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Marat I. Latypov serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Arizona's College of Engineering. He is also a member of the Applied Mathematics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program and leads the Materials Informatics Lab. His research spans computational materials science, sustainable alloy design, and machine learning applications for materials development. Dr. Latypov holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH, South Korea, 2014) and a Dipl.-Ing. in Engineering Physics from Ufa State Aviation Technical University (Russia, 2011). His postdoctoral training included appointments at Georgia Tech/CNRS in France and the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research focuses on materials informatics , physics-informed machine learning , and sustainable structural alloys . Key methodologies include graph neural networks for polycrystal mechanics, vision transformers for microstructure representation, and adaptive experimental design for materials optimization. Recent work emphasizes circular economy applications through construction waste recycling and copper mine tailings valorization. Analysis of his publication record reveals strong emphasis on computational microstructure-property linkages (35% of recent work), machine learning for materials design (30%), and sustainable materials processing (25%), with growing integration of large language models for materials knowledge extraction. NSF CAREER Award (2025) : For damage control in recycled aluminum alloys ISTI Distinguished Faculty Scholar (2024) : At Los Alamos National Laboratory Novelis Hackathon First Prize (2021) : Computer vision application Acta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer (2018) Young Researcher Award (2017) : NanoSPD7 Conference Dr. Latypov advises PhD students including Herbold Fellow Zhuocheng Huang and leads projects funded by NSF and the Grantham Foundation. Current initiatives include chalcopyrite leaching optimization for copper mining and graph neural network development for fatigue prediction. His Materials Informatics Lab maintains collaborations with Los Alamos National Laboratory, MIT, and industry partners including Novelis. The lab operates at the intersection of metallurgy , machine learning , and high-performance computing , with capabilities spanning deep learning, Bayesian inference, and cloud-based computational infrastructure. Recent news highlights participation in CODAS-HEP summer school and publication of vision transformer work in Acta Materialia.

• Materials Science
• Computational Materials Science
• Materials Informatics
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Arun Rai serves as Regents’ Professor and Howard S. Starks Distinguished Chair at Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business, where he co-founded and directs the Center for Digital Innovation. His career spans interdisciplinary research bridging information systems with societal impact through industry-university collaborations across global sectors. His educational foundation includes: Ph.D. from Kent State University MBA from Clarion University of Pennsylvania M.S. from Birla Institute of Technology & Science Rai's research explores digital innovation , AI governance , and societal impacts of technology through investigations of platform ecosystems, supply chain transformation, and digital solutions for poverty and health disparities. His work uniquely connects technical systems design with behavioral and organizational outcomes across contexts from rural India to global corporations. Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal intensifying focus on AI-human collaboration , digital risk assessment , and platform governance tensions , with growing emphasis on healthcare applications and equity implications. The trajectory shows evolution from organizational IT adoption toward complex sociotechnical systems addressing global challenges. His scientific recognition includes: Fellow of the Association for Information Systems Distinguished Fellow of the INFORMS Information Systems Society LEO Award for Lifetime Exceptional Achievement Rai has mentored over 60 doctoral students (30+ as chair) with alumni now holding leadership positions globally. His research attracts major funding from Apollo Hospitals, China Mobile, IBM, Intel, UPS, and federal agencies, enabling real-world implementations like the Global Supply Chain Solutions Program during UPS's digital transformation. Current initiatives focus on generative AI in education and healthcare IT policy impacts. As director of the Center for Digital Innovation, he cultivates cross-sector partnerships advancing digital transformation through collaborative research on AI governance, platform ecosystems, and societal impact measurement.

• Information Systems
• Digital Innovation
• Artificial Intelligence
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Dr. Michael Alfaro is a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA, where he leads the UCLA Alfaro Lab. His research focuses on understanding evolutionary dynamics of organismal diversification, particularly in marine fishes. He employs interdisciplinary approaches combining evolutionary morphology, molecular phylogenetics, and theoretical evolution to explore patterns and mechanisms of morphological and functional diversity. Education: Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago (2000) M.A. in Biology, Humboldt State University (1995) B.A. in Dramatic Arts, University of California, Davis (1989) Research interests emphasize the interplay between morphological diversity and ecological/functional dynamics. Notable themes include the drivers of diversification in marine lineages, the role of physiological traits in lineage success, and the integration of computational tools for large-scale phenotypic analysis. Alfaro has contributed to advancements in phylogenetic methodology and genomic resources for studying fish evolution. His work bridges macroevolutionary theory with empirical data, often leveraging crowdsourced phenotypic data and bioinformatics tools like Sashimi and Charisma for high-throughput analysis. The lab actively engages in collaborative projects addressing biodiversity patterns and evolutionary mechanisms across marine and terrestrial systems. Grants and advising activities are central to his academic contributions, though specific details are not detailed in the provided text. The UCLA Alfaro Lab collaborates internationally, emphasizing both basic research and applied conservation contexts.

• Evolutionary Biology
• Marine Fishes
• Phylogenetics
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Peter Bearman serves as Director of the Incite Institute and holds the Jonathan R. Cole Professorship of Sociology at Columbia University, where he maintains an active research and teaching profile within the Department of Sociology. His office is located at Knox Hall on Columbia's Morningside Heights campus. Bearman specializes in social network analysis and historical sociology, with significant contributions to health/population studies and qualitative methodology. His research increasingly integrates computational approaches for text and narrative analysis, examining phenomena ranging from historical religious discourse to modern social conflict dynamics. This interdisciplinary work bridges classical sociological theory with contemporary methodological innovation. Recent publications reveal a trajectory toward computational social science applications, particularly in semantic network analysis of historical texts and neural correlates of social behavior. His work consistently connects micro-level interactions with macro-scale social structures across diverse contexts including religious history, workplace conflict, and collective violence. His distinguished scientific honors include: Kohli Prize for Sociology (2025) for contributions to movements, networks, health, and science Golden Goose Award (2016) for the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Election to the National Academy of Medicine (2019) Membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Membership in the National Academy of Sciences Bearman co-designed the landmark National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, demonstrating sustained leadership in major federally-funded research initiatives. As Director of the Incite Institute, he oversees interdisciplinary research teams and co-edits Columbia University Press's Middle Range and Oral History book series, actively shaping scholarly discourse through mentorship and publication curation. The Incite Institute functions as Bearman's primary research hub, facilitating collaborations that advance innovative methodologies in social science while connecting historical analysis with contemporary network theory applications.

• Social Network Analysis
• Historical Sociology
• Health and Population
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Bryce Westlake is an Associate Professor in the Department of Justice Studies within the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University. He is a leading researcher in digital forensics and child sexual abuse material detection, with significant contributions to both forensic science education and alternative sexuality studies. Education: Ph.D. in Criminology from Simon Fraser University (2015) Master's degree in Criminology from Simon Fraser University Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Sociology (double major) from University of British Columbia Dr. Westlake's research spans two primary areas with significant societal impact. In digital forensics, he focuses on developing automated tools to detect, collect, analyze, and match child sexual abuse material disseminated online. His work involves international collaboration with researchers, law enforcement agencies, and government partnerships to create more effective detection systems. In his secondary research area, he explores alternative sexuality, particularly BDSM communities, conducting multi-phasic, kink-positive studies examining health and safety within these communities. His research aims to destigmatize participation through a deeper understanding of the social and emotional enrichment practitioners receive from activities. His recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward increasingly sophisticated technical approaches to combating child sexual exploitation while simultaneously advancing understanding of alternative sexual practices. The technical publications focus on biometric identification, file structure analysis, and ethical web scraping methods, while his BDSM-related work emphasizes community safety, education pathways, and mental health benefits. This dual focus positions him uniquely at the intersection of technology, law enforcement, and human sexuality research. Scientific Awards: The Storytellers Award (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council) - April 2014 Canadian Graduate Scholarship (Social Science and Humanities Research Council) - May 2012 Dr. Westlake has been heavily involved in developing the forensic science program at SJSU, creating six undergraduate courses, revising two graduate courses, and introducing one graduate course. In Fall 2020, he created and implemented a new concentration in digital evidence (computer forensics) for forensic science majors - one of the first in-person digital forensic bachelor of science degrees in the United States meeting FEPAC standards. He has developed and directs the Silicon Valley Digital Forensics Laboratory, which began accepting students for internships in Fall 2024. He was awarded a three-year $497,948 grant from the National Science Foundation in 2023 to study 'Training digital forensics examiners through hands-on education investigating live criminal investigations.' Through the Silicon Valley Digital Forensics Laboratory and partnerships with criminal justice agencies (district attorneys offices, law enforcement agencies, etc.), Dr. Westlake provides students with training and practical experience conducting digital forensic investigations from start (evidence collection) to finish (report writing and testimony). He also co-hosted the first annual Child Sexual Abuse Reduction Research Network workshop in Adelaide Australia in December 2023.

• Digital Forensics
• Biometric Identification
• Child Sexual Abuse Material
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Steven Robert Swarbrick is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, Baruch College, City University of New York. He specializes in English Renaissance literature, critical theory, queer theory, psychoanalysis, and ecocriticism, with a focus on intersections between environmental thought and posthumanism. His research engages with Deleuzean philosophy, Shakespearean studies, and interdisciplinary methodologies. Ph.D. , English, Brown University, Providence, RI B.A. , English, San Francisco State University Professor Swarbrick's research explores the relationships between Renaissance ecological poetics, queer negativity, and the environmental unconscious. His work interrogates how early modern texts anticipate contemporary debates around extinction, asexuality, and object-oriented ontologies. Key projects include The Environmental Unconscious: Ecological Poetics from Spenser to Milton (2023) and The Earth Is Evil (2025), alongside collaborations on cinematic and posthumanist critiques. Recent publications demonstrate trends in ecocritical Shakespeare studies , queer posthumanism , and Deleuzean interpretations of Renaissance texts . His scholarship bridges literary analysis with philosophical inquiry, emphasizing destructive environmentalism and the prosthetic imagination. He teaches courses such as Shakespeare, Great Works of Literature, and Renaissance Poetry, with a pedagogical approach rooted in critical theory and interdisciplinary engagement.

• English Renaissance literature
• Critical theory
• Queer theory
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Christopher Lukasik is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Purdue University, with affiliations in American Studies and the School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS). His research focuses on the intersection of American literature, visual culture, and illustration studies in the 18th and 19th centuries, with a particular interest in intermediality and cultural history. Ph.D., English, Johns Hopkins University, 2002 His scholarly work examines how visual practices shaped social and political identities, as seen in his monograph Discerning Characters: The Culture of Appearance in Early America (2011). Current research includes The Image in the Text: Intermediality, Illustration, and Nineteenth-Century American Literature , exploring literary annuals' role in developing mass visual culture. His publications span topics like biometric surveillance in early America, abolitionist visual media, and the pedagogy of drawing books. Articles highlight intermedial relationships between text and image, racial visuality, and the cultural capital of illustration. Scientific honors include: Rockwell Center Society of Fellows (2017-2019) Fulbright Specialist Grant (2018) NEH Summer Stipend (2016) Lillian Gary Taylor Fellowship (2013-14) Fulbright Scholar Grant (2009-10) NEH Long-Term Research Grant (2004-05) Lukasik actively participates in academic conferences, including upcoming presentations at SHARP 2025 and SEA 2025. He has also led Fulbright liaison training sessions and symposiums on illustration research.

• American literature before 1900
• Art History
• Early American Studies
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Nerissa Brown is the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs , Professor of Accountancy , and Chief Learning Innovation Officer at the Gies College of Business , University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She holds the Josef and Margot Lakonishok Faculty Fellow and PwC Faculty Fellow titles. Her work bridges auditing, financial reporting, and technology, with a focus on investor behavior, non-GAAP disclosures, and AI-driven financial practices. Located at 515 Gregory Dr, Champaign, she is accessible via nerissab@illinois.edu. Research interests include auditing ethics, cross-border reporting requirements, SEC enforcement impacts, and AI applications in earnings forecasting. Recent studies highlight topics like corruption detection via Google Document analysis and investor responsiveness to non-GAAP metrics. Key Awards: Lakonishok and PwC Faculty Fellowships. Labs/Teams: Leads innovation initiatives as Chief Learning Innovation Officer, integrating educational technology advancements.

• Accounting
• Financial Reporting
• Audit Practices
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Haylee C. Harrell (they/them) serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Houston's College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, with affiliate appointments in African American Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and the Media and Moving Image Program. Their work centers on Black feminist theory and its interdisciplinary connections to critical race studies, philosophy, and literary analysis. Education Background: Ph.D. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Emory University Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Utah Research Focus: As a Black feminist theorist, Dr. Harrell critically engages with Critical Black Studies, feminist philosophy, and 20th-21st century African American literature to interrogate questions of gender, sexuality, and blackness. Their scholarship emphasizes creative pedagogical approaches where students explore race/gender/sexuality through diverse expressive mediums, reflecting their own experience as a first-generation scholar. Key research areas include Black Feminist Theory, Affect Studies, Sexuality Studies, and Foucault Studies within Black intellectual traditions. Publication Trends: Dr. Harrell's recent publications (2021-2025) demonstrate sustained engagement with Black feminist thought and critical race theory. Their work reinterprets intellectual legacies like Patricia J. Williams' scholarship while bridging Foucault's theories with Black studies, and examines literary representations of race through tropes like the 'monstrous mulatta.' This output reveals a commitment to intellectual reparations and interdisciplinary dialogue across philosophy, law, and literature. Advising and Grants: The source material does not specify doctoral advisees or formal mentoring relationships, though their teaching of graduate seminars (ENGL 7386/7396) suggests involvement in advanced student supervision. No grant funding details are provided in the available text. Professional Activities: Dr. Harrell actively contributes to the Critical Studies of the Americas collective, fostering transnational perspectives on the Americas. Their affiliation with multiple interdisciplinary programs underscores a commitment to collaborative scholarship beyond traditional departmental boundaries.

• Black Feminist Theory
• Black Studies
• African American Literature
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Jessica Brantley serves as the Frederick W. Hilles Professor of English and current Chair of the Department of English at Yale University, where she has taught since 2000. Her academic credentials include: Ph.D. from UCLA (2000) M. Phil. from Cambridge University (1994) A.B. from Harvard University (1992) Brantley specializes in medieval manuscript cultures, focusing on how reading practices in late medieval England intersected with devotional life, public performance, and material textuality. Her work bridges literary analysis, art history, and book history to examine text-image relationships, vernacular literature, and the cultural significance of objects like alabaster sculptures and Books of Hours. She investigates how manuscript formats shaped literary reception and religious experience. Her publications reveal consistent methodological innovation in manuscript studies, with recent work expanding into remediation theory and digital media connections. Key thematic threads include the materiality of medieval texts, devotional aesthetics, and the interplay between private reading and communal performance across diverse genres from Chaucer to civic drama. Her scholarly recognition includes: 2008 Book of the Year award from the Conference on Christianity and Literature for Reading in the Wilderness: Private Devotion and Public Performance in Late Medieval England Brantley mentors graduate students while teaching undergraduate courses like Chaucer and Medieval Women Writers, and graduate seminars including Medieval Visionary Writing and Teaching Practicum. Her research has been supported by academic fellowships enabling extensive manuscript analysis and collaborative projects. She actively contributes to Yale's medieval studies initiatives and interdisciplinary scholarship. She co-edited Reassessing Alabaster Sculpture in Medieval England (2020) with Stephen Perkinson and Elizabeth Teviotdale, demonstrating her commitment to collaborative scholarship that bridges literary studies and material culture analysis within Yale's academic ecosystem.

• Medieval Literature
• Manuscript Studies
• History of the Book
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Claire Fontijn is the Phyllis Henderson Carey Professor of Music at Wellesley College. Her research and teaching focus on Early Music , Women Composers , and J.S. Bach , with a particular emphasis on medieval to baroque periods. Education: B.A. from Oberlin College, Certificate from Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and Ph.D. from Duke University. Her scholarly work explores the contributions of women composers like Hildegard of Bingen, Barbara Strozzi, and Fanny Hensel, alongside historical performance practices and the synthesis of image, text, and notation in medieval music. Recent publications analyze solmization puns and chorales from the Seicento Venice and Romantic periods. Fontijn’s research has been supported by prestigious organizations including the American Musicological Society , the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation , and the National Endowment for the Humanities . She teaches courses such as Italian Popular Song and the Calderwood Seminar in Public Writing: The Power of Music , which trains students to communicate music scholarship to non-specialist audiences. Scientific Awards : Nicolas Slonimsky Award for Classical Music Biography (2007) Fontijn’s collaborations with Susan Parisi and her editorship of Uncovering Music of Early European Women highlight her dedication to expanding the canon of music history. Grants from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation and the Institute for Citizens & Scholars further enable her interdisciplinary work.

• Early Music
• Women Composers
• Symphonic and Chamber Music Repertoire
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Carolyn Yerkes is an Associate Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. She is Chair of the Committee for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, a Faculty Fellow at Rockefeller College, and affiliated with the Programs in Hellenic Studies, European Cultural Studies, and Media + Modernity. Her work bridges architectural history, printmaking, and material culture. Education : Ph.D., Columbia University (2012); M.Arch., Princeton University (2005) Yerkes specializes in Early Modern Architecture and Art, focusing on the interplay between the built world and techniques of representation such as drawings, prints, paintings, books, models, and texts. She explores how architectural knowledge was transmitted through copied images and experimental printmaking technologies. Her publications include books on Renaissance architectural drawings and Piranesi’s printmaking, alongside essays on monumentality, siege warfare, and artistic techniques. Recent projects include Siegelands , analyzing siege warfare as ecological and social transformation, and Direct Impressions , examining experimental printmaking technologies from the 16th century onward. Scientific recognition includes the James Ackerman Prize in the History of Architecture and a Charles Rufus Morey Book Award finalist honor. She co-curated the Piranesi on the Page exhibition at Princeton’s Firestone Library in 2021. Yerkes advises graduate students in Early Modern Art and Architecture and collaborates across disciplines, co-teaching courses with colleagues in Chemical and Biological Engineering, History, and other departments. She also investigates topics like staircases, echo chambers, and subterranean construction, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches.

• Early Modern Architecture
• Early Modern Art
• Architectural Representation Techniques
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John G. Kerns is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri, leading the Cognitive and Emotional Control Lab. His research integrates clinical psychology and neuroscience to understand psychotic disorders, with a focus on striatal functioning and aberrant salience. His primary research interests include: Translational clinical neuroscience of psychotic disorders Cognitive and emotional control mechanisms Striatal functioning and feedback-related learning Aberrant salience and positive schizotypy Openness to experience in psychopathology Analysis of Dr. Kerns' recent publications shows a strong emphasis on neuroimaging and behavioral studies of psychosis risk, particularly examining corticostriatal pathways and their relationship to cognitive deficits. His work consistently bridges personality factors with neural mechanisms. No scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. Dr. Kerns mentors a vibrant team of graduate and undergraduate students. Current graduate students include Megan Liew and Tyler Rogers, and his alumni have secured prestigious positions in academia and clinical practice. He is accepting applications for graduate students starting in Fall 2026. The Cognitive and Emotional Control Lab provides a collaborative environment for research on psychotic disorders, utilizing behavioral, clinical, and neuroimaging methods to advance understanding and treatment.

• Translational Clinical Neuroscience
• Psychotic Disorders
• Cognitive and Emotional Control
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Dr. Hua Xu is the Robert T. McCluskey Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Yale School of Medicine. He serves as Vice Chair for Research and Development in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science and as Assistant Dean for Biomedical Informatics at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Xu leads the Clinical NLP Lab and is Chair of the NLP working group at the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics (OHDSI) program. Dr. Xu received his PhD in Biomedical Informatics from Columbia University, an MS in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a BS in Biochemistry from Nanjing University. Dr. Xu is a renowned researcher in clinical natural language processing (NLP), having developed novel algorithms for important clinical NLP tasks such as entity recognition and relation extraction. His work has been top-ranked in over a dozen international biomedical NLP challenges. He has developed CLAMP, a comprehensive clinical NLP toolkit that has been successfully commercialized and adopted by hundreds of healthcare organizations worldwide. His research focuses on applying NLP technologies to diverse clinical and translational studies to accelerate clinical evidence generation using electronic health records data. Recently, he has been utilizing NLP to harmonize metadata of biomedical digital objects to promote FAIR principles in biomedicine, and his lab is actively working on developing large language models (LLMs) for diverse biomedical applications. Dr. Xu's recent publications demonstrate a clear trend toward leveraging large language models for biomedical applications. His work spans from benchmarking LLMs for clinical NLP tasks to developing specialized architectures like BiomedRAG (retrieval augmented LLMs for biomedicine). His research addresses critical healthcare challenges including adverse event extraction, oncology clinical trial analysis, and EHR-based association studies, showing how NLP can bridge the gap between unstructured clinical text and actionable medical insights. Dr. Xu's lab has achieved top rankings in numerous NLP challenges, including multiple #1 positions in i2b2 Temporal information extraction, SemEval Disease-modifier extraction, BioCREATIVE Chemical-induced disease extraction, and other prestigious competitions. His contributions to clinical NLP have significantly advanced the field's ability to extract meaningful information from complex medical texts. As the leader of the Clinical NLP Lab at Yale, Dr. Xu oversees research that forms a complete ecosystem: developing novel NLP methods, building robust software tools, and applying these technologies to clinical and translational research. His lab's work closes the loop between methodological innovation and practical healthcare applications, ensuring that advances in NLP directly benefit patient care and medical research.

• Clinical Natural Language Processing
• Biomedical Informatics
• Large Language Models for Biomedicine
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Susan Fussell is a Professor at Cornell University in both the Department of Communication and Department of Information Science. She received her Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University and directs graduate studies in Communication. Key research areas: Computer-Mediated Communication, Intercultural Communication, Human-Computer Interaction, Multilingual Collaboration, and Collaborative Intelligence Analysis. Teaching focus: Theories of communication, research methods in social computing, and behavioral foundations of technology. Her publications from 2015-2025 reveal trends in cross-cultural communication technology , AI-mediated interaction , and collaborative problem-solving . Scientific awards include NSF grants #1025425, #1318899, #1314778 Google Faculty Gift She advises students like Nanyi Bi, Ge Gao, and Bin Xu. Notable collaborations include work with Claire Cardie, Sara Kiesler, and Dan Cosley. Projects include Tools for multilingual collaboration Energy conservation through social computing Telepresence robotics and human-robot interaction Contact: 226 Gates Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 | sfussell@cornell.edu

• Computer-Mediated Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Human-Computer Interaction
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