جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Ellen K. Corriganمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Visual Communication
• Cataloging and Metadata
• Library and Information Science
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ellen K. Corrigan serves as Professor of Library Services and Metadata & Cataloging Management Librarian at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library, where she holds faculty status through her academic rank. Her professional focus centers on metadata management, cataloging systems, and visual communication within academic library environments. Corrigan's research program critically examines diversity and inclusion in library spaces, with particular emphasis on racial equity for underrepresented student populations. Her work intersects visual culture studies with civil rights history, exploring how visual materials shape library services and user experiences. Key themes include critical race theory applications in Library and Information Science (LIS), whiteness studies in professional practice, and metadata frameworks for inclusive representation. Analysis of her publication history reveals a consistent trajectory toward socially engaged scholarship, evolving from visual communication foundations to explicit critical race frameworks. Her recent work demonstrates methodological diversity spanning user experience studies, historical analysis of civil rights era materials, and critical examinations of library power structures. Scientific recognition includes: 2017 EIU Graduate School Leadership Award (shared with S. Brantley and K. Duffin) Corrigan's collaborative approach to graduate education is evidenced by her research on cultivating librarian-student relationships beyond traditional instruction. Her work with colleagues Kirstin Duffin and Steve Brantley highlights interdisciplinary partnerships addressing library service innovations and student success initiatives within EIU's academic ecosystem.

William Schultz, Jr.مشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cataloging and Metadata
• Library and Information Science

William Schultz, Jr. serves as Associate Professor and Head of Metadata & Cataloging Management within Library Services at Eastern Illinois University's Booth Library. He concurrently functions as subject librarian for Music, Psychology, and Sociology, Anthropology & Criminology departments, providing specialized research support. Previously (2014-2019), he held the part-time interim position of Head of University Archives & Special Collections. His research expertise centers on Cataloging and Metadata within Library and Information Science, focusing on practical implementation challenges in academic libraries. Key investigation areas include music collection management, government information accessibility, personal digital archiving methodologies, and metadata optimization for discovery systems. This work bridges theoretical frameworks with operational library practices. Analysis of his publication history reveals consistent scholarly engagement with evolving metadata standards and collection management practices. His recent work demonstrates particular emphasis on domain-specific applications (music collections), preservation challenges (digital archiving), and user-centered metadata design. The publications collectively address critical pain points in modern library operations, especially regarding resource optimization and digital transition. Professional activities include invited presentations such as the 2024 'Weeding and Shifting Series' on collection management practices. His subject librarian responsibilities reflect direct engagement with academic departments, facilitating research through specialized resource curation and metadata expertise.

Martin E. Müllerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Algebraic Logic
• Modal Logic
• Relational Algebra
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Martin E. Müller is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, specializing in the mathematical and theoretical foundations of informatics. His research bridges abstract algebraic structures with practical computational applications, particularly in knowledge representation and reasoning systems. Dr. Müller's primary research interests include Algebraic Logic , Modal Logic , Relational Algebra , Universal Algebra , and Logic Knowledge Discovery (also known as explainable machine learning). His work demonstrates how theoretical mathematical frameworks can provide robust foundations for practical computational problems, particularly in the areas of rough set theory, formal concept analysis, and inductive logic programming. He approaches machine learning through logical structures, emphasizing transparency and explainability in AI systems. Analysis of his publication record shows a consistent scholarly trajectory from 1994 through 2023, with increasing emphasis on applying formal logical methods to contemporary machine learning challenges. His work spans theoretical foundations of computing, relational methods in program semantics, and practical applications in user modeling and knowledge discovery. Recent publications demonstrate growing interest in making machine learning more interpretable through logical frameworks. Among his professional recognitions is the Seahorse award from 1975 . Dr. Müller serves as a reviewer for numerous academic journals and conferences and is an active member of several professional associations in computer science and logic. Dr. Müller has led significant research projects including PARIA (2004-2008), which developed the PACME architecture for concurrent processes; Rela-X (2010-2019), which implemented libraries for efficient relation calculus with the R-Lang programming language; and the ongoing COMPARE project (2024-) focusing on pairwise multidimensional comparisons for survey analysis. His current work with the 'Sets, Structures, Semantics' project (2018-) aims to create a comprehensive resource on discrete mathematics and logics. His research group maintains strong international collaborations, particularly with researchers in the relational and algebraic methods community, including notable figures like Tony Hoare, Peter Höfner, Peter Jipsen, and Bernhard Möller. The Rela-X project established a productive student working group environment that produced both theoretical insights and practical software tools for relational calculus visualization.

• Canadian History
• Social History
• Environmental History
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Nicole Benbow is a part-time Adjunct Lecturer in History at Redeemer University, where she teaches Canadian pre-confederation (HIS-221) and post-confederation (HIS-222) courses. Concurrently, she serves as Director of Teaching and Learning and Academic Program Manager at the university's Innovation Centre. Education: M.A. in History (2011), University of Waterloo. Thesis: Commemoration, German Ethnicity and National Identity: Remembrance Day in Kitchener, 1919–2009 B.A. in History with Theatre Minor (2010), Redeemer University Research Focus: Her work explores Canadian social structures, environmental interactions, and medical developments through historical analysis. She maintains interdisciplinary interests bridging historical methodology with cultural and public policy dimensions. Professional Experience: Beyond Redeemer, she has taught at Conestoga College and Emmanuel Bible College, and developed community programs within public library systems.

• Ethnic diversity and well-being
• Precarious work
• Social inequalities and health
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Franziska J. Kößler is a scientific collaborator at the Occupational Health Psychology unit within the Institute of Psychology at Humboldt University of Berlin , part of its Faculty of Life Sciences. She previously worked as a Junior researcher at Université de Fribourg (CH) and held Doctoral research fellow positions at both Humboldt University and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center . Education : PhD studies at Humboldt University (2017-2023), M.Sc. in Psychology from Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg (2016), B.Sc. from Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck (2014) Her research focuses on ethnic diversity and well-being , precarious work , social inequalities in health , and immigrant worker experiences . She contributed to major publications on workplace incivility , job insecurity , and diversity-related emotional strain . Her 2023 book Risking illness or losing your job? analyzed employment-health dilemmas during the pandemic. Scientific awards include the 2020 Flexible Funding at WZB and a Doctoral scholarship from the Hans-Böckler Foundation (2017-2019). She belongs to the European Association for Work and Organizational Psychology and the German Society for Psychology (Section for Work, Organizational and Business Psychology).

Jennifer A. Burnhamمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Chemistry Education
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Main Group Chemistry
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr Jennifer A. Burnham serves as Senior University Teacher and Programmes and Regulations Lead within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sheffield's School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences. A dedicated education specialist since 2005, she champions innovative teaching methodologies across undergraduate and postgraduate chemistry programs while maintaining active research interests in chemistry education and main group chemistry. Her academic credentials include an MEd in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (2012), complemented by Senior Fellow (2016) and Post-Fellow (2021) status with the Higher Education Academy. These qualifications underpin her evidence-based approach to curriculum development and educational leadership. Burnham's research centers on transformative chemistry education practices, with particular emphasis on student skills development through open-ended project work, green chemistry integration, and boron-focused inorganic chemistry instruction. Her scholarship explores how social learning spaces, curriculum design, and professional networks enhance educational outcomes, consistently advocating for student autonomy and sustainability principles. She pioneered Sheffield Chemistry's Programme Learning Outcomes framework and promotes boron as the periodic table's premier element. Analysis of her publication record reveals consistent contributions to pedagogical innovation, with recent work examining learning landscape mapping, informal educational spaces, and the evolving role of teaching specialists in research-intensive environments. Her publications bridge chemistry content expertise with educational theory, emphasizing practical applications for laboratory instruction and curriculum development. Her distinguished contributions have been recognized through: Senate Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (2013) University of Sheffield Education Award, Highly Commended in Leadership in Education (2023) Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2016) Post-Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021) Burnham actively mentors colleagues through leadership roles including founding the Faculty Teaching Network (2012) and directing the Royal Society of Chemistry HE Chemistry Teaching Network since 2015. She chairs the RSC Higher Education Interest Group, serves as external examiner for multiple universities, and provides strategic guidance as education specialist on the OxICFM CDT advisory board. Her supervisory work encompasses Level 3/4 chemistry projects and personal tutoring, while her laboratory innovations include guided-inquiry techniques and sustainability-focused practicals. As an influential figure in chemical education, she drives professional learning networks that support teaching specialists nationwide and advocates for systemic integration of sustainability principles across chemistry curricula through her leadership in green chemistry pedagogy and boron chemistry promotion.

• Communication and media studies
• Book history
• Digital publishing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Simon Rowberry is a Lecturer in Publishing at University College London's Department of Information Studies since 2021, serving as Academic Director of Education. His research and teaching focus on the intersection of computing history and digital publishing over the past seven decades, with notable books including Four Shades of Gray: The Amazon Kindle Platform (2022) and The Early Development of Project Gutenberg, c.1970-2000 (2023). Formerly taught Digital Media & Publishing at the University of Stirling Research areas: history of ebooks, digital reading, pre-Web digital publishing, hypertext historiography, and shadow libraries His publications span the history of digital publishing technologies, from Ted Nelson's self-publishing practices to ACM Hypertext Conferences' pre-Web innovations. Recent work explores generative AI's implications for book digitization and the mutual influence of digital/physical literature. Dr. Rowberry's teaching includes modules like Publishing Studies , Researching Publishing , and Working in Publishing , emphasizing practical and theoretical aspects of contemporary publishing ecosystems.

Bernhard Saskeمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Virtual Reality
• Augmented Reality
• Product Lifecycle Management
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Bernhard Saske serves as a Research Associate at the Chair of Virtual Product Development within Dresden University of Technology, where he has been affiliated since completing his mechanical engineering studies in 2002. Holding a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) earned in 2008 for research on 'Augmented Reality in Maintenance,' he specializes in virtual and augmented reality applications integrated with product lifecycle management systems. His academic credentials include: Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Dresden University of Technology (2002) Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) from Dresden University of Technology (2008) focusing on Augmented Reality in Maintenance Saske's research centers on digital transformation in engineering workflows, with core expertise in virtual/augmented reality implementation, product lifecycle management (PLM), and model-based systems engineering (MBSE). Recent investigations address generative AI applications in CAD processes, sustainable product development frameworks, and component reuse optimization in industrial plant design. His work consistently bridges theoretical methodologies with practical industry implementation challenges. Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence integration in engineering design, particularly generative models for CAD and computer vision systems. Concurrently, his research maintains strong emphasis on sustainability-driven PLM strategies and MBSE adaptation for circular economy principles, reflecting evolving industry priorities in resource efficiency and digitalization. Scientific Awards: No documented awards, fellowships, or major honors were identified in the source materials. Dr. Saske actively contributes to collaborative research projects within the Chair of Virtual Product Development, frequently co-authoring with Prof. Paetzold-Byhain and interdisciplinary teams. While specific student supervision is unrecorded, his publications indicate mentorship roles in conference papers and journal articles. Project funding appears aligned with German academic-industry partnerships focused on digital engineering solutions, though grant details remain unspecified. As a core member of the Chair of Virtual Product Development, Saske operates within a research ecosystem dedicated to advancing virtual prototyping, digital twin technologies, and immersive maintenance solutions. The chair maintains active industry collaborations to implement VR/AR methodologies in real-world manufacturing and product development contexts across European industrial partners.

Yoo-Seong Songمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Digital Health
• Innovation Management
• Product Development
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Yoo-Seong Song is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Sciences and University Library at the University of Illinois. He holds an MSI from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the University of Iowa. His work bridges digital health, innovation management, and experiential learning through collaborations with global corporations. Education: MSI (University of Michigan), MBA (University of Iowa) Research focuses on digital health , library innovation , and experiential learning . He explores technology consulting, mobile device integration, and knowledge management frameworks. Recent projects include digital transformation strategies and UI/UX design for healthcare apps. Awarded the WISE Instructor of the Year (2014) and Emerald Publishing’s Highly Commended Paper (2005), Song teaches courses like Information Consulting and Applied Business Research , emphasizing real-world problem-solving.

Beth Williamsمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Legal Research
• Access to Justice
• Digitization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Beth Williams serves as Associate Dean of the Robert Crown Law Library and Senior Lecturer in Law at Stanford Law School. She joined Stanford in 2015 after holding significant positions at Louisiana State University's Paul M. Hebert Law Center and Columbia University's Arthur W. Diamond Law Library. Williams earned her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington, and M.A. in philosophy from Marquette University. Before transitioning to law librarianship, she practiced public interest law in Maine where she maintains admission to practice. Her research focuses on the intersection of access to information and access to justice, digitization and preservation, and open access publishing as they apply to libraries and legal information management. She teaches courses in legal research, foreign and international legal research, knowledge management, and ethics. Williams' publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly engagement with initiative and referendum law, particularly through state-specific research guides that examine direct democracy mechanisms across different jurisdictions. Her work bridges practical legal research methodology with theoretical considerations of citizen legislation. As Associate Dean of the Robert Crown Law Library, Williams leads one of the most comprehensive legal research collections in the country, overseeing both traditional and digital legal information resources that support Stanford Law School's academic mission.

Catherine Lesley Blakeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Text mining
• Natural language processing
• Biomedical informatics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Catherine Lesley Blake serves as Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the School of Information Sciences (iSchool) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She additionally holds a joint appointment as a Health Innovation Professor in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and maintains a courtesy appointment in Computer Science. Her extensive affiliations include the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), the Illinois Informatics Institute (I3), and the Personalized Nutrition Initiative (PNI). Dr. Blake's research explores both human and automated methods to synthesize evidence from text, with nearly two decades of experience in text mining and natural language processing, primarily in biomedicine. Her work centers around the Claim Framework, which provides both a conceptual framework and automated methods that extract key findings from empirical studies in medicine, toxicology, and epidemiology. Her research spans diverse areas including chemical risk assessment, health data literacy, exposome analysis, and socio-technical data analytics. She has also explored text mining applications in humanities to detect authorship from movie reviews and in news stories for textual entailment recognition. Her publication portfolio demonstrates strong trends toward applying NLP and text mining techniques to health-related problems, particularly in chemical risk assessment, cancer research, and evidence-based medicine. The most recent works show increasing focus on using semantics to scale up evidence-based chemical risk assessments, analyzing exposome factors that impact cancer, and developing methods for automated systematic reviews. These publications reveal a consistent trajectory of applying computational methods to solve complex biomedical and environmental health problems. JASIST Best Paper Award for collaborative information synthesis papers Honorable mention at iConference (2013) for identifying claims in social science literature Principal Investigator for the NSF's Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub Recipient of multiple NSF, NIH, and IMLS grants totaling over $5 million As an educator and mentor, Dr. Blake has supervised numerous doctoral students including Jooho Lee, Henry Gabb, and Ana Lucic who have gone on to successful careers in academia and industry. She currently mentors Ryan Wang, George Vazquez, Don Keefer, and Jaemin Yang. Her grant portfolio includes significant funding from NSF, NIH, IMLS, VA, and industry partners like CISCO, with recent projects focusing on health data literacy ambassadors, chemical risk assessment, and AI for social impact. She regularly teaches courses including Database Design & Prototyping (IS455) and Text Mining (IS567). Dr. Blake leads multiple research initiatives including the Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub, which drives efforts to use AI for social impact in the region. Her work on the Claim Framework has established a robust infrastructure for evidence-based discovery, while her projects with the Personalized Nutrition Initiative and Illinois Informatics Institute demonstrate strong interdisciplinary collaboration across campus. Current research teams focus on developing methods to harness exposome factors that impact cancer, creating health data literacy programs for middle schoolers, and using text mining to identify privacy statement facets.

• Health Services Research
• Public Health
• Disaster Management
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Sedat Bostan is affiliated with Karadeniz Technical University and has made significant contributions to health services research, disaster management, and pandemic response. His work spans topics like telemedicine, health policy, and medical tourism, often analyzing systemic challenges in Turkish healthcare. Research Interests : Health administration, pandemic preparedness, digital health innovations Key Themes : Turkey's healthcare system reform, cross-border medical tourism, disaster logistics Bostan has published extensively in high-impact journals like Library Hi Tech and Telemedicine and E-Health , with 17 indexed articles and 80 other publications. His collaborative network includes scholars like Yeşildağ A.Y. and Agac G. . Recent conference presentations focus on remote healthcare delivery, patient satisfaction metrics, and pandemic-related behavioral studies. Bostan's work emphasizes analytic hierarchy process applications and gender-based research barriers in medical fields.

Lisa Engströmمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Library and Information Science
• Public Libraries
• Democracy Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Lisa Engström is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor in Information Studies within the Department of Arts and Cultural Sciences at Lund University's Faculty of Humanities and Theology. Her academic work bridges library science and medical humanities, with a particular focus on how public libraries contribute to democratic processes and how wearable medical technologies reshape bodily experience and health perception. Her research interests include: The societal role of public libraries in promoting democracy and pluralistic discourse How inequality and power dynamics affect library accessibility and user experiences Medical humanities with emphasis on wearable medical technology's impact on everyday life How libraries function as safe spaces that promote trust in polarized societies Embodiment studies examining sensory bodily information processed through health technologies The construction of libraries as public spheres capable of hosting agonistic discourse Engström's recent publications reveal a strong thematic focus on library resilience during political crises and the evolving democratic functions of libraries in contemporary society. Her work increasingly examines how libraries navigate exceptional circumstances including pandemics and war rhetoric while maintaining their core democratic functions. She also explores the intersection of technology and embodiment, investigating how wearable medical devices transform our understanding of health, illness, and bodily experience. She actively contributes to the academic community as a member of the editorial teams for both the Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies and Lund Studies in Arts and Cultural Sciences. Her current research projects include 'Kris och krigsberedskap för alla?' examining libraries as arenas for crisis preparedness discussions (2025-2026), 'NORDREN: The Nordic Disinformation Resilience Network' focused on combating misinformation (2025-2027), and 'LibPrepare' investigating library preparedness for emergencies (2024-present).

Björn Lundbergمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Contemporary history
• History of childhood and youth
• History of knowledge
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Björn Lundberg is an Associate Professor of History at Lund University, working within the Department of History under the Faculty of Humanities and Theology. He serves as a Visiting Research Fellow in Human Rights Studies and coordinates the research area 'knowledge and education' at the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge (LUCK). Lundberg maintains an active presence in both academic and public discourse, with his office located at Helgonavägen 3, Lund (Room LUX:A418). Lundberg's research interests focus on contemporary history with particular emphasis on the history of childhood and youth, the history of knowledge, environmental history, and the history of internationalism. His work explores how outdoor education functions as citizenship training, examining the relationship between friluftsliv (outdoor life) and civic identity formation in Swedish youth movements. He investigates the significance of economic and ecological knowledge in post-war Scandinavian welfare and development discourses, connecting historical patterns to current Sustainable Development Goals. His publication pattern reveals a consistent trajectory exploring youth activism, knowledge production, and citizenship formation across the 20th century. Lundberg frequently examines how children and young people have engaged with global issues, from Cold War internationalism to contemporary environmental activism. His methodological approach combines traditional historical analysis with insights from knowledge studies, creating interdisciplinary connections between education history, youth culture studies, and international relations. Member of the Young Academy of Sweden (since 2025) Lundberg actively supervises PhD students and participates in multiple research projects, including 'Barn i beredskap: Svensk beredskapspedagogik i förändring 1945–2000' (2025-2028) and 'Kris och krigsberedskap för alla?' examining libraries as arenas for civil defense discussions. At the Lund Centre for the History of Knowledge, he collaborates with an extensive network of researchers exploring various dimensions of knowledge history. His public engagement extends beyond academia through popular history articles, editorial work for Scandia (2018-2022), and co-founding the 'Lite Passé' podcast during his doctoral studies.

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Quantum Computing
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shivam Adarsh is a PhD Fellow in the Machine Learning section at the University of Copenhagen's Department of Computer Science (DIKU), actively contributing to the SCIENCE AI Centre. Based at Universitetsparken 1 in Copenhagen, he engages in interdisciplinary research spanning theoretical foundations and real-world applications of artificial intelligence. His research focuses on Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Quantum Computing, Medical Image Analysis, Sustainability Applications, and Remote Sensing. Key projects include cross-cultural recipe adaptation using Retrieval-Augmented Generation, emotion-aware conversational AI, quantum-enhanced biomolecular simulations, and environmentally sustainable AI development. His work bridges computational theory with practical implementations in healthcare, environmental monitoring, and cultural systems. Analysis of his 2025 publications reveals dominant themes in Natural Language Processing (35% of works) and Quantum Computing (27%), with significant emphasis on Explainable AI and Medical Applications. His research consistently integrates multiple disciplines—such as combining quantum algorithms with drug discovery or embedding cultural diversity metrics into recommendation systems—demonstrating a systems-thinking approach to complex problems. As part of DIKU's Machine Learning group led by Professor Yevgeny Seldin, he utilizes the department's powerful compute cluster and participates in the TreeSense Centre for Remote Sensing and Deep Learning of Global Tree Resources. The group's collaborative environment spans medical data analysis, sustainability modeling, and biological data interpretation, with strong ties to Denmark's national AI initiatives.