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• Biomedical Engineering
• Nanotechnology
• Medical Biotechnology
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Dr. Jang Ah Kim is a Lecturer at the Hamlyn Centre, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London. She leads the Micro-Nano Innovation Lab and focuses on developing micro/nanostructured biomedical sensors and robotic strategies for diagnostics and minimally invasive therapies. Her work integrates light-matter interaction principles to innovate in areas like localized drug delivery and cellular surgery. Education: BSc (2011) and PhD (2017) in Mechanical Engineering/Nano Engineering from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea. Prior roles include Research Associate positions at Imperial College London's Department of Computing and Department of Materials, where she specialized in fiber-optic biosensors and SERS-based diagnostics. Research Interests: Biomedical sensing, nanophotonics, medical robotics, diagnostics (biosensors), and nanomaterial applications. Key projects include plasmonic sensors for infection screening, bacterial swarming manipulation, and advanced fabrication techniques like two-photon polymerization. Lab Affiliations: Hamlyn Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation. Her work bridges engineering and medicine to address unmet clinical needs in precision diagnostics and surgical robotics.

Alexandra ShepardView profile

Professor

• Social History
• Cultural History
• Economic History
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Professor Alexandra Shepard is a Professor of Gender History in the History department at the University of Glasgow. Her research addresses the social, cultural and economic history of early modern Britain, with a particular emphasis on gender relations and the relationship between gender and class. She has published extensively in this field, including two major monographs: Meanings of Manhood in Early Modern England (2003) and Accounting for Oneself: Worth, Status and the Social Order in Early Modern England (2015), which won the prestigious Leo Gershoy Award. Professor Shepard's research interests focus on the intersection of gender, class, and social status in early modern England. She has pioneered approaches that examine how individuals, particularly women, navigated social structures and legal systems. Her work often analyzes language of self-description deployed by witnesses in court to understand creditworthiness and social order. She is particularly interested in women's agency before the law and gender dynamics in the early modern economy. Current research includes a book project on childcare, family and economy in Britain, 1650-1850. Her recent publications reveal a consistent focus on women's economic agency, legal status, and social roles in early modern society. The articles demonstrate a methodological approach that combines social, legal, and gender history to uncover how ordinary people, especially women, participated in and shaped economic and legal systems. There is a clear trajectory from her earlier work on masculinity to her more recent focus on women's experiences and agency. Leo Gershoy Award - for Accounting for Oneself: Worth, Status and the Social Order in Early Modern England Philip Leverhulme Prize (2004) Professor Shepard is actively involved in supervising PhD students and has secured significant research funding for her projects. She is currently Co-Investigator on an AHRC funded project on 'Women Negotiating the Boundaries of Justice: Britain and Ireland, c.1100-c.1750' and leader of a Leverhulme International Network Grant on 'Producing Change: Gender and Work in Early Modern Europe'. Her current PhD students are working on diverse topics including violent men and masculinity in Scotland, radical manhood in the English Revolution, married women and the law in Scotland, and women's rebellion in the Tudor period.

Mark FitzgeraldView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Trauma Systems Improvement
• Resuscitation Care Standardization
• Trauma Error Reduction
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Professor Mark Fitzgerald is a leading academic and clinician in trauma care, holding dual roles as Director of Trauma Services at The Alfred Hospital and Director of the National Trauma Research Institute. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Monash University’s Department of Surgery and Honorary Professor at Deakin University’s School of Information Technology. His work focuses on trauma systems improvement, reducing errors in resuscitation care, and standardizing life-saving protocols. Education: MBBS (University of Melbourne, 1981) Fellowship Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (1987) MD (Monash University, 2015) on Computer-Assisted Decision Support for Trauma Resuscitation Global Clinical Scholar in Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Harvard Medical School, 2015) Grad. Cert. Internet Communications (Curtin University, 2019) Research Interests: Professor Fitzgerald’s research emphasizes trauma system development globally (e.g., China, India, Saudi Arabia), error reduction in critical care, and innovative resuscitation techniques. His work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly targeting reductions in preventable deaths and improved healthcare access. Awards: Ambulance Service Medal (2003) Foundation Medal, Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (2003) Honorary Life Membership, Neurotrauma Society of India (2010) Gordon Trinca Medal for Trauma Services (2013) Grants & Funding: Secured over AUD$10m in research grants and AUD$16m in development funding for trauma initiatives. Active in multicenter trials, including the Advancing Care Through Injury Outcome Navigators (ACTION) Study and trials evaluating novel hemorrhage-control agents like BE1116. Labs & Teams: Leads the Trauma Reception & Resuscitation Project and collaborates internationally on trauma system optimization. His team develops digital tools for decision support and error mitigation in emergency settings.

Matt GarrattView profile

Professor

• Robotics
• Swarm Robotics
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
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Professor Matt Garratt is a faculty member at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Canberra), School of Engineering and IT, serving as AI theme lead for the Defence Trailblazer Universities initiative with over $200 million in funding. His primary research focuses on sensing, guidance, and control for autonomous systems within robotics and unmanned aerial vehicles. Garratt's research spans robotics, swarm intelligence, and autonomous systems with emphasis on bio-inspired navigation techniques and adaptive flight control. His work addresses critical challenges including terrain following using vision systems, landing UAVs on moving platforms, and developing self-organizing swarms. He integrates artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning to advance unmanned systems capabilities in complex environments. Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong trends in bio-inspired UAV navigation (particularly honeybee behavior modeling) and swarm robotics applications. His work increasingly incorporates deep learning for perception tasks while addressing real-world challenges like gas plume detection and adversarial robustness in 3D vision systems. The research demonstrates consistent progression toward practical implementation of autonomous systems in dynamic environments. Professor Garratt has secured over $7.7 million in external research funding as Chief Investigator on 33 grants. He actively mentors graduate students with scholarships available for Masters and PhD research in robotics and AI, focusing on: UAV path planning and adaptive control systems Swarm robotics collective motion optimization Bio-inspired autonomous navigation techniques Computer vision for robotic perception He co-founded the UNSW Canberra AIR (AI and Robotics) Group (AIR Lab), which drives research in trusted autonomy, swarm intelligence, and AI integration for defense applications. The lab develops practical solutions for autonomous systems operating in complex, real-world environments while maintaining ethical AI frameworks.

Alison OatesView profile

Associate Professor

• Biomechanics
• Motor Control
• Neuromuscular Adaptations
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Dr. Alison Oates is an Associate Professor at the University of Saskatchewan's College of Kinesiology, specializing in biomechanics and motor control. Her research focuses on neuromuscular adaptations, healthy aging, and managing chronic conditions through gait analysis and balance control. She holds a PhD from the University of Waterloo, with postdoctoral training at McGill University on locomotor rehabilitation post-stroke. Her academic background includes a B.Sc. in Kinesiology from Waterloo, followed by advanced studies in dynamic stability during gait termination in Parkinson's patients. She teaches advanced courses such as Motor Control of Neurological Conditions (KIN 422.3) and Sensorimotor Control of Posture & Locomotion (KIN 822.3). Dr. Oates' research explores biomechanical and neuromuscular aspects of balance and gait, particularly in neurologically impaired populations and older adults. Recent work includes studies on haptic feedback systems, sex-and-gender-based analysis in balance research, and fall prevention strategies. Her articles highlight innovative methods like IMU-based motion capture and clinical applications for spinal cord injury and stroke rehabilitation. While no formal academic awards are listed, her contributions to gait rehabilitation and biomechanical measurement techniques are widely recognized. She currently oversees research projects investigating the efficacy of haptic input on walking stability and neuromuscular adaptation mechanisms. Her work bridges clinical practice and biomechanical theory to improve rehabilitation outcomes for individuals with neurological disorders.

• Strategic Human Resource Management
• Talent Management
• Pay Transparency
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Anna Sender is a Professor at the Lucerne School of Business (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts), specializing in strategic Human Resource Management (HRM) and organizational dynamics. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich and has over nine years of industry experience in international financial sectors. Her research focuses on applied projects in collaboration with organizations, emphasizing talent management, pay transparency, and non-standard work patterns. She uses mixed-methods approaches, incorporating sociology and cultural studies perspectives. Research Interests: Strategic HRM, Talent Identification Paradoxes, Pay Communication, Remote Work Dynamics, and HR Professionals' Role Innovation. Key projects include exploring talent retention strategies, the role of jesters in paradox navigation, and hybrid work models. She is actively involved in networks like CRANET and serves on the board of ZGP (Zurich HR Association). Publications span top journals like Human Resource Management , Journal of Management Inquiry , and Academy of Management Proceedings . Recent work highlights include studies on pay transparency, boomerang contractors, and HR professionals’ paradox management. She has received grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and Innosuisse for projects on talent identification and hybrid work. Awards: Best Paper Nominee (2022 Academy of Management Conference) Grants: SNSF Grant: "Talent Recipe: Managing Talent Identification Paradoxes" Innosuisse Grant: "Raydesk Hybrid Work Project" Advisory Roles: Board Member, ZGP Editor, Journal of East European Management Studies Labs/Teams: Leads research initiatives on talent management, pay transparency, and New Work paradigms through collaborative projects with industry partners and academic networks.

• Geophysics
• Seismology
• Geodesy
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Walter Szeliga is a Professor and Department Chair at Central Washington University. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado (2010). His research focuses on seismology, GPS, and InSAR technologies, with emphasis on earthquake early warning systems, crustal deformation monitoring, and natural hazards mitigation. Dr. Szeliga leads efforts in integrating real-time geodetic data streams for disaster response and has contributed to the development of ShakeAlert® systems. His work spans global geophysical networks, ionospheric perturbations, and paleotsunami studies. Key research interests include: Real-time GNSS applications for seismic monitoring Crustal deformation analysis using InSAR and GPS Earthquake source characterization through multi-method approaches Historical seismotectonic reconstructions Disaster forecasting and early warning system optimization Recent studies highlight advancements in trapping atmospheric lee waves detection via GNSS, volcanic plume dynamics during the 2022 Tonga eruption, and long-term paleotsunami records in Chile. His work bridges geophysical instrumentation with computational modeling to address critical questions in tectonic processes and hazard assessment. Scientific contributions include 50+ peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from Cascadia subduction zone dynamics to global navigation satellite system innovations. His research has implications for civil infrastructure resilience, space weather impacts, and international geohazard collaboration frameworks.

Rachana Rao UmashankarView profile

Associate Professor

• Sufism
• Islamic Studies
• South Asian Islam
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Dr. Rachana Rao Umashankar is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Iona University. She holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012) and a BA in Anthropology-Sociology from Knox College (2004). Her research focuses on Sufism, Islamic identity in South Asia, and the intersection of religion, history, and memory. She has conducted extensive ethnographic work in India, exploring how Sufi adherents navigate religious and national identity debates. Dr. Umashankar is committed to innovative teaching, receiving awards for her pedagogy, including the Jr. Master Teacher and Lecturer Award (2016) and the Catherine McCabe Award (2018). She actively engages with interfaith initiatives, serving as Iona's representative on the Inter-Religious Coalition of New Rochelle and contributing to academic conferences globally. Her publications span Sufi poetry, Quranic pedagogy, and the role of sacred spaces in pluralism. Key works include analyses of Sufi shrines in India and the cultural significance of qawwali music. She frequently presents at venues such as the American Academy of Religion and Columbia University, addressing themes like secularism, religious pluralism, and the legacy of Sufi traditions. Dr. Umashankar’s scholarly contributions bridge anthropology and religious studies, emphasizing the lived experiences of communities often marginalized in mainstream discourse. Her work highlights the dynamic interplay between faith, culture, and identity in contemporary South Asia.

Hans van OosterhoutView profile

Professor

• Corporate Governance
• Strategic Management
• Family Firm Governance
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Hans van Oosterhout is a Professor of Corporate Governance and Responsibility in the Department of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University Rotterdam. He holds a MSc from Leiden University (1993) and a PhD from Erasmus University (2002). His research focuses on ownership and governance strategies across firm types, including family firms, professional partnerships, and new ventures. He has held visiting positions at the Wharton School, serves on RSM BV's board, and engages in non-executive roles with private enterprises. Education: MSc in Management, Leiden University (1993) PhD in Strategic Management, Erasmus University (2002) Research Interests: Ownership dynamics, governance mechanisms, shareholder democracy, family firm transitions, and professional service firm management. He explores how governance structures evolve under institutional pressures and strategic choices. Key Contributions: Over 35 articles in top-tier journals like Academy of Management Journal and Organization Science . Recent work examines symbolic shareholder voting behaviors and political influences on corporate governance. His 2007 ERIM Top Article Award-winning research remains influential. Awards: ERIM Top Article Award (2007). Advising & Grants: Supervised 17 PhD candidates, including prominent scholars like Omar El Nayal and Pushpika Vishwanathan. Active in advising on governance challenges for firms navigating ownership transitions and political interfaces. Labs/Teams: Leads strategic management research groups at RSM, collaborating across disciplines to address global governance complexities.

Derrick R. SpiresView profile

Associate Professor

• Early Black Print Culture
• Citizenship Studies
• African American Intellectual History
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Derrick R. Spires serves as Associate Professor of English in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Delaware, specializing in early Black print culture, citizenship studies, and African American intellectual history. His scholarly mission centers on recovering the rich imaginative worlds African-descended people generated through print media and how these imaginings facilitated material change, spanning from tragicomic expressions to mundane daily practices. Spires' research interrogates how Black writers articulated expansive, practice-based theories of citizenship through robust print networks including newspapers, the Colored Conventions movement, and ephemeral publications. His work reveals the centrality of seriality, pseudonymity, and collaborative performance in Black political thought, demonstrating how print culture enabled Black communities to navigate and reshape citizenship frameworks despite systemic exclusion. He examines how early African American literature cultivated aesthetic sensibilities that sustained resistance and community building. Analysis of his 2016-2024 publications reveals consistent thematic threads: the material conditions of Black bibliography, gendered dimensions of political expression, and the performance aspects of print culture. His scholarship increasingly engages with digital humanities methodologies while maintaining deep archival rigor, particularly regarding Dorothy Porter's bibliographic mission and liberation bibliography frameworks. Key publications map connections between early Black social media practices and contemporary digital activism. Spires' accolades include: Modern Language Association Prize for First Book (2020) St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize (2020) National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship Ford Foundation Fellowship Social Science Research Council Fellowship Mellon/Mays Initiatives Fellowship American Antiquarian Society Fellowship His editorial leadership encompasses the Broadview Anthology of American Literature and the University of Pennsylvania Press series 'Black Print and Organizing in the Long Nineteenth Century.' Research has been supported by major fellowships examining Black print networks, though specific grant details beyond institutional fellowships aren't specified. Spires contributes significantly to recovering marginalized intellectual traditions through meticulous bibliographic work and theoretical innovation in citizenship studies.

Andrea GarulliView profile

Professor

• Control Systems
• Aerospace Engineering
• Robotics
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Andrea Garulli is a Professor in Control Systems at the Department of Information Engineering and Mathematics (DIISM), University of Siena. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (2011-2012) and Director of DIISM (2015-2021). His research focuses on control systems, including system identification, state estimation, robust control, multi-agent systems, and aerospace applications. He co-authored the book *Homogeneous Polynomial Forms for Robustness Analysis of Uncertain Systems* and developed the LFR_RAI toolbox for robustness analysis of uncertain models. Garulli has led projects like ACANTO (social robot navigation) and DALi (autonomous navigation for elderly care). His teaching includes courses on system dynamics, state estimation, and filtering. He is an Associate Editor for *Automatica* and has contributed to initiatives like the Automatic Control Telelab for remote experiments with mobile robots.

David HorsleyView profile

Professor

• Micro-electromechanical Systems (MEMS)
• Microfabricated Sensors and Actuators
• Mechatronics
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David Horsley is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Northeastern University, based at the Oakland, CA campus. He serves as Deputy Director of the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation, a bicoastal research institute focused on semiconductor and nanotechnology advancements. Horsley earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley in 1998. His research focuses on Micro-Electromechanical Systems (MEMS), including the design and manufacturing of microfabricated sensors/actuators, mechatronics, and control systems. Notable projects include DARPA-funded work on gyroscopes and ultrasonic transducers, as well as NSF and industry collaborations in deep tech innovation. He has received prestigious awards such as the IEEE Fellowship and NSF CAREER Award. His work spans academic-industry partnerships, with contributions to ultrasonic imaging, MEMS-based sensors, and inertial systems. Education: PhD, Mechanical Engineering (UC Berkeley, 1998) Research interests emphasize MEMS applications in biomedical imaging, navigation systems, and consumer electronics. Recent publications highlight advancements in piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers (PMUTs), including designs for long-range detection, fingerprint sensing, and array-based imaging systems. Horsley leads interdisciplinary teams in developing miniaturized sensors and resonators with enhanced performance metrics. His lab actively explores synchronization phenomena in micromechanical oscillators to improve stability in gyroscopes and other precision instruments. Key Awards: Global Network Accelerator Award (2024), NSF CAREER Award (2009) Grants: $2M DARPA FLASH project, NSF EAGER grant for international tech partnerships As Deputy Director, Horsley oversees the Institute for NanoSystems Innovation’s initiatives in nanoscale semiconductor design, fostering collaboration between Northeastern’s Boston and Oakland campuses. His lab develops MEMS technologies with applications in healthcare, robotics, and smart devices, emphasizing scalable manufacturing processes and cross-disciplinary innovation.

• AI-enabled communications
• Green and energy-efficient communications
• Online optimization and machine learning
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E. Veronica Belmega is a Full Professor at ESIEE Paris (Université Gustave Eiffel) and a researcher at the LIGM laboratory in Marne-la-Vallée, France. Previously, she served as an Associate Professor at ENSEA graduate school and Deputy Director of the ETIS laboratory in Cergy. She holds an Engineer Degree from the University Politehnica of Bucharest, M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Université Paris-Sud 11, and an HDR habilitation from Université de Cergy-Pontoise. Her research focuses on AI-driven communication systems, energy efficiency, online optimization, and cyber-physical security, with a strong emphasis on applications in smart grids and IoT. Her work spans securing wireless communications against adversarial attacks, optimizing resource allocation in cognitive radio networks, and leveraging machine learning for GNSS localization and MIMO systems. Notable contributions include game-theoretic frameworks for PMU deployment and energy-efficient NOMA systems. Belmega has received prestigious awards such as the 2021 CY Alliance Award and the L’Oréal-UNESCO fellowship, and serves as an Area Editor for IEEE Trans. on Machine Learning in Communications and Networking. Current projects include a CEA LETI postdoc position on AI localization and a PEPR 5G project. She actively contributes to special issues like the EURASIP JASP on sustainable wireless communications. Belmega’s advising includes PhD student S. Maleki, co-author of her 2024 IEEE SmartGridComm Best Paper Award-winning work.

Marwa GhazaliView profile

Assistant Professor

• Cultural Anthropology
• Medical Anthropology
• African and African Diaspora Studies
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Dr. Marwa Ghazali is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on cultural and medical anthropology, African Diaspora studies, and Muslim American studies. Dr. Ghazali has held the W.E.B. Du Bois Research Fellowship at Harvard University's Hutchins Center. Her work examines migration, structural oppression, urban precarity, and the politics of death and dying. She employs ethnographic and archival methods to study marginalized communities in Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S. Her current book project, City of Living-Death , explores Egyptian tomb-dwelling communities in Cairo’s necropolis and their displacement due to urban development. This research highlights necropolitics, gentrification, and social justice. She also studies Afrodiasporic Muslims in the U.S., analyzing immigration policies and their impact on health, family, and mortality. Dr. Ghazali extends her research to Houston, investigating its Afrodiasporic Muslim communities. Education: Ph.D. in Anthropology, University of Kansas, Kansas Her research interests bridge Black feminist, decolonial, and critical race theories. She explores how marginalized groups navigate structural violence through creative agency and social networks. Her work has been featured on NPR/KCUR Public Radio. Awards: W.E.B. Du Bois Research Fellowship (Harvard University) Dr. Ghazali has advised students across multiple disciplines and served as Ethnographic Research Coordinator at the Kansas African Studies Center. She is an Editorial Board Member of the Sage Handbook of Cultural Anthropology and serves on the Board of Directors for the Uplift Institute. Her teaching spans anthropology, African studies, and Arabic studies in the U.S., Africa, and Europe.

• Telecommunications
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Air Quality Monitoring
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Alexandre Manuel de Castro Passos de Almeida is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science and Technology at the University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL), where he also contributes to the School of Technology and Architecture. He is an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Telecommunications - IUL, actively involved in the Radio Systems Group, focusing on telecommunications and sensor-based environmental monitoring. PhD in Telecommunications, ISCTE-IUL, 2012 His research interests span telecommunications, wireless sensor networks, air quality monitoring, computer architecture, and robotics. He has led and contributed to innovative projects such as ExpoLis, which uses mobile sensor networks on public buses to map urban air pollution. His work bridges engineering and environmental science, aiming to influence urban policy and public health through real-time data systems. The most recent publications highlight a strong trend toward deploying low-cost, mobile sensor networks for environmental monitoring, particularly in urban settings. His work integrates computer systems, signal processing, and sustainable technology, with applications in smart cities, public health, and robotics. Topics like air quality mapping, energy harvesting, and noise-aware robot navigation reflect a multidisciplinary approach to solving real-world problems. He has advised seven Master’s students at ISCTE-IUL, guiding research in sensor networks, air pollution, database performance, robotic navigation, and personal photography assistants. While no specific scientific awards are listed, his contributions to funded research projects and consistent scholarly output indicate recognition in his field. He has held leadership roles in academic governance, including Vice President of the Pedagogical Council, underscoring his institutional engagement. His teaching portfolio includes core courses such as Fundamentals of Computer Architecture, Operating Systems, and Big Data Processing, delivered across multiple undergraduate and postgraduate programs. He is involved in research projects that combine academic innovation with practical urban applications, particularly through the deployment of scalable, open-source environmental sensing systems.