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Sara BENTEBBAA is a Professor at KEDGE Business School , specializing in Family Business , Entrepreneurship , and Organizational Learning . She teaches across bachelor's, PGE, and EBP International programs. Double doctorate in Management Sciences from Paris-Est University (France) and Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) Research Focus : Sara investigates financial evaluation in responsible investment contexts, organizational learning dynamics in family businesses, and crowdfunding mechanisms for start-ups. Her work bridges theoretical frameworks with practical case studies in Moroccan and French contexts. Recent Publications : Her 2024 studies analyze financial evaluation methods for Naturex and the economic dynamics of Olympique Lyonnais. Earlier works (2017–2023) explore crowdfunding perception, social inclusion through entrepreneurship, and family business identity in Arab and Moroccan contexts.

• Family Business
• Entrepreneurship
• Organizational Learning
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Masoud Jasbi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Davis, specializing in experimental and theoretical approaches to natural language semantics and pragmatics. His research focuses on: Semantic and pragmatic interpretation of logical connectives (negation, conjunction, disjunction) Cross-linguistic studies across English, Persian, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and Hungarian Language acquisition in child and adult populations Integration of generative linguistics with artificial intelligence Experimental methodologies for testing linguistic hypotheses Recent publications demonstrate consistent emphasis on scalar implicature, context effects, and frequency-dependent processing, with increasing exploration of AI-linguistics intersections. His work bridges formal theory with empirical validation through experimental paradigms, examining how prior beliefs and contextual factors shape linguistic meaning across diverse populations. No scientific awards are documented in available sources. Information regarding student advising, research grants, laboratory facilities, or collaborative teams is not publicly specified in current materials.

• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• Language Acquisition
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Prof. Dr. Susanne Heinz is a Full Professor of Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel since July 2016. She is currently on research sabbatical for the summer semester 2025. Her academic career includes previous positions as a senior lecturer of TEFL at the University of Augsburg (2011-2016) and the Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg (2008-2011), as well as experience as a secondary school teacher of English and History. Prof. Heinz earned her doctoral degree in American Studies from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg (1998-2002), following teacher training at Seminar Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg (1996-1998) and undergraduate studies in English and History at Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg and University of Stirling in Scotland (1989-1996). Her research focuses on innovative approaches to English language teaching, particularly in the areas of 21st century literacies, mobile enhanced language learning and teaching (MELLT), and the integration of diverse literary forms including graphic novels and young adult literature into EFL classrooms. She has made significant contributions to understanding how digital tools can enhance language acquisition and how cultural content, especially American studies topics, can be effectively taught to foreign language learners. Prof. Heinz's scholarly work shows a clear trajectory toward integrating technology with language pedagogy, with increasing focus on multimodal learning approaches. Her recent publications emphasize vocabulary instruction, digital tools for language learning, and the use of authentic cultural materials. She has also explored life writing and digital storytelling as pedagogical tools, particularly in relation to African American narratives. As an educator and mentor, Prof. Heinz has developed numerous teaching resources and teacher training programs. She received a post-doc scholarship for research on mobile learning in the EFL classroom from the Bavarian State Ministry for Gender Equality in Research and Teaching (2014-2016). Her work extends to editing academic journals and providing professional development for English teachers nationwide. Prof. Heinz has led collaborative research projects connecting schools and universities, particularly focusing on mobile learning applications in language education. Her work bridges theoretical research with practical classroom applications, creating resources that directly impact teaching practices in EFL classrooms across Germany.

• English Language Teaching
• Second Language Acquisition
• Educational Technology
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Dr. Beatriz Macías Gómez-Estern is a Full Professor at the Department of Social Anthropology, Basic Psychology and Public Health at Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Spain. She specializes in cultural psychology, migration studies, and service-learning methodologies, with particular focus on identity construction, educational innovation, and community-based research.

• Discourse Analysis
• Narrative and Identity
• Autobiographical Memory
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Kathleen Hess is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Salem State University . She teaches courses such as Research Methods and Statistics , Industrial and Organizational Psychology , and Psychometrics . Dr. Hess earned her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Pennsylvania State University in 1999, focusing on subtle sex discrimination in job interviews. Academic Rank: Associate Professor University: Salem State University Department: Psychology Research Interests: Kathleen Hess specializes in gender issues in the workplace, motivation, leadership, and multicultural team training. Her work explores: Subtle manifestations of sex discrimination in employment Adaptability in digital skills and organizational settings Leadership development in complex environments Expatriate training and cross-cultural preparation Critical thinking in team decision-making Training tools for multicultural team leaders Selected Publications and Presentations: Her research focuses on workplace dynamics, leadership, and organizational training. Notable trends include: Analysis of nonverbal discrimination against women (2013) Exploration of fake news in business contexts (2019) Frameworks for multicultural leadership training (2005, 2006) Studies on expatriate preparation and cross-cultural training (2006) Development of team adaptability metrics (2000, 2004)

• Gender issues in the workplace
• Motivation
• Discrimination in employment decisions
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Anne Lucietto is an Associate Professor at Purdue University's Polytechnic Institute with extensive industry experience in mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering sectors including energy generation, nuclear plant construction, and manufacturing management. She transitioned to academia to support student career development and graduate education. Education: Ph.D. in Engineering Education - Purdue University MBA in Finance - Lewis University BS in Mechanical Engineering - Marquette University Her research focuses on sustainable energy systems and engineering education, particularly investigating learning methodologies for engineering technology students. Key areas include renewable energy integration, materials engineering applications, cross-cultural STEM communication, and gender dynamics in technical fields. She employs mixed-methods approaches to understand problem-solving cognition and industry-academia knowledge transfer. Recent publications (2020-2025) demonstrate strong emphasis on engineering pedagogy, showing recurring themes of diversity in STEM, industry-education collaboration, cognitive approaches in technical learning, and renewable energy innovation. Over 60% of recent works address equity interventions in engineering education. Awards and Honors: Society of Women Engineers: Engaged Advocate Award (2021), Outreach Award (2020), Fellow status Purdue Polytechnic Outstanding Faculty in Learning (2018) Influential Woman in Manufacturing (2018) ASEE-CIEC Best Moderator Award (2018) Multiple teaching excellence awards from Purdue University She maintains active industry engagement through corporate training certifications (Six Sigma, OSHA) and prior leadership roles at Caterpillar, Fermilab, and Exelon. Professional affiliations include senior membership in IEEE, ASME, and ASEE.

• Engineering Education
• Sustainable Energy
• STEM Diversity
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Prof. Dr. Sc. Neala Ambrosi Randić is a tenured full professor at the Department of Teacher Education , Faculty of Philosophy, Juraj Dobrila University in Pula. A distinguished scholar in psychology, her work bridges developmental psychology, gerontology, and psychosocial factors affecting aging and health. Teaches Psychology of Communication, General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, and Stress Management Research focuses on successful aging, mental health, and emotional well-being in older adults Key themes: psychosocial determinants, chronic illness perception, life satisfaction Her article analyses (2018–2023) reveal trends in multidimensional aging models, internet's role in senior populations, and wisdom's intersection with health. Notable projects include validating successful aging frameworks and studying regret's mediating role. Scientific Contributions include: Comparing biomedical and alternative aging models Developing psychometric scales for aging assessment Examining gender, age, and education disparities in aging Studying motivational patterns in language learning

• Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Gerontology
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Raquel Ruiz Pareja serves as a Senior Lecturer in Spanish Linguistics at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, where she is affiliated with the Department of Language and Culture within the Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Teacher Education. Her academic work focuses on contemporary Spanish linguistic phenomena with particular expertise in morphological constructions and language use in digital contexts. Her research interests span multiple dimensions of Spanish linguistics, including gerund-diminutive constructions in contemporary Spanish, linguistic attitudes toward language variation, incel language communities in Spanish digital spaces, and digital tools for oral language learning . Her work demonstrates a strong connection between theoretical linguistics and practical language teaching applications. Ruiz Pareja's publications reveal a consistent research trajectory examining how Spanish language forms evolve in contemporary usage, particularly in digital environments. Her work bridges theoretical linguistic analysis with practical applications for language education, showing particular interest in how digital communication shapes linguistic innovation and community formation. While no specific scientific awards are mentioned in the available information, her publications in respected journals like Normas. Revista de estudios lingüísticos hispánicos demonstrate recognition within the Spanish linguistics community. Her teaching activities focus on Spanish linguistics, with evident interest in connecting theoretical knowledge with practical language use, particularly through digital tools that enhance oral language acquisition. Her collaborative work, including the 2023 publication on incel language with multiple co-authors, suggests active participation in research teams investigating contemporary language phenomena.

• Spanish Linguistics
• Morphological Constructions
• Linguistic Attitudes
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Dr. Juan A. Recio García is an Associate Professor at the Department of Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence within the School of Computer Science at Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) . He holds the BOSCH-UCM Honorary Chair on Artificial Intelligence applied to Internet of Things . His research focuses on Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) , Explainable AI (XAI) , and Recommender Systems , with applications in healthcare, security, and urban planning. He has led two projects as Principal Investigator and participated in six R&D initiatives, including four national and two European grants. His work includes the development of the COLIBRI platform , a CBR system with over 35,000 downloads. He has co-authored 67 publications, including 16 JCR-indexed articles, and received a best paper award and an honourable mention from the International Conference on CBR (ICCBR). Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award ICCBR Honorable Mention His projects include AUDITIA-X (Auditing AI via Explainability), iSee (Personalized Explanation Experiences), and PERXAI (Personalized XAI). He collaborates internationally, including at Robert Gordon University (UK) and University College Cork (Ireland).

• Case-Based Reasoning (CBR)
• Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
• Recommender Systems
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Igor dos Santos Montagner is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Insper Institute of Education and Research, where he has worked for seven years. He holds a Bachelor's (2010) and Doctorate (2017) in Computer Science from the University of São Paulo, with a doctoral internship at INSA-Rouen, France. His educational background includes undergraduate and doctoral studies at the University of São Paulo under supervision of Professors Roberto Hirata Jr and Nina Hirata, with doctoral work conducted in collaboration with Professor Stéphane Canu at INSA-Rouen. Montagner's research focuses primarily on Computing Education Research, with specific interests in student-centered teaching methodologies and their impact on developing professional skills beyond technical content. He also investigates the use of Free Software in academic environments and its educational benefits. His work combines theoretical educational frameworks with practical classroom implementations, particularly in programming education and computer science fundamentals. His publication record shows a clear trajectory from his doctoral work in image processing and computer vision toward his current focus on computing education. His recent articles demonstrate increasing specialization in programming pedagogy, particularly around teaching the C programming language, mastery-oriented grading systems, and integrating open source contributions into academic coursework. The publications reflect strong international collaboration, particularly with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Montagner actively contributes to the academic community through conference presentations at venues like SIGCSE and through his involvement in developing innovative educational approaches. His work emphasizes practical implementation and measurable educational outcomes. He advises on curriculum development and has created electives such as the Open Development course, which teaches students through real open source contributions. His projects include 'Frequent testing and feedback' in partnership with UIUC researchers, and 'Learning the C programming language' with colleagues at Insper. These projects focus on optimizing student effort and improving learning experiences in programming education. Montagner maintains an active academic blog discussing both professional and personal perspectives on technology and education, and has contributed to open source projects including ElementaryOS during the pandemic period.

• Computer Education
• Computing Education Research
• Programming Pedagogy
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Karina Tachihara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on cognitive mechanisms in language learning, particularly how adults acquire unacceptability judgments and how semantic knowledge structures language production. Education: Ph.D. in Psychology, Princeton University (2022) B.A. in Psychology and Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley (2014) Her work combines psycholinguistic experiments (acceptability judgments, production tasks) with computational methods like machine learning and large language models. Current projects analyze input structure, modality effects, and cross-linguistic differences in Japanese, English, and Spanish. She aims to expand to Hindi and other languages. Recent publications examine statistical preemption in adult learners, incremental clustering in scene descriptions, and lexical associations across native/non-native language pairs. Her research often involves interdisciplinary collaborations across psychology, linguistics, and computer science.

• Cognitive Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• Language Acquisition
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Youssef Diouane is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical and Industrial Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada. Previously, he was a professor in the Department of Complex Systems and Engineering (DISC) at ISAE-SUPAERO in Toulouse, France. He is a member of the Research Group in Decision Analysis (GERAD) and serves as an associate editor for the journal "Computational Optimization and Applications" as well as a guest co-editor for a special issue of "Mathematical Programming" related to the 25th International Symposium on Mathematical Programming. Dr. Diouane's research focuses on numerical optimization and its applications to complex systems, design, and data sciences. His work targets the development of efficient optimization algorithms with optimal guarantees to solve engineering optimization problems. His primary research areas include: Numerical Optimization Surrogate Modeling Data Science and Machine Learning Computational Science and Engineering His recent publication record (57 total publications) demonstrates a strong focus on optimization techniques applicable to aerospace engineering, particularly aircraft design. There's a clear trend toward addressing high-dimensional optimization problems with mixed and categorical variables, often using Bayesian optimization approaches. His work bridges theoretical optimization methods with practical engineering applications, especially in sustainable transport and green aircraft design, reflecting his secondary spheres of excellence in Sustainable Transport and Infrastructures and Industry of the Future and Digital Society. Dr. Diouane has successfully supervised multiple graduate students, including two Master's theses at Polytechnique Montréal completed in 2022 and 2024. His teaching responsibilities include courses on scientific computing for engineers, operational research foundations, and derivative-free optimization, reflecting his commitment to both theoretical and applied aspects of optimization.

• Numerical Optimization
• Surrogate Modeling
• Data Science
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Professor Sarah König serves as Head of the Institute for Medical Education and Training Research at University Hospital Würzburg, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, and has been Dean of Studies for the Faculty of Medicine since 2019. She holds a W3 professorship in medical education awarded in 2016 and also serves as Head of the Study Commission and Strategy Commission for Curriculum Development in Human Medicine. Her leadership extends to the Presidential Commission for Quality in Studies and Teaching at the university and the Teaching Committee of the Medical Faculty Association. Her research interests center on technology-enhanced medical education with particular focus on virtual reality applications, competency assessment methodologies, and interprofessional communication. She investigates how digital teaching formats can improve learning outcomes and how to effectively measure competency development in medical students and residents. Her work bridges clinical expertise with educational innovation, drawing on her background as a Specialist in Surgery and Specialist in Visceral Surgery. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on virtual reality applications across medical education domains including surgical training, emergency medicine, and specialized fields like otorhinolaryngology and radiology. Her research consistently examines how technology impacts knowledge acquisition, skill development, and stress responses in medical learners. She also investigates broader educational themes including planetary health education, career choice determinants among medical students, and faculty development initiatives. Professor König serves on numerous prestigious committees including the Scientific Advisory Board of the Medical University of Vienna and the jury for the Ars legendi Prize of the Medical Faculty Day. She reviews for leading journals including PLOS ONE, BMC Medical Education, and Journal of Surgical Education, and participates in accreditation activities through AQAS and ACQUIN. She actively mentors young academics and conducts workshops for clinical educators across German universities. Her additional activities include serving as Vice-Chairwoman of the Surgical Teaching Working Group, participating in the 'Round Table Medicine/Health Sciences' of the German Rectors' Conference, and contributing to the development of national medical education standards.

• Medical Education
• Technology Enhanced Learning
• Competency Assessment
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Dr. Irène Abi-Zeid is a Full Professor at the Department of Operations and Decision Systems within the Faculty of Administrative Sciences at Université Laval , Canada. With a joint doctorate in water sciences and a master's in mathematics, her work bridges multi-criteria decision support (MCDA), optimization , and machine learning to address complex socio-ecological challenges. Research Interests : Multi-criteria decision support systems, socio-ecological modeling, participatory decision-making, and optimization techniques for search and rescue operations. Awards : 2019 Best paper award, Artificial Intelligence and Decision Support Systems track 2019 Best Ph.D. project award (KMIS Conference) 2017 Runner-up: GDN Springer Young Researcher Award Teaching : Probability and statistics for business, ANOVA, stochastic processes, and research methodology. Publications : Over 40 peer-reviewed articles focusing on MCDA applications in water management, urban planning, and emergency response. Her pioneering SARPlan decision support system for search and rescue operations has been adopted by Canadian agencies, while her MCDA-ULaval software advances multi-criteria analysis in environmental and transportation domains.

• Multi-criteria decision support
• Decision support systems
• Optimization and machine learning
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Prof. Yonina Eldar is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science , Weizmann Institute of Science. She holds the Dorothy and Patrick Gorman Professorial Chair and serves as Head of the Manya Igel Center for Biomedical Engineering and Signal Processing . Her research bridges classical signal processing with modern deep learning techniques. Develops model-based deep learning frameworks combining domain knowledge with data-driven approaches Focuses on sub-Nyquist sampling for efficient data acquisition in radar, ultrasound, and communications Created hardware prototypes for time-encoding machines and modulo-ADC systems Innovates in joint radar-communication systems for autonomous vehicles Her work emphasizes algorithm unrolling to create interpretable neural networks with reduced training requirements. Publications demonstrate applications in: Medical imaging (ultrasound, ECG monitoring) Autonomous systems (automotive radar) Communication technologies (DFRC systems) Active in theoretical foundations of model-based deep learning, with recent work establishing mathematical guarantees for unfolded networks. Collaborations include Tsinghua University and industry partners for hardware validation.

• Efficient sampling methods
• Compressed sensing
• Medical imaging: ultrasound, MRI, CT
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