Current students
Oday Aswad 
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PhD in Electronic Business: “An architectural framework for knowledge-intensive service systems” (working title)
Co-Supervision with Prof. Lise Boily
Alexander Chung
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PhD in Management: “A framework for personal learning health systems” (working title)
Co-Supervision with Prof. Pavel Andreev
Grants and awards:
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Lilian and Swee Chua Goh Doctoral Scholarship, 2016
Daoyang Xiao
Master’s Thesis in E-Business Technology: “Modeling resource configuration in ICT enabled service systems” (working title)
Students who have completed their thesis
Soumya Roy 
[Email]
Master’s Thesis in Management: “Competitive Advantage of Knowledge Intensive Service Providers: The Influence of Knowledge Processes”
Co-Supervision with Prof. Greg Richards
Grants and awards:
- Telfer School of Management Research Grant, 2017
- John de la Mothe Admission Scholarship, 2016
- Telfer Research in Management Scholarship, 2016
Wei Chen Li 
[LinkedIn profile]
Master’s Thesis in Computer Science: “Supporting Pathology Process Management with Real-time Business Intelligence”, 2016
Co-Supervision with Prof. Daniel Amyot and Prof. Wojtek Michalowski
Thesis-related publications:
- Lessard, L., Michalowski, M., Chen Li, W., Amyot, D., Halwani, F., Banerjee, D., 2016
“Predictive Analytics to Support Real-Time Management in Pathology Facilities”, Proceedings, AMIA 2016 Annual Symposium, Chicago, IL, (Forthcoming). - Halwani, F., Li, W.C., Banerjee, D., Lessard, L., Amyot, D., Michalowski, W., Giffen, R., 2016
“A real-time dashboard for managing pathology processes”, Journal of Pathology Informatics, 7(24): 35, May.
Chidinma Priscilla Okakwu
Master’s Thesis in E-Business Technology: “Knowledge Management systems support for Value Co-Creation in KIBS Engagement”, 2015
Grants:
- Telfer School of Management Research Fund, 2014-2015
Thesis-related publications:
- Lessard, L., Okakwu, P., 2016
“Enablers and Mechanisms of Value Cocreation in Knowledge-Intensive Business Service Engagements: A Research Synthesis” Proceedings, 2016 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2016), Kauai, HI, January (IEEE Computer Society). - Okakwu, C.P., Lessard, L., 2014
“Knowledge Management System Support for Value Cocreation in KIBS”, Poster Session, CASCON 2014, Toronto, ON, November.
Students who have completed their Master’s project
Olufemi Ebenezer Adeniyi
Master’s Project in E-business Technologies: “Digital Customer Experience: A way to improve customer acquisition and retention”, 2016
Akinola Olasoji
Master’s Project in E-Business Technologies: “Should your business use a cloud-based ERP system?”, 2015
Kedi Zhao
Master’s Project in E-Business Technology: “Evaluating IT Service Management Frameworks for Knowledge Intensive Service Systems”, 2014
Undergraduate students who have worked on a research project with me
Marwan Kashef 
Undergraduate research project part of “Refining and validating modeling requirements for improved value creation in KIBS engagements”, 2014
Grant:
University of Ottawa’s Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
Project-related publication:
Kashef, M., Lessard, L., 2014
“Refining and validating modeling requirements for improved value creation in KIBS engagements”, Poster Session, Symposium PIRPC / UROP 2014, Ottawa, ON, March. Online at uO Research.
Contact: mkash065@uottawa.ca; https://ca.linkedin.com/in/mrmarwankashef
Cassy Aite
Undergraduate research project part of “Refining and validating modeling requirements for improved value creation in KIBS engagements”, 2014
