Volker J Schmid is a Professor of Bayesian Imaging and Spatial Statistics at the Department of Statistics, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. He leads the Bayesian Imaging and Spatial Statistics group and contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives like the Munich Center of Machine Learning. His work bridges statistical theory with applications in medical imaging and biology. PhD in Statistics (2004), LMU Munich Diploma in Statistics (2000), LMU Munich Abitur, Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Gymnasium Cham (1993) His research focuses on Bayesian computational methods for high-dimensional data, particularly in medical imaging (MRI, DCE-MRI) and biological microscopy (e.g., 3D nuclear architecture analysis via super-resolution microscopy). Key applications include disease mapping , image segmentation , and spatio-temporal modeling . His software tools (e.g., nucim , bioimagetools , BAMP ) enable quantitative analysis in nuclear imaging and age-period-cohort modeling. His 15 most recent publications span Bayesian modeling for medical imaging , spatio-temporal epidemiology , and computational biology . Topics include co-localization metrics in fluorescence microscopy, nuclear architecture analysis, and dynamic Bayesian frameworks for MRI data. Collaborations extend to neuroimaging, oncology, and nuclear biology.
Meeyoung Cha is a Professor at KAIST and Scientific Director of the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy (MPI-SP) in Bochum, Germany. Her research focuses on Data Science for Humanity, encompassing computational social science, misinformation dynamics, and human-machine interaction. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from KAIST (2008) and previously served as Chief Investigator at the Institute for Basic Science and Visiting Professor at Facebook. Her work addresses societal challenges such as poverty mapping, fraud detection, and AI ethics. Key achievements include best paper awards and recognition like the Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award (2024) and Test-of-Time Awards (ACM IMC 2022, AAAI ICWSM 2020). Research interests span AI ethics, social media analysis, and interdisciplinary applications of machine learning. Notable projects include modeling climate risks via satellite imagery and analyzing chatbot interactions' societal impacts. She leads the MPI-SP's Data Science for Humanity Group, mentoring over 20 students across PhD and postdoc programs. Education: PhD in Computer Science (KAIST, 2008) Affiliations: MPI-SP (Germany), KAIST Key Awards: Hong Jin-Ki Creator Award, Korean Young Information Scientist Award, Test-of-Time Awards Her publications bridge computational methods with societal issues, including climate modeling, protein engineering, and algorithmic fairness. Current projects explore geospatial AI for economic development and ethical AI design frameworks.
Martin C. Chapman serves as Research Professor of Geophysics in Virginia Tech's College of Science, Department of Geosciences. He directs the Virginia Tech Seismological Observatory (VTSO), operating from a Cold War-era fallout shelter near the Virginia Tech Executive Airport. His research integrates observational seismology with earthquake hazard mitigation in plate-interior regions, particularly eastern North America. His educational background includes: Ph.D. in Geophysics, Virginia Tech (1998) M.S. in Geophysics, Virginia Tech (1979) B.S. in Geophysics, Virginia Tech (1977) Chapman's primary research focuses on plate-interior seismicity/tectonics and strong-motion seismology. He combines field observations from the VTSO network with global strong-motion data to investigate earthquake causes and wave propagation characteristics. Recent work emphasizes induced seismicity from aquifer recharge and wastewater injection, site amplification effects in sedimentary basins, and development of seismic monitoring networks for risk reduction in eastern North America. Analysis of his 2022-2025 publications reveals concentrated research on injection-induced seismicity in Virginia's Hampton Roads region, sediment thickness mapping of Atlantic/Gulf Coastal Plains for ground motion prediction, and advanced characterization of historical earthquakes (1886 Charleston) and recent sequences (2024 New Jersey, 2020 Sparta). His methodology integrates dense seismic arrays, machine learning detection algorithms, and geospatial analysis to refine hazard models. His scientific recognition includes: Jesuit Seismological Association Award for Contributions to Observational Seismology (2016) As VTSO director, Chapman oversees seismic monitoring across Virginia and leads the Hampton Roads Seismic Network initiative. His work involves significant collaboration with the US Geological Survey on coastal plain amplification studies and regional seismic hazard workshops. Current projects focus on optimizing earthquake detection during aquifer recharge operations and developing site-specific amplification models for eastern US infrastructure. Chapman's laboratory operations center on the VTSO's network of seismic stations, utilizing advanced techniques including reverse vertical seismic profiling and dense array backprojection imaging. His team's recent field deployments target induced seismicity monitoring in Southeast Virginia and detailed characterization of the Central Virginia Seismic Zone.
Amir Asif is a Professor at the Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, and concurrently serves as Vice President, Research and Innovation. His academic leadership roles include Dean of the Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science at Concordia University (2014-2020). He specializes in signal processing, communications, and their applications in healthcare, power grids, and distributed systems. Asif holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and a Harvard certification in executive leadership. Education: PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (1996) MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University (1993) BSc, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore (1990) Harvard Certificate in Leadership for Senior Executives (2018) Research Interests: Asif’s work spans signal processing for medical imaging (e.g., ultrasound elastography), smart grid optimization, and cybersecurity in power systems. His recent publications address hydrogen energy systems, EMG-based gesture recognition, and resilient control frameworks against cyberattacks. Grants & Leadership: He leads NSERC-funded projects on federated learning and resilient algorithms. He chairs the Ontario Council of University Research and serves on TRIUMF Innovations and the Richmond Hill Board of Trade. His grants include SSHRC funding for equity initiatives and NSERC support for distributed signal processing. Teaching & Mentorship: Asif has supervised over a dozen graduate students and taught courses like Digital Communications and Statistical Signal Processing Theory. Notable advisees include Arash Mohammadi (PhD, 2014) and Nick Sajadi (PhD, 2017).
Rikky Muller is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at UC Berkeley, holding the S. Shankar Sastry Professorship in Emerging Technologies. She is Co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center (BWRC), a Core Member of the Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses (CNEP), and an Investigator at the Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub. Her research focuses on implantable/wearable medical devices, low-power wireless systems, and neurotechnology for neurological applications. Education: PhD (2013), UC Berkeley; BS and M.Eng. (2004), MIT, all in EECS. Prior roles include IC designer at Analog Devices and co-founder of Cortera Neurotechnologies (acquired). Research interests include neural interfaces, closed-loop neuromodulation, and biomedical microelectronics. Notable contributions include Neural Dust (ultrasonic implants), wireless EEG systems, and seizure prediction hardware. Awards: MIT TR35 Innovator, NAE Gilbreth Lectureship, NSF CAREER Award, IEEE SSCS New Frontier Award Grants: Bakar Fellows, Hellman Fellowship, NSF CAREER Labs: Muller Lab (UC Berkeley EECS), Chan-Zuckerberg Biohub collaborations
Jean Walrand is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS) at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on communication networks, performance evaluation, game theory, and stochastic networks. He has authored several influential books, including Communication Networks: A Concise Introduction and Probability in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science , and holds numerous patents in network resource management. Ph.D. in EECS from UC Berkeley IEEE Fellow and recipient of the Stephen O. Rice Prize INFORMS Lanchester Prize for operations research contributions His research interests span communication networks, queueing theory, congestion control, wireless network scheduling, and economic models for network resource allocation. Walrand's work has significantly impacted network design and optimization, particularly in distributed algorithms and game-theoretic approaches. His recent publications emphasize network architecture, delay variability reduction, and distributed optimization algorithms. Walrand has mentored over 20 Ph.D. students, including notable contributors to wireless networks and network economics. IEEE Koji Kobayashi Award (2012) ACM Sigmetrics Achievement Award (2013) INFORMS Lanchester Prize for Communication Networks book As advisor to students like Libin Jiang and Hoi-Sheung Wilson So, Walrand has shaped research in wireless MAC protocols, bandwidth trading, and network security. His technical reports and patents address practical challenges in switch fabric design, bandwidth allocation, and power management.
Claude DELPHA is a Full Professor at Université Paris Saclay, affiliated with CentraleSupélec’s Laboratoire des Signaux et Systèmes (L2S). He holds an IEEE Senior Member status and has been with L2S since 2001. His expertise spans signal processing, fault diagnosis, electrical engineering systems, and machine learning. He leads the Modelling and Estimation team (GME) at L2S and oversees engineering admissions at Polytech Paris Saclay. Education: PhD in Instrumentation & Measurements and Signal Processing from Université de Metz, with a focus on intelligent sensor systems. Graduate degree in Electrical and Signal Processing Engineering. Research Interests: Multidimensional/statistical signal processing, fault diagnosis/prognosis (modeling, detection, estimation), electrical systems (drives, converters, PV), data hiding (watermarking), and pattern recognition (machine/deep learning). Active in energy systems, industry 4.0, and health/biology applications. Professional Roles: Director of GME research team, Polytech admissions lead, member of Polytech’s executive and academic boards, and IUT department council member. Engaged in labs like SYCOMORE and ILOCOS. Publications: Over 200 works since 2015, focusing on fault diagnosis in electrical systems, photovoltaic modules, bearings, and tidal turbines. Key methods include Kullback-Leibler divergence, Jensen-Shannon divergence, Mahalanobis distance, and PCA-based approaches. Awards: Not explicitly listed in provided texts.
Sumit Chopra is an Associate Professor at the Grossman School of Medicine , affiliated with the Department of Radiology at New York University. His work focuses on integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence with medical imaging to enhance diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making. Research interests include: Deep learning applications in prostate cancer imaging and MRI reconstruction Development of open-access medical imaging datasets (e.g., FastMRI Prostate) Improving biopsy decision strategies via representation learning AI-driven Alzheimer's disease risk prediction using electronic health records Advancements in radiologic assessment for pancreatic cystic lesions Email: Sumit.Chopra@nyulangone.org
Xiaoning Qian is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he also serves on the Faculty Advisory Committee for the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) and the Executive Committee for the Texas A&M TRIPODS Research Institute for Foundations of Interdisciplinary Data Science (FIDS). He holds a joint appointment in the Applied Math group within the Computational Science Initiative at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). Previously, he was an Associate Professor (2018-2022) and Assistant Professor (2013-2018) at Texas A&M, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Florida (2009-2013). Dr. Qian received his B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China, and his M.Ph. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Yale University. Dr. Qian's research focuses on developing mathematical models and computational algorithms in signal processing, machine learning, and Bayesian methods, particularly in learning, uncertainty quantification, and experimental design. His work spans multiple disciplines, with applications in life sciences and materials science. His research group, the Biomedical Imaging, Sensing, and Genomic Signal Processing Group, actively applies probabilistic models and optimization algorithms to solve complex problems in interdisciplinary domains. His research has evolved from foundational work in bioinformatics and biomedical image processing to more recent applications in materials science and broader AI for science initiatives. Dr. Qian has received numerous scientific awards and recognitions including: National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award Segers Family Dean's Excellence Professorship II in the College of Engineering TEES (Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station) Senior Faculty Fellow Montague-Center for Teaching Excellence Scholar J. T. Oden Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas, Austin Finalist of the 2023 INFORMS QSR Best Paper Faculty Impact Fellow from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering As an advisor , Dr. Qian has mentored numerous graduate students through their PhD and MS programs, with many of his alumni securing positions at prestigious institutions and companies including NIH/NCBI, Microsoft, Baidu Research Lab, and Qualcomm. His research has been supported by multiple grants, including an NSF CAREER award and collaborative research funding from the Information Integration and Informatics program. He is actively recruiting postdoc and graduate student research assistants for projects in machine learning and optimization methods with applications in bioinformatics and materials science. Dr. Qian is involved with several research initiatives including the Objective-Based Uncertainty Quantification (ObjectiveUQ) project, which provides a mathematical framework for integrating prior knowledge and data while enabling effective operational and experimental design under uncertainty. He also co-organizes the Bio-Seminar series for the Biomedical Imaging, Sensing & Genomic Signal Processing group at Texas A&M.
Professor Ali Yapar is a faculty member at Istanbul Technical University in the Electronics and Communication Engineering department. His research focuses on Electromagnetics , Microwave Engineering , and Antenna Technologies , with a particular emphasis on inverse scattering problems and microwave imaging for biomedical applications. He has supervised numerous graduate students and led projects related to breast cancer treatment and rough surface imaging. PhD in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (1997) MSc in Electronics and Communication Engineering (1995) His recent publications analyze advanced techniques for microwave hyperthermia systems, reverse time migration methods, and Newton-based solutions for electromagnetic inverse scattering. Key projects include TUBITAK-funded initiatives on microwave tomography and brain stroke imaging. He serves as a project investigator and executive for electromagnetic research programs. Research areas span Electromagnetic Wave Propagation , Green's Function Applications , and Dielectric Material Analysis . Collaborations include IEEE members and international researchers in computational electromagnetics.
Lingyang Chu is an Assistant Professor at McMaster University's Department of Computing and Software, previously serving as a postdoc fellow at Simon Fraser University under Jian Pei. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Research interests span data mining , machine learning , and statistics , with focus on trustworthy AI (privacy, interpretability, security, robustness, fairness), federated learning , and graph-based machine learning . His work includes scalable data mining on large graphs and deploying systems like personalized federated learning on Huawei Cloud's Harmony OS devices. Publications emphasize adversarial attacks, medical AI, graph robustness, and federated learning frameworks. His advising record includes 28 mentees across Ph.D., M.Sc., and internship levels. Scientific achievements include Best paper candidate at ICME'13 Best demo award at ICMR'13 Academic service roles include: Program Committee: NeurIPS, SIGKDD, CVPR, ICML, and 12+ other top-tier conferences Journal Reviewer: IEEE TKDE, ACM Transactions on KDD, and 8+ journals Editorial Board: ACM Transactions on KDD (Associate Editor) Grant Reviewer: Hong Kong RGC Labs/teams: Maintained open-source ALID algorithm (VLDB'15) for dominant cluster detection, demonstrating technical leadership in scalable graph mining
Shiyu Chang is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Research Staff Member at the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab. His work bridges machine learning, natural language processing, and computer vision with a focus on interpretability and robustness. Current Affiliation: UC Santa Barbara Lab: MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab His research explores how to make AI systems more interpretable and robust by integrating human intuition and rationalization. Key themes include adversarial learning, self-supervised methods, and improving transferability in models. Recent publications span conferences like ICML, CVPR, and NeurIPS, addressing topics such as black-box text classification, fairness-aware algorithms, and speech representation disentanglement. Broad keywords include Machine Learning, NLP, and Computer Vision. Fairness Reprogramming (AI Fairness) TransGAN: Transformer-based GANs Adversarial Robustness Certificates
Benjamin Ricaud is an Associate Professor and Group Leader in Machine Learning at UiT The Arctic University of Norway's Department of Physics and Technology. His core affiliations include membership in the Machine Learning Group, Visual Intelligence center, and co-directorship of the Digital Technology Innovation Lab focused on Arctic-region tech startups. He also co-chairs the annual Northern Light Deep Learning conference. Ricaud's research spans: Fundamental ML : Graph signal processing, explainable AI, and generative models Applications : Microfossil classification, medical diagnostics (retinal aging), drug analysis, and climate data interpretation Emerging domains : Self-supervised learning and biological data analysis using Raman spectroscopy His recent publications (2020-2025) cluster in three domains: Graph ML methodologies (35%) Biomedical/biological applications (40%) Geoscience/climate informatics (25%) with consistent focus on interpretability and real-world data challenges. Teaching includes Image Processing (FYS-2010), Pattern Recognition (FYS-3012), and Machine Learning (FYS-2021). He leads outreach initiatives developing AI exhibits for Tromsø Science Centre.
Professor Clinton Fookes is a faculty member at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) within the School of Electrical Engineering & Robotics . His research focuses on leveraging computer vision and artificial intelligence to develop automated systems that understand, anticipate, and interact with human behaviors, with applications in medical diagnostics, autonomous vehicles, defense, and industrial efficiency . Research areas include AI adaptability, multimodal biosignal analysis, and human-machine interaction Collaborates with CSIRO Data61, Defence Science and Technology Group, Orica, Airbus, and Sentient Vision Systems Develops systems for human action detection, infrastructure monitoring, and stress response prediction His work addresses critical challenges in AI deployment, such as environmental adaptability and reducing diagnostic errors in medical and autonomous systems. Recent publications highlight trends in self-supervised learning, zero-shot knowledge transfer, multimodal integration , and 3D reconstruction for healthcare , while exploring ethical AI use in sectors like mining and defense . Professor Fookes emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, bridging engineering, medicine, and social sciences to advance AI systems capable of real-world impact. His research agenda includes improving AI memory capabilities and explainability for safer, more reliable automation.
Ankit Kariryaa is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management , University of Copenhagen. His work bridges Machine Learning and Environmental Informatics , focusing on remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and ecological modeling. University of Copenhagen, Denmark Machine Learning Section, Department of Computer Science Geography, Land, Environment and Society, Department of Geosciences Kariryaa specializes in applying deep learning and computer vision to environmental challenges. His research includes: Automated tree detection and biomass estimation via satellite imagery Multi-modal geospatial representation learning Monitoring farmland tree decline and carbon sequestration potential Agroforestry system mapping using AI Developing AI tools for climate policy and sustainability Recent work trends show a focus on quantum-inspired machine learning , environmental monitoring , and cross-cultural AI applications . His 15 most recent publications span topics in remote sensing , ecological modeling , and AI ethics , with methods ranging from neural networks to tensor-based learning. He collaborates across disciplines, notably with researchers in ecology , climate science , and quantum computing . His outreach includes seminars on AI in agroforestry and ecosystem management , while his team contributes to global tree resource databases like TreeSense.
