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Jianjing Kuang is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania, affiliated with the School of Arts and Sciences. As Director of the Penn Phonetics Laboratory, they lead research in phonetics, laboratory phonology, and tonal language studies. Kuang holds a Ph.D. from UCLA (2013) and specializes in the interplay between production and perception in speech, particularly focusing on tonal systems, prosody, and cross-linguistic fieldwork. Their work integrates behavioral experiments, corpus studies, and computational modeling to explore phonological contrasts, voice quality, and sound change. Key affiliations include MindCORE and the Center for East Asian Studies. Research interests include multidimensional cues in tone processing, glottal articulations, mapping production-perception relationships, and prosodic sentence processing. Kuang has conducted fieldwork on languages such as Yi, Q’anjob’al, and Mandarin. Their studies address topics like tonal splitting in Yi, cue-changing in Korean stops, and prosodic patterns in Mayan languages. Recent work explores voice quality’s role in pitch perception and prosodic boundary detection. Awards and grants are not explicitly listed, but Kuang’s extensive publications (over 50 peer-reviewed papers) reflect sustained academic impact. They advise graduate students in phonetics and phonology, with active collaborations in computational linguistics and speech technology. The Penn Phonetics Laboratory, under Kuang’s direction, emphasizes interdisciplinary research bridging experimental and theoretical phonetics.

• Phonetics
• Tonal Languages
• Speech Production and Perception
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Sanjit A. Seshia is the Cadence Founders Chair Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley . He is affiliated with the Group in Logic and the Methodology of Science and participates in centers like the Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems Center , Berkeley AI Research , and the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing . Research interests include formal methods for automated verification and synthesis of dependable systems, with applications to cyber-physical systems , AI-based autonomy , and computer security . His work spans SMT solving, model counting, syntax-guided synthesis, and algorithmic improvisation, with tools like UCLID5 , VerifAI , and Scenic for verifying autonomous systems and educational platforms like CPSGrader . Students and collaborators include notable researchers such as Dorsa Sadigh (Stanford), Daniel Fremont (UC Santa Cruz), and Hazem Torfah (Chalmers). He has co-founded startups like Decyphir and 20ⁿ Labs based on his research.

• Formal Methods
• Cyber-Physical Systems
• Computer Security
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Dylan Hadfield-Menell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding the Bonnie and Marty (1964) Tenenbaum Career Development Professorship. His research focuses on AI alignment and human-AI interaction within MIT's School of Engineering. His research interests center on agent alignment problems in AI systems, particularly examining uncertainty in objective optimization for human-robot teams and societal oversight of machine learning systems. Key areas include the principal-agent alignment problem , assistance games frameworks , and robust preference learning that accounts for hidden contextual factors in reinforcement learning from human feedback. His recent publications reveal strong trends toward multi-agent cooperation , formal contract mechanisms for resolving social dilemmas, and advanced evaluation methodologies for AI safety. The research spans theoretical frameworks like open-universe assistance games while addressing practical challenges in language model alignment and cultural bias assessment. Scientific awards include: AI2050 Early Career Fellowship from Schmidt Futures Berkeley Fellowship NSF Graduate Research Fellowship C.V. Ramamoorthy Distinguished Research Award His work bridges theoretical computer science with real-world AI governance challenges, as demonstrated through MIT's participation in AI policy white papers. Current research directions include developing frameworks for transparent AI systems and addressing fundamental limitations in aligning recommender systems with human values through interdisciplinary synthesis.

• AI Alignment
• Human-AI Interaction
• Reinforcement Learning
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Noah A. Smith is an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington. His work focuses on computational linguistics, machine learning, and natural language processing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University (2006). His research explores ethical AI applications, multimodal systems, and foundational aspects of language models. Key research areas include: Ethical considerations in NLP, such as detecting rights abuses through text analysis Efficient decoding and alignment strategies for large language models Large-scale evaluation frameworks for multitask and multimodal generation Understanding pretraining dynamics and data composition effects Recent work emphasizes transparency in language models (e.g., tracing outputs to training data) and improving alignment through human feedback. He has contributed to open-source projects like OLMo and Dolma, advancing reproducibility in NLP research. No awards explicitly listed in provided texts. No specific advising or grant details available, though extensive publication output indicates active research involvement.

• Computational Linguistics
• Computer Science
• Machine Learning
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Jonathan S. Phillips is an Assistant Professor in the Program in Cognitive Science at Dartmouth College , with affiliations in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and the Department of Philosophy . He directs the PhilLab , which explores cognition through interdisciplinary methods integrating philosophy, psychology, linguistics, and computer science . Education: B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Ph.D., Yale University (Philosophy/Psychology) Research focuses on modal cognition , including how humans represent possibilities ( possible worlds ), moral judgment , causal reasoning , and theory of mind . The lab investigates how these representations influence language and decision-making , with empirical work spanning fMRI studies , computational modeling , and developmental psychology . Recent publications examine modal decomposition , counterfactual neural substrates , and moral constraints on possibility representation . Collaborators include scholars from Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and MIT. The lab has trained graduate students in Cognitive Science and Psychology , with alumni pursuing computational, moral, and developmental research.

• Modal cognition
• Moral judgment
• Causal reasoning
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Matilde Marcolli is the Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). She holds joint appointments in the Division of Physics, Mathematics, and Astronomy (PMA) and the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences (EAS). Her research spans noncommutative geometry, mathematical physics, number theory, and mathematical linguistics. She has been recognized with prestigious awards such as the Sofja Kovalevskaya Award (2001) and the Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize (2001). Marcolli has advised numerous PhD students and contributed to over 300 publications. Her work bridges abstract mathematics with applications in cosmology, quantum field theory, and computational linguistics. Education : PhD in Mathematics, University of Chicago, 1997 M.Sc., University of Chicago, 1994 Laurea in Mathematics, University of Pavia, 1993 Research Interests : Marcolli’s research explores the intersection of geometry, number theory, and physics. Key areas include noncommutative geometry models of particle physics and cosmology, motives in quantum field theory, and algebraic models of generative linguistics. She applies advanced techniques such as Feynman integrals, spectral action principles, and Hopf algebras to interdisciplinary problems. Grants & Awards : NSF grants DMS-2104330, DMS-1707882, and others NSERC Discovery Grant RGPIN-2018-04937 FQXi grant FQXi-RFP-1804 Collaborations & Labs : Marcolli collaborates with institutions like the Perimeter Institute and Florida State University. She leads research groups on topics such as quantum statistical mechanics, holography, and neural information networks. Her work on syntax-semantics interfaces and quantum gravity models has been pivotal in interdisciplinary studies.

• Noncommutative Geometry
• Mathematical Physics
• Number Theory
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Sonit Bafna is an Associate Professor and Director of the Ph.D. Program in Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology's College of Design. He holds a Ph.D. from Georgia Tech (2002), an SMArchS from MIT (1993), and a professional degree in Architecture fromCEPT University (1990). His research bridges empirical studies on space-human interaction and critical architectural theory, focusing on morphology, behavior, perception, and aesthetics. Key research areas include home layout's impact on mental health (e.g., reduced depression risk in living-area-centered apartments), workplace design's role in employee wellbeing, and the relationship between spatial configuration and cognitive abilities. His work is funded by organizations like the General Services Administration and Kaiser Permanente. Bafna supervises doctoral research in morphology, design theory, and cognitive studies. Current projects include a book on imaginative reasoning in architecture and studies on hospital corridor design and film spatial analysis. His courses cover architectural theory, design analysis, and research methods. Notable contributions include interdisciplinary studies on space syntax, the therapeutic potential of domestic environments, and the visual functioning of buildings. His research emphasizes the socio-cultural dimensions of architecture and its imaginative potential beyond functionalism.

• Architectural Morphology
• Space Syntax
• Behavior and Perception
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Ian Quinn is the Allen Forte Professor of Music Theory and Director of Graduate Studies (DGS) at Yale University, within the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Science. He holds a B.A. from Columbia University (1993), M.A. and Ph.D. from the Eastman School of Music (1998, 2004). Prior to Yale, he taught at the University of Chicago and University of Oregon, and was a CASBS Residential Fellow at Stanford (2008-09). His research focuses on tonal harmony, corpus studies, music cognition, and the intersections of mathematics and computation in music theory. He edited the Journal of Music Theory (2004–2011) and co-organized the 2009 Society for Mathematics and Computation in Music conference. He leads the Yale-New Haven Regular Singing (YNHRS) shape-note singing group and serves on editorial boards for Journal of Mathematics and Music and the Northeast Music Cognition Group (NEMCOG). Quinn’s work has earned awards from the Society for Music Theory, including the Emerging Scholar Award (2004) and Outstanding Publication Award (2006/2007). His research spans analytical frameworks for harmonic function, corpus-based studies of tonal systems, and empirical investigations of music perception. He has advised over 15 doctoral students, many now in academic and industry roles. Key collaborations include co-authoring the Oxford Handbook of Corpus Studies in Music (2023) and developing the Yale-Classical Archives Corpus. His work bridges theoretical, computational, and historical approaches to music analysis, with contributions to Science , Music Theory Spectrum , and Perspectives of New Music .

• Music Theory
• Harmonic Analysis
• Music Cognition
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Reynaldo Romero serves as Associate Professor in the Department of History, Humanities and Languages at the University of Houston-Downtown, where he has maintained active teaching and research since at least 2012. His academic foundation spans linguistics, public health, and translation studies across multiple institutions. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Spanish Linguistics from Georgetown University (Dissertation: Structural Consequences of Language Shift: Judeo-Spanish in Istanbul) M.P.H. in Community Health Practice from UTHealth (Dissertation: Beliefs on COVID-19 vaccination among Hispanic day laborers) M.A. in Translation from Kent State University Multiple B.A. degrees in French, General Linguistics, and Spanish Language/Linguistics from Rice University Romero's research creates critical intersections between linguistic theory and real-world applications. His work on Spanish for the Professions establishes frameworks for medical and legal interpreting while addressing systemic language access barriers. The scholarship on endangered languages—particularly Judeo-Spanish and Afro-Hispanic varieties—combines rigorous documentation with urgent revitalization efforts. His healthcare access research directly engages Houston's linguistic minorities through community-based projects like the Medical Translation Project with HISD. Recent publications reveal three dominant trajectories: (1) advancing methodologies in Afro-Hispanic linguistics through collaborative edited volumes; (2) developing social justice frameworks for marginalized language communities; and (3) documenting endangered linguistic varieties with innovative digital approaches. These threads converge in his community-engaged scholarship that bridges academic research and practical language access solutions. Professional recognition includes: Certified Translator status from the American Translators Association Advanced Professional Analytic Linguist certification Specialized medical and legal interpreter credentials Online teaching certification with digital tools specialization Romero's grant activity demonstrates sustained commitment to practical applications of linguistic research. Current projects include 'Promoting the Critical and Responsible Use of Digital Tools and AI in Written Tasks' (2024-2025), while past work developed medical interpreter training during disaster relief and language access protocols for healthcare settings. His service learning initiatives—like the Medical Translation Project with Houston ISD—create tangible community impact while advancing pedagogical innovation. Through the Medical Translation Project and language access advocacy, Romero cultivates collaborative spaces where academic research directly serves Houston's linguistic minorities. His work with heritage speakers and endangered language communities establishes frameworks for linguistic empowerment beyond traditional academic boundaries.

• Spanish for the Professions
• Translation and Interpreting
• Language Access Policies
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Young Ook Kim is a Professor at the Department of Architecture, Sejong University. His research focuses on spatial morphology, space syntax, and urban design, with applications in pedestrian behavior analysis and urban regeneration. 1999 Ph.D., University College London 1994 M.S., University of Colorado, Denver 1986 B.S., Yonsei University His work explores the relationship between spatial layouts and human behavior, particularly in crowded environments. Recent studies include predictive modeling for crowd accidents and agent-based simulations for subway station design. Key methodologies involve space syntax and computational modeling. Latest research trends emphasize pedestrian safety, urban walkability, and regional spatial characteristics, leveraging space syntax tools and agent-based simulations to analyze crowd dynamics and urban configurations. He has collaborated extensively on projects related to spatial configuration and urban planning, with contributions to conferences like the International Space Syntax Symposium. His h-index is 7, with 13 Scopus citations on recent works. 2024: Crowd accident risk prediction, improved agent simulations, and regional walking behavior studies 2023: Pedestrian behavior analysis in Seoul's Gangnam Station 2022: Mega-shelter layout planning and user-behavior studies

• Spatial Morphology
• Space Syntax
• Urban Design
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Yelena McLane is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Interior Architecture and Design at Florida State University. She holds a Specialist Degree from Moscow State University, an M.S. and Ph.D. from FSU, and has conducted postgraduate research at the Russian Academy of Sciences. Her work bridges design theory, history, and practice, focusing on spatial analysis, Soviet design history, and humanitarian design for homelessness. She leads the Design Resources for Homelessness initiative and has authored/co-authored influential books such as Homelessness and the Built Environment (2021) and Foundations of Interior Design (2025). Education: B.A./Specialist Degree, Moscow Lomonosov State University (1998) Post-Graduate Research, Russian Academy of Sciences (1998–2000) M.S. Interior Design, Florida State University (2002) Ph.D. Art Education, Florida State University (2013) Research Interests: McLane’s research explores spatial configurations’ impact on human experience, mid-20th-century Soviet design, and design solutions for homelessness. She employs quantitative/qualitative methods to study how interior spaces reflect cultural and institutional influences. Her work on Soviet material culture challenges Western-centric narratives in design history. Professional Contributions: As an NCIDQ-certified designer, she led museum exhibitions in the U.S. and Caribbean. Her recent projects include curating Kul’ttovary: Bringing Culture into the Soviet Home and co-editing Experiential Design – Rethinking Relations between People, Objects and Environments . She also holds leadership roles in IDEC, EDRA, and the Society of Architectural Historians. Awards: IDEC 2022 Book Award for her 2021 publication on homelessness design. Grants & Fellowships: 2015 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for teaching design history.

• Design History
• Soviet Architecture and Design
• Space Syntax
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Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger serves as a Lecturer in Creative Writing at the Faculty of Faroese Language and Literature, University of the Faroe Islands. Holding a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Copenhagen, she is an influential contemporary poet whose experimental works bridge academic philosophy and artistic practice through innovative multimedia formats and public interventions. Her academic background includes: Master of Arts (mag.art.) in Philosophy, University of Copenhagen (awarded March 5, 2012) Jæger's creative practice centers on poetry and phenomenology, manifested through radical experimentation with form and medium. She pioneers techniques including xerographic poetry, pergament manuscripts, lithographic texts, and multimedia installations that transform philosophical concepts into tangible artistic experiences. Her work consistently engages with urgent contemporary issues—from Gaza conflict commentary to social media critique—while celebrating the expressive potential of the Faroese language through fragmented syntax, multilingual elements, and material innovation. Analysis of her 2022-2025 publications reveals a cohesive trajectory toward interdisciplinary collaboration and expanded poetic forms. Through the SUPERVISJÓN collective, she has systematically dismantled poetry's traditional boundaries, producing street interventions, textile art, sound installations, and digital works that challenge conventional distinctions between literature, visual art, and public space. This body of work demonstrates remarkable thematic consistency in addressing political power structures, psychological states, and environmental concerns while maintaining deep roots in Faroese linguistic and cultural identity. No scientific awards or fellowships were documented in the available information. In her academic capacity, Jæger teaches creative writing within the Bachelor of Arts in Creative Arts program and has co-edited student anthologies like RITLIST II: Antologi (2023). She has contributed to institutional development through consultancy work on sustainability recommendations for the University of the Faroe Islands (2021), demonstrating engagement beyond traditional academic boundaries. While formal graduate students aren't listed, her editorial work indicates active mentorship of emerging Faroese writers. Jæger's primary creative ecosystem is the SUPERVISJÓN collaboration, which functions as both artistic laboratory and cultural platform. This collective enables her poetry to transcend the page through annual Ólavsøkuframsýningin exhibitions, transforming public spaces with wall poems, textile installations, and multimedia performances that engage the Faroese community in contemporary artistic discourse.

• Poetry
• Phenomenology
• Creative Writing
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Marten van Schijndel is an Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics at Cornell University, affiliated with the Cognitive Science Program and the Department of Linguistics within the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on incremental language processing, comparing human linguistic behavior with computational models like neural networks. He organizes the Computational Psycholinguistic Discussions (C.Psyd) and collaborates with the Cornell Computational Linguistics Lab (CLab) and Cornell NLP Group. Van Schijndel’s work bridges computational modeling and psycholinguistics, probing how humans and models process language incrementally, particularly through methodologies like fMRI and behavioral experiments. His research interests include computational modeling of language processing, neural network representations, and the interplay between syntax, semantics, and discourse. Notably, he investigates ungrounded learning in neural models, exploring what linguistic aspects emerge from statistical patterns alone. Recent contributions include studies on semantic change quantification, phonotactic effects in context, and discourse predictability in Hindi word order. Van Schijndel teaches courses such as Computational Linguistics II and leads seminars on natural language processing. He actively advises students like John R. Starr, Ashlyn Winship, and Zander Lynch, whose work spans experimental paradigms for semantic spaces, implicit arguments in sentence processing, and semantic role localization. His recent activities include co-organizing workshops on event representation (PEER 2025) and presenting at the University of Rochester on event construction from language. Media highlights include research on tracking anti-immigrant hate speech and semantic evolution in French texts.

• Computational Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• Neural Network Language Models
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Professor Gila Safran Naveh holds the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati Chair in Judaic Studies and serves as Department Head at the University of Cincinnati. She specializes in Holocaust Studies, Genocide Studies, Critical Theory, and Gender and Judaism, with interdisciplinary expertise in Semiotics and Linguistics. Her academic trajectory includes roles from Visiting Assistant Professor (1978-1986) to full Professor (1999–present). Education: Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of California San Diego, 1981 Ph.D.C. in Linguistics and Comparative Literature, UC San Diego, 1979 B.A. in Comparative Literature & Near Eastern Studies, Hebrew University, 1969 Multiple additional degrees from San Diego State University (1973–1974) Her research bridges textual analysis with cultural and psychological dimensions, particularly focusing on Holocaust survivors’ narratives, semiotics, and gender dynamics. Key works include Biblical Parables and Their Modern Recreations (2000) and Unpacking the Heart with Words (in progress). She has organized major conferences, including the Semiotic Society of America meetings in 1988 and 2010, and founded the Center for Jewish Cultures and Ideas. Awards include the George C. Barbour Award (2006) and Edith Alexander Award (2000) for teaching excellence. Awards: Fellow of the Academy for Teaching and Learning (2010) Skirball Fellowship (1997) Multiple teaching awards (1996–2006) Her courses span Holocaust literature, Jewish humor, and film studies, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary pedagogy. She advises on scholarly journals and serves on boards for the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute and Rockwern Academy.

• Holocaust Studies
• Genocide Studies
• Critical Theory
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Katie Condon Hermes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Southern Methodist University, where she teaches creative writing and edits poetry for Project Poëtica/Bridwell Press. She holds a PhD in English from the University of Tennessee (2020) and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Houston (2015). Her debut poetry collection Praying Naked (2020) won the Charles B. Wheeler Prize, and her work appears in New Yorker , Poetry Magazine , and American Poetry Review . Research interests focus on lyric poetry's intersection with confessional traditions, apostrophic forms, and spiritual inquiry. Her poetry explores themes of embodiment, gender identity, and existential inquiry through visceral imagery and innovative syntax. Education : PhD English (UT Knoxville), MFA Poetry (UH) Awards : NEA Fellowship (2025), MacDowell Fellowship (2023) Publications include over 20 poems in top journals and critical work in Grist Journal . She previously served as Creative Writing Fellow at Emory University (2019-2021).

• Lyric Poetry
• Confessional Poetry
• Creative Writing
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