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Lusine AghajanovaView profile

Associate Clinical Professor

• Reproductive Endocrinology
• Infertility
• Endometrial Receptivity
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Lusine Aghajanova is a Clinical Associate Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, specializing in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility . She serves as Director of Third Party Reproduction at Stanford Fertility and Reproductive Health since 2019 and assumed the role of Fellowship Director in 2025. Affiliated with the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) , her clinical focus spans endometrial receptivity, implantation, endometriosis , and fertility preservation. MD (1996) and PhD (2006) from Yerevan State Medical University Residency in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Baylor College of Medicine (2012) and UCSF (2014) Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility at UCSF (2017) Her research explores endometrial biomarkers (e.g., BCL6/SIRT1 levels) and their correlation with fertility outcomes, while recent studies examine AI-driven clinical decision support systems and gestational surrogacy legal frameworks . She has authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications and provides peer-review services for 12 journals. Current clinical interests include optimizing non-surgical ectopic pregnancy treatments using methotrexate protocols and investigating endometrial regeneration post-miscarriage. As a multilingual clinician (Russian, Armenian), she integrates cross-cultural perspectives into reproductive healthcare delivery.

Peter ProcházkaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Internet of Things (IoT)
• UX Design
• Multimedia Applications
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Peter Procházka is an Assistant Professor at the University of Economics in Bratislava, affiliated with the Faculty of Economic Informatics and the Department of Applied Informatics . His teaching and research focus on IoT , UX Design , Multimedia Applications , and technical education. His research spans several subfields, including: IoT : Development of educational tools using Arduino, smart device integration, and open-source platforms. Generative AI : Prompt engineering for neural networks and machine learning applications. Web Analysis : SEO tools, linguistic summaries for data visualization, and compliance with public administration standards. His publications highlight a trend toward data-driven decision-making in technology, including big data, machine learning, and IoT frameworks. He has also contributed pedagogical works on computer hardware, multimedia, and IoT, alongside collaborative studies on digital citizenship and pandemic response in educational institutions.

Joseph P. RyanView profile

Professor

• Child Welfare
• Juvenile Justice
• Public Policy
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Joseph P. Ryan is a Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work . He serves as Co-Director of the Child and Adolescent Data Lab , an applied research center focused on data-driven policy and practice in child welfare and juvenile justice. His work includes studies such as: Randomized clinical trial of recovery coaches for substance-abusing parents in Illinois ( AODA Demonstration ) Foster care placement prevention for young children in Michigan ( MI Family Demonstration ) Pay for Success (social impact bonds) study for high-risk adolescents in Illinois Kellogg Foundation Education and Equity study on educational outcomes for foster youth Ryan’s research spans child welfare, juvenile justice, public policy, and racial equity , with a focus on data utilization for systemic reform. His recent publications analyze: Racial disparities in child maltreatment reporting AI applications for confidential data analysis Environmental impacts on child abuse Opioid-related risk stratification for families He holds editorial roles at four journals and has received awards for public impact and research excellence. Ryan also teaches courses like Child Welfare System and Integrative Seminar: Child Maltreatment , emphasizing empirical evidence in academic and practical settings.

Kristian BakerView profile

Associate Professor

• RNA Biology
• mRNA Translation
• mRNA Degradation
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Kristian Baker, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Genetics and Genome Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is also a Member of the Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics at the university. Dr. Baker serves the greater RNA scientific community as CEO of the international RNA Society. Dr. Baker received her PhD in Genetics from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada in 2002. She completed post-doctoral training at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Arizona under the mentorship of Dr. Roy Parker, a pioneer in the study of RNA regulation and metabolism. Dr. Baker's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms that regulate the interplay between mRNA translation and degradation, and how RNA quality control is maintained in the cell. She is particularly interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) and how the cell recognizes and rapidly destroys aberrant transcripts. Her lab also investigates the identification and function of long noncoding RNAs. More recently, her work has expanded into transgender health research, exploring topics such as hormone therapy, mental health, and healthcare access for sexual and gender minority populations. Dr. Baker's publication record demonstrates a significant evolution from fundamental RNA biology to applied research in transgender health. Her early work established her expertise in RNA quality control mechanisms, particularly nonsense-mediated mRNA decay, while her more recent publications reflect a growing focus on health equity, transgender medicine, and inclusive research practices. This interdisciplinary trajectory highlights her ability to bridge basic science with pressing clinical and societal issues. CEO of the international RNA Society Outside of the lab, Dr. Baker is an engaged mentor and enthusiastic educator. She has made significant contributions to both basic RNA biology and transgender health research, demonstrating a commitment to advancing scientific knowledge while addressing important health disparities. Her leadership in the RNA Society indicates her active role in shaping the direction of RNA research globally. Dr. Baker leads a research laboratory that investigates fundamental mechanisms of RNA regulation while also contributing to the growing field of transgender health research. Her dual focus demonstrates an interdisciplinary approach that bridges basic molecular biology with clinical and public health applications.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Natural Language Processing
• Computer Vision
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Jiaang Li is a PhD Fellow and Guest Researcher at the Department of Computer Science , University of Copenhagen. His research spans Natural Language Processing , Computer Vision , and Multimodal Learning , focusing on vision-language models, word order sensitivity, and cross-modal understanding. PhD Fellow , Department of Computer Science, Pioneer AI (P1AI) Guest Researcher , Department of Computer Science, Natural Language Processing Research interests include: Vision-Language Model Analysis Multimodal Dataset Development Language Model Interpretability Human-Centred AI Applications Model Robustness and Ethics Recent publications highlight trends in: Vision-Language Concept Alignment Task-Oriented Model Evaluation Visual Culture Understanding Bias and Cultural Theory in AI Retrieval-Augmented Generation

Mathias JehlingView profile

Professor

• Land use policy
• Spatial planning
• Urban morphology
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Mathias Jehling is a Professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Acting Director of the Institute of Regional Science. He works at the Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) as a Research Associate in the Department of Spatial Information and Modeling. His research spans land use policy, urban morphology, settlement structure analysis, transport networks, and the energy transition. Education: Doctorate at KIT (2007-2008), ERASMUS at University of Aberdeen (2004-2010), Dipl.-Ing. at TU Kaiserslautern Current Projects: SubDense (2022-2025), DFG Form follows policy (2023-2026), GI-SP (2022-2024), SNF GoverDENSE (2020-2024) His research combines institutional theory with spatial analysis to study suburbanization, urban densification, and climate adaptation. Methodologically, he employs GIS, remote sensing, and comparative case studies across Europe and globally. Key themes include the interplay between policy frameworks and physical urban form, with a focus on justice and equity perspectives in planning. Scientific awards include the 2017 Reinhard Baumeister Prize for his dissertation work on suburban structures. He has published extensively on topics including: Densification dynamics and governance Land ownership impacts on urban development Climate adaptation planning tools Comparative European land policy Low-density residential area expansion Intercommunal cooperation in land use Jehling's work involves collaborations with TU Dortmund, University of Liverpool, IGN France, Université Gustave Eiffel, and Swiss National Science Foundation partners. He contributes to journals like Land Use Policy , ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information , and Urban Studies , while maintaining affiliations with the International Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights.

• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
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Pedro Henrique Luz de Araujo is a member of the Faculty of Computer Science affiliated with the Research Group Data Mining and Machine Learning . His work focuses on Natural Language Processing , Language Modeling , and Behavioral Learning , particularly in Brazilian legal text domains. He has contributed to advancements in named entity recognition , hate speech detection , and specification-driven AI systems . Active in 2022-2025 with publications in PLoS ONE and top NLP conferences Organized the KONVENS 2024 conference Research emphasizes LLM calibration , multimodal classification , and domain-specific datasets His recent publications show expertise in large language models (2025: persona effects; 2024: specification overfitting, text-guided image clustering), NER techniques (2024), and legal document processing (2023: multimodal classification; 2020: VICTOR dataset, LeNER-Br).

• Biomedicine
• Neuroscience
• Rehabilitation Sciences
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Filippo Guccione is a contract lecturer at the Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics within the School of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Palermo (Unipa). His work spans rehabilitation sciences, physiotherapy, and healthcare diagnostics. University: University of Palermo (Unipa) School: School of Medicine and Surgery Department: Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics Academic Rank: Lecturer Research Interests: Filippo focuses on rehabilitation sciences, with specific emphasis on physiotherapy for musculoskeletal disorders, clinical risk management, healthcare policy, and the integration of technology in rehabilitation. His work addresses challenges in home-care services, professional autonomy, and multidisciplinary team dynamics. Key Trends in Publications: Rehabilitation for musculoskeletal injuries (e.g., rotator cuff, lateral epicondylitis) Health policy and organizational models in Sicilian healthcare Technological advancements in robotic rehabilitation and e-health Management of clinical risks in multidisciplinary teams Post-COVID and geriatric rehabilitation strategies Advising and Grants: While specific grants and advising roles are not explicitly listed, his edited theses suggest mentorship in rehabilitation sciences, focusing on clinical protocols, patient autonomy, and healthcare innovation.

Lisa CoatesView profile

Lecturer

• Criminal Law
• Sexual Assault Legislation
• Gender and Crime
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Lisa Coates is a Lecturer in Law at Charles Sturt University (CSU), affiliated with the Centre for Law and Justice since joining in 2014. She is a principal practicing lawyer who established her own incorporated law firm in 2021 and contributed to Danny King Legal in 2024. Her teaching spans the Bachelor of Criminal Justice (JST201, JST220, JST204) and Bachelor of Laws (LAW216 Property Law), including authoring entire subject content. Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University (ANU), plus a Masters of Applied Laws (Business Transactions) and a Bachelor of Teaching from CSU. She was admitted to the Supreme Court of the ACT and High Court of Australia in 2001. Coates' research critically examines cultural and legislative responses to violence , particularly sexual assault laws influenced by #MeToo and one-punch legislation efficacy. She pioneers legal technology applications for regional practice, focusing on blockchain systems to address access-to-justice gaps. Her work bridges academic theory with courtroom experience, emphasizing human rights deficiencies in Australian law. Publications trend toward two converging themes: evolving criminal justice policy (sexual assault consent standards, coercive control, and violence deterrence) and technological innovation in law. The 2023-2024 blockchain research demonstrates her commitment to modernizing rural legal infrastructure, while earlier work analyzes societal impacts of moral panics and legislative responses. Scientific recognition includes: Mentoring Excellence Award from Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security (2023) Teaching Excellence Award (Centre for Law and Justice, 2017) Excellence in Community Engagement Award (Centre for Law and Justice, 2017) She actively contributes as a peer reviewer for Salus Journal and Cambridge University Press, with significant government engagement through law reform submissions. Her 2019 NSW Law Reform Commission submission on sexual assault consent was formally cited in the Commission's parliamentary report. Professional service includes CSU representation on the NSW Regional Women Lawyers and Bathurst Regional Community Safety Committee. Coates participates in the Law, Justice and Resilience Research Group at CSU, while maintaining active memberships in the Australasian Law Teachers Association, Australian Women Lawyers, NSW Women Lawyers, and NSW Law Society. Her practice as a principal lawyer integrates academic insights into real-world legal challenges across multiple jurisdictions.

Kirti RajagopalanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Resource Management
• Water Resource Management
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Kirti Rajagopalan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at Washington State University (WSU), part of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences. Her research focuses on transdisciplinary approaches to address water and agricultural resource challenges through systems modeling, integrating engineering, economics, and environmental science. She leads the Agricultural, Natural and Human Systems Modeling Group, which develops tools for climate adaptation, water resource management, and crop resilience. Her work emphasizes leveraging satellite imagery, machine learning, and data-driven methods to solve real-world problems in precision agriculture and environmental sustainability. Key research interests include climate change impacts on crop water demand, precision agriculture technologies (e.g., SoilScan mobile app), and sustainable water management strategies. Dr. Rajagopalan collaborates widely with experts in entomology, statistics, and agronomy to ensure interdisciplinary problem-solving. Her contributions include advancing snow-water equivalent prediction models, evaluating seasonal forecast utility for agricultural decisions, and assessing vulnerabilities in the Columbia River Basin under climate change scenarios. Her recent projects highlight innovative applications of AI, such as the IGraSS framework for infrastructure network identification via satellite imagery, and UAV-based digital trait analysis for wheat yield prediction. She also investigates legal frameworks like water right forfeiture and the economic implications of agricultural water trading. Dr. Rajagopalan’s research has been supported by high-profile initiatives, including WSU’s leadership in a $20M NSF-funded AI institute for agriculture. Notably, her work bridges science and practice through public engagement, policy analysis, and stakeholder dialogues focused on the food-energy-water nexus. She emphasizes actionable solutions for resilient agricultural systems in the face of climate uncertainty, leveraging both technical and institutional innovations.

• Information and Communication Technology (ICT) impacts on society
• Cultural Heritage Preservation
• Community Development
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Amalia Sabiescu is a Lecturer in Media and Creative Industries at Loughborough University, specializing in information and communication technology (ICT) adoption in cultural practices and international/community development. Her research explores ICT’s role in cultural heritage preservation, museum studies, and addressing global inequalities through participatory design methods. She holds a PhD in Communication Sciences from the University of Lugano and has held postdoctoral roles at institutions including RMIT University (Australia), Coventry University (UK), and the University of Lugano (Switzerland). Her academic background includes qualitative and participatory research in Europe and South Africa, focusing on technology’s socio-cultural impacts. She co-edited significant publications like Museum Experience Design (Springer) and Digital Echoes: Spaces for Intangible and Performance-based Cultural Heritage (Palgrave Macmillan). Her work emphasizes ethical community engagement, cultural transparency, and equitable technology integration in marginalized communities. Key research themes include ICT-mediated cultural heritage transmission, social inclusion through technology, and designing participatory frameworks for low-income and minority groups. She investigates intersections between communication technologies and global disparities, particularly for youth at risk of exclusion. Her recent articles highlight themes like living archives, ethical research practices, and museum ecosystems. Notable contributions address challenges in heritage authorship, intercultural dialogue, and community-owned technology solutions in developing regions. While no awards are explicitly mentioned, her work reflects sustained impact in cultural and tech policy领域.

• Community Pediatrics
• Social Determinants of Health
• Health Equity
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Kevin P. Fiori, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., is a faculty pediatrician at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, New York. His scholarly work focuses on integrating social-determinants screening, community-health-worker interventions, and data-driven precision social medicine into pediatric primary-care workflows to advance health equity. Research Interests: Community pediatrics & social determinants of health Implementation science for health-equity interventions AI-enabled precision social medicine Housing & health residency curricula Patient-referral system optimization Across 58 peer-reviewed outputs since 2016, Fiori’s publications exhibit a clear trajectory from descriptive social-risk epidemiology to pragmatic implementation trials and AI-augmented screening tools. His 2024-2025 papers collectively push toward real-time analytics dashboards, cross-hospital referral platforms, and predictive models that embed social-risk signals into everyday clinical decision making. Scientific Awards: No specific honors or prizes are listed in the provided source material. Advising & Grants Narrative: While the text confirms an h-index of 12 and 494 citations, it does not enumerate graduate students, mentees, or awarded grant titles; hence these categories remain undocumented in the current extract. Labs & Teams: Fiori leads or collaborates on multiple Bronx-based implementation projects involving community health workers, medical-legal partnerships, and EHR-integrated social-risk screening initiatives, indicating an active inter-disciplinary team infrastructure within the Montefiore health system.

• Computer Science Education
• Software Engineering
• Informatics
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David G. Kay is an Adjunct Professor in computer science education, collaborating with researchers like André van der Hoek and Debra J. Richardson. His work spans software engineering education , informatics , and intellectual property law for CS instructors. His research interests focus on contextualizing computer science within legal and ethical frameworks, curriculum innovation, and effective course management for large introductory classes. He has contributed to curriculum development and pedagogical strategies in programming courses. His publications, primarily in SIGCSE, ICSE, and IEEE Software, address software patents , collaboration vs. plagiarism , and teaching assistants' training . While his articles emphasize legal aspects of technology , educational design , and curriculum policy , no scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided data.

Katherine WyersView profile

Research Fellow

• Health Informatics
• Digital Equity
• LGBTQ+ Rights
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Katherine Wyers is a Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oslo, affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and the Department of Information Systems. Her research focuses on transgender health equity, LGBTQ+ rights in technology, and data privacy implications of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. She contributes to the Information Systems research group at the university. Her research interests include Health Informatics, Digital Equity, and Technology Policy, with a particular emphasis on how information systems impact marginalized communities. Recent work includes exploring Health ICTs' role in transgender health equity and the safeguarding of personal data amid restrictive legislation. Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches to ICT4D and LGBTQ+ inclusion, addressing global development challenges and digital identity management. While no scientific awards are listed, her work emphasizes applied research with societal impact. Wyers is part of the Information Systems (IS) research group at the university, contributing to academic discussions on technology's role in social equity and privacy.

Rebecca HellmannView profile

Assistant Clinical Professor

• Emergency Medicine
• Geriatrics
• Elder Mistreatment
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Rebecca Hellmann is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, and an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Her roles include academic and clinical leadership in emergency medicine with a focus on geriatrics and elder mistreatment. She holds a D.O. from Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and a B.S. from Washington University. Her research focuses on elder mistreatment, healthcare disparities, and ageism, particularly in emergency and long-term care settings. She has pioneered programs addressing elder abuse documentation, caregiver neglect, and resident-to-resident aggression in assisted living facilities. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration and policy development to improve outcomes for aging populations. Dr. Hellmann has secured grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) for projects exploring racial and ethnic disparities in resident aggression and dementia care. Her publications in journals like the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Prehospital Emergency Care highlight her contributions to clinical protocols and public health strategies. She leads initiatives such as the Emergency Department/Hospital-Based Elder Mistreatment Response Program and collaborates with community organizations to address mistreatment through culturally adapted interventions. Her research also examines the impact of ageism on healthcare decisions and pandemic-related challenges in elder care.