Hiroshi Hasegawa is a Senior Lecturer at Curtin University's School of Education within the Faculty of Humanities. His academic career spans primary to tertiary education, with a focus on Japanese language education, TESOL, and applied linguistics. He holds a PhD from the University of Tasmania, along with advanced degrees in education and language teaching from UTS and other institutions. Education: PhD (University of Tasmania) Master of Education Studies in LOTE and Master of Education in TESOL (University of Tasmania) Graduate Diploma in Education (Language Teaching) (University of Technology Sydney) BA (Tokai University) Dr. Hasegawa's research explores pedagogical innovations in language education, particularly the integration of technology in Japanese and second-language learning. Key themes include cross-cultural communication, online/digital instruction efficacy, and challenges faced by students with disabilities in language studies. His work critically evaluates policies like Japan's English education reforms and the WACE heritage language examination framework. His publications consistently analyze assessment methodologies, program effectiveness (e.g., language assistant programs, mentor systems), and cultural factors influencing language acquisition. While no awards are listed, his prolific output demonstrates sustained contributions to language education research across multiple continents. Advising & Grants: No specific advising/grants data is provided in the profile. His work appears to focus on collaborative research rather than student supervision. Dr. Hasegawa remains active in international conferences and has contributed to forums on research ethics, language policy, and intercultural education strategies.
Mary-Ann Pouls Wegner is an Associate Professor of Egyptian Archaeology at the University of Toronto , Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, where she has taught since 2000. Her research focuses on the interplay between archaeology and material culture , social organization , and ritual practices in ancient Egypt. Research Interests : Wegner specializes in the archaeology of Abydos , a site central to Egyptian postmortem transformation. Her work examines how landscape geography symbolizes the Netherworld (Duat) and how ritual performance shaped cultural identity. She integrates anthropological approaches to analyze social structures and material culture. Publications highlight her leadership in the Toronto Abydos Votive Zone Project , including discoveries of Thutmose III's chapels , Hatshepsut's statue , and funerary ceramics . Her methodological contributions include SiteMap software for archaeological surveying. Academic Service : As a graduate faculty member, she supervises MA and Ph.D. students in Egyptology and Near Eastern Archaeology, emphasizing hands-on research through fieldwork and museum collections like the Royal Ontario Museum. Key Projects : Since 1996, she has directed the Abydos Votive Zone Project , a collaboration between the University of Toronto, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, and New York University. This project explores ceremonial landscapes , votive deposits , and long-term ritual continuity at Abydos.
Prof. Ali Cin is a full-time Professor in the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Akdeniz University's Faculty of Letters. He obtained his PhD from Ankara University (2005) with a dissertation on "Kıssa-i Yusuf," following postgraduate studies at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and undergraduate studies at Gazi University. His research focuses on Turkish historical linguistics , particularly morphological evolution, dialectology, and philological analysis of medieval Turkic manuscripts. Primary interests include Modern Turkish morphology, Anatolian dialect studies, lexicography, and critical editions of Old Anatolian Turkish texts. Recent publications demonstrate concentrated work on suffix evolution (e.g., +lA- derivations), Quran translations in historical Turkish, and comparative dialectology using lexical mapping techniques. His 15 most recent articles (2013-2020) predominantly analyze morphological changes, manuscript variants, and specialized terminology across Turkic linguistic history. Awards include the 2013 Social Sciences Incentive Award from Akdeniz University He has supervised 8 postgraduate theses (2011-2019) covering topics like Ottoman medical texts (Enmuzecetü't-tıb), historical grammars, and Fütüvvet literature. No grant or lab information was documented in the source material.
Dr. Joanna Grzybowska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of History of English and Translation, Faculty of Humanities, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. Her research focuses on historical linguistics, medieval manuscripts, and the evolution of English spelling and punctuation. Participation in Science Festivals (2016–2025) Lectures on Medieval Manuscripts, Thorn Letter, and Abbreviation Practices Her scholarly work examines scribal practices in early fifteenth-century Wycliffite Bible manuscripts, including the use of superscript abbreviations and Latin Nomina Sacra. She has presented her findings at international conferences like Linguistics Beyond And Within and published in peer-reviewed journals.
Veronica Del Valle Cacela es Adjunct Professor en el Departamento de Hispanística de la Universidad Maria Curie-Skłodowska (UMCS), Lublin, Polonia. Formada con Habilitación en Traducción e Interpretación (UMCS), Doctorado en Lingüística, Literatura y Traducción (Universidad de Málaga) y Dottorato di Ricerca en Traduzione, Interpretazione e Interculturalità (Universidad de Bolonia), combina su perfil académico con investigación multidisciplinaria. Educación: Habilitación en Traducción e Interpretación (UMCS, Polonia) Dottorato di Ricerca en Traduzione, Interpretazione e Interculturalità (Università di Bologna, Italia) Doctorado en Lingüística, Literatura y Traducción (Universidad de Málaga, España) Sus investigaciones se centran en Traducción Jurídica , Mediación Intercultural , Traducción Audiovisual y Didáctica de la Traducción . Ha desarrollado proyectos innovadores como la promoción turística polaca mediante subtitulación audiovisual , integrando estudiantes en procesos de análisis y resolución de problemas de traducción. Publica regularmente en revistas especializadas, con un enfoque en colores en películas infantiles audiodescritas (2024) y colocaciones léxicas en textos jurídicos (2020). Su trabajo también aborda revisión de recursos lexicográficos para traducción legal (proyecto IURITES) y formación de intérpretes judiciales en el contexto hispano-italiano. Miembro activo de EST , PSH , SLiR , CTER y AIPI , su español se complementa con conocimiento en italiano, polaco, inglés, francés, árabe y portugués. Actualmente ofrece tutorías virtuales y supervisa prácticas profesionales en másteres de filología hispánica.
Barbara Urszula Gawda is a Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology of Emotions and Personality at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland. She has been with the Institute of Psychology at UMCS since 1992 and maintains active office hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Her position as department head demonstrates her leadership within the academic institution. Professor Gawda specializes in psychology of emotions and motivation, personality psychology, and clinical psychology. Her research focuses on narrative psychology, cognitive representations of emotions, emotional concepts, psychopathology (particularly of emotions and personality), and forensic psychology. She has developed innovative assessment techniques including emotional verbal fluency methods to study emotional scripts and concepts. Her work bridges cognitive, clinical, and forensic psychology with applications in understanding personality disorders, emotional processing, and neural correlates of emotional experiences. Professor Gawda's recent publications reveal a strong trajectory toward neuroscientific approaches to emotion research, with increasing use of functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine neural correlates of emotional processing. Her work consistently explores the structure of emotional concepts (particularly love, fear, and hate) using verbal fluency techniques. A significant theme in her recent research is the investigation of existential concepts like existential vacuum and how protective factors such as curiosity and love serve as buffers against anxiety. She has also expanded her focus to examine digital generations' emotional processing and mental health. Professor Gawda has successfully led research projects including a National Science Center grant (2012-2015) titled 'Affective, cognitive and neural mechanisms of verbal fluency.' She has presented her work at 118 scientific conferences, including 31 international ones, demonstrating extensive scholarly engagement. Her research collaborations include work with A. Korniluk, M. Chojak, and N. Jach-Salamon on emotional processing and personality studies. She maintains active involvement with neuroimaging facilities, particularly those utilizing fNIRS technology, and has developed specialized assessment tools like the Verbal Fluency Test for adults.
Michael Greenberg is a researcher at Stevens Institute of Technology. He actively contributes to programming language design, static analysis, and formal methods, with a focus on Datalog, SMT solvers, and type systems.
Dr. Łukasz Borowiec is an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Literature and Culture , Faculty of Humanities, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin. His research focuses on Harold Pinter's works, literary translation (especially drama translation/theatre translation), 20th-century English-language drama, and contemporary radio drama in English and Polish contexts. Specializes in intersemiotic translation and metatheatre in radio drama Active in organizing student literary competitions Member of the International Harold Pinter Society His recent publications explore connections between Pinter and Tolkien, BBC radio adaptations, and translation fidelity challenges. He has participated in numerous international conferences on drama and translation topics.
Anna Kłonkowska is a Professor at the University of Gdańsk within the Faculty of Social Sciences , leading the Department of Sociology of Everyday Life . With academic positions at institutions including Stony Brook University and Royal Roads University , she specializes in Transgender Studies , Sociology of Masculinity , and Philosophy of Culture . Education Habilitation in Sociology (2018, University of Warsaw) PhD in Philosophy (2007, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University) Master's in Philosophy and Psychology (2003, University of Gdańsk) Research Interests focus on gender identity negotiations, body sociology, and ethical research practices. Her work examines how trans men navigate racial and cultural masculinity norms, and how Polish societal frameworks impact gender non-conforming individuals. Publications include chapters in Polish research volumes and articles in journals like Polish Sociological Review and Qualitative Sociology Review . Key themes: trans family dynamics, healthcare pathologization, and cross-cultural gender communication. Scientific Awards Fulbright Senior Research Award Kościuszko Foundation Scholarship Bekker Program Research Scholarship Bednarowski Trust Award DAAD Training Grant Leadership includes Fulbright Ambassador (2021-2025) and roles in editorial boards of Polish Sociological Review and Miscellanea Anthropologica et Sociologica .
Milorad Miljakovic is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. He specializes in Russian Studies, teaching courses including Russian Language Phonetics, Practical Grammar, and lexical analysis across beginner to intermediate levels (A1.1 to A2.2). Education: 2013: Diploma, Faculty of Philosophy, Novi Sad 2014: Master Professor of Slavic Studies – Russian Language and Literature (thesis: The Speech Act of Invocation in Russian and Serbian ) Research Focus: His work spans four core areas: Contrastive analysis of Russian, Serbian, and Slavic languages Russian phonetics and acoustic properties Pragmatics (speech acts and performatives) Verbal aspectology in Slavic morphosyntax His publications consistently explore cross-linguistic patterns, digital language evolution, and pedagogical tools for Slavic phonetics. Publications: Recent articles (2014-2019) demonstrate concentrated work in Slavic pragmatics, lexicology, and computational phonetics, often employing contrastive methodologies across Russian, Serbian, and English contexts.
Dr. Nikolina Peša Pavlović is a Research Fellow at the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies, University of Zadar. She holds a Ph.D. and specializes in user-centered design, information behavior, and digital literacy. Her work bridges technology, education, and cultural heritage preservation. Research Focus: User behavior in digital environments UX research and emotional design Digitization of cultural heritage (e.g., Glagolitic scripts) Trust in online information sources Key Projects: Digitization of historical texts from Zadar-Šibenik region OPERAS-PLUS collaboration for open science frameworks Enhanced ILO (Information Literacy Online) initiatives Teaching & Engagement: Offers courses on information systems, user interaction design, and digital education tools. Holds weekly consultations via email. Active in organizing academic conferences like PUBMET and LIDA.
Joshua Scarsbrook is a Research Officer at the University of Queensland's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, part of the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. He holds a Bachelor (Honours) in Computing Science from the University of Waikato. His research focuses on cybersecurity education, virtualization, computer vision applications in agriculture, software orchestration, and program analysis. Notable projects include TinyRange (a VM orchestration tool) and MetropolJS (JavaScript visualization). His recent work spans AI-driven agricultural auditing (using video technology), cybersecurity in smart grids, and TypeScript evolution analysis. He has published in venues like IEEE/ACM Mining Software Repositories and the Journal of Cybersecurity. Available for supervision, his expertise includes systems architecture, cybersecurity, and open-source software development. His personal projects explore cursed bash scripting, embedded emulators, and Starlark-based configuration systems.
Professor Gianluca Demartini is a Professor in Data Science and an ARC Future Fellow at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at the University of Queensland, Australia. He also serves as an affiliate of the Centre for Enterprise AI. His research focuses on human-in-the-loop artificial intelligence systems with applications for public good, bridging structured knowledge graphs and unstructured text analytics to address societal challenges. Dr. Demartini earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Leibniz University of Hannover in Germany in 2011, with a focus on Semantic Search. His academic journey includes positions as a Lecturer at the University of Sheffield (UK), post-doctoral researcher at the eXascale Infolab at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), visiting researcher at UC Berkeley, junior researcher at the L3S Research Center (Germany), and intern at Yahoo! Research (Spain). His research interests span four major interconnected domains: Misinformation (studying human interaction with misinformation and AI-based mitigation strategies), Crowdsourcing and Human Computation (improving efficiency of human-in-the-loop systems), Big Data Analytics (designing scalable algorithms for large datasets), and AI for Public Good (applying AI for societal and environmental benefits). His work consistently addresses real-world challenges in information quality, human-AI collaboration, and ethical technology deployment. Analysis of Professor Demartini's recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward addressing misinformation through sophisticated human-AI collaboration frameworks, with increasing emphasis on cognitive aspects of fact-checking, data bias management, and strategic application of large language models. His research bridges theoretical advances in information retrieval with practical applications for societal challenges, particularly in media literacy, online safety, democratic discourse, and environmental conservation. Professor Demartini has received numerous prestigious awards recognizing the quality and impact of his work: Best Paper Award at ACM SIGIR International Conference on the Theory of Information Retrieval (ICTIR) in 2023 Best Paper Award at AAAI Conference on Human Computation and Crowdsourcing (HCOMP) in 2018 Best Paper Awards at European Conference on Information Retrieval (ECIR) in 2016 and 2020 Best Demo award at International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) in 2011 Honorable Mention Award at CSCW 2020 (Top 2% of submissions) As an active supervisor, Professor Demartini currently guides PhD students working on cutting-edge topics including Retrieval Augmented Generation, Human-in-the-Loop Decision Systems for Online Safety, Human-Centred Artificial Intelligence for Democracy, and Bias in Data Pipelines. His research program is generously funded through multiple major grants: ARC Future Fellowships (2025-2028): PBIAS - A Principled Approach to Data Bias Management Swiss National Science Foundation (2022-2025): Large-Scale Political Participation: Issue Identification, Deliberation, and Co-creation ARC Training Centre for Information Resilience (2021-2026) Previous funding from Wikimedia Foundation, Meta, Google, and Facebook for projects on misinformation detection and human-AI collaboration Professor Demartini's work sits at the critical intersection of human computation, information retrieval, and AI ethics. Through extensive collaborations with industry partners including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo!, IBM, SAP, and The National Archives (UK), he has developed practical systems that address real-world challenges in misinformation detection, data quality, and human-AI collaboration. His research group actively explores how to make AI systems more transparent, accountable, and beneficial for society through principled human-in-the-loop approaches that leverage both machine intelligence and human expertise.
Janice Kerbel is a Professor in the Department of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her practice encompasses print, type, audio recording, and light-based works that interrogate visibility through forms that simultaneously promise and withhold realization. Current faculty member at Goldsmiths Specializes in conceptual and interdisciplinary art practices Works bridge visual art and performance disciplines Exhibition Highlights : 2025: Solo exhibition at STPI Creative Workshop & Gallery, Singapore 2022: 'Speech! Fight!' performance series at Catriona Jeffries Gallery, Vancouver 2018: Major solo show at greengrassi, London 2017: Installations at Hamburger Kunsthalle and Mass MOCA Awards & Recognition : 2016: Honorary Doctorate from University 2016: Paul Hamlyn Award for Artists Grant Support : Arts Partners in Creative Development Canada Council for the Arts
Dr. Songmei Yu is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Felician University’s School of Business and Information Sciences. She holds a PhD in Information Technology from Rutgers University (2006), an MS in Computer Science from SUNY Stony Brook (2000), and a BS in Civil Engineering from Sichuan University. Her academic positions at Felician University have included Professor (2021–present), Associate Professor (2013–2021), and Assistant Professor (2008–2013). Research Interests: Web Mining for community discovery, distance learning effectiveness, data warehouse optimization, and data modeling. Teaching Interests: Database systems, data mining, programming, game development, and web scripting. Her publications focus on social media analytics, educational technology, and spatial data warehouse optimization. She has collaborated extensively with Dr. Sofya Poger and others on adaptive teaching methods and influence modeling in mobile platforms. Contact: YuS@felician.edu.
