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Teemu MalmiView profile

Professor

• Management Control
• Performance Measurement
• Management Accounting
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Teemu Malmi is a Professor in the Department of Accounting at the School of Business, Aalto University, Finland. He has been an influential figure in management accounting research, particularly in management control systems and performance measurement. His academic qualifications include a Doctoral degree (1997), Licentiate degree (1994), and Master's degree (1990), all in Business and Economics from the Helsinki School of Economics. His research interests span management control, performance measurement, digitalization in finance, public sector accounting, and organizational behavior. His work often integrates empirical analysis with case studies, including a notable investigation into Nokia’s management control challenges. He has published extensively in top-tier journals and contributed to major handbooks in accounting and information systems. The recent trend in his publications (2020–2025) reflects a growing emphasis on digital transformation, blockchain, data analytics, and the evolving role of finance functions. His research increasingly bridges traditional accounting with technology and public policy, especially in healthcare financing and sustainability. Scientific Awards: “Thirst for knowledge” (“Tiedon Jano”) award by JOKO Executive Education Oy (2001) Teemu Malmi has supervised at least five theses and led externally funded research projects, including the SOTE/Kaks project (2015–2016) on social and healthcare services. He has been actively involved in academic service, such as serving on editorial boards, hosting international scholars, presenting keynote lectures, and participating in funding organization committees. His media appearances demonstrate his engagement in public discourse on welfare policy and regional financing in Finland. There is no indication of part-time status, retirement, or former staff designation; he remains an active academic.

Maurizio MUZZUPAPPAView profile

Professor

• Industrial Engineering Design
• Augmented Reality (AR) Applications
• Product Development Methodologies
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Maurizio MUZZUPAPPA is a Full Professor at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering (University of Calabria) since 2018. His roles include Rector's Delegate for Technology Transfer, Academic Delegate for Education at DIMEG, and Head of the Physical Prototyping Laboratory at the MaTeRiA Center (UNICAL-CNISM collaboration). He supervises the Unical Racing Team in Formula SAE competitions and co-founded three university spin-offs: 3DResearch, Tech4Sea, and Q-BOT. As Scientific Director of projects like TECH4YOU (climate change adaptation technologies) and GROWN IN THE BLUE (Mediterranean reef conservation), he integrates research in industrial design, augmented reality, and underwater cultural heritage. He has authored over 200 publications (h-index 27) and holds 10 patents. His teaching includes Tools and Methods for Industrial Design and Formula SAE LAB . His research focuses on: Industrial design methodologies with parametric and sustainable approaches 3D prototyping and additive manufacturing User-Centered Design for product ergonomics Virtual/Augmented Reality applications in engineering and cultural heritage Underwater robotics and artifact restoration Recent publications highlight trends in AR for industrial maintenance, generative design tools, and mechatronic solutions for underwater heritage. He has supervised over 300 theses and 10 Ph.D. students while leading technology transfer initiatives.

George VasilakopoulosView profile

Professor

• Health Informatics
• Cloud Computing
• Emergency Healthcare Systems
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George Vasilakopoulos is a Professor in the Department of Digital Systems at the University of Piraeus , where he also serves as Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Personnel. By law, he is President of the Quality Assurance Unit (MODIP) and the Employment and Career Structure (DASTA) of the university, overseeing the development of modern information systems. He earned his PhD from the University of London and has held leadership roles including Department President, Director of Postgraduate Programs, and Scientific Director of the Digital Health Services Laboratory. PhD: University of London Current Roles: Vice-Chancellor, Department of Digital Systems Professor Labs: Digital Health Services Laboratory His research focuses on Health Informatics , Cloud Computing , and Medical Data Security , with key contributions to: Emergency healthcare process automation Privacy-preserving personal health record systems Context-aware authorization models Cloud-based medical service frameworks Machine learning in clinical data analysis Interoperable health information systems The trends in his 15 most recent articles (2010-2015) reveal a consistent emphasis on integrating cloud infrastructure , semantic technologies , and mobile platforms to enhance emergency care, chronic disease management, and patient data security. His work bridges biomedical engineering , software architecture , and public health policy . He has held advisory roles for the Minister of Health on IT issues, served on hospital boards, and contributed to national committees for healthcare technology standards. His professional activities include project evaluation for Greek and European research programs and authoring three books on health informatics.

• Control Technology
• Distributed Optimization
• Machine Learning
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Mikael Johansson is a Professor at Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), specializing in Control Technology . He teaches and coordinates courses such as Distributed Optimization (FEL3311) and various advanced-level degree projects in computer science, electrical engineering, and systems engineering. His research spans Control Systems , Machine Learning , and Optimization , with a focus on asynchronous algorithms, federated learning, and applications in energy systems and construction. His work includes 15 recent publications on topics like neural networks, distributed optimization, and battery technology. Notable areas of contribution are in asynchronous learning, federated learning with privacy constraints, and quasi-Newton methods for optimization. His research bridges theoretical advancements with practical applications in urban design, healthcare, and autonomous systems.

• Computer-Assisted Text Analysis
• Epistemic Wars
• Technoscientific Conflicts
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Giuseppe Tipaldo is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino's Department of Control and Computer Science (DAUIN), with affiliations to the SmartData@PoliTO Big Data and Data Science Laboratory and the DBDM Database and Data Mining Group. His interdisciplinary work bridges Sociology, Science and Technology Studies, and Digital Media Research. Research interests focus on epistemic instability, technoscientific conflicts (anti-vax, pseudoscience, infrastructure opposition), and methodological innovations in Computer-Assisted Text Analysis. He explores intersections between postmodern relativism and contemporary epistemic wars, examining truth negotiation in political decision-making and Gen-AI's impact on research methodologies. Recent publications analyze: 2024: Vaccine hesitancy trust dynamics in Europe 2023: Epistemic authority transitions in social media and science-society relations 2022: Xylella fastidiosa epidemics as epistemic wars and pandemic expert discourses He contributes to editorial boards (Italian Review of Sociology, Sinapsi) and serves on advisory panels for Circular Economy symposia. Teaching spans Master's and Doctoral programs in Management Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Communication Sciences.

Ziming ZhangView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computer Vision
• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
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Ziming Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) , with additional affiliations in Data Science and Robotics Engineering. He previously held research roles at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) and Boston University. PhD in Computing (2013) from Oxford Brookes University , UK MS in Computing Science (2010) from Simon Fraser University , CA BS in Computer Science and Technology (2005) from Northeastern University , China Research interests span computer vision , machine learning , and their applications in point cloud processing , medical imaging , autonomous driving , and IoT . He leads the Vision, Intelligence, and System Laboratory (VISLab) at WPI. Recent publications focus on 3D reconstruction , hyperbolic learning , and robust classifiers . Awards include the R&D100 Award 2018 and NSF funding for data-efficient deep learning. PhD Students: Yecheng Lyu (co-supervised), Guojun Wu (co-supervised), Hangrui Zhang, Xuechu Yu Master's Students: Yun Yue, Yuping Shao Visiting Scholars: Fangzhou Lin His lab partners with industry and academic institutions, focusing on autonomous systems , robotics , and scientific imaging projects.

Manja Đurić DžakićView profile

Associate Professor

• European Union Studies
• Political Science
• Public Administration
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Manja Đurić Džakić serves as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Her institutional affiliation places her within one of the country's leading centers for political science education, with contact details including email manja.djuric@fpn.unibl.org and office phone +387 51 304 001 (extension 40). Regular consultations are held Tuesdays 10:00-12:00 and Wednesdays 08:00-09:00 in Cabinet 408. Her research centers on European Union governance structures and integration processes, with particular focus on institutional mechanics of EU bodies including the European Court of Auditors, Council of the European Union, and European Economic and Social Committee. Key thematic areas encompass Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU accession challenges, Common Agricultural Policy implementation, administrative ethics within EU institutions, and contemporary crises affecting European integration such as migration management and democratic participation mechanisms like the European Citizens' Initiative. Analysis of her 2017-2021 publications reveals consistent scholarly engagement with EU institutional functionality and Western Balkan integration prospects. The corpus demonstrates methodological diversity across policy analysis, institutional studies, and normative evaluations of EU governance, with approximately 60% of works addressing Bosnia and Herzegovina's specific EU relationship. Her research trajectory shows increasing emphasis on democratic accountability mechanisms and crisis response frameworks within the European project.

• Health Literacy
• Public Health
• Education
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Orkan Okan is a Professor of Health Literacy at the Department of Health and Sport Sciences , Technical University of Munich (TUM) , since 2021. He holds a PhD in Educational Science (2020, Bielefeld University, summa cum laude) and studied Educational Science with a focus on teacher training at the University of Duisburg-Essen. His research centers on health literacy in childhood and adolescence , particularly within school and educational contexts , integrating digitalization, media literacy, and infodemiology . He leads the WHO Collaborating Centre for Health Literacy and coordinates global networks like Covid-HL and GLOBHL . Education : PhD in Educational Science (Bielefeld University, 2020), MSc in Educational Science (University of Duisburg-Essen) Leadership Roles : Vice President of the International Health Literacy Association (2022), Deputy Chair at IUHPE (2019) Research Interests include: Health literacy as a social vaccine during pandemics Organizational health literacy in school systems Development of cross-cultural measurement tools for health literacy Digital health literacy and infodemic management Integration of health literacy into educational policy Gender disparities in health literacy outcomes Recent Publications (2022–2023) reveal trends in: Global pandemic responses using health literacy frameworks Psychosocial impacts of pandemic stress on school leaders Digital transformation in health education School-based interventions for adolescent health Cross-national comparisons of literacy models Policy development for health-literate institutions Scientific Awards include: Vice President, International Health Literacy Association (2022) Vice President, EUPHA Health Promotion Section (2016) Deputy Chair, IUHPE Global Working Group on Health Literacy (2019) Advising and Grants involve: Co-founding the Global Covid-19 Health Literacy Network Leading the BMBF-funded HLCA research consortium (since 2015) Contributing to WHO’s international health literacy measurement frameworks Lab and Team Affiliations include: Head of the Health Literacy Unit at TUM Member of the Unesco Chair Global Health and Education (since 2019) Coordinating international research teams across Germany, Denmark, Finland, and Ecuador

Moritz PetersenView profile

Associate Professor

• Sustainable Supply Chain Management
• Circular Economy
• Decarbonization
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Prof. Dr. Moritz Petersen is an Associate Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Practice and Co-Director of the Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) at Kühne Logistics University (KLU) in Hamburg, Germany. His academic career began at Hamburg University of Technology, where he completed his doctoral studies in 2017 under Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kersten, and he has been at KLU since 2016. Research Focus: Decarbonization of logistics, Circular Economy, Blockchain applications in supply chains, and sustainable product development Teaching: Courses on Supply Chain Sustainability, Circular Product Development, and Lean Logistics Operations across KLU’s Bachelor to MBA programs Outreach: Co-hosts the podcast “Das Gleiche in Grün?!”, collaborates on educational children’s books about logistics, and frequently speaks at industry events like the Deutscher Logistik-Kongress Research Trends from his 15 most recent articles center on: Blockchain technology’s role in sustainable logistics Decarbonization strategies across maritime and road freight Circular economy implementation through product design and waste stream analysis Behavioral and organizational barriers to sustainability Public-private partnerships in European logistics Information sharing as a CE enabler Scientific Awards: 2020 Best Paper Award, International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM) Research Projects include: CREAToR: EU Horizon 2020 project on polymer recycling GATE: German Ministry of Economy-funded GHG emissions data exchange HANSEBLOC: Blockchain applications in logistics ChainLog: Blockchain use cases Development of Logistics Competence Assessment Toolkit

Elise van den HovenView profile

Professor

• human-computer interaction
• interaction design
• tangible and physical interaction
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Elise van den Hoven holds dual academic appointments as Associate Professor in the Future Everyday cluster of the Industrial Design department at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and Full Professor in the School of Software, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia. She maintains additional honorary positions as senior research fellow at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design, University of Dundee and associate investigator with the Australian Research Council's Centre of Excellence in Cognition and its Disorders. Her educational background includes: MSc in Biology (1998) from Utrecht University, specializing in perception research MTD degree (now PDEng) in Human-Computer Interaction from Eindhoven University of Technology PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Eindhoven University of Technology (2004) Dr. van den Hoven's research program centers on human-computer interaction, tangible interfaces, and memory support systems , with her internationally recognized Materialising Memories (MM) program serving as her flagship research initiative. She approaches Interaction Design as "a wonderful opportunity to first imagine and then create new interactive products, inspired by the needs and desires of people in their everyday lives." Her work uniquely bridges the gap between digital technology and human experience, particularly examining how physical and digital artifacts function as memory cues in everyday contexts. Analysis of her publication record reveals a clear research trajectory from foundational work on gesture interaction with physical artifacts toward increasingly sophisticated systems that support personal memory through hybrid digital-physical interfaces. Her scholarship consistently integrates perspectives from computer science, psychology, and design disciplines, creating a distinctive interdisciplinary approach to memory and interaction. Her notable scientific achievements include: Best long paper award (2016) NWO Vidi Award for "The design of improved recollections of personal memories" (2011-2018) Dr. van den Hoven has secured significant research funding through competitive mechanisms, most notably the VIDI fellowship that enabled the Materialising Memories program. Her research program involves substantial international collaboration between TU/e, UTS, and University of Dundee, reflecting her global research impact and network. She leads the Materialising Memories international research consortium, which brings together multidisciplinary expertise to investigate how design can support human remembering activities through tangible and interactive systems in real-world contexts.

• Lean Construction
• Real-time Production Control
• Location Based Management Systems
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Olli Seppänen serves as Associate Professor in Civil Engineering at Aalto University's School of Engineering, specializing in operations management for construction productivity improvement. He coordinates the Vision 2030 consortium—comprising 13 Finnish construction and design firms—to develop industrialized building methods for 2030, while leading multiple Business Finland-funded research initiatives focused on digital construction workflows and real-time monitoring. His research centers on lean construction principles, location-based management systems, and digital transformation through IoT, AI, and robotic vision. Key focus areas include prefabrication optimization, construction logistics, and shifting work off-site to industrialize processes. He aims to solve industry-wide productivity challenges by creating real-time situational awareness and implementing takt production systems for workflow stability. Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong emphasis on digital twin frameworks, semantic modeling for quality assurance, and AI applications in risk management. His work bridges theoretical lean construction concepts with practical implementations, particularly in real-time resource tracking, waste reduction in MEP work, and cross-sector learning from high-performing teams. Seppänen has received significant recognition including: School of Engineering doctoral dissertation award (2024) Best paper at IEEE Wireless Sensors Conference (2019) Nordic Conference best paper award for PhD research (2019) DSc dissertation award (2010) As principal investigator, he manages: Vision 2030 consortium projects (2-3 annually; PI for two current projects) iCONS: Real-time resource flow monitoring via indoor positioning RECAP: Deep learning analysis of progress/quality from images/point clouds DiCtion: Integrated data systems for real-time stakeholder situation pictures He actively contributes to the "Performance in Building Design and Construction" research group and leverages the Vision 2030 consortium as a collaborative platform for industry transformation, driving adoption of digitalized, industrialized construction methods through academic-industry partnerships.

Tsun-Ming TsengView profile

Professor

• Microfluidic Large-Scale Integration
• Optical Network-on-Chip
• Microfabrication
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Tsun-Ming Tseng is a Professor and principal investigator at the Chair of Electronic Design Automation at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). He leads the Emerging Technology Group and oversees multiple DFG/BMBF-funded research projects in the areas of microfluidic large-scale integration, optical network-on-chip design, and novel microfabrication techniques. Dr. Tseng's research focuses on design automation for emerging technologies, with particular expertise in three main areas: microfluidic large-scale integration, optical network-on-chip systems, and novel microfabrication processes. His work bridges the gap between electronic design automation and cutting-edge applications in bioengineering, photonics, and advanced manufacturing. His research group develops sophisticated algorithms and tools for optimizing design, reliability, and performance in these emerging domains. Analysis of Dr. Tseng's recent publications reveals a strong focus on practical implementation challenges in emerging technologies. His work spans both theoretical algorithm development and practical system implementation, with particular emphasis on reliability, performance optimization, and manufacturing considerations. The research shows increasing integration between different technology domains, particularly the convergence of microfluidics, optical networking, and electronic design automation. Dr. Tseng has been awarded multiple significant research grants including: "DE-TW-CloudWRONoC" (BMBF-NSTC project, PI, 2025-2028, EUR 797.7K) "DE-TW-PI3D" (BMBF-NSTC project, PI, 2024-2027, EUR 391.6K) "Physical Design for Microfluidic Large-Scale Integration" (DFG research grant, PI, 2024-2026, EUR 331.9K) Multiple other DFG and industrial projects totaling over EUR 3 million in funding He has successfully supervised numerous doctoral researchers and postdoctoral fellows, with current group members including Jiahui Peng, Debraj Kundu, Liaoyuan Cheng, and several others. Dr. Tseng leads the Emerging Technology Group at TUM, which focuses on developing design automation methodologies for next-generation technologies. The group maintains strong collaborations with international institutions, including partnerships with researchers in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The team operates state-of-the-art facilities for research in microfluidics, optical networking, and advanced microfabrication techniques.

• Agricultural Robotics
• Automation and Control Systems
• Precision Agriculture
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John F. Reid is a prominent Research Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the College of Engineering , with dual appointments in Computer Science and Agricultural and Biological Engineering . He serves as Executive Director of the Center for Digital Agriculture . With over 35 years of experience in academic and industrial R&D, his career spans faculty roles at UIUC (1986-2000), leadership at Deere & Company (2000-2020), and Vice President positions at Brunswick Corporation (2020-2022). Education : Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering (Texas A&M, 1987), M.S. and B.S. in Agricultural Engineering (Virginia Tech, 1982 & 1980) Dr. Reid's research focuses on agricultural automation , machine vision , and innovation management . He has pioneered agricultural robotics , precision technologies , and embodied AI applications in food, construction, and marine systems. His work has resulted in over 30 patents in automated guidance , sensor systems , and agricultural informatics . His scientific contributions center on stereo vision navigation , 3D field mapping , and adaptive control systems for mobile equipment. These innovations underpin modern precision agriculture and agricultural robotics frameworks. Major awards include: NAE Election (2019) ASABE Fellow (2004) University Scholar (1995) Academy of Engineering Excellence (2020) He holds leadership roles in international organizations including the CIGR Working Group on Circular Bioeconomy Systems (Chair 2024-present) and Fraunhofer USA (2013-2022).

Shimon Y. NofView profile

Professor

• Collaborative Robotics
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Industrial Automation
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Shimon Y. Nof is a Professor of Industrial Engineering at Purdue University's PRISM Center , where he directs NSF-industry supported research on collaborative robotics, cyber-physical systems, and industrial automation. He has held visiting positions at MIT and universities across six countries. Education: B.Sc./M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management (Technion, Israel), Ph.D. in Industrial & Operations Engineering (University of Michigan) Key Achievements: Pioneered computer-aided facility design and Collaborative Control Theory (CCT), with applications spanning factories of the future, agricultural robotics, and transportation security systems His research focuses on cyber-supported integration of distributed e-Work systems and robotics, including precision agriculture with sensor networks. The PRISM Center under his leadership has developed groundbreaking protocols like Best Matching Protocol (BMP) and HUB-CI telerobotics, with real-world implementations across 400+ labs globally. Scientific honors include: Engelberger Medal (2002) Induction into Purdue's Book of Great Teachers (1999) Leadership roles in IFPR and IFAC Multiple book awards from Association of American Publishers The PRISM Global Research Network (est. 2001) now extends his work through 18 books and 6 patents, including the FTTP-TIF communication protocol and Facility Sensor Network (FSN) technology currently applied in greenhouse robotic operations.

Rachel MiduraView profile

Assistant Professor

• Digital history
• Early modern Europe
• History of information
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Rachel Midura is an Assistant Professor of Digital and Early Modern European History in the Department of History at Virginia Tech's College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital methodologies and early modern European history, particularly examining how communication networks shaped political power and intelligence gathering during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Education: PhD in History from Stanford University (2014-2020) Rachel Midura specializes in digital history approaches to early modern Europe, with particular expertise in the history of information systems. Her work examines how the development of postal networks, print technology, and state intelligence operations created an 'information age' in the early modern period, long before the digital revolution of our own time. She integrates twenty-first century understanding of media and social networks with traditional historical approaches to develop new models for understanding historical communication. Her research often draws on extensive digitization projects to synthesize innovative historical perspectives on how information moved, was controlled, and shaped political power in early modern Europe. Midura's scholarly output demonstrates a consistent focus on the connections between physical travel routes, communication networks, and intelligence gathering in early modern Europe. Her work bridges traditional historical research with digital humanities methodologies, creating new pathways for understanding how information circulated in pre-modern societies. Through data-driven approaches to historical travel itineraries and postal networks, she reveals how early modern states developed sophisticated surveillance and intelligence systems that anticipated modern practices. Scientific Awards: Early Career Scholarly Impact Award (2025) Honorable Mention: Article Prize for Early Modern and Medieval History (2024) As an educator, Midura has developed innovative courses that integrate digital methodologies with historical content, including specialized offerings on espionage and surveillance in early modern Europe. Her teaching philosophy emphasizes the importance of making historical knowledge accessible through digital curation and annotation. She actively participates in professional development activities focused on inclusive teaching practices and has received funding for curriculum innovation in digital history education. Midura leads the Early Modern Digital Itineraries (EMDigIt) project, which transforms early printed itinerary books to support new data-driven approaches to the history of travel. This NEH-funded initiative represents a significant contribution to digital humanities methodology while advancing our understanding of historical mobility patterns and information networks.