High Performance Computing System
The HPC of BDSRC is set up to meet the demand of faculty and students of CoSS on researches or instructions about data science, quantitative analysis, artificial intelligence, etc.
The GARC is a research platform fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and scholarly dialogue among faculty at National Taiwan University. It comprises six research clusters: (1) Family, Gender, and Population; (2) Ethnicity and Migration; (3) Global Economy and Local Inequalities; (4) Civil Society and Social Movements; (5) Urban Development and Governance; and (6) Global Culture, Religion, and Consumption. Actively promoting international collaboration, GARC enhances the global presence and impact of Taiwanese researchers. Key members include Associate Professors Yu-Hua Chen (Bio-Industry Communication and Development) and Li-Ling Huang (Building and Planning), as well as Professors Jinn-Yuh Hsu, Shiuh-Shen Chien, and Tsung-Yi Huang (Geography).
Study on Climate Change Risk Assessment for Business (CCRAB)
Countries around the world have been facing the threat of extreme disasters in recent years, including extreme rainfall, high temperatures, and droughts. Various kinds of losses, their frequency, and the amounts of losses have shown an obvious upward trend. In addition to the direct economic losses caused by disasters, the recovery, reconstruction, and financial problems faced by the governments of various countries are severe challenges after the catastrophe. The impact of the huge losses caused by climate change on the financial system for industries has become more and more obvious, exposing banking and insurance firms to credit and compensation risks. In response to the increasing risks of climate disasters, the industries have begun to follow the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to introduce the concept of climate-related financial disclosure. It is expected that through the promotion of TCFD-aligned disclosures, a comprehensive understanding of the risks and possible opportunities of climate change will be achieved.
Issue-oriented Big Data Analyses on Social Inclusion and Smart Governance: This project covers three specific topics: (1) young adults' employment, marriage and childbirth, (2) low birth rates, and (3) elderly care and welfare. It will build a database comprised of merged administrative data from multiple government departments, cultivate a multi-disciplinary talent pool, and help achieve the policy goal of evidence-based governance. In response to the concerns raised by the Executive Yuan meeting on Taiwan’s low birth rates, this project will utilize merged administrative data, combined with data from planned large-scale youth surveys to empirical evaluate the existing related public schemes, and our results are expected to connote succinct policy implications.
The College of Social Sciences was allocating administrative resources to assist in establishing the Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center. The center will develop interdisciplinary resilience indicators to enhance public awareness, identify structural weaknesses, and track resilience development. Through the discussion and reflection on indicator construction, comprehensive research topics will be formulated, and five interdisciplinary research teams will be tasked with their execution.