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• Online Learning
• e-Learning
• Software Engineering
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Enric Mayol Sarroca is a Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), affiliated with the Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (FIB) and the Departament d'Enginyeria de Serveis i Sistemes d'Informació. He leads research in the IMP - Information Modeling and Processing group. His expertise spans online learning, e-Learning frameworks, software engineering, and information systems, with a focus on genealogy support systems and data quality. He has contributed to over 139 academic activities, including 64 conference presentations, 18 indexed journal articles, and 18 competitive research projects. Mayol Sarroca's research emphasizes integrating deductive databases, database consistency, and educational technology. Notable projects include the FOLRE system for deductive database updates and frameworks for informal learning validation. He collaborates with institutions like Barcelona Supercomputing Center and has developed methodologies for software component integration (DALI project). His work bridges theoretical foundations (e.g., integrity constraint maintenance) with practical applications in education and information systems. His recent contributions include advancements in cloud-based learning environments, service-oriented frameworks for educational technology, and ontological data quality assurance. He has advised on teacher training programs and participated in initiatives like the 1st and 2nd Technological Ecosystem for Enhancing Multiculturality conferences. His lab focuses on STEAM education research and integrates interdisciplinary approaches to technology and societal challenges.

Juan Carlos FarahView profile

Researcher

• Educational Technology
• Artificial Intelligence in Education
• Learning Analytics
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Juan Carlos Farah is a Researcher at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), holding dual appointments in the Fondation Bertarelli Chair in Neuroprosthétique Cognitive (School of Life Sciences/SV) and the SCI-STI-DG group (School of Engineering/STI). His work bridges neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and educational technology, focusing on innovative applications of AI in learning environments and neuroprosthetics research. Research Interests: Farah’s research spans educational chatbot design, AI-enhanced learning analytics, neuroprosthetic systems, and the ethical integration of technology in education. He has pioneered frameworks for task-oriented conversational agents, blockchain-based learning trace repositories, and gamified computational thinking tools. Key Projects: He contributed to the Graasp Desktop initiative for underconnected African schools and developed the TRACE model for educational chatbots. His work on code review notebooks and bot-mediated software engineering education has influenced pedagogical practices globally. Awards & Recognition: No specific awards listed, but his publications reflect high-impact contributions to IEEE, ACM, and Elsevier journals/conferences. Active in global initiatives like UNESCO’s Unequal World Conference on education equity. Technical Expertise: Proficient in Python, JavaScript, and AI toolkits. Specializes in building scalable educational platforms, learning analytics pipelines, and neuroimaging analysis for cognitive studies.

Benjamin Mako HillView profile

Associate Professor

• Online Communities
• Peer Production
• Digital Public Goods
• +8 more

Benjamin Mako Hill is an Associate Professor in the University of Washington Department of Communication and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, the Information School, and the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering. His research focuses on the social dynamics of online communities, particularly those producing digital public goods like Wikipedia and Linux. He is a founding member of the Community Data Science Collective and affiliated with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University. Education: PhD in Communication and Media Arts from MIT (2013), advised by Eric von Hippel, Yochai Benkler, Tom Malone, and Mitch Resnick. Notable for his dissertation on early collaborative encyclopedia projects, which won the Dordick Award for Best Dissertation in Communication & Technology. Research interests include peer production, open source governance, algorithmic fairness, and computational social science. His work combines large-scale data analysis with qualitative methods, often addressing how technology design influences community outcomes. Key themes include underproduction in open source, gender disparities in tech, and the role of anonymity in collaboration. He has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles in venues like ACM CHI, CSCW, and New Media & Society, with awards for contributions to understanding remix culture, computational thinking in education, and community moderation. Active in grants totaling over $2M from NSF, Sloan Foundation, and others. Current roles include a 2023–2024 fellowship at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy. Engaged in projects like the Community Data Science Workshops, promoting data literacy, and advising Wikimedia Foundation initiatives. Maintains a prolific blog and contributes to free culture projects like AcaWiki.

Gullal Singh CheemaView profile

Researcher

• Multimodal Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Computer Vision
• +3 more

Gullal Singh Cheema is a Researcher at the Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (TIB) within the Visual Analytics research group (Program Area C - Research and Development). His work bridges computer vision and natural language processing to advance multimodal analysis in digital media contexts. His research spans multimodal learning, natural language processing, and computer vision with emphasis on fact-checking systems, claim detection, and social media analytics. Key contributions include the MM-Claims dataset for multimodal verification and leadership in the CLEF CheckThat! lab series addressing political bias and news source authority. His work integrates visual and textual evidence for applications in news analysis, event-centric knowledge graphs, and wildlife conservation. Recent publications (2021-2023) reveal a concentrated focus on multimodal news verification, with significant output in CLEF and SemEval evaluation campaigns. His research demonstrates consistent innovation in fusing transformer architectures with syntactic features while expanding into multilingual sentiment analysis and misogynistic meme detection. Cheema actively shapes the research community through workshop organization (MUWS'22) and dataset development. His Visual Analytics group at TIB drives methodological advances in multimodal understanding with direct applications for social media monitoring and digital humanities.

Miriam Cubas MoreraView profile

Researcher

• Prehistory
• Neolithic Archaeology
• Archaeological Science
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Miriam Cubas Morera is a Ramón y Cajal Researcher in the Area of Prehistory, Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Alcalá, Spain. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, integrating archaeological fieldwork, typological analysis, and advanced scientific methods such as organic residue and petrographic analysis. Education: PhD in Archaeology, Universidad de Cantabria (2010), with Extraordinary PhD Award (2012). Previous Positions: Assistant Professor at University of Oviedo (2019–2020) and University of Alcalá (2019). Research Group: PRECYT – Late Prehistory of the inner Tagus basin. Her research centers on the origin and spread of early pottery technology in Neolithic Europe, particularly in the Iberian Peninsula. She investigates prehistoric culinary practices, human-environment interactions, and technological innovations through the analysis of ceramic assemblages. Her work combines traditional archaeological methods with cutting-edge scientific techniques, including lipid residue analysis and molecular archaeology. She has led and collaborated in international projects across Europe, South America, and Asia, contributing to a deeper understanding of Neolithisation processes. Her extensive publication record includes over 164 publications, with recent work focusing on pottery technology, dairy production in Atlantic Europe, and interdisciplinary approaches to prehistoric foodways. Her research demonstrates a consistent trend toward integrating biomolecular data with archaeological context to reconstruct past lifeways. Scientific Awards: Extraordinary PhD Award, Universidad de Cantabria (2012) Awards from University of York, University of Alcalá, and Castilla-La Mancha Education Council Miriam Cubas supervises 5 PhD students and has guided 7 master’s theses. She has participated in 11 PhD juries and contributes to academic teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She is actively involved in securing research funding and managing collaborative international projects. Her outreach efforts emphasize inclusive scientific dissemination, particularly through programs designed for people with disabilities and socially excluded groups. She leads initiatives that bridge academia and public engagement, promoting a culture of accessible science. She is a key member of the PRECYT research group, focusing on the Late Prehistory of the inner Tagus basin, and collaborates with specialists in zooarchaeology, geochemistry, and paleoenvironmental studies to build comprehensive reconstructions of prehistoric societies.

Emma RoeView profile

Professor

• More-than-human geographies
• Animal geographies
• Agri-food studies
• +8 more

Professor Emma Roe is a leading scholar in More-Than-Human Geographies at the University of Southampton . She serves as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS) and actively supervises PhD students across diverse topics. Research Affiliations: Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW) Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute Southampton Geospatial Southampton Ethics Centre Research Focus: Professor Roe's work examines inter-corporeal human-nonhuman relations through three key lenses: Global Food Challenges : Investigating food system resilience, antimicrobial resistance, and the intersection of climate crisis with livestock production. Microbial Ethics : Analyzing ethics in practice across animal research, food production, and pandemic response systems. Knowledge Exchange : Pioneering sensory-based public engagement through award-winning projects like Mouse Exchange and Build-a-Chick . Scientific Recognition: Understanding Animal Research Openness Award (2020) 2022 Biofilm Create! Competition - Third Prize (Art) Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences (2024) Research Impact: Her work has secured funding from: Wellcome Trust Arts & Humanities Research Council Global Challenges Research Fund European Commission Professor Roe has published 30+ peer-reviewed works and authored three books, including Researching Animal Research (2024). Labs & Collaborations: Active in the TRI-SoMe Chicken project and Animal Research Nexus initiative, working with veterinary scientists, microbiologists, and industry partners.

• English and contrastive linguistics
• Psychomechanics of language
• Digital humanities
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Florent MONCOMBLE is a Lecturer in English at the University of Artois, France, working within the UFR of Foreign Languages. His research focuses on linguistic margins, exploring non-standard language variants and deviations from norms, with particular attention to morphosyntax, syntax, semantics, and corpus analysis. He is actively involved in digital humanities, studying social media language and developing computational tools for corpus collection. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in contemporary digital communication environments. Education: 2008: Doctor of English and Anglo-Saxon Languages and Literature, specializing in Linguistics, Very Honorable Mention with the Congratulations of the Jury (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale) Thesis title: Contribution to a psychomechanical approach to zero determination in contemporary English 2002: External English Aggregation MONCOMBLE's research centers on linguistic margins, examining both language variants that deviate from standard norms and theoretical boundaries within linguistics. He has developed a psychomechanical approach to studying zero article determination in English, bridging theoretical linguistics with practical language analysis. His work spans traditional press linguistics and contemporary digital communication, with increasing emphasis on social media language analysis and computational corpus collection methods. He explores how language norms adapt in new media environments while maintaining attention to morphosyntactic structures and pragmatic considerations. His publication trajectory reveals a clear evolution from theoretical linguistic studies toward digital humanities applications. Early work focused on article usage in literary contexts, while recent publications examine social media language features and digital corpus methodologies. A significant trend is his development of open-source tools for linguistic research, reflecting his integration of linguistic theory with computational practice. His work demonstrates consistent attention to language margins across different media platforms. MONCOMBLE supervises Master's theses in LLCER (Languages, Literatures, and Foreign Civilizations) programs and prepares students for language teaching examinations. He serves on academic selection committees and examination juries, including for the Special External Aggregation in English. His technical development work suggests grant-supported research in digital humanities methodologies. He is affiliated with the Texts and Cultures Research Center and collaborates with researchers across France and internationally. As Vice-President of both the Linguists Atterré·e·s organization and the Society of Anglicists in Higher Education, he connects with linguists concerned with language evolution and usage in contemporary society. His current projects include co-organizing the 2025 international conference 'What the fuck?' and developing corpus collection tools for academic research.

Karthik Babu Nattamai KannanView profile

Assistant Professor

• Digital Economics
• Artificial Intelligence
• Econometrics
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Dr. Karthik Babu Nattamai Kannan is an Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Operations Management at Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business. Holding a PhD in Information Technology Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, his research bridges societal and enterprise impacts of digitization and AI. PhD, Information Technology Management (Georgia Tech) Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (Anna University) His research focuses on digital inequality , particularly how marginalized communities benefit from improved internet access. His Management Science paper on mobile data caps revealed disproportionate benefits for disadvantaged households. He contributes to federal broadband initiatives through the FCC and NTIA , and has developed frameworks for measuring digital equity impacts. At the enterprise level, Dr. Kannan investigates generative AI applications in software engineering and e-commerce. His work with SMU DataArts examines cultural sector digitization, supported by a $5,000 Marketing Science Institute grant. He has also advised on the Bloomberg Philanthropies AIM program evaluation. Policy Contributions : FCC proceeding #23-199 filing, NTIA broadband program reviews Technical Expertise : Python, R, Java, SDLC, AI/ML, big data Awards : C. Jackson Grayson Faculty Innovation Award (2021), HOPE award nominee (2023) Dr. Kannan's teaching portfolio includes database design, decision analysis, and business analytics courses. He combines his 9 years of Fortune 500 consulting experience (GE, Home Depot, J&J) with academic rigor to train future business leaders in technology-driven decision making.

Paolo GerliView profile

Associate Professor

• Digital Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Smart Cities
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Dr. Paolo Gerli is an Associate Professor of Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Edinburgh Napier University's Business School, where he also serves as School Academic Lead for Innovation and Enterprise. He joined the university in 2021 following positions as Lecturer at Northumbria University and prior industry experience in telecommunications regulation. Gerli holds a PhD in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy. His research examines digital transformation through interdisciplinary lenses, focusing on: Governance models for smart cities and rural communities Public-private partnerships in digital infrastructure Grassroots innovation and platform cooperatives Policy frameworks for inclusive digital societies Urban-rural digital equity initiatives Gerli's publications demonstrate consistent focus on digital governance challenges, with recent work emphasizing community-centered approaches in smart city development and post-pandemic digital innovation. His research integrates policy analysis, case studies, and sociotechnical frameworks to address digital inequalities. Awards and recognition include: Pacific Telecommunications Council Young Scholar Award (2019) Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Richard Beresford Bursary for enterprise education Multiple UN-Habitat consultancies on smart city governance As lead supervisor for two doctoral projects on IoT patent licensing and urban digital twins, Gerli mentors emerging scholars in technology policy. He directs research funded by the British Academy examining inequalities in smart places and co-leads Edinburgh Napier's Urban Innovation Policy Lab.

• Applied Artificial Intelligence
• Communication Networks
• Co-simulation Infrastructure
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Luca Barbierato is a Fixed-term Assistant Professor at the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN), Politecnico di Torino, specializing in applied artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and co-simulation infrastructures for integrated energy systems. He actively contributes to research in edge computing, IoT, and sustainable energy technologies. Research Focus: AI applications in energy systems, secure IoT infrastructures, and co-simulation frameworks Teaching Roles: Invited PhD teaching component (2025/26), teaching assistant across multiple programs His recent publications address critical areas including OpenTitan-based security controllers, urban building energy modeling, and distributed power system co-simulation. Barbierato's work aligns with SDG Goals 7 (Affordable Energy), 9 (Innovation Infrastructure), and 11 (Sustainable Cities). Notable scientific recognition includes the Learning to Teach (L2T) badge from Politecnico di Torino.

Terry RobertsonView profile

Professor

• Library and Information Science
• Biblical Studies
• Information Literacy
• +3 more

Terry Robertson serves as Professor in the Department of Library Science, Associate Dean of Libraries, and Seminary Librarian at Andrews University's James White Library—a role he has held since 1992 after completing his MLS at Indiana University. His leadership transformed scholarly infrastructure through the 2015 launch of Digital Commons @ Andrews University, now exceeding 25,000 records and 10 million cumulative downloads. His educational foundation includes: Bachelor of Arts from Andrews University (1978) Master of Arts in Religion from Andrews University (1980) Master of Library Science from Indiana University (1997) Robertson's research pioneers faith-work integration in librarianship across three dimensions: documentality (theological implications of information materials), sociality (biblical foundations for user services), and spatiality (sacred space principles in library design). This work uniquely bridges Library Science with Biblical Studies, particularly through epistemological analyses of 2 Peter applied to information literacy challenges in theological education. Analysis of his 2020-2024 publications reveals three dominant trends: (1) Institutional repository development evidenced in Digital Commons annual reports, (2) Biblical applications to information literacy (especially 2 Peter exegesis in theological discourse), and (3) Spatial design innovations for religious academic libraries. These themes collectively advance his framework for spiritually integrated librarianship. As editor of the Journal of Adventist Libraries and Archives and active member of ATLA and Society for Scholarly Publishing, Robertson contributes to professional discourse through committee service including ATLA's Constitution and Bylaws Committee (2020-2023). His Digital Commons initiative demonstrates exceptional scholarly impact with 1.8 million downloads in 2023 alone. Robertson directs the Digital Commons @ Andrews University program and collaborates with the Center for Adventist Research, fostering digital scholarship in Adventist contexts through projects like the Hisban Interactive Archive. His current spatiality research examines how library architecture influences theological learning environments.

Tianmin ShuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Social Intelligence
• Embodied AI
• Human-Robot Interaction
• +7 more

Tianmin Shu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Cognitive Science. He directs the Social Cognitive AI (SCAI) Lab and is a member of the Data Science and AI Institute. Dr. Shu's educational background includes: PhD in Statistics, University of California, Los Angeles (2019) BS in Electronic Engineering, Fudan University (2014) Dr. Shu's research pioneers machine social intelligence to build human-centered AI systems. His work integrates: Embodied AI for physical-world human-robot collaboration Neurosymbolic methods for multimodal social reasoning Computational models of human social cognition Theory of Mind frameworks for mental state inference Continual learning for adaptive social agents Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal three dominant research thrusts: (1) Multimodal Theory of Mind systems like MMToM-QA for mental state reasoning, (2) Embodied assistance frameworks such as GOMA for goal-oriented human-robot alignment, and (3) Human feedback learning methods including pragmatic feature preferences. His work increasingly bridges language models with world models while exploring neural correlates of social cognition through fMRI studies. Dr. Shu's scientific contributions have been recognized with prestigious awards: Cognitive Science Society’s 2017 Computational Modeling Prize 2020 NeurIPS Best Paper Award (Cooperative AI Workshop) 2022 IROS Workshop Excellent Paper Award 2024 ACL Outstanding Paper Award (MMToM-QA) As director of the SCAI Lab, Dr. Shu leads research on socially intelligent systems through open-source platforms including VirtualHome 2 (multi-agent household simulator) and SimWorld (photorealistic interaction simulator). His lab develops computational frameworks that enable machines to perceive social dynamics, infer intentions, and provide context-aware assistance in complex environments.

Jacob FisherView profile

Assistant Professor

• Digital Technology
• Attention
• Decision-Making
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Jacob Fisher is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at Michigan State University. His research focuses on the intersection of digital technology, attention, and decision-making, utilizing functional neuroimaging, behavioral measures, and computational modeling. Additional work explores moral messaging, ADHD, and media multitasking. University: Michigan State University Department: Department of Communication Email: jtf@msu.edu Research Interests: Dr. Fisher investigates how digital contexts influence attention and goal pursuit, with a focus on moral messaging, cognitive load effects, and network neuroscience applications. His work has explored ADHD, media multitasking, and moral foundations theory in relation to political ideology and cinematic narratives. Selected Scientific Awards: Research Chair, Communication and Social Cognition Division, National Communication Association Contact Information: 404 Wilson Rd, Room 467 Communication Arts and Sciences Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824

Peter SorknæsView profile

Associate Professor

• Energy Systems
• District Heating
• Smart Energy Systems
• +3 more

Peter Sorknæs is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sustainability and Planning within The Technical Faculty of IT and Design at Aalborg University . He specializes in Smart Energy Systems and District Heating as part of Renewable Energy transitions. Expertise: Energy system analysis, renewable integration, climate-neutral heating solutions Leadership: Principal investigator in geothermal and energy storage projects like Heat4Ever™ and LMES His recent research focuses on clean energy systems , particularly excess heat utilization from power-to-methanol plants and climate-neutral district heating . Articles in Nature Reviews Clean Technology and Applied Energy highlight his work on renewable energy economics and system balancing. He contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through energy planning and sustainability research. His projects include COPPER (positive energy districts), CARMA (carbon management), and iDesignRES (open-source renewable planning tools). Collaborations: Frequent co-authorship with Lund, Mathiesen, and Nielsen Media: Regular commentator on Danish energy policy, including gas heating trends and consumer protections

Robert LeSuerView profile

Associate Professor

• Scientific Instrumentation Design
• Analytical Chemistry
• Maker Movement in Education
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Robert LeSuer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at State University of New York at Brockport. He teaches courses in chemistry laboratory, quantitative chemical analysis, and instrumental methods while exploring innovative teaching methodologies. His educational background includes: B.S. in Chemistry from Juniata College PhD in Analytical Chemistry from The University of Vermont under Bill Geiger Postdoctoral experience at The University of Texas at Austin in Allen Bard's laboratories Dr. LeSuer leads the Bespoke Scientific Instrumentation Design (BSID) research group, focusing on using digital fabrication tools like 3D printing and CNC milling to create more accessible scientific instrumentation. His pedagogical approach emphasizes Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) and specifications grading to develop student autonomy and leadership skills. He investigates how building scientific instruments affects students' perceptions of data reliability and validity. Dr. LeSuer is actively involved in the Brockport community through the makerspace 'It Begins in Brockport' (IBiB) and has entered local politics by running for the village board of trustees. His technological interests extend to AI applications, as evidenced by his writings on local chatbots and AI-driven image generation. His professional activities demonstrate a commitment to both academic excellence and community engagement, bridging the gap between advanced scientific instrumentation and accessible educational tools.