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• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
• Foot Health
• Diabetes Management
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Professor James Charles is a Kaurna man and the Director of the First Peoples Health Unit at Griffith University. He holds a Professorial position in the School of Human Services and Social Work. His academic journey includes a BPod from the University of South Australia (2000-2004), an MThSci (Podiatry) from the same institution (2004-2008), and a PhD in Aboriginal Foot Health from the University of Newcastle (2013-2016). His research focuses on Aboriginal health equity, diabetes management, foot care, and cultural competency in healthcare. He has led projects funded by NHMRC and APERF, including the Queensland Diabetes Footcare Hubs and the Torres Strait Islander Adolescent Health Roadmap. Notable awards include the NAIDOC Scholar of the Year (2017) and UNESCO's Scientific Education Award (2019). Prof. Charles has supervised multiple PhD students, including Dr. Hannah Beks and current student James Gerrard. His teaching emphasizes Indigenous health research, cultural safety, and Kaurna cultural practices. He has held leadership roles, such as Chair of Indigenous Allied Health Australia (2009-2010), and contributed to national committees like Close the Gap (2008-2009). Recent publications highlight healthcare co-design, diabetes footcare equity, and Aboriginal adolescent health. His work bridges Indigenous knowledge systems with Western medicine, particularly in podiatry and mental health innovations.

• Political Ecology
• Sustainable Development
• Agricultural Labor Politics
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Dr. Divya Sharma is an Assistant Professor in Sustainable Development Studies at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) within the University of Sussex Business School. Her research focuses on the intersection of labor politics, environmental sustainability, and postcolonial agrarian geographies in the Global South. She holds a PhD in Development Sociology from Cornell University (2017), an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge (2008), and an MA in Sociology from the University of Delhi (2007). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021) and Co-Director of the MSc Sustainable Development program. Her work employs critical ethnography and oral histories to examine how technological interventions and global political economies shape rural labor practices and ecological relations. Key research areas include agroecology, gendered labor dynamics, and transnational social movements advocating for socially just and ecologically sustainable futures. She has conducted postdoctoral research on poverty dynamics and green revolutions in South India, funded by the ESRC-DFID (2017–2019). Teaching includes undergraduate modules on sustainability and postgraduate courses on decolonizing development. Her research has contributed to policy dialogues such as the EU Farm to Fork Strategy and DEFRA consultations on genetic technologies. Recent publications analyze transnational agrarian movements, care labor in rural India, and contested agrarian histories in Tunisia and India.

• Innovation Policy
• Regional Development
• Labour Markets
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Carolin Ioramashvili is an Assistant Professor in Innovation Policy at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) within the University of Sussex Business School. She holds a PhD in Economic Geography from the London School of Economics (2021) and is a British Academy Innovation Fellow collaborating with the UK Cabinet Office’s Evaluation Task Force. Her research focuses on innovation’s role in regional development, labor markets, and inequality, with a particular interest in policy evaluation and local economic growth. Education: PhD in Economic Geography, London School of Economics (2017–2021), funded by ESRC MSc in Economic History (Research), London School of Economics (2014–2015) BSc in Economics, Maastricht University (2011–2014) Research Interests: Dr. Ioramashvili explores how innovation shapes regional economic dynamics, labor market outcomes, and spatial inequalities. Her work bridges policy analysis and empirical economics, with recent projects examining university-industry collaborations, evaluation frameworks for local growth policies, and the impact of technological concentration on regional disparities. She emphasizes evidence-based approaches to address economic inequality and sustainable development goals like reduced inequalities (SDG 10) and decent work (SDG 8). Key Contributions: Her publications analyze spillovers in spatial economics, technological invention’s labor market effects, and corruption’s impact on firm growth. She is an editorial board member of Spatial Economic Analysis and actively contributes to policy dialogues through her fellowship with the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth. Awards & Recognition: British Academy Innovation Fellowship (current) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021) Professional Roles: Prior to Sussex, she was a Research Fellow at City-REDI/WM-REDI (University of Birmingham) and a visiting researcher at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Policy. She advises on regional policy and innovation strategies, blending academic rigor with practical policy implementation.

Thomas HeldtView profile

Associate Professor

• Computational Physiology
• Neuromonitoring
• Critical Care Informatics
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Thomas Heldt is Associate Professor of Electrical and Biomedical Engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at MIT, and a Principal Investigator at MIT's Research Laboratory of Electronics. He leads the Integrative Neuromonitoring and Critical Care Informatics Group and serves as Associate Director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science. Research focuses on: Noninvasive intracranial pressure monitoring Computational models of cerebrovascular dynamics Sepsis detection algorithms Wearable physiological monitoring Clinical decision support systems Recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate advances in hemodynamic modeling, diagnostic algorithms for critical care, and AI applications for physiological monitoring. Key innovations include open cranium models for intracranial hypertension studies, deep learning frameworks for fatigue assessment, and mobile-based neurocognitive tracking. Professor Heldt collaborates with Boston Children's Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Boston Medical Center to translate research into clinical practice. His work has been recognized through the W.M. Keck Career Development Professorship and IEEE EMBS Distinguished Lectureship.

Luis NovoaView profile

Associate Professor

• Business Analysis
• Management Science
• Supply Chain Management
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Luis Novoa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics at James Madison University’s College of Business, where he also contributes to the MBA program. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from The George Washington University (2016), an M.S. and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Universidad de los Andes (2007 and 2005, respectively). He has held roles such as Assistant Professor at JMU since 2017, Visiting Assistant Professor at The George Washington University (2016–2017), and Instructor at Universidad de los Andes (2007–2011). His research focuses on business analysis, management science, and applied decision analysis under uncertainty, particularly in supply chain management, logistics, education, and healthcare. Notable work includes optimizing automated package sorting systems, developing educational tools like STRATA for operations research assessment, and Bayesian methods for academic motivation analysis in business analytics courses. Recent articles highlight contributions to bike-sharing system decision-making, supply chain curriculum alignment with industry practices, and stochastic optimization in energy systems. His awards include JMU College of Business Distinguished Teacher (2021–2022) and recognition for summer research excellence (2011). Dr. Novoa’s teaching and research emphasize practical applications of analytics, bridging academic theory with real-world challenges in business and public sectors. He has authored or co-authored over 15 peer-reviewed publications spanning operations research, education, and industry case studies.

• Cybersecurity
• Machine Learning
• Data Analytics
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Dr Zhiyuan (Thomas) Tan is an Associate Professor at Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment . He is internationally recognised for his cybersecurity research and has been listed among Stanford University’s Top 2% Scientists for 2021–2023. Education BEng (2005) with high distinction – North-eastern University, China MEng (2008) – Beijing University of Technology, China PhD in Computer Systems (2014) – University of Technology Sydney, Australia Research Interests Dr Tan’s research integrates cybersecurity with machine learning and data analytics. His core areas include: Intrusion detection and defence of critical service systems Adversarial machine learning for malware and anomaly detection Virtualisation security through non-parametric behaviour modelling IoT and vehicular network security—cloud/edge/cloudlet frameworks Privacy-preserving AI and federated machine unlearning Smart-city digital forensics and cyber-physical system resilience Research Output Trends His recent articles (2020–2025) reveal a strong focus on federated learning, edge & mobile computing, UAV coordination, and AI-driven security. Topics span advanced steganography, metamorphic malware, graph injection attacks, and trustworthiness in vehicular platoons, all anchored in real-world IoT and transportation applications. Awards & Distinctions Stanford University Top 2% Scientists List (2021, 2022, 2023) National Research Award 2017 – Research Council of the Sultanate of Oman Best Paper Awards (three instances) Kaspersky Lab Student Cyber Security Conference – Finalist Award SICSA Supervisor of the Year 2019 – Honourable Mention Grants & Leadership Dr Tan has attracted over £200k in external funding including: Carnegie Trust (£73,564) – Federated Machine Unlearning ENU Development Trust (£29,998) – Machine Unlearning Royal Society (£12,000) – VANET Security & Privacy SICSA & other awards for MemoryCrypt, AI Secrets, behaviour biometrics, and visiting-fellow schemes. Supervision & Mentoring Since 2013 he has supervised or co-supervised 16 doctoral candidates and several master’s students; six PhDs have successfully graduated. Roles range from Director of Studies to additional supervisor across diverse topics from malware evolution to VR olfactory interfaces. Research Groups & Collaboration He is affiliated with the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics , the Centre for Distributed Computing, Networking and Security , and the Centre for Cybersecurity, IoT and Cyber-physical Systems at ENU, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration with national and international partners.

Hoda HassanView profile

Associate Professor

• Computer Networks
• Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs)
• Artificial Intelligence
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Hoda Hassan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University. Her work bridges theoretical and applied domains in computer networks, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs), and the convergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Education : PhD in Computer Engineering from Virginia Tech (2010), MSc and BSc in Computer Science from the American University in Cairo (2005, 1992). Research Interests focus on designing intelligent and secure network systems. She has developed innovative frameworks, including a BLE computer-aided design toolkit for MANETs, which was commercialized by Skymind Malaysia. Her work spans AI integration in IoT, anomaly detection, cloud computing models, and network architecture evolution. Academic Leadership includes pioneering roles in founding The Knowledge Hub (TKH) Universities in Egypt and leading the Computing and Computer Science Program at Coventry University's UK offshore branch (2019–2022). Her research has been supported by a significant 2 million Egyptian Pound grant from ITAC Egypt (2015–2017).

Ulrike FeltView profile

Professor

• Science and Technology Studies
• Public engagement in science
• Research cultures
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Ulrike Felt is a Full Professor of Science and Technology Studies and Chair of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Vienna, where she has held academic positions since 1989. She served as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (2014-2018) and Head of the Department of Science and Technology Studies during multiple periods (2004-2014, 2018-present). She also led the Interdisciplinary Research Platform 'Responsible Research and Innovation in Academic Practice' (2015-2022). With a PhD in physics and habilitation in social sciences, Felt's research spans diverse domains including life sciences, biomedicine, nanotechnologies, nuclear energy, and environmental research. Her work focuses on governance and public participation in technoscience, changing research cultures, temporal aspects of scientific developments, and responsible research innovation frameworks. She frequently conducts interdisciplinary collaborations with researchers from the sciences and comparative analyses across national contexts. Felt's recent publications demonstrate her continued engagement with cutting-edge topics including smart cities, digital health infrastructure, biobanking, border technologies, and temporal dimensions of academic work. Her work consistently examines how technological developments intersect with societal values, governance structures, and temporal frameworks. 4S Infrastructure Award (2017) Ziman Award of EASST (2014) ARS DOCENDI Austrian State Prize for Innovative Excellent Teaching (2015) UNIVIE Teaching Award (2014) Member of the SSH Panel of the ERC Felt served as editor-in-chief of Science, Technology & Human Values (2002-2007) and led the publication of the Handbook of Science and Technology Studies with MIT Press (2017). As President of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (2017-2020), she has significantly shaped the international STS community. Her work on card-based engagement methods (IMAGINE, RESPONSE_ABILITY) demonstrates her commitment to translating STS insights into practical tools for researchers.

Alison FullerView profile

Professor

• Workplace learning
• Vocational education and training
• Skills policy
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Professor Alison Fuller is a leading academic in vocational education and workplace learning, affiliated with the UCL Institute of Education . She has held prestigious roles including Pro-Director (Research and Development) at UCL and Professor of Vocational Education and Work at the University of London. Research Interests include workplace learning, apprenticeship, vocational education and training, skills policy, and education-work transitions. Her work bridges organizational development with personal growth, emphasizing communities of practice and social mobility through education. Publications span 185 works, including 13 books, with a focus on expansive learning environments, gender dynamics in apprenticeships, and compassionate care training in healthcare. Society for Educational Studies 2010 Book Prize Emerald Literati Network Award for Excellence (2005) She has secured £5.9m in research funding, contributed to policy reviews (e.g., UK Apprenticeships Bill), and served on editorial boards of journals like Journal of Vocational Education and Training .

Yann LebeauView profile

Professor

• Internationalisation of Higher Education
• Academic Mobility
• Comparative University Governance
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Yann Lebeau is a Professor of Higher Education Research and Head of the School of Education and Lifelong Learning at the University of East Anglia . Before joining UEA in 2007, he held roles in France, Nigeria, and the UK's Open University. His research focuses on global higher education governance, policy transfers, academic mobility, and UNESCO’s inclusion agenda. He supervises PhD and EdD students and leads projects such as the UNESCO-funded initiative on refugees' access to education and a collaboration with Patricio Langa (University of Western Cape) on African research capacity building. Lebeau has held leadership roles including Director of Research (2018–20), Deputy Head of School (2010–13), and Associate Dean (2013–18). He contributes to editorial boards of Policy Reviews in Higher Education and the British Journal of Sociology of Education . His work addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly equitable education access and social inclusion. Recent collaborations include studies on Saudi Arabian university governance, Mexican academic mobility, and the impact of policy transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa. He also participates in initiatives like the British Academy-funded Gender Challenges in Knowledge Production in West Africa (2024–25), supporting women researchers. Key grants include ESRC-NRF projects on South African higher education and UNRISD-funded studies on universities and social inequalities. His research bridges policy analysis, qualitative methods, and global education equity.

Emily T. YehView profile

Professor

• Political ecology
• Cultural geography
• Development studies
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Emily T. Yeh serves as Professor of Geography at the University of Colorado within the College of Arts and Sciences, holding Faculty Affiliate status with the Center for Asian Studies, CNAIS, and C3BC. A 2024 Guggenheim Fellow and past-president of the American Association of Geographers (2021-2022), she is recognized as a College of Arts and Sciences Professor of Distinction for her transformative work in human geography. Her educational foundation includes a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley (2003), establishing her scholarly trajectory in critical geographical inquiry. Professor Yeh's research interrogates power dynamics within nature-society relationships through ethnographic methodologies , with seminal contributions to political ecology and cultural geography . Her work centers on Tibetan Plateau environmental transformations, examining natural resource conflicts, pastoralist livelihoods, and state-led development. Recent expansions address weather modification in anthropogenic climate contexts and decarbonization politics in Indonesia, revealing her evolving engagement with planetary-scale environmental challenges. This trajectory demonstrates consistent methodological rigor while adapting to emergent global ecological crises. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a decisive pivot toward climate intervention technologies and energy transition justice since 2022, while maintaining deep regional expertise in Asian contexts. The geographical scope has broadened from Tibet/China to include Indonesia, reflecting growing attention to Global South climate politics. Her scientific recognition includes: Guggenheim Fellowship (2024) Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar (2023-2024) Professor Yeh actively mentors graduate researchers including Drolma Gadou, Tsering Lhamo, Emma Loizeaux, and Tenzin Yangkey. Her research program is substantially supported by National Science Foundation funding for interdisciplinary projects on Tibetan Plateau rangeland dynamics and climate vulnerability, alongside her foundational CAREER award for transnational environmentalism research. Current work integrates capoeira philosophy with environmental justice frameworks, reflecting embodied scholarly practice. She contributes to interdisciplinary knowledge production through the Center for Asian Studies and C3BC, fostering collaborative approaches to environmental challenges that bridge geographical scales from local Tibetan communities to global climate governance structures.

Paul NellesView profile

Professor

• History of the Book
• History of Libraries
• History of Communication
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Paul Nelles is a Professor in the Department of History at Queen's University. His research focuses on the intellectual culture of the Renaissance, with particular emphasis on libraries and communication networks, especially those of the Jesuits. He holds degrees from the University of British Columbia (B.A.), Johns Hopkins University (M.A.), and Johns Hopkins University (Ph.D.). Key research areas include history of the book, early modern Catholicism, Jesuit missions, and cultural exchanges. He co-edited Connected Mobilities: the Practice and Experience of Movement in the Early Modern World (2023) and has published widely on topics ranging from global Jesuit communication to the materiality of religious texts. Nelles teaches undergraduate courses on early modern European history and supervises graduate students in cultural, religious, and intellectual history of early modern Europe. His recent work explores transnational religious networks, global circulation of ideas, and the role of books in shaping early modern intellectual communities. He has contributed to major projects such as the Sixteenth-Century French Religious Book and co-authored studies on Jesuit correspondence systems. His publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement with material culture, historiography, and the intersection of religion and scholarship. Nelles maintains an active research agenda centered on the mobility of people, texts, and ideas in the early modern period.

Frank de BakkerView profile

Professor

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Sustainability
• Stakeholder Engagement
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Frank de Bakker is Full Professor at IÉSEG, serving as Academic Director for the Strategy and Sustainability track. His research examines corporate social responsibility, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability strategies. Research interests focus on cross-sector partnerships for sustainability, organizational responses to legitimacy challenges, and the dynamics of corporate-NGO collaboration. Recent work investigates how employee resource groups influence corporate policy and the role of mission-driven conveners in sustainability initiatives. Publications show strong emphasis on theoretical development in CSR, with recent articles exploring innovative publication formats and contextual approaches to corporate responsibility. Earlier work established foundations in stakeholder engagement and social innovation. Honors include the IABS Best Article Award and nomination for the ONE-SIM Outreach Award. Research collaborations span multiple European institutions and focus on sustainability transformation in various industries including coffee production.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Computer Vision
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Li Wei is a distinguished academic affiliated with Tsinghua University, with a focus on interdisciplinary research spanning artificial intelligence, machine learning, and computer vision. His work often intersects with medical informatics, remote sensing, and signal processing, demonstrating a commitment to advancing technological solutions in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and engineering systems. Research interests include deep learning applications in clinical diagnostics, satellite data analysis for climate modeling, and optimization of energy storage systems. He has contributed to innovative solutions in areas such as UAV-enabled edge computing, privacy-preserving blockchain protocols, and thermal-based surveillance systems. His collaborative projects often involve multidisciplinary teams across institutions. Publications reflect a strong emphasis on practical applications, such as mobile health tools for tumor recognition, transformer-based super-resolution techniques for oceanography, and AI-driven risk classification models for respiratory diseases. While no specific awards or grants are listed, his prolific output across top-tier journals indicates sustained research impact. Professional activities include contributions to conferences like RecSys, MICCAI, and AAAI, and editorial roles are implied through his extensive publication record. Collaborations with industry partners (e.g., in energy systems and medical imaging) suggest engagement with real-world problem-solving.

Zeki BayramView profile

Professor

• Semantic Web Services
• Mobile Payment Systems
• XML-based Programming
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Prof. Dr. Zeki Bayram is a full Professor and current Chairman of the Computer Engineering Department at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). He has served as the founding chairman of the Internet Technologies Research Center (2006) and chaired the departmental ABET committee from 2010 to 2023. His academic contributions span semantic web services, mobile payment systems, and XML-based technologies. Founded Cybersoft Bilişim Teknolojileri Limited, a dormant software company in North Cyprus Active in academic service, including thesis supervision and editorial roles Teaches courses on programming languages, automata theory, and software tools Research focuses on semantic web service composition, secure payment schemes, and declarative programming paradigms. His work integrates logic programming, constraint solving, and ontology engineering. Prof. Bayram has published extensively in journals and conferences since the 1990s, with notable contributions to formal methods in service-oriented architectures.