Jason Ryan Thompson
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Research

Conference Papers

• Email Voting in Indiana Elections
  E-Vote-ID 2018
  JR Thompson
  
  • 2018/10
  • Bregenz, Austria
  • The State of Indiana currently manages a vote by email system for overseas and military residents in all state and federal elections. This system, which requires voters to waive their right to privacy, introduces several problems which impede traditional pillars of modern democracies, namely ballot secrecy and electronic privacy. This paper explores the impetus for creating this system, the security implications for running a vote by email service, and the ramifications on voters that use such a system.

Conferences

• Undefined Limit: Mapping the Ambiguous Boundaries of Dronning Maud Land
  SC-HASS Conference 2019: Antarctic Connections at the End of the World
  JR Thompson
  
  • 2019/04
  • Ushuaia, Argentina
  • This paper will examine political maps of the Antarctic continent created by Norwegian government agencies and maps used by Norwegian media to analyze how the government and people of Norway visualized their Antarctic claim over time. Particular attention will be paid to maps in the Norwegian Polar Institute’s digital archive that best represent the Norwegian government’s view on the extent of their claim as well as maps used by the public broadcaster NRK to report Antarctic news to the citizens of Norway. Secondary consideration will be given to maps created by other Antarctic states to see if Norway’s interpretation of its Antarctic territorial boundaries conform with its neighbors. The results of this study will provide a view into how the Kingdom of Norway’s own interpretation of the extent of Dronning Maud Land evolved over time. It will also examine how these ever-changing boundaries affect the strength of the Antarctic Treaty System as a whole with emphasis on the enforcement of Article IV of the Antarctic Treaty.
• G7 Science and Technology Ministers' Meeting
  G7 茨城・つくば科学技術大臣会合
  • 2016/05
  • Tsukuba, Japan
  • Ibaraki Prefecture Delegation Member
• G7 Science and Technology Ministers' Meeting Kickoff
  
  • 2016/02
  • Tsukuba, Japan
  • Panelist for "High School Science and Technology Summit"
  • ハイスクール科学技術サミットのパネリスト
• Top Global University Project Kickoff Symposium
  
  • 2015/02
  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Panelist for "What We Expect from the Top Global Universities: Conversations with Super Global High Schools"

Reports

• Global Leader Survey: United States
  T Hirose, JR Thompson
  
  • 2016/09
  • Tsukuba, Japan
  • Chapter in "International Comparative Survey on Global Mindset, Competencies and PPDAC for High School Students Among 10 Countries"
  • Published by the Education Bureau of the Laboratory Schools, University of Tsukuba

Education

Postgraduate

• Master of Science (Public Sector Innovation & E-Governance)
  Catholic University of Leuven (KU Leuven)
  University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)
  Tallinn University of Technology (Tallinna Tehnikaülikool)
  • 2017/10 - 2019/09
  • Leuven, Belgium
  • Münster, Germany
  • Tallinn, Estonia
  • E-Government-In-Exile: Non-Territorial State Continuity Using Data Embassies
  • Joint master program funded by the European Commission's Erasmus Mundus program held at three universities in the European Union.
  • Focused on public sector technology development and implementation (database management, e-governance, enterprise architecture), public administration and policy, and project management.

Undergraduate

• Bachelor of Arts (International Social Sciences)
  学士（国際社会科学）
  University of Tsukuba (筑波大学)
  • 2013/10 - 2017/08
  • Tsukuba, Japan
  • Polar Theatre: The Evolution of Acts of Sovereignty in the Norwegian Antarctic
  • Studied in a multidisciplinary program in the social sciences with a focus on political science, law, and international relations.
• Bachelor of Science (Networking)
  Indiana Institute of Technology
  • 2005/08 - 2009/05
  • Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
  • Four years of coursework combining a CCNA networking based curriculum, ethics, and the humanities.
  • Focused on the installation and management of Cisco network & telecommunications infrastructure and equipment.
  • Trained in programming logic & languages including Perl, PHP, and MySQL.

Teaching

• Trainer @ World Federation of United Nations Associations
  • 2017/07 - 2019/05
  • Agra, India
  • Suwon, South Korea
  • United Nations, New York, United States
  • Performed various roles in relation to organizing Model United Nations conferences for elementary to university students including working as a trainer & a senior conference manager.
  • Instructed students on a set curriculum teaching United Nations procedure and negotiation.
• Language Teacher @ Shire English School
  • 2013/11 - 2015/03
  • Tsukuba, Japan
  • Taught basic English to Japanese children and adults in a one-on-one environment.
• Instructor @ Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
  • 2013/02 - 2013/04
  • Warsaw, Indiana, United States
  • Taught 'HTML 5: Basic' for IPFW's Division of Continuing Studies (Warsaw Campus).