Break

I am on a short break from school (after completing the IT Data Communiications course on schedule). I decided that a break was best...so I could pack, move, and take care of other business without worrying about school papers and deadlines.

At this time, I am also thinking of the best way to proceed with some new project ideas. One idea is to review and analyze decisions on the HGTV show Love It Or List It. (decision-making / decision  support is my main research area). There are a lot of interesting decisions on that show - not only decisions by clients (who have to choose between (a) an updated home that was custom designed/renovated to solve some of their reported problems and (b) a carefully selected new home that would also solve some of their problems) but by the designers as well (who frequently have to deal with costly surprises, and so on). Maybe I'll put a proposal together. The project could develop an algorithm to recommend a decision based on financials or other logic. This could be a team effort.

Funding for decision-making research

I submitted the assignment on Monday. Everything is pretty much back on track.

I spent some time today reviewing funding opportunities for decision-making research (one of my topic areas - see: https://fahmeenaodettaresearchsummary.tumblr.com/). Some resources:

Funding for Decision Science Research: Negotiating the Maze
http://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2006/06/funding-decision-science-research-negotiating-maze

Decision, Risk and Management Sciences  (DRMS), National Science Foundation
https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5423

https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09544/nsf09544.htm

https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/climate-change/data-and-decision-making-support/

https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/sl001091.pdf

http://www.nordp.org/funding-opportunities

https://www.grants.gov/

https://www.federalregister.gov/

July 11: Decision making during crises: Prospect theory and China's foreign policy crisis behavior after the cold war
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/node/33565
(...need to find more foreign resources/opportunities)


I need to work on getting my projects on the desks of potential donors/funding sources. In other words, more people need to know about my projects. I am sure some organization out there would be interested.