Foundations & Engagements

A consolidated view of research/advisory work shaping how I approach data & AI.

Spanning 2010–2020 (research) and 2011–2017 (advisory), with occasional pro bono since.

Research Foundations

Funded Academic Research Projects

  • The Development of Mutual Embeddedness of Social Structure of Ethnic Groups in Multiethnic Countries — Department of Sociology & IAS, Zhejiang University (Zhejiang, China); PI: Zhixiang Jian; 2020+.
  • Ethnicity and Human Resources Management Practice in Chinese Minority‑inhabited Regions — IAS, Zhejiang University (Zhejiang, China); $17,000 CAD (Fellowship grant); 2019.
  • Career Development for Ethnic Minority Employees in Organizations in Chinese Ethnic Areas — Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University (funded by China Scholarship Council); $25,920 CAD; 2017–2018.
  • Georgia in the Context of the New Silk Road Economic Belt — China Overseas Development Research Center, CUFE; $4,000 CAD; 2015–2016.
  • Career Development of Minority Ethnic Group Members in Tibet Autonomous Region — State Ethnic Affairs Commission of China (Beijing, China); $4,000 CAD; 2013–2014.
  • Development of and Financial Support for Tibetan Industries with Local Advantages — China Tibetology Research Center (Beijing, China); PI: Shiding Liu; 2013.
  • Tibetan Thangka Industry Development Research — China Tibetology Research Center (Beijing, China); PI: Danzeng‑Lunzhu; 2012.

Funded International Cooperative Projects

  • Strategic Management Teaching Project — State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China (Beijing, China); $6,000 CAD annually (joint with Maurice Yolles, LJMU, 2015–2016); $10,000 (joint with Paul Iles, GCU, 2017); 2015–2017.
  • Cultural Management and Leadership — State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of China (Beijing, China); $6,000 CAD annually (joint with Michael Robin Sebastian Green, University College Cork); 2016–2017.

Advisory & Pro Bono (Selected)

Funded Teaching‑Oriented Projects

  • Establishment of Teaching Materials for Graduate‑level Courses — Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, USTB (Beijing, China); $6,000 CAD; 2014–2016.
  • Teaching Materials Establishment Project Under the 12th Five‑year Plan — University of Science and Technology Beijing (Beijing, China); $4,000 CAD; 2014–2016.
  • Establishment of 1st Teaching Demonstration Courses Taught in English — University of Science and Technology Beijing (Beijing, China); $4,000 CAD; 2012–2014.

Funded Enterprise Research Projects

  • Mongolian Teaching and Administrative Staff in the Educational and Training Sector of Inner Mongolia — Hohhot Victory (Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China); $12,000 CAD; 2016–2017.
  • Optimization of the HRM System in the Power Transmission and Distribution Industry in Inner Mongolia — Huabiao Power Transmission & Distribution Industry Engineering Corp. (Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China); $8,000 CAD; 2016–2017.
  • Optimization of Performance Management and Corporate Culture — Hainan Hongta Co., Ltd (Haikou, Hainan, China); $16,000 CAD; 2015–2016.
  • Establishment of Performance Management and Compensation System — Beijing Ri‑Chang Catering Corporation (Beijing, China); $4,000 CAD; 2011–2013.

Publications