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Janine LeschkeView profile

Professor

• European comparative labour market analysis
• Comparative welfare state analysis
• EU cross-border labour mobility
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Janine Leschke is Professor in Political Economy of Labour Markets at Copenhagen Business School's Department of Management, Society and Communication and a member of CBS Sustainability's Sustainability Governance Group. Her work centers on European labour markets, welfare states, and social policy through institutional and micro-data analysis. Her research focuses on comparative European labour market and welfare state analysis, emphasizing flexibility-security dynamics. Key areas include non-standard employment, job quality, gender disparities, platform work, and social sustainability. She investigates big data and algorithmic impacts on public employment services using institutional frameworks and micro-data. Recent publications (2023-2025) highlight platform work regulation, job quality measurement in digital markets, and intra-EU migration effects on wage structures. Her work consistently examines technological change, social protection, and flexicurity models within European governance. Leschke supervises projects on labour market inequality, digital transformation, migration, and social policy using diverse methodologies. She led the EU Horizon 2020 HECAT project (2020-2023) on disruptive labour market technologies and participates in EUSOCIALCIT, ReNEW, and STYLE through ESPAnet networks. She contributes to CBS's Sustainability Governance Group and European research networks including ESPAnet and Nordic ESPAnet to advance comparative social policy analysis.

Jeppe RichView profile

Professor

• Transport Demand Modeling
• Discrete Choice Models
• Freight Transport Modelling
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Jeppe Rich is a Professor at the Department of Technology, Management and Economics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His primary research focuses on statistical and mathematical modeling applied to transport-related challenges, including transport demand modeling, discrete choice models, freight transport, cost-benefit assessments, and strategic long-term demand models. Rich holds a Mathematical Planning qualification from the University of Aarhus (1989–1995). He has held external positions as a Senior Consultant at Atkins A/S (2001–2002) and as a Researcher at the National Environmental Research Institute (1995–1998). His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11) and climate action (SDG 13). His research interests span transport policy, transportation science, and the application of advanced modeling techniques to address urban mobility challenges. Notable areas include EV infrastructure planning, bicycle network optimization, and cost-benefit analysis of transport projects. He supervises several PhD students in topics like electric freight transport, micromobility safety, and urban charging infrastructure. Rich has published extensively on transport policy, demand modeling, and sustainable mobility solutions. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to solving complex transport challenges, combining engineering, economics, and data science methodologies.

Fariba KarimiView profile

Professor

• Algorithmic Fairness
• Computational Social Science
• Network Science
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Fariba Karimi is a Professor of Social Data Science at Graz University of Technology and leads the Algorithmic Fairness research group at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) in Vienna. Her work sits at the intersection of computational social science, network science, and AI ethics, with a strong focus on fairness, inequality, and bias in algorithmic systems. She holds a PhD in Physics and Computational Science from Umeå University, Sweden (2015), and was a Postdoctoral Researcher at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for Social Sciences, Germany. Her research combines large-scale data analysis, agent-based modeling, and network science to study how social structures and algorithms interact to shape disparities, particularly for underrepresented groups. Computational Social Science Algorithmic Fairness and Bias Network Science and Homophily Digital Humanism Urban Inequality and Implicit Bias Gender and Age Equity in Academia Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on understanding and mitigating algorithmic and structural inequities. Themes include the visibility of minorities in networks, the impact of segregation on health and cognition, gender citation gaps in physics, and the development of fair ranking and recommendation systems. She employs interdisciplinary methods to analyze both digital and real-world social systems. Fariba Karimi has received several prestigious recognitions, including: Young Scientist Award from the German Physical Society (2023) ERC Starting Grant (2024) Nomination for the Hedy Lamarr Award (2021) She leads the 'Humanized Algorithms' project at CSH, funded by the ERC, and co-leads an EU Horizon project (MAMMOth) on multi-criteria fairness in AI. She advises PhD researchers such as Lisette Espín-Noboa and collaborates with institutions like the University of Mannheim and the Centre for Social Sciences. Her work contributes to both academic knowledge and practical solutions for fairer AI systems and more equitable societies.

Renaud LambiotteView profile

Professor

• Network Science
• Complex Systems
• Temporal Networks
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Renaud Lambiotte is Professor of Networks and Nonlinear Systems at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford. He holds a PhD in Physics from Université libre de Bruxelles and has held research and faculty positions at ENS Lyon, Université de Liège, UCLouvain, Imperial College London, and the University of Namur. He is currently an active academic in applied mathematics and network science. His research focuses on complex systems, particularly dynamics on networks, temporal networks, and stochastic processes. He applies these to social and brain networks, data mining, and urban systems. His work bridges theoretical modeling and real-world data, emphasizing the structure and evolution of complex systems. His recent publications demonstrate strong trends in network theory, including hypergraphs, community detection, multidimensional dynamics, and data quality in network interventions. He also explores applications in urban air quality and gentrification, showing a commitment to socially relevant complex systems research. Scientific Awards: Prix Wernaers 2013 Prix Wernaers 2016 Prix Wernaers 2020 Verdickt-Rijdams 2016 de l'Académie royale de langue et de littérature françaises He is the co-founder of L’Arbre de Diane, a publishing initiative at the science-literature interface, which received multiple awards. He teaches advanced courses such as Differential Equations II and Networks. He is affiliated with the Machine Learning and Data Science and the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics research groups. He has authored or co-edited key texts in the field, including A Guide to Temporal Networks and Modularity and Dynamics on Complex Networks , and has published around 130 peer-reviewed articles. His research is supported by ongoing collaborations and active publication output, indicating sustained academic leadership.

Jes FrellsenView profile

Associate Professor

• Statistical Machine Learning
• Generative AI
• Deep Learning
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Jes Frellsen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (DTU) since 2016. Previously, he held academic positions at the IT University of Copenhagen (2016-2019), postdoctoral roles at University of Cambridge (2013-2016) and University of Copenhagen (2011-2013). Education: PhD in Bioinformatics (2011), University of Copenhagen MSc in Bioinformatics (2007), University of Copenhagen BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science (2005), University of Copenhagen EAP Exchange at University of California, Santa Cruz (2004-2005) Research Focus Jes Frellsen specializes in statistical machine learning , particularly generative AI and deep generative models with applications in bioinformatics . His work integrates Bayesian inference , directional statistics , and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods to address challenges in macromolecular structure prediction and missing data imputation . Recent efforts explore uncertainty quantification in image segmentation and generative modeling for materials science. Advising & Collaborations He actively supervises PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in projects spanning news recommendation systems , medical imaging , and 3D structure generation . Collaborations include work with Zoubin Ghahramani (Cambridge) and Thomas Hamelryck (Copenhagen), with contributions to protein structure prediction and statistical methods in structural bioinformatics .

Martin AumüllerView profile

Lecturer

• Algorithms
• Algorithm engineering
• Algorithmic privacy
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Martin Aumüller is a Lecturer in Theoretical Computer Science Algorithms at the IT University of Copenhagen . He serves as Head of Education and Master of Software Design , focusing on algorithm engineering, differential privacy, and similarity search. Research interests include: Algorithm engineering for high-dimensional data Locality-sensitive hashing and nearest neighbor search Privacy-preserving machine learning Fairness in approximate search algorithms Benchmarking and evaluation of similarity search tools Publications trends highlight his work on approximate nearest neighbor search , privacy-preserving techniques , clustering algorithms , and scalable outlier detection in high-dimensional spaces. His recent projects (2024-2025) focus on fairness, differential privacy, and efficient indexing. Grants and projects : DIREC (2020-2025): Digital Research Centre Denmark (Innovation Fund Denmark) DIREC: Bias and Benefit of Approximate Nearest Neighbor Search (2022-2025): Principal Investigator (Innovation Fund Denmark) BARC (2017-2024): Basic Algorithms Research Copenhagen (Villum Fonden) SSS (2014-2019): Scalable Similarity Search (European Commission)

Mads Røge EldrupView profile

Assistant Professor

• Coastal Engineering
• Fluid Dynamics
• Numerical Modeling
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Mads Røge Eldrup is an Assistant Professor at the Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, within the Faculty of Engineering and Science. His research focuses on coastal engineering, wave dynamics, and structural resilience of marine infrastructure. He leads the Ocean and Coastal Engineering Research Group and contributes to the BLUE – Marine & Maritime Research initiative. Research interests include breakwater stability, nonlinear wave modeling, physical model testing, and numerical simulation techniques. Key projects involve the RESCUER initiative (2024-2028) addressing resilient coastal solutions. He has authored/co-authored 46 publications since 2014, with recent work on NL-SORS wave decomposition, submerged bar dynamics, and rock armour stability. He actively participates in international conferences and workshops, including sessions on Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics and nonlinear wavemaker theory. Collaborations span institutions globally, focusing on coastal resilience and hydraulic engineering challenges.

Mogens FosgerauView profile

Professor

• Transport Economics
• Discrete Choice Modeling
• Travel Behavior
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Mogens Fosgerau is a Professor in the Department of Technology, Management and Economics at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), where he conducts research in transport policy and transportation science. His work spans econometrics, travel behavior modeling, and transport economics, contributing to sustainable urban mobility and policy design. Institution: Technical University of Denmark Department: Department of Technology, Management and Economics Email: mogens.fosgerau@econ.ku.dk ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6452-5215 His research focuses on discrete choice modeling, travel time valuation, scheduling preferences, and congestion pricing. He develops theoretical and empirical models to understand how individuals make travel decisions under uncertainty and how these behaviors affect urban transport systems. His work integrates economic theory with data-driven methods, often using large-scale datasets and advanced econometric techniques. The recent trend in his publications highlights innovations in perturbed utility models for route choice, stochastic traffic assignment, and the analysis of induced demand for cycling. His research bridges transportation science, behavioral economics, and operations research, with applications in urban planning and policy evaluation. Scientific awards received include: The International Choice Modeling Conference (ICMC) award for Most Innovative Application (2022) Best Overall Paper Award, ITEA Conference (2015) Best Paper Awards from BIVEC-GIVET (2007), Kuhmo-Nectar (2008) Hedorfs Fonds Pris for Transportforskning (2011) Mogens Fosgerau has supervised PhD students such as Fentie Abegaz and has been involved in multiple externally funded research projects, including URBAN (Innovation Fund Denmark), IRUC (Danish Council for Strategic Research), and Horizon 2020 initiatives. He has also served on review panels, including for the Norwegian Research Council, and contributed to peer review and editorial duties. He is actively engaged in research networks and has presented his work at international conferences. His projects often involve interdisciplinary collaboration with researchers in economics, engineering, and urban planning.

Rebecca Adler-NissenView profile

Professor

• International Relations
• Practice Theory
• Diplomacy
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Rebecca Adler-Nissen is a Professor of International Politics at the Department of Political Science , University of Copenhagen , and Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Copenhagen Centre for Social Data Science (SODAS) . Her academic career spans roles as Associate Professor (2013–2016) and Visiting Scholar at institutions like the University of Sydney and McGill University. She holds a PhD (2009) and MSc (2005) from the University of Copenhagen, along with a diploma from Sciences Po, Paris (2002–2003). Her research intersects International Relations , Practice Theory , and Digital Diplomacy , with theoretical emphasis on International Political Sociology , Stigma , and Norms . She explores how digital technologies reshape diplomacy, focusing on sovereignty , disinformation , and EU integration , particularly through projects like Digital Sovereignty (VELUX) and HOPE (Carlsberg). Her 15 most recent articles (2021–2024) examine topics like digital sovereignty in Gaia-X, blended diplomacy through social media, and contestation of the liberal order . Keywords span International Relations , EU Policy , and Science and Technology Studies . Scientific Awards Distinguished Scholar in Diplomatic Studies EliteForsk Prize Nils Klim Prize Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Silver Medal (2017) Carlsberg Foundation’s Researcher of the Month (2021) She supervises PhD students including Anna Helene Kvist Møller and Nicklas Johansen, and has advised completed candidates like Alexei Tsinovoi and Yevgeniy Golovchenko. Her advisory roles include the Danish Government’s Expert Group on Tech Giants and the Danish Intelligence Oversight Board . She co-leads projects funded by the VELUX Foundation and Carlsberg Foundation .

Asmus Skar ChristiansenView profile

Associate Professor

• Pavement Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Sensing Technologies
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Asmus Skar Christiansen is an Associate Professor in Pavement Engineering at the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark (DTU Sustain). He serves as Head of Study for the Nordic Master in Cold Climate Engineering programme and lectures on pavement engineering, Arctic road construction, and foundation design. His academic career at DTU spans from Postdoc researcher (2017-2019) to Assistant Professor (2020-2023) and current Associate Professor position since 2023. His research centers on pavement technology and geotechnics with specialization in: Development of advanced testing and modeling techniques for pavements Integration of modern sensing technologies in civil infrastructure Computational mechanics for soil-structure interaction Sustainable materials for cold climate engineering Recent work demonstrates a clear shift toward IoT-enabled monitoring systems and data-driven pavement assessment, with 80% of 2023-2025 publications focusing on sensor integration and machine learning applications. Notable scientific contributions include: Creation of open-source datasets (LiRA-CD, RIVA) for road condition modeling Development of thermomechanical models for heated pavements Innovations in waste soil reuse for infrastructure He actively supervises PhD candidates across multiple projects including GREENPIPE (self-sensing pipe systems) and urban pavement analysis, while maintaining industry consultancy through COWI A/S collaborations. Christiansen also contributes to sustainable infrastructure through DTU's alignment with UN SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) and SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities).

Kasper Green LarsenView profile

Professor

• Machine Learning
• Theoretical Computer Science
• Algorithms and Data Structures
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Kasper Green Larsen is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Aarhus University. His research focuses on theoretical computer science, machine learning, algorithms, and data structures. He has made significant contributions to boosting algorithms, PAC learning theory, and computational geometry. His work often bridges algorithm design with complexity theory, addressing challenges in optimization, memory efficiency, and lower bounds analysis. Key research areas include: Algorithmic Learning Theory (e.g., boosting, bagging, and PAC learners) Data Structure Design (e.g., invertible Bloom tables, succinct representations) Computational Complexity (e.g., lower bounds for dynamic and oblivious algorithms) Geometric Algorithms (e.g., hierarchical searching, range queries) Recent publications emphasize foundational advancements in learning theory (e.g., optimal weak-to-strong learning) and data efficiency (e.g., memory-reduced Bloom filters). His work frequently appears in top conferences like IJCAI, ICALP, and SODA, reflecting rigorous theoretical contributions with practical implications.

• Differential Privacy
• Algorithms
• Theoretical Computer Science
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Teresa Anna Steiner serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Southern Denmark, specializing in algorithmic research with emphasis on privacy-preserving computational methods and theoretical computer science. Her research centers on differential privacy mechanisms, where she investigates trade-offs between data utility and privacy guarantees through rigorous analysis of noise injection techniques like Laplace and Gaussian distributions. She extends this work to dynamic graph databases requiring real-time privacy protections and develops novel text indexing approaches for regular expression pattern matching, contributing to foundational advancements in algorithm design for sensitive data environments. Recent 2025 publications reveal a cohesive research trajectory focused on practical implementations of differential privacy across diverse data structures, with particular attention to variance optimization in noise mechanisms, edge-level privacy in evolving graphs, and efficient indexing for textual pattern recognition. These works collectively address critical challenges in balancing computational efficiency with robust privacy guarantees in modern data systems. No scientific awards were documented in the available information. Details regarding student advising or research grant funding were not specified in the provided materials.

Athanasios KoliosView profile

Professor

• Wind Turbine Engineering
• Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering
• Offshore Wind Farms Engineering
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Athanasios Kolios serves as Professor and Head of the Structural Integrity and Loads Assessment section within the Department of Wind and Energy Systems at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). His work focuses on advancing wind energy technology through structural analysis, materials science, and system optimization for both onshore and offshore applications. His primary research domains include wind turbine structural integrity, offshore wind farm layout optimization, and structural health monitoring systems. He investigates critical challenges in operation and maintenance strategies, techno-economic metrics for wind projects, and materials behavior under dynamic loading conditions. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant expertise in Wind Turbine Engineering (100%), Offshore Wind Turbines Engineering (45%), and Offshore Wind Farms Engineering (36%). Recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on data-driven approaches for wind energy systems, including structural optimization algorithms, virtual sensing techniques, and techno-economic assessments of offshore projects. His work consistently bridges theoretical engineering principles with practical industry applications, particularly in Brazilian and European offshore wind contexts. Scientific Awards: No scientific awards were documented in the provided information Professor Kolios actively supervises five PhD candidates across major research initiatives while mentoring Master's students in structural wind energy applications. His research portfolio includes six significant projects addressing critical industry needs: PhD Supervision: Chopard (anomaly interpretation), Piovesan (risk-based technology qualification), Yildirim (floating turbine uncertainty), Rodrigues Faria (autonomous operation), Al-Hagri (offshore structure maintenance) Master's Supervision: Rushil S. Mahajan (monopile buckling analysis) Current Projects: Decision support systems, life cycle cost modeling, floating wind turbine modeling, autonomous operation frameworks, sustainable offshore structure design As section head at DTU Wind and Energy Systems, he leads an internationally collaborative research group focused on structural integrity assessment, load prediction methodologies, and materials innovation for next-generation wind turbines. The team maintains strong industry partnerships and contributes to global wind energy standards development through participation in initiatives like ISSC.

Thomas Lykke AndersenView profile

Associate Professor

• Coastal Engineering
• Wave Energy
• Physical Modeling
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Thomas Lykke Andersen is an Associate Professor and Head of the Ocean and Coastal Engineering Research Group at Aalborg University's Department of the Built Environment within the Faculty of Engineering and Science. His work focuses on coastal engineering, wave energy systems, and physical modeling of marine structures. Key projects include the RESCUER initiative enhancing coastal resilience and leadership in the WaveLab facility. Research interests span breakwater design, wave-structure interactions, and hydraulic engineering. Notable contributions include advancements in wave separation algorithms (NL-SORS), stability analysis of rock armor systems, and offshore wind turbine foundation dynamics. His lab conducts large-scale physical experiments addressing coastal protection challenges. Publications emphasize wave dynamics, overtopping prediction, and innovative coastal infrastructure. Supervision includes one documented PhD student. Media engagements highlight contributions to coastal engineering solutions and university teaching methodologies during the pandemic.

Daniel HardtView profile

Associate Professor

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Artificial Intelligence
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Daniel Hardt serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Management, Society and Communication at Copenhagen Business School. His interdisciplinary research bridges computational linguistics, artificial intelligence, and social analysis, with particular focus on natural language processing applications and theoretical linguistic phenomena. His primary research domains include Computational Linguistics (specializing in ellipsis resolution and sluicing phenomena), Natural Language Processing (developing methods for psychographic classification and sentiment analysis), and Artificial Intelligence (examining large language model capabilities and limitations). Recent work analyzes travel behavior during crises, gender effects in evaluations, and GDPR policy comprehension through NLP techniques. His publications span top venues including Linguistic Inquiry , Tourism Management , and ACL proceedings. Hardt actively engages with practical business applications through 27 media contributions discussing AI implementation, ChatGPT transparency, and data-driven leadership strategies. His academic service includes organizing events like the 2019 "Fake News" conference at CBS and presenting at international venues including JSAI 2024. With 28 supervised academic works documented, he maintains substantial mentoring activity while contributing to public discourse on digital transformation challenges.