جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Jacob S. Hackerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• American Politics
• Public Policy
• Inequality
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jacob S. Hacker is the Stanley B. Resor Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Co-Director of the Ludwig Program in Public Sector Leadership at Yale Law School, and a resident fellow at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies. He specializes in American politics, public policy, and inequality, with a focus on health policy, welfare state dynamics, and 'predistribution' strategies. His seminal works include The Divided Welfare State (2002) and Winner-Take-All Politics (2010), which received the APSA's Aaron Wildavsky Award. He has held visiting roles at the Max Planck Sciences Po Center and the U.S. Library of Congress. Education: B.A., Harvard University (1994); Ph.D., Yale University (2000). Research interests span economic inequality, political economy, and policy design. His recent work critiques right-wing populism and explores strategies for equitable economic governance. He co-founded the Consortium on American Political Economy (CAPE) and chairs the APSA's American Political Economy section. Notable awards include the Robert Ball Award (2020) and membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His policy contributions include the 'public option' concept and advocacy for Medicare expansion.

Jan Techterمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Geometry
• Differential Geometry
• Discrete Differential Geometry
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Jan Techter is a Professor at TU Berlin's Institute of Mathematics, specializing in Geometry and Mathematical Physics. He leads the research group AG Geometrie und mathematische Physik and is affiliated with the SFB/TRR 109 project on discretization in geometry and dynamics. His research focuses on discrete differential geometry, Laguerre geometry, and incircular nets. Education: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics (2013) Master of Science in Mathematics (2015) PhD in Mathematics (2020) Research Interests: Jan Techter explores geometric structures such as confocal quadrics, checkerboard incircular nets, and discrete parametrized surfaces. His work bridges continuous and discrete geometries, emphasizing integrable systems and Laguerre geometry. Recent projects include studies on principal binets and Koenigs binets. Awards & Recognition: No scientific awards explicitly listed in the text. Advising & Grants: Supervised over a dozen student theses, including master's and bachelor's projects on topics like pencils of quadrics, Laguerre geometry, and discrete channel surfaces. Collaborates on research grants through TU Berlin and the SFB/TRR 109 initiative. Labs & Tools: Co-developed the DGD Gallery for digital research data and the pyddg geometry library. Produced visualizations such as the Koebe polyhedra and minimal surfaces short movie.

Alma Leora Culénمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Interaction Design
• Sustainable Interaction Design
• Research through Design
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Alma Leora Culén is a Professor in the Design of Information Systems at the Department of Informatics, University of Oslo, part of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. She holds a prominent role in advancing sustainable interaction design, research through design methodologies, and transformative design practices focused on societal transitions. Her academic journey includes contributions to HCI education reform, emphasizing ethical and sustainable design principles. Culén has pioneered projects like 'Plurishop' exploring sustainable smartphone alternatives and 'Transition Design' approaches for mitigating democratic erosion. She actively engages in interdisciplinary collaborations through research groups such as DESIGN and Design4Dem. Key research interests span sustainable technology, participatory design processes, and leveraging AI for complex design mediation. Her work often intersects with societal challenges like climate action, youth engagement in socio-technical systems, and rural sustainability initiatives. Culén's pedagogical innovations include intensive design courses and speculative installations for civic education. She leads projects funded by the Norwegian Research Council, focusing on sustainable consumption patterns and MaaS solutions for rural areas. Notable collaborations include international design research societies and EU-funded sustainability initiatives. Her lab activities emphasize participatory prototyping and transition design frameworks, with a focus on vulnerable populations such as chronically ill youth and elderly users. Culén's work bridges academic research with real-world impact through partnerships with libraries, municipalities, and tech industries.

Christian Ehretمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Literacy
• Digital Media and Learning
• Digital Equity
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Christian Ehret is an Associate Professor in the UNC School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He holds dual affiliations in the Culture, Curriculum, and Teacher Education (CCTE) and Learning Sciences and Psychological Studies (LSPS) departments. His work focuses on the emotional dimensions of literacy, digital media, and learning in marginalized contexts such as children’s hospital schools and urban communities. Education Background: Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Diversity (Vanderbilt University) M.A. in English Education (University of Georgia) B.A. in English and Comparative Literature (University of Georgia) Research Interests: Ehret investigates how digital technologies shape youth emotional well-being, community-building, and critical literacy practices. Key themes include: Affect theory in literacy education Algorithmic cultures and digital equity Design-based research for inclusive pedagogies Learning in non-traditional spaces like hospitals and youth centers His current projects examine esports communication, algorithmic literacy on social media, and hospital school educational equity. Research Trends: Recent work emphasizes postdigital play, affective geographies, and sociomaterial analyses of gaming environments. Over 12023-2024, studies increasingly focus on algorithmic awareness in TikTok (#BookTok) and narrative videogames’ pedagogical potential. Grants & Collaborations: Supported by the National Council of Teachers of English, Canada’s SSHRC, and the Fonds de Recherche du Québec. Co-editor of Reading Research Quarterly (2023-2026). Active in community partnerships with schools, libraries, and urban youth centers. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across education, psychology, and digital humanities. Leads research initiatives in hospital school education and post-pandemic youth methodologies.

• Computational Linguistics
• Text Summarization
• Information Extraction
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Horacio Saggion is the Chair in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Department of Information and Communication Technologies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra. He leads the TALN Group and the Large Scale Text Understanding Systems Lab. His research focuses on Computational Linguistics, with specialties in Text Summarization, Information Extraction, and Semantic Analysis. He coordinates the Horizon Europe iDEM project on inclusive democratic spaces and previously led the SignON project for Sign Language Translation. Key technologies include the SUMMA Summarization system and the Dr Inventor Text Mining Library. Education: PhD, MSc, and Licenciatura in Computer Science. Research Interests: Text simplification for accessibility, sign language translation, misinformation detection, and ethical AI applications. His work bridges natural language processing with societal needs such as clear communication in public administration. Grants & Projects: Coordinator of iDEM (Horizon Europe), PI of SignON, Simplext, and Able to Include. Involved in BEA shared tasks and CLEF labs. Active in organizing workshops like TSAR at EMNLP. Labs & Teams: Head of TALN Group and Text Understanding Lab. Collaborations include Universitat Pompeu Fabra's interdisciplinary initiatives and industry partnerships for technology commercialization.

Magda El-Sherbiniمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
• Turkish Studies
• Global Information Society
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Magda El-Sherbini is an Associate Professor and Middle East and Islamic Studies Librarian at The Ohio State University (OSU), specializing in multilingual subject access, library science, and cataloging. She holds a BA in Library Science from Cairo University and an MA in Library and Information Science from The Catholic University of America. Her career spans roles such as Head of the Cataloging Department at OSU Libraries and Middle East Cataloging Specialist, with significant contributions to library standards like RDA and BIBFRAME. El-Sherbini has been awarded two prestigious Fulbright grants: one for research at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (2010-2011) and another for teaching/research at the American University of Kuwait (2016-2018). She has received notable awards including the ALA ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award (2014) for her book *RDA: Strategies for Implementation* and the Margaret Mann Citation (2015). Her research focuses on Arabic name authority control, multilingual thesaurus development, and linked data applications in libraries. Her professional activities include teaching courses on 'Women in Islam' and 'Image of Arabs in Western Media,' as well as workshops on cataloging standards globally. She has authored over 20 publications, including seminal works on RDA implementation, BIBFRAME, and non-Roman subject access. El-Sherbini’s work bridges cultural, linguistic, and technological divides in library systems, emphasizing global accessibility and knowledge preservation.

Amanda D. Lotzمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Media Industries
• Internet Distribution
• Television Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Amanda D. Lotz is a Professor in the Digital Media Research Centre at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), leading the Transforming Media Industries and Cultures research program. Her work focuses on media industries, internet distribution, and the evolving role of television in society. She holds fellowships from the International Communication Association and the Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her research examines global streaming services, media policy, and the business strategies shaping contemporary media landscapes. Dr. Lotz earned a Ph.D. in Radio-Television-Film from the University of Texas at Austin, with prior academic roles at Washington University in St. Louis, Denison University, and the University of Michigan (2004–2018). Her expertise spans books like The Television Will Be Revolutionized and Media Disrupted , exploring streaming’s impact on traditional media. She advises on policy, consults for media organizations, and hosts the Media Business Matters podcast. Her research highlights the fragmentation of television audiences, the rise of subscriber-funded platforms, and challenges to cultural policy. Key projects include analyzing Australian TV drama production and the global implications of internet distribution. Her recent work addresses generative AI and metaverse media, emphasizing the transformative role of funding models (advertiser, consumer, government) in media priorities. Awardees include the Mellon Post-Doctoral Fellowship and recognition for her teaching. She actively contributes to global media discourse via interviews with major outlets (BBC, NPR, CNN) and serves as a resource for industry workshops on adapting to digital disruption.

Jeffrey F. Hamburgerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Medieval Art
• Illuminated Manuscripts
• Medieval Diagrams
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jeffrey F. Hamburger is the Kuno Francke Professor of German Art & Culture at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, within the Department of History of Art and Architecture. His research focuses on medieval art, particularly illuminated manuscripts, diagrams, and the interplay between art, mysticism, and theology. He has held visiting professorships at institutions such as the University of Zurich and the University of Fribourg. Prof. Hamburger has curated major exhibitions, including Krone und Schleier (2005), Imperial Splendor (2021), and contributed to collaborative projects like the Unter Druck exhibition series (2015–2016). His academic achievements include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, NEH, and the Humboldt Foundation. He is a member of prestigious societies such as the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the American Philosophical Society. Recent scholarly contributions include work on Nicholas of Cusa's diagrams, medieval authorship practices, and the art of female monasticism. He delivered the 2022 Panizzi Lectures at the British Library on Diagrams in Medieval Art and Thought . Prof. Hamburger's teaching spans the High Middle Ages to the Renaissance, emphasizing text-image relationships and the history of visual culture. He has advised numerous graduate students and contributes to editorial boards for journals like Umění/Art Journal and series such as Image—Text—Context .

Dirk Meyerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Chinese Philosophy
• Manuscript and Text Cultures
• Early Chinese Thought
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dirk Meyer is a Professor of Chinese Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Fellow of The Queen's College. He directs the Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) and the Centre for Study of Excavated Manuscripts at Nanjing University. His research focuses on early Chinese thought, manuscript cultures, and the interplay between material conditions and intellectual production. He leads projects such as Silent Argumentation: Philosophy as Performance in Early China and collaborates on the Songs of the States multi-volume study of Warring States manuscripts. Director of the Journal of Manuscript and Text Cultures (MTC), a diamond Open-Access journal Senior co-editor of Library of Sinology (De Gruyter) and editor of Text Cultures (Fenghuang Press) Recipient of the Mei-an Chair Professorship (Nanjing University) and Bernhard Karlgren Fellowship (SCAS) Key research interests include the relationship between writing technologies and philosophical discourse, reinterpreting Chinese thought on its own terms, and analyzing excavated texts like the Guodian and Tsinghua manuscripts. Recent publications include Songs of the Royal Zhōu and the Royal Shào (Brill, 2022) and Philosophy on Bamboo (Brill, 2012). He supervises numerous doctoral students in Chinese philosophy and has organized conferences on topics such as manuscript ethics, gender in text cultures, and the legacy of Guodian manuscripts. His work bridges Sinology with global comparative approaches to manuscript studies, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration.

Alan M. Stahlمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Numismatics
• Medieval History
• Venetian History
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Alan M. Stahl is a Professor and Curator of Numismatics at Princeton University's Firestone Library, affiliated with the Art & Archaeology Department. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (1977) and has taught at institutions including the University of Michigan and Rice University. His research focuses on medieval coinage, Venetian economic history, and the intersection of numismatics with broader historical narratives. Stahl's major works include Zecca: The Mint of Venice in the Middle Ages and The Venetian Tornesello , alongside co-editing the Book of Michael Rhodes series. He co-directs the Michael of Rhodes Project, exploring medieval maritime manuscripts. Recent work examines the nexus of wealth and power in medieval Venice through interdisciplinary approaches. Key projects include analysis of Antioch's coinage transition from Byzantine to Islamic rule, Venetian colonial monetary systems, and collaborative archaeological studies in the Mediterranean. His research bridges numismatic analysis with economic, social, and cultural history, utilizing both traditional and digital methodologies. Education: Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (1977) Affiliations: Princeton University Library, Art & Archaeology Department Key Projects: Michael of Rhodes Project, Byzantine coinage studies, FLAME dataset analysis

Robert Junior Kolmanمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Organic Chemistry
• Biocatalysis
• Stereoselective synthesis
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Robert Junior Kolman is a Researcher at the Ruđer Bošković Institute's Division of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, focusing on organic synthesis and biocatalysis. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Zagreb (2024), following a Master's (2019) and Bachelor's (2017) in Chemistry from the same institution. His research emphasizes stereoselective synthesis, leveraging biocatalysts like halohydrin dehalogenases for kinetic resolution of propargylic epoxides, yielding chiral building blocks with quaternary stereocenters. Key areas of exploration include propargylic epoxide synthesis, enantioselective catalysis, and optimizing biocatalytic pathways. His work bridges fundamental organic chemistry with practical applications in asymmetric synthesis. Recent contributions include advancements in HHDH-catalyzed processes and chiral library generation, published in journals like Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis and Organic Letters . No scientific awards are listed in the text. His teaching roles include laboratory instruction in organic chemistry at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Science. He is affiliated with the Synthetic Methodologies in Organic Chemistry Laboratory at the Ruđer Bošković Institute.

Bruno C.d.S. Oliveiraمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Programming Languages
• Modularity
• Functional Programming
• +۱ مورد دیگر

Dr. Bruno C.d.S. Oliveira is an Associate Professor at the University of Hong Kong's School of Computing and Data Science (SCDS), Department of Computer Science. He holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford (2008). Prior to his current position since 2013, he served as Research Professor at Seoul National University (2009-2011) and Senior Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore (until 2013). His research interests focus on Programming Languages , Modularity , Functional Programming , and Object-Oriented Programming . His work emphasizes foundational aspects like type systems, language design, and extensibility mechanisms. Notable articles include studies on type class implementations, functional graph programming, and meta-theoretical frameworks for programming language constructs. His research has been published in top venues such as POPL, PLDI, ECOOP, and ICFP. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. Advising records and grant details are not listed, though his academic homepage at http://www.cs.hku.hk/~bruno may contain additional information.

Antonio Rigopoulosمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Indology
• Tibetology
• Indian Religions
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Antonio Rigopoulos is a Full Professor at the Department of Asian and North African Studies, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where he has been a faculty member since 1999. He serves as Coordinator of the Editorial Committee of Edizioni Ca' Foscari - Venice University Press and is Scientific Director of the journal Annali di Ca' Foscari - Oriental Series . His research and teaching focus on Indian religions and philosophies, particularly devotional (bhakti) and ascetic (yoga) traditions in medieval and modern India, with a regional specialization in Maharashtra. His educational background includes a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara (1994), an MA from the same institution (1989), and a Laurea in History from Ca' Foscari (1987). He is fluent in Sanskrit, Pali, English, French, Hindi, and Italian, and has conducted extensive fieldwork in India. Rigopoulos's research interests span Indology, Tibetology, Hindu philosophy, metaphysics, and Oriental philology. His scholarly work emphasizes the guru tradition, bhakti movements, and the cultural-religious dynamics of Maharashtra. He has contributed significantly to the study of Dattatreya, the Bhagavad Gita, and the concept of Maya in Hindu thought. His recent publications (2023–2024) reflect a sustained engagement with core Hindu texts and concepts, particularly focusing on Krishna’s theology, divine illusion, compassion, and exegetical methods. These works demonstrate a thematic continuity in interpreting classical Indian philosophy through contemporary academic lenses. Gerald J. Larson Dissertation Award (1995) Annual Departmental Research Funding (ADiR/FRA) since 2000 He has supervised doctoral seminars and contributed to PhD programs in Oriental Studies at Ca' Foscari. He has also participated in national and international research projects (PRIN), served on editorial boards of prestigious journals such as Asiatica Venetiana and Filologie medievali e moderne , and delivered lectures at institutions like Venice International University and the Pontifical University Antonianum. His academic service includes roles in curriculum development, doctoral faculty committees, and research governance within his department. Rigopoulos leads editorial and research initiatives centered on South Asian studies, particularly through the Venice-based academic networks and the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. He is actively involved in promoting Indological scholarship through publications, conferences, and interdisciplinary collaborations.

• machine learning
• robotics
• machine vision
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Dr. Hamidreza Mohades Kasaei is an Associate Professor in the Department of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He holds positions in both the Faculty of Science and Engineering and the Faculty of Medical Sciences/UMCG, focusing on Robotics and image-guided minimally-invasive surgery. His work bridges theoretical advances in machine learning with practical robotic applications. Dr. Kasaei's research focuses on developing algorithms for adaptive perception systems through interactive environment exploration and open-ended learning. His specific interests include 3D object perception, grasp affordance detection, object manipulation, and active perception. He has evaluated his research on various robotic platforms including PR2, UR5e, Kinova, Franka robotic arms, and humanoid robots. His work enables robots to learn from past experiences and intelligently interact with non-expert human users using data-efficient techniques. Analysis of his recent publications reveals strong trends toward increasingly sophisticated manipulation capabilities, particularly in dual-arm coordination and handling dense clutter. There's a clear progression toward integrating language models with robotic control systems, as seen in works like 'Lifelong Robot Library Learning' and 'Towards Open-World Grasping with Large Vision-Language Models.' His research consistently addresses real-world challenges in agricultural robotics, assistive technologies, and service robotics applications. Gratama Science Award (2022) Google Research Scholar Award in Machine Learning (2023) Outstanding Associate Editor for IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters (2023) Dr. Kasaei has successfully supervised multiple PhD students including Zhenxing Zhang (thesis on 'Generative Adversarial Networks for Diverse and Explainable Text-to-Image Generation') and Hamed Ayoobi (thesis on 'Explain What You See: Argumentation-Based Learning and Robotic Vision'). His research is supported by significant grants including the Google Research Scholar Award for 'Continual Robot Learning in Human-centered Environments' and various conference organization roles including workshops at RSS 2023 and NeurIPS 2022. He leads the Lifelong Interactive Robot Learning Lab (IRL-Lab), which focuses on six key research directions: Perception and Perceptual Learning, Object Grasping and Manipulation, Lifelong Interactive Robot Learning, Dual-Arm Manipulation, Dynamic Robot Motion Planning, and Exploiting Multimodality. The lab develops cutting-edge approaches for robots to learn in open-ended fashion through interaction with non-expert human users, with applications in assistive robotics for people with disabilities.

Melissa Clarkمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Business Sustainability
• Marketing
• Hospitality and Tourism Management
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Melissa Clark is a Professor at Coastal Carolina University's E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration, specializing in the Department of Marketing and Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management. Her career spans roles as Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor at Coastal Carolina University and the University of North Alabama, alongside her Graduate Teaching Assistantship at the University of Mississippi. Education: Ph.D. in Business Administration (Marketing) from the University of Mississippi MBA from the University of North Alabama Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of North Alabama Dr. Clark's research focuses on Business Sustainability, Marketing, and Hospitality/Tourism Management , with a strong emphasis on integrating Environmental Sustainability and Relationship Marketing into sector-specific practices. Her work bridges Consumer Behavior and Social Media Marketing , analyzing trends in sustainable tourism, green energy adoption, and digital engagement. The 15 most recent articles highlight her exploration of topics such as Green Energy Purchase Intentions , Social Media's Role in Tourism Promotion , and Pharmaceutical Market Segmentation , reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to sustainable business practices. Teaching Interests: Business Sustainability, Principles of Marketing, and Sustainability and Social Responsibility.