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Charlotte LemanskiView profile

Professor

• Urban Geography
• Infrastructure Studies
• Urban Governance
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Professor Charlotte Lemanski is a Professor of Urban Geography at the University of Cambridge's Department of Geography. Her research focuses on urban inequality in the global South, particularly through infrastructure, governance, and citizenship frameworks. She holds affiliations with the University of the Western Cape (Extraordinary Professor) and the University of Johannesburg (Senior Research Fellow). Education: BA Politics (Durham), MSc Development Management (LSE), DPhil Geography (Oxford) PG Cert in Learning and Teaching (UCL) Research interests include off-grid infrastructure transitions, infrastructural citizenship, and interdisciplinary urban studies. Her work emphasizes Southern voices in knowledge production, evidenced by her British Academy-funded initiatives mentoring early-career researchers. Notable projects include studies on energy innovation for low-income housing, governance of just urban transitions, and hybrid infrastructure configurations in African cities. She has supervised numerous postgraduate students and collaborates with NGOs, architects, and engineers globally.

Meg RithmireView profile

Professor

• Comparative Political Economy
• China's Political Economy
• State-Business Relations
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Meg Rithmire serves as the James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration within the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She holds concurrent faculty affiliations at Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Fairbank Center for East Asian Studies, and Harvard Faculty Committee on Southeast Asia, where she convenes the Chinese Economy Seminar. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Government from Harvard University, establishing her expertise in comparative political economy with regional specialization in China and Southeast Asia. Education: PhD in Government, Harvard University Professor Rithmire's research investigates the volatile intersection of concentrated political power and market mechanisms within authoritarian contexts. She pioneers analysis of mutual endangerment dynamics where distrust between business and political elites—coupled with financial liberalization—creates destabilizing relationships, as documented in her award-winning book Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia . Her scholarship spans Chinese land politics, outward investment patterns, and the geopolitical risks threatening US-China economic interdependence. Recent work increasingly focuses on business risk management frameworks for navigating national security threats in global operations. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a sharp pivot toward geopolitical risk governance, with 60% of her 2022-2025 output addressing business resilience in deteriorating US-China relations. While maintaining deep historical analysis of China's political economy, her contemporary work integrates security studies frameworks, reflecting the securitization of economic policy. This evolution demonstrates how authoritarian capitalism's global expansion forces multinational corporations to develop sophisticated risk assessment protocols beyond traditional market analysis. Awards & Honors: 2023 HBS Student Association Faculty Teaching Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Elective Curriculum 2020 Greenhill Award for Outstanding Service to the HBS Community 2015 Charles M. Williams Award for Teaching Excellence 2015 HBS Student Association Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Required Curriculum Professor Rithmire advises executive education programs on geopolitical risk management while co-chairing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Business Geopolitical Risk and Resilience initiative. Her research receives institutional support through Harvard's Fairbank Center and Weatherhead Center affiliations, with editorial leadership roles at The China Quarterly and The China Journal amplifying her influence. Current grant activities focus on developing corporate risk assessment frameworks for national security threats, particularly regarding Chinese market operations. She leads the Business Geopolitical Risk and Resilience initiative with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, convening multinational executives and policymakers to develop practical risk management protocols. Through the Fairbank Center's Chinese Economy Seminar, she facilitates interdisciplinary dialogue among economists, political scientists, and area specialists examining China's evolving economic governance structures. These platforms bridge academic research with real-world business and policy challenges in an era of strategic competition.

Kambiz GhazinourView profile

Professor

• Data Security and Privacy
• Data Analysis
• Privacy Enhancing Technologies
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Kambiz Ghazinour is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Cybersecurity at SUNY Canton, where he directs the Advanced Information Security and Privacy (AISP) Lab. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Calgary (2012) and a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the University of Ottawa and Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (2014). Previously, he served as an Assistant Professor at Kent State University (2015-2019) and earned a Master's in High Performance Scientific Computing from the University of New Brunswick (2007). Research Focus: Data Security and Privacy, Privacy Enhancing Technologies, Usable Security, Healthcare Systems, and Social Media. Key Projects: DigitalPASS—patented simulation-based privacy education tool for social media safety. His recent publications span Cybersecurity , Deep Learning , and Health Informatics , including works on cryptocurrency price prediction, Alzheimer's detection via eye tracking, and privacy-preserving surveillance. He has received multiple teaching awards such as the Best Teaching Award at the University of Calgary (2008). Faculty Recognition Award, Kent State University (2015, 2016) University Teaching Certificate (2009) Dr. Ghazinour's teaching portfolio includes graduate courses in Data Mining, Digital Forensics, Cryptography, and undergraduate instruction in cybersecurity fundamentals and programming.

Anna GrigolonView profile

Assistant Professor

• Sustainable Urban Mobility
• Transportation Planning and Modeling
• Accessibility Modeling
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Anna Grigolon is an Assistant Professor at the University of Twente , Netherlands, affiliated with the Transport Engineering and Management Research Group . Her research focuses on sustainable urban mobility , user-centric transport solutions , and travel behavior analysis using tools like discrete choice modeling , spatial analysis , and social psychology theories . Research Interests : Sustainable Urban Mobility Accessibility Modeling Travel Behavior Discrete Choice and Latent Class Modeling Spatial Analysis and GIS Shared Micromobility and Mobility Hubs Equity in Transport Planning Article Trends : Anna’s recent work (2025–2024) emphasizes mobility justice , 15-minute city transitions, and equity in transport access , particularly for marginalized communities like São Paulo favelas. She integrates digital tools (e.g., serious games, kiosks) and space-time metrics to evaluate mobility solutions. Projects : She currently leads the SmartHubs project and contributes to DREAMS and R-map , focusing on smart, equitable mobility systems in Europe and Saudi Arabia.

Amin HammadView profile

Professor

• BIM and Digital Twins
• Construction Automation & Robotics
• Sustainable Infrastructure Management
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Amin Hammad is a Professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering, with an additional appointment as Affiliate Professor in Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University. His research focuses on advancing construction technology through digital transformation, automation, and AI integration. He leads work in BIM applications, 4D simulation, robotic systems, and sustainable infrastructure management. His interdisciplinary approach bridges civil engineering with computer science and data analytics. Key research areas include: Automation and robotics in construction (Construction 4.0) BIM and digital twin lifecycle management AI-driven defect detection and inspection systems Occupational safety through exoskeleton performance evaluation Multi-purpose utility tunnel optimization Energy-efficient building systems Recent work emphasizes applying machine learning to construction equipment activity recognition, UAV path optimization for infrastructure inspection, and ontology development for integrated systems. His research addresses industry challenges in productivity, safety, and sustainability through data-driven solutions.

Srinivas PeetaView profile

Professor

• Transportation Systems Engineering
• Dynamic Traffic Networks
• Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV)
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Dr. Srinivas Peeta is the Frederick R. Dickerson Chair and Professor in Transportation Systems Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He previously held the Jack and Kay Hockema Professorship at Purdue University, where he served for 24 years. He is also the Associate Director of the USDOT Center for Connected and Automated Transportation. Education: B. Tech. from IIT Madras, M.S. from Caltech, and Ph.D. from UT Austin, all in Civil Engineering. His research focuses on large-scale transportation systems, infrastructure interdependencies, and connected/automated vehicles. He has authored over 345 publications and secured over $48M in research funding. Research Interests: Dynamic traffic networks and driver behavior modeling Information-based navigation in vehicular systems Systems perspectives for complex adaptive infrastructure Autonomous vehicle integration and human-vehicle interactions Key Achievements: Developed DYNASMART software for traffic operations Recipient of NSF CAREER Award (1997) and ASCE Walter Huber Prize (2009) Directed NEXTRANS UTC and pioneered USDOT’s real-time route guidance systems Grants & Outreach: Secured funding from USDOT, NSF, FHWA, and international agencies Initiated NEXTRANS internship programs and K-12 outreach Labs/Teams: Active in Georgia Tech’s ACT Lab, focusing on autonomous transportation systems and human-vehicle-environment interactions.

• Power System Control
• Smart Grids
• Communication Systems
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Lars Nordström is a Professor at the Division of Electric Power and Energy Systems within KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. His work bridges control systems , communication networks , and power systems , with a focus on future architectures, functionality, and quality aspects of ICT for power grid operations. He has led initiatives such as the Swedish Centre of Electric Power Engineering and served as Thematic Leader for Smartgrids in KIC InnoEnergy. In 2014, he was a Visiting Professor at Washington State University. Education : Ph.D., MSc.EE Nordström's research explores the intersection of smart grids , machine learning , and cybersecurity for power systems. Key areas include: Wide-Area Monitoring and Control (WAMC) systems Decentralized control strategies for DC microgrids Impedance modeling using neural networks Data-driven methods for islanding detection ICT reliability and protocol design for grid operations His recent publications emphasize machine learning applications in power systems, including LSTM networks for EV charging management, graph attention networks for stability monitoring, and digital twin approaches for cyber-attack mitigation. These works span disciplines such as Smart Grids, Power Electronics, and Data Science. Scientific Recognitions : Senior Member, IEEE Senior Member, CIRED Senior Member, Cigre Past Chairman, Swedish IEC TC57 Mirror Committee Nordström actively teaches and examines graduate courses like Communication and Control in Electric Power Systems and Computer Applications and Machine Learning in Electric Power Systems . His work influences industry practices through collaborations on digital substations, energy market analysis, and resilience strategies.

Fabian E. BustamanteView profile

Professor

• Internet-scale Computer Networks
• Distributed Systems
• Network Measurement
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Fabian E. Bustamante is a Professor of Computer Science at the McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University. His research focuses on experimental analysis of large-scale Internet networks and distributed systems, emphasizing network measurement, infrastructure characterization, and system design improvements. He leads the AquaLab research group. Education: Ph.D. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology (200?) M.S. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology Licenciado en Ciencias de la Computacion, Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco, Argentina Analista Programador Universitario, same university Research Interests: Professor Bustamante's work spans network survivability, crisis-driven network analysis (e.g., Venezuela's internet), and re-architecting internet infrastructure. His lab develops tools to improve network visibility and system resilience. Recent Work Trends: 2023-2024 publications emphasize geopolitical network impacts, infrastructure interdependencies, and latency optimization across global networks. His team collaborates with institutions like ACM and Springer on measurement-driven system redesign. Lab/Team: AquaLab focuses on applied networking research with real-world deployment implications. Current projects include crisis network analysis and internet topology optimization.

Christophe ViavatteneView profile

Associate Professor

• Flood Risk Management
• Water and Environmental Sustainability
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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Christophe Viavattene is an Associate Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Middlesex University , specializing in flood risk management and urban resilience. He has spent 17 years at the Flood Hazard Research Centre , leading interdisciplinary research across economic and physical sciences in water and flood risk. Research Focus: Flood vulnerability (coastal, urban, fluvial), GIS tools (INDRA model), Multi-Coloured Manual (MCM) methodology, mental health impacts of flooding, groundwater flood risk in arid regions, and air quality risk assessment. Teaching: Programme Leader for the MSc Sustainability and Environmental Management , teaching problem-based sustainability, GIS, and environmental monitoring. Key Collaborations: EU FP7 RISC-KIT, EU CONHAZ, Environment Agency UK projects. Recent Publications: Bayesian flood models, coastal hotspots analysis, and groundwater flood damage methodologies. His work bridges academic research with practical applications, including flood storage compensation frameworks and vulnerability indicator libraries.

Clémence PoirierView profile

Research Fellow

• Space cybersecurity
• Electronic conflict in outer space
• Cyber conflict in outer space
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Clémence Poirier is a Senior Researcher in the Cyberdefense Project within the Risk and Resilience Team at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. She previously served as a Research Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) in Vienna and as a Researcher for Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia. She also holds the position of Space Generation Advocacy and Policy Platform's Lead on Responsible Space Behavior at the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC). Her educational background includes a Master's degree in International Relations, International Security and Defense and a Bachelor's degree in Foreign Applied Languages (English, Russian, Spanish), both from University Jean Moulin Lyon III, France. Dr. Poirier is multilingual, which supports her international research collaborations. Dr. Poirier's research focuses on the critical intersection of space operations and cybersecurity, with particular emphasis on geopolitical implications of cyber conflict in outer space. Her work examines how terrestrial conflicts like the Ukraine war impact space security architecture and explores policy frameworks for protecting space infrastructure from cyber threats. She has conducted extensive research on space cybersecurity policy across multiple jurisdictions including Australia, Europe, and the United States. Analysis of her publication record reveals a clear progression from foundational space policy research toward increasingly specialized work on space cybersecurity. Her recent publications demonstrate growing attention to practical policy implementation challenges, with several papers addressing specific national and regional approaches to space cybersecurity governance. There's also a notable trend toward multidisciplinary collaboration, particularly with technical experts in space systems engineering. Dr. Poirier has established significant research partnerships with major space institutions including the European Space Agency, with whom she collaborated on climate policy research examining the integration of space-based data in European environmental policies. Her work with SmartSat CRC in Australia demonstrates international research coordination on space infrastructure security. She leads research initiatives focused on responsible space behavior and has contributed to policy development through her work with the European Economic and Social Committee. Her current Cyberdefense Project at ETH Zurich's CSS represents the culmination of her expertise in space security policy development.

• Ottoman History
• Russian History
• Maritime History
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Murat FİDAN serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Kastamonu University's Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, where he has been a full-time faculty member since 2020. Previously, he held academic positions at Gaziantep University and Kilis 7 Aralık University, specializing in Ottoman economic history and price dynamics. His career spans over two decades of teaching and research in Turkish higher education. His academic credentials include a PhD in Islamic History and Arts from Ondokuz Mayıs University (2003), a Master's in Islamic Law from İnönü University (1996), and a BA in Theology from Ankara University (1993). His foreign language proficiency includes English (YÖKDİL score 60, 2017). FİDAN's research centers on Ottoman economic structures, with particular expertise in price history, trade relations, and institutional analysis. His work bridges Ottoman history with economic methodology, examining narh (price control) records, guild systems, and international trade dynamics. He has published extensively on Kastamonu's regional economy, Ottoman-Russian commercial relations, and the evolution of monetary systems, contributing significantly to understanding pre-modern economic mechanisms through primary source analysis. His publication portfolio shows consistent output with 43 total works including 19 journal articles, 14 conference papers, 2 books, and 8 book chapters. The research demonstrates chronological depth from 2004 to 2024, with recent focus on waqf (endowment) institutions, comparative economic thought, and Eastern Mediterranean maritime history. Methodologically, he combines archival research with economic analysis, primarily using Ottoman-era price records and customs tariff documents. FİDAN has successfully supervised 13 master's theses focusing on Ottoman economic history, Turkish women's labor participation, and regional price dynamics. His sole research project (2016-2018) examined price movements in Kastamonu between 1673-1806 using narh records. He maintains active collaborations with scholars like Serkan Dilek and Tolga Ulusoy, co-authoring multiple publications on economic history topics.

Nancy G. LoveView profile

Professor

• Environmental Engineering
• Water Quality
• Public Health
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Nancy G. Love is the Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor and JoAnn Silverstein Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the African Studies Center. Her research focuses on water infrastructure, public health, and environmental systems, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to address challenges in both domestic and global contexts. Education: Ph.D. (1994) in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson University; MS (1986) and BS (1984) in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. Research interests include water quality, pathogen fate and transport, sustainable resource recovery (e.g., urine-derived fertilizers), and infrastructure resilience in shrinking cities. She leads the Love Research Group, which integrates chemical, biological, and computational methods to develop technologies for contaminant removal, resource recovery, and public health protection. Her work addresses pressing issues like drinking water equity in Detroit, Legionella outbreaks in Flint, and global sanitation in Ethiopia. She advocates for transdisciplinary collaboration and community-informed solutions to environmental challenges. Awards include prestigious professorships at the University of Michigan. She serves on editorial boards (e.g., ACS ES&T Engineering) and contributes to policy initiatives on water infrastructure and environmental justice. Labs/Teams: Love Research Group; Collaborations span academia, industry, and NGOs, including projects on urine diversion, sensor-mediated wastewater treatment, and civic engagement in infrastructure decisions.

• Big Data
• Complex Networks
• Graph Neural Networks
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Dr. Yanqing Hu is an Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics and Data Science, School of Science, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). With a Ph.D. in Systems Theory from Beijing Normal University (2011) and postdoctoral experience at the Levich Institute, City University of New York (2011-2013), his work focuses on big data analysis of complex systems, particularly in social media dynamics, network resilience, and graph neural network applications. Ph.D.: Beijing Normal University (Systems Theory, 2011) Postdoctoral: Levich Institute, CUNY (2011-2013) Research spans complex network analysis, information spreading mechanisms, and predictability of network structures. His work combines theoretical frameworks with real-world applications in social networks, infrastructure systems, and brain connectivity. Recent publications explore information percolation in social media, resilience quantification in interdependent networks, and intrinsic structure predictability. These studies appear in high-impact journals like Nature Human Behaviour (IF: 24.3), Nature Communications (IF: 17.7), and PNAS (IF: 10). World AI Conference Youth Outstanding Paper Nomination Beijing Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award Guangdong Special Support for Young Talents Guangdong Outstanding Youth Fund Collaborations include leading researchers from Boston University, King's College London, and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Microelectronics. His work informs network defense strategies and efficient navigation mechanisms in complex systems.

John Eu-Li WongView profile

Professor

• Comprehensive cancer centres
• Healthy longevity
• National health and biomedical sciences research strategy
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Professor John Eu-Li Wong serves as Senior Vice President (Health Innovation & Translation) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Senior Advisor to the National University Health System (NUHS). Previously, he held pivotal roles including Dean of NUS's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (2003-2011), Senior Vice President (Health Affairs), and Director of the National University Cancer Institute. His leadership has been instrumental in developing Singapore's Health and Biomedical Sciences initiative through strategic international partnerships. His educational background includes an MBBS from NUS, residency and fellowship at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (where he served as Chief Resident in Medicine), and specialized training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He maintains active clinical expertise as a medical oncologist-haematologist. Professor Wong's research spans comprehensive cancer centers , healthy longevity initiatives , and value-based healthcare systems . His work focuses on translating biomedical research into national health strategies, with particular emphasis on global health security , academic health system integration , and cancer clinical trials infrastructure . He champions multinational collaborations to address transnational health challenges through frameworks like the Cancer Therapeutics Research Group. His scholarly output demonstrates consistent leadership in global health policy and translational medicine , with recent publications addressing pandemic response systems (2020), genomic medicine implementation (2015), and sustainable healthcare models (2021-2022). The work reveals a strategic shift toward healthy longevity roadmaps and value-based healthcare ecosystems while maintaining foundational focus on cancer therapeutics. International Member, US National Academy of Medicine (2019) Doctor Philosophiae Honoris Causa, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (2019) President’s Science & Technology Medal, Singapore (2014) Public Administration Medal (Gold), Singapore National Day Awards (2016) Fellow of Royal Colleges of Physicians (London, Edinburgh) and American College of Physicians Professor Wong co-founded the multinational Cancer Therapeutics Research Group (nine institutions) and serves on editorial boards for JAMA and American Journal of Medicine. His grant leadership includes directing Singapore's National University Cancer Institute and spearheading the Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative. Current initiatives focus on the National Academy of Medicine's Healthy Longevity Roadmap and Qatar's Academic Medicine Advisory Board. He established the Cancer Therapeutics Research Group and maintains strategic partnerships with Karolinska Institute, University of Cambridge, Harvard, and Stanford. His leadership extends to the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers (past World Health Summit President) and Global Genomic Medicine Collaborative Steering Committee, driving transnational research infrastructure.

Kalyan R. PiratlaView profile

Professor

• Underground Construction
• Construction Planning and Management
• Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Systems
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Dr. Kalyan R. Piratla is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University's College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences. His research focuses on underground construction, infrastructure resilience, and sustainable water systems. He leads the Center for Research in Underground Infrastructure Systems Engineering (CRUISE), which develops decision-making models to enhance the sustainability and resilience of underground infrastructure systems. Ph.D. in Construction Management, Arizona State University (2012) Masters in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2008) Bachelors in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras (2007) Dr. Piratla's research integrates interdisciplinary approaches across water supply systems , power systems engineering , wireless sensing technologies , and graph theory . His work emphasizes: Seismic resilience metrics for pipeline systems Decentralized water reuse planning Vibration-based infrastructure monitoring Interdependencies among lifeline infrastructures Transportation project delivery optimization Research trends include: Application of machine learning to pipeline leakage detection Advanced seismic vulnerability assessment Life cycle cost analysis of water reuse systems Integration of geotechnical and structural monitoring Scientific Awards S.E. Liles, Jr. Distinguished Professor Dr. Piratla actively supervises graduate research and offers assistantships for PhD students. His work benefits water utilities, construction contractors, and emergency response agencies through innovative monitoring techniques and resilience enhancement frameworks . His CRUISE research group explores: Interdependencies among critical infrastructure systems Transportation project delivery efficiency Collaborations spanning power systems and wireless sensing