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Professor Nick Chater is a leading figure in the field of Behavioural Science, affiliated with the University of Warwick at Warwick Business School since 2010. He has held previous chairs in psychology at Warwick and UCL. His research spans cognitive and social foundations of rationality, with applications to business and public policy, and he has authored over 200 papers and six books. He is a fellow of the British Academy, Cognitive Science Society, and Association for Psychological Science. His research interests include cognitive science, behavioral economics, decision making, and computational psychology, with a focus on reasoning, language, and mathematical modeling of mental processes. He has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Spearman Medal, Experimental Psychology Society Prize, and the David E Rumelhart Prize for lifetime achievement in cognitive science. His work extends to practical applications through co-founding Decision Technology and advising the UK government's Climate Change Committee and the Behavioural Insight Team. Recent publications highlight his interdisciplinary approach, bridging economics, cognitive science, computational modeling, and behavioral public policy. Topics include thermal macroeconomic theory, Bayesian sampling, paradoxes in cognition, and language emergence via social interaction. These works emphasize probability judgments, moral cognition, and computational limitations in human inference. British Psychological Society's Spearman Medal (1996) Experimental Psychology Society Prize (1997) David E Rumelhart Prize (2023) PROSE Award (2019) Chater's academic contributions include collaborations with researchers like Adam N. Sanborn, Hossam Zeitoun, and Morten H. Christiansen, focusing on Bayesian inference, behavioral public policy, and cognitive modeling. He has also been a resident scientist on BBC Radio 4's The Human Zoo.

• Cognitive Science
• Behavioral Economics
• Decision Making
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Prof. Dr. Matthias A. Tietz is an Assistant Professor and leads the Competence Center for Entrepreneurship at the St.Gallen Institute of Management in Asia (SGI-HSG), part of the University of St.Gallen in Singapore. He holds affiliate positions at IE Business School (Madrid), INDEG ISCTE (Lisbon), and the Mediterranean School of Business (Tunis). His academic journey includes degrees from Ivey Business School (Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship), Universidad del Pacífico (Peru), and Nanyang Business School (MBA, Singapore). Research focuses on entrepreneurial decision making, corporate innovation in SMEs and MNCs, and business model copycats. He regularly presents at global conferences like the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference and Academy of Management Annual Meetings. Prior to academia, he consulted for companies like DHL, Henkel, and Sulzer Engineering, focusing on HR and turnaround management. He teaches courses on business consulting, social entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia, and executive education programs globally. Awarded multiple Best Paper Awards (2012, 2014, 2020) and Best Lecturer Awards across IE University programs (2019-2020). Engaged in startups as an advisor and investor, emphasizing cultural diversity in entrepreneurial contexts. Active in pro bono projects, such as supporting rural entrepreneurs in Peru.

• Entrepreneurship
• SME Management
• Innovation
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Weijia Rao is an Associate Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, located at 765 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. With a robust scholarly profile evidenced by 12 published papers with over 2,150 total downloads and 5 total citations, Professor Rao maintains an active research agenda in international legal studies. Professor Rao's research focuses primarily on international investment law, with particular expertise in investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms, bilateral investment treaties, and international arbitration. Their work examines the intersection of domestic politics and international investment law, the effects of foreign investors' challenges to domestic regulations, and the role of national security considerations in international legal frameworks. A significant portion of their research analyzes China's engagement with international investment law and WTO frameworks, as well as the dynamics of arbitrator behavior in ICSID proceedings. The scholarly output demonstrates a clear trend toward examining the practical implications of international investment law on domestic regulatory sovereignty, with recent work increasingly focusing on national security dimensions of international law. Professor Rao's research employs empirical methodologies to analyze how international legal frameworks interact with domestic political processes and economic outcomes, contributing valuable evidence-based insights to ongoing debates about reforming international investment law systems. Professor Rao has established productive research collaborations with scholars from institutions including University of Chicago Law School, University of Miami, and Brigham Young University. Their publications appear in prestigious venues such as the Harvard International Law Journal, Yale Journal of International Law, and Journal of Legal Studies, reflecting the high quality and impact of their scholarship.

• International Investment Law
• Investor-State Dispute Settlement
• Bilateral Investment Treaties
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Dominique Foray is a Professor at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) and holds the Chair of Economics and Management of Innovation (CEMI). He is a member of the Swiss Council for Science, chairman of the KOF Swiss Economic Research Institute's Advisory Board, and a foreign member of Columbia University's Center of Capitalism and Society. His career includes extensive advisory roles, such as with the European Commission's 'Knowledge for Growth' group and Germany's Expert Commission for Research and Innovation. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University Lumière of Lyon (1984) Habilitation à diriger des recherches, University Lumière of Lyon (1992) Foray's research focuses on the economics of innovation, knowledge-based economy dynamics, technology policy, smart specialization strategies, and institutional frameworks for innovation. He has authored seminal works including The Economics of Knowledge (MIT Press, 2004) and Smart Specialisation (Routledge, 2015). His recent publications explore mission-oriented innovation policies, smart specialization in EU contexts, and knowledge diffusion mechanisms. Foray's work bridges academic theory with practical policy design, influencing regional and national innovation strategies globally. Advising: Past EPFL PhD students: Aouinait Camille Marguerite, Ayoubi Charles Chadi, Baruffaldi Stefano Horst, Bednyagin Denis, Bogers Marcellus, Coffano Monica, Conti Annamaria, Cristelli Gabriele, Gaulé Patrick, Hamdan Livramento Intan Maizurah, Marino Marianna, Muñoz Tellez de Kieffer Viviana Carolina, Pellegrin Claudia, Simeth Markus Foray's institutional roles include leadership in European policy initiatives and contributions to the World Bank's studies on innovation's role in economic growth. His interdisciplinary approach integrates economics, policy analysis, and technology management to address grand societal challenges through innovation.

• Economics of Innovation
• Science and Technology Indicators
• Technology Policy
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Prof. Dr. Beat Hintermann is a Professor of Public Finance at the University of Basel's Faculty of Business and Economics (WWZ). His research focuses on public sector economics with particular emphasis on climate policy and mobility behavior. Hintermann leads empirical research using GPS tracking data to study transportation choices and the effectiveness of pricing mechanisms to encourage sustainable mobility options. His research interests span several interconnected areas: public sector economics, climate policy design, transportation economics, and environmental economics. He investigates how pricing mechanisms can influence individual behavior to reduce environmental externalities, with special attention to sustainable mobility solutions like e-biking. His work often combines economic theory with rich empirical analysis of real-world data, particularly examining the intersection of environmental policy and individual decision-making. Hintermann's recent publications reveal a strong focus on empirical mobility studies, particularly through the MOBIS dataset that tracks mobility behavior in Switzerland. His research shows how transport pricing can effectively promote e-biking and reduce negative externalities. He has also conducted significant work on carbon pricing mechanisms, emissions trading systems, and the impacts of climate policies on economic behavior. His work during the pandemic period examining mobility changes provides valuable insights into how external shocks affect transportation choices. Hintermann's research methodology is characterized by rigorous empirical analysis, often employing field experiments and large-scale GPS tracking data to measure behavioral responses to policy interventions. His work on Pigovian transport pricing represents an important contribution to understanding how economic instruments can be designed to address environmental externalities in the transportation sector. As part of the University of Basel's Faculty of Business and Economics, Hintermann contributes to research centers focused on sustainable development and environmental economics. His work bridges academic research with practical policy applications, providing evidence-based insights for policymakers designing effective environmental and transportation policies.

• Public Sector Economics
• Climate Policy
• Transportation Economics
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Michael Siegrist is a Full Professor of Consumer Behavior at ETH Zurich's Department of Health Sciences and Technology. His research focuses on risk perception, risk communication, acceptance of new technologies, and decision making under uncertainty, with particular emphasis on food and consumer behavior. He has established himself as a leading researcher in understanding how people perceive risks related to food, chemicals, and emerging technologies. Dr. Siegrist earned his education at the University of Zurich, where he studied psychology, economics, and mass communication. He completed his dissertation in 1994 and his Habilitation in 2001 at the Faculty of Arts. Between 1998-2000, he was a visiting researcher at Western Washington University, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation. He began teaching and research activities at ETH Zurich in 2004 and became a Full Professor there in 2007. His research interests span risk perception and communication, with particular focus on food safety, disgust sensitivity, naturalness perception, and sustainability. His work examines how consumers evaluate risks related to food technologies, chemicals, and environmental issues. He has published extensively on topics including cultured meat acceptance, food labeling, household chemical safety, and the psychological factors influencing consumer decisions under uncertainty. His research often employs cross-cultural approaches, comparing consumer perceptions across different countries and demographic groups. Dr. Siegrist's publications reveal a strong trend toward understanding the psychological mechanisms behind consumer acceptance of novel food technologies, particularly alternative proteins. His recent work increasingly focuses on sustainability issues in food consumption, examining how consumers perceive environmental impacts of food choices and respond to policy measures aimed at promoting sustainable eating habits. He has made significant contributions to understanding how naturalness claims, disgust sensitivity, and cultural factors shape food preferences and risk perceptions. As an active researcher, Dr. Siegrist collaborates with numerous colleagues across disciplines, including veterinary science, nutrition, and agricultural technology. His work spans both theoretical contributions to risk perception frameworks and practical applications for food industry and policy development.

• Risk perception
• Risk communication
• Acceptance of new technologies
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Dr. Marcel Dettling is a Group Lead in Data Analysis and Statistics at the ZHAW School of Engineering , focusing on predictive analytics, applied statistics, and complex data analysis. He also serves as a Lecturer at ETH Zurich , teaching advanced statistical methods. Education : PhD in Mathematics (2000-2004), ETH Zurich Postdoc in Applied Statistics (2004-2006), Johns Hopkins University His research spans predictive analytics (regression, classification, time series), data mining, and applications in health economics, transportation safety, social sciences , and business analytics . Recent work includes pharmaceutical cost group analysis for Swiss healthcare and predictive maintenance for marine vessels. Selected publications highlight his expertise in flight trajectory modeling , deep learning error mitigation , and statistical frameworks for rehabilitation finance . His projects address diverse fields like crowdworking in nursing, energy optimization for shipping, and customer behavior prediction.

• Predictive Analytics
• Applied Statistics
• Data Mining
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Clémence Poirier is a Senior Researcher in the Cyberdefense Project within the Risk and Resilience Team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. She previously served as a Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna and as a Researcher for Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. She also holds the position of Space Generation Advocacy and Policy Platform's Lead on Responsible Space Behavior at the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Her educational background includes a Master's degree in International Relations, International Security and Defense and a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Applied Languages (English, Russian, Spanish), both from University Jean Moulin Lyon III, France. Dr. Poirier is multilingual, which supports her international research collaborations. Dr. Poirier's research focuses on the critical intersection of space operations and cybersecurity, with particular emphasis on geopolitical implications of cyber conflict in outer space. Her work examines how terrestrial conflicts like the Ukraine war impact space security architecture and explores policy frameworks for protecting space infrastructure from cyber threats. She has conducted extensive research on space cybersecurity policy across multiple jurisdictions including Australia, Europe, and the United States. Analysis of her publication record reveals a clear progression from foundational space policy research toward increasingly specialized work on space cybersecurity. Her recent publications demonstrate growing attention to practical policy implementation challenges, with several papers addressing specific national and regional approaches to space cybersecurity governance. There's also a notable trend toward multidisciplinary collaboration, particularly with technical experts in space systems engineering. Dr. Poirier has established significant research partnerships with major space institutions including the European Space Agency, with whom she collaborated on climate policy research examining the integration of space-based data in European environmental policies. Her work with SmartSat CRC in Australia demonstrates international research coordination on space infrastructure security. She leads research initiatives focused on responsible space behavior and has contributed to policy development through her work with the European Economic and Social Committee. Her current Cyberdefense Project at ETH Zurich's CSS represents the culmination of her expertise in space security policy development.

• Space cybersecurity
• Electronic conflict in outer space
• Cyber conflict in outer space
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Professor Nikola Biller-Andorno is a leading academic in biomedical ethics and digital health innovation at the University of Zurich , where she directs the Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine and serves as Vice Dean for Innovation and Digitalization at the Faculty of Medicine . Her work bridges cutting-edge technology with ethical frameworks for patient-centered healthcare. Director, Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine (WHO Collaborating Centre) Vice Dean for Innovation and Digitalization, Medical Faculty Founding Director, UZH Center for Medical Humanities Chair, PhD program 'Biomedical Ethics and Law' Research Interests focus on digital transformation in healthcare, including ethical implications of AI, patient experience integration via big data, and crisis management frameworks during pandemics. Her scholarship addresses: Digitalization of health systems Algorithmic decision-making ethics Equity in digital health access Scientific Awards include: Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellowship (2012-2014) Fellowship at Collegium Helveticum (2016-2020) Master of Health Business Administration (2018) Leadership roles in International Association of Bioethics and European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics

• Digitalization of healthcare
• Artificial Intelligence in medicine
• Patient experiences in healthcare
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Academic Profile: Damir Filipovic is a Full Professor and the Swissquote Chair in Quantitative Finance at the College of Management of Technology (CDM) of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. He previously held academic positions at the University of Vienna, University of Munich, and Princeton University, and served as Head of the Vienna Institute of Finance. Research Focus: Quantitative finance, risk management, stochastic processes, term structure modeling, volatility risk, and machine learning applications in financial markets. Industry Collaboration: Co-developed the Swiss Solvency Test for insurance capital requirements while consulting for the Swiss Federal Office of Private Insurance. Publications: Contributed extensively to journals like Journal of Financial Economics, Mathematical Finance, and Annals of Applied Probability, with a textbook on Term-Structure Models. Academic Service: Editorial board member of multiple journals and organizer of advanced workshops on systemic risk and financial technology. Recent Research: His work emphasizes machine learning for portfolio risk management, kernel-based yield curve estimation, and robust stochastic modeling. Keynote speaker at international conferences on finance and insurance mathematics, with over 15 recent publications in 2023-2025 addressing high-dimensional financial problems, neural control systems, and causal inference in market data. Education: Ph.D. in Mathematics from ETH Zurich (2000). Graduate of ETH Zurich and University of Vienna. Teaching & Mentorship: Supervises current and former EPFL Ph.D. students in quantitative finance, including Nicolas Camenzind, Joshua Hayes, Andrea Ruglioni, and ten others. Former students like Damien Ackerer and Lotfi Boudabsa now lead research in risk management. Labs & Programs: Directs EPFL's Finance and Technology Programme, leads the Computational Finance Group (CSF) at EPFL, and contributes to Swiss Finance Institute initiatives. Scientific Leadership: Served on EPFL Committee of Academic Evaluation and Doctoral Program Finance committee.

• Quantitative Finance
• Risk Management
• Machine Learning
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Dr. Giulia Celentano is a Senior Scientific Assistant and Humanitarian Research Fellow at ETH Zurich's Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering (D-BAUG), affiliated with the Institute of Construction and Infrastructure Management (IBI). She holds a PhD in Sustainable Construction from ETH Zurich and has academic roles including lecturer in courses at D-BAUG and D-ARCH, as well as visiting professorships at Politecnico di Milano and ETSAM in Madrid. Her research focuses on humanitarian engineering, post-disaster reconstruction, and sustainable construction in conflict-affected and informal urban settings. She leads projects with organizations like the ICRC, UN-HABITAT, and UNHCR, emphasizing field-based, impact-oriented strategies. Education includes a Bachelor's and Master's in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano, a short course in Shelter and Settlements from IFRC/Oxford Brookes, and guest research at MIT ReAct. Current initiatives include coordinating the MOOC on Regenerative Materials (launching 2025) and developing tools like the ETH-ICRC Sustainable Construction Tool. Her work spans case studies in the MENA region, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Southeast Asia, addressing challenges in informal settlements and resilient health infrastructure.

• Humanitarian Engineering
• Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
• Shelter and Settlements
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Fabio Sigrist is a Professor of Applied Statistics and Data Science at the Institute of Financial Services Zug (IFZ) , part of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts . He also holds a Senior Scientist and Lecturer position at the Seminar for Statistics, ETH Zurich . His career spans academic research, industry consulting, and project leadership in finance and data science. PhD in Statistics (2013), ETH Zurich MSc in Mathematics with distinction (2008), ETH Zurich MEd in Mathematics Education (2008), ETH Zurich Sigrist’s research focuses on integrating Machine Learning with Spatial Statistics for applications in Financial Econometrics and Credit Risk . His work includes developing novel algorithms like GPBoost and KTBoost , advancing spatio-temporal modeling , and applying tree-based boosting to financial problems. Projects such as CreHos (credit risk in hospitality) and NISMO (interpretable real estate modeling) highlight his interdisciplinary approach. His publications address challenges in large-scale spatial data , loss given default modeling , and stock volatility prediction . He contributes to software development with tools like spate (R package) and varycoef (spatially varying coefficients).

• Machine Learning
• Spatial Statistics
• Financial Econometrics
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Michaël Aklin is an Associate Professor of Economics and Management of Innovation at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), holding the Chair of Public Policy and Sustainability since joining in 2023. He co-directs the Enterprise for Society (E4S), a joint initiative with IMD and the University of Lausanne. Previously, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, with a PhD from New York University and postdoctoral work at the University of Pennsylvania. Education: PhD in Economics, New York University MA in Politics, University of Essex BSc in International Studies, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Research Interests: Focuses on the political and economic dimensions of sustainable development, energy policy, and climate change. His work bridges environmental economics, public policy analysis, and political economy, with emphasis on just transition policies, renewable energy adoption, and equitable energy access. Recent projects include studies on coal-dependent communities, just transition frameworks in national climate plans, and socio-economic impacts of clean energy transitions. Key Roles: Head of Enterprise for Society (E4S) Member of CDM Management and Doctoral Program Committee (EDMT-GE) Teaching responsibilities include courses on sustainability, technology policy, and econometrics Advising & Grants: Supervises four doctoral students (Bataillard, Fernandez, Touré, Zollner). His research has been supported through grants analyzing energy transitions, policy effectiveness, and socio-economic impacts of green initiatives. Labs & Initiatives: Leads E4S, a multidisciplinary center addressing societal challenges through business and technology innovation. Collaborates on global projects assessing climate policies, energy access disparities, and just transition strategies.

• Public Policy
• Environmental Economics
• Energy Economics
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Andreas Fuster is an Associate Professor of Finance and SFI Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) @ EPFL, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He previously worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Swiss National Bank, where he maintains a part-time research advisor role. His research focuses on empirical finance (household finance, real estate, banking, fintech), macroeconomics, and behavioral economics, with recent work examining technological advancements in credit markets. He teaches courses in financial engineering, macroeconomics, and financial econometrics at EPFL. As Director of the Doctoral Program in Finance at EPFL and academic co-director of the EPFL Executive Education Fintech program, he oversees academic development and executive training. His editorial roles include Associate Editor at the Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Financial Economics . Education: Ph.D. from Harvard University, M.Phil. from Oxford University, B.A. from University of Lausanne (all in economics). Research Interests: Empirical finance, macroeconomics, behavioral and experimental economics, fintech, mortgage markets, and banking regulation. External Roles: Co-organizer of the BIS-CEPR-SCG-SFI Conference on Financial Intermediation and SNB-CIF Conference on Cryptoassets and Financial Innovation. Grants & Awards: Recognition for contributions to financial stability and policy analysis (no specific awards listed). His work has been published in top journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics and Review of Financial Studies. He advises on sustainable digital finance through Innosuisse and contributes to policy analysis via CEPR and the Federal Reserve Bank of NY.

• Empirical Finance
• Household Finance
• Real Estate Finance
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Alan M. Taylor is a prominent Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) . He holds a permanent affiliation with Columbia University in the United States, where he contributes to economics research. His research spans financial history , macroeconomic policy , international trade , and capital market dynamics . Key themes include credit cycles , monetary policy , economic crises , and historical financial systems . He has extensively analyzed the trilemma of exchange rates, monetary policy, and capital mobility, and pioneered work on long-term rate of return data across capital assets. His recent publications focus on financial stability , credit booms , and macroeconomic consequences of pandemics . Collaborative works with economists like Òscar Jordà, Moritz Schularick, and Kevin H. O'Rourke demonstrate interdisciplinary engagement. His empirical methodology emphasizes local projections , historical econometrics , and long-run equilibrium modeling in international finance.

• Economics
• International Finance
• Macroeconomics
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