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• Business Analytics
• Operations Research
• Machine Learning
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Dr. Hong Ming Tan is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Analytics and Operations, NUS Business School, and a Research Fellow at the Institute of Operations Research and Analytics (IORA) at National University of Singapore. He holds a PhD in Operations Research and Analytics (2021), MSc in Mathematics (2017), and BSc (Hons) in Applied Mathematics and Economics (2013) from NUS. Doctor of Philosophy, Operations Research and Analytics (2021) Master of Science, Mathematics (2017) Bachelor of Science (Hons), Applied Mathematics and Economics (2013) His research spans Business Analytics , Machine Learning , Operations Research , and Pharmacogenetics . Recent work includes: EcoVal Framework for efficient data valuation in ML Personalized Mental Health through adaptive testing and clustering Antibiotic Resistance modeling using antiresistic strategies CYP2D6 Methylation prediction for precision medicine His publications demonstrate expertise in ML optimization , healthcare informatics , behavioral analytics , and decision science . Current projects include AI-led Smart Data Centre Management and SIA Corp Lab research. He serves as Chair of the Department Finance Committee and advisor to student clubs like Business Analytics Consulting Team. His work addresses real-world challenges in industrial operations, healthcare diagnostics, and educational innovation.

Willoughby BrittonView profile

Associate Professor

• Meditation-related effects
• Mindfulness-based interventions
• Emotion regulation
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Willoughby Britton is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and Behavioral and Social Sciences at Brown University. She directs the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Laboratory (CLANlab), investigating the psychophysiological and neurocognitive effects of meditation and mindfulness-based interventions. Her research focuses on mechanisms of action, adverse effects, and practice-specific outcomes in mood and anxiety disorders. Dr. Britton holds a B.A. in Neuroscience from Colgate University (1996) and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Arizona (2007). She is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Her NIH-funded studies include dismantling trials comparing meditation practices and a project on mindfulness and self-regulation. Notable contributions include the 'Varieties of Contemplative Experience' study, which created a taxonomy of meditation-related challenges. Research interests span meditation safety, trauma-informed practices, and comparative studies of meditation and psychedelics on self-perception (e.g., ego dissolution). Grants: Multiple NIH-funded projects, including UH2 grants Labs: Co-director of CLANlab at Brown University Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles on mindfulness, meditation safety, and neurocognitive mechanisms Her work emphasizes culturally adapted mindfulness programs and addresses gaps in understanding diversity variables. She provides training to clinicians and educators on mindfulness safety and supports individuals experiencing meditation-related difficulties.

Maria Mercedes Eurrutia CaveroView profile

Professor

• French Philology
• Lexicology
• Sociolinguistics
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Maria Mercedes Eurrutia Cavero is a Professor of French Philology at the University of Murcia's Faculty of Arts and Humanities, within the Department of French, Romanesque, Italian, and Arabic Philology. She holds a Doctorate from the University of Murcia (1997), focusing on specialized French linguistics in legal and medical contexts. Her research primarily revolves around lexicology, sociolinguistics, and translation studies, with notable contributions to the study of slang, color terminology, and digital discourse in tourism. Research Interests: Her work examines lexical semantic change, sociocultural implications of language, and practical applications of specialized French. She explores how language reflects social identity (e.g., slang, color symbolism) and bridges cultural gaps through translation, particularly in festivals and gastronomy. Her recent studies address digital communication's impact on tourism lexicons. Publications: Over 15 articles since 1996, including key works on technical discourse contrast, circus lexicology, and online tourism communication. Her 2007 study on color terminology highlights language as a sociocultural artifact, while 2013's work on Internet-based tourism discourse underscores digital lexical evolution. Affiliations: Leader of the 'General and Applied French Linguistics' research group and part of the 'Translation, Lexicology, and Writing' team. She has supervised doctoral research and contributed to UNED's distance-learning French pedagogy programs.

• Social Cognition
• Attention Mechanisms
• Action Observation
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Professor Andrew Bayliss is a Professor in Psychology at the University of East Anglia's School of Psychology, where he serves as Social Cognition Research Group Lead and UEA UOA4 Psychology REF coordinator. He joined UEA in 2011 after completing his PhD at Bangor University and holding postdoctoral fellowships with the ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, and University of Queensland. Undergraduate Degree: Bangor University PhD: Bangor University Postdoctoral Fellowships: ESRC, Leverhulme Trust, University of Queensland His research spans social cognition, attention-action interactions, and individual differences, with specific focus on face perception, eye gaze processing, and objects in social contexts. Utilizing methodologies including eye tracking, motion capture, EEG, and fMRI, his work examines how social cues guide attention and influence behavior. Current projects investigate gaze understanding development, interpersonal agency, and autism interventions using natural scenes. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on social attention mechanisms, particularly gaze leading phenomena, interpersonal distance effects, and neural correlates of shared attention. His work increasingly integrates autism research with social cognition paradigms while maintaining core investigations into attentional orienting and agency perception. Bayliss actively contributes to the academic community through editorial roles at Psychological Review and Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, peer review activities, and consultancy work including the Social Neuroscience of Cinema Attendance project. He maintains international collaborations, notably with Paris Nanterre University. As Social Cognition Research Group Lead, he oversees a dynamic team investigating the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying social interactions. His lab employs multimodal approaches to study real-time social processing, with recent work expanding into human-robot interaction and pandemic-related social adaptations.

Elizabeth RaceView profile

Associate Professor

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Memory Systems
• Learning Mechanisms
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Elizabeth Race is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences. She holds a PhD in Neuroscience from Stanford University (2009) and completed postdoctoral training at Boston University's Memory Disorders Research Center. Her Integrative Cognitive Neuroscience Lab investigates the neural mechanisms of learning, memory, and cognitive control using fMRI and EEG techniques. Research focuses on how memory adaptively guides behavior and enables future simulations, examining both healthy adults and clinical populations with amnesia. Recent publications explore temporal dynamics of memory formation, misinformation susceptibility, and neural mechanisms of memory protection. Her work demonstrates consistent innovation in experimental paradigms linking cognitive psychology with neuroscience. She teaches courses including Brain & Behavior, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Statistics at undergraduate and graduate levels. Current research projects examine rhythmic neural synchronization during encoding and ventromedial prefrontal contributions to memory integration. Lab activities include collaborations with the Center for Applied Brain and Cognitive Sciences and research funded by the Grammy Museum Foundation.

• Literary Theory
• Poetics
• Intermediality
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Rocío Araceli Badía Fumaz is a Researcher at the Faculty of Spanish Language and Literary Theory , Complutense University of Madrid. She specializes in Literary Theory , Poetics , and Intermediality , with a focus on relationships between literature and music in contemporary Spanish works. Key research areas : Explicit poetics, authorship theory, intermedial analysis, neoplatonic influences in poetry Collaborations : Works with authors like Clara Marías and Ottmar Ette Projects : "Tomar la palabra" (Intertextuality and Intermediality in pedagogy) Recent publications explore: Intermediality models (intrinsic, extrinsic, referential) Poetic career of María Victoria Atencia Authorship conflicts in explicit poetics Neoplatonic influences in contemporary Spanish poetry Teaching focuses on literary theory didactics and Golden Tradition pedagogical applications.

Irène MarcoviciView profile

Professor

• Probability Theory
• Dynamical Systems
• Cellular Automata
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Irène Marcovici is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Rouen Normandy, affiliated with the Raphaël Salem Mathematics Laboratory (LMRS). She leads the Probability and Dynamical Systems team within LMRS and participates in the ALEA and SDA2 working groups of the GDR Informatique Fondamentale et ses Mathématiques. PhD in Mathematics (2013, University of Paris Diderot) Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (2021, University of Lorraine) Her research focuses on probability theory , dynamical systems , and cellular automata , with significant contributions to percolation theory, self-organization phenomena, and combinatorics on words. She investigates how randomness influences complex systems, particularly through probabilistic cellular automata and their ergodic properties. Analysis of her recent publications (2021-2025) reveals a strong emphasis on percolation dynamics (e.g., corner percolation with directional bias), self-stabilization mechanisms in cellular systems, and combinatorial structures like Kolakoski sequences. Her work bridges theoretical computer science and pure mathematics, often employing stochastic methods to solve problems in symbolic dynamics and discrete geometry. Supervision & Collaborations: Currently supervising Maxence Poutrel (with Jérôme Casse) Previously supervised Pierrick Siest (2021-2024), Jocelyn Begeot (now Associate Professor), and Pierre-Adrien Tahay (now PRAG at Telecom Nancy) Regular collaborations with Régine Marchand, Nazim Fatès, and Pascal Moyal Laboratory Context: As leader of the Probability and Dynamical Systems team at LMRS, she contributes to France's national research infrastructure in fundamental mathematics, with connections to CNRS and international working groups focused on automata theory and discrete probability.

• Developmental Psychology
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Developmental Psychopathology
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Professor David Williams is a leading academic in Developmental Psychology at the University of Kent , serving as Acting Director of the Division of Human Social Sciences. His research bridges developmental psychopathology, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and cognitive neuroscience. Research Interests include understanding the neuro-cognitive bases of ASD and specific language impairments, with a focus on Episodic and Prospective Memory Metacognition and Mindreading Inner Speech Mechanisms Comorbidity in Developmental Disorders Scientific Recognition includes the 2010 Young Investigator Award from the International Society for Autism Research. He has supervised numerous students, including Mahsa Barzy Katie Carpenter Louise Malkin on topics like humor production in ASD and referential communication. Key Grants highlight his leadership in major projects, such as an ESRC grant (£661,196, 2022-2025) on autism and gender incongruence, and a Leverhulme Trust grant (£225,482, 2015-2019) on self-in-fictional-worlds in ASD.

Catherine HarmerView profile

Professor

• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Neuropsychology
• Depression
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Catherine Harmer is a Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Oxford and an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo (UiO). Her research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying treatments for depression and anxiety disorders, using advanced techniques like fMRI, MEG, TMS, and psychopharmacological challenges in both healthy volunteers and patient populations. Research Highlights: Harmer’s groundbreaking work proposes that antidepressants alleviate depression by rapidly resolving negative affective bias, leading to gradual symptom improvement. This model has significant implications for treatment stratification, early therapeutic prediction, and novel drug target identification. Publications & Collaborations: Her studies, featured in journals like Biological Psychiatry and Molecular Psychiatry , explore attentional bias modification, neural correlates of cognitive therapies, and the neurochemical basis of affective processing. She is affiliated with the Clinical Neuroscience Research Group (CNRG) and contributes to transdiagnostic research on rumination and mood disorders. Key Techniques: Her lab employs fMRI MEG TMS Neuropsychological assessments

Peter J. CastagnaView profile

Assistant Professor

• Child Clinical Psychology
• Neuroimaging Techniques
• Psychopathology
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Peter J. Castagna is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama, specializing in Child Clinical Psychology. His research focuses on the biological basis of self-referential processing, emotion regulation, and executive functioning, leveraging neuroimaging techniques (EEG, fMRI, DTI) and computational modeling. His work integrates brain-behavior relationships to inform treatments for youth mental health issues, particularly anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders. He holds a PhD from Louisiana State University and completed postdoctoral research at Yale Child Study Center. **Research Interests**: Self-referential processing and computational modeling Neuroimaging applications in child psychopathology Executive functioning and emotion regulation RDoC domains (e.g., self-concept, threat perception) **Publications**: Over 30 peer-reviewed articles, including work in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and NeuroImage . Recent studies explore neural correlates of decision-making in adolescents with depressive symptoms and pharmacotherapy for pediatric anxiety disorders. **Education**: PhD in Clinical Psychology (Louisiana State University), Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (Yale Child Study Center). **Advisees/Grants**: No explicit listings of advisees or grants provided. His research aligns with translational clinical psychology, emphasizing preventive interventions for youth mental health.

• Systems
• Concurrency
• Memory Management
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Christoph Kirsch is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Salzburg. He also serves as Chair of the Programming Research Laboratory at the Faculty of Information Technology, CTU Prague. His research focuses on systems, concurrency, memory management, and formal methods, with notable contributions including the Selfie educational software project and work on symbolic execution. He is a prolific author with over 50 publications in top venues like LCTES and EMSOFT. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science (details not specified). His teaching includes courses on elementary computer science concepts and curricula development. He advises students such as Anna Bolotina and has graduated over a dozen PhD students. Research highlights include the Selfie system (self-referential C compiler and emulator), work on concurrency primitives like Scal and Timestamped Stack, and contributions to real-time systems (Logical Execution Time, Variable-Bandwidth Servers). His recent focus includes teaching digital thinking and evaluating eval in R programs. He has organized conferences like MPLR’24 and served on program committees for EuroSys and RTNS. His book Elementary Computer Science emphasizes foundational concepts for broad audiences.

Daniel SchwartzView profile

Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Formal Methods
• Autonomous Systems
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Dr. Daniel G. Schwartz is a Professor in the Computer Science Department at Florida State University (FSU). He holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Portland State University (1969), an M.S. in Mathematics from Simon Fraser University (1974), and a Ph.D. in Systems Science from Portland State University (1981). His career includes roles as Assistant Professor at Binghamton University (1981–1983) and Florida State University (1984–1989), and Associate Professor at FSU (1989–2021) before becoming a full Professor in 2021. Dr. Schwartz's research focuses on artificial intelligence, formal methods, and autonomous systems. Key areas include nonmonotonic reasoning, fuzzy logic, and applications to mission planning for autonomous vehicles (e.g., driverless cars, unmanned naval systems). He has pioneered work on dynamic reasoning systems, qualified syllogisms, and agent-oriented epistemic reasoning. His recent projects involve secure communications for unmanned aerial vehicles (funded by the U.S. Navy) and path planning for autonomous surface/underwater vehicles with doctoral student Mohamad Imran Chowdhury. Teaching includes courses on artificial intelligence, Java programming, databases, and theoretical computer science (e.g., automata theory, formal languages). His work on network security includes a U.S. Army-funded project (2001–2006) developing case-based reasoning systems for intrusion detection. His research outputs span over 20 years, with contributions to robotics, formal logic, and fuzzy systems. Current projects emphasize autonomous vehicle navigation and event possibility theory for decision-making under uncertainty.

Stefan KöhlerView profile

Professor

• Human Memory
• Cognitive Neuroscience
• Human Brain Mapping
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Dr. Stefan Köhler is a Professor and Department Chair of Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience at Western University's Department of Psychology. He also serves as a Principle Investigator at the Western Institute for Neuroscience and holds affiliations with the Rotman Research Institute and Rotman Institute of Philosophy. His research focuses on the neural and cognitive mechanisms of human memory, particularly in aging, neurological, and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Köhler holds a Diplom (MSc) from the University of Bielefeld and a PhD from the University of Toronto (1995). He completed postdoctoral training at the Montreal Neurological Institute under Dr. Brenda Milner. His work employs techniques like fMRI, TMS, and behavioral experiments to study memory impairments and their neural substrates. Research Interests: The lab explores episodic memory's functional and anatomical organization, including interactions between memory systems and visual processing, neural correlates of novelty detection, and hippocampal contributions to pattern separation. Key themes include how brain regions differentiate memory types and support perceptual discrimination. Labs/Teams: Active in the Western Institute for Neuroscience and collaborates with the Rotman Research Institute. His lab integrates clinical neuroscience with advanced neuroimaging methods. Grants/Advising: Not explicitly listed, but his extensive publication record suggests sustained funding for studies on memory disorders and neuroimaging techniques. Advises graduate students in neuroscience and psychology programs.

• Psychology
• Neuroscience
• Psychopathy Research
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Philip Deming is a faculty researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Psychology specializing in the neuroscience of psychopathy. His work examines how neural mechanisms underlie different dimensions of psychopathic traits. Dr. Deming's primary research interests include: Neural correlates of psychopathic traits fMRI studies of self-referential processing Personality judgments in antisocial populations Functional connectivity in prefrontal cortex His recent publications demonstrate expertise in using neuroimaging to distinguish between Factor 1 (interpersonal-affective) and Factor 2 (impulsive-antisocial) psychopathic traits. His 2018 NeuroImage: Clinical paper revealed that Factor 2 traits correlate with diminished activation in posterior cingulate cortex and temporoparietal junction during self-judgments compared to other-judgments. Dr. Deming collaborates extensively with researchers across institutions including Carissa Philippi at University of Missouri-St. Louis and Kent Kiehl at The Mind Research Network, working primarily with incarcerated offender populations to investigate the biological basis of psychopathy.

Mikkel WallentinView profile

Professor

• Psycholinguistics
• Neurolinguistics
• Cognitive Neuroscience
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Mikkel Wallentin is a Professor at the School of Communication and Culture, Aarhus University, specializing in Cognitive Science. He investigates the intricate relationships between language, brain, and cognition through interdisciplinary research combining neuroscience, linguistics, and psychology. His research interests include psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, neuropragmatics, spatial memory, language comprehension, and inner speech . He employs methods such as fMRI, behavioral experiments, and corpus analysis to explore how cognitive processes are embodied in linguistic behavior. His work also touches on gender differences in language development, depression detection via lexical choice, and aging in spatial communication. Wallentin's recent publications reveal a strong focus on emotional inner speech, its physiological effects, and its role in self-regulation , alongside studies on early language acquisition and linguistic pragmatics. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with cognitive neuroscience, often involving cross-linguistic and clinical populations. Principal Investigator, SCALA: Spatial Communication and Ageing across Languages (2024–2028) Participant, Cognition, Language and Music (2009–2013) Participant, Mass Experiment 2016 He has been actively involved in public dissemination, delivering lectures such as 'Language: A Window into the Mind' and contributing to media on topics like julefilm psychology and developmental language disorders. With over 127 research outputs, he maintains a robust scholarly presence in cognitive science.