جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

May Yuanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geospatial Information Science
• Space-Time Representation
• GIS Analytics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

May Yuan is the Ashbel Smith Professor of Geospatial Information Sciences at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT-Dallas), affiliated with the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences. She directs the Geospatial Analytics and Innovative Applications (GAIA) Lab. Her research focuses on space-time representation, GIS analytics, and environmental/social problem-solving (e.g., disaster risk, pollution, crime mapping). She holds a Ph.D. in Geography from SUNY Buffalo (1994) and B.S. from National Taiwan University (1987). Previously, she was Brandt Professor and Director of the Center for Spatial Analysis at the University of Oklahoma (1994–2014). Education: Ph.D. in Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994 M.A. in Geography, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1992 B.S. in Geography, National Taiwan University, 1987 Research Interests: Her work integrates space-time GIS databases with cognitive science, environmental modeling, and social dynamics. Key areas include: - Spatiotemporal query and analytics for geographic processes - GIS-based disaster risk assessment (wildfires, tornadoes) - Urban air quality modeling - Neurogeography and Alzheimer’s disease prediction using environmental complexity metrics - Deep mapping and spatial narratives. Grants & Partnerships: Supported by NSF, NASA, DoD, DHS, NOAA, EPA, and state agencies. Her GAIA Lab explores 'place' concepts in space-time analytics. Awards & Roles: Fellow, AAAS and AAG Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Geographical Information Science (2017–present) Former President, Cartography and Geographic Information Society (2020–2021) and UCGIS (2011–2012) Member, NOAA Environmental Information Services Working Group (2016–2022) Labs/Teams: Leads the GAIA Lab, collaborating on geospatial AI, environmental health, and urban analytics.

• Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Robotics
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Özer Özkahraman is a postdoctoral researcher at the Division of Robotics, Perception and Learning (RPL) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. He works under Ivan Stenius and John Folkesson, focusing on underwater mission planning, simulation, and integration of autonomous systems. His email is ozero@kth.se . He completed his PhD at KTH under Petter Ögren, researching large-scale multi-agent coverage planning for autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). Current projects include the SMaRCSim multi-domain simulation platform and development of underwater vehicles like LoLo, SAM, and Evolo. Research interests span autonomous underwater systems, multi-agent coordination, control systems, and simulation infrastructure. He emphasizes modular, accessible frameworks for vehicle testing and real-world deployment. His work bridges theoretical methods (e.g., control barrier functions) with practical applications in marine robotics. Publications focus on AUV navigation, environmental sensing, and adaptive control. Projects like Real2Sim aim to align simulation with real-world vehicle dynamics using motion capture data. He collaborates internationally on topics like data-driven damage detection and model compression for resource-constrained robots. No academic awards are explicitly mentioned. He actively seeks collaborators for projects in sonar simulation, flow field modeling, and cyber-physical system integration.

• Geomechanics
• Offshore Geotechnics
• Soil-Structure Interaction
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Richard Jardine is a Professor of Geomechanics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London's Faculty of Engineering. He also serves as a College Proconsul and co-chairs the College Artworks Group. His work spans advanced geotechnical research, offshore renewable energy foundations, and international collaboration. Research Interests: His expertise includes soil properties, advanced laboratory and field measurement techniques, soil characterization, offshore geotechnics, foundation analysis, slope stability, driven pile behavior, soft ground engineering, full-scale monitoring, geotechnical instrumentation, and cold region geotechnics. His research is central to climate change adaptation and renewable power systems. Publication Trends: Recent articles focus on the mechanical behavior of chalk, sand, and glacial tills under monotonic and cyclic loading, particularly in offshore contexts. Emphasis is placed on numerical modeling (FE, MPM), pile-soil interaction, aging effects, and design method validation for offshore wind foundations. Fellow of the Royal Society (2024) Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (2002) RAEng Medal (1997) British Geotechnical Association Medal (1990, 2015, 2021, 2023) Canadian Geotechnical Society Quigley Award (2019) ISSMGE McClelland Honour Lecture (2023) BGA Rankine Lecture (2016) Advising and Grants: Richard has led major international Joint Industry Projects including ALPACA, PISA, PAGE, and Unified Pile Design Method JIP, involving partners such as Orsted, NGI, Fugro, Oxford, and Zhejiang University. He has advised UK government, contractors, and energy firms on offshore projects in the Baltic Sea, Taiwan Strait, and North Sea. He holds a Royal Society Newton Advanced Fellowship with ZJU. Labs and Teams: He leads research within Imperial’s Geotechnics group and the Imperial Centre for Geohazards. His team conducts advanced laboratory and field testing, collaborates with Deltares (Netherlands), and maintains strong ties with Zhejiang University, where he is a Visiting Professor and Distinguished International Scholar.

• Distributed Systems
• Database Management Systems
• Operating Systems
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Natacha Crooks Dr. Natacha Crooks is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at UC Berkeley. Her research focuses on distributed systems, databases, and security, with a particular emphasis on consistency models, BFT protocols, and cloud computing. She is a founding member of the SkyLab and a core contributor to the Data Systems and Foundations Group at Berkeley. She holds a Ph.D. in Distributed Systems from the University of Texas at Austin (2019) and a BA in Computer Science and Law from the University of Cambridge (2012). Affiliations & Roles: Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley EECS Visiting Researcher at Azure Research, Security & Privacy Founding Member of SkyLab Member of Berkeley Center for Decentralized Intelligence Former Scientific Advisor at Improbable and Astronomer Research Interests: Her work bridges distributed systems and database research, addressing challenges in transactional consistency, fault-tolerant protocols, and cloud resource optimization. Key themes include: Designing scalable BFT consensus algorithms Secure multi-cloud storage solutions Optimizing distributed transaction processing Privacy-preserving distributed systems Awards & Recognition: Sloan Research Fellow (2025) NSF CAREER Award ACM SIGOPS Dennis M. Ritchie Doctoral Dissertation Award (2020) IEEE CS TCDE Early Career Award (2024) Teaching: Fall 2025: CS 294-282 (Research Culture and Community Norms), Wheeler 130. Industrial Collaboration: Prior roles include visiting researcher at Cornell University, Microsoft Research (DMX group), and Imperial College London. Industrial partnerships include work with Materialize, Astronomer, and Improbable.

• Digital Music
• Human-Machine Interaction
• Electroacoustic Composition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dominic Thibault is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Music, Université de Montréal . His research-creation explores human-machine interaction in musical contexts, focusing on embodied cognition through electroacoustic compositions, audiovisual performances, and musical software development. Co-director, Laboratoire Formes·Ondes Active member, CIRMMT (Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology) Research axis leader, Expanded Musical Practice (CIRMMT) Member, Québecor Millénium entrepreneurship committee Scientific committee member, ACFAS

Akshaya Jhaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Energy Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Industrial Organization
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Akshaya Jha is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy , as well as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) . His work combines economic modeling with causal inference to analyze energy and environmental policy impacts on electricity markets. Education: Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University B.S. in Economics and Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University Research Interests span energy economics , environmental economics , industrial organization , and public policy , focusing on quantifying economic and environmental trade-offs in electricity supply policies. Recent work includes financial trading in California’s electricity market, Germany’s nuclear phase-out, rooftop solar growth in Western Australia, and electricity blackout determinants in India. Scientific Contributions appear in American Economic Review , Management Science , and PNAS . Article trends reveal expertise in regulatory distortions , market design , environmental externalities , and policy communication . Scientific Awards: Hicks-Tinbergen Award (best paper in Journal of the European Economic Association ) Heinz College Martcia Wade Teaching Award (2023) USAEE Young Professional Research Award (2021)

• Climate Change Attribution
• Extreme Weather Events
• Agricultural Impacts of Climate Change
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Mariam Zachariah serves as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Environmental Policy within the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London. She is a core contributor to World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international scientific collaboration conducting rapid climate change attribution analyses for extreme weather events globally. Her work bridges climate science, vulnerability assessment, and policy-relevant research. Her educational foundation includes a PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), where she investigated climate impacts on Indian agriculture. This research focused on drought and extreme temperature effects on crop yields in major agrarian regions, recognizing agriculture's critical role in India's climate-vulnerable economy. Zachariah's research centers on near-real-time attribution of extreme events to quantify human-induced climate change influences. Her expertise spans climate modeling, statistical analysis of extreme weather, and integrating vulnerability frameworks to assess compound impacts on communities. She examines how climate change interacts with socioeconomic factors to exacerbate disasters, particularly in agricultural systems and flood-prone regions worldwide. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a dominant focus on rapid attribution of droughts, floods, and heatwaves across diverse global contexts - from the Horn of Africa to Central Europe and South America. These studies consistently demonstrate climate change as a significant amplifier of event severity, while emphasizing how pre-existing vulnerabilities determine actual impacts. Her work increasingly addresses compound hazards and the intersection of climate change with infrastructure failures and land management. As a key member of the World Weather Attribution initiative, Zachariah collaborates with climate scientists, social scientists, and vulnerability experts in a unique operational framework that delivers scientific assessments within days of extreme events. This work directly informs policymakers, media, and affected communities about climate change's role in contemporary disasters.

Radan Slavikمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Coherent Optical Communications
• Hollow Core Optical Fibres
• Optical Frequency Comb
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Professor Radan Slavik is a distinguished academic at the University of Southampton's Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences. His research focuses on the generation, manipulation, and detection of optical signals carrying information through signal phase and amplitude-phase interactions. As a Professorial Fellow-Research, he leads groundbreaking work in coherent optical communications, hollow core optical fibres, and optical frequency combs. Slavik's research interests span multiple cutting-edge domains including Coherent Optical Communications, Hollow Core Optical Fibres, Optical Frequency Combs, Ultra-stable Laser Oscillators, and Radio Frequency Photonics. His work has been pivotal in developing lightwave technologies that exploit optical phase, enabling significant advancements in internet capacity through coherent optical communications. His research on hollow core fibres has revealed their remarkable insensitivity to environmental variations, particularly temperature, which has opened new applications in seismic sensing, LIDAR calibration, and data center networks. His publication record reveals a strong focus on hollow core fibre technology, with recent work exploring thermal stability, gas dynamics in hollow core fibres, and applications in telecommunications infrastructure. The research demonstrates increasing sophistication in measurement techniques, fibre design, and practical implementations across multiple domains including sensing, communications, and metrology. Fellow of OSA (2017) Thermally-insensitive Hollow Core Optical Fibres (2018) Professor Slavik actively supervises multiple PhD students including Mitchell Gerrard, Win Adiyansyah Indra, Rene Andres Reynolds Hamel, Usue Irene Barbeito Edreira, Karim Elglmady, and Amalie Gjelsvik. His research is supported by significant grants from EPSRC, Royal Society, and EURAMET-EMRP-MSU, with collaborations spanning National Physical Laboratory, API Sensors Ltd., and University College London. His work on hollow core fibres with low thermal sensitivity forms a flagship research topic, comprising four distinct streams: fundamental fibre properties, new approaches to thermal stability, demonstration of low thermal sensitivity applications, and gas dynamics in gas-filled hollow core fibres.

Susie Daiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• PFAS Remediation
• CO2 Conversion
• Synthetic Biology
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Susie Dai is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Missouri, with a laboratory located at the Bond Life Sciences Center. Her research bridges chemistry, biology, and engineering to address critical environmental and sustainability challenges. Education: PhD in Chemistry from Duke University; Certificate in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University; Certificate in Regulatory Science from Texas A&M University; BS in Chemistry from Fudan University Dr. Dai specializes in biological and material engineering, carbon waste conversion, contaminant remediation, and synthetic biology. She is developing RAPIMER, a lignin-based fungal scaffold for PFAS removal, and pioneering electro-microbial systems to convert CO2 into bioplastics and biofuels. Her work focuses on scalable, sustainable solutions for environmental pollutants and carbon utilization. Recent research trends include creating biomimetic materials for sustainable packaging, optimizing lignocellulosic biorefineries, and designing lignin-derived photocatalysts. She leads projects funded by Tito's Handmade Vodka's philanthropic arm for PFAS remediation and collaborates with the NSF Engineering Research Center CURB at Washington University in St. Louis. At Mizzou, Dai integrates engineering and life sciences, leveraging both Mizzou Engineering and Bond Life Sciences Center's resources. Her interdisciplinary approach combines electrochemistry, microbial engineering, and social impact analysis to advance circular bioeconomy solutions.

• Earthquake Engineering
• Structural Dynamics
• Numerical Modeling
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Ercan Yüksel is a full Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), College of Engineering. He has been a faculty member at ITU since 1990, progressing from Assistant Professor to Professor in 2017. His research focuses on earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and numerical modeling, with applications in seismic design, energy dissipation, and structural health monitoring. PhD, Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University MS, Structural Engineering (with thesis), Istanbul Technical University BS, Civil Engineering, Istanbul Technical University His research interests are centered on earthquake engineering , particularly seismic input energy analysis , energy dissipation systems , reinforced and precast concrete structures , and seismic isolation . He actively investigates the dynamic behavior of structures under earthquake loads and develops innovative solutions for improving structural resilience. His work integrates advanced numerical modeling with experimental validation. Recent publications (2023–2025) highlight a strong focus on energy-based seismic design, performance of mechanical couplers, damping systems for high-voltage insulators, and fatigue behavior of railway tracks. These works are closely tied to real-world seismic events like the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake, demonstrating applied and impactful research. His scientific recognition includes: Notable Work Award, Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA), 2012 Golden Beam Award, Turkish Prefabricated Association, 2011 Prof. Yüksel is an active Principal Investigator on multiple research projects funded by ITU’s BAP program, covering topics such as smart sleepers for railway monitoring, novel seismic input energy spectra, and earthquake isolation for racking systems. He has supervised numerous theses and is involved in professional organizations including UNESCO-IPRED and the Turkish Earthquake Foundation. He leads research on structural health monitoring of ballasted railway lines using smart sleeper technology and is developing earthquake isolation systems for industrial storage racks. His lab integrates experimental testing with numerical simulation to validate new structural components under cyclic and biaxial loading.

• E-Commerce
• Online Retailing
• Consumer Behavior
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Abdallah Houcheimi is a researcher at Åbo Akademi University's School of Business and Economics within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. His work focuses on critical e-commerce mechanisms and emerging market digitalization challenges. His research expertise centers on online retailing ecosystems , with particular emphasis on: Secure payment system design and consumer trust dynamics Product information architecture for conversion optimization E-commerce adaptation in developing economies like Lebanon His work directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to industry innovation and infrastructure. Analysis of his recent publications reveals an evolving research trajectory from context-specific market studies (Lebanon 2022) toward fundamental e-tailing mechanics (global payment systems and product information 2024). This progression demonstrates increasing focus on universal digital commerce frameworks applicable across diverse regulatory and cultural environments. Houcheimi actively publishes in peer-reviewed venues including the Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce and WorldCIST proceedings, with multiple open-access publications showing significant download metrics (70+ for payment systems paper). His collaborative work with J. Mezei indicates established research partnerships in information systems.

Jordi Perello Muntanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Telecommunications Networks
• Optical Fiber Networks
• Optical Networks
• +۱۳ مورد دیگر

Jordi Perelló Muntan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Architecture at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, Spain, where he is also affiliated with the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria de Telecomunicació de Barcelona (ETSETB). He is a member of the Broadband Communications Systems and Architectures (CBA) and IDEAI-UPC research groups, focusing on advanced optical and future internet networking technologies. Research Interests: His research spans telecommunications networks, optical fiber and optical networking, resource optimization, network architectures, and the Future Internet. He investigates performance optimization in 5G transport networks, Spatial Division Multiplexing (SDM), Recursive Inter-Network Architecture (RINA), elastic optical networks, and cognitive networking. His work integrates SDN, network virtualization, and green networking principles for scalable and efficient infrastructures. Publication Trends: His recent publications focus on probabilistic constellation shaping in multicore fiber networks, cognitive strategies for optical margin reduction, RINA-based QoS assurance, and migration planning toward spectrally-spatially flexible optical networks. These reflect a strong trend toward intelligent, adaptive, and energy-efficient network design for future communication systems. Scientific Awards: Co-recipient of the 2020 Fabio Neri Best Paper Award Runner-up (Elsevier Journal of Optical Switching and Networking) Co-recipient of the ONDM 2021 Best Paper Award Co-recipient of the 2019 IEEE Communications Society Charles Kao Award Co-recipient of the ONDM 2012 Best Student Paper Award Advising and Grants: He has advised multiple PhD students on topics including RINA, optical network planning, and virtual provisioning. He has led or participated in major European (H2020, FP7) and national (PID, TEC) research projects such as SLICENET, PRISTINE, TRAINER, and ALLIANCE, focusing on 5G, RINA, and sustainable network infrastructures. Labs and Teams: He is an active member of the CBA research group at UPC, contributing to experimental and theoretical advancements in optical and programmable networks. His team collaborates internationally on testbed development and standardization efforts in next-generation networking.

Wilfried Swendenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Comparative Federalism
• Territorial Party Politics
• Governance in Divided Societies
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Wilfried Swenden is a Professor of South Asian and Comparative Politics at the University of Edinburgh , School of Social and Political Science . He hails from Belgium, having earned a D.Phil in Politics from the University of Oxford and prior academic qualifications from KULeuven and ULBruxelles. Research Focus : Comparative federalism, territorial party politics, majoritarian nationalism in South Asia, intergovernmental relations, and governance in divided societies. Active Grants : Recent British Academy-GRCF collaborative grant (2021-2023) on COVID-19 and the South Asian State , Leverhulme International Network (2014-2017) on Indian federalism, and support from the Economic and Social Research Council, Edinburgh Global Innovation Fund, and Hayter Fund. Supervision : Accepts PhD proposals on territorial party politics in India, constitutional reform in multi-level states, and conflict regulation via federalism/regionalism in South Asia. Recent Publications (2021-2025) address federalism's resilience during crises, majoritarian nationalism in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka, and intergovernmental relations. Key journals include Publius: The Journal of Federalism , Contemporary South Asia , and Regional & Federal Studies . Scientific Awards : Flemish Fund for Scientific Research (FWO) postdoctoral fellowship

• Life Cycle Assessment
• Sustainable Construction
• Circular Economy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Ben Amor is a Full Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, where he serves as Director and Founder of the CIRMIB (Integrated Research Center on Sustainable Materials, Infrastructure and Buildings) and Director of Sustainable Development for the Faculty of Engineering. Previously, he held associate professor positions at Université Laval and Université de Sherbrooke. His research focuses on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodologies applied to sustainable construction, circular economy implementation in building sectors, and building decarbonization strategies. He has pioneered regionalized LCA approaches for Arctic regions and developed frameworks for carbon budgeting in building sectors. His work bridges environmental science with practical engineering solutions for sustainable infrastructure. His recent publications reveal strong trends in building decarbonization pathways, material circularity in construction, and the integration of biogenic carbon accounting. He emphasizes both technological solutions and behavioral change strategies for achieving net-zero emissions in the built environment. ACLCA 2018 Life Cycle Assessment Leadership Award Life Cycle Academy Awards 2019 (two awards) Quebec Public Administration Excellence Prize 2023 for Scientific Collaboration Multiple university teaching awards including the Jacques-Bazinet Merit Award Professor Amor leads significant research grants totaling over $20 million, including NSERC Alliance grants for sustainable building materials and a $2 million Research Chair on Net Zero Strategies and Life Cycle Assessment. He directs the CIRMIB research center and the LIRIDE (Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Sustainable Engineering and Eco-design), supervising multiple doctoral candidates. His work includes developing LCA tools for Quebec's construction industry and advising government bodies on sustainable procurement policies.

Mohammad Hamdaqaمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Software Engineering
• Model-Based Software Engineering
• Cloud Computing
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Mohammad Hamdaqa is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering and Software Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, where he leads the Laboratory of Software and Emerging Technologies. His academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo (2016), a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Concordia University, an MBA from the New York Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor's in Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. His research focuses on the intersection of software engineering and emerging technologies, particularly examining how software engineering approaches can be adapted for complex new platforms like cloud computing and blockchain. His work spans model-driven software engineering, cloud application architecture, smart contract development, and infrastructure as code. He investigates both how traditional software engineering practices can evolve to address the challenges of modern distributed systems and how emerging technologies can transform software development processes themselves. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong emphasis on blockchain technologies (particularly smart contracts), cloud-native applications, and the application of AI to software engineering tasks. His work shows a consistent thread of empirical research combined with practical tool development, with increasing focus on sustainability aspects of software systems in recent years. Much of his research bridges theoretical foundations with practical implementation concerns. Professor Hamdaqa serves as a thesis supervisor for multiple graduate students, with recent completed Master's theses focusing on smart contract auditing, prompt engineering for OCL generation, model-driven epidemiology, and security practices in infrastructure as code. He actively recruits students for research projects in his laboratory. He is a member of both the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), has served on program committees for major software engineering conferences, and is on the editorial board of Service Transaction on Internet of Thing. His laboratory, the Laboratory of Software and Emerging Technologies, serves as the hub for his research activities in blockchain, cloud computing, and model-driven engineering.