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Eugene BarskyView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Research Data Management
• Data Curation
• Digital Repositories
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Eugene Barsky serves as a Research Data Librarian and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia's School of Information within the Faculty of Arts. He actively collaborates with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance), the European Union's OpenAIRE initiative, and contributes to national research infrastructure development. His research focuses on end-to-end research data lifecycle management, spanning data planning, curation, deposit, and long-term preservation. Key initiatives include building Lunaris (a national research data discovery service), leading the Alliance-funded Geodisy project as Principal Investigator, and co-founding Canada's Portage Network . His work emphasizes scalable metadata frameworks and cross-border data interoperability standards for academic research communities. Professional recognition includes awards from: Canadian Association of Research Libraries American Society for Engineering Education Special Library Association Barsky has published over thirty peer-reviewed papers and delivered seventy-plus conference presentations globally. His leadership extends to national data infrastructure development rather than direct student supervision. Current operational focus includes advancing Lunaris' capabilities and expanding Geodisy's integration with international data ecosystems through the Portage Network.

Richard LinaresView profile

Associate Professor

• Astrodynamics
• Space Situational Awareness
• Satellite Guidance and Navigation
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Richard Linares is the Rockwell International Career Development Professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on astrodynamics, space situational awareness, satellite guidance and navigation, estimation and controls, optimal control, and reinforcement learning. He is affiliated with the ARCLab and Space Systems Lab at MIT. Education: Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering (2014), University at Buffalo M.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2011), University at Buffalo B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (2009), University at Buffalo Linares' recent work explores orbital capacity modeling, Koopman operator theory for spacecraft trajectory optimization, and the application of large language models to autonomous spacecraft operations. His research integrates machine learning with traditional aerospace engineering challenges, including thermospheric density estimation and space debris management. Scientific Awards: 2020 DARPA Young Faculty Award 2019 National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering 2018 AFOSR Young Investigator Research Program Award 2013 LANL Director's Postdoctoral Fellowship 2012 LANL Vela Fellowship Linares leads the MIT-led development of space weather forecasting software funded by the National Science Foundation and collaborates on multi-agent reinforcement learning for space systems.

Emma DillonView profile

Professor

• Medieval Music and Culture (1100-1400)
• History of Sound
• Sound Studies
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Professor Emma Dillon is the Thurston Dart Professor of Medieval Music and Cultures at King’s College London, affiliated with the Centre for Late Antique and Medieval Studies. She holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford and has held academic positions at the University of Pennsylvania (1998–2012), where she also chaired the Music Department, and was a visiting scholar at institutions including UC Berkeley and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. Her research explores medieval music and culture (1100–1400), focusing on sound studies, material texts, and interdisciplinary methodologies. She leads the ERC-funded MUSLIVE project (2023–2028), examining French song through an historical anthropological lens. Her educational background includes a BA in Music at Oxford (1989–1992) and a DPhil (1998), complemented by a Junior Research Fellowship. Teaching emphasizes practice-led approaches, integrating performance and primary source engagement. Awards include the Leverhulme Trust Major Fellowship (2016–2019) and British Academy Grant (2016–2017). Public engagement projects include collaborations with the British Museum and Temple Music Foundation, producing exhibitions, films, and performances. Key projects include 'Things that Sing' (exploring medieval sound objects) and 'The Romance of Song' (trouvère song origins). Her publications span monographs, edited volumes, and articles on medieval music’s intersections with literature, material culture, and performance. She serves on editorial boards for journals like Resonances and founded the Sound in History series.

Rosa A. EberlyView profile

Associate Professor

• Rhetoric
• Public Memory
• Sound Studies
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Rosa A. Eberly is an Associate Professor of Communication Arts & Sciences and English at Pennsylvania State University, and Director of the Intercollege Minor in Civic and Community Engagement. Her roles include teaching courses on rhetoric, public memory, and civic engagement, with a focus on violence in public education and the intersection of rhetoric with issues like identity, sound, and deliberation. She has authored influential works such as Towers of Rhetoric: Memory and Reinvention and Citizen Critics: Literary Public Spheres , and co-edited volumes including A Laboratory for Public Scholarship and Democracy . Her research emphasizes protopublic spaces in classrooms and the role of higher education in fostering democratic citizenship. Her work spans interdisciplinary scholarship, including curating the archive of Harry Shearer’s Le Show for the Library of Congress, and leading discussions on public violence, gun control, and institutional accountability. Eberly’s teaching includes innovative approaches to Constitution Day and public memory projects, such as her UT Tower and Public Memory course. She has engaged with controversies at Penn State, including critiques of corporate influence in academia and responses to institutional failures like the Sandusky scandal. Her research interests are deeply tied to educational equity, pedagogical innovation, and the ethical responsibility of scholars to address public issues. Eberly’s advising includes notable students like Dave Tell, and she has contributed to debates on free speech, civic disempowerment, and the role of universities in societal progress.

• Library Automation
• Academic Library Management
• Patron-Driven Acquisition
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Gail Herrera is the Assistant Dean of Technical Services & Automation and Professor at The University of Mississippi. She holds a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology from The University of Mississippi (1993, 1997) and an MLS in Library Science from Louisiana State University (1998). Her work focuses on library automation, technical services innovation, and patron-driven acquisition models. Research interests include optimizing library systems for equitable resource access, evaluating user behaviors in digital environments, and advancing technical workflows for academic libraries. She has contributed to studies on collection diversity, link resolver performance, and PDA program effectiveness. Her articles span topics from podcast-based library outreach to interlibrary loan patterns, reflecting her dual focus on practical service improvements and scholarly inquiry. Notable projects include the University of Mississippi’s PDA ebook initiative and collaborative catalog integration efforts.

• Library and Information Science
• Special Collections Management
• Archival Preservation
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Joe Moody serves as a Special Collections Librarian (Audio Visual) and Assistant Professor of Library at The University of Mississippi. His roles focus on managing and preserving specialized audio-visual collections within the library system. He is affiliated with the J.D. Williams Library, where he holds an office in room 320. Education: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS), The University of Alabama (2023) Research Interests: While no explicit research areas are listed, Moody’s professional roles suggest a focus on special collections curation, audio-visual preservation, library technology, and information science. His work likely involves advancing methodologies for digital archiving and accessibility. Advising & Grants: No advising or grant information is provided in the text. Labs/Teams: Moody is part of the University of Mississippi Libraries team, specifically contributing to the Special Collections division.

Bruno CeschelView profile

Academic

• Contemporary Photography
• Identity Studies
• Gender Studies
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Bruno Ceschel is an Associate Lecturer at Camberwell College of Arts, specializing in contemporary photography and its intersections with identity, gender, sexuality, and racial formation. He founded Self Publish, Be Happy , an organization curating a mobile library of artists’ books. His work spans writing for international publications like FOAM and Aperture , co-editing the journal Photography and Culture , and publishing numerous photography books. He has collaborated with institutions such as the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), Whitechapel Gallery (London), MoMA, and PS1 (New York). His research emphasizes critical engagement with photographic practices and the evolving role of artists’ publishing.

Kelsey BadgerView profile

Academic

• Data Management
• Library Science
• Information Sciences
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Kelsey Badger is an Adjunct Lecturer in Library and Information Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Indianapolis. She also holds a concurrent role as Assistant Professor and Research Data Librarian at The Ohio State University Libraries. Education: M.S. in Information Sciences from the University of Tennessee Knoxville Her research focuses on data management practices, advocating for public access to research data, and strengthening civic data ecosystems through collaboration with community partners. She specializes in supporting faculty and graduate researchers through data curation, archival practices, and administrative data management in government contexts. Professional Experience: Previous experience includes data management roles in state and federal government agencies. Her work bridges academic and non-academic data practices, emphasizing the cultural dimensions of data stewardship.

Ayoung YoonView profile

Associate Professor

• Data Curation
• Data Sharing and Reuse
• Digital Preservation
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Ayoung Yoon is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, Indiana University Indianapolis. She holds a Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an M.S. in Information from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. in History from Ewha Womans University, Seoul. Research Interests: Her work focuses on data curation, data sharing/reuse, digital preservation, and community-driven data initiatives. She emphasizes building infrastructure to support data reuse in local communities and public libraries, including designing service models for open data engagement. Awards: She received the Eugene Garfield Doctoral Dissertation Award (2015) for her work on data reuse and trust judgments. Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator (PI) of Developing a Social Service Model in Rural Libraries (IMLS, $498,268). Co-PI on Building Public Libraries’ Capacity for Open Data Services (IMLS, $349,498). Founder and Director of the Data to Action Lab (2018–2019). Teaching: Courses include Digital Preservation, Data Curation Management, and Community and Data.

Yiannis SaridakisView profile

Professor

• Applied Mathematics
• Scientific Computing
• Parallel Algorithms
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Professor Yiannis Saridakis serves as a Professor in the Department of Sciences at the Technical University of Crete, leading the Applied Mathematics and Computers Laboratory. He holds a Mathematics degree from the University of Crete (1981) and M.Sc./Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics & Computer Science from Clarkson University (1983/1985). His research focuses on numerical methods, parallel algorithms, stochastic optimization, cellular automata, and AI applications. He has coordinated projects like the TU Crete Library portal and digitization initiatives. His work bridges computational mathematics with environmental, biomedical, and engineering challenges. Education B.Sc. Mathematics, University of Crete (1981) M.Sc. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, Clarkson University (1983) Ph.D. Applied Mathematics & Computer Science, Clarkson University (1985) Research Interests His research spans Recursive Linear Systems Solving , Numerical Methods for PDEs , Parallel Computing Architectures , Stochastic Optimization (e.g., adaptive optics, aquifer management), Cellular Automata , and Artificial Intelligence applications like agent-based systems and ambient intelligence. Key Contributions Prof. Saridakis pioneered GPU-accelerated Hermite collocation methods, Fokas transform applications in tumor modeling, and ALOPEX stochastic optimization for water resource management. He has published >50 papers in top journals and conference proceedings. Labs & Leadership Director of the Applied Mathematics and Computers Laboratory . Former Department Chair (1997–1999) and Vice-Rector (1999–2005) at TU Crete.

Sarah WadsworthView profile

Professor

• 19th-Century American Literature
• History of the Book
• Children's Literature
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Sarah Wadsworth is Professor of English at Marquette University and Director of Marquette University Press, specializing in 19th-century American literature and book history. Her research examines the intersections of print culture, gender, and reading practices, with notable scholarship on the Woman's Building Library at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. She has published extensively on Henry James, Louisa May Alcott, and the history of children's literature. Her co-authored book Right Here I See My Own Books received the Reese Fellowship in American Bibliography and contributes royalties to the National Women's History Museum. Professor Wadsworth teaches courses spanning American literary history, critical childhood studies, and digital humanities approaches to print culture. She mentors graduate students in pre-1900 U.S. literature and book history.

Julia FlandersView profile

Academic

• Digital Humanities
• Textual Scholarship
• Humanities Data Curation
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Julia Flanders is Professor of the Practice in English at Northeastern University and Director of the Digital Scholarship Group in the University Library. She also directs the Women Writers Project and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Digital Humanities Quarterly. Research explores data modeling for humanities scholarship, textual encoding standards, digital curation practices, and the sociopolitical dimensions of digital knowledge production. Key interests include the TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) standards, digital scholarly editing, feminist digital humanities, and the intersection of technical infrastructure with humanistic inquiry. Publications establish frameworks for understanding data representation in humanities contexts and examine how modeling choices reflect epistemological commitments. Her editorial leadership advances open-access scholarship and interdisciplinary dialogue.

Lorraine WalshView profile

Professor

• Art and Science
• Digital/New Media Art
• Drawing and Fine Art Animation
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Lorraine Walsh is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Art at Stony Brook University and serves as Art Director and Curator of The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics. Her work bridges Art and Science, focusing on Digital/New Media Art, Drawing, and Fine Art Animation. She holds an M.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.F.A. from Parsons The New School for Design. Research & Professional Background: Walsh's research explores the intersection of art, science, and nature, with a focus on interdisciplinary processes. She has exhibited globally, including at the State Museum of Contemporary Art (Thessaloniki), Museum Ludwig (Cologne), and the José Martí National Library (Havana). Her awards include NSF grants and the Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship. Academic Roles: She previously held positions such as Chair and Associate Professor of New Media at the University of North Carolina Asheville, and taught at Pratt Institute and Rutgers University’s Brodsky Center. Her pedagogical contributions include developing new curricula in New Media Art. Publications & Media: Her work and writings appear in The New York Times, Leonardo Journal, MIT Press, and SciArt Magazine. She has also led collaborative projects like the e-MobiLArt Euro grant for interactive media installations.

Sylvia WalteringView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Photography
• Artists' Books
• Cultural Identity
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Sylvia Waltering is a Senior Lecturer in Photography at the School of Digital Arts (SODA), Manchester Metropolitan University. Her interdisciplinary practice combines photography, text, installation, and artists’ books to explore themes of belonging, cultural identity, and domestic space. Her work investigates the narrative potential of objects and spaces, often addressing gender dynamics and dislocation through autobiographical lenses. Her exhibitions include international venues such as the King St. Stephen Museum (Hungary), Phoenix Gallery (Brighton), and FLOW Gallery (London). Key artifacts include a to z of an affair (2012) and Orlando (2012), held in public collections across the UK, Denmark, Hungary, Australia, and the USA. She co-founded Battenburg Press and was shortlisted for the Manley Library Artists’ Book Award (2011). Recent projects include The Mrs Day Collections (2024) and Here/There (2024), extending her exploration of spatial narratives and cultural memory. Her research bridges visual art practices with critical discourse on identity and place.

Megan Keller YoungView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Special Collections
• University Archives
• Archival Studies
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Megan Keller Young holds the position of Senior Instructor and Special Collections Librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library. Her primary responsibilities focus on Special Collections and University Archives, serving as a key liaison for these areas. She can be reached via phone at (312) 996-8977 or email at megank@uic.edu. Her work centers on archival preservation, curation of historical materials, and supporting research through specialized collections. While no specific research grants or awards are listed, her role inherently involves advancing scholarly access to primary source materials.