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Piotr KoniuszView profile

Associate Professor

• Foundation Models
• Representation Learning
• Graph Learning
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Piotr Koniusz is a Principal Research Scientist at Data61/CSIRO and an Honorary Associate Professor at the Australian National University (ANU), with an Adjunct role at UNSW. He holds a PhD in Computer Vision from the University of Surrey (2013) and a BSc from Warsaw University of Technology (2004). His research focuses on Foundation Models, Representation Learning, and Few-shot Learning, with contributions to Graph Neural Networks and Adversarial Robustness. Key roles include Program Chair for NeurIPS’25, Senior Area Chair for ICML’25 and ICLR’25, and Workshop Co-Chair for WWW’25. Awards include the Sang Uk Lee Best Student Paper (ACCV’22) and recognition as an Outstanding Area Chair (ICLR 2021–2023). Research interests span Vision-Language Models (VLMs), Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), and Domain Adaptation. He supervises PhD students at ANU and collaborates with industry on projects like traffic forecasting and ecotoxicology prediction.

Sheila CastilhoView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Translation
• Post-editing of Machine Translation
• Machine Translation Evaluation
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Dr. Sheila Castilho is an Assistant Professor at the School of Applied Language & Intercultural Studies, Dublin City University (DCU). She holds a PhD from DCU (2016) and a Master's from the University of Wolverhampton and University of Algarve. Her expertise lies in machine translation (MT), post-editing, and translation technology evaluation. She co-leads the New Trends in Translation Technology (NeTTT’22) conference and chairs DCU's Master in Translation Studies and Master in Translation Technology programs. Education: Licenciatura em Letras Inglês/Português (UNIOESTE University, Brazil) Master in Natural Language Processing (University of Wolverhampton & University of Algarve) PhD in Translation Technologies (Dublin City University) Research: Focuses on document-level MT evaluation, post-editing strategies, and user-centric MT assessment. Leads the DELA project and contributed to TraMOOC/iADAATPA initiatives. Published over 40 articles and co-edited 'Translation Quality Assessment: From Principles to Practice' (Springer, 2018). Grants & Projects: DCU PI for DELA (Document-level Evaluation) PRINCIPLE project (EU Low-resource MT) ELE (European Language Equality) initiative Labs/Teams: Active in ADAPT Centre (DCU) and collaborates with international NLP/MT communities (ACL, EMNLP, WMT).

Freda ShiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Multilingualism
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Freda Shi is an Assistant Professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, and a Faculty Member at the Vector Institute. She holds a Canada CIFAR AI Chair. Her research focuses on computational linguistics, natural language processing (NLP), and grounded language learning, with emphasis on multilingualism and spatial reasoning in vision-language systems. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago (2024), advised by Karen Livescu and Kevin Gimpel, supported by a Google Ph.D. Fellowship. Her undergraduate degree is from Peking University (2018), with a minor in Sociology. Her academic career includes affiliations with the CompLING Lab at Waterloo and contributions to major conferences like ACL and NAACL. She has organized tutorials on NLP grounding and is actively involved in research on model robustness and cognitive insights. Awards include the Google Ph.D. Fellowship and Best Paper Nominations at ACL 2024 and EMNLP 2021, alongside her Thesis of Distinction. She teaches courses such as CS 784 (Computational Linguistics) and CS 486/686 (Artificial Intelligence), emphasizing both theoretical and applied aspects of NLP. Research trends in her articles highlight advancements in vision-language spatial reasoning, multilingualism, and model interpretability. Her work bridges cognitive science and computational methods, exploring how human language mechanisms inform the design of more trustworthy AI systems. Scientific Awards: Google Ph.D. Fellowship Best Paper Nominee (ACL 2024) Best Paper Nominee (EMNLP 2021) Thesis of Distinction (2024) Advising and Grants: As an advisor, she encourages prospective students to review her guidelines. Her grants include support from the Canada CIFAR AI Chair program and the Vector Institute. She collaborates in labs such as CompLING at Waterloo and co-organizes events at NAACL and ICLR. Labs/Teams: She leads the CompLING Lab at the University of Waterloo, affiliated with the Vector Institute. Her work integrates interdisciplinary teams focusing on grounded learning and multilingual NLP challenges.

• Biomedical signal and image analysis
• Deep learning
• Computational statistics
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Chee-Ming Ting is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology at Monash University Malaysia. His expertise lies in machine learning, data science, and biomedical engineering, with a focus on signal processing, computational neuroimaging, and computer-aided detection. Previously, he held positions at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (Research Scientist) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Senior Lecturer). He has authored over 26 journal papers and 43 conference papers, and has secured research grants totaling RM2.5 million as PI/Co-PI. Education: PhD in Mathematics - Statistics, Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering, and Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Research interests include biomedical signal/image analysis, deep learning, spatio-temporal modeling, and neuroimaging applications for disease prediction and patient monitoring. He has supervised 9 graduate students (4 PhD, 5 Masters) and currently oversees 10 PhD candidates. Awards include the IEEE Signal Processing Society Malaysia's Research Excellence Award (2019, 2022) and several national/international innovation awards. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and technological advancement. Key projects include frameworks for neurological disease prediction using brain networks and generative adversarial networks for medical imaging enhancement.

Sharan VaswaniView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning
• Reinforcement Learning
• Stochastic Optimization
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Sharan Vaswani is an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), Canada. His research focuses on designing algorithms for sequential decision-making under uncertainty, stochastic optimization, and their application to modern machine learning, particularly reinforcement learning and generalization analysis. Education & Career: PhD in Computer Science (2015-2018), University of British Columbia (UBC), supervised by Laks Lakshmanan and Mark Schmidt. Postdoc (2019-2021) at Mila - Quebec AI Institute with Simon Lacoste-Julien, and University of Alberta with Csaba Szepesvári. MSc in Computer Science (2015), UBC, focusing on influence maximization in social networks. BS from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (2012), followed by research engineering at Siemens Corporate Research. Research Interests: Algorithmic development for decision-making in uncertain environments (bandits, reinforcement learning). Stochastic optimization methods with provable guarantees. Generalization and theoretical foundations of machine learning models. Recent Trends in Publications: Focus on optimization algorithms (e.g., stochastic gradient methods, line search, momentum techniques) with theoretical analysis. Contributions to reinforcement learning, including policy gradient methods and constrained MDPs. Exploration of adaptive algorithms for continual learning and over-parameterized models. Awards: Best Paper Honorable Mention (AISTATS 2022). Best Paper Award (2nd IEEE International Conference on Parallel Distributed and Grid Computing 2012). Research Group: Leads a team at SFU focused on machine learning optimization and decision-making systems. Active in organizing workshops at NeurIPS and ICML on optimization and reinforcement learning theory.

Timothy H. MurphyView profile

Professor

• Neuroscience
• Stroke Recovery
• Brain Circuit Mapping
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Dr. Timothy H. Murphy is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine. He is also an Associate Member of the School for Biomedical Engineering and a Member of the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health. Dr. Murphy leads the Dynamic Brain Circuits in Health and Disease initiative and the Division of Neuroscience and Translational Psychiatry at UBC. Dr. Murphy received his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1989 and his B.Sc. from Saint Mary's College Maryland in 1984. His research focuses on understanding brain circuit structure-function relationships in relation to stroke recovery, psychiatric disorders, and neurological diseases. He specializes in mesoscale imaging techniques to study cortical activity patterns and develop automated approaches for brain imaging and stimulation. His laboratory develops innovative tools including open-source hardware for automated mouse brain imaging, synthetic data generation for behavioral analysis, and chronic recording systems that enable simultaneous mesoscale cortical imaging with subcortical or peripheral nerve activity monitoring. Research from the Murphy Lab has significantly advanced our understanding of how brain circuits reorganize after stroke and in models of psychiatric disorders. Dr. Murphy's recent publications reveal trends in mesoscale cortical imaging, development of synthetic data for behavioral analysis, and exploration of circuit-level changes in neurological and psychiatric disease models. His work bridges basic neuroscience with potential clinical applications for stroke recovery and mental health treatments. Dr. Murphy has mentored numerous students and postdoctoral fellows who have gone on to successful careers in neuroscience and related fields. His laboratory has received funding to support innovative approaches to understanding brain circuit function and recovery mechanisms. The Murphy Lab maintains strong collaborative ties across UBC and develops open-source tools that are widely adopted by the neuroscience community. Their work on automated home-cage imaging systems, synthetic behavioral data generation, and chronic recording technologies represents significant methodological advances in the field.

• Trustworthy Machine Learning
• Adversarial Learning
• Causal Representation Learning
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Associate Professor Tongliang Liu is affiliated with the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney, serving as Director of the Sydney Artificial Intelligence Centre and Trustworthy Machine Learning Lab. He holds a BEng and PhD, and is an ARC Future Fellow. His research focuses on trustworthy machine learning, including adversarial defense, causal representation learning, and robust AI systems. He has authored over 200 papers in top venues like NeurIPS and ICML, and serves as co-Editor-in-Chief of Neural Networks. Research Interests: Developing reliable algorithms for machine learning, emphasizing generalizability and safety. Specific areas include learning with noisy labels, causal inference, and foundational model ethics. He aims to bridge theoretical guarantees and practical applications in computer vision and data mining. Awards: 2024 CORE Award, 2023 IEEE AI's 10 to Watch, 2022 ARC Future Fellowship. Notable recognitions include Eureka Prize shortlist and DECRA. Advising & Grants: Supervises 12 PhD/Master’s students on topics like trustworthy AI, causal discovery, and quantum machine learning. Leads grants on robust learning and AI safety. Labs: Sydney AI Centre and Trustworthy Machine Learning Lab.

• Computational Biology
• Health Informatics
• Machine Learning
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Julia Camps is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Oxford, Department of Computer Science. Her work bridges Computational Biology and Health Informatics, focusing on cardiac digital twin development for precision medicine applications. She specializes in combining data-driven and mechanistic approaches for in silico clinical trials, particularly through Purkinje network modeling and ECG-based calibration. Education: Informatics Engineer (2014) and Master's in Artificial Intelligence (2015-2017) from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya PhD in Computer Science (2017-2021) at Oxford, completed within the Computational Cardiovascular Science research group under Prof Blanca Rodriguez Current role: postdoc in Prof Rodriguez's group since 2021, focusing on post-myocardial infarction disease progression Software development: open-source cardiac digital twin tools available on GitHub Her research interests center on creating patient-specific cardiac digital twins using multimodal clinical data. This work enables virtual therapy evaluation and in silico clinical trials through: Integration of statistical inference and machine learning techniques Development of Purkinje network models from clinical ECG data Electrophysiological and repolarization sequence modeling Gait detection algorithms for Parkinson's disease applications Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate trends in: GPU-accelerated cardiac electrophysiology simulations (MonoAlg3D) Topology-informed ECG electrode localization Sex-specific electromechanical cardiac modeling Multi-modal characterisation of diabetic cardiac deterioration Pro-arrhythmic risk assessment for stem cell therapies

Yu XiaoView profile

Associate Professor

• Edge Computing
• Extended Reality (XR)
• Wearable Computing
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Yu Xiao is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Aalto University, specializing in edge computing, extended reality (XR), wearable computing, and crowdsensing. Their research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly in education and technology innovation. Active in mobile cloud computing and decentralized systems Principal Investigator in EU-funded projects (EMIL, TUTL) Expert in 5G networks, autonomous systems, and human activity recognition Yu Xiao's work spans interdisciplinary domains, including healthcare (cardiovascular resuscitation devices) and urban mobility (autonomous vehicle interactions). They have received multiple awards, including Best Paper Awards and Nokia Foundation Scholarships. Focus on low-latency communication and multiagent reinforcement learning Developed frameworks like FediLive for decentralized social networks Contributed to 128+ publications and software tools Recent collaborations include institutions like Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and participation in IEEE committees. Their research integrates blockchain for secure IoT communication and advanced AR applications.

Gerry DozierView profile

Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Cyber Security
• Computational Intelligence
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Gerry Dozier is the Charles D. McCrary Eminent Chair Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University's College of Engineering. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, computational intelligence, cybersecurity, identity science, and cyber identity protection. He leads initiatives like the Center for Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Engineering and contributes to Alabama's AI policy through the state commission. Dr. Dozier holds a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University and has pioneered work in adversarial machine learning, biometric security, and low-resource language NLP. Education: Ph.D. Computer Science, North Carolina State University (Raleigh) M.S. Computer Science, North Carolina State University (Raleigh) B.S. Computer Science, Northeastern Illinois University Research Themes: Combines AI with cybersecurity to address modern digital challenges. Specializes in adversarial attacks/defenses, biometric authentication systems, and ethical NLP applications in multilingual contexts. Active in developing tools for sentiment analysis in underrepresented languages and mitigating biases in automated systems. Impact: Spearheaded Auburn's AI@AU initiative with lecture series and forums. Collaborates internationally on facial recognition, malware detection, and medical AI applications like bacterial vaginosis diagnosis. His work bridges theoretical CS advancements with real-world security and ethical considerations. Labs/Teams: Directs Auburn's AI & Cybersecurity Engineering Center and contributes to interdisciplinary groups like the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.

Zhigang PengView profile

Professor

• Seismology
• Geophysics
• Earthquake Dynamics
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Dr. Zhigang Peng is a Professor in the School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology, part of the College of Sciences. His research focuses on seismicity dynamics, fault zone imaging, and data science applications in geophysics. He holds a Ph.D. in Geological Sciences from the University of Southern California (2004), an M.S. in Electrical Engineering (2002), and a B.S. in Geophysics from the University of Science and Technology of China (1998). Dr. Peng’s work spans seismological studies of earthquake triggering mechanisms, fault zone structures, and deep-focus earthquakes. He has pioneered dense seismic array techniques to image fault systems and employs machine learning for event detection and phase picking. His recent projects include analyzing the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake sequence in Türkiye and the 2024 Noto earthquake in Japan. He leads initiatives like the Center for Collective Impact in Earthquake Science (C-CIES), promoting inclusive scientific collaboration. Research Highlights: Fault zone imaging, dynamic triggering, AI-driven seismology Labs: ES&T 2235 (Seismology Lab), ES&T 2256 (Office) His awards include the 2002 AGU Outstanding Student Paper Award. He actively contributes to earthquake hazard assessment, nuclear explosion monitoring, and volcano-seismic interactions, with over 150 peer-reviewed publications.

Richard ZemelView profile

Professor

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Unsupervised Learning
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Richard Zemel is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, where he has been since 2000. He holds an Industrial Research Chair in Machine Learning and co-founded the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence. His research focuses on machine learning, including unsupervised learning, deep learning, and ethical AI, with contributions to probabilistic models, fairness, and representation learning. Zemel has developed influential systems like the Toronto Paper Matching System and holds awards such as the NVIDIA Pioneers of AI Award and multiple NSERC grants. Education: B.Sc. in History & Science from Harvard University (1984), Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Toronto (1993). Postdoctoral work at the Salk Institute and Carnegie Mellon University. Research Interests: Machine Learning (unsupervised/deep learning), probabilistic models, fairness in algorithms, computer vision, natural language processing. He emphasizes ethical AI and practical applications like recommendation systems and causal inference. Awards & Affiliations: Fellow of CIFAR, member of the Neural Information Processing Society (NIPS) Executive Board, and advisor to the Creative Destruction Lab. His work is funded by NSERC, CIFAR, Google, Microsoft, and DARPA. Grants & Labs: Active in grants supporting machine learning research, including projects on fairness and invariant learning. Collaborates with industry partners and leads teams at the University of Toronto and Vector Institute.

Qing ChangView profile

Professor

• Smart Manufacturing
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Real-time Production Control
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Qing (Cindy) Chang is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on cyber-physical systems for smart manufacturing, real-time production control, and human-robot collaboration. Prior to academia, she worked at General Motors, earning three Boss Kettering Awards for innovation. She holds an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Ph.D. in Manufacturing from the University of Michigan. Education: M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison Ph.D. in Manufacturing, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor Research Interests: Cyber-Physical Systems for Smart Manufacturing Real-time Production Control Knowledge-guided Machine Learning-based Control Human-Robot Collaboration in Industrial Settings Intelligent Maintenance and Energy Management Awards: 20 most influential professors in smart manufacturing (2020) NSF CAREER Award (2014) General Motors Boss Kettering Awards (2005, 2006, 2008) GM R&D Charles L. McCuen Special Achievement Awards (2005, 2006, 2008) Leadership & Grants: She serves on the board of NAMRI/SME and holds editorial roles in ASME, IEEE, and SME journals. Her work bridges AI, robotics, and manufacturing systems, with notable grants including the NSF CAREER Award. Labs & Teams: Her Intelligent Systems Lab develops AI-driven solutions for manufacturing efficiency and sustainability, focusing on energy management, predictive analytics, and human-robot collaboration.

Declan NolanView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Design to Simulation Automation
• Structural Impact Analysis
• Composite Simulation
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Declan Nolan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Queen's University Belfast. He holds a PhD (2013) on 'Defining Simulation Intent,' focusing on automating simulation workflows. Before academia, he worked at Michelin, Williams F1 (as a Stress Engineer), and B/E Aerospace (Senior Structural Engineer), specializing in composite structures and structural integrity. He currently serves as Postgraduate Research Director (since 2022) and is a member of the EPSRC Early Career Forum in Manufacturing and the Circular Economy, and UKACM board member. His research spans design-to-simulation automation, bio-inspired design, and structural impact analysis. Key projects include PROTEUS (reimagining engineering design), COLIBRI (composite research), and Biohaviour (biological development analogies). He teaches Mechanics of Materials and Computer-Aided Engineering courses. Education: PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (2013) Affiliations: Chartered Engineer, IMechE Member Grants/Projects: 4 active research grants, including EPSRC-funded initiatives Research outputs include 45+ publications, with recent focus on propulsion system integration, parametric nacelle modeling, and CAD-based machine learning. He has received two Best Paper Awards (2019) for manufacturing research contributions.

Richard GaultView profile

Lecturer

• Computer Vision
• Medical Image Analysis
• Artificial Intelligence
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Dr. Richard Gault is a Lecturer in the School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Queen's University Belfast. His research focuses on computer vision and deep learning applied to microscopy data, particularly in medicine, health, and life sciences. He leads a team developing novel methods for medical image analysis, including histopathology and digital pathology, with applications in cancer diagnosis and environmental science. He is actively involved in teaching, having received Excellence in Teaching awards from Queen's University Belfast in 2019 and 2022. His work bridges computational intelligence and healthcare, with notable contributions to AI-driven diagnostics, stain normalization in histopathology, and multimodal data fusion. Dr. Gault's research interests include ensemble learning, fuzzy systems, and generative models like diffusion networks. He supervises multiple PhD students and has mentored graduates now working in machine learning engineering and postdoctoral research. His team’s achievements include awards such as the 2023 Best Oral Presentation at the Pan Ireland Ophthalmology Day and a 2021 Best Paper Award from his school. Key contributions include the LymphoSight AI application for detecting lymphoid structures and HistoClean , open-source software for improving CNN development in histopathology. He has been recognized as a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His work is supported by grants such as the R5131ECI project on 3D quantifier approximation via 2D video analysis (2019–2025). He actively engages in academic activities, including conference organization and PhD external examinations across Europe.