Ken Barker, University of Calgary

Research

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Latest papers

An experimental comparison of fuzzy logic and analytic hierarchy process for medical decision support systems.
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine · 2011
Finding differentially expressed genes for pattern generation.
Bioinformatics (Oxford, England) · 2005 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Blockchain Summit: Challenges and Opportunities
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$24,798
Privacy in Context
NSERC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$120,000
Privacy preserving database system
NSERC · 2007 · Principal investigator
$130,000

All 5 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

An experimental comparison of fuzzy logic and analytic hierarchy process for medical decision support systems.

Uzoka FM, Obot O, Barker K, Osuji J

Computer methods and programs in biomedicine2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.06.003 PMID: 20633949

02

Finding differentially expressed genes for pattern generation.

Abul O, Alhajj R, Polat F, Barker K

Bioinformatics (Oxford, England)2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/bioinformatics/bti189 PMID: 15608049

Blockchain Summit: Challenges and Opportunities

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Connect Grants Level 3

Principal investigators: Barker, Kenneth

$24,798

Privacy in Context

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barker, Ken

$120,000

Privacy preserving database system

Principal investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barker, Kenneth

$130,000

Incorporating semantics in mobile database design

Principal investigatorNSERC2002Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barker, Kenneth

$125,000

Capturing semantics in legacy systems using formal methods

Principal investigatorNSERC1998Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Barker, Kenneth

$73,040

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

Frequent collaborators

Reda Alhajj

Computer Science

1 shared papers, latest 2005

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