FIRST DAY: SATURDAY 10 AUGUST
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast and Registration
9:00 – 9:30 Inauguration and Welcome
9:30 – 10:45 First Session: Market, Data, and Health (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Basu Sharma (University of New Brunswick, retired)
Presenters:
1. Sanjeena Dang (Subedi) (Carleton University)
Integrating "omics" Datasets within Adverse Outcome Pathways
2. Dinesh Gajurel (University of New Brunswick)
Equity Market Contagion during the Global Financial Crisis and Eurozone Financial Crisis in the South Asian Economies
3. Utkarsh J Dang (Carleton University)
Biomarkers and Outcomes in Dystrophinopathies
10:45 – 11:00 1st Health Break (with refreshments)
11:00 – 12:15 Second (Parallel) Session: Social Media and Literature (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Kalidas Subedi (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada)
Presenters:
1. Idika Poudel (University of Ottawa)
Impact of Social Media on Mental Health
2. Sonika Lamichhane (Drexel University)
How Does Facebook Facilitate the Public Discourse in Nepal?
3. Pushpa Acharya (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
Nepali Literary Voices in Canada: An Overview
11:00 – 12:15 Second (Parallel) Session: Data and Technology (Rm: 1160)
Chair: Santa Man Rai (KarmaQuest International)
Presenters:
1. Poonam Shrestha Malakar (University of Windsor)
Effect of Missing Responses on the C(α) or Score Tests in One-way Layout of Count Data
2. Shelina Poudel (Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School)
Enhancing Long-Term Biocompatibility of Engineered Cardiac Implants: Immune Modulation Strategies for Minimising Rejection and Improving Patient Outcomes
3. Prabodh Sharma (Lambton College)
Augmented Reality Health Assist
12:15 – 1:15 LUNCH
1:15 – 2:30 Third (Parallel) Session: Artificial Intelligence (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Utkarsh J Dang (Carleton University)
Presenters:
1. Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (University of Ottawa)
AI Tools in Academia: Canadian Perspectives
2. Pratik Shrestha (University of Ottawa)
IoT Security in Smart Homes
3. Shreela Nepal (Longfields Davidson Heights Secondary School)
ChatGPT in Addressing Global Issues: How to Harness its Benefits versus Harms?
1:15 – 2:30 Third (Parallel) Session: Health Science (Rm: 1160)
Chair: Shiva Ghimire (Health Canada)
Presenters:
1. Govinda Dahal (Department Health, Canada)
Social Determinants of Health in Nepal
2. Mahanish Jung Thapa (University of Ottawa)
Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and Gene Ontology (GO) Analysis in Cancer Datasets to Identify Biological Pathways for Different Cancer Mutational Signatures
3. Anish Adhikari (Algonquin College)
Tuberculosis Analysis: Nepal vs. Canada
2:30 – 2:45 2nd Health Break (with refreshments)
2:45 – 4:00 Fourth (Parallel) Session: Space, Travel and NGO (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Jamuna Risal Paudel (Health Canada)
Presenters:
1. Archan Dabadi (Department of National Defence)
Seeing the Unseen: An Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar
2. Ninam Rai (University of Ottawa)
Unlocking the Cognitive Benefits: Exploring the Positive Impacts of Traveling
3. Krishna KC (Former UNICEF Staff)
A 2 Z Handbook for NGOs: Everything you need to know about NGO
2:45 – 4:00 Fourth (Parallel) Session: Forestry and Environment (Rm: 1160)
Chair: Shuva Hari Gautam (Laval University)
Presenters:
1. Samuel Karki (University of Ottawa)
Plant-based Metal Nanoparticle Synthesis for Environmental Applications
2. Rajan Suwal (University of Ottawa)
Heat Transfer and Crack Propagation in Environmental Barrier Coatings
3. Ashwin Dhakal (Canada Border Service Agency)
Estimating Forest Biomass Using Remote Sensing and LIDAR Data: A Case Study in Nepal
4:00 – 4:15 3rd Health Break (with refreshments)
4:15 – 5:30 Fifth (Parallel) Session: Philosophy and Nepal Touch (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Pushpa Acharya (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
Presenters:
1. Raju Gautam (Canadian Food Inspection Agency)
Noble Speech, the Words of the Buddha – How Is It Different from Right Speech?
2. Bhagirath Yogi (www.southasiatime.com)
Diasporic Nepali Online Journalism: A Study of Professionalism, Practices and Sustainability
3. Jayram Gautam (Nepal Touch)
Nepal Touch: Where Maple Meets Monsoon
4:15 – 5:30 Fifth (Parallel) Session: Culture and Health (Rm: 1160)
Chair: Poonam Shrestha Malakar (University of Windsor)
Presenters:
1. Kripesh Poudyal (Algonquin College)
Architecture of Indus Valley Civilization
1. Shreedika Poudel (Colonel By Secondary School)
Quantum Computing's Role in Genomics and Medicine
2. Radhika Aryal (St Michael Hospital)
Cannabis Use Guidelines and Recommendations
5:30 – 5:45 4th Health Break (with refreshments)
5:45 – 6:45 Sixth Session: State of the Art Lecture on Sustainable Energy (Rm: 1140)
Chair: Sanjeena Dang (Subedi) (Carleton University)
Speaker: Tara P. Dhakal (Binghamton University)
Title: Emerging Solar Cell Technology and its Commercialization Prospects
6:45 – 7:45 DINNER
