Wenguang Chen is a researcher affiliated with Tsinghua University and Pengcheng Laboratory , specializing in computer science and high-performance computing . His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in domain-specific languages , parallel programming , and machine learning . Research Interests include: Development of modular DSLs for numerical methods (e.g., Mat2Stencil) Performance optimization in distributed and parallel systems Compiler frameworks for privacy-preserving AI (e.g., FHE-based neural network inference) Graph algorithms scaling to trillion-edge datasets Applications of Rust in memory-safe pointer analysis Recent Publications span 2014–2025, focusing on: Parallelization strategies for supercomputing Compiler automation tools Extreme-scale data processing Performance variance diagnosis in production environments
Yasmina Abdeddaïm is an Associate Professor at Université Gustave Eiffel and affiliated with ESIEE Paris. She works within the Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard-Monge (Softwares, Networks and Real-time team) and serves as Head of the Master in Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity (AIC) program. Her research focuses on real-time systems, critical systems, and scheduling algorithms. University: Université Gustave Eiffel Role: Head of Master AIC program Laboratory: Laboratoire d'Informatique Gaspard-Monge Team: Softwares, Networks and Real-time Her research spans real-time systems , mixed-criticality scheduling , energy-harvesting systems , and probabilistic schedulability . Recent publications analyze compilation optimization impacts on timing variability and propose new models for real-time deep neural networks over GPUs. She employs formal methods like timed automata for scheduling verification. Her teaching includes courses on Real-time Systems , Model Checking , Critical Application Development , and Artificial Intelligence . She is based at Cité Descartes, Champs-sur-Marne, France, with office contact details provided.
Dr David Gwynn is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London. His academic expertise spans the transition from classical antiquity to medieval Christendom, focusing on the Roman Republic, Late Antique history, and the rise of Christianity. He coordinates the Study Abroad program and teaches modules such as Gods, Men and Power , The Later Roman Empire , and Christians and Pagans from Constantine to Augustine . Research interests include the conversion of Constantine, theological disputes over the Trinity, and the impact of Germanic migrations on the Roman Empire. His notable works include the Oxford University Press Roman Republic entry in the Very Short Introductions series and The Goths: Lost Civilizations . Gwynn has contributed to the PBS series Ancient Roads: From Christ to Constantine and BBC World Service radio.
Xiaoguang Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Chicago. His research spans systems and software security, focusing on heterogeneous CPU architectures, secure software systems, and virtualization-based security frameworks. He actively mentors PhD and Master’s students and offers funded research opportunities for UIC students. University of Illinois Chicago, Department of Computer Science Research: Systems & Software Security, Heterogeneous Architectures, Virtualization His work includes projects like sMVX (multi-variant execution), Dapper (live program rewriting), and DynaCut (dynamic program customization). Recent publications address cross-architecture process migration, Linux kernel security, and using large language models (LLMs) for software security. He teaches advanced courses such as CS 487: Building Secure Computer Systems and CS 594/561: Adv. Linux Kernel Programming , emphasizing hands-on kernel development and security techniques. Grants from the U.S. Office of Naval Research and NSF support his work on secure systems and cross-architecture security solutions.
Vincent Barletta is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature and Iberian and Latin American Cultures at Stanford University. He serves as a Research Associate at Stanford's Europe Center and holds affiliations with the Center for African Studies, the Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies, and the Center for Latin American Studies. Professor Barletta's research focuses on medieval and early modern Iberian literatures, particularly texts associated with the Portuguese empire; Iberian Islam; classical reception; literature and linguistic anthropology; and literature and philosophy. His scholarly work spans Catalan, Luso-Brazilian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages, literatures, and cultures across medieval, Renaissance, and early modern periods, examining the intersections between literary form and philosophical inquiry. His publications reveal a consistent exploration of rhythm, poetic form, and the relationship between literature and philosophical traditions from ancient Greece to contemporary thinkers. Barletta's work bridges literary analysis with philosophical investigation, particularly examining how concepts of rhythm connect to broader ethical and anthropological questions, as demonstrated in his acclaimed 2020 book 'Rhythm: Form and Dispossession'. His notable scientific achievements include: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (2021) Kay Philips Award for Outstanding Adult Ally (2019-20) At Stanford, Professor Barletta has mentored numerous undergraduate and graduate students while maintaining an active research agenda that includes over 50 peer-reviewed articles. He has received multiple research and teaching collaboration grants to support his scholarly work and has served as Visiting Professor at Sapienza University, Rome (2023). Professor Barletta is currently developing a book project with Prof. Marcelo Rangel (UFOP, Brazil) on rhythmanalysis and history.
Alessandro Gori is an Associate Professor at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on Islamic literary traditions in the Horn of Africa, classical and modern Arabic literature, Islamic manuscripts, and African cultural heritage. Specializes in Islamic manuscript cultures across Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Yemen Principal Investigator for ERC-funded project Islam in the Horn of Africa (2013-2018) Coordinator in COST Action 18129 on Mediterranean Islamic legacies Research Interests: Gori examines textual connections between Islamic and Christian traditions in the Horn of Africa, with particular emphasis on Qur'anic transmission mechanisms and multi-text manuscript structures. His work bridges historical linguistics, paleography, and interfaith dialogue studies. Publications: Recent works analyze Ethiopian zoological lists in Arabic, spiritual genealogies connecting Yemen and Africa, and manuscript-based knowledge networks across maritime boundaries. His research involves comparative approaches to Islamic legal texts and Sufi mystical traditions. Scientific Contributions: European Research Council Advanced Grant (2013-2018) Extensive publications on Islamic manuscript cultures in Africa Editorial leadership in Africana Ambrosiana series Academic Activities: Gori maintains active engagement through international conferences, manuscript workshops, and visiting research appointments at institutions like École des hautes études en sciences sociales (2025). His network spans Islamic studies, African history, and comparative religious scholarship.
Mirela Alistar is an Assistant Professor at the ATLAS Institute and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. She leads the Living Matter Lab , focusing on cyber-physical systems based on biochips to revolutionize healthcare diagnostics. Her interdisciplinary work bridges computer science, engineering, biotechnology, and bioart. Education : PhD in Embedded Systems Engineering (2010-2014, Technical University of Denmark), Postdoc in Human-Computer Interaction (2015-2018, Hasso Plattner Institute). Her research advances digital microfluidics and fault-tolerant biochips , enabling at-home diagnostic tools like OpenDrop . She also explores bioart through installations such as Semina Aeternitatis and Perfume Distillation Machine . She co-founded >top , a Berlin-based art & science project space, and advises startups digi.bio and bold.health . Her UIST'16 Honorable Mention Award highlights her innovative contributions. The Living Matter Lab under her leadership investigates interactive biodesign , combining technical precision with creative exploration of living systems.
Vida Panitch is a Full Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Director of the Ethics and Public Affairs program at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. She holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Toronto (2008) and has contributed extensively to debates on market regulation, commodification, and exploitation in bioethics and political philosophy. B.A., McGill University M.A., University of Toronto Ph.D., University of Toronto (2008) Her research focuses on the moral boundaries of markets, particularly in public goods (healthcare, education) and physical goods (body parts, reproductive labor). She critiques anti-commodification arguments through the lens of exploitation theory and distributive justice, advocating for regulated markets that empower participants rather than perpetuate inequality. She co-edited The Routledge Handbook of Commodification (2023) and Exploitation: From Practice to Theory (2017), addressing global surrogacy and organ donation ethics. Recent publications explore decommodification, plasma donation policies, and kidney markets, reflecting her commitment to translating philosophical theory into practical policy debates. She has contributed to media discussions on surrogacy and healthcare funding, emphasizing the need to balance market dynamics with social justice. While her work spans political philosophy, economics, and bioethics, no explicit scientific awards are listed in the provided texts. She supervises graduate research on commodification and exploitation but does not specify advisees in the given material.
Dr. Mudagamuwe Maithrimurthi is a Lecturer at the Department of Cultural and Religious History of South Asia , South Asian Institute, University of Heidelberg . He holds a D.Phil. in Classical Indology from the University of Hamburg and specializes in Sanskrit, Pāli, and Buddhist thought with a focus on Sri Lankan contexts. Teaching: Sanskrit, Pāli, Singhalese language, Buddhist philosophy Research Pillars: Early Buddhism, Yogācāra, Buddhist ecology, entomology in Sanskrit texts International Experience: Taught at Universities of Hamburg, Leipzig, and Michigan His work bridges philology and religious studies, particularly examining doctrinal concepts like the brahmavihāras and Vaiśravaṇa's transformation in Esoteric Buddhism. Recent publications analyze Pāli meditation terms and classical entomology. Scientific achievements include the 2003 Friedrich-Weller-Prize for outstanding academic work. His research intersects with Heidelberg's Transforming Cultural Heritage flagship initiative, emphasizing transcultural studies and digital humanities approaches. Contact: maithrimurthi@uni-heidelberg.de | Office: Room 130.02.24, Heidelberg
David Luebke serves as the Katherine G. Brady & Thomas A. Brady, Jr., Roger Chickering & Alison Baker Professor of Central European Histories within the Department of History at the University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences. His academic profile centers on the religious and social transformations of early modern Germany, with particular emphasis on the Reformation era and its enduring societal impacts. Professor Luebke's research investigates the complex interplay between religious change, political authority, and communal identity in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Central Europe. His work examines how confessional diversity shaped local governance, spatial practices, and social relations, with recurring themes including religious coexistence in multiconfessional settings, the rhetoric of Reformation debates, and the lived experiences of rural populations navigating religious upheaval. He employs interdisciplinary methodologies drawing from cultural history, spatial analysis, and memory studies to reconstruct the nuanced realities of religious transformation. His recent scholarship reveals a consistent focus on the spatial dimensions of religious practice and the adaptive strategies communities developed amid confessional fragmentation. Publications like The Empire's Reformations: Politics and Religion in Germany, 1495-1648 (2024) demonstrate his expertise in analyzing how imperial structures interacted with grassroots religious innovations. The trajectory of his work shows increasing attention to transgressive social practices—including mixed marriages and shared sacred spaces—as mechanisms for negotiating religious difference in early modern German territories.
Andrej Bogdanov is a Professor at the University of Ottawa in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science . He earned his B.S. and M.Eng. from MIT and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley . Before joining Ottawa, he held positions at the Chinese University of Hong Kong , ITCS (Tsinghua) , DIMACS (Rutgers) , and the Institute for Advanced Study . He has served as a Visiting Professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (2013) and the Simons Institute (2017, 2021). Research Interests : Computational complexity, cryptography foundations, pseudorandomness, one-way functions, property testing, quantum algorithms, and sublinear-time algorithms. Teaching : Courses on Discrete Mathematics, Great Algorithms, Computational Complexity, and Cryptography at University of Ottawa, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Rutgers University. Publications : 15+ recent works in TCC , CRYPTO , ICALP , RANDOM , and journals like Journal of Cryptology and Theory of Computing . Service : Program co-chair for SAC 2026 , and committee member for major conferences including CRYPTO , TCC , Eurocrypt , and FOCS . Advising : 12 current and former Ph.D./M.Phil. students, with postdoctoral advisees at institutions like IIT Palakkad and Academia Sinica . His work bridges theoretical computer science with applications in cryptography, quantum computing, and network security.
Sandrine Blazy is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Rennes, France. She is a member of CELTIQUE (also referred to as Epicure), a joint project-team with Inria Rennes Bretagne Atlantique and the IRISA laboratory. Since 2021, she has served as deputy director of the IRISA CNRS UMR 6074 laboratory and will be the general chair for POPL 2026, which will be held in Rennes. She is also a member of the editorial board of the LMCS journal. Dr. Blazy completed her PhD at CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers) in 1993 with a thesis titled "La spécialisation de programmes pour l'aide à la maintenance du logiciel" (Program Specialization for Software Maintenance Assistance). She later completed her Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) in 2008 at the University of Évry Val d'Essonne with a thesis titled "Sémantiques formelles" (Formal Semantics). Her research focuses on the formal verification of program transformations and semantic properties of programming languages, particularly in the context of the CompCert compiler and Verasco static analyzer. She develops mechanized semantics using the Coq (or Rocq) proof assistant to ensure software correctness and security. A prime application domain of her work is software security, including constant-time programming for cryptographic applications and software obfuscation techniques. Her teaching includes mechanized semantics (in Coq), functional programming (in OCaml), formal methods (using Why3), and software vulnerabilities. Dr. Blazy's publication record from 2019-2025 shows a sustained focus on verified compilation techniques, particularly in preserving security properties during compilation. Her work bridges theoretical formal methods with practical compiler implementation, resulting in tools that have real-world impact in safety-critical systems. She has made significant contributions to the CompCert formally verified compiler project, with particular attention to constant-time preservation for cryptographic applications and JIT compilation verification. Her scientific achievements have been recognized with several major awards: CNRS Silver Medal (2023) Lucas Award from Formal Methods Europe (2023) ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Software Award for CompCert (2022) ACM Software System Award for CompCert (2021) Dr. Blazy has been actively involved in the programming languages research community, serving on numerous program committees for major conferences including POPL, ICFP, PLDI, and CPP. She has mentored students and contributed to education through teaching mechanized semantics and formal methods. Her work with the CompCert compiler has led to practical applications in safety-critical systems, with industry collaborations documented in publications like "CompCert: Practical experience on integrating and qualifying a formally verified optimizing compiler" (ERTS 2018). She leads research within the CELTIQUE project team, which focuses on developing trustworthy software using deductive verification. Her team works on advancing the state of the art in formal verification of compilers and static analyzers, with applications in security-critical domains including cryptographic implementations and safety-critical embedded systems.
Ivan Baldry is a Professor at the Astrophysics Research Institute of Liverpool John Moores University , with a career focused on galaxy formation and cosmology. His work spans large-scale surveys like GAMA, XXL, and Euclid, emphasizing photometric redshifts, stellar mass functions, and galaxy environment interactions. PhD in Astrophysics from University of Sydney (1995-1999) Research interests center on galaxy evolution , cosmic star formation , and observational cosmology , with significant contributions to understanding galaxy bimodality and low-surface-brightness systems. His work integrates multi-wavelength data (UV to radio) and advanced clustering techniques. Key publications include studies on galaxy mass-size relations, star formation rate indicators, and the cosmic spectral energy distribution. He co-authored over a dozen GAMA project papers and contributed to Euclid mission frameworks. Scientific Awards & Professional Roles Royal Astronomical Society Group Achievement Award (2008) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2014) Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (2009) Member of Euclid Science Team (2011-present) International Member, Australian Time Assignment Committee (2015) His collaborations span institutions like the Isaac Newton Group, VISTA surveys, and the 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey Team, with leadership in data release protocols and survey diagnostics.
Xuehai Qian is a Tenured Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tsinghua University since July 2024. Prior to this, he served as an Associate Professor at Purdue University (2022-2024), Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California (2015-2022), and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of California Berkeley (2013-2015). Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA (2013) ME in Computer Science and Technology, Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (2007) BE in Computer Science and Technology, Beihang University, China (2004) His research focuses on parallel computer architecture , hardware/software co-designed domain-specific architectures for graph analytics and machine learning , hardware security , and quantum computer architecture . He has pioneered scalable cache coherence protocols for atomic block execution, hardware sequential consistency violation detection, and distributed frameworks for graph processing leveraging emerging memory technologies. Xuehai Qian’s publications span computer architecture , graph analytics , machine learning systems , and quantum computing , with a strong emphasis on distributed systems , accelerators , and memory optimization . His work includes novel architectures for graph processing, decentralized training protocols, and ReRAM-based accelerators for deep learning. NSF CAREER Award (2018) ACSIC (American Chinese Scholar In Computing) Rising Star Award (2019) IEEE Senior Member (2019) Hall of Fame inductions: ASPLOS (2018), HPCA (2019), ISCA (2021), MICRO (2021) W.J. Poppelbaum Memorial Award (2013) He has advised students who have received Microsoft Research Lovelace Fellowships , Ph.D. Fellowships , and Facebook Fellowships . His research has been supported by grants such as the NSF SPX project on FPGA-based machine learning platforms and smaller NSF grants. Notably, he has served as an Associate Editor for Science China (Information Sciences) since 2023 and as a Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2019).
William Wulff is a Scientific Assistant at the Chair of Integrated Systems, Technical University of Munich (TUM), School of Computation, Information and Technology. He holds an M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark (2021-2023) and a B.Eng. in Computer Engineering from the same institution (2017-2021), with an internship at CERN focusing on Embedded Systems and Compilers. Education : M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (TUD), B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (TUD) Current Role : PhD candidate at LIS, TUM Research Interests include computer architecture (arithmetic circuits), error-correction schemes, asynchronous circuits, and linear codes for improving packet-drop resilience in wired networks, particularly low-latency implementations on SmartNICs. Contact : Email william.wulff@tum.de , Room N2139, Building N1, TUM Campus.
