{"id":1304,"date":"2020-11-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/?p=1304"},"modified":"2026-01-27T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T22:36:43","slug":"dr-wei-shi-receives-nserc-alliance-covid-19-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/2020\/dr-wei-shi-receives-nserc-alliance-covid-19-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Wei Shi receives NSERC Alliance COVID-19 Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Dr. Wei Shi receives NSERC Alliance COVID-19 Grant\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">November 4th, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/News-20201104-Dr.-Wei-Shi-receives-NSERC-Alliance-COVID-19-Grant-320x320.jpg\" alt=\"News 20201104 - Dr. Wei Shi receives NSERC Alliance COVID-19 Grant\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/News-20201104-Dr.-Wei-Shi-receives-NSERC-Alliance-COVID-19-Grant-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/News-20201104-Dr.-Wei-Shi-receives-NSERC-Alliance-COVID-19-Grant-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csit\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/74\/2025\/05\/News-20201104-Dr.-Wei-Shi-receives-NSERC-Alliance-COVID-19-Grant.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Wei Shi has developed a contact tracing app that uses Bluetooth technology to identify exposure to COVID-19 without collecting personal information. Dr. Shi received an NSERC Alliance Grant for her work on the app, which transmits an encrypted message that is received by nearby phones. The only information that is included is the date and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/story\/covid-19-and-privacy-concerns-new-tracing-app-doesnt-collect-user-data\/\">Carleton Research Office<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November 4th, 2020 Dr. Wei Shi has developed a contact tracing app that uses Bluetooth technology to identify exposure to COVID-19 without collecting personal information. Dr. Shi received an NSERC Alliance Grant for her work on the app, which transmits an encrypted message that is received by nearby phones. 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