My recent research projects can be described as (scientific computing) artificial intelligence algorithms and their applications (medical datasets including image datasets, climate change/wildfire datasets, financial datasets, engineering, and optimization problems). I finished my Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics at the University of Maryland (1996-2000). I was a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Management, McGill Univ. (2000-2002). I am a tenured full professor the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Thompson Rivers University (TRU), Kamloops, BC, Canada. Also, I am an Affiliate Researcher at the Waterloo Institute for Complexity and Innovation, University of Waterloo, ON, Canada. I have a strong record of post-secondary teaching, and supervising students and postdoctoral fellows. Also, I have maintained my NSERC discovery for ~20 years and started to apply grants to CIHR and Michael Smith Foundation (MSF), where I apply swarm intelligent algorithms (SIAs) with global optimization, industrial engineering, operations research, and data mining.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Thompson Rivers University registered in the Course to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. The Service-Learning Course at Thompson Rivers University is seeking Virtual proposals for several 10-week projects. Organizations present their real-world problems to solve and groups of students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity. Students are available up to 5 hours per week for the experience. Students are in a mixed program cohort. The class may be made up of the following degree areas: Bachelor of Business, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Computing Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Biology, Chemistry), Engineering and Bachelor of Natural Resource Sciences.

Do you have an environmental or natural resources challenge you would like to tackle from an economics perspective? In this course, student-consultants working in small groups will examine your environmental, ecological or resource problem and then identify, analyze and critique economic solutions. They will tackle the challenge by addressing economic efficiency; externalities, common resources and public good provision issues; the theory of nonrenewable natural resources; cost-benefit analysis; ecological economics and green accounting; and the economics of climate change. The students will develop a report and presentation for your organization upon completion of the project.

Are you considering expanding your company and exploring global markets? Student-consultants will develop an actionable marketing plan for your organization to expand into a new international market or improve marketing efforts within an existing international market.

Virtual Work Term OpportunityBring on more students from Thompson Rivers University in the Accounting and Finance program to work virtually, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the work term period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.Students are available for work terms starting May 1 – August 30, 2020 with a flexible start date up to July 1, 2020.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will initially occur virtually. And we request that students complete a minimum of 150 hours either full time or part time. We request that some form of compensation is provided to the student. We are seeking paid experience via stipend, honorarium or hourly pay but are open to discussing unpaid opportunities as well. Please contact Jamie Noakes for access to wage subsidy grants.

Welcome to Level UP, powered by Riipen! This unique initiative enables employers to engage Canadian post-secondary students for 80-hour paid projects. Students receive a $1,400 CAD stipend from Riipen upon successful project completion. Employers are not required to provide payment.Please note that only TRU students can participate in this 'TRU Level UP: September 2023 - March 2024' experience.

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, finance, sustainability, public relations, and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Undergraduate and Graduate Business Students students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

These projects will focus in Business Administration, HR, Marketing, Communications, and Supply Chain.

These projects will focus in Business Administration, HR, Marketing, Communications, and Supply Chain.

Virtual Work Term OpportunityBring on one or more students from Thompson Rivers University in the Engineering (Software, Electrical and Computing) program to work virtually, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one or more projects of your choosing over the work term period, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.Students are available for work terms starting May 1 – August 30, 2020 with a flexible start date up to July 1, 2020.We are open to having our students work in groups for your company as well.Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will initially occur virtually. And we request that students complete a minimum of 150 hours either full time or part time.We request that some form of compensation is provided to the student. We are seeking paid experience via stipend, honorarium or hourly pay but are open to discussing unpaid opportunities as well. Please contact Tara Bond for access to wage subsidy grants.

The Experience More Initiative at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) is seeking virtual proposals for several multi-week projects from a variety of organizations. Students in the Experience More Initiative are seeking real-world projects to work on while attending TRU. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of students or individual students. Students will select the projects to work on from January 2022 to April 2022 to gain an experiential learning opportunity related to their field of study.Bring teams of one or two students from Thompson Rivers University to work with you on a project-based experience. Students are available up to 5 hours per week for the experience from January 2022 to April, 2022 Students are in a mixed program cohort from a variety of TRU's academic programs

We invite industry partners who are eager to collaborate with TRU's learners enrolled in the Strategic Management Information Systems Capstone. Our undergraduate analytics minors are on the path to learning about decision-making and problem-solving processes in business and accounting.Here are the key learning topics that our learners are developing of the course of this experience:Managing the entire lifecycle of data (collecting, interpreting, modelling and communicating the results)Accounting information systems developmentInformation technology auditingData and network securityEnterprise reporting systemsDecision-making modelsAnd More!Matching Process:Submit a match request detailing your project.Engage in a discussion with the course instructor over a video call.If the synergy is mutual, confirm the match on the Riipen platform.Projects become available for student selection; here, collaboration takes shape as students choose projects aligned with their interests.Ideal Partner:The ideal collaborator is a business owner ready to present a clear project with a well-defined business problem. Whether research-oriented, task-focused, or a blend of both, flexibility to negotiate project scope is a key attribute.

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, finance, sustainability, public relations, and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Undergraduate and Graduate Business Students students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

The Level UP program (powered by Riipen) allows employers to bring on Canadian post-secondary students for 80-hour paid projects. Students are paid a $1400 CAD stipend on completion of the project by Riipen. Employers are not required to provide payment.

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, finance, sustainability, public relations, and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Bachelor of Arts, New Media, Business, and Journalism students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project.

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 10-12 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, IT programming, finance, sustainability, public relations, business, operations, finance, communications, psychology and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Bachelor of Arts, New Media, Business, Computer Science and Journalism students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one or more students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in Co-op Education to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available between 30-50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project experience from (October 1) to (Dec 15).

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 12-14 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, finance, sustainability, public relations, and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Bachelor of Arts, New Media, Business, and Journalism students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more Bachelor of Arts, New Media, Business, and Journalism students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for a maximum of 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project experience from (June 10) to (August 30th). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.

Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 80-hour projects from a variety of organizations.. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more student(s) from Thompson Rivers University to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for up to 80 hours. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Thompson Rivers University to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools. Students are second year undergraduates.Students in this program are able to write a business plan specific to the needs of the organization.

The Experience More initiative at Thompson Rivers University is seeking proposals for several 10-12 week projects from a variety of organizations that have project needs in the fields of digital marketing, public relations, and writing. Organizations need only to present their real-world problems to solve and groups of Bachelor of Arts, New Media, and Journalism students or individual students will select the projects to work on for the term of the experiential learning opportunity.Bring on one more Bachelor of Arts, New Media, and Journalism students from Thompson Rivers University enrolled in the Experience More initiative to work with you in a project-based experience. Students are available for up to 50 hours (over the duration of the course) for the project experience from (Feb 1st, 2022) to (May 1st, 2022). Due to COVID-19 restrictions, student placements will only occur virtually.

Do you have a problem/challenge in data analysis in biology and life science that you would like to solve? In this project, student-consultants working in small groups will apply their knowledge of major concepts and techniques in biology to help your organization tackle a problem related to genome sequencing and analysis, database searching, population genomics analysis, protein sequence analysis, etc. The major goal of students is to develop skills for framing important biological hypotheses and deploying appropriate tools for testing those hypotheses. Approaches for data quality assessment and evaluation of computational tools is a major theme for students, and laboratory time has helped provide them with hands-on experience with analysis of DNA, RNA and protein sequence data, and the regulatory networks controlling gene expression and metabolic activity.

The purpose of this project is to provide students with an opportunity to apply existing Machine Learning algorithms to wide application area. In the lecture, students are introduced to the use of classical artificial intelligence techniques and the latest deep learning algorithms, which they would be able to apply to a project in your organization. Classical artificial intelligence techniques include knowledge representation, heuristic algorithms, rule-based systems, probabilistic reasoning, fuzzy systems, neural networks, and genetic algorithms. Deep learning algorithms include Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs), Long Short Term Memory Networks (LSTMs), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs).By working with the students group, companies are able to testify their business idea, gather & analysis raw data, develop & verify AI algorithms & prototypes.

In this course, students from Thompson Rivers University students have established an understanding theoretic and practical concepts of human-computer interaction which will help them produce user interfaces developed using a user-centered approach in your organization. In their projects, students will ideally focus initially on the principles of how to design interaction in general. After that, specific techniques for the application and implementation of the design principles will be presented. The programming component of the experience should focus on the production of user interfaces that follow the guidelines discussed in meetings.

International social work (ISW) is a specialized field of social work practice that seeks to improve the social, political and material well-being of people everywhere. ISW is practiced across geopolitical borders or with in a country (global-local-global) and at all levels of social, political and economic organization. The term used since at least 1928, and scholars have devoted considerable attention to defining international social work. ISW is generally understood to encompass global social problems and policy issues, comparative social policy, international professional organizations, social work practice focused on development of human rights, or migration, especially that in international agencies. ISW is development-focused and, as such, much of international social work practice occurs at the local, state, and provincial levels within individual countries. Students will be interested in having projects that helps them to practice skills that are required to practice ISW.

This course explores strategic management and planning in a tourism context. Using both a theoretical and practical approach, students examine the concepts of strategic planning and competitive strategy and how they can be successfully applied by tourism organizations in an increasingly complex and global tourism environment.

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on students from Thompson Rivers university to be your student-consultants, in a project-based experience. Students will work on one main project over the course of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.Students in this program examine the cultural attitudes that have influenced land use and environmental change in the past and present. They also examine the environmental movement, environmental conflict, and environmental policy, including sustainable development. Students follow a historical and cross-cultural approach -- many examples involve contrasting attitudes in “The West” with those of Japan and the rest of Asia.

Does your project or company need a health & safety plan or program? Students in this course learn the concepts behind hazards and their control, safety laws and regulations, as well as safety analyses, planning, and safety and risk management. A key learning outcome for this course is to develop a safety plan.

In this project, students will focus on themes in rural geography, including land use issues, small settlements and society, agriculture, tourism and other industries, rural administration, service provision, and the effect of socio-economic processes such as urbanization and globalization. Through this lens, the students will tackle a related challenge that your organization is facing. Upon completion of the project, you will receive a detailed report and presentation.

In this project, students will examine the developmental processes that take place during infancy. Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial aspects of development and their interactions with each other will be examined. Student will also pay particular attention to the theoretical and methodological issues, research findings, and practical implications.

This course examines tourism products as experiences, and the development of new product-experiences as part of the larger tourism industry within a destination. In this project, students from the Tourism & Hospitality Management Program will develop new tourism ventures, or diversify current business offerings for your organization.