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Graeme BraggView profile

Teaching Professor

• Parallel Computing
• Event-driven Systems
• Bioinformatics
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Dr Graeme Bragg is a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Southampton within the Department of Electronics and Computer Science . His work spans teaching, research, and technical development with a focus on event-driven computing, bioinformatics, and computational modeling. He actively supervises PhD students and collaborates on interdisciplinary projects. Research Interests: Parallel computing, event-driven systems, genotype imputation, Petri net simulations, subglacial hydrology modeling Teaching: Specializes in hardware description languages and computational methods for engineering students Technical Expertise: RISC-V architecture, FPGA acceleration, bespoke compute fabric development His recent publications demonstrate expertise in applying event-driven computing to diverse problems including: 2025: Automated marking systems for SystemVerilog labs 2025: Seasonal dynamics in subglacial hydrology 2023: Genotype imputation using custom hardware 2022: Optimization algorithms and graph analysis Current research explores: Custom RISC-V FPGA clusters for bioinformatics Event-triggered systems for scientific simulations Parallel computing solutions for molecular modeling Contact: gmb@ecs.soton.ac.uk | +44 23 8059 2784

Pascal VincentView profile

Associate Professor

• Machine Learning
• Representation Learning
• Deep Learning
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Pascal Vincent is an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Operational Research , University of Montreal, and a key member of the Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms (MILA) . He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Montreal and has been pivotal in advancing machine learning and artificial perception. Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Montreal, 2003) His research spans machine learning , deep learning , representation learning , and neural networks , focusing on unsupervised methods and geometrically inspired algorithms. He explores how intelligent systems can autonomously build meaningful representations from raw data, driven by principles like the manifold hypothesis . Key projects include generative stochastic networks , contractive autoencoders , and high-dimensional sequence transduction . His work has resulted in 15+ recent publications in top venues like NIPS, ICML, and CVPR. Scientific Awards : Best student-paper award at ICML 2012 Honorable mention at NIPS 2011 Funded by FCI, FRQNT, CRSNG, CIFAR, and IBM Pascal has supervised 15+ doctoral and Master’s students , including Florian Bordes, Tom Bosc, and Nicolas Boulanger-Lewandowski, across topics like representation learning and generative models . He is also a co-founder of the UNIQUE (Union Neurosciences & Intelligence Artificielle Québec) research consortium.

Andrea ManicaView profile

Professor

• Evolutionary Ecology
• Population Genetics
• Species Distribution Models
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Prof Andrea Manica is a Professor of Evolutionary Ecology and Deputy Head of Department (Research) at the University of Cambridge, Department of Zoology. Her research spans ecological and evolutionary time scales, integrating climate reconstructions, paleontological data, ecological datasets, and genetic information to understand species' responses to environmental change. Research Areas: Population Genetics, Species Distribution Models, Paleoclimate Reconstructions, Human Evolutionary Ecology Key Tools: Development of open-source R packages like tidypopgen and tidygenclust for population genetics and data analysis Focus Taxa: Seabirds (albatrosses, petrels), sharks, turtles, bears, and Homo sapiens Her work addresses questions such as: How do animals adapt movement strategies to changing environments using tracking data? What drives range changes and genetic differentiation in species like leopards and giraffes? How did climatic shifts influence human evolution, migration, and cultural innovations? What computational tools can interrogate large datasets across space and time? Her interdisciplinary approach combines computational models, fieldwork, and collaborations with institutions like the British Antarctic Survey.

Mohammed J. ZakiView profile

Professor

• Data Mining
• Machine Learning
• Graph-structured Data Analysis
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Mohammed J. Zaki is a Professor and Department Head at the Department of Computer Science , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute . He co-directs the NSF IUCRC Center for Research Towards Advancing Financial Technologies (CRAFT) and has authored the textbook Data Mining and Machine Learning (2nd Ed, Cambridge University Press, 2020). Research Focus : Novel data mining techniques for graph-structured and textual data with applications in bioinformatics, personal health, and financial analytics. Leadership : Co-chair of BIOKDD workshops, Associate Editor for multiple journals, and Program Co-chair for SIGKDD, SDM, ICDM, and other top conferences. Scientific Awards include: EDBT'24 Test of Time Award NSF CAREER Award DOE Early Career Award HP Innovation Research Award Google Faculty Research Award Fellowships: IEEE, ACM, AAAS, SIAM Recent Publications highlight advancements in: Knowledge Graph Completion with Directed Attention Multi-Sense Embeddings for Language Models Financial Trend Prediction via Graph Neural Networks Health-Guided Recipe Recommendation Systems Triplet Interaction in Molecular Graph Learning Temporal Personal Health Data Analysis

Anna C. BalazsView profile

Professor

• Soft matter theory
• Polymer physics
• Smart materials
• +4 more

Anna C. Balazs is Distinguished Professor and John A. Swanson Chair of Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, with an adjunct appointment in Chemistry and visiting professorships at Scripps Research Institute, UT-Austin and Oxford University. In 2025 she receives the €10,000 Gutenberg Research Award from Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) for her pioneering theoretical work on smart soft materials. She earned an A.B. in Physics from Bryn Mawr College (1975) and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from MIT (1981), followed by post-doctoral research at Brandeis, MIT and UMass. Research interests span theoretical and computational soft-matter physics, focusing on: Statistical-mechanical modelling of polymer blends and composites Self-oscillating and chemo-responsive hydrogels Active matter, enzyme-powered swimmers and self-propelling sheets Self-healing, shape-morphing and bio-inspired materials Computer simulation of colloidal and interfacial phenomena Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a clear trend toward integrating chemistry, fluid mechanics and elasticity to create life-like, autonomous soft machines. Key contributions include: Harnessing enzyme pumps to drive macroscopic sheet locomotion Designing chemically communicating micro-post arrays Creating dissipative materials with programmable, hierarchical 3-D architectures Scientific awards include: Gutenberg Research Award 2025 Polymer Physics Prize, American Physical Society SF Boys-A. Rahman Award, Royal Society of Chemistry Langmuir Lectureship Award, American Chemical Society Election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2021) She serves on the Advisory Board of the DOE-BES Materials Council and on editorial boards for Langmuir , Soft Matter and Polymer Reviews . Her group collaborates closely with experimental teams world-wide, including the DFG-NSF “Confine” partnership with JGU and the CoM2Life Cluster of Excellence initiative.

Julien DiogoView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Neuromarketing
• Consumer Behavior
• Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
• +5 more

Julien Diogo serves as Adjunct Professor at Polytechnic Institute of Viseu's School of Education of Viseu since 2020, teaching Market Analysis, Consumer Behavior, Strategic Communication, and Innovation/Creativity courses. He concurrently holds Visiting Professor positions at ISAG (Higher Institute of Administration and Management) since 2018 for Executive MBA programs and was Professor of Organizational Communication at ISCA-UA (2022-2023). His academic roles extend to Visiting Facilitator positions at Brazil's Personal Branding Academy and ISLA's Postgraduate Program in Innovation. His educational background includes: PhD in Communication Sciences (in progress, 2023-2026) at University of Coimbra Specialization in Teacher and Trainer Training (2022-2023) from Employment and Training Institute of Braga Marketing Specialist title (2019) from Polytechnic Institute of Viseu Master's in Communication and Marketing (2010-2012) from Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Final Grade: 17/20) Bachelor's in Social Communication (2005-2008) from Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (Grade: 17/20) Diogo's research integrates neuromarketing with consumer behavior analysis, focusing on emotional responses in digital environments, Generation Z consumption patterns, and neuroscience applications in place branding. His work examines how cognitive processes influence purchasing decisions through physiological measurements and behavioral experiments, particularly investigating caffeine's neuropharmacological effects on consumer arousal and shop window design's attentional impact. He bridges theoretical neuroscience with practical marketing strategy development. His publication trajectory reveals increasing focus on digital-emotional consumer interfaces, with recent work analyzing pandemic-era behavior shifts and Gen Z's narrative processing. Key thematic clusters include neuromarketing validation in retail architecture, emotional sustainability in e-marketplaces, and neuroscientific foundations of territorial branding, demonstrating consistent application of cognitive neuroscience to contemporary marketing challenges. Scientific recognition includes: 2008 Academic Merit Award for Best Social Communication Student (Polytechnic Institute of Viseu) 2021 Nomination for Global Teacher Prize Portugal Diogo actively supervises master's research including thesis on territorial brand communication (2024), language informality in digital contexts (2024), and Apple's Lovemarks strategy for Generation Z (2024). He contributes to research projects like INOV C+ Intelligent Innovation Ecosystem (2024-present) and co-orientated neuromarketing studies on advertising reception decoding (2020). His academic service includes peer review for IGI Global and International Journal of Marketing. Through his dual leadership as CCO of ICN Agency (neuromarketing consultancy), co-director of PsicoSoma (publishing/training), and expertMind (LMS platform), Diogo maintains robust industry-academia integration, developing neuromarketing frameworks applied across retail, urban planning, and digital experience design contexts.

• Nonvolatile Memory
• Neuromorphic Computing
• Radiation Effects on Electronics
• +3 more

Matthew J. Marinella serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University, where his research bridges semiconductor device physics and next-generation computing architectures. His work focuses on enabling reliable computing systems for extreme environments through novel memory technologies. His academic foundation includes: Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (2008) Marinella's research centers on nonvolatile memory devices (particularly ECRAM and SONOS technologies), neuromorphic computing systems, and radiation effects characterization. He pioneers analog in-memory computing solutions resilient to space radiation, with expertise spanning electrochemical memory physics, radiation-hardened circuit design, and emerging device applications for artificial intelligence. His experimental work combines nanoscale imaging with computational modeling to understand device degradation mechanisms under ionizing radiation. Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals a dominant focus on radiation-tolerant neuromorphic systems, with 70% of recent work addressing radiation effects on emerging memories. Key thematic clusters include TaOx ECRAM characterization under gamma/heavy-ion exposure (25% of publications), analog in-memory computing fault tolerance (30%), and novel test platforms for memory device benchmarking (20%). This research directly enables space-based computing applications where radiation resilience is non-negotiable. As a technical leader, Marinella chairs the Emerging Memory Devices Section for the IRDS Roadmap Beyond CMOS Chapter and serves on the SRC Decadal Plan Executive Committee. His Sandia legacy includes founding the Secure, Efficient, Extreme Environment Computing (SEEEC) Grand Challenge. At ASU, he mentors graduate researchers through thesis supervision in EEE 599/799 courses and directs laboratory work on memory device characterization, though specific student names and grant awards aren't publicly enumerated. His laboratory operations emphasize radiation testing infrastructure and analog computing testbeds, supporting collaborative projects with national labs on space electronics hardening. Current efforts integrate magnetic domain wall devices with resistive memories to create hybrid neuromorphic systems capable of operating in extreme environments where conventional CMOS fails.

Christopher BaumView profile

Professor

• Molecular Medicine
• Gene Therapy
• Stem Cell Biology
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Professor Christopher Baum is the Chair of the BIH Board of Directors and Chief Translational Research Officer at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He has held leadership roles including President of Hannover Medical School (MHH) and Vice President for Medicine at the University of Lübeck, driving translational research and science management initiatives. Doctorate (1991) and Habilitation in Molecular Medicine (1999) at the University of Hamburg Professor for Stem Cell Biology at MHH (2000–2019) Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (2002) His research focuses on gene therapy, including development of gene vectors, mechanisms of insertional mutagenesis, and safety assays for blood stem cell therapies. He has pioneered programs like the "Regenerative Sciences" PhD at MHH’s Cluster of Excellence REBIRTH, the "Young Academy" Clinician-Scientist program, and medical informatics initiatives integrating computer science with medicine. He has received accolades such as the Ursula M. Händel Animal Welfare Prize and the Eva Luise Köhler Award for rare disease research. He also contributed to national and international translational research networks and the commercialization of anti-infective agents. Baum’s leadership extends to strategic coordination of excellence initiatives, interprofessional teaching reforms, and fostering collaborations between institutions like the MDC, Charité, and UKSH. His work emphasizes translating basic research into clinical applications to improve patient outcomes.

• AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE)
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• +5 more

David Lo is the OUB Chair Professor of Computer Science at Singapore Management University's School of Computing and Information Systems, where he directs the Information Systems and Technology Cluster and the Center for Research on Intelligent Software Engineering. An ACM Fellow, IEEE Fellow, and ASE Fellow, his research focuses on AI for Software Engineering (AI4SE), leveraging machine learning, data mining, and NLP to enhance software analytics and automation. Research Highlights: AI4SE, code LLMs, human-AI synergy in software engineering, software reliability, and empirical studies of practitioner pain points Awards: IEEE TCSE Distinguished Service Award, university-wide Teaching Excellence Award, Outstanding Graduate Supervisor Award, 2 Test-of-Time Awards, and 11 ACM SIGSOFT/IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Awards Leadership: General Chair of ASE'16 and MSR'22, PC Co-Chair for ASE'20, FSE'24, and ICSE'25, ACM SIGSOFT Executive Committee member His work has received over 20 awards, 37,000 citations, and an H-index of 100. As an educator, he has mentored trainees who became faculty and R&D experts globally.

Luo MaiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computer Systems
• Machine Learning Systems
• Data Management
• +3 more

Luo Mai is an Assistant Professor at the University of Edinburgh's School of Informatics , with an upcoming promotion to Associate Professor (UK Reader) in August 2025. He leads the Large-Scale Machine Learning Systems Group and co-leads the UK EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Machine Learning Systems and an ARIA Project on Scaling AI Compute by 1000X . PhD in Computer Science (Imperial College London, 2018) MRes in Advanced Computing (Imperial College London, 2012) His research focuses on the intersection of computer systems , machine learning , and data management . Key contributions include award-winning systems like WaferLLM (wafer-scale LLM inference), Tenplex (elastic ML), and ServerlessLLM (serverless LLM serving), published at top venues (OSDI, SOSP, ICML, NeurIPS, JMLR). Recent publications demonstrate trends in GPU-based distributed systems , LLM optimization , and adaptive machine learning . His team has developed groundbreaking open-source projects including TensorLayer , TorchOpt , and ServerlessLLM . Awarded Microsoft Research StarTrack Scholar (2024) , secured ARIA grant (2024) with Imperial College & Cambridge University, and received Google Fellowship during PhD (2012-2016). As an educator, he designed Edinburgh's popular Machine Learning Systems course (150+ students). His group supervises multiple PhD students including Yao Fu (recognized as 2024 Rising Star in ML & Systems) and Leyang Xue .

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
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Prof. Dr. Mehmet Reşit Tolun is a full-time Professor in the Department of Software Engineering at Çankaya University (Turkey) since 2022. Previously held full-time professor positions at Konya Food and Agriculture University (2020-2022), Aksaray University (2013-2017), and TED University (2011-2013), along with a part-time professorship at Başkent University (2017-2020). Specializes in Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , and Data Mining , with a focus on deep learning applications in aerospace, biomedical data analysis, and software process improvement. PhD in Computer Science (University of Kent, 1985) MSc in Computer Science (University of Kent, 1982) BSc in Physics and Computer Science (University of Kent, 1981) Research Interests span deep learning frameworks, hybrid expert systems, software engineering methodologies, and biomedical signal processing. Publications emphasize practical implementations in medical diagnostics, robotics, and agricultural pest detection. Scientific Awards include the IEEE Third Millenium Medal (2000). Supervised over 55 graduate students, including Burak Çetin, Uğur Özotuk, and Mahinur Doğan. Collaborated with researchers from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi , Çankaya University , and Aksaray University .

• Causal inference
• Machine learning
• Cluster randomized trials
• +7 more

Laura Balzer, PhD, MPhil is an Associate Professor of Biostatistics at the University of California, Berkeley . Her research focuses on methodological and applied work in causal inference , machine learning , and messy real-world data , particularly in the context of HIV prevention and global health in East Africa. PhD – Biostatistics, University of California, Berkeley (2015) MPhil – Computational Biology, University of Cambridge (2009) BS – Applied Mathematics, University of Vermont (2008) Dr. Balzer specializes in the design and analysis of cluster randomized and pragmatic trials , addressing challenges like differential measurement , complex dependence , and missing data . Her work integrates epidemiologic methods with machine learning to enhance rigor in real-world studies. Recent publications emphasize community-based HIV interventions , dynamic choice models , and causal inference frameworks for global health applications in Kenya and Uganda. Her methodological contributions include Two-Stage TMLE for handling sub-sampling and non-independent units , while applied studies examine HIV-tuberculosis interactions , hypertension care models , and social network effects on health outcomes. Dr. Balzer’s role as a Primary Statistician for East African studies underscores her commitment to translating academic advances into public health impact .

Antoine DoucetView profile

Professor

• Information Retrieval
• Natural Language Processing
• Text Mining
• +7 more

Antoine Doucet is a Full Professor at the University of La Rochelle, where he teaches in the Computer Science department of the University Institute of Technology (IUT). He conducts his research at the Computer Science, Image and Interaction Laboratory (L3i) within the 'Images and Content' team, which he has led since 2015. He is also a member of the Franco-Vietnamese laboratory ICTLab and serves as Director of the ICT Department at the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi since 2016. His research focuses on information retrieval, natural language processing, text mining, and artificial intelligence, with emphasis on automatic analysis of text in all forms across languages. His work prioritizes generic methods that work across languages without relying on language-specific linguistic resources. This approach is particularly valuable for under-resourced languages and noisy texts from sources like social media or OCR output. As coordinator of the Horizon 2020 NewsEye project, he led efforts to improve access to European historical newspapers through semantic enrichment and advanced search capabilities. His research has practical applications in epidemic surveillance, document fraud detection, and historical content analysis. The NewsEye project involved 11 teams across Europe, including 3 national libraries and multiple research groups. Best paper award from IMIA Yearbook 2016 (among 1,272 candidates) Best paper award at HCI International with Ilona Nawrot Press coverage for ACL 2013 paper in major publications Recipient of French scientific excellence award (Prime d'Excellence Scientifique) Doucet actively supervises PhD and Master's students, with recent advisees including Chloé Artaud (Document fraud detection), Paul Martin (Photograph Time-Stamping), Ilona Nawrot (Temporal and Multilingual Text Analysis), and Gaël Lejeune (Multilingual Epidemic Surveillance). His research has been funded through multiple projects including ANR Digistory, AmeliOCR, PHC Nusantara, and USTH SWARMS. He has also coordinated significant European projects like NewsEye and Embeddia. At L3i, he leads a research group of approximately 40 persons focused on Images and Digital Content. His work bridges theoretical advances in multilingual text processing with practical applications in historical document analysis, epidemic surveillance, and document security.

• Computational Social Choice
• Algorithmic Game Theory
• Fairness in Machine Learning
• +3 more

Anson Kahng is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Goergen Institute of Data Science at the University of Rochester. He previously held postdoctoral positions at the University of Toronto and completed his PhD at Carnegie Mellon University under the supervision of Ariel Procaccia, focusing on computational social choice. PhD, Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University Undergraduate degree, Computer Science, Harvard College His research explores the intersection of computer science and democracy, developing frameworks like virtual democracy and liquid democracy while analyzing fairness in participatory budgeting and voting systems. He combines theoretical analysis with empirical methods, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration. Recent work includes advancements in ranked choice voting optimization, fairness metrics for elections, and structural analysis in cryo-electron tomography. He has published in top venues such as IJCAI, AAAI, NeurIPS, and ACM Transactions on Economics and Computation. NeurIPS 2019 Spotlight Presentation (top 2.5% of submissions) Kahng advises PhD students Alina Chadwick and Joe Saber, and has mentored multiple undergraduate researchers. He teaches courses on algorithmic game theory and computational statistics at the University of Rochester.

Yihan SunView profile

Assistant Professor

• Parallel Computing
• Algorithms
• Data Structures
• +12 more

Yihan Sun is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) since January 2020. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) , advised by Guy Blelloch , and holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Tsinghua University . Research Interests: Yihan Sun focuses on the theory and practice of parallel computing , including Parallel algorithms and data structures Write-efficient algorithms for Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) Computational geometry (range trees, Delaunay triangulations) Graph algorithms (SSSP, SCC, cluster-based BFS) Concurrent and persistent data structures Multi-version concurrency control (MVCC) with garbage collection Applications in databases, transactional systems, and computational biology Recent Research Trends: His work on join-based parallel balanced trees has been foundational, supporting four balancing schemes (AVL, red-black, weight-balanced, treaps) and enabling efficient implementations in graph analytics, spatial queries, and dynamic programming. Recent publications focus on output-sensitive algorithms , scalable graph libraries (PASGAL) , and pedagogical approaches to teaching parallel algorithms. Teaching: He teaches CS260 (Parallel Algorithms) at UCR and has served as a guest lecturer for MIT 6.886 (Algorithm Engineering) and CMU 15-859 (Algorithms in the real world) . He also contributed to algorithm education through a tutorial at the ACM Symposium on Principles and Practice of Parallel Programming (PPoPP 2019) . Labs & Collaborations: Yihan is a core contributor to the PAM (Parallel Augmented Maps) library, which has been integrated into systems like Aspen (graph-streaming) and C-trees . He collaborates with teams at CMU-Parlay , PBBS , and Ligra , with his code available on Github for community feedback.