Ajax Persaud, University of Ottawa

Research

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Latest funding

Accelerating the Digitalization of Canadian Agriculture
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$49,745
Assessing the readiness of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to leverage Big Data analytics
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$119,000
New innovation indicators - integrating survey methodology with web-based data analytics
SSHRC · 2016 · Co-investigator
$67,050

All 4 grants and awards

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Accelerating the Digitalization of Canadian Agriculture

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Persaud, Ajax

Keywords: technology adoption; digitalization; technology strategies; agriculture; government policy;

$49,745

Assessing the readiness of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises to leverage Big Data analytics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Persaud, Ajax

Keywords: Big Data; analytics; web presence; webscaping; SMEs; framework; Canada

$119,000

New innovation indicators - integrating survey methodology with web-based data analytics

Co-investigatorSSHRC2016Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Schillo, R. Sandra

Keywords: (1) innovation; (2) industry; (3) big data

$67,050

GLOBAL LANDSCAPE - Big data analytics: accelerating innovation and value creation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2016Knowledge Synthesis Grants

Principal investigators: Persaud, Ajax

$25,000

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 Persaud, 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 "Accelerating the Digitalization of Canadian Agriculture" (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]