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Tian-Jian HsuView profile

Professor

• Coastal Engineering
• Sediment Transport Modeling
• Oceanography
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Tian-Jian “Tom” Hsu is the Donald C. Phillips Professor of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware (UD) and Director of the Center for Applied Coastal Research. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Cornell University (2002) and a Bachelor's in Ocean Engineering from National Taiwan University (1994). Prior to UD, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida (2006–2008) and an Assistant Scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (2004–2006). His research focuses on numerical modeling of sediment transport, including cohesive and non-cohesive sediments, flocculation processes, and heterogeneous sediment dynamics. Key areas include wave-driven sediment transport, bedform evolution, and open-source tool development (e.g., sedInterFoam). He pioneered turbulence-resolving simulations for fine sediment transport and contributed to understanding oil-mineral interactions in marine environments. Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Cornell University, 2002 Master of Science, Cornell University, [Year not specified] Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, 1994 Dr. Hsu’s work bridges computational models with field observations, emphasizing coastal resilience and environmental sustainability. He received the NSF CAREER Award (2007) and led initiatives in CSDMS and the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans (Associate Editor, 2011–2019). Awards: NSF Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, 2007 His group collaborates on projects like oil-sediment interaction modeling and extreme scour analysis under coastal flooding. The Center for Applied Coastal Research (CACR) under his direction focuses on applied coastal science and engineering solutions.

Grant MichelsonView profile

Professor

• Business Ethics
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Organizational Behavior
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Grant Michelson is a Professor of Management in the Department of Management at Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University. He has held leadership roles including Chair of the Department of Management (2016–2019), interim Associate Dean for Learning & Teaching, and Academic Senate member (2021–2026). His research focuses on business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR), organizational behavior, and workplace dynamics, with notable contributions to modern slavery eradication, auditor transparency, and pandemic-era ethics. Michelson has extensive international experience, including roles at Audencia Business School (France) and visiting positions at institutions like the University of Zagreb and University of Sydney. Education: Qualifications from the Universities of Canterbury, Otago, and Sydney. Leadership: Served on review panels for UNSW, Griffith University, and others. Research: Over 70 publications, including studies on workplace gossip, industrial relations, and CSR strategies. Projects: Led initiatives on accounting career pathways and early-career skills. Collaborations: Global networks with institutions in China, France, and Croatia. Research Interests: Combines ethical theory with practical challenges, emphasizing CSR in crises, modern slavery, and the impact of technology on work. Recent work explores post-pandemic workplace ethics and NGO roles in human rights advocacy. Grants & Projects: Includes studies on auditor transparency (2024), sustainable accounting careers (2020–2021), and early-career accountant skill gaps (2020). Lab/Teams: Active in Macquarie Business School research groups and international advisory boards.

Deborah HenslerView profile

Professor

• Class Actions
• Mass Torts
• Litigation Finance
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The Judge John W. Ford Professor of Dispute Resolution at Stanford Law School, Deborah Hensler teaches complex litigation, arbitration law, and empirical research methods. Her scholarship on dispute resolution and mass claims has received international recognition. Research focuses on the evolution of collective litigation globally, third-party litigation financing, and the transformation of dispute resolution systems. Directs the Stanford Globalization of Class Actions Exchange facilitating international collaborative research. Honors include fellowship in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and honorary doctorates from European universities. Serves on advisory boards for civil justice institutes and law reform commissions worldwide.

Katherine BowersView profile

Associate Professor

• Russian Literature
• Dostoevsky Studies
• Digital Humanities
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Katherine Bowers is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia. She directs the Centre for European Studies and leads the Eurasia Research Cluster, specializing in Russian literature, digital humanities, and Gothic studies. Bowers holds a PhD from Northwestern University (2011) and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge. Her award-winning monograph 'Writing Fear' (2022) established Gothic fiction's influence on Russian realism. Current digital projects include 'Digital Dostoevsky' analyzing the writer's corpus through computational methods. As Acting Department Head (2024-25), Bowers promotes comparative studies of Central/Eastern European cultures. Her teaching spans Russian literature, European magic tales, and digital humanities methodologies. Honors include the International Dostoevsky Society Service Award (2023) and Killam Research Fellowship (2023). Bowers co-founded the feminist DH collective 'Data-Sitters Club,' developing accessible text analysis guides. Her forthcoming 'Oxford Handbook of Global Realisms' (2025) reexamines literary realism through transnational perspectives.

Giada Di StefanoView profile

Associate Professor

• Innovation
• Knowledge Transfer
• Organizational Learning
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Giada Di Stefano is an Associate Professor of Strategy at Bocconi University's Department of Management and Technology, and Director of the Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) at SDA Bocconi School of Management. She holds a PhD from Bocconi University (2011) and previously worked as a faculty member at HEC Paris and as a product manager at L’Oréal Paris. Her research focuses on innovation, knowledge transfer, and organizational learning within creative industries like gourmet cuisine, academia, and computer programming. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on strategy, data analysis for managerial decision-making, and research design at the M.Sc., MBA, and PhD levels. She also contributes to editorial roles at journals like Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science , and serves on the board of the Consortium on Competitiveness and Cooperation (CCC). Her research methodology emphasizes mixed-method approaches, including field experiments conducted in real-world settings. Key research themes include the interplay between competition and cooperation, institutional norms in knowledge transfer, and organizational responses to status shocks. Her work has been published in top-tier journals such as Academy of Management Journal , Management Science , and Strategic Management Journal , with notable contributions to dynamic capabilities theory and experimental strategy research. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor at Strategic Management Journal , Contributing Editor at Strategy Science Affiliations: BELSS, iCrios, SnO Research Center (HEC Paris) Service Roles: Director of SRF Will Mitchell Dissertation Research Grant Program, Board Member of the Strategic Management Society Her work bridges organizational theory and strategic management, emphasizing interdisciplinary dialogue and practical applications of research findings.

• Strategic Management
• Organizational Design
• Entrepreneurship
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Nicolai J. Foss is a Professor of Strategy at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, Copenhagen Business School (CBS). He holds additional roles as Honorary Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, External Chair of the Danish Institute for Advanced Studies (2020–2025), and Professor II at the Norwegian School of Economics. A Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, he previously held the Rodolfo Debenedetti Chair of Entrepreneurship at Bocconi University (2016–2019). His academic journey includes degrees from the University of Copenhagen (M.Sc., 1989) and a PhD from CBS (1993). He has held visiting professorships at Warwick, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and others. Research interests focus on strategic management (resource-based view, microfoundations), organizational design (knowledge processes, open innovation), entrepreneurship (cross-country analyses, strategic entrepreneurship), and social science methodology. He has authored over 266 journal articles, 109 book chapters, and 26 books, with a Google Scholar h-index of 116 and ~60,000 citations. Recognitions include Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researcher status since 2018 and being ranked the 13th most cited living business scholar globally. Professional contributions include founding CBS’s Department of Strategic Management and Globalization (2005), directing World Class Environment programs at CBS, and serving on ERC panels and the Strategic Management Society board. He co-founded influential think tanks like the Danish Research Unit for Industrial Dynamics and CEPOS. His work is featured in outlets like the Wall Street Journal and Forbes , and he has been a columnist for Danish newspapers Børsen and Berlingske .

Cristobal Pagan CanovasView profile

Professor

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

Astrid ErllView profile

Professor

• Memory studies
• Transcultural studies
• Literary theory
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Astrid Erll is Professor of Anglophone Literatures and Cultures at Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main since 2010. She is a leading international scholar in memory studies with significant contributions to literary theory, transcultural studies, and media studies. Her work bridges humanities and social sciences, focusing on how cultural memory operates across national borders through various media forms. Her research interests include: Memory studies and cultural memory Transcultural and transnational studies Literary theory and narratology Media studies and intermediality Anglophone literatures and cultures Erll's scholarly work demonstrates a clear evolution from national memory frameworks to transnational memory dynamics. Her publications reveal consistent focus on how memories travel across cultural boundaries, with particular attention to literary and audiovisual media. Recent work examines memory during global crises like the pandemic, while earlier research established foundational concepts for understanding memory circulation across national borders. Her notable scientific awards include: Opus Magnum award of Volkswagen Foundation (2016) International Research Fellowship at Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (2009/2010) University of Wuppertal award for Excellence in Teaching (2008) Justus Liebig University Award for Excellence in Post-doctoral Research (2005) Justus Liebig University Dissertation Prize (2002/2003) Doctoral Fellowship from German National Academic Foundation (1999/2002) Professor Erll leads the Frankfurt Memory Studies Platform and serves as general editor for the book series 'Studies in Collective Memory' (Oxford University Press) and 'Media and Cultural Memory' (de Gruyter). She contributes to multiple international research networks including AFRASO and COST/NITMES, focusing on transcultural memory narratives across Europe and beyond. She maintains active editorial leadership as member of advisory boards for Memory Studies (SAGE), Memory, Mind & Media (Cambridge UP), and The Memory Studies Review (Brill), demonstrating sustained influence in shaping the theoretical direction of the field.

Fierro MaribelView profile

Research Professor

• Medieval Islamic History
• History of Al-Andalus
• Islamic Law
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Dr. Maribel Fierro is a distinguished Research Professor at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Mediterranean and Near East (ILC) , part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid. She has held this prestigious position since 2005 after serving as Scientific Researcher at CSIC's Arabic Studies Department (1992-2005) and previous academic appointments at Universidad Complutense Madrid (1983-1987). Education: Dr. in Semitic Philology (1985), Universidad Complutense Madrid Visiting appointments: Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), Hebrew University (Jerusalem), École des Hautes Études (Paris) Her scholarly work focuses on Medieval Islamic History with particular emphasis on Al-Andalus, Islamic Law, Heresy and Orthodoxy, Political Legitimacy, and Gender Studies. She directed the European Research Council Advanced Grant project Knowledge, Heresy and Political Culture in the Islamic West (8th-15th centuries) (2009-2014). Notable publications include foundational studies on: Ẓāhirī legal school adoption in Islamic Spain Violence against women in Andalusi legal texts Heretical movements in Islamic political culture Christian-Muslim relations during Almoravid/Almohad periods Manuscript circulation networks in Islamic West Prophetic legitimacy narratives in cross-cultural contexts Scientific honors include: 2014: R. Stephen Humphreys Distinguished Scholar (UC Santa Barbara) 2011: Waldo G. Leland Prize (American Historical Association) Prof. Fierro serves on academic committees including the Italian MIUR evaluation board since 2011, and has held editorial leadership roles in major Islamic studies journals since 1989, currently serving as editor for Der Islam and Intellectual History of the Islamicate World .

Gunnar von HeijneView profile

Professor

• Molecular Biology
• Cell Biology
• Bioinformatics
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Gunnar von Heijne serves as Professor of Theoretical Chemistry at Stockholm University, a position he has held since 1994, and as Director of the Center for Biomembrane Research since 2006. Previously, he directed the Stockholm Bioinformatics Center from 2000-2006. His academic career includes appointments at Karolinska Institute as Associate Professor (1989-1994), University of Munich as Full Professor of Computer Science (1999-2002), and ETH Zurich as Professor of Computer Science (2003). Dr. von Heijne earned his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm in 1980. His research focuses on protein sorting and membrane protein biogenesis, with groundbreaking contributions including the discovery of the "(-1,-3)-rule" for signal peptide cleavage sites and the "positive inside" rule for membrane protein topology. He has developed essential bioinformatics tools such as SignalP, TargetP, and TMHMM that are widely used in the field. His work spans both computational methods development and experimental validation across E. coli and eukaryotic systems, with recent emphasis on dual-topology membrane proteins and their evolutionary significance. His research has established fundamental principles in membrane protein biology and provided essential tools for the global research community. Dr. von Heijne's publications have received approximately 75,000 citations with an h-index of 102, reflecting his significant impact on molecular biology, bioinformatics, and membrane protein research. The T. Svedberg Award, The Swedish Biochemical Society (1990) The Göran Gustafsson Prize, The Swedish Academy of Sciences (1995) The Arrhenius Medal, The Swedish Chemical Society (1997) Elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (1997) Elected member of the Academia Europaea (1998) "Excellence" Award, the Swedish Research Council (2002) Honorary Doctorate, Åbo Akademi (2008) The van Deenen Medal, Utrecht University (2009) The Accomplishment by a Senior Scientist Award of the International Society for Computational Biology (2012) Dr. von Heijne has supervised 16 Ph.D. students since 1991 and has served extensively on academic committees, including as faculty examiner for doctoral defenses at multiple international institutions. He has chaired the Nobel Committee for Chemistry since 2007 and has participated on editorial boards of leading journals including Journal of Molecular Biology and EMBO Journal. As Director of the Center for Biomembrane Research, he leads an interdisciplinary team investigating membrane protein structure, function, and biogenesis through integrated experimental and computational approaches, advancing our understanding of fundamental cellular processes.

• Artificial Intelligence Law
• Technology and Society
• Discrimination Law
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Andrew D. Selbst is a Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law and currently serves as the William J. Friedman and Alicia Townsend Friedman Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. He has been on the UCLA faculty since 2020 and previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Data & Society Research Institute and a Visiting Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project. He has also taught as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. Professor Selbst received his educational training from prestigious institutions: S.B. in Physics and Electrical Science and Engineering from MIT (2004) M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT (2005) J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School (2011) Before entering academia, Professor Selbst worked as a design engineer at Cirrus Logic and Analog Devices. Following law school, he served as a Privacy Research Fellow at NYU School of Law's Information Law Institute, an Alan Morrison Supreme Court Assistance Fellow at Public Citizen Litigation Group, a Senior Associate in Hogan Lovells US LLP's Communications group, and clerked for federal judges including the Honorable Dolly M. Gee and the Honorable Jane R. Roth. Professor Selbst's research examines the complex relationship between law, technology, and society. Drawing on resources from computer science, sociology, and science and technology studies, he seeks to understand how technologies interfere with existing legal regimes and how legal actors can respond to the social effects of new technology. His recent work has focused specifically on the effects of machine learning and artificial intelligence on various legal domains, including discrimination law, policing practices, credit regulation, data protection frameworks, and tort law. His interdisciplinary approach combines technical understanding of AI systems with deep legal analysis to address emerging challenges in the digital age. Professor Selbst teaches courses in torts, information privacy and data protection, a seminar on law, technology and society, and beginning in 2025, a dedicated course on Artificial Intelligence Law. His publications have appeared in leading law journals including Boston University Law Review, California Law Review, Harvard Journal of Law and Technology, and University of Pennsylvania Law Review, as well as in the ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability and Transparency. He is also the coauthor of a forthcoming casebook on Artificial Intelligence Law. His scholarly contributions demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of emerging technologies and legal frameworks, with particular attention to how AI systems create novel challenges for established legal doctrines. Professor Selbst's work has been influential in shaping academic and policy discussions around AI regulation, algorithmic accountability, and the adaptation of legal systems to technological change.

• Energy Economics
• Power System Economics
• Stochastic Optimization
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Dr. Luiz Augusto Nobrega Barroso is a Research Affiliate at Comillas Pontifical University's Institute for Research in Technology (IIT), where he has been a visiting researcher since 2007. He is also the CEO of PSR Energy Consulting and Analytics, a global firm specializing in energy economics, consulting, and software development. His career spans industry, government, and academia, with expertise in energy policy, power system economics, and stochastic optimization. Barroso holds a PhD in Systems Engineering from COPPE/UFRJ (2006) and has served as Director General of Brazil’s Energy Research Office (EPE), a visiting fellow at the International Energy Agency (IEA), and editor for top journals like IEEE Power and Energy Magazine . He is an IEEE Fellow and recipient of the 2010 IEEE PES Outstanding Young Engineer Award. His research focuses on energy market design, renewable integration, and grid resilience. Notable contributions include studies on capacity mechanisms, retail liberalization, and pandemic-era grid operations. He has authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to global energy policy frameworks through roles in CIGRE and the Florence School of Regulation.

Everrett SmithView profile

Associate Professor

• Higher Education Finance
• Governance and Policy
• Community Colleges
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Dr. Everrett Smith is a tenured Associate Professor of Higher Education at the University of Cincinnati's School of Education. He also serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Cincinnati Foundation, leading grant-funded research on donor behavior. His expertise spans higher education finance, governance, and policy, with a focus on community colleges and urban-serving institutions. Education: Ph.D. in Public Policy (2014), University of Arkansas M.S. in Leadership & Policy Studies (University of Memphis) B.S. in Psychology (Middle Tennessee State University) Research Interests: Dr. Smith examines college affordability, philanthropy dynamics, and administrative responses to policy. He has led studies on Black student success in Ohio (funded by the Joyce Foundation) and co-edited a volume on urban community colleges. His work bridges institutional finance, governance, and urban education challenges. Key Trends in Articles: His publications emphasize community college fundraising strategies (e.g., crowdfunding, planned giving), leadership pathways, and pandemic-era enrollment management. Recent work highlights equity-centered philanthropy and urban institutions' resilience. Awards: Recipient of the Southern Regional Education Board Doctoral Award Grants & Leadership: PI for FY18 PPI ($99,859.88): Ohio Department of Education Principal Preparation Innovation Co-PI for ODC FY22 Grant ($150,010): Ohio’s BIPOC Teacher Pathway Initiative Professional Experience: Prior roles include directing assessment at the University of Arkansas, admissions counseling, and high school Spanish teaching. He established UC’s Higher Education Administration program and coordinates the Urban Educational Leadership doctoral track.

Marian SurdackiView profile

Professor

• History of Education
• Social Welfare
• Urban History
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Prof. Marian Surdacki serves as Head of the Department of the History of Education and Social Welfare at the Catholic University of Lublin 's Faculty of Social Sciences. A historian specializing in early modern social history, his work bridges Polish and Italian archival studies, with 200+ publications including 7 monographs. PhD: History (KUL, 1987) Habilitation: Modern Social History (1998) Full Professor: 2008 His research spans child welfare systems , charitable institutions , and urban development , exemplified by works on Rome's Hospital of the Holy Spirit and Urzędów's 400-year history. He has directed 18 Ministry of Science publishing grants and mentored 8 PhD graduates. Key article themes include: Foundling homes in Enlightenment Europe Polish-Lithuanian hospital networks Religious charity in Catholic/Protestant contexts Regional governance in pre-partition Poland Scientific Recognition : Recipient of Silver Cross of Merit (2006) Multiple Rectoral Awards for monographs International publications in Italian/French journals Active in regional revitalization, he co-founded cross-border collaborations with Hungarian/Ukrainian towns and led Urzędów's 600th anniversary celebrations that restored its city status (2015).

Gaylyn StudlarView profile

Professor

• Feminist Film Theory
• Hollywood Cinema
• Genre Studies
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Gaylyn Studlar is the David May Distinguished Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Film and Media Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She joined the faculty in 2009 after stints at the University of Michigan (1996–2009) and Emory University. At Michigan, she held the Rudolf Arnheim Collegiate Professorship in Film Studies and directed the Program in Film and Media Studies, which evolved into the Department of Screen Arts and Cultures during her tenure. Her research spans feminist film theory, Hollywood cinema, genre studies, stardom, and Orientalism, with a focus on the intersection of film and other arts. Education: PhD in Cinema Studies, University of Southern California Master of Music in Cello Performance, University of Southern California Research Interests: Studlar’s work explores gender dynamics in film history, particularly through studies of stardom and genre. Notable projects include analyses of Marlene Dietrich, John Ford’s Westerns, and the cultural impact of Titanic . She is currently writing Erotic Labor: Sex, Class, and Stardom in Pre-Code Hollywood . Publications: Her major works include Precocious Charms (2013) and Have Gun—Will Travel (2015), which examine stardom and genre. Her scholarship has been translated into multiple languages. Awards: Excellence in Education Award (1996, University of Michigan) Provost’s Office Grant (1997) Teaching & Leadership: At WashU, she teaches courses like Film Theory, Women & Film, and Film Historiography. She has led academic programs and expanded curricula in film studies. Her work bridges cinema with music and visual arts, reflecting interdisciplinary interests.