantic Web (Web
  3.0)
• Human Computer Interaction
• Data Visualization Bibliometrics Metrical
  Analysis User Modeling
• Remote Sensing GIS

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Key Researchers Information Communications
Technology

• Dr. John Anchan technology and education
• Dr. Alex Brodsky distributed computing,
  computational complexity, quantum computation.
• Dr. Fung-Yee Chan data warehousing
• Dr. Yangjun Chen distributed database systems,
  data structures and algorithms
• Dr. James Currie theoretical computer science
• Dr. Linwood DeLong Librarian, Collection
  Coordinator
• Michael Hohner Librarian, Systems and Media
  Services Coordinator
• Dr. Simon Liao pattern recognition, image
  processing, computer vision
• Dr. Ron McFayden data warehousing, database
  application development
• Dr. Rob McLeod robust parameter design and
  computer experimentation, experimental design
• Dr. Ortrud Ollermann graph theory for data
  design
• Dr. Sheela Ramanna machine learning,
  methodologies for intelligent
• systems (rough sets, granular computing models),
  software engineering
• Dr. Douglas Walton artificial intelligence in
  the legal system

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Equipment and Facilities Unique to The University
of Winnipeg

• Learning CITI (Computer and
• Information Technology Infrastructure)
• bridges the digital divide for inner-city
• residents by providing free wireless Internet
• access and online learning resources . This is
• in joint partnership with Red River College,
• Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource
• Development, and Smart Partners of
• Manitoba.

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Where Are We Going?

• Today The University of Winnipeg is on the cusp
  of many endeavors that will lead us to new areas
  and possibilities of research.
• Although we are still primarily an undergraduate
  institution, the 2008-09 school year will be the
  inaugural year for the Masters of Science in
  Applied Computer Science and Society program,
  along with Masters programs in two other areas.
• In 2008 we will also begin actively increasing
  our IP and Technology Transfer services, entering
  into a new phase of our University research.

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Thank You!

• Michael Hohner
• 204.786.9812
• m.hohner_at_uwinnipeg.ca