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Caspar MeyerView profile

Professor

• Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Eurasia
• Cross-cultural Interaction and Exchange
• Temporality and Embodiment in Ancient Art
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Caspar Meyer is a Professor at the Bard Graduate Center, Bard College, where he serves as Editor of West 86th: A Journal of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture . His research bridges archaeology, art history, and material culture studies, with emphases on ancient Greek and Eurasian societies, cross-cultural exchange, and the role of temporality in art. Meyer leads archaeological fieldwork at the sanctuary of Apollo on Despotiko and has excavated in Ukraine, Russia, and the Cyclades. Education includes a PhD and MS from the University of Oxford and a BA from King’s College London. Meyer's work interrogates how people and objects co-create environments through embodied craftsmanship, with current projects examining ancient 'future-making' via technological choices in pottery, metalwork, and stone carvings. His interests span: Intercultural dynamics in first-millennium BCE Eurasia Classical reception in modern scholarship and museums Archaeological method and sensory engagement with artifacts Recent publications (2018–2025) cluster around materiality, temporality, and interdisciplinary critique. Trends include museum display ethics, Scythian art technology, and re-evaluations of classical reception through Foucaultian and possibility-studies frameworks. Articles consistently merge technical analysis (e.g., chaîne opératoire) with cultural theory. He directs a field school for BGC students and co-edits thematic journal issues on topics like metalwork and magic, fostering collaborative research networks.

• Romantic Literature
• Victorian Literature
• Victorian Novel
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Audrey Jaffe is a Professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in Romantic and Victorian Literature. She is affiliated with the Graduate Faculty and Undergraduate Instructor roles, contributing to the academic community through research and teaching on the Victorian novel, affect theory, and narrative structures. Research focuses on Victorian realism Expertise in class and identity dynamics in fiction Advances understanding of emotional measurement in Victorian finance Her recent publications, including essays on George Eliot and Dickens, reveal trends in analyzing ideology, genre, and socio-economic contexts in 19th-century British literature. She co-edits volumes bridging political economy and literary studies.

Shixiang ZhuView profile

Assistant Professor

• Machine Learning
• Data Science
• Operations Research
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Shixiang (Woody) Zhu is an Assistant Professor in Data Analytics at the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a PhD in Machine Learning from Georgia Institute of Technology (2022) and B.S./M.S. in Computer Science from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2017). His research bridges machine learning, operations research, and statistics, focusing on sequential modeling, human-AI collaboration, and energy systems operations. He has received awards including the IEEE Power & Energy Society Best Paper Award (2025) and was a finalist for the INFORMS Wagner Prize (2021). Education : PhD in Machine Learning, Georgia Tech (2017–2022) B.S./M.S. in Computer Science, BUPT (2010–2017) His research emphasizes spatio-temporal data analysis , decision making under uncertainty , and applications to energy systems, healthcare, and public policy. Notable projects include optimizing police zone design (Wagner Prize finalist) and enhancing grid resilience through robust optimization. He actively collaborates with institutions like Argonne National Laboratory and NSF-funded projects. Awards : Best Paper Award, IEEE Power & Energy Society (2025) Gen-AI Fellows (2024) Finalist, INFORMS Wagner Prize (2021) Advising & Grants : Advises PhD students Zekai Fan, Wenbin Zhou, and others Recipient of Block Center Seed Grant (2024), NSF funding (2024) His work spans energy resilience, public policy optimization, and causal inference in social systems. He co-leads the INFORMS Data Mining Society and reviews for top journals like Operations Research and Management Science.

Jianwen SuView profile

Professor

• Database Systems
• Formal Verification
• Web Services
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Jianwen Su is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he has been since 1990. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern California and B.S./M.S. degrees from Fudan University in China. His research focuses on databases, formal verification, web services, business process management (BPM), and workflow systems. He has contributed to data-centric workflow modeling, artifact-based BPM frameworks, and tools like the Web Service Analysis Tool (WSAT). Adjunct professorships at Peking, Fudan, and Donghua Universities in China. Key roles: General co-chair of ICSOC 2013, PC chair of PODS 2009, and general chair of SIGMOD 2001. Recipient of the 2000 Outstanding Faculty Award (UCSB College of Engineering) and IBM Faculty Awards (2007, 2008). Research spans database query languages, incremental query evaluation, spatial databases, and formal verification techniques for software systems. Current emphasis is on data modeling for workflows and BPM systems.

Wendy MeiringView profile

Professor

• Statistical Methods for Brain Imaging
• Spatial and Temporal Processes
• Computational Statistics
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Wendy Meiring is a Professor in the Department of Statistics and Applied Probability at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research focuses on statistical methods for analyzing complex data in neuroscience, environmental science, and biomedical applications. She specializes in spatial and temporal processes, computational statistics, machine learning, and uncertainty quantification. Her work integrates advanced statistical techniques with real-world challenges, such as analyzing brain imaging data, pharmacokinetic models, and environmental monitoring. She has contributed to methodologies for functional data analysis, clustering-based correlation estimation, and spatial-temporal modeling. Dr. Meiring has published extensively in top journals, including The Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics , focusing on topics likeFréchet regression, pharmacokinetic modeling, and environmental phenology. Her research bridges theoretical statistics with practical applications in health, neuroscience, and ecology. She collaborates across disciplines, contributing to programs like the Interdepartmental Graduate Program in Dynamical Neuroscience at UCSB. Her lab develops innovative statistical tools for analyzing high-resolution datasets, emphasizing reproducibility and methodological rigor.

Ann-Charlotte PalmgrenView profile

Academic

• Feminist Urban Studies
• Girlhood Studies
• Youth Studies
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Ann-Charlotte Palmgren is a University Lecturer in Gender Studies at Åbo Akademi University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology and the Department of Culture, History and Philosophy. She holds a PhD in Gender Studies (2014) and the title of Docent (2021), equivalent to Associate Professor. Her academic work spans interdisciplinary research at the intersection of feminist urban studies, youth and girlhood studies, internet studies, and methodological innovation. Her research interests include: Feminist urban studies and spatial justice Girlhood and youth temporalities Critical autoethnography and poetic inquiry Qualitative methods and creative academic writing Ethics in ethnographic research Temporalities in literature and environmental crisis Her recent publications (2021–2025) reflect a strong thematic coherence centered on embodiment, temporality, and poetic expression in research. She frequently employs walking interviews, autoethnography, and interdisciplinary methods to explore how young people experience urban and digital spaces. Her work bridges scholarly rigor with poetic and narrative forms, contributing to evolving methodologies in the humanities. Scientific awards received include: Första pristagare i Solveig von Schoultz-tävlingen för dikter (2018) Utmärkt undervisningsförmåga in Gender Studies (2022) Honourable mention for 'Standing still: Walking interviews and poetic spatial inquiry' (2018 Wiley Area Prize) She is actively involved in academic mentoring and supervision, currently serving as main supervisor for three doctoral researchers. She has contributed to university pedagogy through workshops and seminars and plays a leadership role in research, including jury memberships, dissertation evaluations, and hosting academic visitors. Since 2023, she has been editor-in-chief of the journal Finsk Tidskrift , further amplifying her influence in Nordic humanities scholarship. Her research is supported by grants from The Turku Urban Research Programme and Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland, focusing on girlhood in urban space and temporality in youth culture and environmental questions.

Julian F. HenriquesView profile

Researcher

• Sound Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Caribbean Studies
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Dr. Julian F. Henriques is a Senior Research Fellow at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a leading scholar in sound studies, cultural studies, and Caribbean research. With a PhD thesis (2008) on Reggae Sound System Crews, his work bridges music, technology, and embodiment through practice-based research. He has authored the book Sonic Bodies (2011) and co-edited Rhythm, Movement, Embodiment (2014). Currently, he explores fetal auditory environments through the Sonic Womb Exhibition (2026) and contributes to obstetric research on noise exposure. Research Interests: His scholarship focuses on the Jamaican sound system as a cultural technology, analyzing rhythm, affect, and sonic embodiment. He investigates intersections between popular culture, Caribbean diasporic practices, and the materiality of sound through theoretical frameworks like Afrofuturism (2015) and cosmopolitan theory (2020). Recent work combines computational acoustic modeling with ethnographic insights into prenatal soundscapes. Key Publications: Includes articles on fetal noise exposure (2025), Jamaican knowledge systems (2023), and rhythm analysis (2014). His edited works span Stuart Hall's legacy (2018) and sound studies companions. Collaborations with acoustic engineers (2025) demonstrate interdisciplinary reach. Collaborations: Works with institutions like University College London (2025), Tate Modern (2011), and the University of Munich (2014). Leads the Sonic Womb project with Pierre Gélat and Atau Tanaka.

Breffni NooneView profile

Associate Professor

• Revenue Management
• Profit Optimization
• Consumer Behavior
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Breffni Noone serves as an Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Management within Pennsylvania State University's College of Health and Human Development, specializing in revenue management and profit optimization across hospitality assets including hotels, restaurants, golf facilities, and spas. Her work bridges theoretical research with practical industry applications through data-driven decision frameworks. Dr. Noone earned her Ph.D. in Operations Management from Cornell University (2004), an M.B.S. from Dublin City University, Ireland (1996), and a B.Sc. in Management/Higher Diploma in Hotel & Catering Management from University of Dublin, Trinity College and Technological University Dublin, Ireland (1994). Her academic journey reflects deep integration of operations research and hospitality management. Her research centers on revenue management systems, consumer behavior in pricing contexts, and sustainable profit optimization. Key investigations include scarcity-based promotions, menu engineering, online booking psychology, and non-traditional revenue applications in golf. She emphasizes data visualization and operational design to balance profitability with social and environmental responsibility, examining how non-price information shapes consumer decisions across service encounters. Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals expanding research scope from core hotel revenue management into crisis resilience, social inclusion, and cross-industry applications. Recent work addresses waiting-time psychology, employment biases against houseless individuals, and AI-driven commercial talent development, demonstrating adaptation to contemporary industry challenges while maintaining methodological rigor in experimental and field studies. No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials, though her consistent publication record in top-tier journals like Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research and International Journal of Hospitality Management indicates significant scholarly impact. Dr. Noone's grant-funded research focuses on pricing strategy effectiveness, non-price information processing in consumer decisions, service encounter management frameworks, and revenue management decision tools. Her projects generate actionable insights for hospitality operators through empirical analysis of consumer responses to scarcity cues, photograph content, and cultural variables in booking behavior, directly informing industry revenue optimization practices.

• Business Administration
• Operations Research
• Supply Chain Management
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Prof. Dr. Julia Rieck is a Full Professor of Business Administration at the University of Hildesheim , leading the Department of Business Administration and Operations Research within the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics and Computer Science. As Dean of the Faculty , she oversees academic programs, quality management, and research initiatives. Her roles include academic advising for the Business Information Systems (B.Sc./M.Sc.) programs and active participation in examination boards and quality committees. Education: PhD in Political Science (Dr. rer. pol.) with summa cum laude (2008), Habilitation at Clausthal University of Technology (2014), and studies in Business Mathematics (Diploma, University of Hamburg, 2003) and Mathematics (Georg-August-University Göttingen, 2000). Research: Focuses on Operations Research , Supply Chain Management , Project Planning , and Logistics . Her work integrates mathematical modeling , machine learning , and real-world applications , particularly in disaster response , dynamic transportation , and sustainable e-commerce . Projects: Leads third-party funded initiatives like "IT für die sorgende Gesellschaft" (AI in healthcare/social sectors) and contributes to the HULLS real-lab (AI in aging societies). Collaborates with regional companies (e.g., Youco, ADITUS) and institutions (HAWK, University of Hannover). Teaching: Emphasizes practical application through case studies, industry partnerships, and the IT-Speed Dating event for student-company connections. Her courses cover project resource planning , logistics , and digital transformation . Labs & Teams: Active in the Institute of Business Administration & Business Information Systems , contributing to the KET Kompetenzwerkstatt (entrepreneurship support) and interdisciplinary teams in AI and sustainability research.

Volker DellwoView profile

Associate Professor

• Phonetics
• Speech Recognition
• Computational Linguistics
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Prof. Dr. Volker Dellwo is an Associate Professor of Phonetics and head of the Department of Computational Linguistics. His research focuses on phonetics, speech recognition, computational linguistics, and dialectology, with applications in forensic analysis, voice biometrics, and multimodal emotion recognition. Academic Rank: Associate Professor Department: Computational Linguistics His work explores phonetic convergence , speaker discrimination, and the role of prosodic features in voice recognition. Recent studies analyze whispered speech processing, cross-dialect accommodation, and neural mechanisms of speaker identity encoding. Key article trends include self-supervised learning for speech recognition , multimodal emotion detection , and forensic voice analysis . Subfields span acoustic variability, temporal envelope dynamics, and voice quality metrics. Publications emphasize computational phonetics , cross-linguistic studies , and neural network applications in speaker identification. Research also addresses challenges in forensic audio analysis and synthetic speech dataset generation.

• Ontology
• Philosophy of Art
• Political Philosophy
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Boyan Manchev is a Professor at the Department of Art Studies and Cultural History at New Bulgarian University and a Guest Professor at the Berlin University of the Arts and Hollins University . His work spans Ontology, Philosophy of Art, and Political Philosophy , with a focus on Modal Ontology and Philosophical Fantastic . He has held academic positions since 2002 and received his Doctor of Sciences degree in 2022. Books: Over 20 monographs including World and Freedom (2023), What is Ontology? (2023), and The End of Contemporary Art? (2023). Research: Explores intersections of Philosophy, Art, and Politics , with emphasis on Metamorphosis, Super-Critique, and Radical Aesthetics . Projects: Co-founder of Meteor association, organizing conferences, artistic installations, and collaborative ventures in Performance, Visual Arts, and Theater .

Paul BrindleyView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Digital Representations of Landscape
• GIS Mapping
• Health Inequality
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Dr. Paul Brindley is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Landscape , University of Sheffield, specializing in geospatial analysis of human-landscape interactions. His work combines GIS, statistics, and digital data to address urban greenspace equity, rural-urban classification, and health-environment linkages. Senior Lecturer in GIS and Spatial Analysis Key researcher in the NERC-funded Improving Wellbeing through Urban Nature (IWUN) project Co-author of official Rural-Urban Classification for England and Wales Research focuses on: Urban Greenspace Accessibility using GPS and social media data Health Inequality Mapping through epidemiological GIS studies Vague Geographic Objects modeling of subjective spatial boundaries Computational Neighborhood Mapping via web data mining Project leadership includes: 2016-2019: IWUN Work Package 1 (Sheffield health-green space analysis) 2013-2014: Rural-Urban Classification updates for 2011 Census 2015: Real-Time Bus Data Mapping system development Teaching modules: LSC119: The Changing Landscape LSC336: Landscape Planning Toolkits LSC5020: Rural Landscape Planning GIS Workshops Professional contributions: Co-developer of Crime Map Analyst toolkit for non-GIS experts Joint Director of Learning and Teaching Links Member of Creative Spatial Practices initiative

• Infectious Disease Epidemiology
• Vector Borne Diseases
• Malaria Research
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Dr. Caroline Buckee is a Professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, where she joined as an Assistant Professor in summer 2010 and was promoted to Professor in 2021. She served as Associate Director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics from 2013-2023. Dr. Buckee co-founded and co-directs Crisis Ready (crisisready.io), a joint platform between Harvard's Data Science Initiative and Direct Relief that supports data-driven responses to public health emergencies. She also co-leads the South Asia Climate and Health Research Cluster supported by Harvard's Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability. Dr. Buckee's research spans infectious disease epidemiology and ecology with a focus on vector-borne diseases including malaria and dengue. Her work examines human mobility and the impact of labor migration on epidemic spread, as well as the intersection of climate risks and human health. Her research group actively supports National Malaria Control Programs in the global south to improve surveillance and analytical approaches. Specific projects include studying the impact of gold-mining on malaria transmission in the Amazon region and investigating how extreme heat affects poor working women in India, with the goal of developing community-led interventions. Dr. Buckee's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on integrating genomic data with epidemiological modeling, particularly for malaria parasites. Her work addresses critical gaps in understanding spatial disease dynamics, the impact of human mobility on outbreaks, and the development of privacy-preserving methods for using mobile phone data in public health. She has made significant contributions to understanding how environmental factors, including climate change and resource extraction, influence disease transmission patterns. Dr. Buckee has received NIH funding including the R35GM124715 grant for "New approaches to measuring and containing the spatial spread of human pathogens" and R21GM100207 for "An alignment free network approach to analyzing highly recombinant malaria parasites." Her research has been widely cited and has influenced public health responses to infectious disease outbreaks globally. Through Crisis Ready, Dr. Buckee's team works at the intersection of data science and public health emergency response, developing tools and approaches to improve real-time decision-making during crises. Her group maintains strong international collaborations, particularly with researchers and public health officials in malaria-endemic regions of South America and South Asia.

• Architectural Planning
• City Planning
• Spatial Planning
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Dr. Haruhiko Goto is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Creative Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture. With a career spanning over four decades, he has served in multiple leadership roles including Executive Vice President and Vice President at Waseda University, and as President of The City Planning Institute of Japan. His work focuses on Urban Design , Regional Development , and Community Engagement through architectural and planning lenses. Education: PhD, MA, and BA in Architecture from Waseda University His research systematically examines environmental cognition and subjective well-being in urban contexts, analyzing how spatial experiences affect social dynamics. Recent studies investigate defensive architecture in public spaces, urban redevelopment of shrines , and post-disaster community reconstruction . His publications demonstrate strong integration between urban environmental psychology and place-based social systems . With over 14 refereed publications and 11 citations, his work addresses contemporary urban challenges including social isolation , work-life design , and cultural landscape preservation . As a leader in his field, he has received multiple planning design awards and contributed to national urban policy discussions. Scientific Awards: City Planning Institute of Japan's 60th Anniversary Commemorative Project Awards (2011) Minister of Land Infrastructure's Land Use Model Award (2010) Good Design Award (2010) Japan Institute of Architects Award (2005) As an academic leader, he has chaired numerous professional organizations including The World Society for Ekistics and The Japan Society of Lifology , and contributed to policy development through committee memberships in Japan Academic Council and Urban Planning Institute of Japan .

Richard KempterView profile

Professor

• Theoretical Neuroscience
• Computational Neuroscience
• Neural basis of learning and memory
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Richard Kempter is a Full Professor at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, where he leads the Theoretical Neuroscience research group within the Institute for Theoretical Biology, Department of Biology. His research focuses on the neural basis of learning and memory through computational and mathematical modeling of synapses, neurons, and neural networks. He is affiliated with several major research centers including the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, the Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, and the CRC 1315 Memory Consolidation. Professor Kempter's research interests span theoretical and computational neuroscience with a particular focus on the neural mechanisms underlying learning and memory. His work employs biophysical modeling and mathematical analysis to study synaptic short- and long-term plasticity, the dynamics of single neurons, and the interaction of neurons in recurrently coupled networks. A key aspect of his research investigates how neural systems maintain a balance between learning susceptibility and stability against pathological activity patterns, with model systems including the hippocampus and early auditory system. His research group has made significant contributions to understanding hippocampal sharp wave-ripple events, phase precession in spatial navigation, auditory processing in barn owls, and memory consolidation mechanisms. The group's work combines theoretical approaches with computer simulations to unravel the computational principles of neural circuits, showing particular interest in how neural tissue remains susceptible to learning while maintaining robust stability against pathological activity patterns. Scholarship of the State of Bavaria (03/1994-12/1995) Emmy Noether Fellowship Part I (09/1999-08/2001), funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Emmy Noether Fellowship Part II (01/2003-09/2008) Guest Professor , HU Berlin, Department of Biology (10/2008-03/2010) Professor Kempter has advised numerous PhD and Master's students throughout his career, with many continuing in neuroscience research. His group maintains strong connections with experimental laboratories to bridge computational models with empirical findings, particularly in hippocampal function and auditory processing. The Theoretical Neuroscience Lab participates in collaborative projects investigating memory consolidation and neural coding principles, contributing significantly to our understanding of how neural circuits implement computational principles underlying learning and memory.