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Laini NemettView profile

Associate Professor

• Painting
• Drawing
• Landscape Art
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Laini Nemett serves as Associate Professor of Drawing and Painting in the Visual Arts Department at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Previously holding the John D. MacArthur Assistant Professorship from 2015-2021, she teaches painting and drawing courses including plein air landscape painting that has resulted in notable student exhibitions. Her academic credentials include an M.F.A. from the Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and a dual B.A. from Brown University in Visual Arts and History of Art & Architecture, where she graduated Magna cum laude. Nemett's artistic practice centers on the architecture of natural and built environments, with dual focuses on plein air landscape documentation and imaginative architectural collages. Her recent work tracks neighborhood transformations in upstate New York through direct observation, while also exploring ancient cliff dwellings of the American Southwest. She creates both objective environmental records and constructed scenes that fuse times and places into believable yet impossible compositions. Her methodology combines meticulous observation with conceptual exploration of how climate change and time reshape landscapes. Professor Nemett's exhibition record includes numerous solo shows at venues such as the Paul Mahder Gallery, Mandeville Gallery, and Guilin Art Museum in China, along with significant group exhibitions at the Albany International Airport Gallery, Kenise Barnes Fine Art, and internationally in Italy, France, and Africa. Her work has been featured in publications including The Washington Post, Times Union, and Daily Gazette. National Endowment for the Arts New Works Grant (2017) Queens Council on the Arts New Works Grant (2017) Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant (2012) Fulbright Scholar in Painting (2006-07) Artist residencies at Yaddo, Joan Mitchell Center, Ucross Foundation, and Hambidge Center As an educator, Professor Nemett maintains an active studio practice while teaching, regularly integrating her professional work into the classroom. She has supervised senior independent painting reviews and provides students with opportunities to engage with the regional art community through exhibitions and visiting artist connections. Her professional website (laininemett.com) serves as a comprehensive resource for her artwork, exhibitions, and artistic statement, documenting her evolution from early Fulbright work in Spain to current explorations of upstate New York landscapes.

• Medieval archaeology
• Material culture
• Medieval ceramics
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Professor Yves Henigfeld is a distinguished scholar in Medieval Archaeology at the University of Nantes, where he holds a professorship in the Department of Art History and Archaeology within the Faculty of History, Art History and Archaeology. He serves as Head of the Master 2 Archaeology program and Head of the 2nd year Bachelor's degree in Art History and Archaeology (Archaeology track), while also co-directing the Revue Archéologique de l'Ouest. His career spans over three decades, beginning with fieldwork positions before progressing through academic ranks at the University of Nantes. Henigfeld's research focuses on medieval material culture, particularly ceramics from the 10th to 17th centuries, with regional expertise in northern France, especially the Pays de la Loire and Brittany. His work examines production techniques, trade networks, and the role of ceramics in urban development. He has directed significant research programs including the comprehensive study of ceramics in Western France (2012-2016) and currently leads the Mayenne Castle research project (2024-2027). His methodological approach combines archaeological evidence with historical context to reconstruct medieval society through its material remains. His publication record is extensive and consistent, with notable recent works including the two-volume 'Ceramics in the Pays de la Loire and Brittany from the late 10th century to the early 17th century' (2021) and co-editing 'A world in motion: the movement of people, goods and ideas in the Merovingian era' (2022). His research appears across multiple disciplines within archaeology, with particular emphasis on ceramic studies, urban archaeology, and medieval material culture. Henigfeld maintains active collaborations with numerous researchers across France, with frequent co-authorship with scholars such as Philippe Husi, Amaury Masquilier, and Jean-Jacques Schwien. His work bridges regional French archaeology with broader European medieval studies, contributing significantly to our understanding of ceramic production, trade networks, and urban development during the medieval and early modern periods. As a dedicated educator and administrator, Henigfeld shapes archaeological training through his leadership of degree programs while advancing scholarly discourse through his editorial work and extensive publication record. His career exemplifies the integration of field research, academic teaching, and scholarly publication within the French archaeological tradition.

Aaron BurchView profile

Lecturer

• Creative Writing
• Fiction
• Nonfiction
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Aaron Burch is a writer, teacher, and editor based in Ann Arbor, MI. His career spans creative writing, teaching, and literary editing, with a distinctive approach that values the joy of creation over careerist ambition. Burch is currently a lecturer (non-tenure track) and serves as co-editor for WAS (Words & Sports) and HAD, following twenty years as editor of the literary journal Hobart. Burch's research interests center on creative writing across multiple forms, with particular emphasis on: Short fiction and flash writing Creative nonfiction and personal essay Memoir and literary analysis The intersection of everyday life with artistic expression Exploring how to be 'earnest without coming across as sentimental' His publication record shows consistent output across both fiction and nonfiction forms, with recent work appearing in venues like Pool Party, Bluestem, BULL, and The Apologist. Burch's writing often explores themes of place, memory, and the creative process itself, frequently using mundane objects or experiences as entry points to deeper reflections. Burch's approach to his work is characterized by: Embracing writing as a 'hobby' done 'for fun' rather than professional validation Valuing the process over external metrics of success Believing 'you're allowed to be happy at the level you're at' Using failure as a learning opportunity ('in order to fail at something, you have to have done it') As a teacher, Burch emphasizes the importance of writing groups for sustaining long-term projects and maintaining creative energy. His editorial work through Hobart, WAS, and HAD has created significant opportunities for emerging writers, particularly those whose work bridges literary quality with broader accessibility.

Abolfazl MohebbiView profile

Associate Professor

• Robotics
• Control systems
• Applied Artificial Intelligence
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Abolfazl Mohebbi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal. He directs the Polytechnique Laboratory for Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies (POLAR) and holds the TransMedTech Research Chair in Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies. His academic appointments also include Adjunct Professor at McGill University's Department of Biomedical Engineering and membership in numerous research networks including REPAR, FRQNT INTER cluster, Pediatric Rehabilitation Technology Park, and several biomedical engineering institutes. Professor Mohebbi's research focuses on robotics, control systems, and applied artificial intelligence with applications in biomedical engineering. His laboratory develops innovative robotic and biomechatronic technologies to help humans relearn, restore, or enhance their neuromotor performance. Specific research areas include human balance control modeling, joint neuromechanics, deep learning for medical diagnosis, sensory restoration in prosthetic users, custom exoskeleton design, and robotic rehabilitation systems. His recent publications (2022-2025) show a strong focus on rehabilitation robotics, with significant contributions to exoskeleton control, prosthetic feedback systems, neuromuscular modeling, and AI applications in medical diagnostics. The research demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering, neuroscience, and clinical rehabilitation. Professor Mohebbi has received research funding from various organizations including NSERC, as evidenced by multiple grants awarded to Polytechnique Montréal researchers. His work demonstrates strong connections between academic research and clinical applications in rehabilitation engineering. He teaches courses in dynamic systems analysis, mechatronics, and dynamic measurement at Polytechnique Montréal and has supervised five graduate students to completion (one PhD and four Master's students) with research topics directly aligned with his laboratory's focus areas.

Verena SchreiberView profile

Professor

• Geography Education
• Human Geography
• Critical Geographies of Childhood
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Professor Verena Schreiber is a Professor of Geography and its Didactics with a focus on Human Geography at the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (Pedagogical University of Freiburg), where she also serves as Head of the Institute of Geography. She has held this position since October 2015, initially as a Tenure-Track Professor (2015-2022) and then as a full Professor (since April 2022). Prior to this, she worked as scientific staff at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (2005-2015), University of Osnabrück (2004-2005), and Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz (2004). She also held a Visiting Academic position at Loughborough University, UK (March-July 2015) and will serve as a Guest Professor at the University of Vienna (Summer Semester 2025). Professor Schreiber's research focuses on transformative geographical education, critical geographies of childhood, feminist geographies, and critical cartography. Her work examines how socio-ecological challenges impact children's life situations and what demands this places on geographical educational processes. She develops transformative educational practices that recognize increasingly complex realities of children's lives, enable new forms of cooperation and collective knowledge production in geography classrooms, and open up emancipatory action possibilities. She explores these themes through the lenses of engaged pedagogy, feminist education, intersectionality, governmentality, discourse theory, and critical cartography. Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of childhood, urban spaces, and education in the context of smart cities and sustainable development. She has made significant contributions to understanding how digital transformations affect children's urban experiences and how geographical education can respond to these challenges. Her work often employs critical theoretical frameworks, particularly drawing on Foucauldian governmentality and feminist theories, to analyze spatial production and power relations in educational contexts. WISAG Prize for the best social and humanities dissertation at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (2011) Professor Schreiber actively supervises bachelor's and master's students and has several ongoing research projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), including 'Kindheit in der Smart City' (since 2021) and 'Die Stadt als Erziehungsagentur' (since 2019). She collaborates with researchers like Dana Ghafoor-Zadeh and Antonia Appel on projects examining children's experiences in urban environments. She also leads the 'Sommerschule 'Transformative Geographische Bildung'' and is working on the 'Handbuch 'Transformative Geographische Bildung'.' Professor Schreiber heads a research team consisting of academic staff members Dana Reul and Antonia Appel, along with student assistants Jannika Morbitzer and Leonique Vollmer. Her research group explores transformative geographical education, critical geographies of childhood, and feminist perspectives in geography education. They investigate how socio-ecological challenges impact children's lives and what this means for geographical educational processes, with a particular focus on urban spaces, smart city developments, and educational inequalities.

• Mixed Reality
• Engineering
• Virtual Reality
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Chris M J Cox is a Meng Lecturer at the School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bristol, where he also holds a Doctor of Philosophy and is a member of the Bristol Doctoral College. His research focuses on the intersection of engineering design and immersive technologies. His research interests span Mixed Reality (100%), Engineering (66%), Virtual Reality (50%), Physical Prototyping (41%), and related areas including haptic interaction, design considerations, and research processes in engineering contexts. His work bridges traditional engineering practices with emerging digital technologies. His recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate a strong focus on mixed reality applications in engineering design, with particular emphasis on environment reconstruction methods, spatial computing paradigms, and object tracking for physical prototype digitization. These works reflect trends toward integrating virtual and physical spaces in engineering design processes. Chris M J Cox collaborates extensively with researchers including Snider, Kukreja, and Gopsill on projects exploring the application of mixed reality in design prototyping and engineering education. His work appears primarily in engineering design conferences and journals.

Luise ReitstätterView profile

Research Fellow

• Exhibition Studies
• Museum Communication
• Visual Cultural Analysis
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Dr. Luise Reitstätter is a cultural scientist affiliated with the University of Vienna’s Department of Art History. She currently serves as a Visiting Scholar at King’s College London and the University of the Balearic Islands while leading the FWF-DFG project 'The Museum Gaze'. Previously, she headed the Laboratory for Cognitive Research in Art History (2017-2025) and held research/teaching positions at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and University of Salzburg. Her research examines: Exhibition practices : Analyzing visitor interactions, label usage, and spatial design in museums Cultural participation : Projects like 'Right to the Museum?' exploring accessibility and community engagement Visual methodologies : Employing eye-tracking and video analysis to study art perception Commons movements : Investigating collaborative cultural production and design innovation Her 15 most recent publications (2023-2025) focus on museum studies, visitor behavior analysis, and curatorial methodologies. Key trends include multimodal analysis of gallery interactions, institutional self-reflection, and participatory research designs. She employs interdisciplinary approaches bridging art history, sociology, and cognitive science. Notable projects include: PI for 'Say it Easy. Say it Out Loud' (language accessibility in museums) Co-PI for 'City-Country-Image' (archival studies of rural representations) Development of mobile eye-tracking protocols for exhibition spaces She leads the Laboratory for Cognitive Research in Art History, advancing empirical studies of art reception and museum experiences.

Johannes KrebsView profile

Professor

• Topological Data Analysis
• Persistent Homology
• Spatial Statistics
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Prof. Dr. Johannes Krebs holds the Chair of Mathematics - Statistics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Geography, Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt since 2021. His academic service includes membership on the editorial board of Statistics , the tenure track board, examination committees for B.Sc. Mathematics and Data Science programs, and the faculty council. His research focuses on topological data analysis, persistent homology, and spatial statistics with applications in stochastic geometry. Funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (KR 4977/2-1 and KR 4977/1-1), his work bridges theoretical statistics with computational topology to develop novel methods for analyzing complex data structures. His methodological contributions span wavelet analysis, functional data, and bootstrap techniques for dependent data. Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong emphasis on topological inference (persistent homology, Betti numbers), spatial statistics, and wavelet methods across multiple high-impact journals including Bernoulli , Annals of Statistics , and Stochastic Processes and their Applications . His work demonstrates consistent innovation in applying topological concepts to statistical problems with theoretical guarantees. Academic service highlights include: Editorial Board Member, Statistics journal Member of Tenure Track Board Examination Committee for B.Sc. Mathematics & Data Science Faculty Council Member His research program is supported by significant DFG funding for projects on Topological Data Analysis (2021-2023) and Dynamic Objects on Random Fields (2017-2020), reflecting sustained contribution to advancing statistical methodology through topological frameworks. He maintains active collaborations with researchers at UC Davis, KU Leuven, and Heidelberg University.

Reiner MarchthalerView profile

Professor

• Embedded Systems
• Sensor Data Fusion
• Kalman Filters
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Prof. Reiner Marchthaler is a Professor at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences within the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology. He serves as Deputy Director of the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS), Scientific Director of the Green IT 2026 Conference, and Liaison Lecturer for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. His academic leadership spans autonomous systems research and educational initiatives in embedded technologies. His research centers on Embedded Systems and Sensor Data Fusion, with pioneering work on Kalman filters for autonomous systems. He maintains the authoritative resource kalman-filter.de and has developed real-time capable SLAM algorithms, camera-based reference systems, and parking space detection frameworks. His expertise extends to entropy-based safety evaluation in autonomous driving and semantic segmentation using mixed real/synthetic data. Analysis of his 2020-2025 publications reveals dominant trends in autonomous driving systems, emphasizing real-time sensor fusion, deep learning for perception, and safety validation. Key subfields include adaptive Kalman filtering (ROSE-Filter), landmark-based navigation, neural network training with synthetic data, and maximum entropy safety frameworks. His work bridges theoretical innovation with automotive applications, particularly in model vehicle testing environments. Prof. Marchthaler leads research at the Institute for Intelligent Systems, directing the Green IT 2026 initiative and advising the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. His team develops ROS-based validation environments for autonomous algorithms and maintains the Kalman filter knowledge portal. Current projects focus on connected traffic systems using conventional infrastructure landmarks and entropy-optimized safety protocols for production vehicles.

Flemming Jannik Vind BjerrumView profile

Associate Clinical Professor

• Surgical Simulation
• Artificial Intelligence in Surgery
• Robotic Surgery Training
• +3 more

Flemming Jannik Vind Bjerrum holds a dual appointment as Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Clinical Medicine and as a surgeon at the Capital Region of Denmark, primarily affiliated with Amager and Hvidovre Hospital and Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation. His work bridges clinical practice and academic research in surgical innovation. His research focuses on simulation-based training and competency assessment for minimally invasive and robotic surgery. Key areas include development of AI algorithms for surgical gesture annotation, virtual reality simulation modules, and evidence-based training protocols. His fingerprint analysis reveals dominant expertise in surgeon training , systematic reviews , laparoscopy , and simulation training , with significant contributions to surgical AI applications. Recent publications (2024-2025) show a strong trend toward artificial intelligence integration in surgical training and assessment, particularly in robotic surgery gesture analysis, bronchoscopy, and bowel preparation evaluation. Over 80 research outputs demonstrate consistent productivity, with 17 publications in 2024 alone indicating active current research. No scientific awards are publicly documented in the provided materials. His advising activities and grant funding are not explicitly detailed in available sources, though his leadership in multicenter trials (e.g., robotic cardiac surgery simulation assessment) suggests collaborative grant involvement. His work with the Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation indicates institutional leadership in surgical education infrastructure. Bjerrum co-develops simulation technologies including virtual reality modules for canine surgery and AI-driven assessment tools, operating within interdisciplinary teams at Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation. His research network shows extensive international collaboration, particularly in surgical AI standardization efforts.