Midori Ogasawara, University of Victoria

Research

Read how they describe their research on their University of Victoria profile.

Surveillance technology identification biometrics colonialism data justice

Latest funding

How to Resist Addiction by Design (H2RABD): Cultivating Critical Play for a Gamblified Era
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$386,409
Post/Pandemic Smartphone Surveillance in East Asia: The Expansion, Efficacy, Experiences and Exits
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$42,581

All 2 grants and awards

No publications available.

How to Resist Addiction by Design (H2RABD): Cultivating Critical Play for a Gamblified Era

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: French, Martin A.

$386,409

Post/Pandemic Smartphone Surveillance in East Asia: The Expansion, Efficacy, Experiences and Exits

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Ogasawara, Midori

Keywords: surveillance; COVID-19; smartphone; personal data; public health; digital technology; contract tracing apps; China; South Korea; Japan

$42,581

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: Surveillance Dear Professor Ogasawara, 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 surveillance 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 "Post/Pandemic Smartphone Surveillance in East Asia: The Expansion, Efficacy, Experiences and Exits" (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]