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• Process Control
• Chemical Engineering
• Biotechnology
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Hector Budman is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. His research focuses on advanced process control methodologies, including robust control theory, model predictive control, and inferential control techniques applied to chemical and biotechnological systems. He leads interdisciplinary projects in pharmaceuticals, water treatment, and bioreactor optimization. Education: Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering (1987), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Master's in Mechanical Engineering (1983), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering (1979), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Research interests emphasize modeling and control of nonlinear processes, metabolic flux analysis, and fault detection in bioprocesses. He has authored/co-authored over 150 journal publications and co-authored the book Periodic Operations of Chemical Reactors . Recent work explores AI-driven fault detection and hybrid models integrating deep learning with traditional control systems. Teaching responsibilities include CHE 522/624 (Advanced Process Dynamics and Control), CHE 341/420 (Introduction to Process Control), and CHE 524 (Process Control Laboratory). He actively advises graduate students in chemical engineering and process systems engineering.

Nicholas FrankView profile

Research Fellow

• Global Trade Policy
• International Political Economy
• Computational Social Science
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Nicholas Frank is a Laureate Research Fellow at the Australian National University (ANU), based in the School of Regulation & Global Governance. Previously, he served as an Associate Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Relations at ANU. His research focuses on the political economy of trade and investment governance, employing computational methods such as inferential network analysis and text-as-data techniques. Education: PhD in Regulation and Global Governance (ANU) MSc in International Political Economy (London School of Economics) Bachelor of Commerce (PPE, University of Cape Town) Research Interests: Global trade policy, multinational enterprises, computational social science (network analysis, NLP), and health equity. His work bridges formal theory, econometrics, and policy analysis to address systemic inequities in trade and climate governance. Collaborations and Affiliations: Consultant for the International Trade Centre (ITC) and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Previous roles at the World Trade Organization (WTO) and International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) Key Research Trends: Recent articles emphasize leveraging machine learning, text analysis, and network approaches to study bilateral investment treaties, health equity in climate policies, and the political economy of growth models. His work often intersects with global health and planetary health frameworks. Advising and Grants: Registered to supervise research students. His projects include the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse, focusing on interdisciplinary solutions to systemic inequities. Labs/Teams: Active member of the Planetary Health Equity Hothouse, a cross-disciplinary initiative addressing global governance challenges.

• Actuarial Science
• Insurance
• Statistics
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Edward Frees is a Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) within the Research School of Finance, Actuarial Studies & Statistics. He holds dual Fellowships from the Society of Actuaries (SoA) and the American Statistical Association (ASA), a rare distinction. His roles include former founding chair of the SoA's Education and Research Section, Board member of the SoA, and Trustee of the Actuarial Foundation. He has advised the U.S. Social Security Advisory Board on long-term solvency and currently serves on editorial boards of journals like the North American Actuarial Journal and Insurance: Mathematics and Economics. His research focuses on actuarial science, insurance modeling, and statistical methodologies, with contributions to loss reserving, customer churn analysis, and interdisciplinary ethical practices. Notable collaborations include work on hybrid insurance data modeling and discrimination in insurance decision-making. Awards : ASA and SoA Fellowships Editorial Roles : North American Actuarial Journal (Editor Emeritus), Insurance: Mathematics and Economics (Associate Editor) Recent work emphasizes methodological advancements in multivariate longitudinal data analysis and joint modeling frameworks applicable to insurance claims and policyholder behavior. His articles highlight cross-disciplinary approaches to address industry challenges such as customer retention and regulatory compliance.

• Logic
• History and Philosophy of Logic
• Philosophy of Language
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Koji Tanaka is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow at the School of Philosophy, Australian National University (ANU). He specializes in logic, Buddhist philosophy, and cross-cultural philosophical methodologies. His research integrates formal logic with historical and comparative approaches to Eastern and Western philosophical traditions. Education: PhD, BA(Hons), BInfoTech (institutions unspecified). His work focuses on paraconsistent logic, the philosophy of emptiness in Buddhism, and the application of logical frameworks to cultural philosophies. He supervises research students in these areas. Key research themes include Buddhist logic systems, metaphysical inconsistency, and global epistemologies. Recent work explores paraconsistent abductive learning systems and the philosophical implications of impossible worlds semantics. Scientific Awards: Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2016–2024) Projects: Active in 'Logical Encounters: A Buddhist Challenge to Western Conceptions of Logic' (2017–2024) 'A Buddhist Challenge to the Western Tradition of Logic' (2016) Labs/Teams: Engaged in ANU's cross-cultural philosophy initiatives, though specific lab affiliations are not detailed here.

Mark HallahanView profile

Associate Professor

• Social psychology
• Person perception
• Impression formation
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Mark Hallahan is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Psychology Department at College of the Holy Cross. He holds editorial roles including Associate Editor for Frontiers in Personality and Social Psychology . With a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1995), his expertise spans social psychology, person perception, and causal attribution. His research emphasizes judgment accuracy, cultural influences on attribution, and nonverbal behavior analysis. Education: Ph.D. and MA in Social Psychology from Harvard University; BA in Psychology from Amherst College. Awards include the Arthur J. O'Leary Faculty Recognition Award (2006) and multiple fellowships from Harvard and Amherst. Research focuses on cross-cultural psychology, statistical methodology in social sciences, and the interplay between nonverbal cues and social perception. Notable contributions include studies on sexual orientation perception through thin slices of behavior (1999) and cultural effects on event explanations (1996). Publications span 1995–2013, emphasizing methodological rigor, judgment accuracy, and cultural psychology. His work frequently appears in journals like Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin . Labs/Teams: While not explicitly named, his research collaborations involve experimental social psychology setups focusing on judgment accuracy and cultural comparisons. Grant involvement includes NSF-related funding and institutional grants.

Leonardo Bedoya-ValenciaView profile

Researcher

• Operations Research
• Scheduling Algorithms
• Healthcare Logistics
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Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia is a researcher affiliated with the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Colorado State University-Pueblo. His work focuses on the intersection of operations research, healthcare logistics, and sustainability in engineering education. His research interests include optimization algorithms for scheduling and resource allocation, simulation modeling for healthcare systems and manufacturing processes, and integrating sustainability principles into engineering curricula. He has contributed to improving emergency department workflows, powder coating facility operations, and renewable energy resource modeling. Bedoya-Valencia has published extensively on topics such as multi-objective home healthcare routing, Taguchi method applications in material science, and blended learning strategies for statistics education. His work emphasizes practical solutions for dynamic environments and educational challenges in STEM fields. Key focus areas: operations research applications, healthcare system analytics, sustainable manufacturing, and curriculum innovation Notable contributions: development of dispatching rules for flexible flow shops and triage process modeling in emergency departments His research bridges theoretical optimization techniques with real-world implementation, particularly in healthcare and sustainable energy sectors.

Jack LyonsView profile

Professor

• Epistemology
• Philosophy of Mind
• Cognitive Science
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Professor Jack Lyons holds the established Chair of Logic and Rhetoric in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Glasgow. His research integrates epistemology, philosophy of mind, and cognitive science, with a special focus on process reliabilism and the epistemological implications of cognitive architecture. Current Position: Chair of Logic and Rhetoric, University of Glasgow Location: 69 Oakfield Ave, Glasgow Phone: x3706 ORCID: 0000-0003-3012-5827 Research Interests: Lyons works at the intersection of epistemology and cognitive science, defending a version of process reliabilism and investigating how empirical findings can constrain epistemological theory. His interests include the nature of epistemic justification, evidence, perceptual and non-inferential justification, the internalism/externalism debate, and epistemic defeat. In philosophy of mind, he examines cognitive architecture, modularity, mental representation, perceptual experience, and the cognition/perception boundary. Recent Publication Trends: From 2024–2025, Lyons has published on the epistemology of psychedelic experience and the relationship between perception and firsthand knowledge, demonstrating a sustained focus on how non-standard perceptual states challenge traditional epistemic theories. His 2022–2019 output centers on refining reliabilist responses to the generality problem, the structure of epistemic defeat, and the evidential role of perceptual experience. Scientific Awards & Fellowships Cambridge Faculty Fellowship, Wolfson College (2017–2018) J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences’ Master Researcher Award (2014–2015) Multiple University of Arkansas research and teaching grants (2004–2015) NEH Summer Seminar participant, Brown University (2000) Doctoral Supervision & Editorial Service Lyons currently supervises doctoral projects on epistemic pitfalls of cognitive integration and metaphor, isomorphism, and representational content. He has served as Editor of Philosophical Topics (2014–present), Review Editor for Frontiers in Psychology , Associate Editor for Episteme (2011–2016), and co-editor of special issues for Philosophical Issues and Pacific Philosophical Quarterly . He has organized international conferences on epistemology and cognition.

Yubo SongView profile

Research Fellow

• Microgrid Engineering
• Power Electronics
• Power Electronic Converters
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Yubo Song is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalborg University's Faculty of Engineering and Science, specializing in power electronics, microgrid systems, and reliability engineering. His work focuses on stability validation, control strategies, and the application of neuromorphic computing to power grids. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Energy Technology from Aalborg University (awarded 2023) M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (awarded 2019) B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (awarded 2016) Dr. Song's research integrates microgrid engineering, power electronics reliability, and neuromorphic computing to address critical challenges in grid stability. His work pioneers Spike Talk technology for energy-efficient grid communication and develops hybrid modeling approaches for real-time power system simulation. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in damping control of grid-forming inverters, sensitivity analysis for reliability evaluation, and Bayesian risk assessment frameworks. His publication trends reveal a strategic shift toward neuromorphic solutions for power grids, with 2024-2025 works focusing on spike-based communication protocols and event-driven semantic systems. Earlier research centered on stability validation and reliability modeling for microgrids, establishing foundational frameworks still cited in current literature. Dr. Song has secured significant research funding including: Power Sentinel (Villum Foundation, 2024-2025): Developing cyber-physical safeguards for future power grids Reliability and Lifetime Analysis (2022-2025): Creating predictive models for power electronic components Stability and Reliability Validation (PhD project, 2020-2023): Establishing comprehensive microgrid assessment methodologies As Principal Investigator on multiple projects, he mentors early-career researchers while collaborating with industry partners on grid security solutions. His work with the Applied Power Electronic Systems group at AAU Energy focuses on translating theoretical advances into practical grid applications, particularly in converter reliability and neuromorphic grid communication.

• Data Analysis
• Business Statistics
• Quantitative Research Methods
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Nagore Aranguren Gomez is a Lecturer at the University of Deusto's Deusto Business School (DBS), specializing in the area of Data Analysis. Her teaching spans undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including Business Administration and Management degrees, double degrees, and executive education. She holds a BA and PhD in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Deusto. Her academic roles include teaching core courses such as Introduction to Data Analysis—Business Statistics (taught in Basque) and Quantitative Research Methods: Data Collection Process (PhD program, English). She also contributes to the Master in Business Administration by teaching Sampling and Inferential Statistics in English. Nagore's office hours are held in Room 122 on Mondays (14:00–15:00) and Tuesdays (13:00–14:30).

Daniel AltshulerView profile

Associate Professor

• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Context Dependence
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Daniel Altshuler is an Associate Professor of Semantics at the University of Oxford's Faculty of Linguistics, Philology and Phonetics, serving as Tutorial Fellow at Jesus College and Lecturer at Brasenose College. He holds a BA in Philosophy from UCLA and a PhD in Linguistics from Rutgers University. His research explores context dependence in semantics and pragmatics, investigating compositional semantics, discourse structure/coherence, and literary extensions of dynamic-semantic frameworks. Core interests include temporal interpretation, narrative discourse, pragmatic inference, and cross-modal communication. His publications demonstrate sustained focus on discourse coherence mechanisms, temporal semantics, and pragmatic interfaces across diverse linguistic phenomena. Recent work integrates literary analysis with formal semantics and extends into computational modeling of language processing.

• Career choice and development
• Professional orientation
• Work-family balance
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Dr. Biljana Blaževska-Stoilkovska serves as Associate Professor at the Institute of Psychology within the Faculty of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, where she has been employed since November 2003. Her academic journey progressed from Junior Assistant to Assistant Professor (2012) and ultimately to Associate Professor (2018). She currently manages multiple research initiatives including Horizon 2020 projects and leads standardization efforts for adolescent behavioral assessment tools. Undergraduate Degree, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (2002) Master's Degree, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (2008) PhD in Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University (2012) Her research program centers on career development psychology, with particular emphasis on professional orientation systems and work-family role integration. She has pioneered research on Macedonian workplace well-being, developing culturally-specific assessment tools for occupational health and psychological safety. Her methodology expertise in multivariate statistics enables sophisticated analysis of complex workplace behavior patterns, particularly in the Balkan context where ethnic diversity creates unique organizational dynamics. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals strong thematic continuity in occupational health psychology, with increasing methodological sophistication in longitudinal and cross-cultural designs. Her work bridges fundamental psychological theory with practical applications in personnel selection and career counseling, demonstrated through standardization of assessment instruments like the Battery of Instruments for Professional Orientation (BIPO). The consistent focus on Macedonian workplace contexts provides valuable localized data while maintaining international relevance through collaborations with EU-funded projects. Dr. Blaževska-Stoilkovska has demonstrated exceptional research leadership through multiple funded projects including Erasmus+ initiatives for employability skills development, USAID/MES collaborations on professional orientation tools, and Horizon 2020 participation. Her editorial roles with Psychology: Science and Practice and the Faculty of Philosophy Annual Report reflect her standing in the academic community. As head of doctoral studies (2019-2020) and mentor for master's theses, she shapes the next generation of psychological researchers. Her teaching portfolio spans all academic levels with specialized courses in inferential statistics, work psychology, and career development. Technical expertise in SPSS, Amos, and R supports both her research and instructional responsibilities in quantitative methodology.

• Software Engineering
• Artificial Intelligence Ethics
• UML
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Gonzalo Génova Fuster is a faculty member at the Carlos III University of Madrid in the Computer Languages and Systems department. His academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to software engineering, semiotics, and ethics in computing. He has directed multiple theses and collaborated extensively in interdisciplinary research combining technology and philosophy.

Dietrich StoutView profile

Professor

• Anthropology
• Paleolithic Archaeology
• Cognitive Neuroscience
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Dietrich Stout is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Emory University, serving as Director of the CMBC. He holds a Ph.D. in Paleoanthropology from Indiana University, Bloomington (2003), where he was advised by Nicholas Toth and Kathy Schick. Before joining Emory in 2009, he served as a Visiting Assistant Professor at George Washington University (1 year) and a Lecturer in Paleolithic Archaeology at University College London (4 years). His research focuses on the evolution of human cognition through the study of Paleolithic stone tool-making, integrating archaeological fieldwork, experimental tool replication, and neuroimaging techniques. Collaborative projects include the Homo faber: The Language of Technology (NSF & Templeton Foundation-funded) and the Gona Paleoanthropological Research Project in Ethiopia. Key research themes involve exploring the neural foundations of tool-making, comparing human and chimpanzee brain structures, and investigating the relationship between language, technology, and brain evolution. The Paleolithic Technology Laboratory at Emory supports experimental flintknapping, 3D scanning, and advanced neuroimaging collaborations. Stout's work has been featured in major publications like Science and Scientific American , as well as in Emory's Research Spotlight Video on 'Stone Tools and the Evolution of Cognition.' He advises graduate student Megan Beney and collaborates with a global network of institutions, including the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and the British Museum. His research lab employs cutting-edge technologies such as fMRI, DTI, and PET imaging to study the evolutionary neuroscience of cultural evolution.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Planning and Decision Making
• Human-Aware AI Systems
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Subbarao Kambhampati is a Professor of Computer Science at Arizona State University (ASU), affiliated with the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence and the Global Futures Scientists and Scholars initiative. He specializes in artificial intelligence, focusing on planning, decision-making, and human-aware AI systems. His research explores challenges in automated planning, human-robot interaction, and the societal impacts of AI advancements. Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Maryland-College Park (1989), and B.Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology-Madras. Research Interests: Dr. Kambhampati's work centers on foundational AI problems, including reasoning, planning, and decision-making under uncertainty. He emphasizes human-centric AI, investigating trust dynamics, cooperative human-AI teaming, and ethical implications of AI systems. His contributions include frameworks like RADAR for user-adaptive decision support and QUIC for handling imprecise data in autonomous systems. Recent Publications: His 2025 work critiques deep learning's limitations, analyzes LLM planning capabilities, and explores trust models in human-robot interactions. Key themes include AI explainability, robust planning with LLMs, and cooperative behavior evaluation in human-AI collaborations. Scientific Awards: Fellow of AAAI, AAAS, and ACM NSF Young Investigator Award Grants and Projects: Multi-year funding from NSF, ONR, and DARPA for planning frameworks, human-robot teaming, and AI ethics Leadership in initiatives like Digital Antiquity and Partnership on AI Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary research groups at ASU, including the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, and collaborates globally on AI policy and societal impact.

Matthew BeckmanView profile

Academic

• Statistics Education
• Data Science Education
• Educational Assessment
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Matthew Beckman is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Statistics at Pennsylvania State University and serves as Executive Director of the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE). He earned a PhD in Statistics Education from the University of Minnesota, an MS in Statistics from the same institution, and a BS in Mathematics from Penn State University. His research focuses on post-secondary statistics and data science education, particularly assessment development, NLP tools for educational feedback, and computational thinking in data science. He leads the Statistics & Data Science Education Research Lab at PSU and has held leadership roles in academic organizations like the Statistics Education Research Journal and international conferences. Beckman has received notable awards including the 2025 NZSA Visiting Lecturer and the 2017 Tombros Fellowship. He is Principal Investigator on NSF-funded projects like Project CLASSIFIES, which explores AI-assisted feedback in STEM education. His teaching spans courses from introductory statistics to graduate seminars in education research. During his 2024-2025 sabbatical at the University of Auckland, he is collaborating on NLP tool development and observing active learning practices. Professional service includes roles as Director of Undergraduate Programs in the PSU Statistics Department and leadership in CAUSE. His work bridges academia and industry, with prior experience as a statistician in medical technology companies like Medtronic and Nonin Medical.