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Toby MurrayView profile

Professor

• Security
• Program Verification
• Formal Methods
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Professor Toby Murray is a leading academic in the School of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He serves as Director of the Defence Science Institute and Co-Lead of the Computer Science Research Group. With a D.Phil. in Computer Science from Oxford University (awarded in 2011), Murray has established himself as a prominent researcher in security and program verification. His research focuses on building highly secure computing systems cost-effectively, with expertise spanning security assessment, vulnerability detection, secure system design, and formal verification. Murray's work bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications, particularly in information flow security for concurrent systems and neural network robustness. Murray's publication record shows a strong trajectory in security and formal methods, with recent work on verified neural network robustness (CAV 2025), EDEFuzz for detecting excessive data exposure (ICSE 2024 Distinguished Paper), and security separation logic for concurrent C programs. His research consistently addresses critical challenges in secure system development, with increasing focus on machine learning security in recent years. Scientific Awards: Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2024 for EDEFuzz Murray actively supervises numerous PhD students and has advised many successful researchers who have gone on to faculty positions at institutions including Swansea University and LMU Munich. His service to the community includes being an Associate Editor for IEEE Security & Privacy and ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security, as well as Program Chair for CSF 2025. Murray leads several significant research initiatives including Verisimilar (Verified, Secure Machine Learning), EDEFuzz (Detecting excessive data exposure), and COVERN (Proving information flow security of concurrent programs), demonstrating his commitment to translating theoretical security research into practical tools and methodologies.

Dong LouView profile

Professor

• Asset Pricing
• Investment Management
• Behavioural Finance
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Dong Lou is a Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics (LSE), where he holds a position in the Department of Finance. He is currently on leave and serves as a CEPR Research Fellow. His office is located at MAR 8.09 on the LSE campus in London, UK. Professor Lou's research focuses on several interconnected areas of finance: Asset Pricing : Investigating market anomalies, return predictability, and factor-based investing strategies Investment Management : Analyzing portfolio optimization, institutional behavior, and quantitative strategies Behavioral Finance : Examining how psychological factors and investor attention impact market dynamics Market Microstructure : Studying trading patterns, information diffusion, and liquidity effects Corporate Finance : Exploring communication strategies and their market impacts His work consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical market analysis. Professor Lou's publications demonstrate a strong focus on market efficiency anomalies, investor behavior quantification, and institutional trading patterns. His recent work (2020-2025) increasingly examines network effects in financial markets, retail trading impacts, and advisor-client dynamics, utilizing innovative empirical approaches to analyze large-scale datasets across global markets. Professor Lou has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing his research contributions: Three-time winner of the Crowell Memorial Award (2011, 2014, 2018) NASDAQ OMX Award for Best Paper on Asset Pricing (2011) Best Paper Awards at China International Conference in Finance (2019) and China Financial Research Conference (2016, 2019) INQUIRE Europe and Q Group research grants (2010-2013) Paul Woolley Center Academic Grant (2010) Multiple best paper prizes from CRSP Forum and Istanbul Stock Exchange He has secured several competitive research grants from institutions including INQUIRE UK, Europlace Institute of Finance, and the Quantitative Management Initiative. His research collaborations extend across global financial academia, with frequent co-authorships spanning multiple continents.

Kathleen L BoyneView profile

Assistant Professor

• Cystic Fibrosis
• Pediatric Pulmonology
• Host-Microbial Interactions
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Kathleen L. Boyne, MD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and an attending physician at Lurie Children's Hospital. Her academic home resides within the Host-Microbial Interactions, Inflammation, and Immunity Neighborhood at the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute. BA: Dartmouth College (2007) MA: Boston University (2009) MD: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine (2013) Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Pediatrics (2016) Fellowship: Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Pediatric Pulmonology (2019) Dr. Boyne's research centers on cellular mechanisms driving infection and inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) airways, with specific focus on host-microbial interactions impacting CF microbiota and the potential utility of exhaled breath condensate. Her clinical expertise spans cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, asthma, chronic cough, and bronchoscopy. The evolution of her publications demonstrates a translational trajectory from foundational CF cellular mechanisms (2017-2022) to genetic variant implications in pediatric CF populations (2025), reflecting growing emphasis on precision medicine approaches. Frederick M. Kenny Memorial Award for Outstanding Presentation, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (2019) Third Year Clinical Fellowship Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (2018) As a certified specialist in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Boyne maintains active membership in the American Thoracic Society and American Academy of Pediatrics. Her laboratory work within the Host-Microbial Interactions Neighborhood focuses on developing alternative and adjunctive therapies for CF infection control. Current research directions include microbiome modulation strategies and non-invasive biomarker development through exhaled breath analysis.

• Psychology of collective action
• Political psychology
• Well-being in the context of polycrisis
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Dr. Joanna Grzymała-Moszczyńska is a social psychologist at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Faculty of Philosophy. Her research focuses on psychology of collective action , political psychology , well-being in polycrisis , prejudice reduction , and psychology of migration . Current Project : Environmental Literacy in Higher Education Context for Preventing Violent Radicalization in Climate Activism (Erasmus+, 2024-2026) Research Keywords : Climate crisis, Labor activism, Mental health, Prejudice counteraction, Migration psychology Her recent publications analyze: Motivational drivers for radical political support Environmental literacy across cultures Gender identity frameworks in 62 countries COVID-19 behavioral responses She contributes to climate activism discourse and mental health research in crisis contexts, with media appearances in Polityka Weekly, Gazeta Wyborcza, and PAP Science.

Nagarajan KandasamyView profile

Professor

• Computer Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Self-Managing Systems
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Nagarajan Kandasamy is a Professor and Interim Department Head in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University. His research focuses on computer engineering, with expertise in neuromorphic computing, embedded systems, fault-tolerant architectures, and distributed systems. Prior to Drexel, he worked as a research scientist at Vanderbilt University's Institute for Software Integrated Systems. PhD, University of Michigan (2003) MS, University of Connecticut BE, Guindy Engineering College, Anna University, Chennai, India His research interests include neuromorphic computing, spiking neural networks, and reliable system design. He has contributed to fields like deformable image registration, self-testing hardware, and wireless security frameworks. Kandasamy's publications emphasize neuromorphic architectures, medical imaging algorithms, and secure communication protocols. His work often intersects hardware-software co-design and machine learning applications. National Science Foundation Early Faculty (CAREER) Award (2007) Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing (2006) He collaborates across disciplines in neuromorphic engineering, with grants from NSF and industry partners. His team develops tools for radiation oncology, low-power AI systems, and FPGA-based security protocols.

• Property Law
• Renewable Energy
• Land Use
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Troy Rule is the Joseph Feller Memorial Chair in Law and Sustainability and Professor of Law at Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. He directs the Law and Sustainability Program and is affiliated with the Water Institute and Global Futures Scientists and Scholars. His work bridges property law and sustainability policy. J.D., University of Chicago Law School (2005) B.S. in Economics, Brigham Young University (2001) His research addresses emerging property law issues in renewable energy, drones, and land use. Publications span energy law, property theory, and regulatory frameworks. Recent work explores solar access, sacred sites, and drone airspace conflicts. Key trends include Calabresi and Melamed’s entitlement frameworks applied to modern technologies, cross-sectoral sustainability governance, and challenges to utility monopolies. Collaborative projects span environmental law, resource allocation, and disaster response policies.

Olivier CappéView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Machine Learning
• Statistical Signal Processing
• Bayesian Methods
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Olivier Cappé is a CNRS Research Director at the Department of Computer Science of École normale supérieure (DI ENS - CNRS/ENS/Inria) and an Adjunct Professor at Université PSL. He is affiliated with the Centre Sciences des Données (CSD) at ENS and serves as a Chair holder and member of the Executive committee of the Pr[AI]rie-PSAI (Paris School of AI) project. Previously, he served as deputy scientific director at INS2I (2017-2023) and headed the Information Processing and Communication Laboratory (LTCI) from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Cappé's research focuses on statistical signal processing and machine learning. His work spans several areas including Bayesian methods, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, online learning, multi-armed bandit models, and differential privacy for machine learning. Starting in speech and audio processing in the 1990s, he contributed to natural language processing applications in the 2000s, and has focused extensively on online learning and bandit algorithms since 2010. His recent work also addresses privacy issues in machine learning systems. Cappé teaches Reinforcement Learning and Differential Privacy for Machine Learning courses in the IASD master program at Université PSL. His publication record shows consistent output across multiple research areas, with recent work focusing on bandit algorithms, online learning, and privacy-preserving machine learning. His research bridges theoretical foundations with practical applications in digital advertising, recommendation systems, and pandemic response analysis. Grand Prize of the EADS Corporate Foundation (Information Sciences) from the French Academy of Sciences (2013) Co-author of 'Tout comprendre (ou presque) sur l'intelligence artificielle' with Claire Marc Dr. Cappé holds a Supélec engineering degree (1990) and a doctorate from ENST (currently Télécom ParisTech, 1993). He joined CNRS as a researcher in 1996 and has maintained a productive research career spanning over 30 years, with significant contributions to both theoretical and applied aspects of statistical signal processing and machine learning.

Daniel Howard WeissmanView profile

Professor

• Attention
• Cognitive Control
• Distraction Minimization
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Daniel Howard Weissman serves as Professor of Psychology in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan, with additional affiliation as Faculty Associate at the Research Center for Group Dynamics within the Institute for Social Research. His research centers on psychological mechanisms of attention and cognitive control, specifically investigating distraction minimization, cross-modal attention allocation, avoidance of attentional capture by salient stimuli, task-switching during multi-tasking, and statistical learning of environmental regularities. A core focus examines adaptive control—how recent experiences shape behavioral adjustments—as demonstrated through Stroop task paradigms showing reduced distraction after overcoming interference and during high-distraction blocks. Analysis of his 2019-2025 publications reveals concentrated investigation of conflict tasks (particularly prime-probe paradigms), congruency sequence effects, and proportion congruency phenomena. His work consistently explores dual-timescale adaptive control mechanisms spanning immediate trial-by-trial adjustments to longer block-wide adaptations, emphasizing episodic memory's role and examining neural correlates in aging and trauma contexts. Dr. Weissman maintains active laboratory research at the Research Center for Group Dynamics, employing cognitive psychology methodologies to dissect attentional and executive control systems through experimental paradigms measuring behavioral and neural responses.

Geneviève DumasView profile

Professor

• History of medicine
• Medieval history
• History of the Middle East
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Geneviève Dumas serves as a Full Professor in the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Université de Sherbrooke. Her academic career spans decades of research and teaching focused on medieval Mediterranean societies with particular expertise in health systems, scientific knowledge transmission, and urban development. She maintains active research collaborations across international institutions and regularly presents findings at major academic conferences worldwide. Her educational background includes a 2016 Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) from Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 focusing on 'Sciences, medicine and techniques in the medieval urban context,' a 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship at McGill University's Department of Social Studies of Medicine examining 'Health and therapeutics in 15th century Paris,' and a Doctorate in History from McGill University (1994-2000) on 'Society and health practices in 14th-15th century Montpellier.' Her academic training also includes a Master's in Medieval Studies from Université de Montréal and undergraduate studies at Université de Sherbrooke. Professor Dumas specializes in the social history of scientific concepts and ideas with a multidisciplinary approach to Mediterranean medieval societies. Her research examines knowledge transmission between Eastern and Western civilizations, particularly in medical and scientific domains. Current projects investigate urban identities in Montpellier through FQRSC-funded research. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses on Western Medieval History, Islamic Civilizations, Ottoman Near East, and graduate seminars on urban history, with emphasis on social and cultural historical approaches. Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on medieval urban environments, health systems, and knowledge networks. Recent publications analyze water management, disaster response, and public health infrastructure in medieval Montpellier, revealing sophisticated municipal governance systems. Cross-cutting themes include the transmission of scientific knowledge between cultures, the relationship between religious institutions and urban management, and the development of medical practices in urban contexts. Her book 'Ymage de vie' examines alchemical manuscripts while 'Santé et société à Montpellier' explores comprehensive urban health systems. Dean's Honor List for PhD, Faculty of Graduate Studies, McGill University (2000) Harold S. Segall Award for outstanding research presentation, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (1995) Professor Dumas has successfully secured multiple research grants including CRSH funding for 'Environment, climate and space in Montpellier' (2020-2024), FQRSC support for 'Citizenship in 13th-15th century Montpellier' (2007-2010), and startup funding from Université de Sherbrooke. She has supervised student groups on historical site visits across Europe, Asia, and Africa, overseeing logistical organization, pedagogical content development, and student assessment. Her research group involvement includes the Aristotle Problems Lexicography Project and the Medieval Scientific Vocabulary Research Group. She participates in multiple collaborative research initiatives including the Wellcome Library manuscript digitization project and the Groupe de recherche pour l'Édition des Problèmes d'Aristote. Her work with the Hannah-Wellcome Centre at UCL focused on pharmaceutical techniques in alchemical treatises, leading to digital editions of medieval manuscripts. Current team projects examine climate perturbations in medieval Southern France and environmental history approaches to urban development.

• Vegetable Crop Irrigation
• Water Management in Agriculture
• Climate Change Impacts on Vegetable Production
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Professor Jana Zinkernagel serves as Head of the Department of Vegetable Crops and holds a Professorship for Vegetable Crops at Geisenheim University. With over a decade of leadership in this position since December 2010, she has established herself as a prominent researcher in vegetable crop science. Dr. Zinkernagel earned her degree in horticultural sciences from the Technical University of Munich, Weihenstephan, with a focus on secondary metabolites. She completed her PhD in 2008 from the University of Giessen on the hydrophysiology of asparagus. Prior to her current position, she worked as a scientist and deputy head of the Department of Vegetable Crops at the Geisenheim Research Center, including a research stay at the INRA-Institute UMR PIAF in Clermont-Ferrand focusing on plant hydraulic conductivity. Her research focuses on critical agricultural challenges including vegetable crop irrigation, water management under climate change, soil-water relations, and crop stress physiology. She has pioneered work in thermopriming techniques to enhance crop tolerance to salinity and heat stress, developed advanced irrigation scheduling models using AI approaches, and investigated the impacts of climate change on vegetable production systems. Her work bridges fundamental plant physiology with practical agricultural applications. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend toward integrating digital technologies with traditional agricultural practices. Her research increasingly incorporates artificial intelligence, machine learning, and sensor technologies to develop precision irrigation systems, while maintaining a strong foundation in plant physiology and soil science. The interdisciplinary nature of her work connects climate science, water management, crop physiology, and sustainable production systems. Professor Zinkernagel holds significant leadership positions including board member of the German Horticultural Society, co-coordinator of the European Vegetable Research Institutes Network (Working Group Fertilization and Irrigation), member of the Board of Trustees of the agricultural and horticultural consulting field of the HMUKLV, and member of the Hessian EIP Agri advisory committee. She serves as a reviewer for research foundations and scientific journals. She leads multiple major research projects including ISOBED (optimization of irrigation using digital tools and AI), HydroSoilWise (mitigating drought impacts through soil management), and GeoSenSys (georeferenced sensor-based data management for irrigation and fertilization). Her work demonstrates strong collaboration between academic research and practical agricultural implementation. Professor Zinkernagel actively engages with the agricultural community through numerous presentations at national and international conferences, workshops for farmers, and advisory roles. Her research has direct applicability to vegetable producers facing increasing climate variability and water management challenges.

Emily MackilView profile

Professor

• Ancient Greek History
• Federalism (Koinon)
• Economic Integration
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Emily Mackil is a Professor of History at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the Graduate Group in Ancient History and Mediterranean Archaeology. Her research focuses on ancient Greek political, economic, and social structures, particularly the development of federal states (koinon) and the social dimensions of private property. PhD in Classics, Princeton University (2003) BA in Literae Humaniores, University of Oxford (1997) BA, St. John's College (1994) Mackil's work examines how Greek federal states emerged from religious and economic cooperation, challenging traditional military-centric narratives. She analyzes the interplay between property systems and social obligations, arguing that private property regulated the tension between individual and community in Greek societies. Her recent articles explore federalism, economic integration, and legal mechanisms like property confiscation. Themes include Mediterranean connectivity, ethnic identity, and the role of epigraphy in reconstructing ancient institutions. Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit (2016) for Creating a Common Polity American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship (2012-2013) Loeb Classical Library Foundation Grants (2008, 2012) National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend (2005) Whiting Honorific Fellowship in the Humanities (2002-2003) Fulbright-IIE Full Grant to Greece (2000-2001) Mackil has served as co-editor of the Social Structures of the Greco-Roman World series and held leadership roles in the American Philological Association and the American School of Classical Studies in Athens.

• Cloud Computing
• Databases
• Distributed Systems
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Aaron Elmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Chicago, affiliated with The College. His research focuses on elastic databases, cloud computing, and distributed systems, with an emphasis on database-as-a-service, resource-efficient systems, and collaborative analytic platforms. Education : PhD in Computer Science, University of California, Santa Barbara (2015) MS in Computer Science, University of Chicago (pre-PhD) Industry experience prior to academia Research Interests : Cloud computing, distributed systems, database systems, IoT analytics, edge computing, and data management. He develops systems like CrocodileDB (resource-efficient query execution), VergeDB (IoT analytics), and CodecDB (data-driven encoding). His work also explores compression techniques ( DenseStore , EdgeTSD ) and collaborative tools ( DataHub , Decible ). Labs & Groups : ChiDATA: Research on large-scale video analysis and data economics Systems Group: Focus on systems, programming languages, and software engineering CERES Center: Unstoppable computing and system resilience Awards include the NSF CAREER Award (2021), multiple Google DANI Awards (2024–2023), and ACM SIGMOD recognitions. Grants & Advising : Active in securing industry grants (e.g., J.P. Morgan, Google) and has advised numerous PhD students and postdocs, including Dixin Tang (now Assistant Professor at UT Austin) and Chunwei Liu (MIT postdoc). Labs/Teams : ChiDATA, Systems Group, and the CERES Center for collaborative and resilient computing initiatives.

• Cognitive Psychology
• Psychology of Law
• Neuroscience
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Talis Bachmann is a Visiting Professor (0.50) at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Psychology. Previously, he held the position of Professor of Cognitive Psychology and Psychology of Law at the University of Tartu's School of Law until 2022. His career includes roles as Rector of Tallinn University (1992–1995), and professorial positions at institutions like the University of Portsmouth and Moscow University. Education: Doctor's Degree in Psychophysiology of Visual Masking, Moscow University (1989) Doctor's Degree in Investigation of Selectivity in Perceptual Activity, Russian Academy of Sciences (1979) Research Interests: Cognitive psychology, consciousness studies, visual perception, neural mechanisms of attention, and the psychology of law. Bachmann's work focuses on the neural correlates of consciousness, thalamocortical interactions, and the role of layer-5 pyramidal neurons in conscious perception. He has contributed to theories like the Dendritic Integration Theory and explored genetic influences on perceptual processes. Key Awards: 2018: Journal 'Akadeemia' Silver Award 2015: Journal 'Akadeemia' Golden Award 2006 and 2001: National Science Prize (Estonia) Adjunct Professorships at Arizona State University (1990) and international fellowships Administrative & Editorial Roles: Editor-in-Chief of Consciousness and Cognition (Elsevier) Member of European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) for consciousness research Leadership in Estonian academic institutions, including Rector of Tallinn University Labs & Projects: Bachmann led targeted research projects on visual attention (2006–2011) and spatial attention (2001–2004). He has organized international symposia on cognitive psychology and consciousness, including events at the International Congress of Psychology.

Lin QikaView profile

Research Fellow

• Natural Language Processing
• Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
• Multi-modal Representation Learning
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Lin Qika is a Research Fellow at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore (NUS). His research focuses on advancing natural language processing (NLP) and AI applications in healthcare, particularly leveraging large language models (LLMs) for robust healthcare solutions. He holds a PhD from Xi’an Jiaotong University (2023), an M.S. from Beijing Institute of Technology (2019), and a B.S. from the same institution (2016). His expertise spans multi-modal representation learning, neuro-symbolic systems, and logical reasoning applied to healthcare challenges. Notable research includes developing frameworks like TECHS for explainable extrapolation reasoning and integrating knowledge graphs with LLMs. His work emphasizes practical healthcare applications, such as depression detection and medical diagnostics. Lin Qika’s recent publications (2022–2025) explore cutting-edge topics like contrastive graph representations, knowledge graph completion, and adversarial attacks on knowledge embeddings. He actively contributes to conferences like ACL, SIGIR, and KDD, showcasing innovations in AI-driven healthcare and multimodal reasoning. No scientific awards or funded grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided information.

Shayne LoftView profile

Professor

• Cognitive Psychology
• Applied Cognitive Psychology
• Human Factors
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Shayne Loft is a Professor at the School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with UWA Data Institute and UWA Defence and Security Institute. He holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0002-5434-0348) and has extensive expertise in cognitive psychology, applied cognitive psychology, and human factors. His research focuses on automation transparency, decision-making, situation awareness, and prospective memory in safety-critical environments like aviation, maritime operations, and air traffic control. Education: PhD from The University of Queensland (funded by Australian Research Council and industry grants exceeding $6 million). Teaching includes Masters-level courses in Industrial/Organisational Psychology and Fourth-Year Statistics. Research interests emphasize cognitive processes in complex systems, particularly how humans interact with automated systems. Key themes include automation reliability perception, multitasking under pressure, and team performance in control room environments. His work addresses challenges in human-automation teaming, transparency design, and error detection in safety-critical tasks. Publications (135+ articles) explore topics like automation failure detection, decision support systems, and neurocognitive aspects of memory. Recent trends show focus on submarine control systems, air traffic management, and adaptive automation interfaces. Scientific Awards: School of Psychological Science Senior Research Award (2023) Grants: Over 37 projects including ARC grants (>$3M) and US Office of Naval Research collaborations Advising involves supervising 16 graduate students. Current lab focuses include cognitive modeling of automation interactions and developing human-centered interfaces for defense applications.