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Mark GatesView profile

Academic

• High Performance Computing
• Scientific Computing
• Linear Algebra
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Mark Gates is a Research Assistant Professor at the Innovative Computing Laboratory (ICL) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. His work focuses on high performance computing (HPC), scientific computing, and linear algebra, particularly leveraging multi-core and GPU architectures. He contributes to projects like SLATE, PLASMA, and MAGMA, advancing dense and sparse linear algebra libraries for modern parallel systems. His research emphasizes scalable algorithms, communication-avoiding techniques, and exascale computing. Education: Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2011, 2007, 1998). Research interests include parallel algorithms, numerical stability, and GPU acceleration. Recent work highlights include task-based polar decomposition, mixed-precision algorithms, and efficient sparse linear algebra operations. His articles address challenges in distributed computing, library development, and performance optimization. Labs/Teams: Active in ICL, collaborating on HPC software for exascale systems. No scientific awards explicitly listed, though contributions to foundational HPC libraries are notable.

Rishabh DabralView profile

Researcher

• 3D Computer Vision
• Computer Graphics
• Multi-Modal Interactions
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Rishabh Dabral is a Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics since August 2024, leading the "3D Visual Intelligence" group. He is also affiliated with the Research Training Group on Neuro-Explicit Models of Language, Vision, and Action at Saarland University. Expertise: 3D computer vision, computer graphics, human-object interaction modeling, and motion synthesis. Leadership: Conducts cutting-edge research on 3D human performance capture and physical plausibility in motion. His research focuses on: 3D human pose estimation under gravity constraints Multi-modal gesture synthesis using neural architectures Quantum auto-encoding for 3D representations Wearable robotics informed by human behavior Temporal dynamics in human-object interaction Recent publications at top venues like SIGGRAPH , CVPR , and ICCV demonstrate his work on: Music-driven motion synthesis Egocentric motion capture systems Reactive two-person interaction models Diffusion-based gesture generation Object-aware motion prediction Wearable robotic limb design

Michael FriedlanderView profile

Professor

• Convex Optimization
• Machine Learning
• First-Order Methods
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Michael Friedlander is a Professor of Computational Mathematics at the University of British Columbia (UBC), holding joint appointments in the Departments of Computer Science and Mathematics. He serves as Director of the UBC Institute of Applied Mathematics and is a Sauder School Distinguished Scholar. His research focuses on optimization theory, algorithms, and applications, particularly in convex optimization, first-order methods, and machine learning. Friedlander is a SIAM Fellow (2024) and has received multiple teaching awards, including the 2013 UBC CS Teaching Award. Education: PhD (2002) in Operations Research from Stanford University; BA (1993) in Physics from Cornell University. Research Interests: Friedlander’s work spans computational optimization, including first-order methods, gauge duality, federated learning, and applications in signal processing and quantum computing. His contributions include SPGL1, a widely used convex optimization solver, and foundational work on atomic decomposition and polar alignment in structured optimization. Key Contributions: His research bridges optimization with practical applications, such as compressed sensing and data science. Notable areas include dual methods for federated learning, low-rank spectral optimization, and algorithms for sparse recovery. He has advised numerous PhD students, including work on topics like gauge duality and federated learning contribution valuation. Awards & Honors: SIAM Fellow (2024) 2013 UBC CS Department Teaching Award CACS Outstanding Young Researcher Prize AI & Statistics 2009 Best Paper Award Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 graduate students and postdocs. Active in grant-funded research, including projects on optimization algorithms and their industrial applications. Collaborates with institutions like Pacific Institute for Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) and the Data Science Institute at UBC. Labs & Affiliations: Affiliated with the Institute for Computing, Information and Cognitive Systems (ICICS), Data Science Institute, and Quantum Computing Research Cluster at UBC. Leads interdisciplinary efforts in applied mathematics and computational science.

Morten BrunView profile

Associate Professor

• Topological Data Analysis
• Computational Topology
• Persistent Homology
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Morten Brun is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen. His research spans computational topology, persistent homology, and applications in biology and data science. Email: morten.brun@uib.no Research Interests: He specializes in topological data analysis, focusing on sparse nerves, relative persistent homology, and computational geometry. His work applies topological methods to biological problems, including drug resistance modeling in tuberculosis and immune profiling in multiple sclerosis. Recent Publications: His 2025 work includes hypercubic modeling of tuberculosis drug resistance and high-dimensional immune profiling post-stem cell transplantation. Earlier articles explore computational topology techniques (2017-2024) and interdisciplinary applications in toxicology and systems biology.

• Robot Vision
• Robot Navigation
• Computer Vision
• +7 more

Helder Araujo is a Professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Coimbra. His research focuses on Robot Vision , Computer Vision , and Medical Imaging , with applications in Capsule Endoscopy , Autonomous Driving , and Sensor Fusion . Recent publications highlight advancements in 3D Object Detection using transformer networks (e.g., RetSeg3D , DDet3D ), Medical Robotics (e.g., Self-supervised monocular pose estimation ), and Federated Learning (e.g., FAIR-FATE ). Key subfields include Transformer Models , Deep Learning , and Autonomous Navigation . His projects span Medical Imaging (e.g., Multi-Cam Capsule Endoscopy ), Autonomous Robotics (e.g., Learning to Navigate Endoscopic Capsule Robots ), and Edge Computing (e.g., Benchmarking CNN Inference on Low-Power Devices ). Grants include funding from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (e.g., PTDC/EEI-ROB/1155/2020) and the European Commission (e.g., AdvanCed Hardware/Software Components for Embedded Vision). He has served as an invited researcher at Université Blaise Pascal (2012–2014). Peer review activities cover journals like IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and Autonomous Robots . His work bridges Medical Imaging , Autonomous Systems , and AI Fairness .

Shunqiao SunView profile

Assistant Professor

• Statistical Signal Processing
• Sparse Signal Processing
• Mathematical Optimization
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Dr. Shunqiao Sun is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama, College of Engineering. He joined the faculty in August 2019 as a tenure-track professor after working at Aptiv’s radar core team in Malibu, California. His research focuses on advanced signal processing, machine learning, and optimization for automotive and MIMO radar systems in autonomous vehicles. Ph.D. : Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, 2016 M.S. : Electrical Engineering, Fudan University, 2011 B.S. : Electrical Engineering, Southern Yangtze University, 2004 Dr. Sun's research lies at the intersection of statistical and sparse signal processing , mathematical optimization , and machine learning , with applications in automotive radar , MIMO radar , and autonomous driving . His work emphasizes sparsity-oriented frameworks, AI-powered radar perception, and high-resolution 4D sensing. He leads a dynamic research group focused on next-generation radar technologies for intelligent transportation systems. His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend in deep learning for radar signal recovery , collaborative radar imaging , direction-of-arrival estimation with sparse arrays , and integrated sensing and communication . Several of his papers are among the most downloaded and cited in IEEE journals, including top articles in IEEE Signal Processing Magazine and IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing. Scientific Awards and Honors: NSF CAREER Award (2024) NSF CRII Award (2022) IEEE AESS Robert T. Hill Best Dissertation Award (2016) Best Student Paper Award at IEEE SAM Workshop (2020) Rutgers ECE Academic Achievement Award (2015–2016) University of Alabama Hewson Engineering Faculty Fellow (2025) Dr. Sun is actively involved in academic service and leadership. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Signal Processing Letters and IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing . He serves as Vice Chair of the IEEE Signal Processing Society’s Autonomous Systems Initiative and is an elected member of the IEEE Sensor Array and Multichannel (SAM) Technical Committee and the Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) Technical Working Group. He has co-organized numerous workshops and special sessions at ICASSP, EUSIPCO, and IEEE Radar Conference. His lab has secured significant research funding from the National Science Foundation , NXP Semiconductors , MathWorks , and NOAA . He mentors multiple Ph.D. students, several of whom have interned at leading industry labs such as NXP and GM Cruise. He has co-organized the Workshop on Signal Processing for Autonomous Systems (SPAS) at ICASSP and EUSIPCO and delivered invited seminars at institutions including TU Delft, UC Davis, and Lehigh University.

Tillman WeydeView profile

Academic

• Machine Learning
• Signal Processing
• Data Analysis
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Dr. Tillman Weyde is a Reader in the Department of Computer Science at City, University of London , where he has been employed since 2021. He leads the Machine Intelligence and Media Informatics Research Group and is a member of the Machine Learning Group . Prior to this, he served as Senior Lecturer (2009–2021) and Lecturer (2005–2009) at City, and worked as a researcher at the University of Osnabrück (2001–2005), coordinating the MUSITECH project. His academic background includes PhD in Music Technology (2002), MSc in Computer Science (1999), and MSc in Mathematics, Music, Philosophy & Pedagogy (1994), all from the University of Osnabrück. Research Focus: Machine learning and signal processing methods for data analysis with applications in finance, audio, NLP, music, health, security, and education. His recent work emphasizes inductive biases in neural networks for rule-learning, extrapolation, generalization, and interpretability. Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator for the AHRC-funded Digital Music Lab (2012–2017) and Integrated Audio-Symbolic Model of Music Similarity (2017–present). Co-investigator in Innovate UK and EPSRC projects on safer gambling ( Advancing Consumer Protection , 2015–2018) and Raven (2012–2021). Collaborations: Affiliated with the Institute of Cognitive Science (Osnabrück), Intelligent Systems Research Laboratory (Reading), and the MPEG Ad-Hoc Group on Symbolic Music Representation. Awards: Co-author of the 2000 Comenius Medal-winning educational software Computer Courses in Music Ear Training and co-editor of the Osnabrück Series on Music and Computation . Publications: Over 150 peer-reviewed works including conference papers, journal articles, and book chapters, focusing on interdisciplinary applications of machine learning in music, health, and finance. Students: Supervised 13 PhD students across topics like grammar bias in neural networks, emotion recognition from audio, extrapolation behavior in neural networks, relation-based patterns, legal text parsing, and more.

• Signal Processing
• Machine Learning
• Neural Networks
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Professor Danilo P. Mandic, affiliated with Imperial College London, UK, is a leading researcher in signal processing, machine learning, and biomedical signal analysis. His work spans quaternion algebra, tensor networks, and neural networks for real-world applications. 2025: Published 11+ works on EEG/PPG analysis, quantum learning, and tensor-based LLM compression 2024: Active in interpretable transformers, graph learning for financial data, and hearable devices Research focuses on hypercomplex signal processing, graph neural networks, and medical AI applications. Recent work explores quaternion calculus for signal processing, tensor network structures for LLMs, and hearable device optimization. Key publication trends include: 2025 emphasis on quantum-aware learning, 2024 graph-based time series clustering, and 2023 foundational work on graph CNNs and matched filtering approaches. Collaborates extensively with Dongpo Xu, Sayed Pouria Talebi, Clive Cheong Took, and Tobias Reichenbach on projects involving ear-EEG, ECG enhancement, and financial sentiment analysis.

Jeongsub ChoiView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning
• Data Mining
• Data Analytics
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Jeongsub Choi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Information Systems at West Virginia University's John Chambers College of Business and Economics. His work bridges machine learning, data mining, and business intelligence with applications in strategic management, patent analysis, and advanced manufacturing. Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University M.S. in Statistics, Rutgers University M.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering, Rutgers University Choi's research focuses on sparse learning models, network analysis, and virtual metrology systems for semiconductor manufacturing. His work spans predictive maintenance, competitor detection, and anomaly identification in dynamic networks. Recent publications highlight trends in sensor optimization, fault diagnosis, and technology lifecycle modeling. Applications span semiconductor manufacturing, financial transaction networks, and patent citation analysis.

Jonathan A. KelnerView profile

Professor

• Algorithms
• Complexity Theory
• Spectral Graph Theory
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Jonathan A. Kelner is a Professor of Applied Mathematics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a member of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) . His research bridges pure mathematics and algorithms, focusing on spectral graph theory, combinatorial optimization, and distributed computing.

• Computer Science
• Algorithms
• Graph Theory
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Virginia Vassilevska Williams is a Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), affiliated with MIT CSAIL. She earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 2008 and held postdoctoral positions at the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), UC Berkeley, and Stanford. Education: B.S. in Mathematics and Engineering from Caltech (2003); Ph.D. in Computer Science from CMU (2008) Her research focuses on combinatorial and graph-theoretic approaches to computational problems, including shortest paths , pattern detection , fine-grained complexity , and computational social choice for analyzing election manipulation and tournament structures. Recent publications highlight advances in sparse graph algorithms , cycle detection , and approximate counting using matrix multiplication techniques. She co-organized programs at the Simons Institute (2023) and Dagstuhl Seminars (2016). Scientific Awards NSF CAREER Award Google Research Fellowship Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship Thornton Family Faculty Research Innovation Fellowship Invited Speaker at ICM 2018 She advises current Ph.D. students including John Kuszmaul , Yael Kirkpatrick , and Zixuan Xu . Former students like Amir Abboud (Weizmann Institute) and Nicole Wein (U. Michigan) have achieved academic and industry positions.

Diego Regruto TomalinoView profile

Associate Professor

• System Identification
• Robust Control
• Convex Relaxation Techniques
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Diego Regruto Tomalino is an active Associate Professor in the Department of Control and Computer Engineering (DAUIN) at Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy, with contact details +39 0110907077 and diego.regruto@polito.it. He holds leadership roles in the IEEE Control Systems Society as Scientific Committee member of the Technical Committee on System Identification and Adaptive Control (2008-present) and served as its President (2013-2015). His work spans academic research, teaching, and international collaboration within control engineering. Education : Laurea in Electronic Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (2000) Ph.D. in Systems Engineering, Politecnico di Torino (2004) Research Interests : System Identification : Specializing in set-membership, sparse, and LPV techniques for nonlinear systems with applications in automotive and biomedical domains. Optimization & Control : Developing convex relaxation methods for model predictive control, robust control algorithms, and electrified vehicle propulsion systems. Control Education : Innovating through remote laboratories and industrial platforms to enhance engineering pedagogy globally. Publication Trends : Recent work (2021-2024) focuses on sparse optimization for cyber-physical security and electrified vehicles, extending set-membership identification to continuous-time systems, and educational frameworks. Dominant fields include control theory, optimization, and automotive applications with increasing emphasis on data-driven methods and sparse computing. Scientific Awards : No specific prizes, medals, or fellowships were documented in the provided texts. Advising and Grants : PhD Supervision : Alice Re (2024-present, sparse optimization for identification), Francesco Ripa (2023-present, electric vehicle propulsion management), Simone Pirrera (2021-2025, dynamical systems learning). Research Projects : Principal investigator for OpThermEV (2021-2022) on thermal management of electric vehicles, plus corporate-funded automotive research initiatives. Labs and Teams : Core member of the SIC (System Identification & Control) research group and LAB 11 at DAUIN. Leads international control education collaborations, notably a remote laboratory partnership between Asian and European institutions.

André NichterleinView profile

Researcher

• Parameterized Algorithms
• Algorithm Engineering
• Kernelization
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André Nichterlein is a Permanent Research Associate at the Technical University of Berlin, specializing in Algorithmics and Complexity Theory. He completed his PhD at TU Berlin (2014) and holds a Diploma from Friedrich Schiller University Jena (2010). His career includes postdoctoral research at Durham University (UK) under a DAAD fellowship and extensive work as a research assistant at TU Berlin. Research Focus: Nichterlein's work centers on parameterized algorithms , kernelization techniques , graph problem optimization , and algorithm engineering . His research addresses fundamental challenges in computational complexity through practical algorithmic solutions, particularly in graph theory and network optimization. Publication Trends: His recent articles (2020-2023) demonstrate a strong focus on parameterized complexity frontiers, efficient data reduction methods for NP-hard problems, and applications in network design. Recurring themes include kernelization innovations, graph modification problems, and experimental algorithmics, with consistent contributions to theoretical foundations of computer science.

• Wireless Communication
• Communication Systems
• Cellular Networks
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Ki Won Sung is an Associate Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, specializing in wireless communication systems and network optimization. His research focuses on 5G/6G technologies, integrated sensing-communication systems, cell-free massive MIMO, and stochastic network modeling. Research interests include: Wireless network architecture design and optimization Resource allocation in multi-user communication systems Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) Stochastic modeling of ultra-dense networks Energy-efficient communication protocols Millimeter wave and massive MIMO systems His recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on beyond-5G systems, particularly cell-free massive MIMO deployments and URLLC applications. Research trends show consistent focus on network optimization through advanced signal processing, geometric decomposition methods, and cross-layer protocol design. Teaching activities include course management and examination for multiple degree projects and core courses: Communication Systems (IK2200) Mathematical Statistics (IX1501) Mobile Networks and Services (IK2560) Radio Networks (IK2510) Stochastic Simulation (II2206) Wireless Systems (IK1330)

• Signal and Image Processing
• Machine Learning
• Computer Science
• +6 more

Yannick Berthoumieu is a Professor at the Université de Bordeaux , affiliated with the IMS Bordeaux laboratory. He leads the MOTIVE team under the Signal and Image Processing research group. His work spans Signal and Image Processing , Machine Learning , and Remote Sensing , with a focus on SAR image analysis, generative models, and geometric learning.