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Christine FarionView profile

Academic

• Wearable Technologies
• Prototyping
• Microcontrollers
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Christine Farion is an Instructor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada. She brings extensive experience in wearable technologies, prototyping, and microcontrollers for impactful human-centered interactions. Previously, she served as a Post Graduate Lecturer at The Glasgow School of Art, UK, where she taught innovation and interaction design with a focus on physical computing and electronics. PhD in Media & Arts Technology, Queen Mary University of London (EPSRC-funded) MSc in Creative Technology (Distinction), Leeds Beckett University, UK Her research focuses on enhancing quality of life through wearable technologies, particularly using conductive fabrics and experience-centred design. She specializes in creating interactive systems that support interpersonal communication and community well-being, often targeting accessibility for individuals with sensory impairments. Christine's recent work spans wearable prototypes—from clap-sensitive gloves to social distancing hats—using platforms like Arduino, ESP32, and Circuit Playground. Her projects emphasize participatory design, rapid prototyping, and open-source sharing. She has authored The Ultimate Guide to Informed Wearables and developed over 50 hands-on activities for building intelligent wearables. Her scientific recognition includes a 4-year EPSRC scholarship and project funding from the Arts Council and British Council (UK). 4-year EPSRC scholarship Arts Council, UK funding British Council, UK funding Christine actively mentors through tutorials, online courses (including a free soldering course on Patreon), and public installations. She has collaborated on projects like Sonic Bodies for visually impaired audiences and developed apps for cultural institutions. Her work bridges academic research, maker culture, and community engagement. She leads initiatives in physical computing education and maintains active involvement in DIY electronics, with a focus on accessibility and creative reuse. Her lab-style practice emphasizes iterative prototyping and open sharing of techniques.

Ahmad Syahrir AyubView profile

Lecturer

• Lightning Protection
• High Voltage Engineering
• Cable Diagnostics
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Ahmad Syahrir Ayub is a Teaching Fellow in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. He is recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), reflecting his commitment to excellence in teaching. Prior to his current role, he served as a Lecturer and Course Leader for the Graduate Apprenticeship BEng in Instrumentation, Measurement and Control at Robert Gordon University, and as a lecturer at Perth College, University of the Highlands and Islands. He also contributed as a researcher in the High Voltage Technologies (HVT) Group at the University of Strathclyde. His educational background includes a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Cardiff University and an ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management. These qualifications underpin his technical and pedagogical expertise. Ahmad's research spans critical areas in electrical engineering and sustainability. His primary interests include lightning and lightning protection systems, cable diagnostics through partial discharge detection, renewable energy integration (particularly wind and solar), and engineering pedagogy. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals, especially in clean energy and climate action. He has actively participated in innovation projects focused on emissions monitoring, wireless communication for IoT, and energy efficiency in public infrastructure like ice rinks. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in condition monitoring of power systems, particularly through acoustic and signal processing techniques for fault diagnosis in cables. Additional work explores renewable energy modeling and materials science applications, indicating a multidisciplinary approach bridging engineering fundamentals with sustainable technology development. Senior Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Fellowship of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) STAR Awards 2021 - Certificate of Recognition - Academic Staff OBI Most Inspiring Lecturer (HISA) 1st Paper Prize Award Ahmad has served as a co-investigator on multiple funded innovation projects, including those supported by Scottish Enterprise through Innovation Voucher Awards totaling over £37,000. These projects involved collaborations with industry partners on real-time CO2 emission sampling, drone-based wireless communication, landmine detection sensors, and energy efficiency in ice rinks. While no formal students are listed, his role as a teaching fellow and course leader indicates significant mentorship and curriculum development responsibilities. He has also contributed to climate education through participation in EnRoads climate simulator workshops. His research is conducted within interdisciplinary teams, often collaborating with experts in renewable energy, wireless systems, and environmental monitoring. These collaborations reflect a strong network across academia and industry, particularly in applied engineering solutions for sustainability challenges.

Tatiana López AyalaView profile

Research Fellow

• Global Value Chains
• Platform Economy
• Digital Transformation of Work
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Dr. Tatiana López Ayala is a post-doctoral researcher in Economic Geography at the University of Würzburg and a guest researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center's "Globalization, Work, Production" working group. Her research focuses on digital transformation of work across global value chains and platform economies. University of Würzburg (Department of Economic Geography) WZB Berlin Social Science Center (Globalization, Work, Production group) Key research areas include: Labour control mechanisms in global production networks Union agency and transnational solidarity in garment sectors Health risks for platform workers in digital economies Digital restructuring in fast-fashion value chains Epistemological decolonization in academic collaborations Recent publications analyze: 2023 Springer monograph on Bangalore garment clusters 2022 contributions to economic geography journals 2019 studies on garment sector organization 2017-2015 theoretical work on Buen Vivir and coloniality Her academic journey includes: PhD in Economic Geography (University of Cologne) Diploma in Latin American Studies (University of Cologne & Campinas)

Monika WitzkeView profile

Professor

• Childhood Education
• Children's Rights
• Moral Education
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Professor Monika Witzke serves as Professor for Childhood Education within the Department of Social Work and Health (SAG) at Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences. She is actively engaged in research and teaching, with recent publications extending into 2024, and serves as contact person for several specialized research areas including the Children's Digital Laboratory (KiDiLab) and the Department of Children's Rights at the Institute for Psychosocial Counseling and Children's Rights. Her research interests focus primarily on childhood education, children's rights, moral development within family contexts, and child protection systems. Professor Witzke's work examines the complex interplay between moral education, family structures (particularly adoption and foster families), power dynamics, and children's rights frameworks. Her research employs both theoretical and empirical approaches to understand how children develop moral reasoning within diverse family environments and how protection systems can better serve vulnerable children. Professor Witzke's publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output over the past fifteen years, with particular emphasis on moral education in family contexts, child protection systems, and the intersection of gender roles with family dynamics. Her research shows a clear trajectory from theoretical explorations of family dynamics toward more applied studies focused on child protection and digital environments for children. As contact person for the Children's Digital Laboratory (KiDiLab) and the Department of Children's Rights, Professor Witzke leads initiatives focused on contemporary challenges in children's development within digital environments and the ethical frameworks necessary for protecting children's rights. Her work bridges theoretical scholarship with practical applications in child welfare systems.

Carly StewartView profile

Associate Professor

• Sociology of Sport
• Gender and Violence
• Transgender Studies
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Dr. Carly Stewart is an Associate Professor and Senior Academic in Sociology of Sport at Bournemouth University, with a focus on narrative research, gender, and embodied experiences in sport, health, and education. She serves as Deputy Dean for Education and Student Experience in the Faculty of Science and Technology and leads the Athena SWAN gender equality initiative. Her interdisciplinary work bridges sociology, health psychology, and coaching pedagogy. PhD in Sport and Health Science, University of Exeter (2007) PGCE in Teaching in Higher Education, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (2011) Her research explores critical themes such as gendered violence in women’s gymnastics, transgender swimming experiences, and the use of autobiographies in feminist research. Recent projects include #DryByChristmas (pelvic floor health campaigns) and PREPARE (digital nudges for postpartum exercise adherence). She also investigates entrepreneurship among at-risk youth through the European Interreg 2Seas SPEED-You-Up project. Key trends in her publications span pelvic floor rehabilitation technologies, gender dynamics in sports culture, and narrative methodologies. She supervises PhD candidates in topics like cultural competency in coaching and mental health interventions in primary education. Grants include clinical studentships, British Academy funding for transgender health initiatives, and European Commission support for youth employability programs. Co-convener of the British Sociological Association's Auto/Biography Study Group Editor of Auto/Biography Review Leadership Mentor for Women in Sport High Performance Pathway

Rodrigo Miguel BarrioView profile

Assistant Professor

• Restorative Justice
• Procedural Law
• European Union Law
• +4 more

Rodrigo Miguel Barrio serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Burgos, Spain. He is actively affiliated with the CAJI research group (Civil and Criminal Judicial Cooperation in the European Union) and the uic mar jimeno research unit under Dr. Mar Jimeno Bulnes' leadership. His institutional role centers on procedural law instruction and EU legal framework research within Spain's academic justice system. He obtained his PhD from the University of Burgos in 2018 with the dissertation Restorative Justice and the Power of the Community in Conflict Resolution: Analysis and Proposal of a New Paradigm of Criminal Justice , supervised by Dr. Mar Jimeno Bulnes. His academic trajectory demonstrates deep specialization in Spanish and EU procedural mechanisms. Barrio's research spans restorative justice , EU judicial cooperation , and digital legal transformation . He investigates algorithmic evidence analysis, social media's evidentiary value, and AI's role in judicial processes. His work bridges traditional procedural law with emerging technologies, particularly examining how digital tools reshape labor mediation, criminal procedure, and victim-offender dynamics within EU harmonization frameworks. Current projects focus on restorative justice digitization and EU directive implementation challenges. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Critical assessment of AI integration in prosecution and judicial decision-making, (2) Examination of social media evidence in labor and family courts, and (3) Development of EU-wide mediation frameworks for labor disputes. His scholarship consistently addresses the tension between technological innovation and fundamental legal principles like due process and privacy. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the source materials. While specific advising relationships aren't listed, his doctoral supervision under Dr. Jimeno Bulnes suggests mentoring capacity. The CAJI research group affiliation indicates potential grant-funded projects on EU judicial cooperation, though specific grants remain unmentioned. His research unit likely supports collaborative work on procedural law modernization. Barrio operates within the CAJI research group and uic mar jimeno unit, focusing on civil/criminal judicial cooperation in the EU. These teams examine procedural harmonization, digital evidence standards, and restorative justice implementation across member states. Current projects analyze algorithmic tools in European prosecution services and digital mediation frameworks for cross-border labor disputes.

Bruce A MorkView profile

Professor

• Power Systems
• Smart Grid Technologies
• Transient Simulation
• +7 more

Bruce A Mork is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Michigan Technological University. He actively advises graduate students in power systems and smart grid research, contributing to the university's Power & Energy Research Center (PERC) and the IEEE Student Power Engineering Society (PES). Research Focus: Power systems, Smart grid communications and protection, Transient simulation, Substation digitalization, Ferroresonance, Wide-area control, and Synchrophasor technology. His graduate students have pursued projects related to smart grid protection, hardware-in-the-loop simulations, transformer modeling, and renewable energy integration. Key sponsors for these projects include Consumers Energy, Xcel Energy, DTE Energy, and the Norwegian Research Council. Labs & Teams: Mork is affiliated with the Power & Energy Research Center (PERC) and mentors students in the IEEE PES student branch. He also contributes to graduate advising initiatives and online power engineering programs at Michigan Tech.

• Privacy & Data Protection
• International Human Rights
• Legal Theory
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Serge Gutwirth is a Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Belgium, affiliated with the Law, Science, Technology & Society research group and the Metajuridica/Fundamental Rights Centre. His academic career spans several decades with over 300 publications across diverse legal fields. His research focuses on the intersection of law with technology, human rights, and environmental issues. Key areas include: Privacy & Data Protection International Human Rights Legal Theory Criminal Law and Procedure Environmental Law and Commons Law & Technology Gutwirth's scholarly work demonstrates an evolving trajectory from traditional legal scholarship to contemporary issues at the intersection of law, technology, and ecological challenges. His recent publications show a particular interest in how legal frameworks interact with commons-based approaches to resource management, especially in the context of climate change. He has made significant contributions to understanding the balance between security and privacy, particularly in digital contexts. His notable scientific awards include: Francqui Chair 2019-2020: Ecologie(s) du droit IBM-Belgium award for computer science 1994 J. SEGERS award (1982-84) Sandersqualification 2002-2004 Gezaghebbend Panel voor de uitbouw van het Vlaams Academisch Bibliografisch Bestand Professor Gutwirth has supervised numerous doctoral students whose research spans privacy law, data protection, criminal justice, and environmental law. His current research projects extend until 2028, with significant involvement in EU-funded initiatives focused on data protection, cybersecurity, and the ethical use of emerging technologies. He maintains an active role in public discourse through op-eds in major Belgian media outlets, engaging with contemporary legal and societal challenges.

Katja de VriesView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Law and Artificial Intelligence
• AI Policy
• Synthetic Data
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Katja de Vries is a Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Uppsala University's Department of Law and affiliated with the Institute of Legal Informatics (SU). Her work bridges legal scholarship with technological innovation, focusing on the societal implications of artificial intelligence within European regulatory frameworks. Dr. de Vries holds a doctorate in law (Jur. dr.) and has developed an interdisciplinary research profile centered on the legal dimensions of emerging technologies. Her academic trajectory demonstrates consistent engagement with the evolving relationship between law and computational systems since her early work on profiling algorithms (2009-2010). Her research program critically examines AI's impact on fundamental rights, with current emphasis on AI-created data and voices. She leads the Swedish Research Council-funded VOICE project (2025-2030) investigating legal and societal perspectives of synthetic speech. Key thematic clusters include algorithmic transparency (counterfactual explanations in ADM systems), data governance (synthetic data and European data commons), and regulatory responses to AI (EU AI Act implementation, digital right to repair). Her scholarship uniquely combines doctrinal legal analysis with insights from computer science, ethics, and social theory. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals intensifying focus on practical regulatory challenges in EU digital policy, particularly regarding AI-generated content and sustainable technology. Her work demonstrates methodological evolution from theoretical explorations of profiling (2010) toward solution-oriented research addressing contemporary legislative gaps, while maintaining critical theoretical engagement with legal personhood and algorithmic power structures. Scientific Awards: No awards were documented in the source materials. Dr. de Vries directs the VOICE research environment (Swedish Research Council 2025-2030), which examines legal frameworks for AI-generated voices through interdisciplinary collaboration. She previously contributed to EU projects including USEMP (User Empowerment for Enhanced Online Presence Management). Her policy impact is evidenced through formal opinions like the 2023 Uppsala Law Faculty statement on the EU repair directive, demonstrating translation of academic research into legislative discourse. She maintains active collaboration with researchers across computer science, social sciences, and humanities. The VOICE initiative represents her primary research infrastructure, assembling legal scholars, technologists, and social scientists to study AI voice synthesis implications. This environment facilitates her distinctive approach to technology regulation that prioritizes societal values alongside technical feasibility, particularly regarding embodiment in synthetic media and legal personhood questions emerging from creative AI applications.

Olwen PurdueView profile

Professor

• Social History
• Urban History
• Public History
• +5 more

Professor Olwen Purdue serves as Professor of Social History and Director of the Centre for Public History within the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics at Queen’s University Belfast. She holds significant external roles including Council membership at the Royal Historical Society and Board Directorship at the Irish Museums Association. Her work bridges academic research with practical heritage applications across Northern Ireland and internationally. Professor Purdue specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century Irish social history with emphasis on power dynamics, social class, and urban contexts. Her research spans child welfare under the Irish Poor Law, landed estates in Northern Ireland, and public history in divided societies. She examines how welfare systems responded to industrial Belfast's challenges and investigates middle-class administrators' interactions with impoverished families. Current projects include studying unaccompanied Irish child emigration to settler colonies and evaluating post-conflict heritage practices. Her recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on poverty narratives, historical agency, and contested heritage. The 2023 monograph Poverty, Children and the Poor Law in Industrial Belfast 1880-1914 complements her 2009 work The Big House in the North of Ireland , while the 2024 edited volume Public History in Ireland: Difficult Pasts establishes frameworks for navigating post-conflict memory. Her scholarship increasingly addresses transnational themes through projects like Our Voices: Public History in Jordan . Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (2017) Elected to Royal Historical Society Council (2023) President of Society for the Study of Nineteenth Century Ireland Director of Irish Museum Association (2018-2022) Historical advisor to Titanic Belfast and Ulster Museum Recipient of AHRC Creative Economy Engagement Fellowship (2018) ESRC NINE PhD Research Funding (£80,000) recipient (2021) Professor Purdue actively supervises PhD students in British/Irish urban history (1850-1930), public history in divided societies, and child welfare studies. She leads major research initiatives including Conflict and Creativity (evaluating Ulster Museum's Troubles collection) and Heritage Connects (community storytelling projects). Her advisory roles span National Museums NI, Channel 4's historical documentaries, and international museum development. As founder of Queen's Centre for Public History and MA in Public History program, she directs institutional engagement with heritage sectors. Her work connects academic research with cultural institutions through projects like Network for Education in Divided Societies and collaborations with Luxembourg University. Media contributions include BBC Radio 4's Assume Nothing and press commentary on Belfast's historical narratives.

Sepehr ShahshahaniView profile

Associate Professor

• Technology and Innovation Policy
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust
• +5 more

Sepehr Shahshahani is an Associate Professor at Fordham University School of Law, where he teaches civil procedure and intellectual property. He will join Washington University School of Law as a Professor in fall 2025. His research examines how legal institutions and courts shape economic and political outcomes through interdisciplinary methods blending mathematical analysis with legal scholarship. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Politics, Princeton University (2019) LLM, New York University School of Law (2014) J.D. magna cum laude, Boston University School of Law (2008) B.A. in Political Science with honors, University of Chicago (2004) Shahshahani's work bridges law, economics, and political science to analyze technology policy, intellectual property frameworks, and judicial behavior. He investigates how procedural rules and institutional designs affect innovation and competition, employing rigorous empirical approaches while maintaining legal nuance. His dual training enables unique insights into the strategic interactions between courts, lawmakers, and innovators. His publications from 2025-2007 reveal evolving emphasis on quantitative analysis of legal systems, with recent work focusing on trademark law, antitrust enforcement mechanisms, and judicial decision-making in technology contexts. The corpus demonstrates consistent theoretical innovation in understanding how case-specific facts influence legal precedents and policy outcomes. His scientific recognition includes: Charlotte Elizabeth Procter Honorific Fellowship from Princeton University Nomination for Antitrust Writing Awards (2024) Honorable Mention for Best Graduate Student Paper Award (2020) Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition First Prize (2008) No information about student advising or research grants was provided in the source materials. Similarly, details regarding laboratory affiliations or research teams were not mentioned in the available texts.

Michael ZuzakView profile

Assistant Professor

• Hardware Security
• Digital VLSI
• Electronic Design Automation
• +6 more

Michael Zuzak is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology's Kate Gleason College of Engineering. His research focuses on hardware security, digital VLSI, and electronic design automation with an emphasis on provably secure system design. Prior to his academic career, he worked at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory as the lead digital designer for a fielded naval system. Dr. Zuzak's research interests span hardware security , digital VLSI/CAD , and computer architecture . His work centers on designing secure, trustworthy, and reliable electronic systems with a particular focus on addressing security challenges in outsourced IC fabrication. His research uniquely explores solutions with provable, system-level security guarantees through security-aware design automation algorithms and theoretical modeling of hardware security. His recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate continued focus on hardware security challenges, particularly in logic locking, neural network integrity, hardware trojan detection, and system-level obfuscation techniques. His work shows a strong trend toward integrating machine learning with hardware security and addressing emerging threats in secure IC design. ARCS Scholar Future Faculty Fellow Edison Memorial Graduate Fellow Best Paper nomination at the 2021 Design Automation Conference (DAC) Dr. Zuzak teaches courses including CMPE-110 Introduction to Computer Engineering, CMPE-160 Digital System Design I, CMPE-361 Introduction to Hardware Security, and CMPE-630 Digital Integrated Circuit Design. His research is supported by various sponsors focusing on hardware security challenges in the globalized IC supply chain. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2022.

Konrad ŚwirskiView profile

Professor

• Power Systems Modeling and Optimization
• Energy Process Control
• Fuel Cells
• +4 more

Prof. Konrad Świrski is a faculty member at the Department of Power Machines and Equipment within the Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology. He serves as the Supervisor of the Power Engineering Program , President of Transition Technologies S.A. , and holds key roles in national nuclear safety and industry collaboration.

• Robotics
• Automatic Control
• Human-Robot Interaction
• +5 more

Prof. Cesare Fantuzzi is a Full Professor at the Department of Engineering Sciences and Methods , University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. His expertise lies in robotics, automatic control, and human-robot interaction , with a focus on Industry 4.0/5.0 applications . He teaches courses in Industrial Robotics, Automatic Control, and Industrial System Control , emphasizing practical implementation in real environments. His research spans collaborative robotics, fault diagnosis systems, adaptive interfaces, and digital twin technology . Notable projects include IOT-enabled diagnostics for welding cobots , high-velocity robotic programming architectures , and smart AGV traffic management . Publications cover control barrier functions, passivity-based interaction methods, and universal design for industrial HMIs , often in collaboration with European research teams. Recent work explores self-configuring BLE networks , adaptive training systems , and natural gesture-based robot control . He employs Microsoft Teams for teaching materials and open-source IoT platforms in research implementations.

• Administrative Law
• Environmental Law
• Climate Change Policy
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Manuela Mora Ruiz serves as a Professor in the Department of Public and Labor Law within the Faculty of Experimental Sciences at the University of Huelva. She is affiliated with the Research Center on Contemporary Thought and Innovation for Social Development and has previously contributed to research groups SEJ575 Public Law for Governance and SEJ342 Public Law of the Information and Knowledge Society. Her research focuses on Administrative Law with specializations in Environmental Law, Climate Change Policy, and Territorial Decentralization. Key areas include sustainable urban development, public governance innovation, and the intersection of environmental protection with administrative decision-making. Her recent work examines climate change litigation, gender-responsive urban planning, and transboundary environmental cooperation. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on Spanish and Latin American environmental jurisprudence, particularly regarding sustainable tourism, river basin management, and municipal climate action. Her scholarship consistently bridges theoretical legal frameworks with practical governance challenges, demonstrating expertise in both national and European environmental law contexts. Professor Mora Ruiz has authored significant educational materials including Derecho administrativo para estudios no jurídicos (Administrative Law for Non-Legal Studies), reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary legal education. Her research trajectory shows increasing focus on climate adaptation strategies and the legal dimensions of ecological transition.