Ruben Snellings is a Professor at the KU Leuven , affiliated with the Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals and the Division of Geology . His research focuses on sustainable cementitious materials, mineral carbonation, and valorization of industrial by-products in construction. He actively contributes to RILEM technical committees, including TC 309-MCP and TC 267-TRM, establishing terminology and testing protocols for carbonation-based construction products. Research Highlights Advancing low-carbon binders through co-calcination of waste materials Investigating hydration kinetics and reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) Developing CO2 mineralization techniques for sustainable construction Technical Contributions Co-developing standardized R3 reactivity tests for SCMs Leading interlaboratory validation studies for binder performance Environmental Focus Reducing environmental leaching via carbonation of metallurgical slags Optimizing circular economy approaches for concrete recycling
Dr. Paul Brindley is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Architecture and Landscape , University of Sheffield, specializing in geospatial analysis of human-landscape interactions. His work combines GIS, statistics, and digital data to address urban greenspace equity, rural-urban classification, and health-environment linkages. Senior Lecturer in GIS and Spatial Analysis Key researcher in the NERC-funded Improving Wellbeing through Urban Nature (IWUN) project Co-author of official Rural-Urban Classification for England and Wales Research focuses on: Urban Greenspace Accessibility using GPS and social media data Health Inequality Mapping through epidemiological GIS studies Vague Geographic Objects modeling of subjective spatial boundaries Computational Neighborhood Mapping via web data mining Project leadership includes: 2016-2019: IWUN Work Package 1 (Sheffield health-green space analysis) 2013-2014: Rural-Urban Classification updates for 2011 Census 2015: Real-Time Bus Data Mapping system development Teaching modules: LSC119: The Changing Landscape LSC336: Landscape Planning Toolkits LSC5020: Rural Landscape Planning GIS Workshops Professional contributions: Co-developer of Crime Map Analyst toolkit for non-GIS experts Joint Director of Learning and Teaching Links Member of Creative Spatial Practices initiative
Tomomi Kito is a Professor (non-tenure-track) at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University. She previously held positions as Associate Professor at Waseda University (2018-2023), Assistant Professor at University of Tsukuba (2015-2018), Senior Research Fellow at University of Oxford's Cabdyn Complexity Center (2013-2015), and Assistant Professor at The University of Tokyo (2012-2015). Dr. Kito earned her Ph.D. in Engineering from The University of Tokyo. Her academic journey includes research positions at prestigious institutions including University of Oxford's Saïd Business School (2008-2011) and The University of Tokyo's Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (2008). Dr. Kito's research focuses on the intersection of complex systems, supply chain management, and business strategy. Her work employs network science and agent-based modeling to understand the emergent properties of industrial ecosystems, particularly in the automotive sector. She investigates how firm strategies, product characteristics, and geographic factors shape supply network structures and their resilience. Her current research explores the heterogeneity of supply networks, corporate portfolio strategies, and urban transportation networks using big data analytics and network science approaches. Her extensive publication record demonstrates a consistent focus on understanding supply network complexity through empirical analysis of real-world data. Dr. Kito's work bridges theoretical network science with practical business applications, particularly in manufacturing and automotive industries. She has developed methodologies for analyzing industrial clusters, supply network resilience, and firm interdependencies using complex network theory. Dr. Kito has secured multiple research grants from Japanese funding agencies including the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Her current projects include 'Modeling and empirical analysis of emergent principles of diversity and heterogeneity in social networks' and 'Development of a general-purpose dynamic model of supply networks and its verification by simulation.' She actively supervises graduate students through various seminars and thesis guidance in Strategic Management for Value Creation and Management Design at Waseda University's Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Production Management, Global Production Systems, and Business Design.
Professor Tatsuya Kimura serves at Waseda University's Graduate School of Business and Finance, holding a Ph.D. from Waseda University and an MBA from Lancaster University (UK). His academic appointments include Professor at the Faculty of Commerce and Graduate School of Business and Finance, with additional affiliations at the Global Education Center. His research spans Consumer Economics and Society , Marketing , Internal Marketing , and Service Management , with particular focus on Japanese market adaptations of customer satisfaction metrics. Kimura pioneered the Promoter Score Japan (PSJ) as a culturally adapted alternative to Net Promoter Score (NPS), demonstrating through empirical studies that Japanese consumer response patterns differ significantly from Western models. His publication trends reveal evolving specialization from foundational marketing theory (1990s-2000s) toward culturally-specific metric development (2010s-2020s). Recent work analyzes care worker motivation through internal marketing frameworks and examines service industry dynamics through Japanese cultural lenses. His research consistently bridges academic theory with practical business applications across manufacturing and service sectors. Nikkei Advertising Award Category Award Winner (since 1990) Fujisankei Advertising Award (since 1986) Kimura leads multiple Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research projects including Research on the promotion requirements for internal marketing (2018-2023) and Internal Marketing (2011-2013), with findings published in Routledge's Internal Marketing: Another Approach to Marketing for the Growth (2016). His international collaborations include research at Columbia University (2012-2013) on global marketing strategy. He teaches core graduate courses including Marketing & Brand Management , Service Marketing & Management , and Marketing Management , with particular emphasis on case-based learning methodologies for Japanese business professionals.
Seria Yamazaki is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) at Waseda University's School of Humanities and Social Sciences, specializing in Egyptology and Archaeology . Her research focuses on Egyptian Middle Kingdom , funeral rituals , coffin studies , and object frieze analysis. Education: PhD in Letters, Arts and Sciences (2021), Waseda University MA in Letters, Arts and Sciences (2017), Waseda University Research Projects: She leads studies on Egyptian funerary rituals funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, including diachronic analysis of vessel offering rituals and ceremonial syntax theory. Her work spans the Old Kingdom to New Kingdom periods. Scientific Awards: 44th Encouragement Award (2022), The Japan Near Eastern Studies Association Kawamata Memorial Encouragement Award (2019), Japanese Society for West Asian Archaeology Teaching: She instructs courses like Archaeology , Introduction to Archaeology , and Practical Egyptology Research at Waseda University and Ibaraki Christian University.
Paul Zarowin is a Professor of Accounting and Chair of the Department of Accounting at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, where he has been a faculty member since 1984. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from the University of Chicago and an M.B.A. in Finance from the same institution, along with a B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania. Research Interests: Professor Zarowin's research centers on the relationship between accounting information and stock market prices. He investigates how financial disclosures, accounting choices, and regulatory frameworks influence market efficiency and earnings quality. His work spans earnings management, R&D capitalization, financial reporting transparency, and the valuation implications of accounting practices. Publication Trends: His recent publications in leading journals such as The Accounting Review , Journal of Accounting and Economics , and Review of Accounting Studies reflect a consistent focus on empirical accounting research, particularly on how accounting decisions affect market perceptions and firm behavior. Themes include the impact of regulation on R&D reporting, earnings manipulation strategies, and the reliability of financial statements in private versus public firms. Scientific Awards: New York University Presidential Fellowship Peat Marwick National Research Fellowship Glucksman Institute Fellowship Advising and Grants: While specific advisees are not listed, Professor Zarowin has led impactful research supported by prestigious fellowships. His work often involves collaborative projects with scholars across institutions, suggesting active mentorship and research leadership. He teaches Financial Accounting and Financial Reporting and Analysis in undergraduate and MBA programs, and also teaches Accounting for Lawyers at NYU Law School. Labs and Research Teams: Although no formal lab is mentioned, Professor Zarowin is deeply embedded in the academic accounting community through collaborative research and departmental leadership. His work frequently appears in joint studies, indicating strong engagement with research teams and scholarly networks focused on financial reporting and market outcomes.
Colin Clubb is Professor of Accounting and Financial Management at King’s Business School, King’s College London, where he is a member of the Accounting, Accountability, and Financial Management research group. He has previously held academic positions as Reader in Accounting at Imperial College London and Professor of Accounting at the University of Warwick from 2004 to 2009. His educational background includes: BA (Econ) in Accounting and Business Finance from the University of Manchester MSc in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) PhD in Accounting from Imperial College London Professor Clubb's research focuses on theoretical models of accounting information in equity valuation and empirical analysis of accounting use in capital markets. He has a broad interest in financial statement analysis and the socio-economic context of accounting. His work explores topics such as earnings volatility, payout policy, classification shifting, and the value relevance of accounting metrics. He has developed and extended frameworks such as the Ohlson (1995) valuation model, contributing to both theoretical and applied accounting research. His recent publications show a consistent trend toward integrating structural accounting models with capital market outcomes, particularly in estimating expected returns, payout policy, and income classification. His research bridges theory and empirical validation, often using UK and international data. He has published in top journals including Review of Accounting Studies , Abacus , and Journal of Business Finance & Accounting . While no specific scientific awards are listed in the provided texts, his work has been cited over 385 times, indicating significant academic impact. He has supervised research students and contributed to academic discourse through editorial roles, including editing the Blackwell Encyclopedia of Management Accounting . His collaborations include scholars such as Michael Walker, Dimitris Christodoulou, and Stephen McLeay. He is actively engaged in research and has no indication of retirement or part-time status. Professor Clubb is based at the Strand Campus in London and contributes to both research and teaching in financial accounting and valuation.
Catherine Dixon is a Senior Lecturer and Stage Leader for the BA Hons Graphic Communication Design program at Central Saint Martins, part of University of the Arts London. With over two decades of teaching experience since 1999, she has established herself as a significant figure in typography education and research. She previously served as a Visiting Professor at the University of São Paulo in 2011. Her research interests focus on typography, type design, letterform, and public lettering. Dixon's doctoral thesis, 'A description framework for typeforms; an applied study,' explored the challenges of describing typefaces and informed the CSM 'Typeform dialogues' project. She has co-authored the book 'Signs: lettering in the environment' with Professor Phil Baines and contributes regularly to the Public Lettering website. Her work examines the pragmatic concerns of typeface description, the value of letterpress as a teaching tool, and the contribution of public lettering to our sense of place. Dixon's recent professional activities demonstrate consistent engagement with the international typography community through conferences, editorial work, and curation. Her work bridges academic research with practical applications in design education, particularly in developing frameworks for understanding and teaching typeface classification. She co-curates the Central Lettering Record, part of the college's Museum & Contemporary Collections, with Phil Baines. As an active participant in the design community, Dixon frequently speaks at international conferences including TypoBerlin, London Transport Museum, Tipoteca Italiana, and ATypI. Her professional activities reflect a deep commitment to preserving and advancing knowledge about typography and lettering practices.
Katarzyna Wac is a researcher at the University of Geneva affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and Management and the Information Science Institute . Her work bridges Digital Health , Mobile Computing , and Human-Computer Interaction , focusing on leveraging wearable devices, smartphones, and AI for health and quality of life (QoL) quantification. Research Themes: Digital biomarkers for Alzheimer's and migraines, QoL assessment via ubiquitous computing, peer- and self-reported behavioral data, and QoE of mobile applications. Labs: Leads the mQoL Lab , a platform for interactive, mobile, and wearable-based studies. Her recent publications explore Transformer models for health data analysis, social robots in homecare, and ethical frameworks for digital mental health. She has contributed to standards for proxy-reported QoL measures and personalized drug delivery systems in digital health. The multimodal integration of emotional signals and context-aware QoS/QoE provisioning for m-health services are recurring technical themes. Key collaborations include the MobiHealth project and COPD24 , translating future internet technologies into telemonitoring solutions. Her work spans from foundational studies on mobile cognition to applied ambulatory assessment of affect and health risks.
Gernot Stöglehner is a Full Professor at the Institute of Spatial Planning, Environmental Planning and Land Rearrangement , part of the Department of Landscape, Water and Infrastructure at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) . He holds a doctorate and habilitation in environmental planning, with a career spanning research, teaching, and applied consultancy. His research focuses on sustainable spatial planning, land use efficiency, integrated spatial and energy planning, climate resilience, and environmental assessment . He investigates how urban and regional development patterns impact energy demand, environmental quality, and climate adaptation, advocating for land-saving strategies and resilient settlement structures. His work bridges planning theory with practical policy tools. The recent publications reflect a strong trend in spatial resilience, energy transition, climate change adaptation, and sustainable land use . Articles cover topics such as flood recovery, urban energy modeling for electric vehicles, bioeconomy spatial aspects, and methodological foundations of planning. His research is highly applied, often contributing to policy frameworks and strategic planning instruments. Preis der Prof. Anton-Kurir-Stiftung zur Unterstützung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses (2004) Stöglehner has led or participated in over 60 research projects, many as principal investigator, funded by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the European Commission, and Austrian federal and regional governments. His projects often involve interdisciplinary teams and knowledge transfer to municipalities and planning authorities. He actively advises on spatial and energy strategies for communities and regions. He leads a research group focused on spatial planning and environmental policy, contributing to doctoral programs and major initiatives like the BOKU Energy Cluster. His work is central to the university’s efforts in sustainability and climate action.
Haipeng Luo is an Associate Professor at the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, holding the IBM Early Career Chair. He previously worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Microsoft Research, NYC, and has held visiting roles at Google and Amazon. His research focuses on developing practical machine learning algorithms with strong theoretical guarantees, particularly in online learning, bandit problems, reinforcement learning, and game theory. PhD in Computer Science, Princeton University (2011–2016) BSc in Computer Science, Peking University (2007–2011) His work spans adversarial and stochastic environments, addressing challenges in reinforcement learning, game dynamics, calibration, and omniprediction. Recent publications highlight advancements in regret minimization, game equilibrium computation, and robust optimization frameworks. Key contributions include algorithms for zero-sum games, bandit problems with feedback graphs, and theoretical analyses of convergence properties in multi-agent systems. Scientific accolades include Best Paper Awards at COLT 2021, COLT 2018, NeurIPS 2015, and ICML 2015. He has received prestigious grants such as the NSF CAREER Award (2020), Google Faculty Research Award (2020), and NSF CRII Award (2018). His students have secured academic and industry positions, and he actively teaches graduate courses in machine learning and online optimization.
Ann Vereecke is a Full Professor and Partner at Vlerick Business School, concurrently serving as a Professor at Ghent University. She holds a Doctorate in Management from Ghent University, an MBA from Vlerick, and a Masters in Engineering. As Director of the Research Centre for People in the Smart Digitised Supply Chain, she focuses on Industry 4.0, digital technologies, and global supply chain strategies. Her expertise spans operations management, logistics, and strategic manufacturing networks. She teaches MBA, Master’s, and executive programs at Vlerick, emphasizing practical applications for industry. Her research explores supply chain digitization, international manufacturing strategies, and the integration of digital twins and Industry 4.0 technologies. Recent work highlights trends in smart supply chains and the transformative impact of AI-driven solutions. She actively advises companies across industries through executive education and research projects. Ann serves on corporate boards (WhatsCooking?, bpost, North Sea Port, Tessenderlo Group) and editorial boards (International Journal of Operations and Production Management). Her board roles reflect her expertise in operational excellence and strategic governance. Her articles analyze supply chain collaboration, social responsibility in logistics, and the dynamics of global manufacturing networks. Recent insights address digital twins in supply chain resilience and Industry 4.0 adoption strategies.
Neetesh Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department . His work focuses on enhancing community well-being through infrastructure resilience, socioeconomic impacts of natural hazards, and uncertainty quantification. He holds a Ph.D. (2020) and M.S. (2016) from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a B.Tech. (2010) from National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, India. Research Interests include: Infrastructure Resilience and Post-disaster Recovery Socioeconomic Impacts of Natural Hazards Uncertainty Quantification in Infrastructure Systems Recent publications emphasize risk analysis, functional connectivity modeling, and seismic resilience. His work integrates mathematical frameworks with real-world applications to improve disaster preparedness and recovery strategies. Collaborative participatory approaches and digital twin technologies are key themes in his research. Current opportunities include 2 PhD student openings. Contact via email or visit his Google Scholar profile .
Simon Clematide is an Academic Associate at the Department of Computational Linguistics within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Zurich, where he has been actively engaged in research and teaching since the early 2000s. His work spans computational linguistics, natural language processing, and text mining with a particular focus on historical document processing, multilingual applications, and practical implementations of machine learning techniques. Dr. Clematide's research interests encompass Natural Language Processing , Computational Linguistics , Text Mining , Machine Learning , Sentiment Analysis , Named Entity Recognition , and Historical Document Processing . His interdisciplinary approach bridges computer science with humanities applications, particularly in analyzing historical newspapers and multilingual corpora. His work demonstrates strong expertise in developing practical NLP systems that address real-world challenges in document analysis and language processing. Over the past five years, his publication record reveals a consistent focus on historical text processing, multilingual NLP applications, and shared task competitions. His research shows particular strength in named entity recognition for historical documents (CLEF HIPE shared tasks), grapheme-to-phoneme conversion (SIGMORPHON shared tasks), and OCR post-processing for historical newspapers. The interdisciplinary nature of his work is evident in collaborations spanning computer science, linguistics, history, and geography. Dr. Clematide has been instrumental in organizing and participating in numerous shared tasks including CLEF-HIPE (2020-2022), SIGMORPHON (2017-2021), and CoNLL-SIGMORPHON (2017-2020), where his team achieved multiple first and second places. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Text Mining, Machine Learning for NLP, Deep Learning in Language Technology, and Sentiment Analysis, demonstrating his commitment to educating the next generation of computational linguists. He has led or participated in diverse research projects including NFP 77, impresso, Citizen Linguistics Projects (tonaccent.ch, dindialaekt.ch), SPARCLING, KTI project with Eurospider, and biomedical text mining initiatives (MANTRA, SASEBio). His interdisciplinary work extends to collaborations with material scientists and social scientists on concept extraction and text zoning applications. Dr. Clematide has contributed to the development of several computational tools and resources, including finite-state morphology systems for Rumansh Grishun, Standard German, and Swiss German, as well as the CLab web-based virtual laboratory for computational linguistics. His work on crowdsourcing OCR ground truth for heritage corpora demonstrates practical solutions to real-world digitization challenges.
Dr. Lisa Stolzenberg serves as the Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida International University (FIU). Her research focuses on quantitative methodologies applied to criminology, terrorism, substance abuse policies, health-related crime, and public safety technologies. She has held research positions at organizations such as Westat, Inc. and the Florida Department of Corrections, and her work has been funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Dr. Stolzenberg holds a Ph.D. in Criminology from Florida State University (1993), an M.S. in Criminology (1986), and a B.S. in Criminal Justice from the University of Florida (1985). Her research interests include criminal sentencing, police practices, terrorism dynamics, and the intersection of drug policies with public health outcomes. She is widely published in leading journals such as Criminology and the American Sociological Review. Her recent work examines topics like the impact of cannabis legalization on opioid misuse, the role of body-worn cameras in police interactions, and the sociological factors influencing criminal behavior. Dr. Stolzenberg’s studies often bridge criminological theory with policy implications, contributing to evidence-based reforms in criminal justice systems.
