The list of accepted papers for 2024 Ottawa Research Conferences under 11 themes:
Artificial Intelligence
AI Tools in Academia: Canadian Perspectives Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, PhD, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa
IoT Security in Smart Homes Pratik Shrestha, MASC Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Ottawa
Derma Doctor Assistant - An Application that uses Artificial Intelligence in the Detection of Dermatological Diseases Madhusudan Mainali, Software Development, Lambton College, Ottawa
A Novel Assistive Technology for Deaf Individuals: Real-time Speech-to-Morse Code Translation and Directional Vibrotactile Feedback Kaustuv Pokharel, Software Engineering, Seneca College
Augmented Reality Health Assist Prabodh Sharma, Full Stack Software Development, Lambton College
ChatGPT in Addressing Global Issues: How to Harness its Benefits versus Harms? Shreela Nepal, Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School
Biostatistics
Integrating "omics" datasets within Adverse Outcome Pathways Sanjeena Dang (Subedi), Carleton University
Biomarkers and outcomes in dystrophinopathies Utkarsh J Dang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University
Effect of missing responses on the C(α) or score tests in One-way Layout of Count Data Poonam Shrestha Malakar, PhD, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Windsor
Quantum Computing's Role in Genomics and Medicine Shreedika Poudel, Student, Grade 10 IB Colonel By Secondary School
Health Science
Enhancing Long-Term Biocompatibility of Engineered Cardiac Implants: Immune Modulation Strategies for Minimising Rejection and Improving Patient Outcomes Shelina Poudel, Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School
Social Determinants of Health in Nepal Govinda Dahal, PhD
Cannabis Use Guidelines and Recommendations Radhika Aryal, Master’s in Nursing, Clinical Manager, St Michael Hospital, Toronto
Tuberculosis Analysis: Nepal vs. Canada Anish Adhikari, Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
Biology
Gene set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and Gene Ontology (GO) Analysis in cancer datasets to identify biological pathways for different cancer mutational signatures Mahanish Jung Thapa, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
Optimization of an Antimicrobial Peptide Secretion Platform by Improving Protease-Mediated Cleavage Kritisha Acharya, University of Ottawa
Plant-based metal nanoparticle synthesis for environmental applications Samuel Karki, MASc student Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Ottawa
Geology and Remote Sensing
Comprehensive Numerical simulations of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake Hom Nath Gharti, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston
Seeing the Unseen: An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar Archan Dabadi, Department of National Defence
Estimating Forest biomass using remote sensing and LIDAR data: A case study in Nepal Ashwin Dhakal
Media
Impact of Social Media on Mental Health Idika Poudel
How Does Facebook Facilitate the Public Discourse in Nepal? Sonika Lamichhane, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA
Media Coverage of intentional acid and burn violence in Nepali media Umesh Pokharel, PhD student, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Philosophy, Literature, and Journalism
Noble Speech, the words of the Buddha – how is it different from Right Speech? Raju Gautam
Nepali Literary Voices in Canada: An Overview Pushpa Acharya, Postdoc at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in BC
Writing About the "Unheard Melodies": Exploring Women and Janajatis as (not)Others in Nepali Fictions Tulasi Acharya, PhD, Associate Professor, English at South Georgia State College and Director of Social Science, Nexus Institute of Research and Innovation
Diasporic Nepali online journalism: A study of professionalism, practices and sustainability Bhagirath Yogi and Jagan Karki
Nepal Touch: Where Maple Meets Monsoon Jayram Gautam, Executive Editor, Nepal Touch
Solar Energy, Climate Change, and Environment
Effect of Ultra-Thin Buffer Layers on the Performance and Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Tara P. Dhakal, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Binghamton University, NY
Waste to biochemicals: Short-chain fatty acids production from brewer spent grains through acidogenic fermentation Ajay Thapa, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University
Sustainable Innovation in Cycling: A Biocomposite Spoke Protector Pradip Pahadi, Meng in Engineering Management, University of Ottawa
Heat transfer and crack propagation in Environmental Barrier Coatings Rajan Suwal, Graduate Student, University of Ottawa
Not learning from what we know Ramesh Shrestha, MSc, MPH, PhD
Municipal Climate Action: Incentives, Investment, Innovation Ajoy Bista
Economics
Nepal in Twilight: With a Prosperity Retarding External Sector Ram Acharya, Unaffiliated Researcher
Does Trade Trickle Down to the Ultra-Poor? What If an Economy Is Supply-Constrained? Radheshyam Malakar, MA in Economics, Carleton University
Equity Market Contagion during the Global Financial Crisis and Eurozone Financial Crisis in the South Asian Economies Dinesh Gajurel and Bharat Singh Thapa Faculty of Management, University of New Brunswick and Tribhuvan University, Nepal
Agriculture, Technology, and Rural Nepal
Assessing Responsible Innovation in Farm Mechanization for Nepal’s Hillside Agriculture: A Policy Perspective Rachana Devkota, Economist, Statistics Canada
Harnessing IoT for Sustainable Agriculture: A Comprehensive Review Sudhir Paudel, Centre for Graduate Studies, Lambton College, Ottawa
Ways of Utilizing Technology in Rural Nepal Suman Thapa, Full Stack Software Development, Lambton College, Ottawa
Do factors of Quality of Work-life (QWL) and productivity differ with the gender of employees in Nepalese industries? Bandana Jain, Faculty of Management, Tribhuwan University, Nepal
Potpourri
A Transformational Generative Theory of Cross-cultural Negotiation Basu Sharma, University of New Brunswick (retired)
Unlocking the Cognitive Benefits: Exploring the Positive Impacts of Traveling Ninam Rai, University of Ottawa
Architecture of Indus Valley Civilization Kripesh Poudyal, Algonquin College
A 2 Z Handbook for NGOs: Everything you need to know about NGO Krishna KC