جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Rik Petersمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Modern History
• Philosophy of History
• Learning Histories
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr. Rik Peters is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Arts, University of Groningen, specializing in Modern History, Philosophy of History, and Rhetoric. He holds a PhD in Philosophy (cum laude, 1998) and a Master's in History (cum laude, 1988). His research focuses on learning histories, rhetorical theory, and constitutional studies, with notable contributions to understanding institutional memory and political discourse. Peters coordinates the Minor in Rhetorics and lectures at the AOG School of Management. Education: PhD Philosophy (1998), Master's History (1988) Roles: Coordinator of Rhetorics Minor, Guest Lecturer, Researcher Key Projects: 'Contested Democracy' NWO project on constitutional foundations, learning histories in public institutions His work bridges historical theory with contemporary challenges, emphasizing narrative analysis for organizational change and policy-making. Peters has authored over 60 publications, including books on Croce, Gentile, and Collingwood's philosophies. His research engages with sustainable societal development through historical reflection. Recent articles explore tax administration history, Croce's philosophy of liberty, and rhetorical frameworks for understanding time in political discourse. Peters advises Dutch policy institutions through learning history methodologies and participates in high-profile debates on European constitutionalism and historical consciousness.

Helen Engemannمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Bilingualism
• Language Acquisition
• Child Language Development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Dr. Helen Engemann is a Junior Professor at the Department of English, School of Humanities, University of Mannheim. Her research focuses on multilingualism, language acquisition, and cognitive aspects of bilingualism. She is affiliated with the Research Team JP Multilingualism and is a member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sprachwissenschaft (DGfS), European Second Language Association (EUROSLA), and International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL). Her work investigates how language structures influence cognitive processes, particularly in bilingual children and heritage speakers. Key topics include motion event constructions, crosslinguistic influence, and syntactic packaging in multilingual environments. Recent studies explore language change mechanisms in Italian heritage speakers and the impact of typological factors on memory and event encoding. Publications span prestigious journals like Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism , Journal of Child Language , and Bilingualism: Language and Cognition . Her research bridges linguistics, psychology, and education, addressing both theoretical and applied questions in multilingual development.

Marco Tamburelliمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Linguistics
• Bilingualism
• Language Policy
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Professor Marco Tamburelli is a faculty member at Bangor University's School of Language, Culture and the Arts , specializing in Linguistics with a focus on bilingualism, language policy, and linguistic diversity. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (Bilingualism) and a BA in Linguistics from University College London. Education PhD in Linguistics (Bilingualism), University College London BA in Linguistics, University College London Research Interests His work explores contested languages, bilingual acquisition in diglossic contexts, intelligibility measurements, and the sociopolitical dimensions of language attitudes. He investigates how language policies impact linguistic diversity and the role of implicit/explicit attitudes in language vitality. Recent publications examine Welsh-English bilingualism, Lombard-Italian communities, and Moselle Franconian-German dynamics, emphasizing methodological innovations like the L'ART Research Assistant app for standardized data collection. His studies highlight the interplay between early exposure, language policy, and spontaneous linguistic behavior. Scientific Awards Santander Scholarship donation (2012-2015) Supervision PhD students: Conor Glackin, Judit Vari, Mara Leonardi, Abigail Ruth Price, Lissander Brasca (part-time), Athanasia Papastergiou Outreach & Collaborations Active in public engagement, he presented at international conferences on language contestation, participated in Italian regional policy discussions for Lombard, and served on advisory boards for projects like CIRCE (Counteracting Accent Discrimination Practices in Education). He collaborates with institutions across Italy, Belgium, Germany, and the UK.

Alessandro Del Tombaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Historical Linguistics
• Indo-European Studies
• Oriental Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alessandro Del Tomba is a Tenure-Track Researcher in Linguistics and Glottology at Sapienza University of Rome, specializing in historical linguistics, Indo-European studies, and Central Asian philology. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from Sapienza and Comparative Indo-European Linguistics from Leiden University. Historical linguistics Indo-European studies Eastern Iranian philology Language contact theories His research focuses on Khotanese and Tocharian languages, with recent publications analyzing manuscript transmission, morphological variation, and phonological developments. He serves as Principal Investigator for the FIS project "Khotanese language and texts in contexts (KhoTxt): A multimodal approach to the classification and periodisation of the Khotanese language and its texts within the cultural and historical framework of medieval Central Asia". He teaches General Linguistics at undergraduate levels and Linguistics courses at the graduate level in Modern Philology. Active in international academic networks, he participates in conferences across Italy, Europe, and Asia.

Barbara Graziosiمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• ancient Greek literature
• literary reception studies
• machine learning for philology
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Barbara Graziosi is the Ewing Professor of Greek Language and Literature at Princeton University's Department of Classics. Her research centers on ancient Greek literature and its reception, emphasizing the intersection between classical texts and modern interpretative frameworks including queer theory, machine learning, and material culture. Major projects: Living Poets (ERC-funded), Logion (ML for philology), and Sappho, Networked Education: Trieste, Oxford, Cambridge Graziosi's work bridges philology with critical theory, exploring how ancient texts are recontextualized across time. She applies machine learning to textual criticism through the Logion project, focusing on corruption detection and lacunae reconstruction in classical manuscripts. Key scientific awards include the National Teaching Fellowship (UK) and Excellence in Doctoral Supervision Award . Her public engagement spans BBC programs and TLS reviews, connecting antiquity to contemporary discourse.

Marco L. Della Vedovaمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Interpretable and Explainable AI
• Geospatial AI
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Marco L. Della Vedova is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Artificial Intelligence at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He works in the Vehicle Engineering and Autonomous Systems division within the Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, as part of Prof. Mattias Wahde's research group. Since 2025, he has served as Director of the Data Science and AI master's programme (MPDSC) at Chalmers, where he teaches courses including Introduction to Artificial Intelligence and Digitalization in Sports. Dr. Della Vedova earned his academic foundation at the University of Pavia, Italy, where he completed his BSc (2006), MSc (2009), and PhD (2013) in Computer Engineering. His doctoral research focused on "Real-Time Physical Systems and Electric Load Scheduling" under Prof. Tullio Facchinetti. During his PhD studies, he spent a year at U.C. Berkeley hosted by Prof. Francesco Borrelli at the Model Based Predictive and Distributed Control Lab. His research spans multiple AI domains with a strong emphasis on interpretability. Dr. Della Vedova develops interpretable methods for conversational AI, naturalness evaluation of forests using canopy height models, and geospatial applications. His work bridges theoretical AI with practical societal benefits, particularly in environmental monitoring, transportation systems, and orienteering. He has previously contributed to cloud computing, hate speech detection, and cyber-physical energy systems, demonstrating his interdisciplinary approach to AI research. Dr. Della Vedova's publication record reveals a consistent trajectory of impactful research across multiple domains of artificial intelligence. His recent work shows a strong focus on interpretability in AI systems, with significant contributions to natural language processing, geospatial analysis, and causal inference. The research demonstrates both theoretical depth and practical applications, particularly in environmental monitoring and social media analysis. His methodology often combines traditional machine learning approaches with novel interpretability techniques, creating bridges between complex AI systems and human understanding. Dr. Della Vedova has received several prestigious recognitions for his work: Best PhD thesis award from the Order of the Engineers of Bergamo (2013) Italian champion of Il Cervellone (2012) Top Italian performer in IEEEXtreme 6.0 programming competition (148th overall globally, 2012) Premio Arturo Schena award from Fondazione Credito Valtellinese (2010) With over 50 students supervised through bachelor's and master's theses, Dr. Della Vedova has established himself as a dedicated mentor in the AI community. His current PhD students include Minerva Suvanto working on interpretable NLP and Vivien Lacorre developing AI for railway infrastructure inspection. His supervision spans diverse topics from forest naturalness evaluation to hate speech detection and transportation optimization. Beyond formal supervision, he actively contributes to educational initiatives including serving as Director of Chalmers' Data Science and AI master's program and developing innovative teaching methods that connect theoretical concepts with real-world applications. Dr. Della Vedova is deeply embedded in both academic and professional communities. He leads the Applied Artificial Intelligence research group at Chalmers while maintaining strong connections with European research networks through projects like the ERASMUS+ EUrienteering initiative. His interdisciplinary approach is reflected in collaborations across computer science, environmental science, and social sciences. Notably, he applies his AI expertise to orienteering both as a researcher developing localization methods and as a licensed Event Advisor for the International Orienteering Federation, demonstrating how his professional and personal interests converge in innovative ways.

Angela Vioraمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Performance Studies
• Italian Studies
• Migration Studies
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Angela Viora is a Lecturer in European Languages at Monash University, Faculty of Arts, within the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics. She specializes in Italian Studies, integrating language education with interdisciplinary research in performance, migration, and art. Her teaching spans Italian language, culture, and European studies, and she actively contributes to curriculum innovation, particularly in decolonizing language education. She is based in Melbourne, Australia, and holds a PhD from Monash University in Theatre and Performance. PhD in Theatre and Performance, Monash University (2019) MA in Visual and Performing Arts, Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino (2012) Academic Diploma (Hons) in Fine Arts and Art History, Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino (2007) Her research centers on performance studies, migration, embodiment, and space, with a strong emphasis on practice-as-research. She explores identity, belonging, and the socio-political dimensions of art through site-specific and socially engaged performances. Her creative work often addresses the Italian diaspora, domestic space during lockdowns, and the body as a political and emotional site. Her recent publications and artistic outputs show a consistent focus on interdisciplinary performance, pedagogical innovation, and migration narratives. The 2025 monograph The Ecology of the Performance Art Process synthesizes years of practice-led inquiry into fragmentation, union, and reconfiguration in art. Other works like The P.R.omised Land and B.O.D.Y. The Bureau of Domestic Yearning reflect on migration and domesticity through embodied performance. ACIS Publishing Grants Scheme Award (2024) Decolonising and Indigenising European Languages at Monash University: Professional Development of Educators (2024) LLCL Education Funding - Recruiting and retaining students in European Languages (2024) Angela Viora supervises PhD students and is an active researcher in multiple collaborative projects, including the PhotoVOICE initiative with Monash and the University of Padua. She is a member of the Brimbank Arts Advisory Committee and participates in working groups focused on student engagement and decolonizing curricula. Her artistic projects often involve community collaboration and public engagement, reflecting her commitment to socially responsive scholarship.

Gabriele Bernardiniمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Urban Risk Assessment
• Built Environment Safety
• Disaster Management
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Gabriele Bernardini is a Researcher at the Department of Civil, Building and Architectural Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering at Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM) in Ancona, Italy. His office is located at via brecce bianche 12, Ancona in the DICEA, Construction Section (quota 150), where he holds office hours on Wednesdays from 9-11 AM. His work focuses on the intersection of built environment safety, risk assessment, and innovative technological applications for urban resilience. Dr. Bernardini's research interests center on multi-risk assessment and mitigation in urban built environments, particularly addressing flood risks, terrorist threats, and heatwave vulnerabilities in historical contexts. His work employs innovative methodologies including virtual reality simulations, behavioral design approaches, and data-driven predictive models. He has developed frameworks for measuring user exposure and vulnerability, optimizing evacuation paths, and creating integrated wayfinding systems for emergency situations. His research bridges the gap between theoretical risk assessment and practical implementation in real-world urban settings, with a special focus on preserving historical character while enhancing safety. Analysis of his recent publications (2021-2025) reveals a consistent focus on multi-risk scenarios in urban environments, particularly examining how different hazards interact in historical settings. His work demonstrates increasing sophistication in methodology, moving from basic risk assessment to integrated multi-risk frameworks that consider user behavior, environmental factors, and technological solutions. A significant portion of his research applies virtual reality and extended reality technologies to safety training and evacuation planning, showing the evolution from theoretical models to practical applications with real-world testing. His research has practical applications across multiple domains including urban planning, emergency management, and building maintenance. Through his work on automatic detection systems using maintenance requests and predictive management approaches, he's contributing to more responsive building management practices. His case studies on specific locations like Matera demonstrate the translation of theoretical frameworks into context-specific solutions for historic urban environments.

Anna Rogersمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Model Interpretability
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Anna Rogers is a tenured Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen , where she leads research in the Data Science Section . Her work bridges NLP , large language models (LLMs) , and sociotechnical impacts of AI , with a focus on interpretability, robustness, and ethical frameworks. She serves as co-editor-in-chief of ACL Rolling Review and is a Villum Young Investigator and ELLIS fellow . Education: PhD in Computational Linguistics (University of Tokyo), Postdocs in Machine Learning for NLP (University of Massachusetts, Lowell) and Social Data Science (University of Copenhagen) Her research explores how LLMs can be designed for transparency and fairness, with recent grants like the Villum Synergy and Inge Lehmann supporting interdisciplinary collaborations. She organizes workshops (e.g., Dagstuhl seminar 24052) and co-leads projects like CAISA (National Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Society). Key themes include: Interpretability in NLP Robustness against synthetic content Data governance and ethical use Peer review systems and academic publishing Her lab has hosted researchers such as Max Müller-Eberstein (funded by DFF) and is actively recruiting for projects on generalization benchmarks and data attribution. She emphasizes collaboration across academia, industry, and policy, shaping Denmark's data science future through roles like the Danish Data Science Academy committee. Recent articles highlight trends in corpus analysis , temporal annotation , and LLM governance .

• Renaissance Philosophy
• Women's Thought
• Feminist Philosophy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Rosa Rius Gatell is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Universitat de Barcelona's Department of Philosophy, where she has been an active researcher since 1990. She co-founded the Philosophy and Gender Seminar and currently directs the Thesis Laboratory. Her institutional affiliations include roles as an honorary researcher at ADHUC—Centre de Recerca Teoria, Gènere, Sexualitat (since 2016) and the UNESCO Chair Women, Development and Cultures (since 2003). Research Focus: Her scholarship centers on two primary domains: Renaissance philosophy (particularly 16th century) and women's intellectual history spanning the 13th-16th and 20th centuries. She specializes in recovering marginalized female philosophers through editorial projects, translations, and critical analyses of figures like Simone Weil, María Zambrano, and Jeanne Hersch. Her interdisciplinary approach connects philosophy with gender studies, aesthetics, and intellectual history. Publications Analysis: Recent articles (2013-2022) demonstrate three key trajectories: 1) Comparative studies of 20th-century female philosophers (Weil, Zambrano, Hersch) examining ethics, exile, and aesthetics; 2) Renaissance scholarship recovering women thinkers like Moderata Fonte; 3) Philosophical investigations into art, music, and beauty as epistemological frameworks. Her work consistently challenges canonical boundaries through feminist historiography. Research Leadership: Directs the Thesis Laboratory and participates in multiple funded projects including: Consolidated Research Group on Creation and Thinking of Women (SGR 588) Teaching Innovation Group Lletra de dona / LLETRAD Juliana Morell’s Forgotten Legacy research initiative

Cora Rokمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• 19th-21st Century French and Italian Literature
• Film Studies (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Michelangelo Antonioni)
• Critical Theory, Poststructuralism, Existentialism
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Cora Rok is a researcher in Romance Studies at the University of Heidelberg, currently working on her habilitation thesis exploring shame aesthetics in 19th-century French literature. She holds a summa cum laude PhD in Italian Philology from the trinational 'Italianistica' graduate program (Universities of Bonn, Florence, and Paris-Sorbonne). Her primary affiliations include the Romance Studies Department at Heidelberg and previous roles at the University of Trier's Center for Digital Humanities and the University of Bonn. Research focuses: Italian/French literature (19th-21st centuries), Pier Paolo Pasolini studies, Marxist criticism, digital humanities, and literary theory Key academic contributions: Authentizität nach Pasolini (2021), Entfremdung in der Arbeitswelt (2021), and over 30 peer-reviewed publications Her work bridges traditional literary analysis with computational methods, evident in collaborations like 'From Keyness to Distinctiveness' (2021). She actively participates in interdisciplinary projects such as Neuer Realismus in der Romania (2021) and Selbstreflexivität im italienischen Gegenwartskino (in preparation). Awards include the 2020 DIV Young Talent Award and postdoctoral funding through MeTra and University of Bonn's graduate programs. She maintains teaching responsibilities in French and Italian literature at Heidelberg while contributing to academic leadership roles in editorial projects and conferences.

Enda Brophyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political economy of communication
• Communication and social change
• Labour and collective organizing in media and communication industries
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Enda Brophy is Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University, where he researches and teaches at the intersection of political economy, labour, and social change in communication industries. Education & Training: While his formal degrees are not explicitly listed, Brophy’s extensive translation work of foundational Italian autonomist texts and his co-editorship of critical academic volumes signal advanced training in critical theory, labour studies, and communication research. Research Interests: Political economy of communication and digital media Labour and collective organising in media, cultural and creative industries Call-centre work and global outsourcing Platform labour and gig-economy dynamics Autonomist Marxist theory and worker inquiry Digital debt, financialisation, and resistance Student movements and university governance Precarious employment and creative labour Analysing his recent publications (2015-2020) reveals a consistent focus on the transformation of labour processes under communicative capitalism: from call-centre scripting and surveillance to food-delivery platform work during COVID-19, and from unpaid internships in creative industries to emergent forms of tech-worker organising using digital tools. These works collectively map how digital infrastructures mediate, discipline, and occasionally enable new solidarities among precarious workers. Awards & Recognition: 2018 Canadian Association of Work and Labour Studies Book of the Year Award for Language Put to Work 2018 Canadian Communication Association Gertrude J. Robinson Book of the Year Award for Language Put to Work Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC Academic of the Year Award Research Grants & Collaborative Projects: He co-leads Cultural Workers Organize , a multi-investigator SSHRC-funded project with Greig de Peuter, Nicole Cohen, Kate Oakley and Marisol Sandoval, investigating collective responses to precarity among cultural and creative workers in Canada and the UK. Editorial board memberships at Studies in Political Economy , Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation , and tripleC further anchor his scholarly leadership. Graduate Supervision & Teaching: Brophy currently teaches CMNS 130 Communication and Social Change and actively supervises MA and PhD students working on labour, social movements, and digital media. He is formally associated with SFU’s Labour Studies Program as an Associate.

Rebecca Walkerمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• 20th/21st Century Women's Writing
• Italian Literature
• Theological Dimensions in Literature
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr Rebecca Walker is a Research Associate at the School of Divinity, University of St Andrews, and a Modern Humanities Research Association Postdoctoral Scholar in the School of Modern Languages. She holds a PhD in Italian (2021), an MLitt in Italian Studies (2017), and an MA in French and Italian (2016), all from St Andrews. Her research focuses on 20th/21st-century women's writing, particularly Italian authors like Elena Ferrante and Goliarda Sapienza, with recent work exploring theological dimensions in modern Italian literature. She teaches courses on Italian language, culture, and literature, including specialized modules on Elena Ferrante and modernist drama. Her awards include the Society for Italian Studies Postgraduate Prize (2018) and the Contemporary Women's Writing Essay Prize (2018). Current projects involve preparing her doctoral thesis for publication and investigating responses to Roman Catholicism in women's writing. She has published widely in journals like Annali d'Italianistica and Textual Practice , focusing on themes of fragmentation, trauma, and subjectivity in literature. Teaching responsibilities include foundational Italian language courses (IT1001-IT2002), cultural modules (IT1013-IT1014), and advanced topics like Elena Ferrante (IT4033) and Literary Theory (ML5020). She contributes to interdisciplinary initiatives such as the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology and the Modern Humanities Research Association fellowship program.

Kara Morgan-Shortمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Second Language Acquisition
• Neurolinguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Professor Kara Morgan-Short holds a joint appointment at the University of Illinois at Chicago in the Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies and the Department of Psychology. She directs the Cognition of Second Language Acquisition Laboratory and is affiliated with the Laboratory of Integrative Neuroscience. Her research focuses on the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying second language acquisition, integrating linguistics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. She has held editorial roles for Language Learning and contributed to advancing open science practices in applied linguistics. Education: PhD in Spanish Linguistics (Georgetown University, 2007), MATL in Spanish (University of Southern Mississippi, 1998), BA in Humanities (UT Austin, 1991). Research interests include the role of declarative/procedural memory, attention, and context in SLA. She employs behavioral and electrophysiological methods (e.g., ERP) to study linguistic and cognitive processes. Key grants include NSF funding for doctoral research (2018–2022) and Language Learning grants (2014–2016). Awards include the 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award and the 2009 Harold N. Glassman Dissertation Award. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to understanding bilingualism and SLA at both behavioral and neurocognitive levels.

• Network Security and Privacy
• Open-RAN Security and Privacy
• Green Networking
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Mohammad Shojafar (M'17-SM'19) is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Communication Systems within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Surrey , UK. He has secured over £1.9M in research funding as Principal Investigator for projects like ORAN-TWIN (EPSRC), PRISENODE (MSCA-IF), TRACE-V2X (MSCA-SE), and D-XPERT (Innovate UK), among others. Previously held positions include Senior Researcher at University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University, Senior Researcher at Italian universities (Telecom Italia Mobile), and Postdoc at University of Padua Key affiliations: Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Green Communications and Networking, and Consumer Electronics Magazine Research Specialism: 5G/6G Security and Privacy Open-RAN Security Green Networking Adversarial Machine Learning Applied Cryptography Publication Trends: Focus on Open RAN security challenges (bearer context migration poisoning, KPI poisoning attacks), IoT/Fog security (GAN-based attacks, distributed intrusion detection), Lightweight Cryptography (multi-signature protocols, authentication schemes), and AI-driven Network Optimization (federated learning, reinforcement learning applications). Recent work addresses security in vehicular networks, smart grids, and video streaming frameworks. Scientific Recognition: Marie Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA-GF-IF) Intel Innovator ACM Professional Member Sustainability Fellow at Institute for Sustainability IEEE Senior Member Supervision: Currently supervising 6 PhD students and has graduated 5 PhD/MSc students since 2021. Active in 5G/Open RAN security research with over 20 related publications since 2022.