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Wei ShiView profile

Professor

• Distributed computing
• Cloud computing
• Data center networks
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Professor Wei Shi is a faculty member at the School of Computer Science, Carleton University. His research focuses on distributed computing, cloud networks, algorithm design for sensor/actuator systems, big data analytics, and data privacy. Notable projects include federated learning optimizations, blockchain-enabled edge intelligence for IoT/vehicle networks, and AI-driven cybersecurity solutions. His work addresses challenges in dynamic resource allocation, anomaly detection, and privacy-preserving techniques. Research Interests: Distributed Computing: Optimizing federated learning and client selection algorithms for wireless networks. Blockchain & Edge Intelligence: Developing decentralized systems for IoT and vehicular networks using AI large models. Security & Privacy: Innovating methods to detect AI-generated content, combat cyber-physical attacks, and protect user data privacy. Publications: Recent works emphasize federated learning applications, blockchain integration with edge computing, and cybersecurity for vehicular/IoT ecosystems. Key themes include energy-efficient algorithms, dynamic resource allocation, and intrusion detection in constrained environments. Email: wei.shi@carleton.ca

Xiao LiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Blockchain Technology
• Distributed Systems
• Machine Learning
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Dr. Xiao Li is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Santa Clara University, School of Engineering. His research focuses on blockchain technology applications in distributed systems (Edge Computing, IoT, Federated Learning), machine learning, and privacy-preserving frameworks. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas (2024) and was awarded the Jan P. Van der Ziel Engineering Fellowship there. Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas, 2024 Research interests include: Blockchain architecture optimization in resource-constrained environments Machine learning model development for cryptocurrency analysis Cybersecurity disclosure sentiment analysis using unsupervised techniques Low-resource data challenges in psychiatric clinics Professional activities: Program Committee Member, IEEE International Workshop on Blockchain and Smart Contracts (IEEE BSC 2024) Recruitment of PhD/Master’s students specializing in blockchain, distributed machine learning, and edge computing Office Location: Bergin 206 Office Hours: Mon/Wed 4pm-5pm (Winter 2025)

Dan S JurafskyView profile

Professor

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Dan S. Jurafsky is the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor in Humanities and Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He holds joint appointments in the Department of Linguistics and Department of Computer Science. His academic journey includes a B.A. in Linguistics (UC Berkeley, 1983), Ph.D. in Computer Science (UC Berkeley, 1992), and postdoctoral work at the International Computer Science Institute (Berkeley, 1995-1998). Prior to Stanford, he was on the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder (1996-2003). Jurafsky's research bridges computational linguistics, natural language processing, and sociocultural studies. Notable works include The Language of Food (2014) and co-authorship of the seminal textbook Speech and Language Processing (2009, 2022). His work applies NLP to domains like policing interactions, healthcare communication, and historical discourse analysis. His awards include the MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship (2003), American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership (2020), and multiple ACL/IJCAI best paper recognitions. He co-created one of the first MOOCs on NLP with Chris Manning and has advised over 50 students, many of whom won top awards like the Arthur Samuel Thesis Prize. Current projects include studying dialect bias in AI systems, linguistic analysis of police interactions, and ethical foundations of large language models. He leads interdisciplinary teams at Stanford's Center for East Asian Studies and collaborates with researchers in sociology, psychology, and computer science.

• Financial Economics
• Household Finance
• Behavioral Economics
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Tarun Ramadorai is a Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College London’s Business School. His research focuses on household finance, behavioral economics, real estate, and international finance, with publications in top journals like the American Economic Review and Journal of Finance. He received the Brattle Prize for best corporate finance paper in the Journal of Finance. Education: BA in Mathematics and Economics (Williams College), MPhil in Economics (University of Cambridge), PhD in Business Economics (Harvard University). Prior to Imperial, he spent over a decade at the University of Oxford. Research Interests: Household financial decision-making and market structures Behavioral biases in financial markets Policy implications of real estate taxation and climate regulation FinTech’s impact on financial advice and inclusion Policy Roles: Chairman of India’s Inter-Regulatory Committee on Household Finance Economic Adviser to the European Securities and Markets Authority Co-Chair of the India-UK Financial Partnership’s Fintech workstream Editorial Roles: Executive Editor of the Review of Financial Studies, former Editor/Associate Editor of leading finance journals. He is a Research Fellow at CEPR and Senior Fellow at ABFER/NCAER. Key Contributions: Pioneered the field of International Comparative Household Finance through the Sloan Foundation-funded initiative. Authored influential papers on mortgage markets, tax policy, and algorithmic credit systems.

Eran ShorView profile

Professor

• Political Conflict and Human Rights
• Terrorism and Counterterrorism
• Sociology of Health
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Eran Shor is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at McGill University. His research spans political conflict and human rights, terrorism and counterterrorism, the sociology of health, ethnicity and nationalism, determinants of sexual attraction, media coverage of marginalized groups, and meta-analysis methodologies. He holds a PhD from Stony Brook University (2010) and has been affiliated with McGill since joining as faculty. Shor’s work critically examines state counterterror policies, media representation of minorities, and mortality impacts of social stressors. Notable projects include large-scale meta-analyses on mortality linked to unemployment, widowhood, and social support. His research on incest avoidance in Israeli kibbutzim challenges biological explanations, offering sociological insights. His publications include Aggression in Pornography: Myths and Realities (2021) and edited volumes on counterterrorism and human rights. Recent articles address racial bias in media, gender disparities in news coverage, and the effects of counterterror legislation on civil liberties. Shor has secured major grants including SSHRC Insight Grants ($245,103, 2022–2028) and William Dawson Chair funding. His awards include ASA paper awards for work on sexuality and political sociology. Current research explores LGBTQ+ experiences with online pornography and the sociological impacts of climate migration. Shor advises undergraduate and graduate students in sociology and collaborates with international scholars on meta-analytic projects. His lab focuses on quantitative sociology, media analysis, and global health disparities.

Mark WealView profile

Professor

• Digital Health
• Behavioral Interventions
• Semantic Web
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Professor Mark Weal is a faculty member in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. He holds roles as Co-Director of the Web Science Institute, Director of the Centre for Doctoral Training in Web Science Innovation, and Web Science Trust Fellow. His research focuses on digital health interventions, behavioral change technologies, and semantic web applications. Notably, he co-leads the LifeGuide project, a £45M initiative developing online health interventions for conditions like diabetes, cancer, and respiratory illnesses. Research interests include social media analytics for disaster management, semantic web infrastructures, and information systems design. He has supervised multiple PhD students in web science and digital health domains. Professor Weal has received significant grant funding from bodies like MRC, EPSRC, and the European Commission. Key achievements include over 45 million pounds in research funding and leadership in interdisciplinary projects. His work spans technical innovation and societal impact, addressing challenges in healthcare accessibility and digital infrastructure governance.

• Time Series Econometrics
• Financial Econometrics
• Volatility Modeling
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Paolo Santucci de Magistris is a Professor of Econometrics at the Department of Economics and Finance of Luiss University (Rome) since February 2018 and previously served as Head of the Department from 2021 to 2024. He held roles as Associate Professor and Assistant Professor at Aarhus University (Denmark) from 2013 to 2018, with prior postdoctoral research at the University of Padova and CREATES. His education includes a PhD from the University of Pavia and visiting research at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. His research focuses on time series econometrics, financial econometrics, and energy economics, with emphasis on volatility modeling, liquidity risk, and climate impacts. Notable contributions include work on liquidity coverage in financial markets, cointegration models, and the interplay between wind energy and CO2 emissions. His publications span top journals like the Journal of Financial Economics and Journal of Econometrics , exploring topics ranging from stochastic volatility to climate policy analysis. Ongoing projects include research on option price dynamics, energy market connectedness, and risk-neutral density fitting via the RNDfittool MATLAB application. Prof. Santucci de Magistris collaborates internationally with institutions like CREATES and has contributed to policy-relevant studies on energy transition and financial stability. His methodological innovations include Bayesian econometric techniques and tools for analyzing financial risks embedded in derivatives markets.

Sofia CollignonView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Gendered Political Violence
• Political Elites
• Electoral Competition
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Dr. Sofia Collignon is a Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics and Director of the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London. She holds a BA from ITESO, an MSc from the University of Essex, and a PhD from University College London (UCL). Her research focuses on gendered political violence, harassment of political elites, and electoral competition, with particular attention to the UK, Western Europe, and Mexico. She employs quantitative methods such as panel data, multilevel models, and survey experiments, complemented by qualitative interviews. Dr. Collignon’s impactful work has garnered international acclaim, including awards for her studies on gendered effects of political harassment and voter responses to candidate misconduct. She advises governments and NGOs on issues of public life safety, collaborating with organizations like the Local Government Association. Her work has been featured in outlets such as The Guardian, BBC, and CNN. She currently supervises PhD students researching topics like gendered political violence and electoral competition. As Director of the Mile End Institute, she bridges academic research with public policy engagement. Her teaching includes modules on comparative politics and political communication. Key publications highlight the intersection of elite politics with public opinion, particularly regarding the barriers to women’s political representation and the consequences of political misconduct.

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Artificial Intelligence
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Massimo Poesio is a Professor of Computational Linguistics at Queen Mary University of London and a full Professor of Natural Language Understanding at Utrecht University. He leads the ARCIDUCA project (EPSRC-funded) on conversational agents and the Dealing with Meaning Variation project (NWO-funded) exploring NLP applications. His research focuses on anaphora resolution, games-with-a-purpose, and applying NLP to combat deception and misinformation. He is a Fellow of the Alan Turing Institute and supervises students in PhD programs like IGGI and Health Data in Practice. Education: Previous affiliations include University of Essex and University of Trento (founded CLIC Lab). Research Projects: DALI (ERC), SENSEI (EU), AnaWiki (EPSRC), and LiveMemories (Provincia di Trento). His work combines formal semantics with empirical methods, including brain data and corpus analysis. He has developed tools like Phrase Detectives and BART for anaphora resolution, and co-founded the Lingotowns platform for language learning.

James HadleyView profile

Associate Professor

• Translation Studies
• Digital Humanities
• Literary Translation
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James Hadley is an Associate Professor in Russian and Slavonic Studies and holds the Ussher Assistant Professorship in Literary Translation at Trinity College Dublin. He directs the MPhil in Literary Translation program and leads the Irish Research Council-funded QuantiQual Project. His research focuses on translation studies, particularly indirect translations, employing digital humanities and empirical methods to explore previously unanswerable questions. He is based at the Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, fostering public engagement through events and initiatives. Dr. Hadley’s work bridges literary translation, technology integration, and computational analysis. He actively recruits doctoral/postdoctoral researchers interested in digital humanities applications in translation studies, especially regarding indirect translation. His research has addressed topics such as machine translation impacts, sentiment classification, and historical translation practices in Japan. He can be contacted at hadleyj@tcd.ie for collaborative opportunities. His academic contributions span theoretical frameworks (e.g., the Concatenation Effect Hypothesis) and practical applications like OCR tools for historical texts. The Trinity Centre serves as a hub for interdisciplinary translation studies, emphasizing both scholarly rigor and public accessibility.

Jennifer Jackson-PreeceView profile

Associate Professor

• European Security
• Multiculturalism
• Nationalism Studies
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Dr. Jennifer Jackson-Preece is an Associate Professor in Nationalism at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), holding a joint appointment in the European Institute and the Department of International Relations. She specializes in normative responses to nationalism, ethnic conflict, minority rights, and multiculturalism. Her research explores identity politics, human rights frameworks, and the intersection of security with cultural pluralism. Education : Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of British Columbia Master of Arts in Political Science, University of British Columbia Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in International Relations, University of Oxford Research Interests : Her work focuses on sociopolitical peripheries, minority language rights, and the evolution of European security frameworks. She examines how identity dynamics influence political behavior and contribute to both conflict and cooperation. Recent studies include the role of digital media in political discourse and the desecuritization of minority-state relations. Awards & Grants : No specific awards or grants are listed, though her extensive publication record reflects sustained academic contribution. Advising & Mentorship : No formal list of advisees is provided in the available texts. Labs/Teams : Affiliated with LSE's European Institute and International Relations Department, contributing to interdisciplinary research on nationalism and security.

Milena DobrevaView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Cultural Heritage Digitization
• Digital Libraries
• Media Literacy
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Dr. Milena Dobreva is a Senior Lecturer in Information Behavior at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Scotland. She holds roles in the Faculty of Science and is affiliated with the Strathclyde iSchool. Her work focuses on innovation diffusion in cultural and scientific heritage sectors, media literacy, and combating misinformation. She has led projects funded by the European Commission, including the Bulgarian Romanian Observatory of Digital Media and the LEARN & EXCHANGE initiative to develop international MOOCs on digital transformation. Her research explores user needs in digital heritage, open innovation tools for cultural institutions, and digital skills training in Sub-Saharan Africa. Professional Activities Principal Investigator on projects addressing digital divide, GLAM innovation labs, and disinformation policy. Member of the Scientific Board of DARIAH and the Europeana Network Association. Peer reviewer for journals like Transformations: A DARIAH Journal and conferences such as ACM/IEEE-CS JCDL. Research Interests Innovation labs for GLAM sectors (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, Museums). Data spaces and digital transformation frameworks for cultural heritage. Information behavior in the context of disinformation and media literacy. Open science infrastructures and policy implementation. Grants & Projects Bulgarian Romanian Observatory of Digital Media (2022–2025): Combats disinformation through regional collaboration. LEARN & EXCHANGE (2022–2024): Develops multilingual MOOCs for digital transformation skills. eCHOIng (2021–2024): Uses open innovation to revitalize cultural heritage institutions. Labs & Collaborations Co-leads GLAM innovation labs research, focusing on digital divide mitigation and heritage digitization. Active in the CEDCHE (Common European Data Space for Cultural Heritage) initiative.

Meziane LasferView profile

Professor

• Corporate Finance
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Governance
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Professor Meziane Lasfer holds the position of Professor of Finance at Bayes Business School, City, University of London. He has been affiliated with the institution since 1990, contributing to academic leadership roles, including directing the MSc Finance and PhD programs. His expertise spans Applied Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, and Corporate Governance. He has held visiting professorships at institutions such as HEC Paris, University Paris Dauphine, and the University of Bologna. Education: He earned a PhD in Finance from the University of Bath (1985–1987), a Dip in Finance from the London School of Economics (1981–1982), and a BSc in Economics from an unknown institution. His research has been sponsored by organizations like the National Association of Pension Funds and the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Research Interests: His work focuses on dividend policy, capital structure, M&A, and corporate governance. Key themes include the impact of taxation on corporate decisions, insider trading dynamics, and institutional investor behavior. His findings are published in top journals like the Journal of Finance and frequently cited in financial media. Articles Trends: His recent publications analyze executive compensation, insider trading strategies, and M&A performance in high-risk environments. A common thread is exploring how governance structures and market inefficiencies shape corporate outcomes. Awards: Multiple Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards (1998, 2003, 2006, 2008) for outstanding pedagogical contributions. Advising & Grants: While no explicit student advising list is provided, his research has been funded by industry partners like BP and Land Securities-Trillium. He has advised on corporate recovery strategies and regulatory policies, with parliamentary discussions referencing his work on retirement savings. Labs & Collaborations: His research often involves international collaborations, reflecting his visiting appointments and global academic networks. Key areas of focus include cross-border governance and European market dynamics.

Jason PallantView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Marketing Technology
• Retail
• Customer Experience
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Dr. Jason Pallant is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University’s School of Economics, Finance and Marketing. His research focuses on the impact of emerging technologies on customer experience, with a particular emphasis on retail innovation, augmented reality, data privacy, and omnichannel strategies. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed studies and consults for major retailers and industry associations globally. Academic Role: Senior Lecturer in Marketing Research Interests: Marketing Technology, Retail Strategy, Customer Experience Design Industry Engagement: Director, Knowledge Enablement at The Lumery (2023–2024) Awards: Recognized on ReThink Retail’s Global Top Retail Experts list (2023, 2024) His teaching includes postgraduate marketing research and development of new programs in Marketing Technologies. He advises on retail industry awards and has presented at conferences in Australia, Europe, and North America. Pallant’s work bridges academic research and industry practice, emphasizing practical applications of emerging technologies in retail environments.

• Talent Management
• Organizational Research Methods
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
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Herman Aguinis is the Avram Tucker Distinguished Scholar and Professor of Management at the George Washington University School of Business. He has held leadership roles including Department Chair, Director of the Master of Human Resources Management Program, and President of the Academy of Management (AOM). His research focuses on talent management, organizational research methods, and CSR, with over 230 refereed articles and 13 books. He has secured $5MM+ in research funding and advised organizations like the United Nations and Fortune 500 companies. Education: Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (1993), University at Albany, SUNY; M.A. (1992), B.A. (1988), University of Buenos Aires. His research interests include global talent acquisition, leadership, diversity, and methodological innovation. Notable awards include the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology’s Scientific Contributions Award and the Losey Award. He has delivered 40+ keynote speeches and 340+ conference presentations worldwide. Awards: Losey Award, Distinguished Career Awards (AOM), Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology Award, Martin Luther King Building Bridges Award, and 10 Best-Article Awards. Leadership: Spearheaded the 2020 AOM virtual conference during the pandemic; increased Department of Management credit hours by 30% at GWU; founded the Institute for Global Organizational Effectiveness at Indiana University with a $4.8MM endowment.