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Professor Doris Fuchs, Ph.D., is Chair of Sustainable Development at the University of Münster’s Institute of Political Science and since 2023 also Director of the Research Institute for Sustainability (RIFS) at the Helmholtz Centre Potsdam. She co-directs the Center for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN) and leads the Research Lab Democracy & Sustainability, engaging in inter- and trans-disciplinary projects on consumption, governance, justice and systemic transformation. Education: 1994-1997 Ph.D. Politics & Economics, Claremont Graduate University, USA 1992-1994 M.A. International Political Economy, Claremont Graduate University 1991-1992 M.A. English, Claremont Graduate University 1990-1991 American Studies, University of Virginia 1988-1990 German & English Studies, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf Research interests: Her work centres on sustainable consumption and lifestyles within planetary boundaries, global sustainability governance spanning energy, climate, environment, agrifood and finance, and the intersection of democracy, power, participation and justice. She develops transformative, inter- and trans-disciplinary methodologies to foster sustainability transitions. Publication trends: Recent articles (2023-2025) investigate 1.5 °C lifestyles, consumption corridors, shared responsibility, gender dimensions of sustainability governance, and democratic innovations such as “democracy labs”. Journals span sustainability science, policy, political theory and consumption studies, emphasising structural barriers, stakeholder perspectives and policy mixes for deep decarbonisation. Grants & projects: She currently coordinates or co-investigates major EU and German federal projects including ULYSSEUS, BIOSTORE, INCITE-DEM, SUNRISE Lab, EU 1.5° Lifestyles, and the Excellence Cluster “Religion & Politics”, securing multimillion-euro funding for sustainability and participation research. Advising & labs: Prof. Fuchs supervises a select cohort of doctoral researchers working on sustainable consumption/production, climate & energy governance, corporate power and global agrifood politics. Her Research Lab Democracy & Sustainability and ZIN provide interdisciplinary infrastructure and networks for empirical fieldwork, stakeholder dialogues and transformative experiments.

• Sustainable consumption and limits to growth
• Democracy, power, participation & sustainability
• Global sustainability governance (energy, climate, environment, agrifood, finance)
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Chun-Yu Fan is a researcher at the Chair of High Frequency Electronics within the College of Engineering at RWTH Aachen University . His work focuses on high-speed electronic components, circuits, and systems for advanced wireless communication and sensing applications, spanning frequencies from below 1 GHz to over 100 GHz. Specializes in energy-efficient and cost-effective technologies for 5G/6G networks, mmWave communication, and graphene-based electronics. Collaborates on projects like FirstTo6G and SECURITAS-5G , aiming to develop secure single-chip connectivity solutions. Contact: chun-yu.fan@hfe.rwth-aachen.de

• High Frequency Electronics
• mmWave Communication
• Power Amplifier Design
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Chonlawit Sirikupt is a Lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Tübingen. He serves as Academic Coordinator for the Comparative & Middle East Politics and Society (CMEPS) program and Erasmus+ Coordinator. Education: BA in International Studies (University of Washington, 2015), MA in Comparative & Middle East Politics Society (University of Tübingen, 2020). His research focuses on the implications of digital information technology for democratic and authoritarian regimes, with a particular emphasis on disinformation and online propaganda . He explores how digitization affects political participation, media narratives, and the stability of democratic systems. Recent publications address topics such as authoritarian disinformation strategies, US ethnic-targeted propaganda, Thai military social media manipulation, and Middle Eastern regional security dynamics. His interdisciplinary work bridges political science, digital governance, and pedagogy.

• Digital Information Technology
• Disinformation
• Authoritarian Regimes
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Michael Gscheidle is a researcher at the University of Hohenheim , affiliated with the Department of Agribusiness Management (Research Group 410c). His work focuses on the digital transformation of agriculture, emphasizing decentralized infrastructure, data security, and cooperative technology adoption. Research Highlights: Digital farming resilience, inter-farm technology sharing, and socio-technical impacts of agricultural digitalization Key Collaborators: Reiner Doluschitz, Thies Petersen, Sebastian Bökle, Martin Weis His publications (2020–2025) analyze: Decentralized server systems for secure agricultural data exchange Mobile app ecosystems in German agritech Socio-demographic factors in regional agricultural cooperatives Organic trade adaptation strategies

• Digital agriculture
• Agricultural technology
• Data security
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Athanasios (Thanos) Andreou is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering under Damon McCoy's team. He holds a PhD from Sorbonne Université (conducted at EURECOM), supervised by Patrick Loiseau and Oana Goga, and a Diploma (5-year) in Electrical and Computer Engineering from NTUA. His research focuses on AI ethics, cybersecurity, privacy, and e-crime, with a particular emphasis on auditing social media advertising ecosystems and transparency mechanisms. His academic journey includes a MSc in Communications & Computer Security from EURECOM. Key research interests span internet measurements, transparency in digital advertising, and mitigating privacy risks in social platforms. Notable contributions include developing the Facebook Ads Monitor tool and investigating privacy vulnerabilities in data brokers' interfaces. Publications: Over a decade of work, his publications address critical issues such as ad transparency limitations, privacy risks in Facebook targeting, and identity disclosure risks in multi-profile user scenarios. Awards: Winner of the 2020 CNIL-Inria Award, runner-up for the Caspar Bowden PET Award, and recipient of best paper runner-up at ASONAM 2017. His work bridges social media analysis with practical tools like AdAnalyst, aiming to enhance user awareness of targeted advertising practices. Current affiliations include NYU Tandon, with prior involvement at EURECOM and Sorbonne Université.

• AI Ethics
• Cybersecurity
• Data Privacy
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Götz Neuneck serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) and Professor at the MIN Faculty of the University of Hamburg. His expertise spans arms control, disarmament, nuclear weapons, missile defense, space armament, verification, science diplomacy, and new technologies. From 2008 to 2018, he directed the postgraduate Master's program in Peace and Security Studies at the University of Hamburg. Neuneck holds a physics diploma from Düsseldorf (1984) and a doctorate in mathematics (Dr. rer. nat. 1985) from the University of Hamburg. His academic career began with work in the Max Planck Society's research group under Horst Afheldt and Carl-Friedrich von Weizsäcker in Starnberg, followed by research assistantship at IFSH under Egon Bahr. His research focuses on technology assessments based on security and peace policy criteria in specific fields including missiles, space, unmanned systems, nuclear weapons, and missile proliferation in conflict regions such as Asia and the Middle East. His work bridges scientific analysis and policy application through Track Two diplomacy channels like Pugwash and Amaldi conferences, as well as direct government consulting. Neuneck's recent publications reveal a consistent focus on emerging security challenges, particularly space weaponization, nuclear arms control crises, cyber security governance, and the application of new technologies like AI to security frameworks. His work demonstrates increasing concern about the erosion of established arms control architectures and the need for innovative approaches to verification and confidence-building. Elected foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Elected foreign member of the Armenian Academy of Sciences Pugwash Representative of the German Association of Science and Technology Amaldi Representative of the Union of German Academies of Sciences Spokesperson for the Physics and Disarmament Working Group of the German Physical Society Neuneck actively advises governmental bodies, having provided expert opinions for the Bundestag and participated in UN-related processes. He currently coordinates the trilateral Deep Cuts Commission on nuclear arms control and leads projects on new technologies and future warfare with special emphasis on AI, autonomy, and networking. His work connects academic research with practical policy applications through international scientific networks and Track Two diplomacy channels.

• Arms Control
• Disarmament
• Nuclear Weapons
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Daniel Demmler is an Assistant Professor at Darmstadt University of Technology's Department of Computer Science, specializing in privacy-preserving protocols and cryptographic systems. His research focuses on practical implementations of secure multi-party computation, homomorphic encryption, and privacy-preserving machine learning frameworks. Dr. Demmler's primary research interests lie in making cryptographic protocols practical for real-world applications. His work spans secure multi-party computation, threshold homomorphic encryption, federated learning security, and defenses against property inference attacks. He has made significant contributions to frameworks like MOTION for mixed-protocol computation and Noah's Ark for threshold-FHE systems. His research bridges theoretical cryptography with practical implementation challenges, focusing on efficiency and real-world applicability. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on threshold cryptography and privacy-preserving machine learning. His work shows increasing sophistication in balancing security guarantees with computational efficiency, particularly in distributed settings. The trend indicates growing interest in quantum-resistant cryptographic approaches and defenses against emerging machine learning privacy threats. Best Paper Award at SECRYPT 2021 Distinguished Paper Award at CCS 2018 Dr. Demmler leads the Cryptology and Privacy Research Group at TU Darmstadt, collaborating extensively with international researchers in the field. His team focuses on developing practical implementations of advanced cryptographic protocols that can be deployed in real-world systems while maintaining strong security guarantees. Current projects include threshold homomorphic encryption systems and privacy-preserving machine learning frameworks.

• Privacy-Preserving Protocols
• Secure Multi-Party Computation
• Homomorphic Encryption
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Leah Findlater is a Professor at the University of Washington , Seattle, WA, USA. Her research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Accessibility , particularly in developing AI and Machine Learning systems for users with disabilities. Key areas: Assistive Technologies , Speech Recognition , Visual Privacy Collaborators: Jon E. Froehlich, Dhruv Jain, Emma J. McDonnell, Abigale Stangl Her recent work includes sound personalization for Deaf users , AI-driven sign language generation , and privacy tools for blind individuals . She explores interactive machine learning and user-centered design to improve accessibility in smartwatches , AR , and generative AI . Articles highlight cross-disciplinary collaborations with disability communities , focusing on inclusive AI , sensory augmentation , and ethical technology design . She advocates for user-driven accessibility solutions in social media and urban environments .

• Human-Computer Interaction
• Accessibility
• AI and Machine Learning
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Carlos Antón-Solanas is a Researcher affiliated with the Autonomous University of Madrid. He is actively involved in quantum physics research, particularly focusing on quantum energetics, metrology, and photon-number encoding. His work bridges foundational quantum mechanics with applied technologies like quantum communication and quantum cryptography. His research interests center on generating and manipulating non-classical photon states, including photon-number superposition and entangled states. He explores their applications in high-precision quantum metrology and secure quantum communication protocols. Recent experimental efforts include studying photon-number emission from Ramsey sequences and developing metrology techniques using Fibonacci states to achieve Heisenberg scaling. Antón-Solanas collaborates internationally, evidenced by his participation in the Technical Physics (TEP) seminar series at Justus Liebig University Würzburg, where he presented cutting-edge work on quantum systems and entanglement generation. His publications span prestigious journals like Nature Photonics , Optica Quantum , and Physical Review A , reflecting contributions to both theoretical and experimental quantum optics. His research themes consistently emphasize practical implementations of quantum phenomena, aiming to bridge the gap between fundamental science and real-world quantum technologies.

• Quantum Optics
• Quantum Metrology
• Quantum Communication
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Shaun J. Grannis is a leading Research Professor at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine , specializing in Medical Informatics . His work focuses on patient matching, health data interoperability, and public health surveillance. Research Interests : Patient identification strategies, privacy-preserving record linkage, synthetic data generation, and leveraging health information exchanges (HIE) for population health analytics. Articles : Over 86 publications (2002-2025) addressing real-time disease detection, data quality metrics, and EHR interoperability. Key trends include syndromic surveillance , social determinants of health , and machine learning in clinical data . Awards : Recognized for groundbreaking work in public health informatics and synthetic data applications. Collaborations : Frequent partnerships with institutions like AMIA , JAMIA , and BMC Medical Informatics on projects enhancing healthcare data systems. Grants : Involved in NIH-funded initiatives for national patient-centered research networks.

• Medical Informatics
• Public Health Surveillance
• Patient Matching
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Klaus Wehrle is a Professor of Computer Science and Head of the Communication and Distributed Systems Group (Informatik 4) at RWTH Aachen University. He holds a diploma (1999) and doctorate (2002) from the University of Karlsruhe (now KIT). His research focuses on network protocols, cybersecurity, and distributed systems, funded by DFG, ERC, EU, and industry. He leads the DFG Priority Program on Cyber-Physical Networking and holds ERC grants. Awards include Südwestmetall and FZI Dissertation Prizes. He serves on IEEE, ACM, and DFG committees. His work spans protocol engineering, network simulation, and reliable communication software. He advises the Department of Computer Science at RWTH and collaborates on projects like In-Network Computing and Industrial IoT security. His research addresses industrial systems, smart grids, and privacy-preserving data sharing.

• Network Protocols Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Distributed Systems
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Dr. Juliane Dame is a Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Geography, University of Bonn, with an affiliation at Heidelberg University's South Asia Institute. She holds a PhD in Geography from Heidelberg University (2012), awarded the Wilhelm-Lauer Prize (2013) for her thesis on food security in high mountain regions. Her research focuses on society-environment interactions, emphasizing food security, water governance, and climate change adaptation in South Asia, Chile, and Germany. Education: PhD in Geography (2012), Heidelberg University; Diploma in Geography (2005), University of Bonn. Positions: Junior Research Group Leader (2013–2021), Substitute Professor at Heidelberg University (2019–2020), and Lecturer in Public Health and Risk Governance. Her research explores socio-hydrological systems, artificial glaciers, and climate adaptation in arid regions. Notable projects include evaluations of 'Bonn4Future' and studies on ice stupas in the Andes. Awards include the Dr. Hohmann Award (2022) for innovative climate adaptation research. Teaching: Courses on sustainable urban food systems, mixed methods in geography, and environmental governance. Grants/Projects: Led interdisciplinary research on environment and health, and contributed to projects like 'Open Bookcases in Bonn.' Dr. Dame's work bridges environmental science, social sciences, and policy, addressing global challenges through field-based and interdisciplinary approaches.

• Food Security
• Water Governance
• Climate Change Adaptation
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Prof. Marcel Thum is a leading academic in Public Finance and Political Economy, serving as Head of the ifo Dresden branch and Chair of Public Finance at TU Dresden. His research spans tax policy, climate economics, and institutional governance. He holds a PhD (1995) and Habilitation (2001) from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Affiliations: TU Dresden (Faculty of Business Management and Economics), ifo Institute (Dresden Branch) Educations: Habilitation, University of Munich (2001) PhD, University of Munich (1995, summa cum laude) Diplom-Volkswirt, University of Munich (1990) Research Interests: Thum focuses on tax policy effectiveness, corruption dynamics, climate finance, and demographic challenges. He critiques green finance mechanisms and explores fiscal responses to energy sanctions. His work bridges theoretical models (e.g., repeated extortion games) with empirical analysis of real-world policies like minimum wage impacts. Recent articles analyze regional inflation disparities in Saxony, green finance limitations, and flood migration behavior. He co-authored influential works on boardroom competence during the subprime crisis and oil dependency's educational effects. Grants & Projects: "Konzeptionelle Weiterentwicklung der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft" (2024, BMWK) "Wirtschaftspolitische Agenda für Bayern" (2024, Bavarian Ministry) "Rentenreform bei angespanntem Bundeshaushalt" (2021, FNF) Awards: 2010 Standard Life Prize (ECGI), 2005 ifo Research Prize Thum advises institutions like the German Federal Ministry of Finance and chairs the Board of the German Institute for Population Research. His teaching spans public economics, transition economies, and policy justification frameworks.

• Public Finance
• Political Economy
• Labor Market Theory
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Andreas Winter is an ICREA Research Professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and holds a Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship at TUM-IAS, Technical University of Munich. He specializes in quantum and classical information theory with affiliations at the University of Cologne's Department of Quantum Information and Computation. His research examines fundamental limits in quantum communication, entropy applications, and quantum computing foundations. Education: Diploma in Mathematics, Freie Universität Berlin Ph.D. in Mathematics, Universität Bielefeld Research: His interdisciplinary work bridges quantum Shannon theory, thermodynamics, and discrete mathematics, exploring quantum channel capacities, information tradeoffs, and cryptographic protocols. Recent publications demonstrate advances in quantum coding efficiency and high-dimensional quantum systems. Awards: 2022: Hans Fischer Senior Fellowship, Alexander von Humboldt Prize, QCMC Quantum Award 2017: IEEE Information Theory Paper Award 2012: Whitehead Prize (LMS) 2007: Philipp Leverhulme Prize Leadership: Leads the Quantum Information Theory Focus Group at TUM-IAS, collaborating with Prof. Holger Boche on quantum communication frameworks.

• Quantum Shannon theory
• Classical Shannon theory
• Entropy and applications
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Dr. Holger Eichelberger is part of the Academic Staff in the Software Systems Engineering (SSE) department at the University of Hildesheim's Institute of Computer Science. He is affiliated with Faculty 4: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Economics and Computer Science. His roles include membership in the Managing Committee of the Institute of Computer Science and the Committee for Student Scholarships. He has extensive experience in model-based software development, Industry 4.0 platforms, and performance engineering. Research Interests: Software Engineering for adaptive systems, Asset Administration Shells (AAS), IIoT platforms, MLOps, container orchestration, and open-source tools like EASy-Producer and SPASS-meter. His work focuses on bridging research and industrial needs, particularly in smart manufacturing and edge computing. Publications highlight contributions to IIoT platform analysis, AI integration in Industry 4.0, and performance benchmarking of communication protocols. He has organized conferences like ICPE and SSP and reviewed for top journals such as IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering. Key projects include the IIP-Ecosphere platform and contributions to standards like AAS. Collaborations involve institutions like the University of the West Indies and industry partners through funded projects like BMBF AI-Lab HAISEM. His research emphasizes reproducibility, interoperability, and scalable solutions for industrial challenges.

• Software Engineering
• Industry 4.0/IIoT Platforms
• Model-Based Software Development
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