جستجوی استاد راهنمای دانشگاهی

• Complex Systems
• Financial Mathematics
• Statistical Physics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Tomaso Aste is a Professor of Complexity Science at the Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL). He founded the Financial Computing and Analytics group and co-founded the UCL Centre for Blockchain Technologies. His work bridges complex systems, data science, and finance, with applications in blockchain, fintech, and market modeling. Education: PhD in Physics (Politecnico di Milano, 1994); Laurea in Physics (University of Genoa, 1990) Prior Appointments: Reader at University of Kent's School of Physics; Associate Professor at Australian National University's Applied Mathematics His research focuses on data-driven modeling of complex systems , particularly financial systems, complex networks, and statistical physics. He has pioneered information filtering networks and topological machine learning methods for financial applications, including portfolio optimization, risk assessment, and cryptocurrency analysis. Recent publications highlight his expertise in financial time-series analysis, blockchain technology, and AI-driven modeling. Articles explore topics like limit order books, cryptocurrency market fragility, and topological neural networks. His work has influenced regulatory technology (RegTech) frameworks and digital economy strategies. Scientific Awards : Marie Curie Individual Fellowship University of Genoa graduate study specialization Fellowship Bacheflor Boncompagni-Ludovisi Foundation Fellowship Awarded fellowships from European Commission and academic foundations support his interdisciplinary research. He has held editorial roles at journals like Philosophical Magazine and Granular Matter , and contributed to professional societies including American Physical Society and Australian Research Council panels. Teaching & Academic Leadership : Co-created four UCL Master's programs: Financial Risk Management, Computational Finance, Financial Technologies, Emerging Digital Technologies Coordinates executive training on AI, blockchain, fintech, and regtech for regulators and private firms Teaches graduate-level courses in Data-Driven Modeling, Data Science, and Advanced AI

• Digital Journalism
• Fact-checking
• Media Platforms
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Oscar Westlund serves as Professor at the Department of Journalism and Media Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), where he co-leads the OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group. He maintains a secondary appointment at the University of Gothenburg and acts as Editor-in-Chief of Digital Journalism . His research spans digital journalism, fact-checking, platform dynamics, media management, news consumption, and mobile media. Westlund's scholarly focus centers on journalism safety in digital environments, sociotechnical dimensions of misinformation combat, and platform-induced challenges for news organizations. His work examines professional fragilities of journalists, epistemological foundations of data journalism, and legitimacy paradoxes in public service media-platform relationships. Current projects address disinformation countermeasures through the SCAM initiative (Source Criticism And Mediated Disinformation). Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals dominant themes: journalism safety frameworks (33%), platform-journalism tensions (27%), and fact-checking as sociotechnical practice (23%). Key methodological approaches include cross-national comparative studies, epistemological analysis, and practice theory applied to digital news production. Westlund actively contributes to academic discourse through editorial leadership at Digital Journalism and special issue guest editing. His research group coordinates interdisciplinary collaboration on digital journalism studies, while the SCAM project develops practical methodologies for disinformation detection in democratic contexts. Recent work demonstrates increasing emphasis on mobile news ecosystems and journalist safety cultures. He co-leads the OsloMet Digital Journalism Research Group, which investigates platform impacts on news production, mobile journalism evolution, and epistemological shifts in data-driven reporting. The group maintains strong international partnerships, particularly with Swedish institutions through his University of Gothenburg affiliation.

Laurie Shannonمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Early Modern Literature
• Gender & Sexuality Studies
• Environmental Humanities
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Laurie Shannon is the Franklyn Bliss Snyder Professor of English at Northwestern University, with a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She studies English literature and culture in the long sixteenth century, focusing on the history of ideas in language, stakeholdership, embodiment, and cross-species relations. She serves as convener of The Anne Lister Society and is collaborating with Oxford University Press on a scholarly edition of Anne Lister’s Journal. Education: J.D., Harvard Law School; Ph.D., University of Chicago Shannon’s research explores the political imagination in early modern literature, particularly through friendship (Sovereign Amity: Figures of Friendship in Shakespearean Contexts) and animal studies (The Accommodated Animal: Cosmopolity in Shakespearean Locales). Her current monograph, 'Frailty’s Name: Shakespeare and the Natural History of Human Being,' examines human negative exceptionalism in Renaissance thought and its implications for climate crisis ethics. Her publications span Shakespeare studies, queer theory, environmental humanities, and textual editing. Notable awards include the Elizabeth Dietz Memorial Award, Robert B. Cox Teaching Award, and Dean’s Award for Graduate Mentoring. She has held NEH, ACLS, and Guggenheim fellowships. Scientific Awards: Elizabeth Dietz Memorial Award, Robert B. Cox Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award, Dean's Award for Graduate Mentoring, NEH Fellowship, ACLS Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship Shannon contributes to the Anne Lister Diary Transcription Project and has served as English Department Chair at Northwestern. Her recent articles focus on Shakespeare’s engagement with natural history, queer cosmology, and animal sovereignty, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach.

Martin T. Wellsمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Applied Statistics
• Theoretical Statistics
• Bayesian Statistics
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Martin T. Wells is the Charles A. Alexander Professor of Statistical Sciences at Cornell University, with joint appointments in the Department of Statistical Science, Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology, Department of Social Statistics, and as Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Services Research at Weill Medical School. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the ASA-SIAM Book Series and Co-Editor of the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Weill Cornell Medical College Research Interests span applied and theoretical statistics, Bayesian methods, biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, and computational biology. His work bridges disciplines like finance, legal studies, and health services research. Article Trends highlight advancements in Bayesian modeling, quantum cognition machine learning, tensor analysis, and misclassification correction, with applications in genomics, finance, and public health. Fellow of the American Statistical Association Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society Contributions include developing statistical software (e.g., rTensor), methodological innovations in clinical trials, and empirical legal studies on civil rights and the death penalty.

Eduardo Mirandaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Structural Engineering
• Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering
• Seismic Risk Assessment
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Eduardo Miranda is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University. He specializes in structural engineering, with a focus on performance-based earthquake engineering. His work involves analyzing ground motion impacts on structures and society, and developing methods to improve seismic design and construction. He holds a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley (1991), an MSc from UC Berkeley (1988), and a Civil Engineering degree from UNAM (1986). Education: PhD in Structural Engineering, UC Berkeley (1991) MSc in Structural Engineering, UC Berkeley (1988) Civil Engineer, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) (1986) Research Interests: His primary research areas include seismic risk assessment, ground motion analysis, and the development of computational tools for structural analysis. He investigates the directional effects of earthquakes on building responses and has contributed to methodologies for regional seismic risk evaluation. His work also focuses on improving seismic isolation techniques and nonstructural component design. Recent Research Trends: Miranda’s recent publications emphasize directional ground motion effects, particularly in earthquakes like those in Türkiye and Taiwan. He explores novel friction models for seismic isolation bearings and evaluates the seismic performance of structures on soft soils. His work bridges theoretical analysis and practical application, aiming to enhance building resilience. Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees are listed, but his research is funded through collaborations with institutions like EERI and StEER for field assessments and computational studies. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Stanford Earthquake Engineering Research (StEER) Group, contributing to post-earthquake reconnaissance reports and regional risk assessments.

Daniel Duttonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Social Epidemiology
• Public Health Policy
• Health Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Daniel Dutton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Medicine, based at the Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick campus in Saint John. His research focuses on how social environments influence health outcomes and the role of government policies in mitigating these impacts, particularly in areas like poverty, homelessness, and health economics. He holds adjunct roles at the University of New Brunswick (Sociology) and is the Scientific Director of APPTA, a hub bridging aging research and policy. He teaches courses in epidemiology, population health, and statistics. Education: PhD in Community Health Sciences (University of Calgary) MA in Economics (University of Calgary) BA Honours in Economics (Queen’s University) Research Interests: Dr. Dutton examines population-level health determinants, government policy effectiveness, and socioeconomic disparities. His work employs large datasets and econometric models to analyze topics such as homelessness incidence, healthcare cost savings through preventive measures, and the distributional impacts of public spending. Key Contributions: Scientific Director of the APPTA aging and technology hub. Co-founder of the IMPART research collaborative. Author of influential studies on Housing First programs, opioid prescribing patterns, and the fiscal benefits of guaranteed annual income policies. Advising & Grants: Supervises multiple MSc students and has collaborated on grants analyzing healthcare utilization in New Brunswick and Alberta. His work often intersects with policy-making, emphasizing actionable insights from quantitative research. Labs & Teams: Leads the Dutton Research Group, which uses mascot Odin the Saint Bernard to foster team cohesion. Active in interdisciplinary collaborations across public health, sociology, and economics.

• Reliability, risk and life-cycle analysis
• Probabilistic mechanics
• Sustainable and resilient infrastructure
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Paolo Gardoni is the Alfredo H. Ang Family Professor and an Excellence Faculty Scholar in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, with additional professorial appointments in Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering and Biomedical & Translational Sciences. He also serves as Director of the MAE Center and Editor-in-Chief of Reliability Engineering & System Safety. Education Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley (2002) M.A. in Statistics, University of California, Berkeley (2001) M.Eng. in Structural Engineering, University of Tokyo (1997) Laurea (BS+MS equivalent) in Structural Engineering, Politecnico di Milano (1997) Research Interests Gardoni’s scholarship integrates probabilistic methods with large-scale infrastructure systems to advance reliability, risk, and life-cycle analysis. His work quantifies the performance of deteriorating systems under natural and anthropogenic hazards, models societal impacts of disasters, and develops decision frameworks for sustainable and resilient infrastructure. He also examines ethical, social, and legal dimensions of risk, and investigates optimal strategies for hazard mitigation, disaster recovery, and climate adaptation. Across more than 250 refereed journal papers, he has advanced sub-fields ranging from probabilistic mechanics and earthquake engineering to catastrophe bond pricing and engineering ethics, leveraging tools such as stochastic differential equations, Bayesian networks, and physics-informed machine learning. Awards & Honors Alfredo Ang Award on Risk Analysis and Management of Civil Infrastructure (ASCE, 2021) Best Paper Awards in ASCE Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment (2019) and Geotechnical Research (2018 Telford Premium Prize) Fellowships and named professorships: Alfredo H. Ang Family Professor, Excellence Faculty Scholar, and courtesy or honorary professorships at Tsinghua, IIT Guwahati, Tongji, Jianghan, and Loughborough universities. Research Leadership & Funding Gardoni has secured over $58 million in research funding from NSF, DHS, NIST, USAID, Qatar National Research Fund, and other agencies. He directs the MAE Center—formerly an NSF Engineering Research Center—focused on multi-hazard engineering approaches, and is Editor-in-Chief of Reliability Engineering & System Safety (Elsevier, IF 9.4). He founded and formerly led the journal Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure (Taylor & Francis) and serves on editorial boards of nine additional journals. Advising & Mentorship He has graduated 27 PhD and 35 Master’s students, many of whom now hold faculty positions worldwide. His group maintains an active pipeline of doctoral and post-doctoral researchers working on resilience analytics, infrastructure monitoring, and risk-informed decision-making. Laboratories & Collaborations He leads the MAE Center and is affiliated with the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Institute (CIRI) and the Biomedical and Translational Sciences group. International collaborations span the UK (Loughborough), India (IIT Guwahati), and China (Tsinghua, Tongji, Jianghan), fostering cross-disciplinary research in reliability and resilience engineering.

Bliss Cua Limمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Philippine Cinema
• Film Archiving
• Queer Theory
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Bliss Cua Lim is a Professor at the Cinema Studies Institute, University of Toronto, specializing in Philippine cinema, film archiving, and queer theory. She is the author of The Archival Afterlives of Philippine Cinema (2024) and Translating Time: Cinema, the Fantastic, and Temporal Critique (2009), which was a John Hope Franklin Book Prize recipient. Education: PhD in Cinema Studies, New York University; BA in English, University of the Philippines, Diliman Her research explores intersections of cinema, folklore, and political histories, with a focus on archival fragility, transnational horror genres, and camp aesthetics in Southeast Asian media. Recent work analyzes the crisis of state-run film archives and the role of folklore in queer transmedia storytelling. Key trends in her publications include: Queering the Filipinx Zombie Movie (2025) and Cosmopolitan Animisms (2022), which examine genre hybridity and postcolonial spectralities. Her 2013 writings on Philippine archival advocacy and 2015 essays on queer aswang narratives highlight institutional and cultural challenges in media preservation. Scientific Awards: Selected John Hope Franklin Book Prize (2009) Lim serves on the Editorial Collective of Camera Obscura and the Advisory Board of Plaridel: A Philippine Journal of Communication . Her teaching includes courses on Queer Asian Cinemas, Sound and Animation, and Film Cultures II.

• Structural Dynamics
• Earthquake Engineering
• Blast and Impact Engineering
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Hong Hao is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at Curtin University, affiliated with the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering and the Curtin Research Centre for Infrastructural Monitoring & Protection. His expertise spans Structural Dynamics, Earthquake Engineering, Blast and Impact Engineering, and Structural Health Monitoring. He holds prestigious roles like Fellow of ATSE, ISEAM, and ASCE, and has led organizations such as the International Association of Protective Structures and the Australian Earthquake Engineering Society. Education: BE (Tianjin University, 1982), MSc (UC Berkeley, 1985), PhD (UC Berkeley, 1989). Awards include the Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship and multiple Ko Medals. He has authored over 200 journal articles, with recent work focusing on blast-resistant materials, seismic fragility, and AI-driven structural health monitoring. His research emphasizes resilient infrastructure, including metaconcrete structures, corrosion-resistant materials, and sensor-based damage detection. Ongoing projects involve smart tunnel safety under BLEVE explosions and modular building systems.

Christopher D.P. Baxterمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Experimental Geomechanics
• Soil Behavior
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christopher D.P. Baxter is a Professor and Department Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Rhode Island , with expertise in geotechnical engineering, offshore wind energy, and coastal resilience. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech (1999), an M.S. from Purdue University (1994), and a B.S. from Tufts University (1990). Research Focus: Geotechnical characterization of marine sediments, liquefaction resistance analysis, fiber-optic sensing for infrastructure monitoring, and coastal protection systems. Recent Publications: 15+ articles (2011–2025) covering topics like shear wave velocity, offshore wind foundation dynamics, and tsunami hazard modeling. Grants: Led projects on offshore wind monitoring (2019–2024) and fiber-optic seismic sensing (2021–2023). Key Collaborations: Work with teams on submarine landslide analysis, coastal dune reinforcement, and Rhode Island infrastructure resilience. His work bridges experimental geomechanics with practical coastal engineering solutions.

Michal Kolesárمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Econometrics
• Causal Inference
• Instrumental Variables
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Michal Kolesár is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Princeton University , holding this position since July 2020. Previously, he served as Assistant Professor (2014-2020) with dual appointments in Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School (2018-2020), and as Visiting Assistant Professor at MIT (2016-2017). His research focuses on econometrics , particularly causal inference , instrumental variables , nonparametric regression , and robust statistical methods . His work addresses fundamental challenges in high-dimensional data analysis, treatment effect heterogeneity, and finite-sample inference validity. Current projects include developing bias-aware methods for regularized regression and analyzing dynamic causal effects in nonlinear systems. Kolesár's recent publications reveal a strong emphasis on methodological rigor with practical applications. His work spans instrumental variable techniques (addressing contamination bias, weak identification), regression discontinuity designs (discrete running variables, measurement error), and high-dimensional inference (sparsity fragility, honest confidence intervals). Key recurring themes include finite-sample optimality, coverage probability guarantees, and robustness to model misspecification. Fellow of the International Association for Applied Econometrics (2023) Journal of Econometrics best associate editor award (2023) Sloan Research Fellowship (2019) NSF grants for high-dimensional data inference (2021-2025) and nonparametric regression (2016-2019) Graduate Economics Club teaching awards (2017, 2018) As an educator, Kolesár teaches advanced econometrics courses at both undergraduate (ECO 312, ECO 313) and graduate levels (ECO 517, ECO 519, ECO 539b). He serves as Co-editor of the Journal of Business & Economic Statistics (2024-2027) and sits on editorial boards of Econometrica , American Economic Journal: Applied Economics , and others. His professional activities include extensive peer review for top journals and organization of major econometrics conferences including the 2026 Econometric Society Winter Meeting.

Zhe Jiمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Data Science
• Computational Biology
• Functional Genomics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Zhe Ji is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at McCormick School of Engineering and the Department of Pharmacology at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. His research integrates computational and experimental genomics to study gene transcription and RNA translation in cell fate commitment and oncogenic processes, aiming to develop precision medicine strategies. **Education**: Postdoctoral Fellow in Cancer Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Biology, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard Ph.D. in Computational Genomics, Rutgers University B.S. in Biotechnology, Nanjing University, China **Research Focus**: Keywords include Data Science, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics, RNA, Cancer, Inflammation, and Machine Learning. The lab explores regulatory mechanisms underlying disease, with a focus on translational control, cancer metastasis, and inflammatory networks. **Grants & Advising**: No specific grants or student advisees listed. The lab emphasizes collaborative projects and computational-experimental approaches. **Lab Affiliations**: Zhe Ji’s lab is part of Northwestern’s interdisciplinary environment, bridging engineering and medicine to advance genomic technologies and therapeutic strategies.

Jason Brownleeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Politics
• Democracy
• Development
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jason Brownlee is a Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. His research focuses on comparative politics, democracy, and authoritarianism, with a regional emphasis on the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Ph.D., Princeton University Contact: brownlee@austin.utexas.edu Research Interests : Brownlee investigates the persistence of authoritarian regimes, the political economy of repression, and the impact of foreign intervention on domestic politics. His work often analyzes Egypt, Iran, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Key Publications : Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization (Cambridge, 2007) Democracy Prevention: The Politics of the U.S.-Egyptian Alliance (Cambridge, 2012) The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform (Oxford, 2012, co-authored with Tarek Masoud and Andrew Reynolds) Teaching : Brownlee offers courses such as "War/Freedom in South Asia/Middle East" and "Issues & Policies in American Government," delivered both in-person and online.

Simon Langlois-Bertrandمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس پاره‌وقت

• Energy politics and policy
• Global environmental politics
• Sustainability transitions
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Simon Langlois-Bertrand serves as a Part Time Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at Concordia University, teaching core courses including Introduction to International Relations (POLI205), Sustainability and Governance (POLI208), and Global Energy Politics and Policy (POLI486). His interdisciplinary academic foundation combines engineering and political science, reflected in his educational trajectory: PhD International Affairs, Carleton University M.Sc. Political Science, Université de Montréal M.Ing. Industrial Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal B.Ing. Computer Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal Langlois-Bertrand's research critically examines energy politics and policy , global environmental governance , and sustainability transitions , with particular emphasis on social-technical dimensions of development and U.S. political dynamics. His work bridges engineering perspectives with political analysis to explore how technological systems interact with institutional frameworks. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals concentrated expertise in North American energy transitions, featuring empirical studies on electricity rate structures, Quebec's carbon policy, and theoretical investigations of uncertainty in energy governance. Key thematic threads include decarbonization pathways, circular economy implementation, and life-cycle policy approaches, predominantly focused on Canadian and Quebec contexts. Scientific awards: No awards documented in source material. Regarding academic mentorship, the provided text contains no information about graduate students supervised or research grants secured. His current research projects indicate ongoing work on the geopolitics of ecological transition and environmental state theory through life-cycle analysis frameworks. No laboratory affiliations or research team memberships are specified in the available documentation.

John van de Lindtمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Earthquake Engineering
• Community Resilience
• Structural Reliability
• +۳ مورد دیگر

John W. van de Lindt is the Harold H. Short Endowed Chair Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and Co-director of the NIST Center of Excellence for Risk-Based Community Resilience Planning. His research develops performance-based engineering frameworks for natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Research integrates physical testing (full-scale shake tables), computational modeling, and field reconnaissance to quantify community resilience. Key areas include: multi-hazard fragility assessment; coupled physical-socio-economic recovery modeling; climate adaptation strategies; and resilient timber structural systems. Recent projects include longitudinal tornado impact studies, earthquake-tsunami risk assessment for coastal communities, and life-cycle analysis of sustainable buildings. Publications document innovations in resilience-informed design, validation of recovery models using disaster reconnaissance, and development of the IN-CORE computational platform for community resilience planning. Research consistently bridges structural engineering with social science for multidisciplinary disaster impact reduction. Awards include ASCE Fellow (2019), Ernest E. Howard Award (2017), and multiple best paper awards. Van de Lindt has led disaster reconnaissance following major US events including the 2021 Midwest tornado outbreak.