Tracking insomnia. Bargaining tools. Safekeeping our rivers. Monster algebra.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 13, 2015
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- Science Newsline, Bright Surf, University Herald, Gizmodo India, Prothom Alo, (e)Science News, The Health Site andMangalorean reprise a story about a Concordia study that uncovers a new way of predicting which individuals are most likely to suffer from insomnia, based on a particular pattern of brain waves. The research, published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, was led by Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, professor in the Department of Exercise Science.
- DSS Resources releases a call for abstracts of several research papers, including one of a JMSB project to develop business negotiation support tools that assist in predicting opponent’s offers. The project in question is led by Réal A. Carbonneau of the InterNeg Research Centre, Rustan Vahidov, chair of the Department of Supply Chain & Business Technology Management and Gregory E. Kersten, professor in the department. The abstract is to be published in the International Journal of Decision Support System Technology.
- Gaia Presse announces the participation of Yves Gélinas, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, in a worldwide research project for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The IAEA project aims to develop tools to better monitor the impact of human activities on the world's great rivers, including the Saint-Lawrence.
- The work of John Mckay, Emeritus Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is mentioned in an article in Quanta Magazine about a connection between number theory, algebra and string theory. The article relates to McKay's study of the "monster group", a huge algebraic object whose existence was the object of debate among mathematicians.