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Program Details

Conference Venue: University of Ottawa
55 Laurier Avenue East
Desmarais Building, Room #: 1150 (Main Floor), 1110
 

FIRST DAY: SATURDAY 16 AUGUST

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast and Registration
 
9:00 – 9:30 Welcome and Inauguration
 
9:30 – 10:45 First Session: Geology and Tourism
Chair: Anup Basnet (Western University, Canada)
 
Presenters:
  1. Santa Man Rai (KarmaQuest International, Canada)
    State of NRA-built Integrated Settlements Developed after the Mw 7.8 Gorkha-Nepal Earthquake

     

  2. Hom Nath Gharti (Queen’s University, Canada)
    Numerical Simulations of the April 2015 Nepal Gorkha Earthquake

     

  3. Dipak Bishwokarma (University of Waterloo, Canada)
    From Disaster Nightmare to Recuperation: Does Tourism-Specific Social Capital (TSSC) Contribute to Post-Disaster Recovery in Nepal?
 
10:45 – 11:00 1st Health Break (with refreshments)
 
11:00 – 12:40 Second (Parallel) Session: Rising Scholar's Forum (Room: 1150)
Chair: Ambika Paudel (Environment and Climate Change Canada)
 
Presenters:
  1. Idika Poudel (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation As Evidence for the Big Bang

     

  2. Lance Adhikari Pranaya Paudel Abiraj Sapkota (High School)
    Application of AI in Climate Change Impact Assessment and Biodiversity Monitoring

     

  3. Britika Aryal (Carleton University, Canada)
    National Wealth, National Growth: Exploring the Economic Impact of Resources

     

  4. Shreedika Poudel (Colonel By Secondary School, Canada)
    From Genomics to Human Kinetics:  AI, Ethics, and Data Governance in Performance

     

  5. Shelina Paudel (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Meta-Analysis on Wearable Fitness Trackers and Cardiovascular Health

     

  6. Aastha Sah (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Exploring the Potential of a Combinatorial Therapy Using Alginate and Prednisone to Treat Inflammation in Ulcerative Colitis
 
11:00 – 12:40 Second (Parallel) Session: Biology and Health (Room: 1110)
Chair: Chuda Lohani (Sussex Research)
 
Presenters:
  1. Sadhana Banjade (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
    A Process Evaluation of Family Care Teams in Newfoundland and Labrador's Primary Health Care System

     

  2. Kusum Sharma (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Understanding Sex-Based Differences in Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

     

  3. Abha Ranjitkar (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Optimization of GlycoGene sgRNA screening of CAR-NK cell

     

  4. Suvesh Kumar Shrestha (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Use of Economic Evaluation for Healthcare Decision-Making: Examples from Studies Informing WHO Guidelines on TB Diagnostics
12:40 – 1:30 LUNCH
 
1:30 – 3:10 Third Session: Forestry and Climate Change
Chair: Dhruba Subedi (Parks Canada)
 
Presenters:
  1. Bibek Bhandari (Université Laval, Canada)
    The impacts of silvicultural, operational and human factors on tree damage during forest operations

     

  2. Shuva Hari Gautam (Université Laval, Canada)
    Abandoned Logging Roads: Environmental Impacts and Strategies for Improved Management

     

  3. Bibek Subedi (Université Laval, Canada)
    Current Applications and Open Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the Forest Products Supply Chain

     

  4. Bhagirath Yogi (South Asia Times, United Kingdom)
    Enhancing Climate Change Risk Communication through a Gender Lens: Insights from Nepal
 
3:10 – 3:25 2nd Health Break (with refreshments)
 
3:25 – 4:40 Fourth Session: Federalism, Endowment and Gender
Chair: Sudeep Acharya (ISED Canada)
 
Presenters:
  1. Basu Sharma (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
    Challenges of Federalism in Nepal

     

  2. Upasna Acharya (University of Waterloo, Canada)
    Unlocking the Potential of Women in Small-scale Fisheries: An Exploration of the Gender –Inclusive Social-Ecological Entrepreneurship for Small-scale Fishers Vulnerability to Viability Transition

     

  3. Birendra Sapkota (Natural Resources Canada, Canada)
    A need of urban soil quality assessment guidelines in Nepal
 
4:40 – 4:55 3rd Health Break (with refreshments)
 
4:55 – 6:10 Fifth Session: Panel Discussion
Moderator:      Bhanu Bhakta Acharya, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa

Title:               Canada-Nepal Relation

Speakers:
1. H.E. Bharat Raj Paudyal, Ambassador of Nepal to Canada, Nepal Embassy, Ottawa,
2. Anup Basnet, PhD, Asst. Professor, Western University, CA
3. Dinesh Gajurel, PhD, Asso. Professor, University of New Brunswick, CA 
 
6:20 – 7:30 DINNER
 

SECOND DAY: SUNDAY 17 AUGUST

 
8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
 
9:00 – 10:15 Sixth Session: Biostatistics and Health
Chair: Sishir Gautam (Government of Canada)
 
Presenters:
  1. Sanjeena Dang (Subedi) (Carleton University, Canada)
    Why the Right Model Matters: Clustering Microbiome Data for Meaningful Insights
     
  2. Ishika Tripathi (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Organizational barriers and enablers to implementing digital palliative care tools in long-term care homes

     

  3. Mahanish Jung Thapa (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    Pan-Cancer Gene Set Enrichment and Gene Ontology Analyses Uncover Biological Processes Linked to Mutational Signatures
 

10:15 – 10:30 4th Health Break (with refreshments)

10:30 – 10:35 Sponsor's Recognition

 
10:35 – 12:15 Seventh Session: Economics, Business & AI
Chair: Hom Nath Gharti (Queen’s University)
 
Presenters:
  1. Bhanu Bhakta Acharya (University of Ottawa, Canada)
    GenAI Tools in Academia: Pedagogical Problems Faced by Canadian Professors

     

  2. Anup Basnet (Western University, Canada)
    Why do Established Companies Appoint Board Observers?

     

  3. Dinesh Gajurel (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
    Remittance-GDP nexus in Nepal

     

  4. Ram C. Acharya (Institute for Nepal’s Prosperity, Canada)
    A Prosperity Agenda for Canada: Addressing the Decline in Living Standards
 
12:15 – 12:45 Annual General Meeting and Closing Remarks
 
12:45 – 1:45 LUNCH