جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Sean Silverمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Literature and Science
• Craft Knowledge
• Critical Making
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Sean Silver is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies at Rutgers University. His research focuses on the intersection of literature, material culture, and cognitive studies, with a specialization in eighteenth-century British and European literature. He leads courses in literature, museum studies, and digital humanities, emphasizing hands-on 'critical making' practices such as letterpress printing and artisanal craft. Education: Ph.D. in English Literature from UCLA (2008), B.A. in Literature from Claremont McKenna College (1994). Prior to academia, he worked as a furniture maker ('joiner'). Key research projects include The Mind Is a Collection (a digital museum exploring cognitive models) and The Motley Emblem (a study of global trade and craft history via Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy ). His work bridges literary analysis with material and global histories, often involving interdisciplinary collaborations. Publications span studies on eighteenth-century literature, cognitive models, and material culture, with recent work exploring computational criticism and digital humanities methodologies. Awards include the Oscar Kenshur Prize (2016) and a shortlist for the BSLS Book Prize (2016). Teaching and advising emphasize hands-on learning through projects like the letterpress studio. Current initiatives include reconstructing historical paper-making techniques to explore global maritime empires' impact on artisanal practices.

Geoffrey Brewerمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Early modern English literature
• literary forgery
• Shakespeare
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Geoffrey Brewer serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of English within Saint Louis University's College of Arts and Sciences. His teaching portfolio spans composition, rhetoric, professional writing, and literature courses examining social justice, faith, film, and cultural studies. Education: Ph.D. in English, Saint Louis University, 2022 M.A. in English, Saint Louis University, 2015 B.A. in English and Spanish, Westminster College, 2012 Research Focus: Brewer specializes in early modern English literary forgery with concentrated work on Shakespearean apocrypha, particularly William-Henry Ireland's 18th-century forgeries. His scholarship bridges traditional hermeneutics with computational analysis to examine reception history, adaptation patterns, and textual authenticity in pre-modern literature. Current projects investigate digital methodologies for quantifying forgery characteristics in historical texts. Scientific Awards: No awards documented in source materials. Academic Guidance: Teaching responsibilities include mentoring undergraduate researchers in literary analysis and composition theory, though formal graduate student advisement isn't specified. No grant funding details appear in available records. Research Infrastructure: Affiliated with Saint Louis University's digital humanities initiatives through conference presentations at institutional forums like the Textual Revolutions Lecture Series, though no dedicated laboratory or formal research team is referenced.

Maxigas Dunajcsikمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Digital Society
• Infrastructural Ideologies
• Informational Capitalism
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Maxigas Dunajcsik is an Assistant Professor of Computational Methods for Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University's Faculty of Humanities, within the Department of Media and Performance Studies. He co-leads the Critical Infrastructure Lab and focuses on researching infrastructural ideologies, digital materialities, and programmable infrastructures like 5G networks. His work intersects hacker cultures, informational capitalism, and the governance of digital societies. Research interests include applied data science, contesting governance frameworks, and open cities initiatives. He co-authored the monograph Resistance to the Current: The Dialectics of Hacking , examining the political dimensions of hacking cultures. Current projects explore standards and protocols governing digital infrastructures, as seen in collaborations like Antennas and Us with the Weise7 group. Teaching responsibilities include courses on Digital Methods, Research Methods for Media and Culture Studies, and Rhetorics of Data Visualization. Dunajcsik is affiliated with the Institute for Cultural Inquiry and actively contributes to interdisciplinary research teams addressing the societal impacts of technological systems.

Jennifer Jahnerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Medieval Literature
• Poetics
• Law
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jennifer Jahner is a Professor of English and Dean of Undergraduate Students at California Institute of Technology (Caltech), where she has been affiliated since 2012. She holds a B.A. from Western Washington University (1998), an M.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder (2005), and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (2012). Her academic career includes roles as Assistant Professor (2012-19) and Professor (2019-present), alongside her administrative position as Dean (2023-). Jahner is also the Fletcher Jones Foundation Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. B.A., Western Washington University, 1998 M.A., University of Colorado at Boulder, 2005 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2012 Jahner’s research sits at the intersection of medieval literature, law, natural philosophy, and gender studies . She investigates how premodern concepts of rhetoric and evidence inform contemporary understandings of justice, forecasting, and uncertainty. Her work often bridges humanities and computational thinking, examining predictive models in medieval manuscripts alongside modern AI-driven systems. Current projects include her book Arts of Conjecture: The Medieval Origins of Modern Prediction , which explores how historical practices like astrology relate to today’s algorithmic forecasting. Her publications span topics such as medieval legal texts , experimental knowledge in manuscripts , and Chaucer’s poetic structures . Jahner’s research has been supported by prestigious fellowships, including the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellowship and Borchard Foundation Grant. She has also received multiple teaching awards, such as the Associated Students of Caltech (ASCIT) Teaching Award and Caltech’s Brass Award for Teaching Excellence. American Council of Learned Societies Fellow (2019–2020) Graves/ACLS Award in the Humanities (2018–2019) Borchard Foundation Grant (2018) Brass Award for Teaching (2015–2016) ASCIT Teaching Award (2012–2013) Jahner’s recent work connects medieval predictive technologies to modern data science, analyzing figures like Claudius Ptolemy’s Almagest and Tetrabiblos alongside 21st-century mortality prediction algorithms. Her lecture series at The Huntington and Caltech’s Watson Lectures highlight these interdisciplinary links, emphasizing how historical struggles with uncertainty inform present-day debates about risk, ethics, and algorithmic governance. She contributes to the Caltech-Huntington Program in Visual Culture and serves as Book Review Editor for Studies in the Age of Chaucer . Her teaching covers courses like Sinners, Saints, and Sexuality in Premodern Literature and Poetry and the Project of Justice , reflecting her commitment to integrating historical analysis with contemporary societal challenges.

• Visual Analytics
• Information Visualization
• Computational Linguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Menna El-Assady is an Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich's Department of Computer Science , leading the Interactive Visualization and Intelligence Augmentation Lab (IVIA) . She works at the intersection of data analysis, visualization, computational linguistics, and explainable AI , focusing on combining machine learning with visual analytics for text data. Current affiliations: ETH Zurich (Department of Computer Science, AI Center) Previous roles: Research Fellow at ETH AI Center, Research Associate at University of Konstanz, Doctoral Student at OntarioTech University Research Interests El-Assady's work focuses on human-AI collaboration , particularly through: Interactive systems for topic model refinement and language model explainability Visual analytics frameworks for argumentation analysis and digital humanities Explainable AI solutions for medical decision support and political deliberation Trust calibration mechanisms in generative AI and recommender systems Scientific Contributions Developed explAIner - a visual analytics framework for explainable machine learning Created LingVis - integrating computational linguistics with visual analytics Designed VALIDA and VisArgue for analyzing political debates and rhetoric Co-organized workshops: ArgVis , Vis4DH , VisLR , and VISxAI Academic Recognition Best Paper Award: Honorable Mention (IEEE Trans. on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2018) 2024 VGTC Visualization Significant New Researcher Award

Swen Hutterمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Political Sociology
• Comparative Politics
• Civil Society Studies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Swen Hutter is a Lichtenberg Professor of Political Sociology at Freie Universität Berlin and Director of the Center for Civil Society Research, a joint initiative with the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. His research bridges European politics and comparative political sociology, focusing on political conflict dynamics, civil society roles, and societal divides in European democracies. He holds a doctoral degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2011), recognized with the Munich University Society’s best dissertation prize for his comparative study of Western European protest politics. Education: B.A./M.A. in Political Science, Communication Science, and International Law from University of Zurich; Ph.D. in Political Science from University of Munich. Previous roles include Max Weber Fellow at European University Institute (Florence) and research associate at University of Munich. Research emphasizes Europe’s evolving protest landscapes, migration policy contentiousness, and the interplay between civil society and political parties. His work combines quantitative methods with experimental designs to analyze crisis responses, polarization, and social cohesion. Recent projects explore empathy during refugee movements, personality traits influencing social support, and the politicization of EU integration via referendums. Key Awards: Munich University Society’s Best Dissertation Prize (2011) His interdisciplinary approach integrates civil society engagement with academic research, reflected in collaborative projects on educational organizations and grassroots mobilization. Current institutional leadership includes directing research centers focused on civic engagement and European governance challenges.

Allison Kohمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Computational Social Science
• Digital Authoritarianism
• Human Rights Advocacy
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Allison Koh is a Research Fellow in Natural Language Processing at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Government. She holds a PhD from the Hertie School in Berlin, where her dissertation focused on authoritarian adaptations in foreign social media spaces. Her work bridges international relations, political communication, and computational methods, with an emphasis on digital authoritarianism and AI-driven human rights monitoring. Education: PhD in Political Science (Hertie School, Berlin); Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia; Gilman Scholarship for study in China. Research interests include the geopolitics of digital platforms, vulnerabilities in social media transparency policies, and the intersection of AI with governance. Her current projects involve converting her doctoral research into journal articles and exploring computational methods for analyzing political manifestos and diaspora activism. Grants: Funded by NYU’s Center for Social Media and Politics for dissertation work. Active collaborations include the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET). Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Government team. Engages in open-source coding projects and pedagogical initiatives to teach technical skills.

Porter Olsen Olsenمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Digital Preservation
• Digital Forensics
• Archival Science
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Porter Olsen Olsen is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Maryland's College of Arts and Humanities. With educational backgrounds in English Literature (B.S., Utah Valley State College) and English and Rhetoric (M.A., University of Utah), Olsen specializes in digital curation, forensic approaches to archival practice, and born-digital preservation. His research examines the intersection of technology and cultural heritage, particularly focusing on legacy media recovery, digital forensics workflows, and the theoretical implications of technologies like write-blockers in archival contexts. Olsen's work emphasizes the preservation of digital artifacts through both practical tool development (such as BitCurator workshops) and critical analysis of archival silences in digital environments. He has conducted extensive workshops at institutions globally, including Harvard, the British Library, and the Smithsonian, building capacity for digital preservation methodologies.

Ioannis Melanitisمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• BioArt
• Art and Technology
• Genetic Engineering in Art
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ioannis Melanitis is an Associate Professor at the C’ Sculpt.Studio , Athens School of Fine Arts, and serves as Vice-Rector for International Relations and Director of the Master in Digital Arts. His work bridges art, science, and technology , focusing on transgenic organisms (e.g., Leda Melanitis Transgenica ), AI-driven installations, and performance art. Melanitis explores themes like biomimicry, information as conceptualization, and the intersection of art and philosophy. Key roles include academic leadership, curatorial work, and international exhibitions (Ars Electronica, MACRO Museum Rome, Museu Nacional Brazil). His research spans bioart, robotics, and AI ethics, with a PhD thesis on Biological Dynamics in Art at NTUA’s School of Architecture. Notable works include Random Rhetoric (2020), an AI dialogue system, and installations like Kryologia (2012), merging science and art. Melanitis has lectured globally, including at Nanjing University of Arts and conferences in China and Europe.

Patrik Lundellمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Media History
• Political History
• Public Discourse
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Patrik Lundell is a Professor of History at Örebro University, specializing in media history and political history. He previously held professorships at Mid Sweden University (2016–2018) and earned his PhD in History of Sciences and Ideas from Lund University in 2002. His research focuses on the evolution of print media, including their marketing strategies and public discourse dynamics, with particular attention to parallels between historical media phenomena and modern social media. Lundell also explores right-wing extremist advocacy in interwar Europe and WWII, analyzing how intellectual elites engaged with Nazi Germany. He emphasizes historical perspectives to critically evaluate contemporary media environments. Key research areas include the transformation of media systems from the 18th century to present, the role of media in shaping public opinion, and the intersection of media with political movements. His work challenges simplistic narratives about media progress, advocating for nuanced historical analysis to understand modern media dynamics. Lundell has developed databases tracking textual migrations between Sweden and Finland, and his methodologies incorporate digital humanities tools for computational history analysis. His academic trajectory includes a Docent title from Lund University (2009), and his research has been disseminated through numerous articles, books, and collaborative projects. While no specific grants or awards are listed, his contributions to media historiography and critical analysis of far-right media rhetoric have positioned him as a leading scholar in these fields.

Jonathan L. Bradshawمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Civic Rhetorics
• Appalachian Cultural Studies
• Digital Rhetoric
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jonathan L. Bradshaw is an Assistant Professor of English and director of the Writing, Rhetoric, & Critical Studies (WRCS) Program at Western Carolina University. He holds a Ph.D. in Composition & Rhetoric from Miami University, an MA from Appalachian State University, and a BA from Campbell University. His research focuses on civic rhetorics, Appalachian cultural rhetorics, and the digital circulation of ideas, including concepts like 'slow circulation' as an alternative to viral models. He has analyzed rhetorical strategies in heritage-based advocacy and Russian tactics targeting Black voters in the 2016 election. His work appears in Rhetoric Society Quarterly , Rhetoric Review , and Computers & Composition , alongside public platforms like The Daily Yonder . Teaching interests include first-year writing, rhetorical theory, and writing pedagogy. He leads the WRCS program, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to rhetoric and writing studies.

• Digital Culture
• Environmental Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Thomas Anh-Ngoc Hoang is a Professor of Information and Communication Sciences at the Catholic University of the West's Faculty of Humanities. His research critically examines socio-anthropological transformations related to digital devices, including intercultural communication, environmental discourse, and religious practices in public spaces, with particular focus on Vietnamese and French contexts. Education: Habilitation (CELSA/Sorbonne, 2022), PhD in Communication Sciences (Sorbonne Paris 4, 2010) Research Focus: Investigates communication processes at the intersection of technology, culture and environment. Current work explores digital ethics, ecological communication, and Vietnamese-French intercultural dynamics in digital spaces. Event Organization: Coordinates international conferences on environmental communication and intercultural studies.

Shelley Rodrigoمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Professional development & mentoring
• Online & technologically mediated learning
• Writing program administration
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Shelley Rodrigo is a Professor in the Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English (RCTE) program at the University of Arizona, serving as Senior Director of the Writing Program and a Writing Scholar (Continuing Status). She is also Affiliate Faculty with the School of Information. Her research focuses on how newer technologies enhance teaching and learning, particularly in writing program administration and online education. Notable roles include Vice President of the National Council of Teachers of English (2021–present), Research Associate with The Readability Consortium (2022), and Distinguished Fellow in the Center for University Education Scholarship (CUES). She has received awards such as the Adobe Education Leader (2018) and Google Certified Innovator (2010). Her scholarship spans journals like Composition Forum , Computers and Composition , and Technical Communication Quarterly . Key publications include co-authored books Teaching Literacy Online , The Cengage Guide to Research (3rd ed.), and edited volumes like Rhetorically Rethinking Usability . Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to educational technology, usability, and pedagogical innovation. Awards reflect her contributions to technology integration in education, including the Ruth Catalano Friend of Technology Innovation Award (2021) and Old Dominion University’s Teaching with Technology Award (2014). She actively collaborates with institutions like the Readability Consortium and CUES, advancing research on digital literacy and educational practices.

Robert Zubekمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Artificial Intelligence
• Game AI
• Social Interaction Modeling
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Robert Zubek is a researcher in the Computer Science Department at Northwestern University, specializing in Artificial Intelligence for computer games and robotics. His work focuses on modeling social interaction with human players, leveraging hierarchical parallel hidden Markov models. Previously, he contributed to autonomous mobile robotics, including robots capable of self-demonstration in conference settings. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University (2005). Education: Ph.D., Computer Science, Northwestern University (2005). Research Interests: AI in games, social interaction modeling, robotics, autonomous systems, and computational narratives. His projects include software tools like The Breakup Conversation and Shadow Door , designed to explore social interaction dynamics in game environments. Professional Contributions: Zubek's work bridges academic AI and game design, with publications in journals like AI Magazine and IEEE Intelligent Systems , as well as industry talks at Game Developers Conferences. His blog Machines For Playing With discusses game theory, rhetoric in game mechanics, and the societal implications of technology. Key Projects: The Cerebus Project (robot architecture for believable game agents), GRACE autonomous robot systems, and contributions to game AI frameworks like MDA (Mechanics-Dynamics-Aesthetics).

Chadi Ben Youssefمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Computational Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Chadi Ben Youssef is a postdoctoral researcher at the English Institute, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), where he also served as a lecturer in French and Italian and a teaching assistant in Linguistics. His research focuses on computational linguistics, corpus linguistics, and psycholinguistics, with emphasis on Multi-Word Expressions and low-resource language analysis. Currently, he works in Dr. Martin Hilpert’s lab, advancing Diachronic Construction Grammar. Education Bachelor’s in English Philology (Université Paris 8) Master’s in Linguistics (Université Paris 8) PhD in Linguistics (UCSB, supervised by Dr. Stefan Th. Gries) Research Interests Chadi investigates sociocultural and structural language questions using computational methods. Key areas include MWE discovery algorithms (e.g., mMERGE), code-switching in Tunisian Arabic, and intersections of gender/race/sexuality in phonetic variation (e.g., /s/ production). Teaching Lecturer: French/Italian courses at UCSB (2016) Teaching Assistant/Associate: 13+ undergraduate Linguistics courses at UCSB Instructor of record: Programming for Linguists, Computational Linguistics, Language, Race, and Ethnicity Labs & Projects Current postdoc project: Detecting connectivity changes in Diachronic Construction Grammar frameworks. Collaborations include work on radical-right media discourse analysis and bilingual language acquisition.