جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Nabil Allafمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Integration of seismic structure and architecture
• Architectural assessment and evaluation of seismic retrofit design solutions in existing buildings including heritage-listed buildings
• Technical, societal and environmental challenges of high-rise buildings
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Dr. Nabil Allaf is a Lecturer at the Wellington School of Architecture, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His academic career includes positions as Teaching Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington (2019-2020) and Associate Lecturer at École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Lille in France (2020-2021). Dr. Allaf holds a Bachelor of Architecture (2003-2006) and Master of Architecture (2006-2008) from École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Nantes, France, and a PhD from Victoria University of Wellington. His research focuses on the integration of seismic structure and architecture, architectural assessment of seismic retrofit design solutions for existing and heritage buildings, and the technical, societal, and environmental challenges of high-rise buildings. Dr. Allaf's work bridges architectural design with engineering principles to create earthquake-resilient structures that maintain architectural integrity and heritage value. His research has practical applications in seismic retrofitting, particularly for unreinforced masonry buildings common in New Zealand's architectural heritage. Analysis of Dr. Allaf's publications reveals a strong emphasis on seismic retrofitting of buildings, particularly unreinforced masonry structures. His work spans architectural design, structural engineering, and earthquake resilience, with a growing focus on educational aspects of seismic design. Recent publications address facade systems and high-rise building challenges, demonstrating expanding research scope while maintaining core focus on seismic safety and architectural integration. Dr. Allaf currently supervises doctoral research on 'Architectural Design Education for Earthquake Resilience,' examining the effectiveness of different educational content and workflows. His teaching portfolio includes courses on Architecture Design Integration Capstone, Structures, and Structural Systems for Building Science, reflecting his expertise in both architectural design and structural principles. His professional background includes architectural practice in France and consulting work with several New Zealand architectural firms.

Douglas Woolfordمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Data Science
• Forest and Wildland Fire Science
• Forest Fire Management
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Douglas Woolford is a Professor of Environmetrics at the Department of Statistical and Actuarial Sciences, University of Western Ontario. His research focuses on data science, forest fire prediction, and stochastic modeling. Education: Ph.D., University of Western Ontario, 2007 Woolford's work bridges statistical methodology with practical applications in wildland fire management, risk assessment, and mathematical education. He develops predictive models for fire occurrence and suppression effectiveness, collaborating with forestry and environmental agencies. His 15 most recent publications (2025-2021) span topics like rare event prediction, fire weather interpolation methods, and industrial protocol evaluation. Articles appear in journals including Canadian Journal of Statistics , International Journal of Wildland Fire , and Environmetrics . Woolford supervises postdoctoral and graduate researchers, including Shuai You (Ph.D.), Nathan Phelps, Zixuan Yang, and others. His lab contributes to wildfire risk modeling and policy analysis in Canada.

• Environmental Economics
• Natural Resource Management
• Invasive Species Ecology
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Dr. Julia Touza is a Reader (equivalent to Associate Professor) in Environmental Economics at the University of York's Department of Environment and Geography. With over two decades of academic experience, she joined York in 2001 as a Research Assistant and progressed through roles including Lecturer (2013), Senior Lecturer (2013-2020), and Reader (2020-present). She holds a Marie Curie Research Fellowship and has held visiting positions at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ (Germany) and Arizona State University. Her interdisciplinary research integrates economics with environmental systems, focusing on: Dynamic optimization of natural resource management Economic drivers of biological invasions and global environmental change Strategic cooperation in environmental governance Wildfire economics and forest disturbance analysis Cost-efficiency of conservation policies Stakeholder participation frameworks Methodologically, she employs Hamiltonian-based optimization, econometrics, and agent-based computational models. She has secured £5M+ in competitive grants including: NERC Landscape Decisions Programme (2019-2020) NERC-AHRC-Newton Fund for Colombian Páramos sustainability (2018-2021) NERC-DFID-ESRC coastal ecosystem insurance (2017-2019) BBSRC-US collaboration on infectious diseases (2014-2017) Honors include the prestigious Marie Curie Research Fellowship. She teaches undergraduate/postgraduate courses in Environmental Economics, Sustainable Development, and Natural Resource Management, and supervises dissertation projects.

• Agriculture
• Household
• Work Organization
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Göran Ulväng is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economic History , Uppsala University . His research focuses on 18th-19th century agrarian transformations , manorial systems , and Swedish financial history , particularly examining agricultural changes , settlement patterns , and elite consumption practices . He leads projects like Markets and economic decline (2024-) and Fire insurance in rural Sweden (2018-). Research Interests: Material culture of manorial estates Evolution of financial systems Auction markets and consumer behavior Swedish rural economic history Projects: Markets and economic decline (2024-) Fire insurance systems (2018-) Kirchspiel credit networks (2015-2021) Pawn broking analysis (2010-2015) Publications include 7 books on manorial history and co-edited works like Den glömda konsumtionen (2013). He founded the www.svenskaherrgardar.se database, containing 2.4 million records on Swedish estates, and edits the Herrgårdsnytt newsletter with 1010 subscribers. Active in Nordiskt Slotts- och Herrgårdssymposium and ENCOUNTER network, he also maintains Husby and Eka estates as practical cultural preservation projects.

William Andereggمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Ecology
• Conservation Biology
• Ecosystem Science
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William Anderegg is a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Utah, College of Science. His research focuses on understanding forest ecosystems in the context of climate change, particularly addressing drought, wildfire, and insect impacts on tree mortality and carbon cycling. He integrates physiological and ecosystem-scale approaches to study biosphere-atmosphere feedbacks and nature-based climate solutions. Research Themes: Drought physiology, forest carbon dynamics, climate mitigation, and ecosystem resilience. Key Collaborations: NSF-funded projects, NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network), and policy-engaged research with state agencies. Media Recognition: His work has been highlighted in Nature , Science , TIME , and Forbes . Dr. Anderegg's lab employs interdisciplinary methods across spatial scales, from xylem cells to global forests, and emphasizes data synthesis for predictive modeling and climate policy.

Arwen Mohunمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• History of Technology
• Capitalism
• Gender Studies
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Arwen Mohun is the Henry Clay Reed Professor of History at the University of Delaware, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences, Department of History. Her research spans the history of technology, capitalism, gender, transnational history, and the history of the senses. Her recent work explores risk cultures and technological transformation, including the book Risk: Negotiating Safety in American Society , which won the 2014 Ralph Gomery Prize. Current projects investigate historical shifts in American smellscapes. Key publication themes include: Risk governance and privatization Gendered technological labor Transnational technology diffusion Sensory history and material culture Industrial safety and accidents Scientific awards include: Ralph Gomery Prize (2014)

• Enterprise Risk Management
• Retirement Security
• Property and Casualty Insurance
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Mary Kelly is Professor and Chair in Insurance at Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. Her research examines insurance market structures with expertise in catastrophe insurance, regulatory frameworks, and retirement security. Recent publications analyze wildfire risk financing, board diversity in insurance governance, and earthquake protection gaps. Her work frequently addresses regulatory challenges in property/casualty markets and policy reforms affecting automobile insurance. She investigates loss reserve accounting practices, experience-rating mechanisms, and solvency protection systems, with particular attention to Canadian markets and comparative international frameworks.

Elena Carlettiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• International Finance
• Banking Regulation
• Financial Stability
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Elena Carletti is a Full Professor of Finance at Bocconi University since 2013, serving as Dean for Research since 2022. She holds multiple leadership roles including Director of the Banking, Finance and Regulation Unit at Baffi Carefin Center (since 2015) and Director of CEPR's Banking and Corporate Finance Program (since 2022). Her academic work focuses on banking regulation, systemic risk, financial stability, and international finance. Carletti advises major institutions like the European Parliament (Expert Panel on banking supervision, 2016–2024) and Unicredit Group (Deputy Vice Chair of Board of Directors). Her research explores topics such as interbank liquidity management, capital adequacy frameworks, and systemic risk amplification channels. Educational Background: Not explicitly stated in provided texts, but inferred to hold a PhD in Finance/Economics given her academic rank. Her research interests center on the intersection of financial markets, regulation, and macroeconomic stability. She analyzes systemic risk drivers in banking systems, optimal capital structures for financial institutions, and the design of effective liquidity management frameworks. Recent work includes studies on stakeholder governance impacts on firm value and the implications of mark-to-market accounting practices on liquidity pricing. Carletti participates in policy-oriented research networks such as the CEPR's European Financial Architecture RPN and serves on governance committees at Deutsche Bundesbank and Bloomberg's Women in Finance Initiative. She has contributed to over 20 peer-reviewed articles addressing critical issues in financial regulation and systemic risk mitigation. Professional Activities: Member of Executive Committee at Institute for European Policy Making (IEP) since 2023 Chair of Bruegel’s Scientific Committee since 2017 Research Professor at Deutsche Bundesbank since 2017 Labs/Teams: Active in Bocconi’s Baffi Carefin Center and CEPR networks, focusing on European financial architecture and policy design.

• Financial Mathematics
• Stochastic Analysis
• Systemic Risk
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Prof. Thilo Meyer-Brandis is a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Munich, affiliated with the Department of Mathematics and the Workgroup Financial and Insurance Mathematics. His research focuses on stochastic analysis, financial mathematics, systemic risk modeling, and quantitative finance. He teaches advanced courses such as Finanzmathematik III , Stochastic Calculus and Arbitrage Theory , and Advanced Topics in Mathematical Finance . His research interests include stochastic differential equations (SDEs), systemic risk in financial networks, asset pricing dynamics, and applications of machine learning in finance. Notable contributions involve modeling asset price bubbles using deep learning, analyzing McKean-Vlasov SDEs, and studying fire sales contagion in financial systems. Recent work explores liquidity-based market models, optimal risk transfer equilibria, and network-based contagion effects. His publications span journals like Mathematical Finance , SIAM Journal on Financial Mathematics , and Finance and Stochastics . Teaching responsibilities include courses on fixed income markets, credit derivatives, and mathematical finance seminars. He actively contributes to the quantLab initiative, fostering quantitative research and education in finance and insurance.

Michael Mannمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Environmental Geography
• GIS and Remote Sensing
• Agricultural Sustainability
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Michael Mann is an Associate Professor of Geography and Director of Graduate Studies at George Washington University, specializing in geospatial analysis, agriculture, and environmental sustainability. His research focuses on fire probability modeling, MERS-CoV ecology, and remote sensing applications. He holds a PhD and MA in Earth & Environment from Boston University and a BA in Economics from the College of Wooster. Dr. Mann's work is supported by grants addressing climate change impacts, agricultural sustainability, and urban development. He teaches courses including GEOG 2137 (Environmental Hazards), GEOG 3106 (GIS), and GEOG 6293 (Programming for Geospatial Applications). As an affiliated faculty member of the Global Food Institute, he contributes to food security research. His research integrates machine learning with geospatial data, producing influential studies on crop phenology monitoring, wildfire risk assessment, and poverty mapping using satellite imagery. He authored the open-access textbook PyGIS , a foundational resource for Python-based geospatial programming. Mann's recent work explores the socioeconomic impacts of climate change through econometric analyses and community-engaged mapping initiatives. His interdisciplinary approach bridges physical geography, remote sensing technology, and policy applications in global development contexts.

Jathan Sadowskiمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Political Economy of Information Technology
• Smart Technology
• Digital Technology
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Jathan Sadowski is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Centred Computing at Monash University's Faculty of Information Technology. He also holds an affiliation with the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society. His research focuses on the political economy of information technology, exploring how digital capitalism shapes societal structures through smart technologies. Sadowski's work bridges academia and public engagement, including a weekly podcast This Machine Kills , addressing technology and political economy. Education: PhD in Human and Social Dimensions of Science and Technology from Arizona State University (2016). Research Interests: Insurance technology and actuarial governance Surveillance capitalism and data extraction Smart city imaginaries and urban informatics Platform economy and rentier capitalism Key Projects: Everyday Insurtech: Impacts of Emerging Technology for Insurance (DECRA Fellowship) Implications of 'data hunger' in rental housing City of Melbourne Visual Sensing Language project Awards: ABC Top 5 Humanities (2021), multiple 'Most cited article' recognitions (2022). Grants & Advising: Australian Research Council DECRA Fellowship (2022–2024), accepting PhD students in social-political-economic studies of technology. Labs & Teams: Emerging Technologies Research Lab (Monash University), ARC Centre of Excellence collaborations.

Komal Aryalمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Disaster Management
• Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
• Resilience Governance
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Komal Aryal is a Lecturer in Crisis and Disaster Management at Aston University's Aston Business School (College of Business and Social Sciences). Her research focuses on multidimensional risk analysis, collaborative governance for disaster resilience, and technological innovations in crisis management. She holds a PhD from the University of Northumbria Newcastle, specializing in disaster vulnerability in Nepal. Dr. Aryal teaches advanced modules including Global Risk and Resilience Management, Crisis Technology and Analytics, and leads the MSc Crisis and Disaster Management program. Her research projects include ESRC-funded studies on Southeast Asian disaster regimes and UKRI-NERC initiatives enhancing earthquake resilience in India. Her work bridges theoretical and practical aspects of disaster response, emphasizing marginalized communities and humanitarian safety. Recent articles highlight innovations like mixed-reality systems for emergency management and AI-driven risk assessment models. Key Awards: ESRC/IAA Impact Fund, British Council Newton Travel Grants Global Collaboration: Partnerships with institutions in Taiwan, South Korea, India, and Nepal Media Engagement: Over 10 media contributions in 2025 alone, addressing disaster resilience and international crises Dr. Aryal advises three PhD students exploring disaster awareness, smart city technologies, and mixed-reality emergency systems. She also chairs the College Research Ethics Committee and serves as a Crisis Management Advisor for multiple international organizations.

Stephen Rassentiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Experimental Economics
• Economic Systems Design
• Organizational Design
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Stephen Rassenti is a Professor and Director of the Economic Science Institute at Chapman University, jointly affiliated with the Schmid College of Science and Technology (Mathematics Department) and the George L. Argyros College of Business and Economics . His research focuses on Experimental Economics , Economic Systems Design , and Organizational Design . Education: B.Sc., Concordia University M.Sc. & Ph.D., University of Arizona Recent Research Trends include studies on: Cognitive reflection in trust games and moral dilemmas Market mechanisms in health insurance and credence goods Impression management under firing threats in virtual organizations Dynamic optimization models for health behavior over the life cycle Peer pressure and moral hazard in team settings Forward market competitiveness and price inertia His experimental work spans behavioral economics, game theory, and policy design, often collaborating with institutions like the Economic Science Institute and publishing in journals such as the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and Games and Economic Behavior .

Benjamin M. Millerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Economic Policy
• Infrastructure Finance
• Regulatory Systems
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Benjamin M. Miller is a Senior Economist at RAND Corporation and holds a professorship at the RAND School of Public Policy. He also serves as Quality Assurance Manager for the Social and Economic Well-Being Division. His work focuses on optimizing public systems through collaborative research leadership and quality assurance processes for RAND’s Community Health & Environmental Policy program. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego B.S. in Economics, Purdue University Research Interests: Infrastructure systems (transportation, water, energy) Financial systems and regulatory frameworks Workforce management and policy analysis Science and innovation policy His research has been funded by federal/state agencies and has produced over 30 peer-reviewed studies, including four Congressionally mandated analyses. Advisory and Teaching: Served on multiple dissertation committees Notable Contributions: Testified before Congress on regulatory policy Authored influential papers on flood insurance affordability, airport funding, and spaceflight safety Recipient of multiple awards for impactful research Labs/Teams: Manages quality assurance for RAND’s Community Health & Environmental Policy program and leads interdisciplinary research teams.

Joakim Pagelsمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Aerosol Science
• Combustion Emissions
• Particle Emissions
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Joakim Pagels is an Associate Professor at the Division of Ergonomics and Aerosol Technology within the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. He serves as Coordinator for the LTH Profile Area: Aerosols and Principal Investigator at NanoLund: Centre for Nanoscience, with additional roles in profile areas covering The Energy Transition, Nanoscience, and Light/Materials research. Education: MSc in Engineering Physics from LTH (1999) PhD on combustion aerosols and measurement (2005) Postdoctoral studies at University of Minnesota (2006-2007) Research Interests: Pagels investigates health impacts of aerosol emissions from sustainable transport/energy systems and novel materials through interdisciplinary collaborations spanning transport designers, toxicologists, and climate modelers. His work focuses on workplace combustion emissions (fire-fighters, biomass), fuel cell exhaust, fire risks in sustainable materials, and black carbon analysis using real-time mass spectrometry techniques. This research directly supports UN Sustainable Development Goals for clean energy and climate action. Recent Research Trends: Current publications (2025) analyze particle emissions from transportation systems (disc brakes, high-speed trains, tyre/road wear) and biomass cookstoves, alongside health impacts of renewable diesel exhaust. The work emphasizes laboratory-to-real-world translation and addresses critical sustainability challenges in the green transition. Scientific Awards: No specific awards or fellowships were documented in the source material. Advising and Grants: Pagels has supervised 12 academic works including PhD theses, with 5 recent supervision activities. He leads 20 research projects funded by AFA-insurances, FORMAS, Swedish Transport Administration, and EU Horizon Europe, including aviation biofuel emissions studies (2025-2028) and workplace exposure research during the green transition (2024-2027). Laboratory: Research operations are centered at the Lund University Aerosol Laboratory, serving as the core facility for aerosol science within Lund's multi-disciplinary profile areas.