{"id":768,"date":"2021-10-06T07:59:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T07:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/?page_id=768"},"modified":"2022-11-28T03:24:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T03:24:25","slug":"institutes-and-centres","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/research\/institutes-and-centres\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"768\" class=\"elementor elementor-768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8be152b elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8be152b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3b8537\" data-id=\"e3b8537\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e23be6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e23be6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-444a689\" data-id=\"444a689\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-105d808 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"105d808\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Centres<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-02fd0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02fd0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9b8e2d\" data-id=\"a9b8e2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f8cb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04f8cb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wDYxhc\" lang=\"en-AU\" data-md=\"61\"><div class=\"LGOjhe\" role=\"heading\" data-attrid=\"wa:\/description\" aria-level=\"3\" data-hveid=\"CBAQAA\"><span class=\"ILfuVd\"><span class=\"hgKElc\">SOST is keen to continue quality research with local and international collaboration. Because we believe international collaboration enables researchers to access additional, often specific, expertise, gain new perspectives on research and build strong academic relationships with others in the field, which for early stage researchers and also a young school such as SOST can be key to career development.<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g\"><div data-hveid=\"CBMQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwjFx5u3qs_zAhVgwTgGHfWQBusQFSgAegQIExAA\"><div class=\"tF2Cxc\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35b7eb8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35b7eb8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a110751\" data-id=\"a110751\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab24814 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab24814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOST Research Grant Achievement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96154c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96154c9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-834020c\" data-id=\"834020c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37cdb74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"37cdb74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PACAM2-1024x682-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PACAM2-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PACAM2-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/PACAM2-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4c694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4c694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Honorable US Ambassador, Ms. Judith Cefkin with USAiD Executive, Director Climate Change , Government of Fiji\u00a0 and The UniFiji SOST research team in the US$404,729.00 grant opening ceremony\u00a0 April 13, 2015.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/pacam\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d0d1d3\" data-id=\"9d0d1d3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0142d06\" data-id=\"0142d06\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46642df elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46642df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/USAID-UOF-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/USAID-UOF-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/USAID-UOF-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/USAID-UOF-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/USAID-UOF.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9616ce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9616ce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>USAID Pacific Islands Acting Senior Development Advisor Patrick Bowers awards the grant certificate of <span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; display: inline !important; float: none;\">FJ$ 733,000 <\/span>to Professor Tupeni Baba, Dean of the School of Humanities and Arts, University of Fiji on Oct. 14, 2021.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/fj.usembassy.gov\/us-government-grant-to-enhance-food-security-in-fiji\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6dc4438 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6dc4438\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bcee68\" data-id=\"3bcee68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c382d52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c382d52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SOST Research Centres<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a311994 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a311994\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e6f3e\" data-id=\"80e6f3e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-371d33c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"371d33c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our research centres are internationally renowned for the environmental science, renewable energy, software engineering, security, AI and machine learning. We believe nothing is more important than research to survive in this competitive and challenging world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4508b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4508b6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cba707\" data-id=\"6cba707\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8e4d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f8e4d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px;font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-weight: 400;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;text-align: justify\">Centre for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (CCCEESD)<\/h3><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57dd3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57dd3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Centre for Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (CCCEESD) at the University of Fiji was established by the University Council to strengthen research capacity, policy making, planning and sustainable development in areas of climate change, energy and environment. It showcases University of Fiji at regional level and enhances strategic alliances with stakeholders with a view to collaborate research, consultancies and attracting regional students. The centre will provide long term research on the causes and consequences of climate change in order to foster the creation of knowledge in this multidisciplinary science.<\/p><h3>Goals and Objectives<b><\/b><\/h3><p>The main goals and objectives of the Centre are: research\/ analysis of emerging issues in renewable energy and climate change; monitor global and national climate variability and change; prepare a highly-qualified team of researchers with the primary objective of achieving excellence in research, training and dissemination; offer postgraduate programmes and opportunities for research in strategic areas such as natural resource management and climate change; and, to establish links with institutions and research organizations in developed and developing countries.<\/p><h3>News and Events<\/h3><p>The Centre has established a new Masters Programme in Renewable Energy Management which will begin in semester 1, 2017. The programme is offered to\u00a0offered in the face to face mode and is available to Bachelor of Science graduates with backgrounds in Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science and Engineering as well people who have good experience in the Renewable Energy Management sector.<\/p><p>The University of Fiji in collaboration with University of Alicante, Spain, University of Papua New Guinea, PNG and European Commission (EC) undertook the Project RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE PACIFIC: DEVELOPING SKILLS AND CAPACITY (EPIC). The duration of the project was 3 years with the total budget of 469403.92 Euros out of which 398993.33 Euros is sponsored by European Commission (EC). \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The project started in the month October 2013 and the first visit to attend the Kick Off meeting at University of Alicante, Spain in November 2013.<\/p><p>The objective of the project was to:<\/p><p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 establish the Centre of Renewable Energy (CORE)<\/p><p>\u2022\u00a0\u00a0 develop Masters in Renewable Energy Management (REM)<\/p><p>For more information can be found on EPIC website: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epic-project.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.epic-project.eu\/<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6c06a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef6c06a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Contact Person<\/span><\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Dr. Sekove Vodo<\/strong><br><span style=\"color: #808080;\">PhD, MBioRes, BSc<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Lecturer Chemistry<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Phone: 679 6640600 ext 139<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Fax: +679 6640700<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Email:<\/span> <a href=\"mailto:sekovev@unifiji.ac.fj\">sekovev@unifiji.ac.fj<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Ramendra Prasad<\/strong><br>PhD; MSc; BSc GCEd; Dip Ed<br>Senior Lecturer, Department of Science<br>Phone: +679 6640600 ext: 163<br>Fax: +679 6640700<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:ramendrap@unifiji.ac.fj\">ramendrap@unifiji.ac.fj<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0ca6b3\" data-id=\"d0ca6b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17f7b48\" data-id=\"17f7b48\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b7bbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88b7bbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 15px;font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-weight: 400;font-size: 20px;font-style: normal;letter-spacing: normal;text-indent: 0px;text-transform: none;white-space: normal;text-align: justify\">Centre of Smart Technologies (CST)<\/h3><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bc5a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bc5a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the last century, ICT has become a key contributing factor towards economic growth in both advanced and developing countries. In the knowledge economy, information circulates at the international level through trade in goods and services, direct investment, technology flows, and the movement of people. As a result, ICT has been placed at the heart of economic changes in many countries. ICT sector plays an important role, notably by contributing to rapid technological progress and productivity growth for any country. The use of ICT such as smart phones, internet applications, game technologies, various computer attachments and software programs have resulted in many positive changes in our modern society. These changes have not just been of a technical nature but more importantly of a structural nature. Majority of the organizations in today\u2019s society has advanced and this has a huge impact on our daily lives. Our current ICT community however, has yet to reach its expectation level. Therefore, the continuation of research and innovation in ICT has become a continuous process. You may consider Centre of Smart Technologies at The University of Fiji would be the right platform to start your research and innovation in ICT.<\/p><h3>Goals and Objectives<b><\/b><\/h3><p>The goals of this center are:<\/p><ul><li>To develop a nationally and internationally recognized center of excellence in ICT;<\/li><li>To provide an environment for the development and retention of productive faculty;<\/li><li>To facilitate the training of students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and community members; and<\/li><li>To encourage the development of translational and applied research with funding from local industries, federal agencies and international communities.<\/li><\/ul><p>The CST research outcome will provide high innovative research that will encourage recruitment of high quality graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from the general public, industry sectors as well as internationally. This center will fascinate to exchange well known researchers idea for UniFiji\u2019s research community and will highly involve exploring ICT education for those who never even got an opportunity to explore modern ICT equipments. The location of the center adjacent to the Fiji Islands will also facilitate interactions to develop a research relationship in the Asia-Pacific regions.<\/p><h3>News and Events<\/h3><p>The Centre has added skill to SOST graduate students who are currently leading ICT teams in the local and and international industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abadc36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abadc36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Contact Person<\/span><\/strong>:<\/h3><p><strong>Dr A B M Shawkat Ali<\/strong><br \/>PhD (Monash Uni); MPhil; MSc; BSc; SMIEEE<\/p><p>Professor in Data\u00a0 Science<\/p><p>Phone: +679 6640600 ext: 163<br \/>Fax: +679 6640700<\/p><p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:shawkata@unifiji.ac.fj\">shawkata@unifiji.ac.fj<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bca43a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bca43a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1344815\" data-id=\"1344815\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a77859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a77859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CST Graduate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f046b6f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f046b6f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3653e\" data-id=\"bc3653e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b89e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"06b89e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_0096.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1134\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_0096.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/DSC_0096-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cb0adb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cb0adb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Sana Nisha<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Software Engineer, Fiji Sugar Corporation, Fiji<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-820745a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"820745a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"851\" height=\"611\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jashnil-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2307\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jashnil-1.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jashnil-1-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jashnil-1-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4185221 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4185221\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jashnil Kumar<\/p><p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sales Account Executive &amp; Professional Service\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consultant, Datec Fiji PTE Ldt, Fiji.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ab30b\" data-id=\"c6ab30b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c32c298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c32c298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mish-III.jpg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-2071\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mish-III.jpg 410w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Mish-III-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd42d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cd42d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #76767f; 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display: inline !important; float: none;\">Digicel Pacific, Fiji<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-022a0dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"022a0dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"459\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ashwini-Kartika.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2541\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ashwini-Kartika.jpg 459w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ashwini-Kartika-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-321b178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"321b178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ashwini Kartika<\/p><p>Application Developer, Telecom Fiji Limited<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a57addd\" data-id=\"a57addd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a71d039 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a71d039\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47941-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47941-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47941-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47941-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.unifiji.ac.fj\/sost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47941.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ca22ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ca22ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Avneel Prasad<\/p><p>Senior Software Engineer, Fiji Sugar Corporation, Fiji<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Centres SOST is keen to continue quality research with local and international collaboration. 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