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Rasha KassemView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Fraud
• Forensic Accounting
• Cyber Crime
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Dr. Rasha Kassem is a Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Aston University's Aston Business School, leading the Fraud Research Group (FRG). She holds a PhD in Audit & Fraud from Loughborough University and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Her research focuses on fraud, audit, governance, and pedagogy across sectors. She has published over 45 works and advises organizations like Cifas and the UK Cabinet Office. Education PhD in Audit & Fraud, Loughborough University, UK Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), ACFE, USA Certified Management & Business Educator (CMBE) Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) Research Interests Her work spans fraud detection/prevention, forensic accounting, cybercrime, audit methodologies, corporate governance, and educational pedagogy. She emphasizes fraud's impact on mental health and sustainability initiatives. Her recent projects include charity fraud, pandemic-era fraud risks, and insider fraud in policing. Awards Excellence in Enterprise Award, Coventry University (2019) Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Brighton (2017) Excellence in Teaching Award, The British University of Egypt (2011) Advisory Roles She advises the UK Government's Cross-Sector Advisory Board for Counter Fraud, the ACFE Advisory Council, and chairs PRME's Anti-Corruption Group. She also consults on insider fraud for Cifas. Labs/Teams Leads the Fraud Research Group (FRG) at Aston University, focusing on interdisciplinary fraud studies.

Thereza Raquel Sales de AguiarView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Corporate Disclosure
• Accounting for Carbon Emissions
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Thereza Raquel Sales de Aguiar is a Senior Lecturer in Accountancy at the University of Aberdeen Business School. She previously held academic positions at the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University. Her research focuses on social and environmental accountability, particularly in the areas of corporate disclosure, climate change, gender equality, and sustainability in higher education. Education: PhD in Management/Accounting, University of St. Andrews (2009) MSc in Business and Economics, Universidade Autónoma de Barcelona (2004) PG Dip in Production Engineering, Universidade Federal do Ceará (2001) BAcc in Accounting, Universidade Federal do Ceará (1999) PG CAP in Education, Heriot-Watt University (2012) Research Interests: Dr. de Aguiar’s research critically examines how accounting practices shape and are shaped by social and environmental challenges. She investigates corporate responses to climate change, the gendered dimensions of academic institutions, and the role of accounting in sustainable development. Her work often employs critical theoretical frameworks, including Foucault’s analytics of power, to deconstruct discourses and governance mechanisms. Recent Publications Trends: Her recent publications reflect a strong focus on the intersection of accounting with climate finance and gender equity. Key themes include the financialization of climate governance, the implementation of Athena SWAN gender equality initiatives, and the use of AI in accounting education. Her work spans high-impact journals in accounting and organizational studies. Scientific Awards and Recognition: University of Aberdeen Best Undergraduate Lecturer Award (2024) University of Aberdeen Most Inspiring Award (2024, shortlisted) Top 5 paper nominee, Scottish BAFA Best Paper Award (2024) Most downloaded article, Social and Environmental Accountability Journal (2012) Recognition from AICPA & CIMA for Academic Champion contributions (2024) Advising and Grants: Dr. de Aguiar supervises PhD students on topics including gender in accounting standard setting and environmental NGO actions. She has secured competitive research funding from bodies such as the Carnegie Trust, CAPES, and the Higher Education Academy. Her grants support interdisciplinary work on sustainability, public engagement, and educational innovation. Labs and Research Groups: She is affiliated with research initiatives at the University of Aberdeen, including the Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Environmental Ethics Forum (ACREEF) and the Africa-Asia Centre for Sustainability. She also contributes to the SEEL (Sustainability, Environment and Ethical Learning) research group and participates in projects related to governance, ethics, and sustainability.

• Applied Mathematics
• Computational Science
• Groundwater Management
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Professor Elena Papadopoulou is a faculty member at the Technical University of Crete within the School of Mineral Resources Engineering . Her research focuses on applied mathematics and computational science , addressing problems in groundwater dynamics, tumor modeling, and numerical methods for partial differential equations. Key Research Areas: Stochastic optimization for coastal aquifer management GPU-accelerated simulations for biomedical applications High-order numerical schemes for reaction-diffusion systems Unified transforms in multi-domain PDEs She has published extensively on saltwater intrusion modeling , brain tumor invasion , and parallel computing algorithms . Her work integrates mathematical modeling with environmental and medical challenges , emphasizing computational efficiency and environmental sustainability. Contact : epapadopoulou@tuc.gr

• Fisheries Science
• Mathematical Modeling
• Ecosystem-Based Management
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Dr Keith Farnsworth is a researcher at the School of Biological Sciences , Queen's University Belfast. His work spans Fisheries Science and Fundamental Biology with a focus on mathematical and computational modeling. Develops ecosystem-based fisheries management models using partial differential equations Pioneers Real Time Incentive (RTI) schemes for fisheries innovation Investigates the essence of life through information and cybernetic theory Research includes autonomy of organisms and informational foundation of biodiversity Research Themes: Mathematical modeling, ecosystem dynamics, information theory applications, and cybernetic systems in biology. Scientific Publications: Recent work covers Egyptian Red Sea fisheries dynamics, biological causality, and age-structured population responses to environmental changes.

• HIV and AIDS
• Health policy
• Poverty and livelihoods
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Dr. Steve Russell is a Visiting Associate Professor at the University of East Anglia's School of Global Development, where he is also a member of the Health and Disease research group. With 16 years of research experience, his work focuses on health policy, poverty, livelihoods, and policy implementation in developing countries across Africa and Asia. Russell holds a PhD in Health Policy from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London (2001) and an MA in Development Studies from UEA (1993). His academic foundation combines rigorous social science training with deep field experience in multiple developing contexts. Dr. Russell's research centers on the social dimensions of health and illness, particularly the economic burden of illness for households, treatment seeking behavior, and household coping strategies. His most significant recent work examines people's management of HIV as a chronic condition when taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), using social and psychological frameworks to understand adaptive strategies, self-management, and the process of rebuilding lives and livelihoods. He has developed conceptual and methodological approaches for analyzing household vulnerability to illness-related impoverishment and factors affecting resilience. His earlier research focused on health financing policy, including user fees, pre-payment schemes, and health sector reform processes in countries like Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Thailand, and Ethiopia. His publication record reveals a consistent focus on HIV management in resource-limited settings, particularly Uganda. His research employs mixed methods to explore psychological, social, and economic dimensions of living with HIV, with particular attention to stigma reduction, gender dynamics, family support systems, and the relationship between treatment access and quality of life. The work often examines how individuals regain control and order in their lives while managing chronic illness. Dr. Russell has secured significant research funding from major organizations including the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Wellcome Trust, and DFID. He has collaborated extensively with institutions such as the Medical Research Council (MRC), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), and universities across Africa. He actively supervises PhD students working on health-related issues in developing contexts and incorporates his research into teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. As a founder member of the HIV & Development Group at UEA, Russell contributes to interdisciplinary research connecting HIV with broader development processes. His work directly contributes to Sustainable Development Goals related to health, poverty reduction, and reduced inequalities, demonstrating how health policy functions as social protection.

• Cybersecurity
• IoT Security
• Threat Intelligence Sharing
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Dr. Nick Pitropakis is an Associate Professor at the School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment (Edinburgh Napier University). He actively contributes to cybersecurity research through 39 publications, focusing on threat intelligence sharing , cloud security , IoT security , and privacy-preserving technologies . CyberHunt - Automated Threat Hunting for Critical Infrastructures (Funder: Norway RC) TRUST Platform - Crossborder Data Federation (Funder: UKRI) AI-based Biometric Authentication (Funder: Data Lab) His research combines graph theory for attack path analysis and blockchain for secure threat intelligence sharing. Key publication areas include: LLMs in threat hunting Chaotic encryption schemes Adversarial machine learning Distributed ledger applications Scientific contributions span 19 journal articles, 15 conference proceedings, and 2 book chapters. Collaborates with Prof Bill Buchanan and Dr Pavlos Papadopoulos on cybersecurity standardization and trusted computing .

• Climate Change
• Permafrost
• Wetland Ecology
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Kseniia Ivanova is a Doctoral Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, specifically within the Department of Biogeochemical Signals (BSI) and the Integrating surface-atmosphere Exchange Processes Across Scales - Modeling and Monitoring (IPAS) research group. She is also affiliated with the International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles (IMPRS-gBGC). Her work focuses on Arctic wetlands' role in climate-permafrost carbon feedback mechanisms. Education: M.Sc. in Structure, Dynamics and Protection of Landscapes (2020, Saint Petersburg State University); B.Sc. in Biogeography and Geography of Soils (2018, Saint Petersburg State University) Her research integrates field measurements of CO 2 and CH 4 fluxes from Arctic wetlands using closed-chamber methodology, with efforts to optimize wetland classification schemes for improved climate modeling accuracy. She has contributed to studies on tundra vegetation dynamics, habitat mapping, and satellite-based environmental monitoring. Scientific contributions span from 2018-2025, with recent work focusing on Arctic greenhouse gas observation metadata, methane flux modeling, and classification system optimization. Her research bridges climate science , biogeochemistry , and remote sensing applications. Diploma for young scientist publications (Komarov Botanical Institute, 2019) Government of St. Petersburg Prize for Olympiad mentorship (2019) Current activities involve Arctic permafrost carbon modeling and field research in the IPAS group. She previously worked as a junior researcher and scientific secretary at Komarov Botanical Institute (2017-2021) and tutored ecology at Saint Petersburg State University (2016-2019).

Shakeel AhmadView profile

Associate Professor

• Multimedia Communications
• Computer Networks
• Network Optimization
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Dr. Shakeel Ahmad is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science and Engineering at Solent University since 2015. He leads the BSc (Hons) Cyber Security Management, BSc (Hons) Computer Systems and Networks Engineering, and MSc Applied AI and Data Science programs. His research focuses on optimizing multimedia communications and computer networks to maximize user quality of experience, particularly addressing challenges in video streaming over mobile and wireless networks. He holds a PhD (Dr.-Ing) from the University of Konstanz (2008), an MSc from TUHH, and a BSc from UET Lahore. Research Interests: Multimedia Communications Network Optimization for Video Streaming 4K/8K Video Transmission Virtual Reality Network Challenges Error Resilience Techniques His recent work explores digital content strategy in higher education, including website design, student recruitment tactics, and simplification of educational content ecosystems. He has secured significant funding, including £500k from the Office for Students (OfS) in 2020 for an AI/Data Science conversion course and £50k in 2021 for a National Data Skills Pilot project. Awards/Fellowships: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy PG Certificate in Higher Education Teaching & Advising: He teaches multimedia communications, AI, data science, and cybersecurity. Supervised multiple PhD completions and contributed to successful research projects like the EU-funded 'Community Network Game' (2010-2012). Active member of IEEE and IET.

Natasha CortisView profile

Associate Professor

• Organisation and delivery of human services
• Paid care work
• Women and work
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Dr. Natasha Cortis is an Associate Professor at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Her research focuses on human services, nonprofit sector sustainability, workforce issues, and gender equity in employment. She holds a BEc(SocSci) Hons and PhD from Sydney University. Her expertise spans policy evaluation, particularly in community services, legal aid, and aged care. Notable projects include studies on flight attendants' working conditions, legal aid practitioners, and gender-based occupational segregation. Cortis has supervised numerous PhD candidates, including Karen Wilcox and Molly Saunders, and has contributed to high-impact reports like the National Survey of Domestic and Family Violence Workforces. Her awards include the 2021 Norm Smith Award for her work on staff retention in domestic violence sectors and the 2018 Mary Parker Follett Award for theory-informed research on working time in nonprofits. Cortis actively engages with policy debates, such as those surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) pricing and workplace gender equality. Her research often addresses systemic challenges in human services, emphasizing equitable funding, workforce sustainability, and the intersection of gender and labor markets. Cortis collaborates with organizations like ACOSS, the Australian Services Union, and unions in disability and legal sectors.

• Optical Networking
• Wireless Communications
• Vehicular Networks
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Dr. Wissam Fawaz is a professor-level academic with extensive contributions to optical networking, vehicular communication systems, and UAV-aided network solutions. His work spans over two decades, focusing on Quality of Service optimization , Free Space Optical (FSO) communications , and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) . Key collaborations with Chadi Abou-Rjeily, Maurice Khabbaz, and Ken Chen Published in IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications , IEEE Communications Magazine , and Computer Networks Research interests center on network reliability , resource allocation , and next-generation communication architectures . His work explores: UAV-based network repair mechanisms QoS differentiation in optical and vehicular networks Machine learning integration for MEC task offloading Buffer-aided cooperative FSO systems Recent publications (2022) demonstrate innovations in: Acoustic synchronization protocols D2D-enabled Het-MEC systems Lyapunov-optimized resource allocation

Chris ReedView profile

Professor

• Artificial Intelligence
• Argumentation Technology
• Natural Language Processing
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Professor Chris Reed is a faculty member in the Computing department at the University of Dundee 's School of Science and Engineering. He specializes in Computer Science and Philosophy , with a focus on argumentation technology and AI ethics. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to information integrity and collaborative reasoning. AI/automation Computing Reed actively contributes to argument mining , discourse processing , and frame semantic parsing . His research spans corpus linguistics , dialogue systems , and argumentation schemes , with recent projects like TITAN (AI against disinformation) and Deliberation Laboratory . His publications emphasize effective sampling strategies , relation classification , and collaborative reasoning in computational contexts. Articles include "Looking at the Unseen" (2025), "Prompt Templates for Argument Relation Classification" (2025), and "Superquestions and some ways to answer them" (2025). Scientific Awards Commendation for Engagement Project of the Year 2019 Commendation for Engagement Project of the Year 2018 Reed collaborates with institutions like the University of East London , Università della Svizzera italiana , and Warsaw University of Technology . He is available for media commentary on his research areas.

Panagiotis PapadimitratosView profile

Professor

• Network Security
• Cybersecurity
• Computer Networks
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Panagiotis Papadimitratos is a Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, leading the Networked Systems Security (NSS) group. His research focuses on secure networked systems, addressing security and privacy challenges in vehicular communications, mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), and wireless systems through a blend of theoretical methods and practical implementation. Role: Professor | Division: Software and Computer Systems | Email: papadim@kth.se His work spans security architecture , formal protocol analysis , and information-theoretic security , with a systems-oriented approach emphasizing real-world evaluation. Key areas include VANETs , MANETs , and trust establishment in dynamic networks. Recent publications highlight scalable secure routing (e.g., Castor protocol), vehicular network authentication , and malicious node containment in adversarial environments. These works integrate cryptographic techniques, distributed decision-making, and robustness analysis across diverse network topologies. He teaches advanced courses on networked systems security (EP2500, EP2510, EP2520) and supervises degree projects in cybersecurity, embedded systems, and communication networks. The NSS group actively engages in research and education, offering summer schools like CySeP. The group maintains a strong systems character while incorporating theoretical rigor, with collaborations spanning institutions like École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and Cornell University. Tools like TraNS (joint traffic-network simulator) exemplify this dual focus on simulation and real-world deployment.

Emmanuelle LemaireView profile

Lecturer

• Comparative Law
• Tort Law
• Medical Negligence
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Dr Emmanuelle Lemaire is a Lecturer at the Essex Law School , University of Essex, where she has worked since September 2019. Her research explores intersections between tort law systems and compensation schemes, with particular focus on artificial intelligence liability , Covid-19-related damage compensation , and comparative legal frameworks between French, English, and Japanese law. Joined University of Essex (2019) Member of GRERCA research group Active in British Association of Comparative Law Research Themes : Comparative tort law analysis Medical negligence and pandemic liability AI-related civil responsibility Occupational and public health compensation Legal reforms for serial health risks Key Publications Trends show consistent focus on comparative civil liability , vaccine damage frameworks , and health crisis legal responses , with publications spanning 2013-2025. Teaching includes: French Private Law (LW112) Tort Law (LW201) Qualifications : Doctorat de droit (PhD), University of Paris II Panthéon Assas (2020) Master 2 de droit (European Comparative Law) (2012) Master 1 de droit (General Private Law) (2011)

Renato VacondioView profile

Assistant Professor

• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Flood Risk Management
• Numerical Modeling
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Renato Vacondio is an Assistant Professor (RTD-b) in the Department of Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma, where he also obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering. His work focuses on advanced numerical modeling for flood risk management, particularly using meshless Lagrangian methods such as Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH). His research interests lie at the intersection of computational fluid dynamics , flood risk modeling , and hydraulic infrastructure protection . He develops and applies SPH-based solvers (SPHysics, DualSPHysics) to simulate rapidly varying free-surface flows, contributing significantly to both academic and industrial applications. He is deeply involved in the international SPH community through the SPHERIC Steering Committee and as editor of the SPHERIC newsletter. The recent publications reflect a strong trend toward high-fidelity simulation of flood events , integration of data-driven forecasting models , and development of advanced numerical schemes for non-hydrostatic and shallow water flows. His work increasingly emphasizes real-time applications and infrastructure resilience. Scientific Awards: SIR (Scientific Independence of young Researchers) Research Fellow (2014) Research Leadership and Supervision: Dr. Vacondio has served as Principal Investigator on multiple competitive research projects, including PARFLOOD (MIUR-SIR, €383k), PGRA (€1.1M), and Andritz-SPH (€102k), with total funding exceeding €1.4 million. He has supervised PhD students and postdoctoral researchers across projects such as PARFLOOD and RESILIENCE. He is also a member of the academic board of the PhD school in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the University of Parma. Professional Affiliations and Editorial Roles: He is a member of the SPHERIC Steering Committee and has served as Guest Editor for a special issue on SPH methods in Computers & Fluids . He has delivered invited keynotes at international institutions including Imperial College London and the University of Stuttgart.

Scott McManusView profile

Lecturer

• Data Science
• Spatial Science
• Geostatistics
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Scott McManus is a Lecturer in Spatial Science at Charles Sturt University, affiliated with the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences. He is an active academic researcher and educator, contributing to interdisciplinary studies that bridge data science, geostatistics, and Indigenous knowledge systems. PhD in Data Science, Charles Sturt University (2022) Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, CSU (2017) Graduate Diploma in Applied Science (Information Science), CSU (2005) Graduate Diploma in Archaeological Heritage, University of New England (2004) B.App.Sci in Applied Geology, CSU (1994) Scott's research focuses on the application of data science and machine learning in environmental and health contexts, with a strong emphasis on ethical AI, digital data sovereignty, and responsible use of data when working with First Nations communities. His work integrates Western scientific methods with Indigenous methodologies, particularly in conservation efforts such as koala habitat protection and mangrove ecosystem recovery. His recent publications and research outputs (23 total) demonstrate a consistent trend in merging geospatial analytics, Bayesian uncertainty modeling, and deep learning with ethical and cultural frameworks. Key areas include fire impact on coastal vegetation, river blockage detection in Southeast Asia, and reconciliation in science through collaborative Indigenous-Western research practices. Faculty Early Career Researcher (ECR) Scheme (2023) Open Access Publishing Scheme (2025) Conference Travel Grant (2018) CSU ILWS Category B Research Support Fund (2020) Executive Deans List (2017) Scott is a registered Professional Geologist (Australian Institute of Geoscientists), member of the International Association for Mathematical Geosciences, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mathematics Alliance. He serves as a Faculty representative on the Indigenous Board of Studies and is a registered supervisor. His work is supported by ongoing grants focused on AI, machine learning, and open-access research dissemination. He actively participates in academic workshops, particularly in digital learning platforms like Brightspace, and contributes to public engagement through media appearances on koala conservation and environmental stewardship. Scott is involved in the Data Science and Engineering Research Unit and the Data Mining Research Group (DaMRG) at CSU, where he contributes to projects on predictive analytics and responsible data use. His collaborative network includes researchers in environmental science, Indigenous studies, and conservation biology, reflecting his commitment to interdisciplinary and culturally responsive research.