Jian Zhang, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest funding

The AI Value Chain: Disruption, Openness, and Integration
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$113,410
From mine to client: improving the performance, robustness and resilience of mineral supply chain logistics systems
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$135,000
The Impact of Decentralized Autonomous Organization on Data Economy
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$45,422

All 3 grants and awards

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The AI Value Chain: Disruption, Openness, and Integration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Zhang, Jian

$113,410

From mine to client: improving the performance, robustness and resilience of mineral supply chain logistics systems

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Lamghari, Amina A

Keywords: data analytics; digital intelligence; information technology; logistics and transport; mineral supply chains; optimisation; uncertainty and risk management

$135,000

The Impact of Decentralized Autonomous Organization on Data Economy

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Zhang, Jian

Keywords: Decentralized Autonomous Organization; Privacy; Anonymous system; Analytics; Smart contract; Blockchain; Artificial Intellegence; platform-mediated networks; Mechanism design; Welfare analysis

$45,422

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 Dear Professor Zhang, 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 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 "The AI Value Chain: Disruption, Openness, and Integration" (2025), 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]