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• Translation Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Bibliometrics
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Javier Franco Aixelá **Roles and Affiliations**: Full Professor of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Alicante, Director of the Department of Translation and Interpretation (2017–2021). Coordinates the Master's in Institutional Translation (Legal and Economic). Active in teaching Translation Theory, Professional Ethics, and Advanced Literary Translation. **Education**: PhD in English Philology (University of Alicante, 1996), Licenciatura in English Philology (Complutense University of Madrid, 1986), Expert in Translation (Complutense University of Madrid, 1991). **Research**: Specializes in translation theory, cultural aspects of translation, and bibliometrics. Founded the BITRA database (70,000 entries by 2017), a comprehensive online bibliography on translation and interpreting. Recent focus on bibliometric analysis of translation studies, including advertising translation, open access in academia, and cognitive approaches. **Teaching**: Taught courses like Professional Ethics, Advanced Literary Translation, and Translation of Research Genres. Supervised over 125 theses in the last five years, including high-impact works on medical neologisms (Habiba Chbab El Fakhi) and gender-neutral translation (María López Medel). **Awards**: Coordinator of the University of Alicante's Translation Doctoral Program, which received a quality distinction from the Ministry of Education. His theses have been awarded "Excellent Cum Laude" by the university. **Projects**: Led competitive research projects such as the 2021–2025 bibliometric study on economic translation and the BITRA database expansion (2007–2010). Collaborated on international initiatives like the 5th ICEBFIT Conference (2023). **Publications**: Authored 40+ books (e.g., *La traducción condicionada de los nombres propios*), co-edited *ENTI: Encyclopedia of Translation and Interpreting*, and published widely in journals like *META* and *Translation & Interpreting*.

Danfeng ZhangView profile

Professor

• Programming Languages
• Security
• Differential Privacy
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Danfeng Zhang is a faculty member at Duke University whose research sits at the intersection of programming languages and security. Active across the premier PL conferences since 2015, Zhang has served on more than two-dozen program committees and currently co-chairs the POPL Student Research Competition. Education & Affiliation: Home page: users.cs.duke.edu/~dz132 Affiliation: Duke University, United States Research Interests: Zhang’s work spans programming-language design, static and dynamic analysis, formal verification, and security. A recurring theme is developing language-based techniques that guarantee strong security and privacy properties—ranging from side-channel resistance and constant-time execution to differential-privacy proofs—while preserving performance and usability. His recent projects combine type systems, program logics, and automated reasoning to build practical verification tools for concurrent, speculative, and approximate software. Publication Trends: Across nine representative papers (2015-2024) Zhang has advanced static detection of cache side channels, automated proofs of differential privacy, and relaxed concurrency models. The trajectory shows deepening integration of security concerns into language infrastructure, with tool-building (CtChecker, SpecSafe, LightDP) that bridge formal guarantees and real-world systems. Service & Leadership: 2024 POPL Student Research Competition Co-Chair 2025 POPL Program Committee member Repeated reviewer/PC member: PLDI, SPLASH/OOPSLA, ISSTA, ECOOP, APLAS, PriSC, PASS Zhang regularly mentors student researchers through SRC sessions and workshop panels, fostering diversity and early-career participation in the programming-languages community.

• Translation Studies
• Reception Studies
• Comparative Literature
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Bruno Echauri Galván serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Philology at the University of Alcalá (UAH), Spain, teaching core translation courses including Introduction to Translation Theory and English-Spanish Translation across multiple degree programs in Alcalá de Henares and Guadalajara. His research centers on Translation Studies and Reception Theory, with significant contributions to intersemiotic translation (particularly in children's literature), healthcare interpreting, and film adaptation reception. As an active member of the Research Group on Interdisciplinary Reception Studies, he investigates cultural reception, literary reception, and translation through frameworks including cultural mediation, censorship studies, and myth reception. Recent publications (2021-2024) demonstrate consistent innovation in translation pedagogy, including color-based translation assessment tools, service-learning translation projects, and pandemic-era teaching adaptations. His work on collaborative writing projects, mental health communication, and Carver-Lish translation controversies reveals methodological diversity across literary, audiovisual, and healthcare domains. Dr. Echauri Galván has participated in multiple research initiatives including the JOB AND MOVE student network project (2018), Homopoly strategic partnership (2016), and InterMed healthcare mediation project (2011), where he contributed expertise in intercultural communication and translation standards. He maintains active research leadership through the Interdisciplinary Reception Studies group, examining reception phenomena across cultural, literary, musical, and translational contexts while addressing contemporary issues like censorship and myth criticism.

• Social Psychology
• Gender Studies
• Gender-Based Violence
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Virginia Ferreiro Basurto is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), where she teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in psychology, with a strong focus on gender equality and gender-based violence. She is actively involved in postgraduate coordination, including the Chair of Gender Violence Studies and the Summer University of Gender Studies at UIB. Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of the Balearic Islands Coordinator, Chair of Gender Violence Studies, UIB Coordinator, Summer University of Gender Studies, UIB Member, Gender Studies Research Group (ESTUDEGE), UIB Education: Degree in Pedagogy, University of the Balearic Islands Master’s in Inclusive Education, University of the Balearic Islands Doctoral Candidate in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, University of the Balearic Islands Dr. Ferreiro Basurto’s research centers on gender perspectives in the Information Society, with emphasis on ICT-related social-digital exclusion of women and sexist cyberviolence. Her work explores implicit and explicit attitudes toward gender-based violence, bystander intervention, street harassment, and the myth of romantic love as a justification for abuse. She has contributed extensively to academic discourse through publications and participation in national and international conferences. The trend in her recent scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on gender-based violence in both physical and digital environments. Her articles analyze youth perceptions of cyberaggression, the role of bystanders in intimate partner violence, and methodological advancements in measuring supportive attitudes toward violence. The interdisciplinary nature of her work spans psychology, sociology, gender studies, and digital humanities, often informed by empirical data from Spanish populations. Scientific Awards: No specific awards listed in the provided text. She has been involved in multiple research projects funded by national and international institutions, including the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, FECYT, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Fundación BBVA, and Instituto de la Mujer. These projects cover themes such as critical thinking development in education, citizen involvement in violence prevention, and intervention programs for abusers. She also advises and supervises master’s theses and final degree projects, particularly in gender-focused postgraduate programs. Dr. Ferreiro Basurto is a member of the Gender Studies Research Group (ESTUDEGE) at UIB, a consolidated R&D&I group dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research on gender, violence, and digital society. Her collaborative work involves designing and evaluating gender-sensitive educational and intervention programs.

Pere-Pau VázquezView profile

Assistant Professor

• Information Visualization
• Scientific Visualization
• Medical Data Visualization
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Pere-Pau Vázquez is an Assistant Professor in AI for Visual Computing at the Computer Vision Lab, TU Wien, Austria . Previously, he held academic positions at the ViRVIG Group and Facultat d'Informàtica de Barcelona (UPC) , where he taught courses in Programming, Computer Graphics, and Visualization for over 20 years. His research focuses on Information Visualization, Scientific Visualization, Medical Data Visualization, Molecular Visualization, and AI applications to Visual Computing . Current Teaching : Data Visualization, Fast Realistic Rendering, Information Visualization, Medical Images, Scientific Visualization, Virtual Reality, and 3D Medical Visualization. Former PhD Students : Elena Molina, Alexandra Cortez, Jesús Díaz, Pedro Hermosilla, Eva Monclús. His scientific awards include the Best PhD Thesis Award (UPC, 2003), Best Student Paper Award (SPIE, 2012), and Best Paper Award (International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, 2013). Recent publications explore AI integration in biomedical visualization, molecular data analysis, and interactive techniques for volume rendering. He serves on the EuroGraphics Executive Board as Secretary and is active in steering committees for EuroVis and Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine . His work bridges Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, and Human-Computer Interaction , with applications in medical and molecular data analysis.

• Academic Integrity
• Research Integrity
• Scientific Documentation and Communication
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Rubén Lluc Comas Forgas is a Full Professor at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in the Department of Applied Pedagogy and Educational Psychology . He holds a European PhD in Educational Sciences from UIB (2009) and has served as a visiting researcher at institutions including the University of East Anglia, Liverpool John Moores University, Panteion University, Autonomous University of Yucatán, and Stockholm University. Current research focuses on Academic Integrity , Research Integrity , Scientific Communication , Educational Uses of ICT , and Environmental Education . He leads multiple EU-funded projects (e.g., AI-UpskillED , CHARLIE ) and national initiatives like Academic Integrity in Initial Teacher Training (MCI-AEI-ERDF). His recent publications analyze the impact of generative AI on academic writing, predatory journals in education sciences, and plagiarism trends among Spanish students. He collaborates with the Research Group on Academic Integrity (GRIAC) and Education for Sustainability (GREAS) .

Pablo AragónView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Computational Social Science
• Social Computing
• Wikipedia Studies
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Pablo Aragón is a Research Scientist at the Wikimedia Foundation and an Adjunct Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His work bridges computational social science, civic technology, and technopolitics, with a focus on Wikipedia's governance, digital democracy tools, and participatory systems. He co-founded the Democratic Innovation Lab in Barcelona and the DatAnalysis15M research network. Key research interests include analyzing knowledge integrity in Wikipedia, configuring digital participatory budgeting systems, and studying platform effects in civic technologies. He has led projects like DECODE (decentralized citizen engagement) and contributed to platforms like Decidim, which empower participatory democracy in cities like Barcelona. Recent conference engagements include KDD 2024 (data mining), ICWSM 2024 (social media analysis), and Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2024. His work emphasizes cross-cultural collaboration, with studies published in ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction and peer-reviewed conferences like CIKM and ACM SIGKDD. Professional affiliations include the Decidim association, Amnistía Internacional España, and the open knowledge advocacy group Civio. His research often intersects with open science, free culture movements, and gender equity in urban mobility.

Silverio Juan Martinez FernandezView profile

Professor

• Empirical Software Engineering
• Environmental Sustainability of AI
• Green AI
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Silverio Juan Martinez Fernandez is a Professor at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) , affiliated with the Barcelona School of Informatics (FIB) and the Department of Service and Information Systems Engineering . He is a core member of the inSSIDE and GESSI research groups. His expertise spans Empirical Software Engineering , Green AI , MLOps , and Software Analytics . Education: Bachelor's in Computer Engineering PhD from UPC in Software Engineering Master's in Computing Research Interests: Focuses on sustainable AI practices, energy-efficient ML systems, and MLOps education. He investigates architectural design for green AI, energy labeling tools for ML models, and agile software development methodologies. His work bridges theoretical research and industrial applications, emphasizing data-driven decision-making. Grants & Collaborations: Leads projects like Green AI-Based Systems Architecture and Q-Rapids , funded by national and EU programs. Collaborates with institutions like Softeam and industry partners to apply software analytics in real-world scenarios. Labs & Teams: Coordinates the inSSIDE group, focusing on integrated software and data engineering. Active in organizing conferences like GREENS and ESEM , and co-develops tools like Skuld for technical debt management.

Fernando Sánchez-FigueroaView profile

Professor

• Software Engineering
• Big Data
• Business Intelligence
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Fernando Sánchez-Figueroa is a Full Professor at the University of Extremadura's Department of Computer Systems Engineering and Telematics. He is a co-founder of Homeria Open Solutions, a spin-off engaged in R&D projects under EU frameworks. His research focuses on Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, and Ambient Intelligence. He has authored over 50 scientific articles and led numerous R&D contracts with public and private entities. Key roles include: Academic: Full Professor at University of Extremadura Entrepreneur: Co-founder of Homeria Open Solutions Research: Participation in EU-funded projects and development of AI-driven solutions for healthcare, smart cities, and education Research Interests: Machine Learning applications in healthcare, predictive analytics for education, and sustainable smart city technologies. His work bridges theoretical advancements with practical implementations, such as medical image segmentation using SAM models and cost-efficient UAV systems. Publications: Recent works include decision support systems for employability analysis, zero-shot learning in medical imaging, and recommender systems for education. He emphasizes data-driven approaches and model-driven engineering in software development. Impact: Developed tools like CompareML for preliminary data analysis and LiveSankey for advanced web visualization. His contributions span academia and industry, addressing challenges in healthcare, urban sustainability, and educational technology.

Luis Merino CabañasView profile

Professor

• Robotics
• Systems Engineering
• Automation
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Luis Merino Cabañas is a Professor at the Universidad Pablo de Olavide , affiliated with the Deporte e Informática department and leading the SRL Service Robotics Laboratory . His research focuses on robotics, systems engineering, and automation, with a specialization in human-robot interaction and path planning. Education : PhD in Systems Engineering from the Universidad de Sevilla (2007), where his thesis explored cooperative perception techniques for multiple unmanned aerial vehicles in forest fire detection. Research Trends : Recent work (2023–2025) emphasizes 3D path planning, sensor fusion (LiDAR, radar, inertial systems), neural distance fields for safe navigation, and socially aware robotics. His studies integrate AI, genetic programming, and multi-modal perception for applications in construction, healthcare, and GNSS-denied environments. Labs & Teams : He leads the SRL Service Robotics Laboratory , contributing to projects like the Skyeye team and BIM2ROS integration for construction robotics.

Sonia VanierView profile

Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Operations Research
• Network Optimization
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Sonia Vanier is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at École Polytechnique, where she holds multiple leadership positions: Head of the 'Trusted and Responsible AI' Chair (X/Crédit Agricole), Head of the 'Optimization and AI for Mobility' Chair (X/SNCF), Head of 3A, and Scientific Manager of Industrial Relations for both the Department and the Computer Science Laboratory (LIX). She coordinates the GdT OR (Network Optimization) working group and leads the REST (Energy, Services and Transport Networks) research axis of the CNRS GDROD, while serving on its scientific council. Her research develops decision support tools for complex industrial problems through hybrid approaches combining Artificial Intelligence and Operations Research , with focus areas including Network Optimization, ethical AI systems, sustainable computing, and trustworthy AI frameworks. Her work bridges theoretical foundations with applications in telecommunications, transportation, and cybersecurity. Publications demonstrate strong emphasis on optimization techniques (branch-and-price, cutting planes) applied to wireless networks, AI safety, and security challenges. Recent works explore LLM memorization, signomial programming, and multi-commodity flow problems, showing consistent integration of OR with machine learning for industrial-scale problems. Awards: Research Award and Innovation Award, Telecom Valley Association ALOES Orange Innovation Project She leads major industrial-academic partnerships through the Crédit Agricole and SNCF chairs, managing research grants focused on responsible AI deployment and mobility optimization. As Scientific Manager of Industrial Relations, she oversees industry collaborations for LIX laboratory. Affiliated with the Computer Science Laboratory (LIX), she directs the 3A research group and contributes to national initiatives through CNRS GDROD, coordinating research in network optimization and sustainable systems.

• Translation Studies
• Cognitive Translation
• Emotion in Translation
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Beatriz Naranjo Sanchez is a researcher at the University of Murcia, Spain, currently affiliated with the Translation, Didactics and Cognition research group and previously with the Translation, Lexicology and Writing Group. Her work bridges translation studies, cognitive psychology, and musicology through experimental methodologies. She earned her PhD from the University of Murcia in 2017 with the dissertation La influencia de la música sobre la calidad y la creatividad en traducción literaria (inglés-español, inglés-italiano) una aproximación estético-psicológica , supervised by Dr. Ana María Rojo López. Her research centers on psychological and emotional dimensions of translation processes, particularly examining how background music influences literary translation creativity, how anger affects decision-making with offensive content, and emotional processing in dubbing. She employs cognitive-experimental approaches to investigate narrative engagement, vocal qualities in emotionally charged scenes, and pandemic-related stressors on evaluative language translation. Analysis of her 2015-2023 publications reveals consistent focus on music-translation interactions and emotional variables, with methodological emphasis on laboratory experiments, psycholinguistic measurements, and cognitive assessments. Her work demonstrates interdisciplinary innovation through the fusion of aesthetic theory, cognitive science, and translation practice. Scientific awards: No awards documented in provided sources. Regarding advising and grants, while she supervises research within university groups, no specific students or funded projects were mentioned. Her institutional affiliation suggests collaborative research within translation psychology frameworks. She actively contributes to the Translation, Didactics and Cognition research group, which investigates cognitive-affective translation processes through experimental paradigms, likely involving lab-based studies on emotional and musical variables in professional translation contexts.

Deian StefanView profile

Associate Professor

• Security
• Programming Languages
• Systems
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Deian Stefan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of California at San Diego. His research focuses on secure systems spanning security, programming languages, and systems. He is particularly interested in WebAssembly, JavaScript JITs, language-based security (constant-time programming, memory safety, information flow control), verification for security, and program analysis tools. Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Intrinsic (acquired by VMWare) Contributor to W3C WebAppSec and Node.js Security Working Groups Research Interests: His work addresses secure systems through principled approaches, including: Web frameworks security Browser design security Sandboxing techniques Runtime systems security Constant-time programming WebAssembly and JavaScript JITs Scientific Awards: Distinguished paper award at POPL 2023 IEEE Cybersecurity Award for Practice 2022 Best paper award at CollaborateCom 2010 Most Influential Paper Award at ICFP 2022 First place at CSAW 2020 for applied research Advising: Deian has mentored students including Shravan Narayan, Evan Johnson, Sunjay Cauligi, and Fraser Brown, focusing on security, systems, and programming languages.

Emma Dafouz MilneView profile

Professor

• English-medium instruction in higher education
• Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
• Language policy in internationalized universities
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Emma Dafouz Milne is a Full Professor of English Linguistics at the Department of English Studies , Complutense University of Madrid. Her work focuses on English-medium instruction (EMI) and language policies in internationalized higher education, with a particular emphasis on Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and multilingual university settings (EMEMUS). She has led two Spanish Ministry-funded projects (INTER-LICA, SHIFT) and directed the UCM research group EnGHINE since 2006. Her ROAD-MAPPING framework (developed with Ute Smit) has become a cornerstone for analyzing EMI contexts globally. She serves as Secretary of the ICLHE Executive Board and participates in the COST European Action CLILNetLE network. Her scientific output spans over 90 international journal articles and book chapters, covering topics like academic discourse , disciplinary literacies , and language integration . Recent books include Researching English-Medium Higher Education (Routledge, 2023) and the forthcoming Disciplinary Literacies in English-Medium Higher Education (Routledge, 2025). Awards and recognition include: Stanford University Top 2% Scientists Ranking (2024) 20 Most Relevant Academics at Complutense University (2023) Salvador de Madariaga Research Fellowship (2022) As a visiting researcher and scientific advisor to international projects like ELEMENTAL (UK), Towards a New Model of Communicative Competence (Denmark), and CoRe (Netherlands), she bridges European research initiatives. Her work informs institutions navigating globalization challenges in language policy and academic practice.

Maximilian MuhnView profile

Associate Professor

• Empirical Accounting Research
• Financial Transparency
• Corporate Disclosure
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Maximilian Muhn is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He joined Chicago Booth as an assistant professor of accounting in 2019 and was promoted to Associate Professor. His academic career focuses on empirical accounting research with particular emphasis on financial transparency and disclosure practices. Muhn received his PhD in accounting from Humboldt University of Berlin and holds an MSc and BSc in business administration from the University of Münster, Germany. Prior to his academic career, he gained professional experience in consulting (McKinsey & Company and Boston Consulting Group), auditing (KPMG and Deloitte), and management accounting (BASF and ThyssenKrupp Steel). His research primarily investigates the determinants and consequences of firms' financial transparency, as well as the effects of financial market and transparency regulation. Muhn employs diverse methodologies including field experiments, archival studies, and applications of large language models in financial analysis. His work examines how different stakeholders (investors, consumers, regulators) use and respond to corporate disclosures. Muhn teaches Financial Accounting in the Evening and Weekend MBA Program at Chicago Booth, where he aims to enable students to 'speak' the language of accounting and understand its economic foundations. His teaching emphasizes practical applications of accounting concepts in business decision-making. His scholarly contributions include publications in top accounting journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, with recent work focusing on risk disclosures, financial transparency of private firms, consumer use of firm disclosure, and the application of generative AI in financial analysis. His research often combines traditional accounting approaches with innovative methodologies like large-scale field experiments. Muhn has collaborated with prominent scholars including Luzi Hail, David Oesch, Joachim Gassen, and Christian Leuz. His research has practical implications for corporate disclosure practices, regulatory policies, and investor decision-making. He maintains an active research agenda with several working papers in areas including private firm disclosure, generative AI applications in finance, and social disclosure decisions.