Vern Glaser, University of Alberta

Research

algorithms business analytics ethnography artificial intelligence values

Latest funding

Decoding the Black Box: Tracing the Inscription of Values in Large Language Models
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$61,102
The Invisible Working Class - Uncovering and Addressing Invisible Marginalization in Organizations
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$59,747
The Rise of Business Analytics: Understanding the Hidden Data Dynamics that are Transforming Business Practices
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$201,837

All 4 grants and awards

Decoding the Black Box: Tracing the Inscription of Values in Large Language Models

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Glaser, Vern L.

Keywords: algorithms; artificial intelligence; values; business analytics

$61,102

The Invisible Working Class - Uncovering and Addressing Invisible Marginalization in Organizations

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Hein, Patricia

Keywords: Inequality; Marginalization; Grand challenges; Diversity; Inclusion; Empowerment; Allyship; Working class; Sustainability; Social issues

$59,747

The Rise of Business Analytics: Understanding the Hidden Data Dynamics that are Transforming Business Practices

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Glaser, Vern L.

Keywords: ethnography; algorithms; business analytics

$201,837

Big Data and the Rise of the Data Scientist

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Glaser, Vern

Keywords: (1) Big Data; (2) Analytics; (3) Professions; (4) Organizational Capabilities; (5) Performativity; (6) Strategy

$53,547

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: algorithms Dear Professor Glaser, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on algorithms connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Decoding the Black Box: Tracing the Inscription of Values in Large Language Models" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]