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Spring 2015

Zhou, Xiang Yu

In the current construction industry, simulation is an effective technology that can assist engineers’ decision making on project planning and estimation. The key contribution of simulation is to model uncertainty and risk occurrence during the construction process; however, this method still lacks

a quantitative method to determine how much risk the decision maker is willing to accept. This thesis aims to develop an approach that can assist decision making on what percentile from a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of project cost reflects the organization’s risk appetite and overall

acceptance of risk. In order to enhance this quantitative risk analysis, a special purpose template was re-developed in Simphony.Net, based on program evaluation and review technique (PERT). This template provides an integrated cost/schedule model, and transforms the model to simulation-based planning, in

Fall 2015

Maina, Geoffrey M

complexities in Solomon’s experiences as a PHA, I embarked on a journey to Canada to pursue doctoral studies in nursing. This followed an invitation by Dr. Judy Mill and Dr. Vera Caine to join a national CIHR-funded project called A Clinical Mentorship of Canadian Nurses in HIV Care. My involvement in this

project as a research assistant greatly enhanced my understanding of ways to engage PHAs’ experiential knowledge in HIV education, research, and care in line with the Greater Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS (GIPA) principles. After 3 years of doctoral studies in Canada, I returned to Kenya to

2018-12-06

CIHR

Teleconference minutes & College of Reviewers Update are available for download for December 6, 2018 University Delegate teleconference.

2017-05-04

CIHR

2016-04-07

Farnel, Sharon, Vashishtha, Saurabh , Novak Gustainis, Emily, LaFountain, Amber, Harrigan, Amanda, Roark, Kendall

This presentation for NADDI 2016 gives an overview of the processing work that has gone into research data description for the two types of collections being described in the "Bridging the Research Data Divide" project: special collections and contemporary research collections.

2012-03-22

De Pauw, Jane - Research Facilitator, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Simala-Grant, Joanne - Director, CIHR Special Project

Grant applications require review and approval by the Department, Faculty, and Institution. Jane De Pauw (Research Facilitator, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry) presented suggestions as to what actions will ensure quick review and approval and what issues stall approval.

2021-07-08

Research Relationships

This Discovery Grant roundtable is primarily for health sciences researchers who are interested in submitting an NSERC Discovery Grant. It focused on providing insight into the evaluation process, various tips, pitfalls to avoid and differentiating between NSERC Discovery grants and CIHR Project

Spring 2011

Pan, Wenjia

Construction contributes significantly to gas emissions. Diverse efforts have been undertaken to mitigate the effects of these emissions; however, there currently is no effective tool to estimate small-scale (e.g., project-based) emissions in construction. Discrete-event simulation (DES), a new

approach, may be able to rectify this lack. This research has built a DES-based emission template using Simphony, a special purpose simulation (SPS) environment developed at the University of Alberta. This template permits inexperienced simulators to build simulation models that can estimate emissions of a

construction project. Two case studies are used to showcase the modeling process and to demonstrate how valuable information concerning sustainability can be obtained through this method. In addition, this research introduces an emission federate in a high-level architecture (HLA) simulation environment that

2019-11-06

CIHR

3rd University Delegates Executive Committee Meeting, November 5 & 6, 2019

2019-05-06

Madueke, Sylvia

This project focuses on the history and process of translating and publishing selected Anglophone Nigerian novels into French, with a special focus on elements of hybridity. The corpus consists of novels written by canonical and non-canonical, male and female Nigerian authors in the years after the