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Li Azinovic-YangView profile

Assistant Professor

• Corporate Disclosure
• Financial Accounting
• Firm Innovation
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Li Azinovic-Yang serves as an Assistant Professor of Accounting and IBM Faculty Fellow at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Her research examines corporate disclosure dynamics through analytical modeling and data analysis, focusing on intersections with firm innovation, competition structures, and labor practices. Education: PhD in Accounting, Columbia Business School Master in Banking and Finance, University of Zurich Bachelor in Finance, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Her research spans corporate disclosure antecedents and consequences, particularly investigating how information transparency affects firm innovation strategies, competitive market structures, and labor policy implementation. Current work analyzes disclosure regulation's welfare impacts and strategic communication in corporate experimentation contexts through rigorous analytical frameworks. Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on accounting standard evolution and diversity initiatives, revealing how regulatory stability shifts impact financial reporting and how diversity targets transform organizational behavior. Her work bridges theoretical accounting models with real-world corporate practices. Scientific Recognition: IBM Faculty Fellow As an active researcher, Azinovic-Yang maintains significant industry engagement through media coverage in outlets like Forbes and CBS Newsroom. Her work on innovation disclosure regulation generated podcast interviews on The Finance Bro, while diversity research received mainstream news attention. She contributes to academic discourse through Booth School publications and maintains an active research pipeline examining capital rationing incentives and strategic communication.

Isabel Gemma Fajardo GarcíaView profile

Associate Professor

• Commercial Law
• Cooperative Law
• Social Economy
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Isabel Gemma Fajardo García is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mercantile Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Valencia, Spain. She is affiliated with the Institut d'Investigació en Economia Social, Cooperativisme i Empresa (IUDESCOOP), where she conducts research on cooperative law, social economy, and related legal frameworks. Research Interests: Her work focuses on Commercial Law, Cooperative Law, Social Economy, Credit Cooperatives, Mutual Societies, and the legal regulation of solidarity-based enterprises. She explores both national and European dimensions, with comparative studies including Greece’s solidarity economy legislation. Her recent publications reflect a strong trend in analyzing the legal and institutional evolution of social economy actors across Europe, particularly in Spain and Greece. She has contributed extensively to journals such as CIRIEC España and REVESCO , and has co-authored books on worker-managed enterprises and social economy manuals. Her research emphasizes democratic governance, self-management, and the balance between economic viability and social objectives in cooperatives. Scientific Contributions: Author of numerous scholarly articles on cooperative banking, agri-food cooperatives, and legal frameworks for social economy. Co-author of the book Empresas Gestionadas por sus trabajadores and editor of Manual de economía social . Contributor to international academic networks, such as RULEESCOOP, fostering Europe-Latin America research collaboration. She advises on legal and policy aspects of cooperatives and social enterprises, though specific advisees are not listed. Her work is supported through institutional research frameworks and academic publishing. She is actively engaged in shaping legal discourse around cooperative models and social economy development. She leads and participates in research initiatives within IUDESCOOP, focusing on legal scenarios for social economy actors in the EU and member states, and exploring new perspectives for housing cooperatives and mutualist entities.

Wouter LueksView profile

Professor

• Applied Cryptography
• Anonymous Communication
• Privacy-Preserving Systems
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Wouter Lueks is a faculty member at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Saarbrücken, Germany. His research focuses on designing secure, practical, and privacy-friendly systems using applied cryptography, anonymous communication, and systems engineering. He leads a lab and actively mentors PhD and PostDoc researchers. Education: PhD in Computer Science (Radboud University, Netherlands), advised by Jaap-Henk Hoepman and Bart Jacobs. Postdoctoral Researcher at EPFL, Switzerland (SPRING Lab). Research Interests: Privacy-preserving systems for humanitarian aid and public health. Cryptography in decentralized networks and anonymous communication. Secure protocols for identity management and voting systems. Key Publications: Recent work includes privacy-preserving digital wallets for aid distribution (IEEE S&P 2025), biometric deduplication systems (IEEE S&P 2024), and decentralized proximity tracing protocols (Commun. ACM 2022). His research emphasizes practical applications of zero-knowledge proofs and attribute-based credentials. Awards: Distinguished Paper Award at IEEE S&P 2023. Runner-up Casper Bowden PET Award 2021 and CNIL-Inria Privacy Award 2021. Advising & Grants: Supervises PhD/PostDoc researchers and collaborates on projects funded by EU and industry grants. Active in open-source contributions, including the zksk library and Lightnion anonymous communication tool. Labs/Teams: Principal investigator at CISPA, collaborates with the SPRING Lab (EPFL) and leads interdisciplinary teams in privacy-enhancing technologies.

ANDRES BASELGA FRAGAView profile

Professor

• Biodiversity Conservation
• Biogeography
• Community Ecology
• +7 more

Andrés Baselga Fraga is a Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology within the Faculty of Biology. He leads the BiBiCI research group (Biodiversity, Biogeography and Integrative Conservation) and is associated with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Environmental Technologies (CRETUS). His doctoral work (2002) focused on Chrysomelidae beetles in Galicia, supervised by Dr. Francisco Novoa Docet. Education: PhD in Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela (2002) Thesis: 'Study of the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Galicia' Research Interests: His work centers on biodiversity patterns, biogeographical processes, and community ecology, with a focus on spatial scaling of phylogenetic diversity, climate change impacts, and dispersal limitation effects. He explores these through macroecological approaches, integrating genetic, taxonomic, and environmental data. His studies often address beetle communities, particularly Chrysomelidae, and their responses to environmental changes. Article Trends: Recent publications analyze biodiversity value through phylogenetic uniqueness, climate stability's role in species abundance-genetic diversity congruence, and dispersal mechanisms shaping community turnover. He also examines spatial and temporal shifts in montane ecosystems and develops novel statistical methods for assessing distance-decay relationships. Awards: No specific academic awards noted in the provided texts. Grants & Advising: No grant details or student advisees explicitly listed. His research has been supported through institutional affiliations like CRETUS. Labs/Teams: Leads the BiBiCI group and collaborates with CRETUS, focusing on interdisciplinary environmental research.

Gemma BoledaView profile

Research Professor

• Computational Linguistics
• Linguistic Theory
• Semantics
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Gemma Boleda is an ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, where she co-directs the Computational Linguistics and Linguistic Theory (COLT) research group. Her research focuses on understanding how humans convey meaning through language, investigating the formal properties that support communication, and exploring how languages are shaped by cognitive and communicative factors. Her primary interests include lexical semantics, cross-linguistic variation, and the integration of linguistic theory with computational methods. She employs interdisciplinary approaches combining linguistics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science, utilizing large-scale data analysis to study universal patterns and variations across languages. Boleda's publications demonstrate a consistent focus on computational semantics, lexical variation, and language evolution. Her recent work explores the intersection of symbolic and neural approaches to language processing, lexical creativity across development and evolution, and computational models of semantic phenomena like colexification and polysemy. She teaches Computational Semantics in the Master's in Theoretical and Applied Linguistics program and has secured significant research funding including ERC Starting Grants. Her work has contributed valuable linguistic resources such as the ManyNames dataset and Database of Catalan Adjectives.

Juan Medina ContrerasView profile

Professor

• Film Studies
• Communication
• Political Communication
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Juan Medina Contreras is a faculty member at the Faculty of Communication, University of Salamanca . He holds a Doctorate in Communication , a Degree in Journalism , an Expert in Gender and Communication , and a Master in Screenwriting and Political Image Consulting . His career spans academic research, teaching, and professional training in communication. His research focuses on film studies , political communication , gender representation , and visual rhetoric . Notable contributions include analyzing female archetypes in the [REC] saga, the portrayal of defense organizations in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the role of cinematic editing in shaping political and cultural narratives. His 15 most recent publications span 2014–2021 , with recurring themes in Spanish cinema , gender dynamics , political advertising , and historical memory . He has also explored digital photography ethics and citizen journalism challenges. While no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, his work includes a research study on quality of life for disabled women in Palencia (2014). He has supervised theses and contributed to books like Género negro sin límites (2019) and La estética televisiva en las series contemporáneas (2018).

Cristobal Pagan CanovasView profile

Professor

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Conceptual Integration
• Multimodal Communication
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Cristobal Pagan Canovas is a Permanent Professor (tenure-track) at the Department of English Philology, University of Murcia, where he co-directs the Daedalus Lab and the Murcia Center for Cognition, Communication, and Creativity. He is also a member of the international consortium Red Hen Lab, focusing on multimodal communication research. Education includes: PhD in Ancient and Modern Greek Literature from University of Murcia BA+MA in Classics and BA+MA in English from University of Murcia MA in Classics from University College London His research explores human cognition and communication through interdisciplinary approaches combining humanities and sciences. Primary interests include: Conceptual integration networks in emotional expression Multimodal communication patterns across language, gesture, and prosody Temporal representation in creative artifacts Cognitive foundations of poetic metaphor and verbal art Cultural evolution of integrative patterns in social interactions Recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on temporal cognition, multimodal communication, and creativity across domains including poetry, music, and gesture. Research employs corpus analysis, big data approaches, and cognitive modeling to examine how humans integrate perceptions into meaningful wholes. Scientific awards and fellowships: Ramón y Cajal Grant (elite national scheme) Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in Quantitative Linguistics EURIAS Fellowship at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Studies FBBVA Leonardo Fellowship Marie Curie Fellowship ENSAYA'10 Award for scientific essay He leads multiple research grants including ERASMUS PLUS KA220-HED (MULTIDATA) and national grants MULTIFLOW and CREATIME. Supervised trainees include postdoctoral researchers (Marie Curie, Juan de la Cierva), MA students, undergraduates, and data scientists. The Daedalus Lab develops interdisciplinary methods to study cognition and communication, while Red Hen Lab enables large-scale multimodal dataset analysis through international collaboration.

• Biostatistics
• Epidemiology
• Survival Analysis
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Gomez Melis, Guadalupe is a Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the GRBIO research group (Bioestadística i Bioinformàtica) and the Department of Statistics and Operations Research. She collaborates with the Institut de Recerca i Innovació en Salut (Health Research Institute) and the Faculty of Mathematics and Statistics (FME). Her work focuses on biostatistics, survival analysis, multistate models, and clinical trial design, with significant contributions to understanding disease progression and outcomes, particularly in pandemic-related studies. She has supervised doctoral theses and leads various research projects funded by EU and national grants. Her research spans statistical methodologies for healthcare data, including censored data analysis and adaptive clinical trial designs. Key activities include leading over 450 research outputs, including articles in high-impact journals like Biostatistics and BMC Medical Research Methodology , and collaborations on projects like the EU-funded Siemens Energy AI Chair initiative. Her work often integrates statistical modeling with real-world health data, addressing challenges in infectious disease dynamics, elderly patient care, and genomic analysis. Notable contributions include developing the GofCens package for goodness-of-fit methods and the MSMpred interactive tool for predicting patient trajectories via multistate models. She actively participates in international conferences and serves on scientific committees, demonstrating her role in advancing biostatistical methodologies globally.

Gonzalo Barluenga BadiolaView profile

Professor

• 3D Printing Materials
• Cement-Based Composites
• Self-Healing Concrete
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Gonzalo Barluenga Badiola is a Professor at the Department of Architecture within the School of Architecture at the University of Alcalá. His research focuses on advanced construction materials, including 3D-printable mortars, self-healing concrete, phase change materials (PCM), and nanomaterials for sustainable architecture. He leads the 'Promarq' research group, specializing in architectural projects and building materials. He holds a Ph.D. from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2002), with a thesis on joint systems in facade construction. His research interests emphasize material innovation for energy efficiency, structural health monitoring, and environmental adaptation. Key areas include bio-based composites, thermal/acoustic mortar properties, and the integration of nanotechnology into construction materials. Recent work explores post-fire self-healing mechanisms, PCM-enhanced mortars, and additive manufacturing applications. His publications (2023–2025) highlight advancements in 3D-printed cement-lime mortars, nano-modified self-compacting concretes, and fiber-reinforced composites. He investigates rheological properties of materials at early stages and their structural performance. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned, but his work is widely cited in sustainable construction and materials science. Grants and collaborations are inferred from his research output, though specific funding details are not provided here. His lab, 'Promarq,' likely focuses on experimental and numerical analysis of building materials. No student advising records are listed in the provided data.

• Climate Change
• Atmospheric Dynamics
• Renewable Energy
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Juan Antonio Añel Cabanelas is a Professor of Earth Physics at the University of Vigo , affiliated with the EPhysLab research group and the Specialized Group on Atmospheric and Ocean Physics of the Royal Spanish Society of Physics . He serves as an Executive Editor for Geoscientific Model Development and an Associate Editor for PLoS Climate . PhD in Physics (2007) from the University of Vigo, thesis: Climatic analysis of the tropopause using radiosonde data Taught courses in Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics, Computational Science, and Renewable Energy at the University of Vigo and international institutions His research focuses on climate change impacts , upper troposphere-lower stratosphere dynamics , renewable energy modeling , and computational reproducibility in climate research . He emphasizes instrumental data recovery and open science , with recent work addressing stratospheric contraction and mercury cycling . Key publications span extreme weather-energy sector interactions , Fortran code quality , and ozone data analysis . He mentors PhD students in Physics and Computer Science, and has collaborated with institutions in Mexico, Portugal, and the private sector. He advocates for free software and has organized workshops on climate intervention and citizen science . His work is funded by public grants from Spain's Government, Xunta de Galicia, and private entities like Naturgy and Acciona, with computing support from Google and Microsoft.

• Macroeconomics
• Public Economics
• Fiscal Federalism
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Teresa Garcia-Milà is a Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics, and Research Associate at CREi. She currently serves as Director of the Barcelona School of Economics and has held significant leadership roles at UPF, including Vice-rector of Scientific Policy, Chair of the Department of Economics and Business, and Dean of Undergraduate Studies in Economics. PhD in Economics, University of Minnesota, 1987 Her research centers on Macroeconomics, Public Economics, Fiscal Federalism, Regional and Urban Economics . She investigates how public investment, tax structures, intergovernmental transfers, and fiscal decentralization influence economic growth, resource distribution, and regional development. Her work combines theoretical modeling with empirical analysis, particularly using data from Spain and the United States. The most recent publications reflect a sustained focus on fiscal federalism , analyzing its implications for solidarity, diversity, and economic performance across regions and states. Her studies also explore the impact of transport infrastructure on business location and the consequences of structural economic shifts. The research consistently contributes to policy debates on optimal fiscal design and regional equity. She has served as President of the Spanish Economic Association (2014) and has held academic positions at SUNY Stony Brook and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona before joining UPF. She has advised on infrastructure policy and contributed to public economic discourse through writings in edited volumes and policy-oriented publications. She is affiliated with the Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREi) and contributes to the academic leadership of the Barcelona School of Economics.

• Labor Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Organizational Design
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Antonio Cuñat Cuñat is an Associate Professor in the Department of Fundamentals of Economic Analysis at the Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia. He is affiliated with the ERI CES (Economic and Social Behaviour) research institute and the CES research group, focusing on behavioral and labor economics. Education: PhD in Economics, University of Valencia (2001), with thesis: Negociación estratégica y compromisos unilaterales , supervised by Dr. Gonzalo Olcina Vauteren and Dr. Vicente Calabuig. His research centers on labor economics, organizational design, and strategic negotiation , with a strong emphasis on theoretical modeling and experimental validation. He investigates topics such as temporary employment, worker motivation, team leadership, and bargaining under commitment and uncertainty. His work often integrates game-theoretic frameworks with real-world labor market data, particularly from Spain. The recent publications reflect a consistent focus on microeconomic theory applied to labor and organizational issues , including worker types, contract design, incentive systems, and market deregulation. The articles demonstrate a blend of theoretical modeling, empirical analysis, and experimental economics, primarily within the domains of industrial organization and behavioral microeconomics. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. He has supervised doctoral research, including the thesis of Gonzalo Olcina Vauteren and Vicente Calabuig. There is no mention of external grants or funding in the text, but his sustained publication record suggests active research engagement. He collaborates within the CES research group and contributes to the ERI CES institute’s mission of studying economic and social behavior. He is involved with the CES research group and ERI CES institute, contributing to collective research on economic behavior, labor markets, and organizational efficiency.

• Composite Materials
• Mechanical Engineering
• Structural Analysis
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Professor Albert Turon Travesa is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Construction Engineering at the University of Girona (Spain), where he leads the Mechanics of Continuum Media and Theory of Structures research area. He serves as Head of Department and is affiliated with the AMADE research group. His research focuses on characterizing mechanical behavior of composite materials, developing non-deterministic modeling strategies for structural prediction, and advancing fatigue life estimation techniques. Key contributions include cohesive zone modeling, delamination growth analysis, and machine learning applications in materials science. He has authored over 100 top-tier journal papers, appears in Stanford's World Top 2% Scientists, and Research.com's Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering ranking. Awards include the 2022 ICREA Acadèmia grant and 2024 Air and Space Academy Medal for composite materials advancements in European aeronautics. His 15 most recent publications span fatigue modeling, delamination mechanics, and computational strategies, primarily applied to aerospace composites. Current work emphasizes probabilistic approaches, ply orientation effects, and residual strength prediction after damage accumulation. ICREA Acadèmia Award (2022) Air and Space Academy Medal (2024) Active collaborations with aeronautical industries include technology transfer projects on composite material implementation. His research combines experimental validation with numerical simulation to bridge theoretical modeling and industrial application.

• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
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Kurt Desender serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Charles III University of Madrid, specializing in corporate governance, strategic management, CSR, and financial accounting. His academic background combines Spanish and Belgian institutions with significant international research collaborations. Education: PhD in Business Economics, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Master in Business Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona Undergraduate Degree, Catholic University of Leuven Desender's research examines how ownership structures and institutional environments shape corporate governance practices across national boundaries, with particular emphasis on the strategic implications of CSR adoption. His work bridges theoretical frameworks from institutional theory and stakeholder management to analyze board behaviors and financial outcomes in multinational contexts. Analysis of his 12 publications (2010-2021) reveals consistent focus on ownership-governance dynamics, particularly institutional investors' influence and cross-national variations in CSR implementation. Key methodological approaches include large-scale comparative analyses of governance systems, with recurring themes of board monitoring effectiveness and CSR's financial materiality across diverse regulatory environments.

Manuel Sierra CastañerView profile

Professor

• Planar Antennas
• Antenna Measurement Systems
• Telecommunications Engineering
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Prof. Manuel Sierra Castañer is a full professor at the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), serving as the Dean of the School of Telecommunications Engineering since May 2021. He holds a Telecommunication Engineering degree (1994) and a PhD (2000), both from UPM. His career includes roles as assistant and associate professor, research positions at Tokyo Tech and EPFL, and leadership in antenna measurement systems and international projects. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and Fellow of AMTA, with research focused on planar antennas and measurement systems. Notable achievements include the IEEE APS 2007 Schelkunoff Prize and leadership roles in EurAAP (Vice-Chair, General Chair for EuCAP 2022). He directed 7 PhD theses and led projects like FUTURE-RADIO and TERASENSE. His administrative roles include Director of International Cooperation at UPM (2010–2020) and leadership in the European School of Antennas. Key contributions span antenna design for 5G, satellite communications, and energy harvesting. He has authored 40+ journal papers and pioneered phaseless near-field techniques, robotic antenna measurement systems, and 3D-printed antenna components. His work bridges academic research with industry applications, emphasizing sustainable engineering education and global collaboration.