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Jackie Chit Kit Cheung is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science at McGill University, where he co-directs the Reasoning and Learning Lab. He holds the Canada CIFAR AI Chair and serves as an Associate Scientific Co-Director at the Mila Quebec AI Institute. He is also a consulting researcher at Microsoft Research Montreal. Academic Background: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Toronto (2010–2014) M.Sc. in Computer Science, University of Toronto (2008–2010) B.Sc. (Honours) in Computer Science, minors in Linguistics and German, University of British Columbia (2004–2008) Research Interests: Jackie Cheung's research lies at the intersection of natural language processing, machine learning, and cognitive science. He focuses on natural language generation , automatic summarization , commonsense and pragmatic reasoning , and the evaluation of NLP systems . His work aims to build language models that reflect real-world structure and reasoning, with applications in health, education, and language revitalization. He is particularly interested in how implicit meaning is processed in context, a core concern in linguistic pragmatics. Publication Trends: His recent publications (2024–2025) show a strong emphasis on evaluation methodologies (e.g., COSMIC, ECBD), hallucination and factuality in language models, coreference and reasoning , and long-context modeling . He frequently collaborates across institutions and integrates insights from linguistics and psychology into NLP system design and analysis. Scientific Awards: Best Paper Award, ACL 2018 Outstanding Paper Award, NAACL 2018 Student Research Workshop SAC Award, ACL 2024 (for COSMIC) Best Poster Award, CMDO AI-Health Symposium 2024 Advising and Grants: He advises a large and diverse group of graduate students, including PhD and Master’s candidates, often in co-supervision with other faculty. His group has received support from major AI and health research initiatives, including CIFAR and Mila. He has trained alumni who have gone on to faculty and industry research positions. He has served in leadership roles in top NLP conferences, including as Senior Area Chair, Workshop Chair, and Program Chair of Canadian AI 2018. Labs and Teams: He co-directs the Reasoning and Learning Lab at McGill and is deeply involved with Mila – Quebec AI Institute . He founded the NLP Reading Group at McGill, which brings together researchers from computer science, linguistics, and information studies to discuss theoretical and applied NLP topics.

• Natural Language Processing
• Natural Language Generation
• Automatic Summarization
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Yoel Inbar is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, affiliated with the Department of Psychology and the Morality, Affect, and Politics (MAP) Lab. His research explores the intersection of moral intuitions, emotions, and political/social beliefs, with a focus on disgust sensitivity and its implications. He also investigates public acceptance of emerging technologies like genetic engineering. Contact: yoel.inbar@utoronto.ca . PhD, Cornell University BA, University of California at Berkeley His research spans moral psychology, political ideology, and behavioral responses to technological innovation. Recent studies employ natural language processing to analyze morality in real-world contexts, such as political discourse and environmental attitudes. The MAP Lab emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating psychology, behavioral economics, and computational methods to study moral decision-making and its societal consequences. Alumni from the lab include researchers now at institutions like UC Berkeley, University of the Fraser Valley, and Cornell University, reflecting his mentorship of advanced psychological and behavioral science scholars.

• Social Psychology
• Moral Psychology
• Political Ideology
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Gerald Voorhees is an Associate Professor and Chair of Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo. He holds a Ph.D. from The University of Iowa (2008) and a B.S. in Speech Communication from the University of Texas at Austin, where he was a Senior Fellow in the Honors Program of the College of Communication. His research explores games and new media as platforms for identity and cultural construction, with a focus on public discourse around gaming and rhetorics of race and ethnicity. Dr. Voorhees has held significant academic roles, including Vice-President of the Canadian Game Studies Association and former membership on the Executive Board of the Digital Games Research Association. He previously taught at Oregon State University and developed the Game and Interactive Media Design track at High Point University. His teaching spans communication theory, media studies, and game design, with courses such as DAC 204 (Game Design) and COMMST 430 (Communication and Social Justice). His research integrates critical theory with digital media analysis, examining topics like gender representation in games, neoliberal masculinity in esports, and racial dynamics in gaming cultures. He has co-edited influential volumes such as Masculinities in Play (2018) and Feminisms in Play (2018), contributing to foundational discussions in game studies. His recent work addresses intersectional feminism in gaming and the cultural implications of shooter game genres. Dr. Voorhees actively engages with professional organizations and academic publishing, serving as co-editor of the Approaches to Game Studies book series (Bloomsbury) and managing editor of the Gender in Play trilogy (Palgrave Macmillan). His scholarship bridges theoretical frameworks with empirical analysis, shaping interdisciplinary dialogue on digital media's societal impact.

• Game Studies
• New Media
• Digital Identity Construction
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Aimée Morrison is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo. She holds a PhD from the University of Alberta, an MA from the University of Guelph, and a BA from York University. Her research focuses on the intersection of technology, social media, and identity, particularly examining how individuals construct and negotiate self-representation in digital spaces. Education: PhD (Alberta), MA (Guelph), BA (York) Her work explores topics like neurodivergence in academic accommodations, hashtag activism, selfie culture, and the rhetorical affordances of social media platforms. She has conducted research in digital humanities labs across multiple universities and maintains an active public scholarship presence. Current projects include a book on 1980s personal computers and a critical analysis of selfies as modern communication tools. Recent scholarship emphasizes viral communication, digital identity politics, and the ethical dimensions of technology mediation. Her grants include a 2019 Trudeau Fellowship and SSHRC funding for studies on selfie rhetoric and digital life writing. Awards: 2020 Waterloo Teaching Excellence Award, 2019 Trudeau Fellowship Supervises graduate work in New Media Studies, Photography Studies, and intersectional critical studies (race/gender/disability). Active in rethinking public scholarship paradigms through digital platforms.

• Digital Humanities
• Social Media Studies
• Auto/biography
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Atrisha Sarkar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University , Canada, and heads the Humans and Autonomous Agents Lab . She is also a faculty member of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy and a Faculty Affiliate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society . Her research integrates empirical and behavioral game theory with software engineering to design human-centric AI systems that prioritize safety and societal well-being. Education: Atrisha holds a PhD and has previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Prof. Gillian Hadfield. Research Focus: Her work centers on human-centric multiagent systems , combining methods from: Behavioral and empirical game theory Software engineering Human-AI and human-robot interaction AI safety and reliability She applies these to domains such as autonomous driving, cooperative AI, and social media dynamics, aiming to ensure AI systems align with human values and societal norms. Publications and Impact: Atrisha has published extensively in top-tier venues including AAAI , AAMAS , ICRA , NeurIPS , and EC . Her work spans from theoretical models of strategic behavior to practical frameworks for validating autonomous systems, with a strong emphasis on real-world applicability. Labs and Teams: She leads the Humans and Autonomous Agents Lab at Western University, where her team focuses on designing AI agents that can cooperate effectively with humans in complex, dynamic environments.

• Human-centric multiagent systems
• Human-AI interaction
• Human-robot interaction
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Associate Professor Daniel Fried holds the Chair position in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts. His research focuses on comparative approaches to classical Chinese literature, intellectual history, and Daoist semiotics, with particular attention to Northern Song Dynasty print culture and European literary theory intersections. Current projects include a literary non-fiction work linking Daoist philosophy to social activism. Key academic roles include Co-Editor of the Routledge Studies in Comparative Chinese Literature and Culture series (2020–present), Founding Chair of the MLA Forum on pre-14th century Chinese Literature (2018), and President of the Association of Chinese and Comparative Literature (2017–2019). Teaching responsibilities include advanced readings in modern Chinese literature and graduate research methods courses. Research interests span ancient Chinese textuality, medieval print culture transformations, and cross-cultural philosophical dialogues. Recent publications (2020–2023) emphasize Song Dynasty print modernity and Daoist semiotic frameworks. Earlier works address pre-Qin philosophical discourse and 20th century comparative literature methodologies. No scientific awards explicitly listed. Advising focuses exclusively on graduate students researching Chinese literature/philosophy from Warring States to Southern Song periods. Active in developing interdisciplinary research programs bridging Anglophone and Sinophone scholarship. Led development of East Asia Research Methods (EASIA 550), an online graduate course covering regional and disciplinary methodologies. Current research projects maintain focus on pre-modern Chinese cultural production and its global comparative dimensions.

• Chinese Philosophy
• Classical Chinese Literature
• Intellectual History
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Randy Harris is a Professor in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo, with a cross-appointment to the David Cheriton School of Computer Science. His career spans over three decades, focusing on the intersection of rhetoric , cognitive science , and computational linguistics . He holds a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, with postdoctoral experience at the University of Alberta. Education : PhD (Rensselaer), MSc (Rensselaer, Alberta), MA (Dalhousie), BA (Queen's) Research Interests : Cognitive Rhetoric, Computational Rhetoric, Rhetorical Figures, Construction Grammar, Rhetoric of Science, and Neurocognitive Stylistics. His work explores how rhetorical figures like chiasmus and antimetabole reflect brain structure and cognitive processing. Recent projects involve building the Rhetoricon , a collocational database of rhetorical figures, and investigating their role in large language models . He has received numerous awards, including the University of Waterloo Arts Award for Excellence in Research (2023) and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (2022) . Harris has supervised graduate students in professional communication , linguistics , and science writing . His grants include NSERC Discovery Horizon (2024-2029) and multiple SSHRC grants for Computational Rhetoric and Rhetorical Figure Ontology . He actively organizes interdisciplinary workshops like Computing Figures and contributes to media discussions on language, AI, and rhetoric.

• Rhetoric
• Computational Rhetoric
• Cognitive Linguistics
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Sun-ha Hong is an Assistant Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, with affiliations at Stanford’s Humanities Center, SFU’s Digital Democracies Institute, and the VINCI Institute. Her work critically examines data-driven technologies, surveillance practices, and the epistemological shifts in a machine-readable society. Hong holds a PhD from the Annenberg School for Communication (2016), and has held fellowships at MIT and Microsoft Research. Her research focuses on the limits of datafication, exploring how predictive technologies and algorithmic systems reshape knowledge production. Key themes include speculative inequality, the politics of prediction, and the societal implications of AI bias. Hong’s monograph Technologies of Speculation (2020) analyzes state surveillance and self-tracking technologies, arguing that datafication creates gaps between technological promises and social realities. Hong has secured over $280,000 in SSHRC grants and serves on editorial boards for Media Peripheries and Big Data & Society . Her teaching spans AI ethics, surveillance studies, and media historiography, with courses like AI, Algorithms and Power . She advises 11 graduate students researching topics from biopolitical surveillance in China to gendered AI violence. Her recent work explores ‘speculative drama’ in generative AI and the ritualized temporality of technological futures. Hong frequently advises Canadian government bodies on AI policy and digital governance, balancing academic rigor with public engagement.

• Critical Data Studies
• Surveillance Studies
• Science and Technology Studies (STS)
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Dr. Ray Drainville is a lecturer at the University of Waterloo, specializing in digital media and visual culture. His research explores the intersection of iconography, social media image analysis, and machine learning applications. With nearly two decades of industry experience in web development and graphic design, he brings practical insights to his teaching on contemporary digital visual culture. PhD in Visual Culture from Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University (2018) MA in Information Studies from University of Sheffield (1996) MA in History of Art from Princeton University (1995) BA in History of Art from New College (1992) Dr. Drainville's research interests include digital media, visual culture, iconography, media theory, and hermeneutics. His work increasingly examines linguistic and visual dogwhistles in political contexts, memetic superposition, and algorithmic iconography. He has published in journals such as AI & Society , Studies In Communication Sciences , and Hyperallergic , often combining historical art analysis with contemporary digital platforms. He teaches courses including: GBDA 101 Introduction to Digital Media Design GBDA 203 Introduction to Digital Culture GBDA 228 Digital Imaging of Online Applications GBDA 301 Global Digital Project 1 GBDA 401 Cross-Cultural Digital Business GBDA 402 Capstone Course: Cross-Cultural Digital Business ARTS 290 Theories of Media

• Digital Media
• Visual Culture
• Iconography
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Astrid Ensslin is Professor of Digital Humanities and Game Studies at the University of Alberta's Faculty of Arts. She directs Media and Technology Studies and holds adjunct appointments at the University of Bergen and Alberta. Her interdisciplinary research bridges digital media, literary studies, and applied linguistics, with particular focus on digital fiction, literary gaming, and language ideologies in games. She leads several SSHRC-funded projects including 'Writing New Bodies' on digital bibliotherapy for body image. Her publications include eight books such as Approaches to Videogame Discourse (Bloomsbury) and Literary Gaming (MIT Press). Ensslin teaches courses in digital fiction, game studies, and transmedial narratology. She has supervised over 10 graduate students to completion and serves as Director of the Electronic Literature Organization and Editor of Cambridge Elements in Digital Fiction. Publications consistently engage with digital textuality, showing evolution from hypertext theory to VR narratives. Recent work explores therapeutic applications of interactive fiction and linguistic aspects of game cultures.

• Digital Humanities
• Game Studies
• Electronic Literature
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Dr. Becky Choma is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and Director of the Social and Political Psychology (SPP) Lab. She earned her PhD from Brock University and completed a SSHRC-funded postdoctoral fellowship. Her research focuses on intergroup attitudes, prejudice reduction, and sociopolitical ideologies. Education: PhD in Social/Personality Psychology, Brock University Her work, supported by SSHRC, CIHR, and Canadian Heritage, explores how ideologies, emotions, and context affect intergroup tolerance, addressing inequalities related to gender, race, religion, and weight. Recent publications span sociopolitical ideologies, pandemic behavior, social media, and dietary-climate interactions. Her scientific awards include SSHRC PhD and Postdoctoral fellowships, and a 2014 SPPS open-access recognition. She mentors students and collaborates on interdisciplinary studies, with over 60 peer-reviewed publications.

• social psychology
• political psychology
• prejudice and discrimination
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Ivan Kalmar is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto . His research spans Central and Western Europe , focusing on populism, Islamophobia, antisemitism , and the interplay of race, nation, and religion in Western cultural history. Co-editor of Orientalism and the Jews (2005) Author of Early Orientalism: Imagined Islam and the Notion of Sublime Power (2012) Authored White But Not Quite: Central Europe’s Populist Revolt (2022) His recent work examines illiberalism in Europe , analyzing the spread of Islamophobic and antisemitic ideologies through digital platforms. He has edited special issues on Islamophobia in Germany: East/West (2020) and Race and Racialization in Eastern Europe (2022). Kalmar’s research connects historical Orientalist traditions with contemporary populist movements, emphasizing how racial and religious identities are constructed and contested. Current projects include comparative studies of East/West divisions within Germany and post-communist EU states, while maintaining a focus on the mythology of the computer and its implications for modern identity formation.

• Sociocultural Anthropology
• Europe
• Populism
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Louis-Martin Guay is an Associate Professor at the School of Design within the Faculty of Planning at Université de Montréal. He has been teaching game design at the university since 2007, following 8 years of professional experience at Ubisoft. His office is located in room 1037 of the Faculty of Planning building, and he can be reached at 514 343-6111 ext. 2803. Guay's research interests focus on applied game design, game design methodology, games and education, the history and culture of video games, scenic interactions, second-person game design, spontaneous theater, and improvisation. His work spans across multiple disciplines including Game Design, Video Game Studies, Creativity, and Media Arts. He has developed expertise in both theoretical and practical aspects of game design, with particular attention to how games can be used for education and social purposes. His recent publications show a consistent focus on innovative applications of game design principles across various contexts. His work examines how games can facilitate language learning for preschoolers, develop empathy through game mechanics, and create socially responsible entertainment. He also explores the transformation of traditional tabletop role-playing games into virtual environments and the philosophical foundations of player experience. Guay has supervised numerous graduate students working on diverse aspects of game design, from casual games to persuasive role-playing mechanics. His research has been supported by funding from FRQSC, including the project 'T'es-tu GAME?' (2021-2024) which developed a video game to optimize social skills in youth, and 'MR ROBOTO' (2013-2017), a project on interactive ludic fiction. As an educator, Guay teaches courses including Introduction to Video Game Design, Fundamental Concepts of Games, Games, Experiences and Interactions, Games and Learning Design, Ludic Objects, and Final Year Projects. He is involved with multiple academic programs including Industrial Design, Video Game Major, and various Master's programs in Planning, Cinema, and Media Arts.

• Game Design
• Video Game Studies
• Applied Game Design
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John Leonard is a Professor in the Department of English and Writing Studies at Western University. He holds a BA from Trinity College, Cambridge (1980), an MA from McMaster University (1981), and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge (1986). His research focuses on John Milton’s poetry, including editing Paradise Lost for Penguin Classics and authoring Faithful Labourers , a two-volume reception history of Paradise Lost . He teaches across literary periods, emphasizing Renaissance/early modern literature and introductory courses for undergraduates. Leonard’s work integrates close textual analysis with historical and cultural contexts. His publications span Milton’s poetics, reception history, and interdisciplinary topics like disability studies in literature. He maintains an active research agenda, with recent contributions to debates on embodiment, linguistic ambiguity in Paradise Lost , and the intersection of NLP systems with literary analysis. Office: University College 3423 | Contact: 519-661-2111 ext. 85809 | Email: jleonard@uwo.ca

• John Milton Studies
• Renaissance/Early Modern Literature
• Literary Criticism
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Elizabeth Legge is an Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, specializing in modern and contemporary art with a focus on Dada, Surrealism, and 20th/21st-century Canadian and British art practices. Her research interrogates the interplay between language and visual media, the instrumentalization of stereotypes in art, and affective/aesthetic strategies like computational abstraction and the 'cute sublime.' She has published extensively in journals such as Art History and Representations , and contributed to edited volumes on boredom studies, para-computational art, and cuteness. Education: PhD, Courtauld Institute Research Trends: Her work bridges historical avant-garde movements with contemporary critiques, emphasizing how artists navigate linguistic constraints, technological mediation, and sociopolitical rhetorics. Recent publications explore algorithmic art, while earlier scholarship delves into Surrealism’s psychoanalytic foundations. Key Themes: Avant-Garde theory, affective aesthetics, media interplay, stereotype analysis, computational art, and boredom studies.

• North American Modern Art
• Contemporary European Art
• Dadaism
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